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VCU Libraries Faculty Vita

Dana Ladd

Dana Ladd

Community Health Education Center Librarian (Assistant Professor)
Research and Education, Community Health Education Center, Ground Floor
Email: dlladd@vcu.edu | (804) 628-2429

Education

SLIS Specialist in Library and Information Science. University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 2007.
M.S. Information Science. University of Tennessee, 2000.
B.A. History. College of William and Mary, 1994.

Previous Professional Experience

Electronic Resources Librarian II
Williamsburg Regional Library, 2004-2006

Adult Services Librarian I
Williamsburg Regional Library, 2001-2004

Assistant Branch Manager
Jefferson Madison Regional Library, 2001

Publications

Ladd. "Pulmonary Hypertension: Information from the Internet." Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet 13(2) (2009).

Ladd. "Dystonia: Information from the Internet." Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet. 14(4) (2010).

Ladd and Alyssa Altshuler. Medical Library Association Guide to Diabetes Information and Resources. Neal-Schuman Publishers (2012). (In Progress).

Ladd, The Healthcare Survival Guide: Cost-Saving Options for the Suddenly Unemployed and Anyone Else Who Wants to Save Money (Book Review).” CAPHIS Consumer Connections.  Vol. 26 No. 1 2010.

Ladd, “The Illustrated Guide To Assistive Technology and Devices: Tools and Gadgets for Living Independently (Book Review).” Submitted March 2010.

Ladd, “The Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick (Book Review).” Library Journal Book Reviews.  September 1, 2010.

Ladd, “The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life from the Landmark Eight-Decade Study (Book Review).” Library Journal Book Reviews. October 1, 2010.

Ladd, “Swallow: Foreign Bodies, Their Ingestion, Inspiration, and the Curious Doctor Who Extracted Them (Book Review).” Library Journal Book Reviews. November 15, 2010

Ladd, “The Perfect Day Plan: Unlock the Secrets of Your Body Clock (Book Review).” Library Journal Book Reviews. January 1, 2011.

Ladd, “A Woman’s Guide to a Healthy Stomach: Taking Control of Your Digestive Health (Book Review).” Library Journal Book Reviews. March 1, 2011.

Ladd, “Balancing Pregnancy with Pre-Existing Diabetes: Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby (Book Review).” CAPHIS Consumer Connections. Vol. 26 No. 2 2010.

Ladd, “The Type 2 Diabetes Handbook: Six Rules for Staying Healthy with Type 2 Diabetes (Book Review).”  CAPHIS Consumer Connections. Vol. 26 No. 4 2010.

Ladd, “What Nurses Know . . .Diabetes (Book Review).” CAPHIS Consumer Connections. Vol. 27 No. 1 2011.

Ladd. "Fix-It and Enjoy-It! Healthy Cookbook (Book Review)." CAPHIS Consumer Connections.

Ladd. "Genetic Rounds: A Doctor's Memorable Encounters in the Field that has Revolutionized Medicine (Book Review)." Library Journal Reviews (submitted 2009).

Ladd. "American Medical Association Complete Guide to Prevention and Wellness: What You Need to Know About Preventing Illness, Staying Healthy, and Living Longer (Book Review)." Library Journal Reviews (September 17, 2008).

Ladd. "Start Talking: A Girl's Guide for You and Your Mom About Health, Sex, or Whatever (Book Review)." Library Journal Reviews (September 15, 2008).

Ladd. "The Surgeons: Life and Death in a Top Heart Center (Book Review)." Library Journal Reviews (September 15, 2007).

Ladd. "A Life Worth Living: A Doctor's Reflections on Illness in a High-Tech Era (Book Review)." Library Journal Reviews (September 1, 2008).

Ladd. "Your Symptoms are Real: What to do When Your Doctor Says Nothing is Wrong (Book Review)." Library Journal Reviews (October 15, 2007).

Ladd. "Intern: A Doctor's Initiation (Book Review)." Library Journal Reviews (November 15, 2007).

Ladd. "Seductive Delusions: How Everyday People Catch STDs (Book Review)." Library Journal Reviews (November 12, 2008).

