MS171: Interview with Lu Ann Aday

Authors

Lu Ann Aday Ph.D.
Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library

Author Biographical Info

The origins of the library date back to 1915, when the Houston Academy of Medicine (HAM) established a small library in downtown Houston to serve the Harris County Medical Society. This Library was combined with the Baylor College of Medicine’s (BCM’s) small library in 1949 to form a centralized collection. As more institutions joined the Texas Medical Center, they also shared the resources of the TMC Library, thereby creating a unique point of collaboration among the institutions of the TMC. A permanent home for this new library was built in the early 1950’s, through the efforts of HAM and BCM. Jesse H. Jones contributed funding for the construction, and in 1954, the approximately 27,000 square foot, three-story “Jesse H. Jones Library Building” was dedicated. By 1975, a new addition to the building had added another 76,000 square feet for the Library’s growing collection. At this time, the Library officially became known as the Houston Academy of Medicine – Texas Medical Center Library. Today the library uses the shorter operating name of The TMC Library. Find out more at History of the Library from the library website.

Identifier

gi203690719

Publication Date(s)

January 22, 2013

Language

English

Keywords

Doctor of Philosophy, Epidemiology, Faculty, Research Personnel, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. School of Public Health, Public Health

Abstract

An oral Interview with Dr. Lu Ann Aday, distinguished professor emerita in public health and medicine at the University of Texas School of Medicine and Public Health. She is the inaugural holder of the Lorne D. Bain Distinguished Professorship in Public Health and Medicine at the University of Texas, School of Public Health, and has advised numerous masters' and doctoral candidates and post-doctoral fellows during her more than 30 years in the field. With training in economics and sociology, Dr. Aday has authored a number of books dealing with conceptual or empirical aspects of research on access to health and health care for vulnerable populations, as well as the leading textbook to guide the design and conduct of health surveys. Dr. Aday is a fellow of the Association for Health Services Research and a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and holds numerous awards and honors for excellence in scholarship, mentoring and teaching. See more at Texas Medical Center-Women's History Project and its finding aid.

Copyright

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Comments

Interview by Natalie Garza, transcript by Michelle Kokes.

Recommended Citation

Aday, Lu Ann Ph.D. and Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library, "MS171: Interview with Lu Ann Aday" (2013). Texas Medical Center - Women's History Project. 5.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/tmc-whp/5