Biography

Genesis Agosto joined the William S. Richardson School of Law in August 2026 as a Reference and Instructional Services Librarian.

Before joining Richardson, Professor Agosto was an Assistant Professor of Law Library and Reference Librarian at the University of Nebraska College of Law. Professor Agosto earned her B.A. in History and Spanish from DePaul University. She was the first student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to complete the joint J.D./M.A. in History program through the College of Law and the Department of History within the College of Arts and Sciences. She later earned her M.A. in Library and Information Science from the University of South Florida, School of Library and Information Science.

Professor Agosto’s professional interests include legal research instruction, legal history, and access to justice. She is an active member of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), the American Library Association (ALA), the Nebraska State Bar Association (NSBA), and the American Bar Association (ABA). She is admitted to the Nebraska State Bar.

Outside of the library, Professor Agosto enjoys reading, shopping, traveling, and spending time at the beach with her dogs.

Publications

American Eugenics: A Legal Research Guide Series (Buffalo: William S. Hein & Co. (2026)).

A Bibliography of University of Nebraska College of Law Faculty Scholarship 2019-2023 (2025) (with Stefanie Pearlman), available at https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/lawlibrary/28/. 

Research Guide, Alternative Dispute Resolution, available at https://schmidguides.unl.edu/ADR.

Comment, Involuntary Sterilization of Native American Women in the United States: A Legal Approach, 100 Neb. L. Rev. 995-1025 (2022).

Presentations

Moderator, Latina/os and Criminal and Immigration Law Enforcement: A Conversation with Kevin J. Johnson (UC Davis School of Law), U.S. Law and Race Initiative, University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska (November 3, 2025).

Presenter, Legal Resources and Citations, U.S. Law and Race Initiative, University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska (June 20, 2025).

Presenter, Protecting Libraries and Librarians: Anti-Book Ban Legislation in the USA, Nebraska Library Association Advocacy Day, Lincoln, Nebraska (March 17, 2025).

Presenter, Coercive Sterilization of Women of Color in the United States, Reproductive Health & Justice (undergraduate course), Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana (February 11, 2025).

Presenter, Fighting Back Book Bans: Anti-Book Ban Legislation in the USA, Mid-American Association of Law Libraries (MAALL) Annual Meeting, Lincoln, Nebraska (November 9, 2024).

Presenter, Training on Legal Citations and Databases, U.S. Law and Race Initiative, University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska (September 27 – November 1, 2023).

Moderator, Race, Gender, and Belonging: The Fight for Freedom and Inclusion, James A. Rawley Graduate Conference in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska (October 5, 2023).

Presenter, Sexual and Gendered Violence: Past and Present, James A. Rawley Graduate Conference in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska (October 13, 2022).