EDUCATION:

Ph.D., Communication and Information, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, August 2002

Primary Concentration - Information Sciences

Secondary Concentration - Telemedicine/Visualization of Information

Kappa Tau Alpha Communications Honor Society

Hilton A. Smith Fellowship 1998-99

Best Doctoral Paper Award, School of Information Sciences, 1999

Best Technical Project Award, School of Information Sciences, 2000

M.S., Library and Information Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1993

Minors in Anthropology, Museum Studies

B.A., Anthropology, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, 1990

Summa cum Laude

Certificate in Humanities, Minors in Social Studies, Classical Studies

Honors College Scholarship, British Studies Program Honors Scholarship

Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Theta Kappa, Lambda Alpha, Gamma Beta Phi, Golden Key Honor Societies

TEACHING:

Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Science, University of Southern Mississippi, 2003-present

LIS 201: Introduction to Information Literacy

LIS 511: Collection Development & Management

LIS 558: Internet Resources and Applications

British Studies Program, LIS 580/587: British Libraries & Information Centers

LIS 605: Library Management

LIS 642: Special Libraries

LIS 647: Introduction to Archival Organization

LIS 651: Introduction to Information Science

LIS 656: Online Public Services

LIS 664: US Government Publications

LIS 668: Research Methods in LIS

Clinical Instructor, School of Information Science & Learning Technologies, University of Missouri, 2002-03

Q400: Introduction to Information Technology

Q310: History of the Internet

Q310: Libraries in the Ancient World

Graduate Teaching Associate, School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1997-2002

IS 310: Information Seeking: Resources and Strategies

Assisted and supported SIS Distance Education courses

Teaching Awards

Southern Miss College of Education & Psychology Excellence in Teaching Award, 2006-07

University of Missouri College of Education Excellence in the Scholarship of Teaching Award, 2002-03

Mentored Students

Mentored Students' Web Projects

Mentored Students' Publications/Presentations

PROFESSIONAL & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

Assistant Director, Katrina Research Center, 2006-present

Information Clearinghouse & Repository

Evaluation Researcher, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, 1997-2002

Rural Health Care Through Telemedicine: An Interdisciplinary Approach, U.S. Office of Rural Health Policy grant

Trauma Care Through Telemedicine: A Rural Network of Health Services Information in East Tennessee, U.S. Department of Commerce grant

Database Consultant, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, May-September 1998

IRIS Image Database Development and Documentation

Senior Research Assistant, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1994-96

Human Radiation Studies Project

Radiation Dose Reconstruction Project

Graduate Teaching Assistant to Dr. Mike Pemberton, University of Tennessee School of Library and Information Science, 1992-93

Assistant Archivist, Special Collections, Hoskins Library, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1991-92, Sen. Howard Baker Papers

PUBLICATIONS:
Book Chapter

• Welsh, Teresa S. and Melissa S. Wright
  "Organisational Storytelling as a Creative Strategy" in Business Creativity: Practitioner's Handbook, edited by Dr. Kanes Rajah, 219-232, Greenwich University Press, UK, 2007. ISBN: 9781861662323.

Articles & Papers (Peer-Reviewed)

• Welsh, Teresa S. and Susan E. Higgins
  "Reflections on the Katrina Experience: LIS Students' Stories," Hawaii International Conference on Education Conference Proceedings, 1245-1258, 2008.
  
  
• Michalec, Mychaelyn and Teresa S. Welsh
  "Quantity and Authorship of GIS Articles in Library and Information Science Literature, 1990-2005"
  Science & Technology Libraries, 27(3): 65-77, 2007.
  
  
• Manley, Cynthia G. and Teresa S. Welsh
  "Publishing Patterns and Core Journals of the 'Nano' Research Front"
  Conference Proceedings, 2005 Special Libraries Association Annual Conference. (Archived Copy in HTML)
  
  
• Welsh, Teresa S.
  "The Literature of Telemedicine: A Bibliometric Study"
  Science & Technology Libraries, 25(3):21-34, 2004.
  
  
• Welsh, Teresa S.
  "An Evaluation of Online Syllabi in The University of Tennessee College of Communications"
  Asynchronous Learning Networks, 4(2), December 2000.
  
  
• Dimmick, Susan L., Carole Mustaleski, Samuel G. Burgiss, Teresa S. Welsh
  "A Case Study of Benefits & Potential Savings in Rural Home Telemedicine"
  Home Healthcare Nurse 18(2): 125-135, February 2000.

