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Jeffrey T. Huber
Curriculum Vitae
Academic Preparation
University of Pittsburgh Fellow, 1992-1993
Pittsburgh, PA
Section of Medical Informatics
School of Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh PhD, 1991
Pittsburgh, PA
Department of Library Science
School of Library and Information Science
University of Kentucky MSLS, 1987
Lexington, KY
School of Library and Information Science
Current Research Interests
I. HIV/AIDS Information and Communication
1. Evolution in the multidisciplinary discourse of HIV/AIDS
2. Information needs of individuals affected by HIV/AIDS
3. Information seeking behaviors of individuals affected by HIV/AIDS
4. Evaluation of HIV/AIDS information resources
II. Health Sciences Information and Communication
1 Relationship between sociological aspects of diseases and their respective vocabularies
2 Information access for public health professionals
3 Information access for health care consumers
4 Community health informatics
5 Library outreach
6 Health literacy
Rank and Tenure Status
Director and Professor, tenured – University of Kentucky, School of Library and Information Science. 2008 – .
Professor, tenured – Texas Woman’s University, School of Library and Information Studies. 2004 – 2008.
Associate Professor, tenured - Texas Woman’s University, School of Library and Information Studies. 2000 - 2004.
Assistant Professor, tenure track - Texas Woman’s University, School of Library and Information Studies. 1998 - 2000.
Additional Appointments
Associate Director for Research – Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library. 2001 – 2008.
Research Information Scientist – Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library, Information Technology Research Group. 2000 - 2001.
Adjunct Associate Professor – School of Health Information Sciences, Health Science Center at Houston, University of Texas. 2001 - .
Research Assistant Professor – Vanderbilt University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Division of Biomedical Informatics. 1997 – 1998.
Research Instructor – Vanderbilt University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Division of Biomedical Informatics. 1996 – 1997.
Research Information Scientist – Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Eskind Biomedical Library, Active Digital Library. 1995 – 1998.
Assistant Professor – Texas Woman’s University, School of Library and Information Studies. 1993 – 1995.
Visiting Lecturer – University of Pittsburgh, School of Library and Information Science, Department of Library Science. 1992 – 1993.
Scholarly and Significant Research or Creative Accomplishments
Publications
Books
1. Huber J.T. and Tu-Keefner F. (eds). Health Librarianship: An Introduction. Santa
Barbara, CA : ABC CLIO Libraries Unlimited, 2014.
2. Huber J.T and Swogger S. (eds). Introduction to Reference Sources in the Health
Sciences. 6th ed. Chicago : American Library Association, 2014.
3. Huber J.T., Boorkman J.A., and Blackwell J.C. (eds). Introduction to Reference Sources
in the Health Sciences. 5th ed. New York : Neal Schuman, 2008.
4. Boorkman J.A., Huber J.T., and Roper F. (eds.) Introduction to Reference Sources in the
Health Sciences. 4th ed. New York : Neal Schuman, 2004.
5. Huber J.T and Gillaspy M.L. (eds.) Encyclopedic Dictionary of AIDS-Related
Terminology. New York : Haworth, 2000.
6. Huber J.T. (ed.) HIV/AIDS Internet Information Sources and Resources. New York :
Haworth, 1998.
7. Huber J.T. and Riddlesperger K. Eating Positive: A Nutrition Guide and Recipe Book
for People with HIV/AIDS. New York : Haworth, 1998.
8. Huber J.T. HIV/AIDS Community Information Services: Experiences in Serving Both
At-Risk and HIV-Infected Populations. New York : Haworth, 1996.
9. Huber J.T. and Gillaspy M.L. HIV/AIDS and HIV/AIDS-Related Terminology: A
Means of Organizing the Body of Knowledge. New York : Haworth, 1996.
10. Huber J.T. (ed.) Dictionary of AIDS-Related Terminology. New York : Neal
Schuman Publishers, 1993.
11. Huber J.T. (ed.) How To Find Information About AIDS. 2nd ed. New York :
Haworth Press, 1992.
Book Chapters
1. Huber J.T. Bibliographic Sources for Monographs. In J.T. Huber and S. Swogger (eds.)
Introduction to Reference Sources in the Health Sciences. 6th ed. Chicago :
American Library Association, 2014.
