Laurie is the Sciences Head Engagement Librarian for the Sciences Library. She is librarian liaison to the Department of Biology and co-liaison librarian to the Pride Alliance Center. She is interested in information literacy, science literacy and communication, and educational outreach. She published four partial DNA sequences in GenBank. Though she is frequently at the Sciences Library, her office is in 450 Van Allen Hall. 

MS, Biomedical Sciences, University of Houston-Victoria

MSLS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

“Establishing Peer Mentoring at the Library: A Multifaceted Approach.” Special Libraries Association Annual Conference, August 2, 2022, Charlotte, NC.

"Climate Science & Policy: Navigating the Flood of Information," with Brett Cloyd. UI Earth Day Teach-in, April 22, 2021, virtual.

“Physics Summer Virtual Roundtable.” Co-moderator with Jeffra Bussmann and others. June 26, 2020, virtual.

"Science Library Trivia Night: Creating Community with Online Engagement." Great Lakes Science Boot Camp, July 23, 2020, virtual.

“Fostering Diversity in Science: Physics Roundtable.” Co-Moderator with Mangala Krishnamurthy. Special Libraries Association Annual Conference, October 15, 2020, virtual.

“But I Found it on the Internet! How the National Library of Medicine Can Help You Locate Reliable Health Information Online” with Derek Johnson and Robyn Woods. ILA/NLA/NSLA Annual Conference, October 4, 2019, La Vista, NE.

“How the National Library of Medicine Can Help You Locate Reliable Health Information Online” with Derek Johnson. Iowa GODORT Virtual Summer Workshop, July 19, 2019, virtual.

“Making Science Relevant: Physics Roundtable.” Co-Moderator with Andrew Shimp. Special Libraries Association Annual Conference, June 17, 2019, Cleveland, OH. Chosen for “Best of SLA 2019 Online Series.”

"Promoting Scientific Literacy and Strengthening Partnerships: A Celebration of Darwin Day." True North Science Boot Camp, May 30, 2019, Ottawa, Canada.

"Balancing Engagement and Privacy on Campus," Panel Moderator. Teaching With The Library, January 9, 2019, Iowa City, IA.

"One and One is Three: A Team Approach to Outreach," with Sara Scheib. ILA/ACRL, June 1, 2018, Des Moines, IA.

Chasmanthium latifolium glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene, partial cds
GenBank: KY230695.1

Hibiscus coccineus glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene, partial cds
GenBank: KY271029.1

Salvia farinacea glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene, partial cds
GenBank: KY230696.1

Viguiera stenoloba glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene, partial cds
GenBank: KY271028.1

Neuerburg, L. (2016, November 1). [Review of the book Smitten by giraffe: My life as a citizen scientist, by A.I Dagg]. Library Journal, 141(18), 97.

Neuerburg, L. (2016, October 15). [Review of the book Being a dog: Following the dog into a world of smell, by A. Horowitz]. Library Journal, 141(17), 107.

Neuerburg, L. (2015, September 1). [Review of the book Thirty million words: Building a child’s brain, by D. Suskind]. Library Journal, 140(14), 132-133.

Neuerburg, L. (2014, September 1). [Review of the book Animal weapons: The evolution of battle, by D. J. Emlen]. Library Journal, 139(14), 135.

Neuerburg, L. (2013, July 1). [Review of the book Abominable science! Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and other famous cryptids, by D. Loxton and D. R. Prothero]. Library Journal, 138(12), 101.

2018 ILA/ACRL Mary Iber Spring Conference Scholarship

American Library Association

Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)

Iowa Library Association (ILA)

ILA/ACRL