How did I end up here, editing MIDLINE? I blame it on my high school English teacher, Mr. Judson. He told me I was a decent writer and should consider studying English or journalism in college. I studied the latter at Iowa State, and after graduation I worked as a newspaper copy editor for two-and-a-half years in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. I had had enough of the monotony of writing headlines for "Dear Abby" and "Heloise" columns, so I studied library science at the University of Iowa and graduated in 2004. (When I was at Iowa State, I worked in Youth Services at the Ames Public Library and fell in love with libraries.) After a stint at a public library, I moved to Ottumwa, Iowa, and began working in a hospital library there until January 2007. I moved to Davenport, Iowa, took a job as a (nearly solo) medical librarian for Genesis Medical Center, where I am today.
In my spare time, I like hiking, hanging out with my Big Brother/Big Sister match Eric (he's the Little), playing Wii, and collecting music. I also like a good dram of Scotch now and then. I'm honored to be here and thank Clare Leibfarth for helping me with this first issue. See, Mr. Judson, I'm still using my journalism degree. Send me a message here or on Facebook and let me know how we can improve MIDLINE.