VCU Libraries Faculty Vita
Dana Ladd
Community Health Education Center Librarian (Instructor)
Outreach Services,
Gateway Building, Ground Floor
Email: dlladd@vcu.edu |
(804) 628-2429
Education
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. "Fix-It and Enjoy-It! Healthy Cookbook (Book Review)." CAPHIS Consumer Connections (submitted 2009).
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 and Monica Leisey. "Community Health Education Center (CHEC) at Five." (Forthcoming).
Ladd. "Hippocrates' Shadow: Secrets from the House of Medicine (Book Review)." Library Journal Reviews (August 15, 2008).
Ladd. "Pulmonary Hypertension: Information from the Internet." Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet 13(2) (2009).
Presentations
"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 -.
VCU Libraries Committee Work
VCU Libraries Faculty Professional Development Committee. 2008.
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.