CV

Work Experience

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN
December 2014 – present
Web Designer/Developer

• Design, test, and implement School of Nursing website and programs to meet user needs
• Design and develop user interface features
• Provide support to site users
• Communicate with faculty, staff, and students
• Perform system analysis and program development on projects using independent judgment
• Designs website to support organizational strategies and goals

Eskind Biomedical Library, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville TN
October 2012-December 2014
Librarian

• Digital library coordinator – Lead team to coordinate the activities of the digital library, including maintaining access to resources, conducting quality control on records, and adding new materials
• Health information reference – Use research skills to find appropriate health information using PubMed, CINAHL, other databases, journals, and websites
• Education Librarian – Train patrons on the use of EndNote, Zotero, Reference Manager, PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, other biomedical databases, and library resources

Vanderbilt University Libraries, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN
Spring 2012
Usability Studies Practicum

• Created and conducted usability study to evaluate the efficacy of DiscoverLibrary search tool
• Explored several avenues to improve the search algorithm in DiscoverLibrary, including keyword-based search results boosting.
• Created usability guide for Vanderbilt University Libraries staff using knowledge management best practices
• Presented results of research to staff at Heard Library Lunch and Learn on May 8, 2012

Eskind Biomedical Library, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville TN
2006-2012
Health Information Analyst I – III

• Technical services – Created and maintained resource records for Digital Library, cataloged theses and dissertations
• Knowledge management – Worked on interactive archival project in partnership with the Center for Better Health
• Health information reference – Used searching and analytical skills to find information on a variety of health topics using PubMed, CINAHL, other databases, journals, and websites
• Technical services – Created and maintained resource records for the Digital Library
• Journal of the Medical Library Association editorial team – Assisted in coordinating workflow between editors and authors, tracked manuscripts and revision
• Training team – Increased the efficiency of in-house training program by assessing and revising training modules, discarding outdated modules, and tracking individuals’ progress in new staff training and continuing education modules
• Special projects – Collaborated with coworkers on projects such as: assessing quality assurance for Outpatient Clinical Informatics Consult Service with SurveyMonkey, creating evidence-based medicine tutorials using Adobe Captivate, contributing to Go Local Tennessee, a project in partnership with MEDLINE that provided a comprehensive list of consumer health resources in Tennessee

Student Learning Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN
2004-2006
Office Assistant

• Provided administrative support to faculty, and supervised student workers
• Maintained office schedule and administered payroll
• Created and maintained databases of student records

Education
Master of Science in Information Science from the University of Tennessee

• Aug 2009 – Aug 2012

Bachelor of Arts in English from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN

• Aug 1999 – May 2003

Information Architecture Institute