Misti Thornton

Associate Professor

Department:
Academic Information Services

Email:
mthornton@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 815-9655

University of Southern Mississippi, Master of Library and Information Science, Librarianship	2016
Belhaven University, BA, Business Administration	2012

Certification, Graduate certificate of Archives and Special Collections, University of Southern Mississippi

12/2016 - Present

Assistant Professor	07/2018 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Instructor, University of Mississippi Medical Center

2017 - 06/2018

Book Review
Photography in the Great War: The Ethics of Emerging Medical Collections from the Great War

Poster Presentation, Preserving Family Treasures: An Opportunity for Outreach Programming, Southern Chapter of Medical Library Association, Virtual	10/2021
Preserving Family Treasures: Archival Best Practices, University of Mississippi Medical Center	07/2019

Alpha Simga Labda Honor Society, Belhaven University	2012
Alpha Beta Gamma Honor Society, Hinds Community College	2010

Archivists and Librarians in the History of the Health Sciences, Member	2015 - Present
Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association, Member	2015 - Present
Society of American Archivist, Member	2014 - Present
Society of Mississippi Archivist, Member	2014 - Present
Medical Library Association, Member	2014 - Present

Southern Chapter Medical Library Association Communications Committee, Chair	2022 - 2024
Medical Library Association History of Health Science Caucus, Chair	2021 - 2022
Rowland Medical Library Promotion and Tenure, Member	2021 - 2022
Institutional Records Retention Committee, Member	2020 - Present
Society of Mississippi Archivist Board, Member	2020 - 2022
Southern Chapter Medical Library Association History, Member	2019 - 2020