Ladd. "Chasing Medical Miracles: The Promise and Perils of Clinical Trials (Book Review)." Library Journal Reviews (May 15, 2009).

Ladd. "Patient By Patient: Lessons in Love, Loss, Hope, and Healing from a Doctor's Practice (Book Review)." Libraryjournal.com Xpress Reviews (March 4, 2008).

Ladd. "The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite (Book Review)." Library Journal Reviews (March 27, 2009).

Ladd. "Brain Surgeon: A Doctor's Inspiring Encounters with Mortality and Miracles (Book Review)." Library Journal Reviews (March 1, 2009).

Ladd. "Life in the Balance: A Physician's Memoir of Life, Love, and Loss with Parkinson's Disease and Dementia (Book Review)." Library Journal Reviews (March 1, 2008).

Ladd. "Conquer Back and Neck Pain: Walk it Off (Book Review)." Library Journal Reviews (June 15, 2008).

Ladd. "Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing (Book Review)." Library Journal Reviews (June 15, 2007).

Ladd. "Treatment Kind and Fair: Letters to a Young Doctor (Book Review)." Libraryjournal.com Xpress Reviews (June 15, 2007).

Ladd. "No Problema!: The Latino's Guide to Living Well with Diabetes (Book Review)." Library Journal Reviews (July 17, 2009).

Ladd. "Living with HIV: A Patient's Guide (Book Review)." Library Journal Reviews (July 15, 2009).

Ladd. "Great Expectations: Baby's First Year (Book Review)." Libraryjournal.com Xpress Reviews (July 15, 2007).

Ladd. "House of Hope and Fear: Life in a Big City Hospital (Book Review)." Libraryjournal.com Xpress Reviews (January 15, 2008).

Ladd. "Hippocrates' Shadow: Secrets from the House of Medicine (Book Review)." Library Journal Reviews (August 15, 2008).

Presentations

“Building Relationships Through Monthly Health and Wellness Presentations.” With Sarah Amick. “MLA Annual Meeting Minneapolis, MN 2011.

“Building Relationships Through Monthly Health and Wellness Presentations.” With Sarah Amick. “MAC/MLA Annual Meeting Chapel Hill, NC. 2010.

"Developing a Consumer Health Library Orientation and Class for Library Interns and Volunteers (Poster)" with Shannon Jones. Medical Library Association Annual Meeting Honolulu, HI. 2009

"iFusions: Integrating a Consumer Health Library into the Academic Medical Center Community (Poster)" with Shannon Jones. Medical Library Association Annual Meeting Honolulu, HI. 2009

"CHEC at Five: History, Lessons, and Challenges of Opening and Operating a Consumer Health Library" with Monica Leisey. MAC/MLA Annual Meeting Morgantown, WV. 2008

"Consumer Health Information Patient Bedside Rounds - New Roles for Librarians (Poster)" with Patricia Hammond. MAC/MLA Annual Meeting Atlanta, Ga. 2006

Teaching Experience

Multicultural Health Resources: Finding Spanish Language Consumer Health Information, Virginia Commonwealth University. 2008

Providing Health Information to Patients: An Elective for Fourth Year Medical Students, Virginia Commonwealth University. 2008

Pulling it all Together: Finding Consumer Health Information, Virginia Commonwealth University. 2006-2007

University Committee Work

Community Health Education Center Advisory Committee. Co-chair. 2006 -.

Community Health Education Center Steering Committee. Member. 2006 -.

Interdisciplinary Patient Education Committee. Member. 2006 -.

VCUHS Health Literacy Task Force 2011

VCU Libraries Committee Work

VCU Libraries Faculty Professional Development Committee. 2008.

Mid-Atlantic Conference of the Medical Library Association 2011 Contributed Papers Committee Co-Chair. 2011.

VCU Libraries E-Readers Task Force 2011.

Professional Organizations

American Library Association. 2004 -.

Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association. 2006 -.

Virginia Library Association. 2001-2006.

Collection Management Subject Areas

Consumer Health.

Research Interests

Consumer Health.

Health Literacy.