Jen has a bachelor’s degree in English and Spanish from Albion College (Michigan) and a master’s in library science from the University of Kentucky. Her career prior to writing was in public libraries and editorial, sales, and marketing for reference and journal publishers. She’s authored peer-reviewed articles on libraries, education, and health. She’s a member of the Chicago-North Romance Writers.
Jen is a chronically disabled (ME/CFS and chronic migraine) writer interested in sharing her experiences via her characters.
Jen has lived in Chicago (IL), Lexington (KY), and Sedona (AZ), plus a semester abroad in Segovia, Spain. Though she loves experiencing new places, cultures, and people, she always returns to her original home, suburban Detroit (MI), where she now lives with her partner, Nate, and rescue dog, Clara.
Publications and Presentations
- Dupuis, J. and Schmidt, S. Undergoing a Collections Overhaul. Strategic Library, September 15, 2015. 9-10.
- Dupuis, J., O’Hair, H. D., & Childress, M. T. Health literacy in Kentucky: observations from the health literacy colloquium series. Kentucky Annual Economic Report, 2012, 71-78. Retrieved from https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=cber_kentuckyannualreports
- Johnston, M. P., Huber, J., Dupuis, J., O’Hair, H. D., O’Hair, M. J., & Sandidge, R. Revitalization of the school library media specialist certification program at the University of Kentucky: Preparing 21st Century school library technology leaders. Journal of Education in Library and Information Science, 2012.
- Integrating team and patient: an instructional model to teach interprofessional team dynamics in health profession colleges. Paper presentation: Kentucky Health Literacy Summit (March 2012) and workshop: Southern Group on Educational Affairs (April 2012).