Biographical Profile
Interest Background
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
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Tu-Keefner, Feili
Associate Professor
Dr. Feili Tu-Keefner specializes in health sciences librarianship, health informatics, and health communication and is a WHO-certified infodemic manager. She is a founding member and academic advisor for the Certificate of Graduate Study in Health Communication program and contributes to the development of programs in Information Security and Cyber Leadership. Dr. Tu-Keefner has led six case studies (2015–2024) on public libraries' roles in disaster response and recovery.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Information & Comm.
- Department
- School of Information Sciences
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- Library disaster leadership, Community-first disaster information services, Infodemic management, Health informatics, Health communications, Health information literacy
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Social Sciences, Health Sciences
- Personal Focus Areas
- Community-first Disaster and Health Information Services, Infodemic Management, Health Informatics, Health Information Literacy, Health Sciences Librarianship and Its Education, Evidence-Based Health Information Access, • Reference, Information, and Research Services
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Texas Woman's University | Denton, Texas | PhD | Library and Information Studies |
| 1987 | Louisiana State University | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | MLIS | Library and Information Science |
| 1984 | Soochow University | Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. | BA | English |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 - 1989 | International Exchange of Publications Librarian, Bureau of International Exchange of Publications | National Central Library, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. |
| 1989 - 1992 | Associate Researcher (Reference/Serials Librarian), Information and Computing Library | National Central Library, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. |
| 09/1996 - 08/1998 | Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Science | The University of Iowa |
| 09/1998 - 07/1999 | Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Information and Library Studies | The University of Buffalo, State University of New York |
| 07/1999 - 08/2000 | Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Science | The University of Iowa |
| 09/2000 - 07/2003 | Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Science | San Jose State University |
| 09/2003 - 06/2009 | Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Science | University of South Carolina |
| 07/2009 - Present | Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Science | University of South Carolina |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Award | Nominee, Michael J. Mungo Graduate Teaching Award | University of South Carolina |
| Award | First Place award for paper | Virtual Reference Services (VRS) and their Integrations in Health Science (HS) Librarianship Curricula at the Southern Chapter and Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association Joint Meeting | |
| Award | Finalist, First Library Journal Teaching Award | First Library Journal |
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