Esparza, Julia M.

MLA Elected Offices and Committee Chair Appointments

MLA

• Past-President, 2020-2021
• President, 2019-2020
• President-Elect, 2018-2019
• Board of Directors, 2012-2015
• Cancer Librarians Section, Chair, 2009-2010
• Hospital Libraries Section, Chair, 2017-2018
• Public Health/Health Administration Section, Chair, 2011-2012

Chapter

• South Central Chapter
• Continuing Education Committee: Co-Chair, 2022-2023; Chair, 2009-2011; Co-Chair, 2008-2009

Honors and Awards

MLA

• President’s Award, 2022
• MLA Fellow, 2022
• South Central Chapter, Elizabeth K. Eaton Research Award, 1^st Place Paper, 2022
• Consumer Health Information Specialization 2022–2026
• President’s Award, 2020
• South Central Chapter, Elizabeth K. Eaton Research Award, 3^rd Place Paper, 2020
• President’s Award, 2019
• South Central Chapter, Librarian of the Year, 2018
• Research Section MLA Meeting Poster and Paper Award, 2nd Place Paper, 2018
• Lucretia W. McClure Excellence in Education Award, 2017
• Research Section MLA Meeting Poster and Paper Award, 2nd Place Paper, 2016
• South Central Chapter, Elizabeth K. Eaton Research Award, 1^st Place Paper, 2016
• South Central Chapter, Elizabeth K. Eaton Research Award, 3^rd Place Paper, 2015
• Estelle Brodman Award for the Academic Medical Librarian of the Year, 2014
• Hospital Libraries Section, Travel Grant, 2013
• Hospital Libraries Section, Professional Recognition Award for Technical Innovation, 2012
• Hospital Libraries Section, Professional Development Award, 2011
• Research Section MLA Meeting Poster and Paper Award, 2nd Place Paper, 2010
• South Central Chapter, Elizabeth K. Eaton Research Award, 1^st Place Paper, 2010
• Hospital Libraries Section, Recognition Award for Publication, 2009
• Academy of Health Information Professionals, 2009-

Publications (5 representative)

• Zipperer L, Jones BB, Esparza JM, Wahr J. Evidence, information, and knowledge: The basic elements of safe surgical care. In: Stahel PF. ed. Surgical patient safety: A case-based approach. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2017. p. 249-260. http://accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2179&sectionid=164021525. Accessed July 13, 2017.
• Esparza JM, McLarty J, Shi R, Comegys M, Banks D. The effect of a clinical medical librarian on in-patient care outcomes. J Med Libr Assoc. 2013 Oct;101(3):185-91.
• Davis TC, Arnold CL, Rademaker A, Bailey SC, Platt DJ, Reynolds C, Esparza J, Liu D, Wolf MS. Differences in barriers to mammography between rural and urban women. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2012;21(7):748-55.
• Cyrus J, Duggar D, Esparza JM, Adams M, Dobbins M, Pullen K. Connecting with hospital nurses through MINE. J Hosp Librariansh. 2012;12(2):142-53.
• Esparza J. Consumer health services in hospitals: The front line for health literacy. In: Kars M, Baker LM, Wilson F, eds. The MLA guide to health literacy. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman; 2008. p. 217-42.

Professional Positions

• Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, LSUHS Library and Department of Medical Library Science
• Associate Director, 2018-
• Head, User Education and Outreach Services, 2015-2018
• Clinical Medical Librarian/Assistant Professor, 2007-2015
•  Deaconess Health System, Evansville, IN
• Medical Librarian, 2006-2007
• Manager of Library Services, 2002-2006
•  ECRI Institute, Plymouth Meeting, PA
• Electronic Services Librarian, 1999-2002
• Serials Librarian, 1996-1999
•  Kelly Professional Services (McNeil Consumer Products), Fort Washington, PA
• Serials Librarian, 1995-1996
•  Armstrong State College, Savannah, GA
• Reference/Bibliographic Instruction Librarian, 1994-1995

MLA published statements about the fellow

• Pionke JJ, Aaronson EM. 121st annual meeting Medical Library Association, Inc. May 10-27, 2021. J Med Libr Assoc. 2022 Jan;110(1):E1-E29. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8830401
• Pionke JJ, Aaronson EM. 120th virtual annual meeting and conference Medical Library Association, Inc. May 19, 2020, and July 27-August 28, 2020. J Med Libr Assoc. 2021Jan;109(1):E1-E40. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7781040
• Pionke JJ, Aaronson EM. 119th annual meeting Medical Library Association, Inc. Chicago, IL May 3-8, 2019. J Med Libr Assoc. 2020 Jan;108(1):E1-E17. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31897069
• Philbrick JL. Esparza, JM, Medical Library Association president, 2019-2020. J Med Libr Assoc. 2019 Oct;107(4):465-467. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6774564
• Mitchell N. 117th annual meeting Medical Library Association, Inc. Seattle, WA May 26-31, 2017. J Med Libr Assoc. 2018 Jan;106(1):E1-E28. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29354021
• Mitchell N. Proceedings, 114th annual meeting Medical Library Association, Inc. Chicago, IL. J Med Libr Assoc. 2015 Jan;103(1):E1-22. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4279946

Education

• MLS, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 1993
• BA, University of Evansville, Evansville, IN, 1991