Melissa Vetter

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Library
Name
Melissa Vetter
Job Title
Brown School Library Director; Social Work Librarian
Phone Number
(314) 935-8644
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Melissa has worked in various roles within the WashU Libraries since 2002. She has served as Library Director at the Brown School Library since 2021. Melissa earned a BS in Psychology at Southeast Missouri State University and an MLIS from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Subjects

Social Work and Social Policy at the Brown School

Selected Projects, Accomplishments & Activities

  • Betty Bofinger Brown Catalyst for Impact Award from the Brown School of Social Work and Social Policy, 2026
  • Leading Change Institute Fellow, CLIR and EDUCAUSE, 2013
  • Evidence Synthesis Article: Nandu Meshram, Bobie Williams, Abigail Andresen, Dominic Mosha, Melissa Vetter, “Breast cancer genetic testing uptake in the Midwest, USA: a systematic review of barriers and facilitators among minority populations,” Human Molecular Genetics, Volume 34, Issue 22, 15 November 2025, Pages 1845–1855, https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddaf139
  • Book Chapter: “Integrating Information Literacy in Developmental Psychology Courses” in Teaching developmental psychology: Contemporary activities and approaches, 2025
  • Book Chapter: “To the Left, To the Left : Implementing & Using Side Navigation and Tabbed Boxes in LibGuides”, in Integrating LibGuides into Library Websites, 2016
  • Conference Presentation: “The Forgotten Population: Using Assessment to Uncover the Library Needs of Graduate Students,” Academic and Research Libraries Conference (ACRL), 2013
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