Contact Beth for research help! She covers all subjects, and specializes in health sciences librarianship. Library liaison for the College of Pharmacy, Westbrook College of Health Professions programs in Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant.
Education
M.L.I.S.
University of South Carolina
B.A.
Cornell University
Certificate
Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP), Senior Member
Medical Library Association
Expertise
health sciences librarianship
faculty-librarian collaboration teaching evidence-based practice
research support
systematic reviews
Research
Current Research
Using virtual reality to teach empathy
Selected Publications
2018
Dyer E, Swartzlander BJ, Gugliucci MR. Using virtual reality in medical education to teach empathy. J Med Libr Assoc. 2018;106(4):498–500. doi:10.5195/jmla.2018.518
2018
Riley SP, Swanson BT, Brismée JM, Sawyer SF, Dyer EJ. Low reproducibility of randomized clinical trials methodology related to sampling: a systematic methodological review. J Man Manip Ther. 2019;27(5):258–266. doi:10.1080/10669817.2019.1587134
2018
Riley SP, Swanson BT, Dyer E. Are movement-based classification systems more effective than therapeutic exercise or guideline based care in improving outcomes for patients with chronic low back pain? A systematic review. J Man Manip Ther. 2019;27(1):5–14. doi:10.1080/10669817.2018.1532693
2016
Strout KA, David DJ, Dyer EJ, Gray RC, Robnett RH, Howard EP. Behavioral interventions in six dimensions of wellness that protect the cognitive health of community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016; 64(5):944-958.
Funded Grants
Swartzlander B [Principal Investigator], Dyer E, Gugliucci, MR. Empathy Learned through an Extended Medical Education Virtual Reality Project. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, under Cooperative Agreement UG4LM012347-01 with the University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, May 2019-April 2020. (Fourth consecutive year)
