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Shuyi Liu

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Faculty Profile for Shuyi Liu

  • Position: Health Sciences Librarian
  • Personal Pronouns: (she/her)
Phone
559.278.0079
Email
shuyil@mail.fresnostate.edu
Department
Research Services
Office
Library 1135
Office Hours
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Personal Statement

I provide library services and research consultation for students and faculty, particularly as a subject librarian for the College of Health and Human Services. My areas of expertise include:
 
  • Communicative Sciences and Deaf Studies
  • Kinesiology
  • Nursing
  • Physical Therapy
  • Public Health
  • Recreation Administration
  • Social Work Education/Gerontology
You can find many valuable health sciences resources on our Research Guides.

Course Teaching

PH 152T: Health Information Access and Management (Certification Course)

This course offers certification in Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) from the Medical Library Association. Students learn to navigate, evaluate, and communicate reliable health information effectively for diverse communities.

Learn more on the course page.

Creative & Research Initiatives

PlayLab @ Fresno State Library

The PlayLab is an interdisciplinary initiative that brings together students from all majors to explore how games, storytelling, and emerging technologies can enhance learning, creativity, and community engagement. It supports student internships, collaborative research, and experimental projects that connect health, education, design, and wellness through play and interactive media.

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Professional Biography and Personal Interests

Shuyi Liu is the Health Sciences Librarian and a faculty member at California State University, Fresno. With expertise in health informatics, she teaches at the College of Health and Human Services. Her research focuses on enhancing health education and outcomes through innovative technologies and game-based learning. She is particularly interested in advancing health literacy, digital health communication, and empowering communities to make informed health decisions.

Areas of Interest

  • Consumer Health Information
  • Interactive Media in Health
  • Health Literacy
  • Digital Storytelling

Publications

ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1481-4817

Projects

  • Digital Storytelling: Historical Archives of International Students at the University of Illinois from the Past to Now. Link to Website

Professional Membership/Service and Community Service

Professional Memberships

  • Beta Phi Mu (international honor society for library and information studies)
  • American Library Association (ALA)
  • Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA)

Degrees and Microcredentials

Education

  • C.A.S. in Digital Libraries, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • M.S. in Library and Information Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign