Lorraine Matteo Pollini, MLIS, has been promoted to the position of Director of Academic Achievement and Information Access effective August 1, 2023. Lorraine holds BA degrees in English and Social Science from Cabrini College in Radnor, Pennsylvania. She joined the University of Pittsburgh in 2003, and the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases in 2010 as Administrative Assistant to the Division Chief. Lorraine was promoted to the Manager of Translational Research Operations for HIV/AIDS position in 2014. She was awarded her MLIS degree in April 2023 from the University of Pittsburgh.
Lorraine has built upon her editorial skills and communication effectiveness for the Division Chief’s office, specifically with presentations, manuscript submissions, grant preparations, and ad hoc academic editorial content as required. Her project management skills and efficient editorial skills have proven to be an asset to the Division, as Lorraine is managing a high volume of academic submissions with minimal oversight, handling close to 150-200 high-level academic pieces annually. She has been assigned an increasingly complex volume of administrative functions and editorial functions and has worked to increase her editorial skills to meet the demands of the Division. In her new role, Lorraine will manage and streamline the ID faculty promotion process, provide support to the ID Career Development Subcommittee, and assist multi-disciplinary teams, with large, multi-investigator grant proposals and manuscripts implementing critical scientific research editing to documents while maintaining compliance with all guidelines and regulations.
Please join us in congratulating Lorraine!