Kimberley R. Barker, MLIS, is the Librarian for Community & Outreach Services at the University of Virginia’s Claude Moore Health Sciences Library. With over 24 years’ experience in library science, Kimberley has held a variety of positions in different types of libraries and specialized in several different aspects of the field.

Barker’s instructional work for UVA Health focuses on the series she created, Contemporary Issues & Healthcare, which targets the intersection of healthcare with topics such as artificial intelligence, net neutrality, climate change, and bias; her presentations are available at https://www.slideshare.net/kr_barker.

In her community engagement role, Barker develops effective approaches to meet the health literacy needs of people in surrounding communities, and coordinates library support for community engagement and health equity, in accordance with UVA Health’s One Future Together strategic plan.

A graduate of both Furman University (B.A.) and the University of South Carolina (MLIS), Barker is past-Chair of both the Medical Library Association’s Technology Advisory Committee, and the Technology Program Advisory Committee for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, (Region One). In her non-work life, she enjoys foraging, embroidery, playing D&D, volunteering with a local food equity initiative, and damaging her hearing with Industrial Metal.

Please: if you have suggestions about how the Library can improve its health advocacy for any group of people, I would appreciate the opportunity to listen to you. Kimberley@virginia.edu