2. Huber J.T. Bibliographic Sources for Monographs. In J.T. Huber, J.A. Boorkman, and
J.C. Blackwell (eds.) Introduction to Reference Sources in the Health Sciences. 5th ed. New York : Neal Schuman, 2008.
2. Huber J.T. Bibliographic Sources for Monographs. In J.A. Boorkman, J.T. Huber, and F. Roper. (eds.) Introduction to Reference Sources in the Health Sciences. 4th ed.
New York : Neal Schuman, 2004.
3. Gillaspy M.L. and Huber J.T. AIDS. In N. Schlager (ed.) The St. James Press Gay
and Lesbian Almanac. Detroit : St. James Press, 1998, pp. 169-204.
Journal Articles (Refereed)
1. Kim S, Huber JT. “Characteristics of Personal Health Information Management Groups:
Findings from an Online Survey Using Amazon’s mTurk.” Journal of the Medical Library Association, in press.
2. Adler M.A., Huber J.T., Nix A.T. “Stigmatizing Disability: Library Classifications and
the Marking and Marginalization of Books about People with Disabilities.” Library Quarterly, in press.
3. Nix A.T., Huber J.T., Shapiro II R.M., Pfeifle A. “Examining Care Navigation: Librarian
Participation in a Team-Based Approach?” Journal of the Medical Library Association, 104(2)131-137, 2016.
4. Huber J.T., Shapiro II R.M, Burke H.J., Palmer A. “Enhancing the Care Navigation
Model: Potential Roles for Health Sciences Librarians.” Journal of the Medical Library Association, 102(1)55-61, 2014.
5. Naidoo J, Huber J.T., Cupp P., Wu Q. “Modeling the Relationship between an Emerging
Infectious Disease Epidemic and the Body of Literature Associated with it: The Case of HIV/AIDS in the United States.” Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 64(2)380-391, 2013.
6. Huber J.T., Shapiro R.M., Gillaspy M.L. “Top Down vs. Bottom Up: The Social
Construction of the Health Literacy Movement. Library Quarterly, 82(4)429-451, 2012.
7. Johnston M.P., Dupuis J., Huber J.T.,O’Hair H.D., O’Hair M.J., Sandidge R.
“Revitalization of the School Library Media Specialist Certification Program at the University of Kentucky: Preparing 21st Century School Library Technology Leaders.” JELIS, 53(3)200-207,2012.
8. Huber J.T., Kean E.B., Fitzgerald P.D, Altman T.A., Young Z.G., Dupin K.M.,
Leskovec J., Holst R. "Outreach Impact Study: The Case of the Greater Midwest Region." Journal of the Medical Library Association, 99(4)297-303,2011.
9. Huber J.T., Gillaspy M.L. "Knowledge/Power Transforming the Social Landscape: The
Case of the Consumer Health Information Movement." Library Quarterly, 81(4)405-430,2011.
10. Jackson D.G, Hamilton P., Hutchinson S., Huber J.T. “The Effect of Patients’ Race on
Provider Treatment Choices in Coronary Care: A Literature Review for Model Development.” Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice, 10(1)40-63,2009.
11. Chu A., Huber J.T., Mastel-Smith B., Cesario S. “Partnering with Seniors for Better
Health: Computer Use and Internet Health Information Retrieval among Older Adults in a Low Socioeconomic Community.” Journal of the Medical Library Association, 97(1)12-20,2009.
12. Huber J.T., Varman B. “Project St. Hope: An AIDS Community Information Outreach
Project.” Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet, 12(4)327-336,2008.
13. Huber J.T., Varman B. “F2F Connection: A Community Outreach Partnership Project.”
Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet, 10(4)27-33,2006.
14. Huber J.T., Varman B. “Informing Neighborhood Health: A Health Information
Outreach Project Targeting Community Clinics.” Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet, 10(2)37-46,2006.
15. Huber J.T., Walsh T.J., Varman B. “Camp For All Connection: A Community Health
Information Outreach Project.” Journal of the Medical Library Association, 93(3)348-353,2005.
16. Huber J.T., Dietrich J.D., Cugini E., Burke S. “F2F Connection: A Community Health
Information Needs Assessment of Texas Families that Have Children with Chronic Illnesses and/or Disabilities and their Care Providers.” Journal of the Medical Library Association, 93(2)278-281,2005.
