Barbara Rochen Renner, PhD

Meet Your Allied Health Sciences Library Liaison

Welcome to the Department of Allied Health Sciences

Bondurant Hall, School of Medicine photo by Robert Ladd
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Implicit Bias Resources

"Implicit biases are discriminatory biases based on implicit attitudes or implicit stereotypes. Implicit biases are especially intriguing, and also especially problematic, because they can produce behavior that diverges from a person's avowed or endorsed beliefs or principles."

Greenwald, Anthony G., and Linda Hamilton Krieger. "Implicit Bias: Scientific Foundations." California Law Review 94, no. 4 (2006): 945-67. doi:10.2307/2043905

Promoting Diversity & Inclusion in Research

Promoting Diversity & Inclusion in Teaching & Learning

Writing in the Health Sciences: a resource for faculty and students

Focuses on resources for master's and professional doctorate students and their teachers. 

Qualitative (& Mixed Methods) Research Resources

Find sources of qualitative training & support at UNC. Learn about resources for how to search for and evaluate qualitative research, integrate qualitative research into systematic reviews, report/publish qualitative research, and more.  Includes some Mixed Methods resources.

So You Want to Be a Librarian? 

This fun, colorful guide is aimed at high school students and undergraduates. But, anyone can use this guide to learn more about the library profession and why libraries are so awesome.  

Appreciative Inquiry & Positive Psychology Resources

This guide is an outgrowth of the three-day Strengthening Faculty Voice through Appreciative Inquiry workshop for the UNC faculty, sponsored by Carolina’s Office of Faculty Governance, Center for Faculty Excellence, and Institute for the Arts and Humanities, originally held May 19-21, 2010, Chapel Hill, NC.

Alternative Academic Careers (ALTAC) Guide

Altac (or Alt-ac) is a term coined around 2010, referring to two post-PhD career tracks, most often the first: 

  • non-teaching positions inside academia
  • research or administrative positions in the public or private sectors outside academia.

This guide has resources about Alternative Academic (Altac or Alt-ac) Careers and resources for developing Altac careers.

Poster Design Resources