Honor Society® member
Tenley Sablatzky
Medical Librarian at Texas Undergraduate Medical Academy Prairie View A&M University
- Communications Media
- Class of 2026
- Prairie View, Texas
Member since September 2025
About
PhD candidate in Communications Media, studying how people find, access, and evalute health information.
Education
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania
communications
2023 – 2026
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Wayne State University
Library and Information Sciences: Health Informatics and Data Management
2018 – 2019
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Western Michigan University
English Literature and Creative Writing
2016 – 2018
Honors and awards
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EBSCO/MLA Annual Conference Grant
Medical Library Association, May 2022. $1000 for attendance and participation at the Medical Library Association’s 2022 Annual Conference
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Teacher/Librarian Scholarship
Key West Literary Seminar, January 2023 $2000 for attendance and participation at the 2023 Key West Literary Seminar, Singing America: A Celebration of Black Literature.
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Peter Rollins Travel Grant for Early Career Faculty
April 2023. $1000 for attendance and participation in the Popular Culture and American Culture Association’s Annual Conference. Presented a paper for the Digital Communications section.
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Dynamic Impact Award, Texas Undergraduate Medical Academy
November 2024. Awarded the first-ever Dynamic Impact Award during the UMA’s annual White Coat ceremony for dedication to the UMA, hard work, and significant personal and professional achievements.
Goals and interests
- Career goal
Academia - Professor and Librarian
- Graduate school interests
Health Information-Seeking
Digital Culture/Technology
Misinformation/Disinformation
Perceptions of Trust and Credibility
Parasocial relationships- Outside the classroom
Reading
Crafting: Drawing, Painting, Poetry, etc.
Playing with my dog, going for walks
Experience
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Medical Librarian
Texas Undergraduate Medical Academy Prairie View A&M University
Jan 2020 – Sep 2025
Volunteering
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Community Emergency Response Team Member, Instructor, and Program Manager
Prairie View A&M University, Community Emergency Response Team
Sep 2022 – Sep 2025
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