Directors

Arkansas

Arkansas Colleges of Health Education*
Zahra (Zary) Kamarei, MLS, AHIP
Director of Library Services
Taylor Health Sciences Library
7000 Chad Colley Blvd.
PO Box 10366
Fort Smith, AR 72916-6024
Telephone: (479) 308-2303
Zahra.Kamarei@achehealth.edu

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Jeff Slagell, MA
Library Director
Professor
Division of Academic Affairs
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4301 W. Markham Street, #586
Little Rock, AR 72205
Telephone: (501) 686-6751
jslagell@uams.edu

Louisiana

LSU Health New Orleans
J. Dale Prince, MA, MLS, AHIP, FMLA
Director of Libraries
LSU Health Sciences Center
Health Sciences Center Library
433 Bolivar Street
New Orleans, LA 70112-2822
Telephone: (504) 568-7698
jprin2@lsuhsc.edu

LSU Health Shreveport
Julia Esparza, MLS, AHIP, FMLA
Executive Director
LSU Health Shreveport
LSUHS Library
1501 Kings Hwy.
P.O. Box 33932
Shreveport, LA  71130-3932
Telephone: (318) 675-5445
Julia.Esparza@lsuhs.edu

Tulane University
Keith Pickett, MLIS
Associate Dean for Health Sciences
Tulane University Libraries
Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences
1430 Tulane Avenue, Mail Code 8586
New Orleans, LA 70112-2699
Telephone: (504) 988-2406
kpicket1@tulane.edu

New Mexico

University of New Mexico
Melissa L. Rethlefsen, PhD, MSLS, AHIP
Executive Director & Professor
Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
MSC09 5100
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Telephone: (505) 272-2370
mrethlefsen@salud.unm.edu

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State University
Sonja Settle, MLIS, AHIP
Director, Medical Library
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
1111 W. 17th Street
Tulsa, OK 74107-1898
Telephone: (918) 561-8451
sonja.settle@okstate.edu

University of Oklahoma
Joy Summers-Ables, MLIS, AHIP
Director
University of Oklahoma
Health Sciences Center
R.M. Bird Health Sciences Library
P.O. Box 26901
Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0901
Telephone: (405) 271-2285 x5
Joy-summers@ouhsc.edu 

University of Oklahoma – Tulsa
Stewart Brower, MLIS
Director
University of Oklahoma-Tulsa
Schusterman Library
4502 East 41st Street
Tulsa, OK 74135
Telephone: (918) 660-3222
Stewart-brower@ouhsc.edu

Texas

Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine*
Christina Seeger, MLS, AHIP, Proxy
Medical Librarian
Eric Owen, Executive Director of Library Services
1830 Bobby K. Marks Dr.
Huntsville, TX 77340
Telephone: (936) 202-5333
cms223@shsu.edu

Texas Medical Center
Katie Prentice, MSIS, AHIP
Executive Director
TMC Library
1133 John Freeman Blvd
Houston, TX 77030
Telephone: (713) 799-7177
katie.prentice@library.tmc.edu

Texas A&M University
Stephanie Fulton, MSIS, AHIP, FMLA
Associate University Librarian
Health Sciences & Veterinary Medicine
Texas A & M University, Medical Sciences Library
4462 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4462
Telephone: (979) 845-7540
s-fulton@library.tamu.edu

Texas Christian University*
Tracy L. Hull, MLIS
Dean
TCU Library
TCU Box 298400
Fort Worth, TX 76129
Telephone: (817) 257-7696
t.hull@tcu.edu

Texas Tech University
Rick Fought, EdD, MLIS, AHIP
Executive Director of the Libraries
Preston Smith Library of the Health Sciences
Texas Tech University HSC
3601 4th St., STOP 7781
Lubbock, TX 79430
Telephone: (806) 743-9255
rick.fought@ttuhsc.edu

Texas Tech University – El Paso
Lisa Beinhoff, PhD, MLS, AHIP
Managing Director
Texas Tech University HSC – El Paso
MEB – Room 2100
5001 El Paso Drive
El Paso, TX 79905
Telephone: (915) 215-4310
lisa.beinhoff@ttuhsc.edu

University of Houston*
Stefanie Lapka, MSIS, AHIP
Interim Head of Health Sciences Libraries
M.D. Anderson Library
4333 University Drive, Room 108
Houston, TX 77204-2000
Telephone: 713-743-8334
slapka@central.uh.edu

University of the Incarnate Word
Yumi Yaguchi, MSIS, AHIP
Director of Library Services
UIW Libraries
School of Osteopathic Medicine
University of Incarnate Word
4301 Broadway CPO 121
San Antonio, TX 78209
Telephone: (210) 619-7039
yaguchi@uiwtx.edu

University of North Texas
Daniel E. Burgard, MLIS
University Librarian
Gibson D. Lewis Health Science Library
University of North Texas Health Science Center
at Fort Worth
3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard
Ft. Worth, TX 76107-2699
Telephone: (817) 735-2589
daniel.burgard@unthsc.edu

University of Texas Health – San Antonio
Pat Hawthorne, MSLS, MA
Executive Director of Libraries
The University of Texas Health
Science Center at San Antonio
Briscoe Library, Mail Code 7940
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229-3900
Telephone: (210) 567-2413
hawthorne@uthscsa.edu

University of Texas Medical Branch
Patricia Ciejka
Assoc VP for Library Services
and Academic Resources
Moody Medical Library
301 University Blvd
Galveston, TX 77555-1035
Telephone: (409) 772-8745
pciejka@utmb.edu

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Ana Naumann, MSc, MLS
Research and Education Librarian
Universtiy of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1210 W. Schunior, EMEBL 1.222
Edinburg, TX 78541
Telephone: (956) 296-1507
ana.naumann@utrgv.edu

UT Southwestern
Kelly Gonzalez, MS, MBA
Assistant Vice President for Library Services
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390-9049
Telephone: (214) 648-2626
Kelly.Gonzalez@utsouthwestern.edu

University of Texas at Tyler*
Becky McKay, MA, MLIS
Executive Director
Robert R. Muntz Library
3900 University Blvd.
Tyler, TX 75799
Telephone: (903) 566-7343
bmckay@uttyler.edu

 

Asterisks (*) denote provisional members