Helena VonVille Retires from the University of Pittsburgh
Helena VonVille, who served as a Reference and Instruction Librarian and liaison to the School of Public Health since 2019, retired in June 2025 from the University of Pittsburgh, Health Sciences Library System (HSLS). Helena brought a wealth of experience and some practical tools to HSLS, including an Excel workbook series for study selection in systematic reviews and a website focusing on health/determinants of health data. She also played a role in the structural changes to the HSLS systematic review (SR) program, resulting in an exemplary and unique SR program. Since coming to HSLS, she has had 11 reviews published and two more are in the manuscript stage.
See this newsletter article to read Helena’s responses when she was asked to reflect on her career and time at HSLS.