Articles (Invited)

• Welsh, Teresa S.
  "Writing a Research Report"
  Southern Expressions 23(2): 12-16, Spring 2007.
  
  
• Welsh, Teresa S.
  "Report on Articles in the Journal of the Medical Library Association by Authors in the Southern Chapter/MLA States"
  Southern Expressions 22(3): 23-27, Summer 2006.
  
  
• Welsh, Teresa S.
  "Organizational Structure of Telehealth Care: Factors That Contribute to Growth and Sustainability"
  Telehealth Practice Report 8(3): 3,9-11, July/Aug 2003.
  
  
• Burgiss, Samuel G., Gary T. Smith, Susan L. Dimmick, Teresa S. Welsh
  "Improving Telepresence During Consultations," Telemedicine Today 6(4): 14-15, August 1998.
  

Abstracts

• Welsh, Teresa S.
  "An Analysis of Information Needs and Satisfaction of Clients of KORRnet Community Computing Laboratory" The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science 25(1): 47, April 2000.
  
  
• Welsh, Teresa S.
  "The Development and Construction of a Relational Database for a University of Tennessee Telemedicine Project" The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science 24(2-3): 66, June-September 1999.
  
  
• Dimmick, Susan L., Teresa S. Welsh, Blaine L. Enderson, Samuel G. Burgiss, Gary T. Smith
  "Using a Geographic Information System for Decreasing Response Time in a Trauma Care Telemedicine Project" Telemedicine Journal 5(1): 25, Spring 1999.

Other

• Welsh, Teresa S.
  "Organizational Structure of Telehealth Care: An Examination of Four Types of Telemedicine Systems" [dissertation] University of Tennessee, August 2002.
  
  
• Welsh, Teresa S.
  "IRIS (Image Retrieval Information System) Guidelines, Subject Guide, Data Field Definitions," [technical paper] Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 1998.

Web Sites

• "British Studies LIS Course Blog"
  usmbritishstudies.blogspot.com/
  
  
• "Information Literacy Resources for Miss. Educators, Librarians, and Media Specialists"
  www.usm.edu/slis/EduLiteracy.htm
  
  
• "The Art of Joseph Delaney"
  sunsite.utk.edu/delaney/
  
  
• "Divine Humility: Jesus Icons in Contemporary Mexico"
  sunsite.utk.edu/lewis/
  
  
• "The Early Photography of Ed Westcott: From the Manhattan Project to the Cold War, 1942-59"
  sunsite.utk.edu/westcott/
  
  
• "Art 403: History of Photography" (co-developer of password-protected class site)
  web.utk.edu/~twh/photo.htm

Online Paper

• "The Development of Telemedicine in Improving Access to Health Care in Rural Areas of East Tennessee"
  ocean.otr.usm.edu/~w146169/telemed.htm
  

PRESENTATIONS:
Proposal-Refereed

• Welsh, Teresa and Melissa Wright
  "Using Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) and Web 2.0 to Enhance an Information Literacy Course" - Poster Presentation, Mississippi Library Association Annual Meeting, Vicksburg, MS, Oct 25, 2007.
  
  
• Davis, Sharon and Teresa Welsh
  "Development and Evaluation of an Academic Information Literacy Course" - Poster Presentation, Mississippi Library Association Annual Meeting, Tunica, MS, Oct 26, 2006.
  
  
• Welsh, Teresa and Melissa Wright
  "The Role of Storytelling in Capturing and Transmitting Past and Present Knowledge" - Presentation, Third International Conference on Knowledge Management, University of Greenwich, London, UK, August 2, 2006.
  
  
• Cissell, Mary and Teresa Welsh
  "Adoption of PDA Technology in the USM School of Library & Information Science" - Presentation, Creating Futures Through Technology Conference, Tunica, Mississippi, March 23, 2006.
  
  
• Higgins, Susan E. and Teresa S. Welsh
  "Tenure: The Moving Target" - Juried Paper, Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, January 19, 2006.
  
  
• Manley, Cynthia G. and Teresa S. Welsh
  "Publishing Patterns and Core Journals of the 'Nano' Research Front" - Presentation, Special Libraries Association Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, June 8, 2005.
  
  
• Welsh, Teresa S.
  "GIS and Geospatial Resources: An Examination of the Literature" - Presentation and Poster, Mississippi Gulf Coast Geospatial Conference, Biloxi, MS, October 19-22, 2004.
  
  
• Welsh, Teresa S.
  "USM School of Library & Information Science: A Spatial Analysis" - Poster, Mississippi Gulf Coast Geospatial Conference, Biloxi, MS, October 21-24, 2003.
  
