Alpi, Kristine Markovich (PhD)

MLA Elected Offices and Committee Chair Appointments

MLA

• President, 2021–2022
• President-Elect, 2020–2021
• Rising Stars: mentor, 2018­–2019 and program mentor, 2016–2017
• Nominating Committee, member, 2017
• Board of Directors, member, 2013­–2016
• Journal of the Medical Library Association: Proceedings, co-associate editor, 2009–2012; Editorial Board, member, 2005­–2008
• Allied Representative to Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce, 2007–2010
• Nominating Committee, member, 2007
• MLA News, Technology Column, coeditor, 2000­–2003
• Grants & Scholarships Committee, member, chair-designate, and chair, 1998­–2001

MLA Caucus (Section/SIG)

• Institutional Animal Care & Use SIG, co-convener, 2017–2018
• Research Section: Hypothesis, editorial board member, 2003–2015; past chair/chair/chair-elect, 2011–2013; Awards Committee, cochair (Posters), 2008–2011
• Public Health/Health Administration Section, past-chair/chair/chair-elect, 2003–2005; Core Public Health Journal Project, editorial board member, 2001–2008
• Medical Informatics Section/MLA Career Development Award, jury member, 2001­–2002; chair, 2002­–2003
• Medical Library Education Section, secretary/treasurer and webmaster, 1998–2002

Chapter

• Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Professional Development Committee, chair, 2009–2010
• New York-New Jersey Chapter, board member, 2003–2005; Nominating Committee, chair, 2001–2002

Honors and Awards

MLA

• Academy of Health Information Professionals, Distinguished Member, 2007–
• Scroll of Exemplary Service, Hospital Library Caucus, 2021
• Librarians without Borders® Ursula Poland International Scholarship, 2018
• Mid-Atlantic Chapter Annual Meeting 1st Place Research Paper Award, 2017
• Medical Informatics Section, Career Development Award, 2009
• Public Health/Health Administration Section Research Award (with Mary Adams), 2008
• Louise Darling Medal for Distinguished Achievement in Collection Development in the Health Sciences [shared award for Core Public Health Journals project of the Public Health/Health Administration Section], 2006
• Thomson Scientific/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award [shared award for New York Online Access to Health], 2006
• Outstanding Contribution by a New Member, New York-New Jersey Chapter, 1999

 Other Awards

• Class of 2015 and Class of 2011 Phyllis Edwards Service Award, College of Veterinary Medicine, NCSU, 2015 and 2011
• Phi Kappa Phi Membership, 2015
• Phi Zeta, Honorary Membership (Veterinary Honor Society), 2014
• Northeast Public Health Leadership Institute, Scholar 2004–2005
• Beta Phi Mu, 1996
• Phi Beta Kappa, 1994

Other Accomplishments and Activities (selected)

• American Medical Informatics Association, Education Working Group, chair, 2020–2021; chair-elect, 2019; vice-chair, 2017–2018
• Association of North Carolina Health and Science Libraries, past-president/president/president-elect, 2009–2011
• National Library of Medicine
  • Special Emphasis (Grant Review) Panels, chair, 2022, 2019; panelist, 2020-2021, 2017–2018
  • Biomedical Library and Informatics Review Committee, panelist, 2017, 2011–2014
  • T15 Training Grant Review Panel, panelist, 2016
  • Special Emphasis Panel (NNLM), chair, 2015
  • Workshop on Enhancing Training for Biomedical Big Data. Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) Initiative, NIH, participant, 2013
  • Planning Panel–Long Range Plan–Support for Clinical and Public Health Systems of the 21^st Century, member, 2005–2006
• Metropolitan New York Library Council Professional Advisory Council, member, 2005–2008
• New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) Content Committee, member and Spanish content editor, 1998–2006
• Phi Beta Kappa Association of Wake County, vice-president, 2017–2018
• Central Carolina Chapter, Indiana University, Alumni Association, vice-president/president/past-president, 2010–2013

Publications (5 representative)

• See all publications at Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Ivr8PeoAAAAJ&hl=en.
• Alpi KM, Vo T, Dorman DC. Language consideration and methodological transparency in “systematic” reviews of animal toxicity studies. Int J Toxicol. 2019;38(2):135–145. https://doi.org/10.1177/1091581819827232.
• Alpi KM, Evans JJ. Distinguishing case study as a research method from case reports as a publication type. J Med Libr Assoc. 2019;107(1):1–5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6300237/.
• Lessick S, Perryman C, De Groote SL, Billman BL, Alpi KM, Babin TD, Jr. Survey of research engagement of health sciences librarians.  J Med Libr Assoc. 2016;104(2):166–173. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4816469/.
• Alpi KM. Expert searching in public health. J Med Libr Assoc. 2005 Jan;93(1):97–103. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC545128/?tool=pubmed.
• Alpi KM, Bibel BM. Meeting the health information needs of diverse populations. Libr Trends. 2004 Fall;53(2):268–82. https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/1730.

Professional Positions

• Oregon Health & Science University
  • Oregon Health & Science University Library
    • University librarian, December 2018–
    • Associate professor, July 2019–
  • Graduate faculty in Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, May 2020–
  • Joint appointment in the Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, July 2020–
• North Carolina State University
  • NCSU Libraries, William Rand Kenan Jr. Library of Veterinary Medicine,
  • Director, 2008–2018
  • College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, adjunct assistant professor, 2012–
• Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University
  • Weill Cornell Medical Library
    • Associate library director, 2005–2008
    • Information services librarian, 2000–2002
  • Lecturer in Public Health, Voluntary, 2002–2008
• NYC Dept of Health & Mental Hygiene, Public Health Library, library manager, 2002–2005
• Long Island University, Palmer School of Library & Information Science, adjunct faculty, 2002
• New York University, adjunct science reference librarian, PT, 1999–2002
• New York Academy of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region NNLM, education coordinator, 1998–1999
• National Library of Medicine, associate fellowship,1997–1998
• Wishard Health Services, librarian/search analyst, 1996–1997

MLA published statements about the fellow

• Gallagher, PE. President's Page: Kristine M. Alpi, AHIP, FMLA, Medical Library Association President, 2021–2022. J Med Libr Assoc. 2021;109(4):526-527. https://jmla.pitt.edu/ojs/jmla/article/view/1387/1399.
• Alpi KM. We are all public health [invited editorial]. J Med Libr Assoc. 2007;95(3):229–231. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1924947&blobtype=pdf.
• Osterbur DL, Alpi KM, Canevari C, Corley PM, Devare M, et al. Vignettes: Diverse library staff offering diverse bioinformatics services. J Med Libr Assoc. 2006;94(3):306,E188–E191. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1525318&blobtype=pdf.
• Alpi KM, Nicholson J. Getting a second degree...should I or shouldn’t I: Two more case studies. MLA News, 2008;411:1,14-15.
  
  

Education

• PhD, North Carolina State University, 2018
• MPH, Hunter College, City University of New York, 2003
• MLS, Indiana University, Bloomington (IUB), 1996
• Certificate in Business Foundations, IUB, 1996
• BA, Spanish and History of Art (Honors), IUB, 1995

Contributed by Jean P. Shipman