Katherine Schilling
Associate Professor
Bloomington campus
Contact Information
Research Interests
My areas of expertise are in health informatics and health sciences libraries, with experience in HIV/AIDS, mental health and behavioral oncology. My work has focused on the development of patient-facing websites, public information portals, and symptom monitoring/management systems. I also have expertise in website development, mHealth, health literacy, health information literacy, evidence-based practice, etc.
Education
Ed.D., Boston University, 2002
Courses Taught at SLIS
- Z401 - Computing Tools and Resources
- Z551 - Library Management
- Z573 - Education of Information Users
- Z604 - Leadership Forum
- Z644 - Consumer Health Informatics (formerly 604)
- Z653 - Health Sciences Librarianship
Biography
Hello! I am Dr. Katherine Schilling, an associate professor at the School of Library and Information Science (Indianapolis). I also hold adjunct appointments at the Indiana University School of Informatics (Indianapolis), and at the Indiana University School of Nursing. I am a member of the Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, and an affiliated researcher of the Walther Cancer Institute and the Regenstrief Institute.
My expertise and background are in health informatics, health information and health sciences librarianship. Before coming to IUPUI in 2004, I was an academic health sciences librarian at the University of Pittsburgh and Boston University Medical Center for many years, where I specialized in information literacy and information management, served as a webmaster for 11 years, and developed information-focused curricula and programming with the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Public Health, Nursing (Pitt), Pharmacy (Pitt), and others.
I am active in the Medical Library Association, American Medical Informatics Association, and am a senior member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP), the professional development credentialing program of the Medical Library Association (MLA). I have also served as the Associate Editor of the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA), and have been a member of the Journal’s editorial board. I have also been a consultant on MLA’s Health Information Literacy Program for the promotion of patient-self management through hospital librarianship and clinical partnerships. I currently serve as the President of the Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association.
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