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I am an Associate Professor at the School of Library and Information Sciences at North Carolina Central University in Durham, NC. I hold Bachelors degrees in Biochemistry (BS), Chemistry (BA), and Spanish (BA) from New Mexico State University, an MS in Biotechnology from the University of Texas at San Antonio and received my Doctorate in Information Science from the University of Missouri in 2006.
My research interests pertain to the intersection of health sciences & biomedical literature and the information society. Health literacy and open access to scientific and health information can improve lives by reducing health information disparities. It is important to understand how to make high-quality information accessible to those who can benefit most from it.
My research focuses on scholarly communication and the use of health sciences & biomedical literature; I study the self-correcting attributes of science, the integrity of the scientific record and the changes that open access is having on the nature and use of health information.
Previous Research Experience:
I have been involved in research projects that have explored problems from an array of topics in the fields of information science and informatics. These include studies regarding vocabulary, information retrieval, information behavior, bio-informatics, health informatics, the electronic medical record and academic communication. These endeavors have equipped me with skills in statistics (SPSS & R), web administration, database management, and scripting with SED, php, Perl and SQL.
Prior to my doctoral studies in Information Science, I worked in a variety of bench-science environments, and have skills in numerous disciplines, including molecular biology & biotechnology, electron microscopy, cell culture, fermentation science and analytical chemistry.
I teach a variety of courses in both LIS and MIS curricula; please see the "Courses" tab for more detailed information.
About me
To contact me, please email me at gpeterson (at) nccu (dot) edu