Rate My Professor Mel Cross

Mel Cross is the Reference Librarian at the University of Otago's Wellington Medical and Health Sciences Library, working Mondays through Wednesdays. She is affiliated with the Division of Health Sciences and provides reference services to support the university's health sciences community in Wellington. Her direct dial number is +64 4 832 3303, and she can be reached via email for research assistance and library inquiries.

Mel Cross has been recognized for her contributions to academic research through literature search support. She is acknowledged in the 2025 publication 'Global health and human well-being – A systematic review' for assisting with the literature search. Similarly, in the 2026 paper 'Notes about me, without me: Research about me, without me,' she and colleague Mary Slatter are thanked for their help at the Wellington Medical and Health Sciences Library. In July 2017, Mel Cross participated in a session on sound in colonial film documented in the Centre for Research on Colonial Culture's blog 'Film in the Colony.' Her illustration highlighted how Alfred Hill's musical score creates a specific Maoriland resonance, demonstrating her engagement with topics at the intersection of film, music, and colonial culture.