Robin O'Hanlon

Robin O'Hanlon (she/her/hers) is a Researcher at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's Library, specializing in:

• User engagement & outreach
• Consumer health information
• Health literacy
• Criminalization of pregnancy

Education:

• Master of Information Science, University of Toronto
• Master of Arts in Criminal Justice, John Jay College
• Bachelor of Arts, Evergreen State College

Research Trends: Robin's work bridges criminology, medical librarianship, and research integrity, focusing on topics like Systematic Review Services, Miscarriage Criminalization, and Open Access Publishing. Her 2025 publication in Critical Criminology examines how pregnancy loss intersects with legal enforcement, while her 2023 Trauma, Violence, and Abuse paper analyzes misogynistic extremism.

Professional Contributions:

• Chair, Consumer and Patient Health Information Section (2017-2018)
• Chair Elect, Cancer Librarians Section (2020-2021)
• Senior editor, Consumer Connections newsletter (2016-2018)

Advising & Collaboration: Robin co-authored 11 peer-reviewed articles with experts in oncology, criminology, and library science. She presented at major conferences including the American Society of Criminology (2022-2023) and Medical Library Association (2019-2023) on topics ranging from predatory conferences to ORCiD metadata in PubMed records.

Labs & Teams: Robin leads MSK's Systematic Review Service and Liaison Program, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to enhance biomedical research workflows and patient information services. She also co-developed instructional frameworks for evidence synthesis and health literacy training.