Tiffany A. Follin, B.A., M.L.I.S., M.W.G.S.S., A.H.I.P.-S.

Tiffany Follin 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, residents, students, and staff; and offers assistance in gaining access to and learning resources such as QxMD Read and Endnote. 

Please note that the best way to reach Tiffany is via email or virtual office:

• Drop-in Office Hours: Monday-Friday 11am-1pm 
• Click HERE to schedule an appointment.
• Virtual Office: https://fau-edu.zoom.us/my/tfollin 

• 2024: Master of Arts in Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies (M.W.G.S.S.) Florida Atlantic University.  
• 2024: Academy of Health Information Professionals Certification, Senior level (A.H.I.P.-S.) Medical Library Association.  
• 2014: Master of Science in Library and Information Science (M.L.I.S.) Florida State University. 
• 2010: Bachelor of Arts in English. (B.A.) University of Florida. 
• 2008. Associate of Arts (A.A.) Palm Beach Community College

CERTIFICTIONS & CERTIFICATES

• Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP), Senior Level, Jan. 2024- Dec. 2028
• Appreciative Advising Course, Oct. 2023
• Medical Education Research Certificate (MERC), AAMC. 2021.

Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1423-8462 

Publications

Peer-Reviewed

• Follin, T., Frood, D., & Fadel, A. (Expected Winter 2024) Unboxing the Potential of Instagram: A Graphic Medicine Collection Development Collaboration. Charleston Conference Proceedings.

Non-Peer-Reviewed

• Follin, T. (2024 May). JAMAevidence Review. Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/15424065.2024.2351587 

Professional Newsletters & Blogs

• Follin, T. (2024, July). Dearest Gentle Reader…. Southern Expressions, 40(3), 7-9, https://southernchaptermla.wildapricot.org/resources/southernexpressions/2024vol40no3.pdf
• Follin, T. (2024, May) I Am MLA: Tiffany Follin. I AM MLA, https://www.mlanet.org/blog/i-am-mla-tiffany-follin-0
• Follin, T. (2024, April). Springing Forwards. Southern Expressions, 40(2), 6. https://southernchaptermla.wildapricot.org/resources/southernexpressions/2024vol40no2.pdf 
• Follin, T. & Knecht, M. (2023, January 15). FAU Red & Blue Days, an Interprofessional Healthcare Book Club, and Some Instagram Reels, Oh My! Southern Expressions, 40(1), 10-13. https://southernchaptermla.wildapricot.org/resources/southernexpressions/2024vol40no1.pdf
• 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, September 15). 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, September 15) “Promotion of Services.” Southern Expressions, 37(4), 6 & 10.https://southernchaptermla.wildapricot.org/resources/southernexpressions/2021vol37no4.pdf

Presentations

*Peer-Reviewed

National & International Presentations

• *Follin, T. (2024 May) Spotlighting PUMP Act Resources & Breast Practices for Incorporating Lactation Support into a Medical Library Workplace Culture. Lighting Talk presenting at the Annual Meeting Medical Library Association, Inc. Portland, OR.
• *Knecht, M. & Follin, T. (2024 May) Creating a Graphic Medicine Book Club to Promote Interprofessional Education and Community. Program Abstract presenting at the Annual Meeting Medical Library Association, Inc. Portland, OR.
• *Follin, T., Frood, D., & Fadel, A. (2024, May) Unboxing the Potential of Instagram: A Graphic Medicine Collection Development Collaboration. Poster presenting at the Annual Meeting Medical Library Association, Inc. Portland, OR.
• *Follin, T., Frood, D., Rubin, S. & Knecht, M. (2024, March) Silence in the Library? Making Some Noise with a Graphic Novels Collection, Instagram Marketing, and an Interprofessional Healthcare Book Club. Presentation presented at the "Florida" Panel of the Comparative Studies Student Association of Florida Atlantic University Annual Conference, Boca Raton, Fl. 
• *Frood, D., Follin, T., & Fadel, A. (2023, November) Unboxing the Potential of Instagram: A Graphic Medicine Collection Development Collaboration. Poster presented at the Charleston Hub Annual Conference, Charleston, SC.
• *Follin, T. & Knecht, M. (2022, May) Dynamic design: Creating an intuitive search experience for a library resources page. 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

• Follin, T., Frood, D., Rubin, S. & Knecht, M. (2024, April) Silence in the Library? Making Some Noise with a Graphic Novels Collection, Instagram Marketing, and an Interprofessional Healthcare Book Club. Lightening Round presentation at the Tennessee Health Science Library Association (THeSLA) Annual Meeting, online.
• Follin, T., Frood, D., & Fadel, A. (2024, April) Unboxing the Potential of Instagram: A Graphic Medicine Collection Development Collaboration. Lightening Round presentation at the Tennessee Health Science Library Association (THeSLA) Annual Meeting, online.
• Follin, T. (2023, November) Express Yourself: Utilizing the PUMP Act in Medical Libraries. Research/Quality Improvement/Program presentation at the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association (PNCMLA) Annual Meeting, Online
• Follin, T., Frood, D., & Fadel, A. (2023, November) Unboxing the Potential of Instagram: A Graphic Medicine Collection Development Collaboration. Poster presentation at the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association (PNCMLA) Annual Meeting, Online.
• Knecht, M. & Follin, T. (2023 October) Creating a Graphic Medicine Book Club to Promote Interprofessional Education and Community. Lightening talk presentation at the Tennessee Health Science Library Association (THeSLA), 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.

 Local Presentations

• Follin, T., Frood, D., & Fadel, A. (2023, December) Unboxing the Potential of Instagram: A Graphic Medicine Collection Development Collaboration. Lightning round presentation at the South Florida Health Sciences Library Consortium Winter Meeting, Online.
• Knecht, M. & Follin, T. (2023 December) Creating a Graphic Medicine Book Club to Promote Interprofessional Education and Community. Lightning round presentation at the South Florida Health Sciences Library Consortium Winter Meeting, Online.
• 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. (2021, December). Dynamic design: Creating an intuitive search experience for a library resources page. Lightning round presentation at the South Florida Health Sciences Library Consortium Winter Meeting, Online.

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. 

• 5 years of service, Florida Atlantic University
• Nominated for the College of Medicine's Dean's Excellence Award (2018)