Tiffany Follin

Tiffany Follin (She/Her) is the primary medical library contact person for all off-campus clinical faculty, all residents, and FAU's COM community partners. In addition, she acts as a liaison between various parties and the library resources in resolving OpenAthens issues; offers reference and research services to CoM faculty, clinical faculty, students, residents, and staff; and offers assistance in gaining access to and learning resources such as QxMD Read.

Education:
M.A., Florida Atlantic University (Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, 2015-present)
M.L.I.S., Florida State University (Library and Information Science, 2014)
B.A., University of Florida (English, 2010)
A.A., Palm Beach State College (Liberal Arts, 2008)

Presentations:

National Presentations

• Follin, T. & Knecht, M. (2022, May) Dynamic design: Creating an intuitive search experience for a library resources page. In-person Lightening Talk presentation at the 122nd Annual Meeting Medical Library Association, Inc. New Orleans, La
• Follin, T., & Dedonno, M. (2019, May) rELEVATE: A Model for Expanding Resident Outreach and Services. Poster presented at the 119th Annual Meeting Medical Library Association, Inc. Chicago, IL.


Regional Presentations

• Knecht, M. & Follin, T. (2022, December). The ins and outs of FMLA: Navigating extended leave as medical librarians. Lightning round presentation at the South Florida Health Sciences Library Consortium Winter Meeting, Online.
• Knecht, M. & Follin, T. (2022, November) The Ins and Outs of FMLA: Navigating Extended Leave as Medical Librarians. Lightening Talk at the Tennessee Health Science Library Association Annual Meeting, Online.
• Knecht, M. & Follin, T. (2022, October) The Ins and Outs of FMLA: Navigating Extended Leave as Medical Librarians. Research/Quality Improvement/Program Presentation at the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Online.
• Knecht, M., & Follin, T. (2021, October) Dynamic design: Creating an intuitive search experience for a library resources page. Lightening Talk presentation at the Midcontinental chapter of the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Online.
• Knecht, M., & Follin, T. (2021, July) Dynamic design: Creating an intuitive search experience for a library resources page. Paper presentation at the Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Online.

Other Publications

• Follin, T. & Knecht, M. (2023, January 19). The ins and outs of FMLA: Navigating extended leave as medical librarians. MLA Connect. https://www.mlanet.org/p/cm/ld/fid=1122&&blogaid=4275
• Follin, T. & Knecht, M. (2022). Showing our red & blue weeks spirit. Southern Expressions, 38(4), 10-11. https://southernchaptermla.wildapricot.org/resources/southernexpressions/2022vol38no4.pdf
• Follin, T. & Knecht, M. (2021, October) SC/MLA Members Share Inspiring Ideas For Promoting Libraries: Part 2 of 3. MLAConnect. https://www.mlanet.org/p/bl/et/blogid=112&blogaid=3666
• Follin, T. & Knecht, M. (2021) “Promotion of Services.” Southern Expressions, 37(4), 6 & 10.
https://southernchaptermla.wildapricot.org/resources/southernexpressions/2021vol37no4.pdf

Exhibits

• Caputi, J., Follin, T., Coleman, J. (2018) "Pop Goes the Planet! An Ecofeminist Take on The Popular Culture of Ecocide." A Women, Environment, Ecofeminism and Environmental Justice class project for the Women, Gender and Sexualities Studies M.A. program. Showcased in the Wimberly Library.