  
• Welsh, Teresa S.
  "Visualization of Information" - Presentation, Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, March 28, 2002.
  
  
• Welsh, Teresa and Gretchen Whitney, Ph.D.
  "Analysis of Information Needs and Satisfaction of Clients of the KORRnet Computing Laboratory, County Walk, Knoxville" - Presentation, Connections 2000 Conference, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, October 28, 2000.
  
  
• Welsh, Teresa S.
  "Telemedicine in East Tennessee: Evaluative Research" - Presentation, Kentucky Conference on Health Communication, Lexington, KY, April 14, 2000.
  
  
• Welsh, Teresa S.
  "An Evaluation of Academic Course Syllabi in the UT College of Communications" - Presentation, Connections '99 Conference, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, October 23, 1999.
  
  
• Dimmick, S.L., Welsh, T.S., Enderson, B.L., Burgiss, S.G., Smith, G.T.
  "Using a Geographic Information System for Decreasing Response Time in a Trauma Care Telemedicine Project" - Presentation, 4th Annual American Telemedicine Association Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 19, 1999.
  
  
• Burgiss, S.G., Smith, G.T., Dimmick, S.L., Welsh, T.S., Kincaid, B., Jarnagin, B.T.
  "Telemedicine Exam Room Protocol: The Virtual Office Visit" - Poster, 4th Annual American Telemedicine Association Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 18-22, 1999.
  
  
• Dimmick, S.L., Welsh, T.S., Burgiss, S.G., Smith, G.T., Mustaleski, C., Foster, C., Kincaid, B.M., Jarnagin, B.
  "Cost-Benefit Analysis: Valuation Rationales for Patient-Articulated Benefits of Telemedicine" - Poster, 4th Annual American Telemedicine Association Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 18-22, 1999.
  
  
• Welsh, Teresa S.
  "An Evaluation of Academic Course Webpages in the UT College of Communications" - Presentation, 21st Annual University of Tennessee College of Communications Research Symposium, Knoxville, Tennessee, April 16, 1999.
  
  
• Dimmick, S.L., Welsh, T.S., Enderson, B.L., Burgiss, S.G., Smith, G.T.
  "Using a Geographic Information System to Plan and Manage Trauma Resources: A Case Study" - Poster, Third Annual Research Day, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, April 8, 1999.
  
  
• Welsh, Teresa S.
  "The Development and Construction of a Relational Database for a University of Tennessee Telemedicine Project" - Presentation, Connections '98 Conference, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, October 24, 1998.
  
  

Invited

• Wright, Melissa and Teresa S. Welsh
  "Free Resources for Teaching Information Literacy @ Your Library" - Presentation Workshops, Mississippi Library Association Annual Meeting, Vicksburg, MS, Oct 24 & 25, 2007.
  
  
• Welsh, Teresa S.
  "Developing Your Collection" - Presentation, Mississippi Library and Media Professionals (MS LAMP), Tupelo, Aug 27, and Batesville, Aug 28, 2007.
  
  
• Welsh, Teresa S. and Tracy Carr
  "Law for Librarians" - Presentation, Mississippi Library Association Annual Meeting, Tunica, MS, Oct 26, 2006.
  
  
• Welsh, Teresa S.
  "GIS and Librarianship" - Poster, USM GIS Day 2003, Hattiesburg Lake Terrace Convention Center, November 19, 2003.
  
  
• Welsh, Teresa S.
  "Managing the Dissertation Process from Start to Finish: Strategies for Success" - Presentation, ALISE 2003 Annual Conference, Philadelphia, January 22, 2003.
  
  
• Welsh, Teresa S.
  "Digitizing an Historical Research Project: The Photography of Ed Westcott, 1942-59" - Presentation, Tennessee Library Association 1999 Annual Conference, Nashville Convention Center, April 28, 1999.
  
  
• Welsh, Teresa S.
  "Development of a Website for Historic Mabry-Hazen House" - Demonstration, Museums and the Web Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 14, 1999.
  
  
• Welsh, Teresa S.
  "J.E. Westcott: Photo-Documenting the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge" - Presentation, Oak Ridge Rotary Club, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, January 21, 1999.
  
  
• Welsh, Teresa S.
  "Health Studies Research at The University of Tennessee: Telemedicine" - Presentation, UT College of Communications Board of Visitors, Hilton Hotel, Knoxville, Tennessee, September 26, 1998.
  
