David Petersen, MSLIS, MA, AHIP

Assistant Professor, Research & Learning Services Librarian
Preston Medical Library
Knoxville, Tennessee

David Petersen, MSLIS, MA, AHIP, is currently Assistant Professor, Research & Learning Services Librarian at the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine/University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. Before this, he served as Health Sciences Librarian at Florida Gulf Coast University and Lincoln Memorial University, and Library Assistant at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami, FL. He serves as Treasurer of the Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association, and is past president of the Knoxville Area Health Sciences Library Consortium. David earned his MSLIS from Florida State University and an MA in History from the University of Kentucky; he also holds Senior level membership in AHIP. He is the author of three peer-reviewed articles, several book reviews, and has presented papers and posters at regional and national conferences. His research interests include: information outreach, liaison librarian roles, and librarianship as a profession. He and his wife have a three-year old son and infant daughter who keep them busy; in his spare time, he enjoys hiking and collecting antiquarian children’s books.

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Presentation(s):

• Analyzing Changes in Work-from-home Policies for Academic Medical and Health Science Librarians

  Friday, April 29, 2022
  11:00 AM – 11:15 AM CT

• Analyzing Point of Care Tools Through Faculty, Resident, and Stakeholder Buy-In: A Cautionary Tale

  Thursday, May 5, 2022
  10:45 AM – 11:00 AM CT