Library Staff—Kay Chapa

Library Responsibilities:

• Design and implement outcomes-based evaluations, including the coordination of data collection, analysis, and dissemination of findings.
• Assist with the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of a Public Health Informationist Program with an initial focus on community health outreach.
• Provide instruction to community/public health professionals on relevant health information resources for patients.
• Identify funding opportunities for health information awareness and health literacy projects.
• Develop and teach classes and instructional modules on library assessment and evaluation.
• Remain current with relevant research in outcomes evaluation and assessment in higher education.
• Assist library staff with short- and long-range strategic planning, performance measurement, and outcomes-based evaluation.

Areas of Interest:

• Program Evaluation
• Performance Measurement
• Health Literacy
• Outcomes-Based Evaluation
• Data Visualization
• Quality Improvement

Education:

• Awarded Master of Science, Library Science, University of North Texas, Denton, TX. 2005. Track: Health Informatics.
• Awarded Master of Public Administration, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. 1993.
• Awarded Bachelor of Arts, Baylor University, Waco, TX. 1982. Major: Religion. Minor: Biology.

Professional Information:

• Board Secretary, Texas Evaluation Network, American Evaluation Association, June 2011 to present
• Member, Texas Evaluation Network Steering Committee, American Evaluation Association, January 2010 to present
• Member, American Public Health Association, July 2011 to present
• Member, American Evaluation Association (AEA), 2010 to present
• Chair, Medical Library Association (MLA) CE Grant Jury, 2010-2011
• Co-facilitator, North Texas Library Assessment Group, 2008 to 2010
• Primary author, "Performance Measurement: Organizational Changes and Outcomes Monitoring,” paper presented at 2010 Library Assessment Conference (LAC), Baltimore, MD, October 26, 2010
• Primary author, "Critical Sources Identified: Gathering, Organizing, and Analyzing Evidence - Just Like a CSI Unit,” poster presented at 2010 Library Assessment Conference (LAC), Baltimore, MD, October 25, 2010
• Primary author, “Networking in North Texas: Connected by Assessment,” poster presented at 2010 Library Assessment Conference (LAC), Baltimore, MD, October 25, 2010
• Developer and Instructor, Demonstrating Value: Can Journals Compete with Mouse Cages in Institutional Budgets?, Medical Library Association Continuing Education Web-based Course (8 MLA continuing education credits), offered Winter/Spring 2009; Spring 2010, Winter/Spring 2011
• Panelist, Creating Assessment Plans: Four Case Studies, 2008 Library Assessment Conference (LAC), Seattle, WA, August 2008
• Presenter, Poster, Proving Value and Preserving Staff Sanity: A Centralized Data Repository, 2008 Library Assessment Conference, Seattle, WA, August 2008

Selected Publications:

Awards and Grants:

• Recipient, Professional Development Award, National Network/Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region (NN/LM SCR), October 2011
• Recipient, Sewell Stipend 2011, Medical Library Association and the Sewell Stipend Committee, August 2011
• People’s Choice Award, Library Assessment Conference 2010, Poster, "Critical Sources Identified: Gathering, Organizing, and Analyzing Evidence - Just Like a CSI Unit,” presented at 2010 Library Assessment Conference (LAC), Baltimore, MD, October 25, 2010
• Selected Scholar, MLA CE Institute 2008, “Developing Web-Based Instruction,” sponsored by the Medical Library Association and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM), Greater Midwest Region (GMR), May 13-16, 2008

More Information:

• Curriculum Vitae