17. Huber J.T., Peek K.E., Fisher J.W., Hesse J., Frieden S. “Evaluating Digital Delivery
Methods for Women’s Health Information Programming Targeting Health Professionals and Students.” Journal of the Medical Library Association, 92(2)268-271,2004.
18. Huber J.T., Peek K.E., Hughes L.A., Little F. “Woman to Woman: Community Health
Information Project.” Journal of the Medical Library Association, 91(4)404-411,2003.
19. Huber J.T., Gullion J.S. “Complementary and Alternative Medicine as Represented in
the HIV/AIDS Body of Knowledge: A Bibliometric Analysis.” Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 22(3)23-32,2003.
20. Huber J.T., Snyder M. “Facilitating Access to Consumer Health Information: A
Collaborative Approach Employing Applied Research.” Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 21(2)39-46,2002.
21. Huber J.T., Schoonover W.K., Kashka M. “HIV/AIDS and Nutrition: A Bibliometric
Analysis.” Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 19(4)29-37,2000.
22. Huber J.T., Gillaspy M.L. “An Examination of the Discourse of Homosexuality as
Reflected in Medical Vocabularies, Classificatory Structures, and Information Resources.” Advances in Knowledge Organization;7(Proceedings of the Sixth International ISKO Conference 10-13 July 2000)219-223,2000.
23. Huber J.T., Cruz J.M. “Information Needs and Information Seeking Behaviors of HIV
Positive Men and Women.” Medical Reference Services Quarterly;19(3)39-48,2000.
24. Huber J.T., Huggins D.W. “Assessing Electronic Information Access and Use within
Long-term Care Facilities in North Texas.” Bulletin of the Medical Library Association;88(2)187-189,2000.
25. Huber J.T., Swigger K. “Preparing Health Information Professionals for the 21st
Century: The Texas Woman’s University Dual Master’s Degree Program.” Bulletin of the Medical Library Association;88(1)72-75,2000.
26. Huber J.T., Gillaspy M.L., Fogel S.C. “Evolution in the Body of HIV Nursing
Knowledge.” Medical Reference Services Quarterly;19(1):31-45,2000.
27. Huber J.T., Fogel, S.C. “HIV/AIDS-Related Electronic Queries and Responses: A
Three Year Analysis.” Medical Reference Services Quarterly;18(4)19-32,1999.
28. Huber J.T., Giuse N.B., Pfeiffer J.R. “Designing an Alternative Career Ladder for
Library Assistants.” Bulletin of the Medical Library Association;87(1)74-77,1999.
29. Giuse N.B., Kafantaris S.R., Huber J.T., Lynch F.L., Epelbaum M., Pfeiffer J.R.
“Developing a Culture of Lifelong Learning in a Library Environment.” Bulletin of the Medical Library Association;87(1)26-36,1999.
30. Giuse N.B., Huber J.T., Kafantaris S.R., Giuse D.A., Miller D., Giles D.E., Miller
R.A., and Stead W.W. “Preparing Librarians to Meet the Challenge of Today’s Health Care Environment.” Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association;4(1)57-67,1997.
31. Gillaspy M.L. and Huber J.T. “The Literature of Women and the Acquired
Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS): Implications for Collection Development and Information Retrieval.” Medical Reference Services Quarterly;15(4)21-40,1996.
32. Huber J.T. and Giuse N.B. “HIV/AIDS Electronic Information Resources: A Profile
of Potential Users.” Bulletin of the Medical Library Association;84(4)579-582,1996.
33. Giuse N.B., Huber J.T., Giuse D.A., Kafantaris S.R., and Stead W.W. “Integrating
Health Sciences Librarians into Biomedicine.” Bulletin of the Medical Library Association;84(4)534-541,1996.
34. Huber J.T. and Gillaspy M.L. “Controlled Vocabulary for HIV/AIDS: An Evolving
Nosological Record of a Diseased Body of Knowledge.” Advances in Knowledge
Organization;5(Proceedings of the Fourth International ISKO Conference 15-18
July 1996)293-301,1996.
35. Huber J.T. and Giuse N.B. "Educational Software Evaluation Process." Journal of the
American Medical Informatics Association;2(5)295-296,1995.
