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Curriculum Vita
Librarianship | Publications/Research/Presentations | Professional Service
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- MS in Library and Information Science, 2001
- Practicum: Library of the Health Sciences - Urbana
- MSPH in Community Health Education, 1999
- Thesis: "Use and Impact of the Competencies for Entry Level Health Educators on Professional Preparation Programs" (Advisor: Thomas W. O'Rourke)
- BS in Psychology, 1994
Employment Experience
Web Services Librarian, 2007-present
Northeastern Illinois University
Ronald Williams Library
- Library liaison to the Biology and Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Athletics departments
- Leadership of:
- Library Web Team, 2007-
- Library Council, 2008-
- Member of:
- Faculty Council on Technology, 2008-
- Document Delivery Task Force, 2007-
- Faculty Council on Marketing and Communications, 2007-2009
Assistant Information Services Librarian & Assistant
Professor, 2004-2007
University of Illinois at Chicago
Library of the Health
Sciences - Chicago
- Library liaison to the School of Public Health and the College of Medicine
- Chair of:
- Web Oversight Committee, 2005-2007
- Member of:
- College of Medicine M1/M2 and M3/M4 Curriculum Subcommittees, 2005-2007
- Library Teaching Support & Documentation Committee, 2005-2007
- Library Faculty Development Advisory Committee, 2005-2007
- Library Scholarly Communication Task Force, 2005-2007
- Library Electronic Resources Quadrant, 2004-2005
Lecturer, 2003-2004
San Francisco State University
Center for Biomedical Laboratory Science
- Instructor for BIOM 801 - Biomedical Laboratory Science Literature
Senior Assistant Librarian, 2002-2004
San Francisco State University
J. Paul Leonard Library
- Library liaison to the departments of biology, health education, kinesiology, nursing, and physical therapy
- Member of:
- 24/7 Virtual Reference Team, 2003-2004
- Electronic Resource Support Team, 2003-2004
- Library Elections Committee, 2003-2004
- Library Web Group, 2003-2004
- LibQUAL+™ Survey Coordinator, 2003
- SFX Implementation Team, 2002-2004
- Library Education Committee, 2002-2004
- Social Sciences Librarian Search Committee, 2002-2003
Research Associate, 2001-2002
Integrated Benefits Institute, San Francisco, CA
Graduate Assistant, 1999-2000
Library Research Center, Champaign, IL
Coordinator of Professional Education, 1998-1999
Planned Parenthood of East Central Illinois, Champaign, IL
Teaching Assistant, 1996-1998
Department of Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Scholarships, Prizes, Honors, or Other Recognition
Sewell Stipend Program award to attend the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, 2005
Grace and Howard Sewell Memorial Fund
Health
Sciences Information Management Award, 2001
University of
Illinois Graduate School of Library & Information
Science
Grants and Awards
Anthropologists in the Library: Helping Librarians Support Student Success. Co-investigators: P. Dempsey, L. Duke, F. Logan, E. Pickard, J. Treadwell, L. Wallis. Funding Agency: Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), Illinois State Library. $177,202 in 2008-2009.
Chicago Center of Excellence in Public Health Informatics. Co-investigators: E. Mensah, K. Croke, A. Valenta, B. Gerber, L. Wallis, A. Ramaprasad, S. Furner, C. Monahan, M. Cailas, S. De Groote. Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office of Public Health Research (OPHR). Not funded.
Publications
Wallis, L. C. (2009). Health care web sites. In Encyclopedia of Health Services Research. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Wallis, L. C., Appelt, K., Pendell, K., & Pappas, C. (2007). Giving medical students what they want: Online instruction at 11 p.m. In A. Daugherty & M. F. Russo (Eds.), Information literacy programs in the digital age: Educating college and university students online (pp. 142-152). Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries.
Rethlefsen, M. L. & Wallis, L. C. (2007). Public health citation patterns: An analysis of the American Journal of Public Health, 2003-2005. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 95(4), 408-415.
Wallis, L. C. (2006). Information needs of public health faculty in one school of public health. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 94(4), 442-446.
Wallis, L. C. (2004). Collection development in public health: A guide to selection tools. The Acquisitions Librarian, 16(31/32), 111-120.
Schwartz*, L. W., O'Rourke, T. W., Eddy, J. M., Auld, E., & Smith, B. (1999). Use and impact of the competencies for entry-level health educators on professional preparation programs. Journal of Health Education, 30, 209-214.
Formal Presentations at Professional Conferences
Scherrer, C. & Wallis, L. C. (2006, May). The Changing Nature of Providing Reference/Information Services. Continuing Education class presented at the annual meeting of the Medical Library Association, Phoenix, AZ.
Wallis, L. C. (2005, May). Reaching Out to a Diverse Population: Assessing the Information Needs of Faculty in a School of Public Health. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Medical Library Association, San Antonio, TX.
Wallis, L. C. (2004, April). LibQUAL+™ at San Francisco State University. Presented at the California Academic & Research Libraries Conference, Pasadena, CA.
Schwartz, L. W., O'Rourke, T. W., & Eddy, J. M. (1998, November). Characteristics of college/university health education professional preparation programs: Results of a national survey. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.
Professional Service
Projects
Member, 2009-
Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), I-Share OPAC Team
Lead Compiler - Key Journals; Compiler - Health Education/Behavior, 2006-2008
Public Health/Health Administration Section of MLA, Core Public Health Journal Project
Expert Searcher, HIV, 2004
Partners in Information Access for
the Public Health Workforce, Healthy People 2010 Information Access Project
Virtual Reference Librarian, 2003-2004
NN/LM Pacific Southwest Regional Medical Library, Medical Digital Reference Project
Book Reviewer, 2003-2004
E-STREAMS: Electronic Reviews of Science & Technology References
Web Indexer, 2002, 2004
Librarians' Index to the Internet
Topic Contributor, AIDS,
2001-2005
GPO Access, Browse Topics
Online Reference Librarian, 2001-2002
Internet Public Library
Memberships
American Library Association (ALA), 1999-2007, 2009-
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), 2002-2007, 2009-
- Health Sciences Interest Group
- Web/Communications Working Group, 2009-
- Instruction Section
- Enhanced Website Task Force, 2002-2003
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Science & Technology Section
- Assessment Committee, 2003-2005
Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), 2009-
Medical Library Association, 1999-2008
- MLANET Editorial Board Member, 2005-2008
- Public Health/Health Administration Section
- Immediate Past Chair, 2008-2009
- Chair, 2007-2008
- Chair-Elect, 2006-2007
- E-mail List Administrator, 2004-2006
- Web Committee Chair, 2003-2006
- Academy of Health Information Professionals, Provisional, 2003-2007
Health Science Librarians of Illinois, 2005-2006
California Academic & Research Libraries, 2002-2004
- Science and Engineering Academic Librarians North Interest Group, Vice-Chair/Chair Elect, 2003
Northern California & Nevada Medical Library Group, 2001-2004
- Documentation & Electronic Resources Committee Chair, 2003-2004
American Public Health Association, 1996-2006
* I have also published as Lisa Wallis Schwartz.
Last updated 21-Jan-2010
