Brenda M. Linares, MLIS, MBA, AHIP

Health Sciences Librarian
A.R. Dykes Library, University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas

Brenda M. Linares, MLIS, MBA, AHIP, is the School of Nursing librarian at the Dykes Library of the University of Kansas Medical Center. She is the MLA Board liaison to the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA), a member of JMLA’s Equity Work Group, and a former JMLA Editorial Board member. She has published and taught on diversity, equity, and inclusion. She has also been an adjunct instructor at Emporia State University, School of Library and Information Management (SLIM). Her interests include outreach, consumer and patient education, instruction and technology, health literacy, evidence-based research, and diversity and inclusion. She has been involved with diversity and inclusion efforts both in professional organizations and at her institution. She as been involved with MLA since 2008. She is one of founding members of the LatinX Caucus. She is actively involved with various Caucus at MLA.

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

Presentation(s):

• DEI&A Initiatives & Challenges: Librarian and Publisher Lessons from the Frontlines

  Thursday, May 5, 2022
  10:30 AM – 11:50 AM CT

• Connecting Library and Information School Graduate Students with Consumer Health Information Specializations (CHIS)

  Thursday, May 5, 2022
  2:20 PM – 2:25 PM CT

• Let’s Get Critical: Understanding and Applying Critical Theory in Library Practice

  Friday, May 6, 2022
  2:00 PM – 3:20 PM CT