About
Lisa Chow is a people-centered design advocate and information professional with a few "library ribbons" including Special Libraries Association (SLA) Rising Star, Library Journal (LJ) Mover & Shaker, American Library Association (ALA) Emerging Leader, and Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Diversity Scholar. Her professional interests include consumer health, emerging technologies, health literacy, project management, unconferences, and usability. Lisa is half of People Interact, a consultancy that works with libraries and nonprofits to implement creative solutions to effectively improve individual and organizational performance by focusing on the human element.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
People-centered design advocate and information professional with extensive knowledge and experience in:
- people-centered design methods, usability, and user experience
- project management (initiating, leading, and managing special projects, committees, and programs)
- developing and organizing unconferences and other events
- social media tools, web analytics, and emerging technologies
- reference and information services, community outreach, partnerships, instructional services, and training in public libraries, academic libraries, and special libraries
recent professional activity
- Contributed to recently published book Asian Americans and Libraries: Activism, Collaboration and Strategies for the 21st Century.
- Completed NYU project management certificate.
- Interviewed for library leader feature on Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) website.