{"id":17686,"date":"2023-11-06T12:50:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T12:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/?p=17686"},"modified":"2024-01-22T19:15:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T19:15:13","slug":"member-spotlight-sunny-chung-and-stony-brook-university-health-sciences-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/2023\/11\/06\/member-spotlight-sunny-chung-and-stony-brook-university-health-sciences-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Member Spotlight: Sunny Chung and Stony Brook University Health Sciences Library"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article\u00a0<\/em>\"Sunnyis based <\/em>on an interview with Sunny Chung, Health Sciences Librarian at the Stony Brook University Health Sciences Library. The library is located in the health sciences academic area which is housed in the same building as the Stony Brook University Hospital. NNLM also had the opportunity to exhibit at the SBU Health Sciences Library Health Tech Fair in September, which Sunny coordinated.<\/em><\/p>\n

As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?<\/h2>\n

\u201cAs a child, I wanted to be a chef when I grew up. I really enjoyed baking with my mom and also loved to watch my grandma cook all day long when she babysat me.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunny also mentioned that there is a lot of science involved in cooking and she enjoys bringing in food to work or events.<\/p>\n

Would you rather travel back in time to meet your ancestors, or to the future to meet\u00a0your descendants?<\/h2>\n

Sunny shared that she would like to go back in time to understand some of the experience of the 1930\u2019s and 1940\u2019s in China and Taiwan and Hong Kong. Her grandfather lived through the Rape of Nanjing and Sunny would like to learn more about his experience. She also thinks this would help her understand more of the impact of Japanese culture on Taiwan.<\/p>\n

Tell us about your position\/institution?<\/h2>\n

\u201cI work at Stony Brook University in Long Island, New York. We are the #1 public university in New York state and serve 26,000 students.\u201d<\/span> <\/strong>Sunny reports that the Stony Brook University Hospital is also ranked one of the top 50 in the country. SBU has academic programs in Public Health, School of Medicine, Nursing, OT, and PT in their building. The campus also has a Dental program.<\/p>\n

Sunny is the Liaison to the School of Nursing and the Program in Public Health. She works with baccalaureate, masters, advanced certification, DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice), and Ph.D. nursing students.<\/p>\n

Sunny also mentioned that Stony Brook is the hometown of Stan Lee.<\/p>\n

What about your work do you most want to share with the NNLM community?<\/h2>\n

Sunny supports students in a variety of ways ranging from individual to university-wide. Her activities range from teaching classes and working with students, to special programming, to serving on Department and University committees. Sunny engages with students through embedded assignments in their classes, by providing training resources such as video tutorials, and in-depth research involvement. PhD students and DNP students have mentorship programs, and the library is invited to those kick-off meetings to share some of the resources of the library. Sunny also serves as the Chair of the Library\u2019s DEIA Team. The library is a welcoming space where many students gather, but they continue to think about the best ways to reach their students.<\/p>\n

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Sunny Chung at Health Tech Fair<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy to say that since I joined the team, we have been hosting more events at the Health Sciences Library.\u201d<\/span><\/strong> Some of these events are Pet Therapy, bringing back the Health Tech Fair, and more.<\/p>\n

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Sunny was supporting the Pet Therapy sessions on the main campus and built relationships with both the pet therapy providers and the \u00a0Center for Prevention and Outreach<\/a>. As she got to know these groups, they were able to bring some of these resources to the Health Science Library, such as the:<\/p>\n