by Barbara Kopshina, DuBois Campus Library

Nancy Adams is passionate about many things but two that stand out are education and her fondness for tea! She joined Penn State Hershey in 2010 and currently serves as associate director, coordinator of education & instruction for the George T. Harrell Health Sciences Library at the rank of assistant librarian. Currently, she provides instruction to medical students and residents and coordinates the library educational mission, among other things.

In the fall of 2011, Nancy started working towards a doctoral degree in adult education through Penn State and hopes to complete the program and write her dissertation in 2016. As a former high school and college science teacher, Nancy has had a variety of experiences with education. A few of her interests in education include learning theory, research in general and qualitative research, specifically. Particular areas that she likes to focus on are team- based, case-based and problem-based learning. Nancy enjoys designing instructional videos and incorporating creative aspects into them such as poetry and music in relation to medicine.

Nancy is a member of the Medical Library Association, Association for College and Research Libraries, American Library Association, and Pennsylvania Library Association. She was recently invited to the Admissions Selection Team for the Penn State College of Medicine where she will be helping to select our nation’s future doctors!

When Nancy isn’t working on her dissertation or collecting data for her Ed.D.., she enjoys drinking a variety of teas. She especially enjoys Earl Grey and herbal and green teas. She’s also partial to most outdoor activities including camping and hiking.