David Brown, NNLM Regional Medical Librarian
Biography:
Dr. David M Brown is the Public Health Engagement Specialist and State Outreach Specialist
for North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming for the Network of the National Library
of Medicine (NNLM), Region 4. Before joining the University of Wyoming and the NNLM,
he worked as a professor of Public Health, teaching MPH and Dr. PH students. He has
served in many leadership roles within professional associations and professional
journals.
Dr. Brown’s scholarship has resulted in over 30 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters
and other reviewed documents. He has presented at over 75 local, state, national and
international conferences in the areas of school-based health education, health literacy,
health research methods and educational methods.
Education:
- Ed.D., Health Education, Teachers College Columbia University
- MLIS, Health and e-science, Wayne State University
- MA, Computers and Education, Teachers College Columbia University
Awards & Recognitions:
- Lifetime Member Kappa Delta Pi International Education Honor Society
- Lifetime Member Golden Key International Honour Society
- Lifetime Member Beta Phi Mu International Library and Information Studies Honor Society
Professional Websites:
Selected Publications & Grants
Grant- UG4LM013732, Region 4 Medical Library Program Department of Health and Human
Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, Soehner, C.B.
(PI) 05/01/21-04/30/26 Responsible for region-wide coordination of RML resources and
services related to public health and outreach, as well as leadership for the Region
4 health information literacy programs and projects.
Grant- UG4LM012344, MidContinental Regional Medical Library Program Department of
Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine,
Soehner, C.B. (PI) 05/01/20-04/30/21 Responsible for statewide coordination of RML
resources and services, as well as leadership for the MidContinental Region health
information literacy programs and projects.
Levin, R., Brown, D. & Bramble, J. (In press). “The Moby Bookmobile: Providing Health
Education Materials in Wyoming Indian Country” Health Promotion Practice. doi: 10.1177/15248399231176252.
Brown, D. & Abbey, D. (2022). “Mentoring Health Science Library Students: Practices
and Perceptions From the NNLM Region 4” The Chronicle of Mentoring & Coaching. 6.
p 569-572.
Hyder, N., Adcock, A. & Brown, D. (2020). “An Overview of Faculty Communities of
Faculty Practice.” Journal of Educational Research & Practice. 10(1) p. 420-426 doi:
10.5590/JERAP.2020.10.1.27
Brown, D. (2020). “A Review of the PubMed PICO Tool: Using Evidence-Based Practice
in Health Education” Health Promotion Practice. 21(4) p. 496-498. doi:10.1177/1524839919893361
Brown, D. (2021). “Experiencing the Wyoming Library Association Mentoring Program”
