Biomedical Research and Data Specialist
Shiffman Medical Library
Katherine G. Akers, PhD, MLIS is a Biomedical Research and Data Specialist in the Shiffman Medical Library at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. Katherine specializes in helping biomedical researchers and clinicans assess the evidence base by performing systematic and other types of literature reviews, improve their scholarly writing, publish and measure the impact of their work, and manage and share their research data. She also works with faculty educators to enrich the information literacy and critical thinking skills of medical students. Katherine is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Medical Library Association and a faculty member in MLA's Research Training Institute for Health Sciences Librarians.
Monday, May 24, 2021
11:30 AM – 11:55 AM CT