Keith Pickett

The Associate Dean for Health Sciences serves as the chief advisor to the Dean on health sciences matters and leads Tulane University Libraries’ health services. The Associate Dean oversees health research services, integrating these into the University's priorities. This role includes a senior liaison function with the Medical School, Medical Center, and the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, ensuring seamless collaboration and alignment with the Tulane University Libraries' strategic goals.  

The Associate Dean fosters collaboration, innovation, and a positive work environment, positioning the Health Sciences Library as a premier research and learning destination and anchoring Tulane University Libraries’ downtown efforts. In this senior leadership role, the Associate Dean works closely with the Dean’s Cabinet to connect all efforts to the University’s priorities, service needs, the Libraries’ Kaleidoscope Vision.  

The Associate Dean for Health Sciences establishes and implement strategies to advance and support research and learning in the health sciences collection through future-focused investment strategies, advancing and evolving services in conjunction with creative budget management. The Associate Dean is responsible for implementing health sciences collection and space efforts aligned with the University’s priorities.   

With a portfolio including Health Research Services and the Health Sciences Library, the Associate Dean maintains broad working relationships within the Libraries and with key campus contacts, particularly within the health sciences disciplines and the Primate Center.  

Selected Publications:

Ryan PC, Ching IC, Ierulli VK, Pickett K, Mulcahey MK. Fear of Re-Injury, Psychological Factors, and Sport Played Have Negative Impact on Return to Sport Following Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for Patellar Instability. Arthroscopy. 2024 Jun 5:S0749-8063(24)00399-2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2024.05.022

Sullivan, Brianne N., Mia A. Baggett, Samantha S. O’Connell, Keith M. Pickett, and Chad Steele. 2022. A Systematic Review to Assess the Relationship between Disseminated Cerebral Aspergillosis, Leukemias and Lymphomas, and Their Respective Therapeutics. Journal of Fungi (8)7: 722. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8070722

Maraganore, Demetrius, Rebecca Solch, Julia Aigbogun, Andrew Voyiatzis, Grant Talkington, Revonda Darensbourg, Samantha O'Connell, Keith Pickett, and Sarah Perez. March 2022. Mediterranean diet adherence, gut microbiota, and Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease risk: A systematic review. Journal of Neurological Sciences (434): 120166. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2022.120166

Pickett, Keith. September 2020. A Review of Litt's Drug Eruption & Reaction Database. Doody's Collection Development Monthly. Retrieved from https://dcdm.doody.com/2020/09/a-review-of-litts-drug-eruption-reaction-database/

Pinheiro, Patricia, Bernard Kendall, Ligia Kerr, Keith Pickett, Izaildo Luna, Maria Costa, and Luisa Luz. August 2020. The South American context of diagnostic disclosure of adolescents infected by HIV/AIDS: a systematic literature review. Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992), 66(8), 1139–1145. https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9282.66.8.1139

Pickett, Keith and Laura Wright. August 2019. Adding Value by Working with Sponsored Projects. Medical Reference Services Quarterly 38(3):211-217. DOI: 10.1080/02763869.2019.1623603

Pickett, Keith. July 2016. Resource Format Preferences across the Medical Curriculum. Journal of the Medical Library Association 104(3):193-6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4915636/

Pickett, Keith and Maureen Knapp. April 2014. A Global Snapshot of the State of Digital Collections in the Health Sciences, 2013. Journal of the Medical Library Association 102(2):257-260. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3988762/

Pickett, Keith. Winter 2008. Reaching Beyond MEDLINE: A Beginner’s Overview of Electronic Biomedical Resources. Journal of Hospital Librarianship 8(4): 398-410.

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