  
• Welsh, Teresa S.
  "J.E. Westcott: Photographer and Photographic Recorder" - Presentation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, August 24, 1998.
  

SERVICE ACTIVITIES:

University of Southern Mississippi

Curious George Ad Hoc Committee, de Grummond Children's Literature Collection, February 2006

USM Webpage Tutorial, 2004-

Cook Library Fine Appeals Committee, 2003-

USM College of Education & Psychology

Research Committee, 2007

Dean's Search Committee, 2007-08

Faculty Awards Committee, 2005-08

Dean's Graduate Education Advisory Committee, 2005

USM School of Library & Information Science

Technology Committee, 2005-present

Admissions Committee, 2007-present

Exhibitor Coordinator, Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival, 2005-07

"Standard III, Faculty," ALA Committee on Accreditation Report, 2004

Co-Advisor, LISSA, LIS Student Association, 2003-present (LISSA awarded 2005 Outstanding Student Organization of the Year by the USM Student Activities Council)

Co-Chair, SLIS Student Activities Committee, 2003-present

National/International

International Program Committee, International Conference on Telehealth, Montreal, Canada, May 30-Jun 01, 2007

ALISE Membership Advisory Committee, 2006-08

Association for Library & Information Science Education (ALISE) School Representative, 2006-08

Association for Library & Information Science Education (ALISE) Garfield Dissertation Award Committee, 2005-06

Co-Chair, Connections 2000 Conference, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, October 28, 2000

Panel Moderator, "Telemedicine: To Mount Everest and Beyond" by Brett Harnett, American Society for Information Science 1999 Conference, Washington, D.C., November 3, 1999

State/Regional

Mississippi Library Association, Awards Committee, 2008

Mississippi Library Association, Information Literacy Committee, 2007-08

University of Tennessee SIS Advisory Board, 2006-present

Moderator for Disaster Experience, Preparation, and Discovery, Southern Archivist's Conference, Lafayette, LA, April 20, 2006

Moderator, Archive Education Breakout Session, Society of MS Archivists Annual Meeting, Hattiesburg, April 25, 2005

Research Committee, Southern Chapter, Medical Library Association, 2004-07

Community

Judge, Hattiesburg Public School District Reading Fair Art Competition, January 2007

Pronouncer, Forrest County School District Spelling Bee, Hattiesburg, MS, 2006

Judge, Forrest County School District Spelling Bee, Hattiesburg, MS, February 2004, 2005

Judge, Thames Elementary School Reading Fair Art Competition, Hattiesburg, MS, November 2004

Judge, Forrest County School District Reading Fair Art Competition, Hattiesburg, MS, October 2003

Professional Memberships

American Association for State and Local History

American Library Association

American Society for Information Science & Technology

Association for Library and Information Science Education

Mississippi Library Association

Southeastern Library Association

Southern Chapter, Medical Library Association

Society of American Archivists

Society of Mississippi Archivists

Special Libraries Association

GRANT ACTIVITIES:

"IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf"

Set of conservation books awarded to Dr. T.S. Welsh for the Katrina Research Center, $800 value, February 21, 2008

"Alibris Collection Development Award"

$1500 award to Dr. T.S. Welsh to purchase books for the Katrina Research Center, January 13, 2008.

"Adaptation and Integration of PDA Technology into the School of Library and Information Science"

USM Title IIIA Faculty Mentors Grant awarded to Dr. T.S. Welsh and Dr. M.E. Cissell, February 2005, $2500

"Investigation of the Integration of PDA Technology into the School of Library and Information Science"

SLIS Pilot Project Grant awarded to Dr. T.S. Welsh and Dr. M.E. Cissel, December 2004, $1290

USM TIII Grant Assistance for Creating Futures Through Technology Conference, February 29-March 1, 2004

Registration fee awarded to Dr. T.S. Welsh, $90

"Rural Health Care Through Telemedicine: An Interdisciplinary Approach"

U.S. Office of Rural Health Policy grant, Dr. S. Burgiss, P.I., (T.S. Welsh, Evaluation Researcher), University of Tennessee Telemedicine Network, 1997-2002, $250,000

"Trauma Care Through Telemedicine: A Rural Network of Health Services Information in East Tennessee"

U.S. Department of Commerce grant, Dr. S. Burgiss, P.I. (T.S. Welsh, Evaluation Researcher), University of Tennessee Telemedicine Network, 1997-2002, $250,000

e-mail: teresa.welsh@usm.edu
Updated 5/07/2008