New faculty spotlight: Jess King

Jess King

Jess King is a new faculty member at UNMC.

  • Name: Jess King
  • Hometown: Quaker City, Ohio
  • Title and department at UNMC: Assistant professor, education and research services librarian, McGoogan Library of Medicine

Research/professional interests:

  • Information literacy education;
  • Outreach to the larger university population;
  • Global health; and
  • How to best support international students/faculty in the medical library setting.

How I fell in love with librarianship:

While earning my B.A., I received research assistance from our history program’s embedded librarian. She was amazing at her job and was able to help you think “outside the box” when forming search strategies. I eventually decided that I would like to provide that same guidance to others.

Degrees:

  • Bachelor of Arts, Muskingum University, New Concord, Ohio, 2016
    • Majors: History and international affairs
    • Minors: Religion and English
  • Master of Library and Information Science, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 2019

Three things people may not know about me:

  • I lived in Japan for one year during my undergraduate studies.
  • I have been a licensed practical nurse since high school, earning my licensure through a vocational school and taking the National Council Licensure Examination immediately upon graduation.
  • I was in the United States Navy, but was discharged due to issues with one of my knees. I am stubborn though and have not let that knee stop me from becoming an avid distance runner.