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Irene Lubker (Rena) joined the Library's Department of Research & Education Services in August 2017. Previously Rena served as a Research and Education librarian at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) for several years. Irene is the library liaison to the Â鶹´«Ã½'s College of Dental Medicine, Public Health Sciences, HealthCare Studies, Dietitians and Dietetic Internship program where she provides reference assistance, research consultations, instruction, and outreach. Her interests include Evidence-based practice, population health, adult education, global health, diversity and inclusion and health disparities. Irene contributes to professional knowledge by publishing, and presenting at local, regional, and national conferences.
Education
- PhD, Adult Learning, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond Virginia
- M.L.S. Library Science, North Carolina Central University, Durham (2004)
- M.P.H. Public Health Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1999)
- B.A. Business Administration, Warren Wilson College, Asheville, NC (1992)
Selected Publications
- Schvaneveldt, N., Stone, S., Brody, E., Clairoux, N., Lubker, I.M., Nevius, A., Porcello, L. & Bissram, J.W. (2021) Aligning Information Literacy and Evidence-Based Dentistry Concepts in a Rubric to Improve Dental Education. Medical References Services Quarterly, 40:2,236-248, DOI: 10.1080/02763869.2021.1912580
- Nelson, J., Lubker, I.M., Bowers, L & Neville, B. (2021) Elevating Dental Training to Reduce HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Cancer Incidence Rates. Journal of Dental Education, 85:835-846 https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.12577
- Brown RE, Cyrus J, Gau K, Lubker IM, McDaniel J, Wright BA, Hurst EJ. (2017). "Seeing the Big Picture: Sustaining Success in Liaison Services". Medical Reference Services Quarterly, Jul-Sep;36(3):240-252. doi: 10.1080/02763869.2017.1332148
- Ladd, D., Lubker, IM. & Mack, T. (2017) "Collaboration and Partnership Provide Summer Library Programs for Middle School Students Summer Programs for Middle School Students." Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 17(2), 1-7.
- Vindrola-Padros, C., Dyer, KE., Cyrus, J., Lubker, IM. (2017). Healthcare professionals' views on discussing fertility preservation with young cancer patients: a mixed method systematic review of the literature. Psycho-Oncology, 26 (1), 4-14 n/a. doi:10.1002/pon.4092
- Dhakal, K., Grigg, K., Lubker, I., & Young, K. (2016) Chapter 6: Research Skills and Competencies Necessary for Librarians in the Digital Age. In Roger Russell and Jeff Coghill (Eds.), Developing Librarian Competencies for the Digital Age.
Selected Presentations
- Schvaneveldt, N., Stone, S., Brody, E., Clairoux, N., Lubker, I.M., Nevius, A., Porcello, L. & Bissram, J.W. (2021) Aligning Information Literacy and Evidence-Based Dentistry Concepts in a Rubric to Improve Dental Education. Medical References Services Quarterly, 40:2,236-248, https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2021.1912580
- Kepsel, Andresen, Ansell, Desouky, Jasmin, Lubker, Petre, Pierce, Schvaneveldt, Shereff, Swanberg, Tuttle, Wong, Wright, & Sablatzky. "Designing an Open Repository of Educational Resources for Health Information Professionals." Poster presented at the Medical Library Association Virtual Annual Meeting, May 2021
- Schvaneveldt, N., Stone, S., Lubker, I.M., & Porcello, L. "An Educational Rubric for Dentistry Curricula: Invitation to Collaborate". Poster presented at the American Association for Dental Research Virtual Annual Meeting, June 2021
- Whitney, R., Keinath, C., Lubker, I.M. Instructing Library Users to Access eBooks Collections During COVID-19 through the Creation of a Virtual Workshop. Poster presented at the South Carolina Conference on Information Literacy (SCCIL) Virtual Meeting, August 2021
- Lubker I.M. & Davis A. Supporting Dietetic Interns with Evidence-Based Practice (EBP). Paper presented at the Medical Library Association Virtual Annual Meeting, August 2020
- Feldmann, K., Davis, A., Lubker, I.M. & Martin, K. Exploratory Study of Evidence-Based Practice in Dietetic Interns, and their Preceptors. Poster presented at the Virtual Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Academy of Dietetics and Nutrition, April 2020.
- Lubker, I.M. "Global health initiatives of Library Institutions." Short talk presented at the Health Sciences Lively Lunch, Charleston Conference Virtual Annual Meeting, November 2020
- Davis A. and Lubker I.M. (August 2019). "Information Literacy: Practice Tools for Busy Dietitians" Webinar with CEUs presented to dietitians in North America. https://ce.todaysdietitian.com/EBPtools
- Lubker, I.M. Perceptions of health sciences librarians in in liaison roles on the acquisition of discipline specific knowledge. Poster presented at the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting in Atlanta, May 2018.
- Stellrecht, E. McGowan, R; Lubker, I.M., Schvaneveldt, N., Arnold, S., Cortez, E., Davis, D., Kronenfeld, M., Theis-Mahon, N. A Comprehensive Summary of Services and Resources Provided by Librarians in Support of CODA Accredited Predoctoral (DDS/DMD) Dental Education Programs in the United States and Canada. Poster presented at the American Dental Educators Association's Annual Session & Exhibition in Long Beach, California, March 2017
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