Ann P Harris, MLIS, AHIP
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Library
Biosketch
Ann Harris, MLIS, AHIP, has over 20 years of experience working in academic and public libraries, including serving as an intern and volunteer in medical libraries, and has provided research and reference assistance to library users from numerous backgrounds, professions, and research interests. At WMed, she currently serves in the position of Senior Informationist and Medical Librarian Team Leader and holds the rank of Assistant Professor. Ann previously served as a Reference Librarian for South University in Novi, Michigan, where she provided comprehensive research assistance and support, and information literacy instruction to students in various academic disciplines and degree levels, including undergraduate and graduate nursing. She has been a member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) since 2020, and in 2021, earned Level 2 certification as a Consumer Health Information Specialist from the Medical Library Association. Ann earned a Bachelor of Arts in Nutrition and Food Science and a Master of Library and Information Science, both from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.
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- MLIS 2014, Library and Information Science, Wayne State University
- BA 2009, Nutrition and Food Science, Wayne State University
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- information literacy
- Library Services
- Librarians
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Shrestha M., Usmani A., Karlov S., Harris A., Patel D.R. Racket Sports-Related Injuries in Youth Athletes: A Narrative Review International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2026;23(1)
Rausch R., Chahin S., Miller C., Dopheide L., Bovio N., Harris A., Patel D. The Mental Health of Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Review of the Last Five Years of Research Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025;14
Shrestha M., Harris A., Bailey T., Savant U., Patel D.R. The Use of Complementary and Alternative Treatments in Adolescent Obesity: A Narrative Review International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2025;22(2)
Pinto Payares D.V., Spooner L., Vosters J., Dominguez S., Patrick L., Harris A., Kanungo S. A systematic review on the role of mitochondrial dysfunction/disorders in neurodevelopmental disorders and psychiatric/behavioral disorders Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2024;15
Neelakantan M., Ryali B., Cabral M.D., Harris A., McCarroll J., Patel D.R. Academic performance following sport-related concussions in children and adolescents: A scoping review International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020;17:1-12.
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- Adapting systematic review services to meet researcher and librarian needs. McCarroll J, Lorbeer E, Harris A., Midwest Chapter/Medical Library Association 2025 Annual Conference, virtual, virtual, 10/2025
- The role of mitochondrial disorders in neurodevelopmental disorders and psychiatric/behavioral conditions. Payares DP, Spooner L, Vosters J, Dominguez S, Patrick L, Harris A, Kanungo S, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2024
- Eliminating barriers to publishing case reports in open-access journals for medical trainees. Lorbeer L, Harris A, McCarroll J, Joint Meeting of the Medical Library Association and Special Libraries Association, Detroit, MI, 05/2023
- Taking action to reduce health misinformation: Training medical learners how to disseminate information to the consumer. Harris A, McCarroll J, Lorbeer E, Joint Meeting of the Medical Library Association and Special Libraries Association, Detroit, MI, 05/2023
- Taking action to reduce health misinformation: Training medical learners how to disseminate information to the consumer. Harris A, McCarroll J, Lorbeer E, NNLM Virtual Symposium on Health Misinformation, virtual, virtual, 04/2023
- Becoming health literacy superheroes during a pandemic: A student-driven project on COVID-19 developments. Harris A, Trinh A, Letherer A, Joint Meeting of the MidContinental and MidWest Chapters of the Medical Library Association, virtual, virtual, 10/2020