The Team
Sharon Dennis, MS Principal Investigator
Sharon E. Dennis received her M.S. in Library and Information Science from Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. She is currently Associate Librarian for Computer and Media Services at the University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. In addition to directing the Knowledge Weavers project, Sharon maintains the Eccles Health Sciences Library Web server and teaches a variety of classes about the Internet and Web page creation. Sharon has over ten years of experience designing and progra mming computer-based learning programs in the health sciences. She is also a consultant for the EnviroDx project (multimedia case studies in environmental medicine) and the EnviroRisk project, a program to train public health officers. Sharon may be reached at sdennis@lib.med.utah.edu
Suzanne Stensaas, Ph.D Co-Principal Investigator
Suzanne S. Stensaas is Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy at the University of Utah. She is creator of the "Slice of Life" and "Slice of Brain" videodiscs and "HyperBrain" software. In addition to teaching neuroanatomy and directing Block 4 of the curriculum (Neuroscience) she feels it is her mission to expose faculty in other disciplines to the possibility of using technology in teaching and training.
Being located and partly supported by the Eccles Health Sciences Library, she is in a unique location to introduce faculty to the services of the Media section whether in software creation, preview, purchase or installation. The Eccles Staff serves the Health Science Faculty in all of these ways. She is currently focusing on expanding the multimedia library of "repurposeable" images to include sounds, videos and animations. These she solicits from colleagues around the world. At the present time the KW team is investigating possible ways to archive a case bank in addition to the bank of multimedia. Persons interested in contributing or serving in an editorial capacity are wanted. Please contact her suzanne.stensaas@hsc.utah.edu. Each June she organizes the program for the Slice of Life Workshop for presentations of technology and software for health science education that focuses on innovation, communication and networking among educators using technology.
Susan Roberts, B.F.A Project Manager
Susan Roberts is a multi-talented photographer, graphics artist, programmer, and Web designer. Some of Susan's projects include the multiple sclerosis tutorial, the fatty acids module of NetBiochem, and the School of Medicine home pages. E-mail: sroberts@lib.med.utah.edu
Valeri Craigle, B.S. Graphic Artist/Web Designer
Valeri Craigle has been involved with Knowledge Weavers since 1996, when she started as a technical design assistant. Valeri's background includes a B.S. in Anthropology from the University of Utah and several years with the Office of the State Me dical Examiner where she serves as an anthropological consultant. Valeri has designed several Web sites for departments in the Health Sciences Center and has assisted in most of the Knowledge Weavers projects, including the design of the Electrocardiography Web site by D r. Frank Yanowitz. She also designed and solicited content for OsteoInteractive, an educational Web site in osteology which features some of her cases from the OME. E-mail: vcraigle@lib.med.utah.edu
Brad Schaefer, Web Programmer
Brad is a programmer for the Knowledge Weavers, and an undergraduate student at the University of Utah. Brad's computer experience ranges from LPC, C/C++, and Java to PHP and ColdFusion. Additionally he has experience working with many different databases, including Oracle, mySQL, and MS SQL. Some of the projects that Brad has been involved with include the Utah Collaborative Medical Home project, the Testfiles (an extension of the Server-Side QuizMaker whose goal is to provide medical students with sample problems for exams), and most recently has been
working on the Content Development Templates (CDT).
Cameron Sullivan, Web Programmer
Cameron Sullivan joined the Knowledge Weavers in late 2002, and has worked on the Medical Home Project, and the Brain Atlas. He is an undergraduate at the University of Utah, and is studying Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science. Cameron has been programming since elementary school when he taught himself BASIC and later took a course in Pascal. Now he usually writes in Java, ColdFusion, XML, and SQL. When not sitting in front of his computer screens, Cameron enjoys playing in the outdoors, building things and being alive.
Derek Cowan Graphic Artist
Derek Cowan is a talented illustrator and animation artist. Derek recently completed an illustrated brain atlas for Dr. Larry Stensaas. Some of his other work includes a heart animation for Dr. Don Blumenthal's pharmacology course as well as several illustrations for a course in dermatology. E-mail: dcowan@lib.med.utah.edu
