• MA, Library and Information Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2022
• Ph D, History, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 2017
• MA, Religion, Pepperdine University, 2005
• BA, History, Summa Cum Laude, University of Minnesota, 2003

• Controlled Access - All of Us Researcher Workbench, NIH
• LGBTQ+ Affirming Healthcare, University of Louisville
• Data Services Specialization (in progress), Medical Library Association
• Certified Data Carpentries Instructor, Data Carpentries
• IRB Human Subjects Certification, CITI Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative

• All of Us Data Training and Engagement Program for Academic Libraries, National Library of Medicine, (2023 - 2024)
• Health Affairs Medical Informatics Committee Technology Grant, USD, (2023 - Present)
• Speaking of Health, South Dakota Humanities Council, (2022 - 2023)

Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.

• Simonson, Anna. Review of Cara Bean's Here I am, I Am Me.. Graphic Medicine, 2024.
• Simonson, Anna. Review of Copyright and Course Reserves. LRTS.

• Outstanding Student Of The Year Award nominee, Beta Phi Mu, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2022
• Presidential Executive Leadership Institute, USD, Office of the President, 2022
• Phi Kappa Phi, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2021
• James Krikelas Award For Innovative Use Of Information Technology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2021

• Simonson, Anna, All of Us at USD. Presented at the NIH Lightning Talk, Zoom. (August 2024)