April Hobbs is the Research and Data Strategist of NNLM Region 2. She has been involved in research relating to disaster and emergency preparedness for librarians since 2017 and has an active research interest in how it intersects with public health and health literacy. She served as the Graduate Student Outreach Librarian at the University of Memphis for almost two years before joining the NNLM. She also served as an Adult Services Librarian in a public library system for two and a half years prior to her academic library position.