Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research
Melinda Davies is an experienced librarian and research informationist with a strong background in medical and health literature. Currently serving as an Associate Research Informationist at Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research since January 2019, Melinda specializes in literature searching for systematic reviews and clinical questions, while also contributing to the development of in-house tech solutions. Prior to this role, Melinda worked at Doctor Evidence, LLC as a librarian and at Brighton and Sussex University Hospital Library as a clinical librarian, where Melinda focused on library outreach and teaching information literacy skills. Earlier positions include serving as an Assistant Librarian and Library Assistant at Brighton and Sussex University and the University of Sussex, respectively. Melinda holds an M.A. in Information Studies and a BA (Hons) in Cultural Studies from the University of Brighton.
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Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research
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Founded in 1964, the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research (CHR) is focused on advancing knowledge to improve health. With 33 investigators, approximately 200 staff members, and annual revenues of more than $45 million, we pursue a vigorous agenda of public health research within large, diverse populations. Most of our funding comes from federal grants and contracts. We also receive support from Kaiser Permanente’s Community Health Initiative, private foundations, and industry. Our research scientists are a highly diverse and skilled group with specialties ranging from cancer to genetics and genomics to health economics to epidemiology. Centralized departments provide the infrastructure and expertise necessary to support our investigators as they write grant proposals, conduct studies, analyze data, and publish their findings. Our close affiliation with the Kaiser Permanente delivery system allows us to conduct studies with real patients and health care providers in real-life settings. KP Northwest enrolls more than 500,000 health plan members and 200,000 dental members in Oregon and Southwest Washington. In addition, we cultivate strong working partnerships with academic institutions, community organizations, and other health systems. To view our current job listings, please visit https://research.kpchr.org/About/Careers.