Teresa Smith Welsh, Ph.D.
USM School of Library & Information Science

Teresa.Welsh@usm.edu
Home Page: ocean.otr.usm.edu/~w146169/
Faculty Page: www.usm.edu/slis/FacWelsh.htm

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

Articles & Papers (Peer-Reviewed)

Articles (Invited)

Abstracts

Other

Web Sites

Online Paper


PRESENTATIONS:
Proposal-Refereed

Invited


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