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Hire Tracey Z.

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Freelance Librarian | Expert academic and grey Lit searching for systematic or rapid reviews | 20+ years experience

Profile Summary

Experience Conducting comprehensive systematic Literature Searches. Can conduct preliminary searches for research question development or translate research question into systematic literature searches from research protocol. Expert database searching in Medical, Nursing and other academic databases. Grey literature searching. Extensive work experience with complex public health projects including topics in environmental health, policy formation, epidemiology, health behavior change, Covid19, health promotion, transportation, social policy, etc. Previous projects include: Effective interventions to promote smoking cessation in pregnancy https://www.timiskaminghu.com/websites/timiskaminghu.com/files/Reports/Tobacco%20Cessation%20Among%20Pregnant%20Women%20Rapid%20Review%20SUMMARY.pdf The Drug Toxicity Crisis - An environmental scan to inform the Greater Sudbury Summit on Toxic Drugs https://www.phsd.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Drug_Toxicity_Leadership_Summit_Environmental_Scan.pdf Mobilizing community-driven health promotion through community granting programs: a rapid systematic review https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10983705/ Relationship building with First Nations and public health: Exploring principles and practices for engagement to improve community health – Review of the Literature https://www.phsd.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/FirstNationsTeam_LiteratureReview_FINAL.pdf Mitigating Unintended Harms of COVID-19 Public Health Measures among Low Income Populations Rapid Review https://www.timiskaminghu.com/websites/timiskaminghu.com/files/COVID-19/Mitigating%20Unintended%20Harms%20Rapid%20Review-Final.pdf

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Literature Search
• ★ Gray Literature Search
• ★ Literature Review
• ☆ Secondary Education
• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Fact Checking
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Copywriting, Newswriting, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Healthcare Consulting

Work Experience

Public Health Librarian

Thunder Bay District Health Unit

August 2015 - November 2023

Reference Librarian.

Lakehead University

September 2008 - July 2015

Reference Librarian

Public Library

January 2001 - January 2008

Archivist/Archivist assistant

City of Thunder Bay

January 1999 - January 2001

Education

Masters Degree Library and information Science

University of Western Ontario

January 1995 - January 1996

Bachelor of Education

Lakehead University

January 1988 - January 1993

Bachelor of Arts - English

Lakehead University

January 1988 - January 1993

Certifications

• Certificate in Canadian Copyright

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  January 2017 - Present