NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program
NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program
The NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program prepares emerging leaders for the position of library director in academic health sciences libraries. Fellows develop their knowledge and skills in a variety of learning settings, including exposure to leadership in another environment. They are paired with mentors who are academic health sciences library directors. The program takes advantage of flexible scheduling and an online learning community to minimize disruption to professional and personal schedules. AAHSL will provide financial support for a small cohort of fellows and will underwrite travel and meeting expenses.
The NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program is designed for librarians with prior management experience. In most cases, a minimum of three to five years of experience is the baseline for candidates to be given consideration. Applicants should have a strong interest in pursuing a directorship in academic health sciences libraries, regardless of the type of library background or current setting.
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NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program 2025-2026
Jill Deaver, MA, MLIS
Chair, Lister Hill Library Department of Clinical, Academic, & Research Engagement
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Mentor: Erinn Aspinall, MSI
Senior Director
Health Sciences Libraries
University of Minnesota Libraries
Minneapolis, MN
Lorin Jackson, MA, MI
Assistant Director, Assistant Professor
Holman Biotech Commons
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Mentor: Liz Lorbeer, EdM, MLS, AHIP
Chair, Department of Medical Library and Professor Library Director
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
Kalamazoo, MI
Emme Lopez, MLS, AHIP
Assistant University Librarian (Head of Research & Education)
Medical Sciences Library
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Mentor: Joey Nicholson, PhD, MLIS, MPH
Chair and Director
New York University Health Sciences Library at NYU Langone Health
New York University
New York, NY
Tamara Nelson, EdS, MLIS, AHIP
Director of Library Experience & User Engagement
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Mentor: Renae Barger, MLIS
Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences Library System
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Annabelle Nunez, MA
Annabelle V. Nunez, MA
Interim Director (Associate)
University of Arizona Health Sciences Library
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Mentor: Nancy Allee, PhD, MPH, MLS
Director
Taubman Health Sciences Library & STEM
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
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Fellow Graduates
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Reports
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Evaluation
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For more information about the program, please contact Judy Cohn, Program Director, AAHSL Future Leadership Committee, [email protected].
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