Elizabeth Dyer, M.L.I.S., M.S.Ed., A.H.I.P.
Location
Beth served as Interim Dean of Library Services from 2020 - 2021 before becoming permanent Dean. She was previously a Research & Teaching Librarian at the Portland Campus, working with students and faculty in the graduate health professions programs.
Credentials
Education
Post-Doctoral Training
Medical Library Association
Research
Current research
Using virtual reality to teach empathy
Selected publications
Bolduc, J., Dyer, E., Kerecman, L., & McKelvy, D. (2024). Health sciences libraries: a changing landscape. Maine Policy Review, 33(2), 52-57. doi: doi.org/10.53558/rcnl7827
Villmore, D. L., Dyer, E. J., & Gugliucci, M. R. (2024). Teaching empathy: comparison of a virtual reality experience using head-mounted display versus group streaming. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 1–12. doi: 10.1080/02701960.2024.2328514
Dyer, E., Swartzlander, B.J., & Gugliucci, M.R. (2018), Using virtual reality in medical education to teach empathy. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 106(4):498–500. doi:10.5195/jmla.2018.518
Riley, S.P, Swanson, B.T., Brismée, J.M., Sawyer, S.F., & Dyer, E.J. (2019). Low reproducibility of randomized clinical trials methodology related to sampling: a systematic methodological review. Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy, 27(5):258–266. doi:10.1080/10669817.2019.1587134
Riley, S.P., Swanson, B.T., & Dyer, E. (2018). 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. Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy, 27(1):5–14. doi:10.1080/10669817.2018.1532693
Strout, K.A., David, D.J., Dyer, E.J., Gray, R.C., Robnett, R.H., & Howard, E.P. (2016). Behavioral interventions in six dimensions of wellness that protect the cognitive health of community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 64(5):944-958. doi: 10.1111/jgs.14129