Staff Profiles

Joseph H. Richard, MLIS
He/Him/His
Technology & Repository Librarian
Library Office: 106

• Navigating online and print resources
• Elevate instruction
• Library training
• Library policy
• Library technology issues
• I have PhD in giving sweet treats to hungry medical students. Visit my office if you want to chat or need a snack. 

Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)
University of Denver
Denver, CO
2016

Bachelor of Arts
History,
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA
2012

Technology & Instruction Librarian
(2023-Present)
Frank Rithcel Ames Memorial Library
Rocky Vista University

Outreach Coordinator
(2017-2023)
Frank Ritchel Ames Memorial Library
Rocky Vista University

Circulation Clerk
(2016-2017)
Frank Ritchel Ames Memorial Library
Rocky Vista University

FCM Module Instructor
(2023-Present)

Guest Instructor
3rd-yr Surgery Course
(2018 - 2023)

Medicine in Film
Co-Director
(2020-Present)

Evidence Base Practice - PA Course
Instructor for Library Resources component
(2022-Present)

Admissions Interviewer
Rocky Vista University
(2022-Present)

All Access RVU Employee Resource Group
Outreach
Rocky Vista University
(2023-Present)

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Member
Rocky Vista University
(2023-Present)

Employee Events Committee
Chair
Rocky Vista University
(2019-Present)

Employee Engagement Committee
Member
Rocky Vista University
(2024-Present)

Institutional Repository Steering Committee
Chair
Rocky Vista University, Frank Ritchel Ames Memorial Libray
(2024 - Present)

Scholarship Reviewer
Reviewer
Rocky Vista University
(2021-Present)

Staff Advisory Council
Taskforce
Rocky Vista University
(2023-Present)

Tuition Reimbursement Committee
Chair
Rocky Vista University
(2019-Present)

Voices of Discovery
Co-Facilitator
Rocky Vista University
(2024)

Designing on a Budget: Using LibGuides to Transform Our Library's Website, ALA-Mid Winter, 2018

Colorado Council of Medical Librarian
(2018-Present)

Midcontinental Chapter of the Medical Library Association
(2021-2022)

Joseph Richard, MLIS is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has lived in Colorado since 2014. He completed his Masters of Library and Information Science from the University of Denver in 2016, and a B.A. in History from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2012. As the Institutional Repository and Technology Librarian, he works across campus to preserve and promote scholarly research, as well as assist with Library technology.