PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION

Faculty Rank: Assistant Professor

Liaison Areas: Health Sciences (school), Psychological Sciences, Public Health

Education:

MLS, North Carolina Central University, 2020
BA in English with concentration in Professional Writing, Columbus State University, 2013

Professional Experience:

Outreach Librarian, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2021-2022

Professional Memberships and Service:

Medical Library Association - Editorial Board Member)

PUBLICATIONS

(in review) Hayes, A.M. “You Can’t Be in that Much Pain:” Navigating Implicit Bias in Women’s Healthcare. In Nicole Cooke and Mónica Colón-Aguirre (Eds.) Advances in Librarianship.

(2024) Hayes, A. M. “Exploring Health Literacy in Black Communities.” In Emily Vardell and Deborah Charbonneau (Eds.) Health Literacy and Libraries. Medical Library Association.

(2024) Hayes, A.M., Nelson, T. “Exploring Identities to Improve Library Practice.” In S. Jones and B. Murphy (Eds.) Cultural Humility in Libraries.

PRESENTATIONS

Nelson, T. & Hayes, A. (2021). Striving for Deep Engagement: Cultivating a Library Environment Where Everyone Feels Included – Building Resilience Amidst Institutional Adversity: “Transforming Our Diversifying Communities” presented at the 121st Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association.

Hayes, A. (2022). AHEC Libraries: Resources of the Past? Presented at the 122nd Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting. [virtual]

Nelson, T., Franklin S.G., Hayes, A., Williams, J.J., Bartley, K. Jones, S.D. (2022). Mentor-Mentee Relationships: Building Collaborative Partnerships for Career Success presented at the 122nd Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association.

Hayes, Andrea. “Combatting Health Disparities and COVID-19 in the Arkansas Delta in African American Communities.” (2022, July 14). Invited Keynote Address. Translational Research Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR. [virtual]

OTHER INFORMATION

Principal Investigator: NNLM Express Health Information Outreach Award 2021-2022 entitled “Better Together:” Combatting Health Disparities and COVID-19 in the Arkansas Delta in African American Communities using Authoritative Health Information” [funded]