36. Huber J.T. and Machin M.S. "Assessing the Information Needs of Non-institutionally
Affiliated AIDS Service Organizations in the State of Texas." Bulletin of the Medical Library Association;83(2)240-243,1995.
37. Giuse N.B., Huber J.T., Giuse D.A., Brown C.W., Bankowitz R.A., and Hunt S.
"Information Needs of an AIDS Outpatient Clinic as Determined by Chart Review." Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association: JAMIA;1(5)395-403,1994.
38. Carson C.A., Fine M.J., Smith M.A., Weissfeld L.A., Huber J.T., and Kapoor W.N.
"Quality of Published Reports of the Prognosis of Community-Acquired Pneumonia." Journal of General Internal Medicine;9(1)13-19,1994.
39. Huber J.T. "Death and AIDS: A Review of the Medico-Legal Literature." Death
Studies;17(3)225-232,1993.
Reprints
1. Giuse N.B., Huber J.T., Giuse D.A., Kafantaris S.R., and Stead W.W. “Integrating
Health Sciences Librarians into Biomedicine.” Bulletin of the Medical Library Association;84(4)534-541,1996. Selected for reprint in van Bemmel JH, McCray AT, eds.: Yearbook of Medical Informatics 1998, International Medical Informatics Association, Rotterdam, 1998, pp. 483-489.
Journal Articles (Non-Refereed)
1. Stafford T.B., Myers M.A., Young A., Foster J.G., Huber J.T. “Working in an eICU Unit:
Life in the Box.” Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 20(4)441-450,2008.
2. Huber J.T. and Snyder M. “Developing a Multidisciplinary Health Information
Program.” Journal of Education for Library and Information Science;44(1)90-
92,2003.
3. Snyder M., Huber J.T., and Wegmann D. “Education for Consumer Health: A Train the
Trainer Collaboration.” Health Care on the Internet: A Journal for Medical Professionals, Consumers, and Librarians;6(4)49-62,2002.
4. Huber J.T. Ma Position Intellectuelle: A Discourse-Specific Response. In: Ethics and
Electronic Information: A Festschrift for Stephen Almagno. Edited by Barbara Rockenbach and Tom Mendina, 30-38. Includes papers presented at the “Ethics Electronic Information in the 21st Century” symposium held at the University of Memphis on October 18-21, 2001. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, 2002.
5. Huber J.T. and Ward S.E. “Facilitating Information Access for Public Health
Professionals in North Texas: The Public Health Information Outreach Project.” Texas Library Journal;76(4)162-166,2000.
6. Gillaspy M.L. and Huber J.T. “Women’s Place on the World Wide Web: An Analysis
of Sites Concerning HIV and Women.” Health Care on the Internet;2(2/3)61-78, 1998.
7. Huber J.T. and Gillaspy M.L. “Social Constructs and Disease: Implications for a
Controlled Vocabulary for HIV/AIDS.” Library Trends;47(2)190-208,1998.
8. Huber J.T. and Giuse N.B. “Harrison’s Plus.” Journal of the American Medical
Informatics Association;3(1)38-39,1996.
9. Huber J.T. and Giuse N.B. "Interactive Brain Atlas." Journal of the American
Medical Informatics Association;2(5)294,1995.
10. Huber J.T. "Library and Information Studies Education for the 21st Century
Practitioner." Journal of Library Administration;20(3/4)119-130,1995.
11. Tietze M.F. and Huber J.T. "Applicability of Electronic Information Retrieval in the
Field of Nursing." Nursing Management;26(7)36-42,1995.
12. Detlefsen E.G. and Huber J.T. "AIDS Awareness in the LIS Classroom and School."
Journal of Education for Library and Information Science;32(3/4),1991.
Reports
1. Woodsworth A., Maylone T., Sywak M., and Huber J.T. The Information Job
Family: An Examination of the Effects of the Integrating Information Technologies on Job Classification and Compensation Systems. Final Report on CLR Grant 8030. May 31, 1992.
2. Huber J.T. Assessing the Impact of AIDS on the African American Community in
New York. In: The African American Community in the State of New York and the Impact of AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) : A Preliminary Report. Albany, NY : New York African American Institute, State University of New York, 1991.