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Taira Meadowcroft
Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.
Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: March 2025
Each month we provide an overview of University of Missouri School of Medicine faculty-authored articles in medicine and related fields as well as a featured article with the highest journal impact factor.
This month’s featured article, “GRB2 regulation of essential signaling pathways in the endometrium is critical for implantation and decidualization” was co-authored by Dr. Li Rong, Dr. Tae Hoon Kim, and Dr. Jae-Wook Jeong of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health. The article was published in Nature Communications (journal impact factor of 14.7 in 2023).
Note that Dr. James Stevermer also had a publication in JAMA as a member of the USPSTF: “Screening for Food Insecurity: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement”
See the list of publications in medicine and related fields we retrieved for this month: https://library.muhealth.org/facpubmonthlyresult/?Month=March&Year=2025
Rebecca Graves Awarded Sinclair School of Nursing Honorary Alumni Award
“Rebecca Graves has been a pillar of support for the University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing, advancing research, education and student success,” is what attendees heard when Rebecca Graves attended the 35th Annual Nursing Banquet to accept the 2025 Honorary Alumni Award.
The Honorary Alumni award is given to someone who shows outstanding achievement in nursing or support for the nursing profession. It is through her work as an education librarian at the J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library that Rebecca Graves has had such a profound impact on nursing students in the beginnings of their nursing journey to the collaborative efforts with nursing faculty on key initiatives, including systematic reviews and grant-funded projects such as best practices for managing COVID-19 in nursing homes.
“We are excited to honor Rebecca for her amazing support of our faculty and students,” said Donna Otto MSN, who was one of the nominators. “When I coordinated the RN to BSN option for the school back a few years ago, Rebecca was always so gracious to come and work with the students. This is how I knew of her value to our students and faculty.”
Faculty often count on Rebecca to lay the foundation necessary for students to understand and implement evidence-based practice strategies, a skill students will need to excel in their nursing careers, whether in clinical practice or as a nurse researcher. Her ability to simplify complex academic processes has empowered countless students, particularly those returning to academia for advanced degrees. Her approachable teaching style empowers students and strengthens the academic foundation of the Sinclair School of Nursing.
Learning goes both ways. Rebecca shared that it is such a joy to be a part of the “ah ha” moments and values how time spent with students and faculty gives her the opportunity to also learn about ever evolving health sciences. “I deeply respect our nursing faculty for the work they do both teaching our students as well as the research they conduct to improve the health of Missourians and people in general. Being able to assist them in this work and be a part of their team is an honor,” says Rebecca Graves.
Congratulations to Rebecca Graves for being awarded the Sinclair School of Nursing 2025 Honorary Alumni Award!
New Ebook Highlight: Medical student well-being : an essential guide
We’ve recently added Medical student well-being : an essential guide to our online collection.
This book tackles the most common challenges that medical students experience that lead to burnout in medical school by carefully presenting guidelines for assessment, management, clinical pearls, and resources for further references. Written by national leaders in medical student wellness from around the country, this book presents the first model of care for combating one of the most serious problems in medicine.
This book addresses many topics, including general mental health challenges, addiction, mindfulness, exercise, relationships and many more of the important components that go into the making of a doctor.
Countdown to Finals: Hours of Library Services
Before finals week, brush up on the hours at the Mizzou Libraries. Even though Ellis Library will be open 24/7 for finals, some services won’t be 24/7.
If you need help, the Ask Here Desk in Ellis is open Monday –Thursday from 10 am–10 pm and Sunday 12 am–10 pm. Our peer navigators are here to help! If you can’t make it into the library, you can always chat with a librarian almost 24 hours a day.
The Checkout and Information Desk staff members can also help you with any library questions you have. If you need to check out materials or ask a question, the Checkout and Information Desk is open Monday – Thursday 7:30 am – midnight, Friday 7:30 am – 8:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Sunday noon – midnight.
The specialized libraries on campus are not open 24/7, so make sure to check their hours. All library hours are available on the Mizzou Libraries homepage.
Marketing Highlight: More Instagram reels
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Marketing Highlight: Instagram Reels
Last week we had another peer navigator reel post!
And another of the reels was reposted by the offiicial simon and schuster instagram account:
New MU Authored Trending Article in PubMed
A recently trending article in PubMed was The impact of gut microbial short-chain fatty acids on colorectal cancer development and prevention co-authored by Boobalan Thulasinathan, Kanve Suvilesh, Sumanas Maram, Erik Grossmann, Yezaz Ghouri, Emma Teixerio, Joshua Chan, Jussuf Kaif, and Satyanarayana Rachagani.
What is a PubMed trending article?
Trending articles is a marker of increased interest in a PubMed abstract. Trending articles are those with a significant increase in daily PubMed views in the past two days as compared to the previous baseline period, which is approximately a week.
You can see the full list of trending articles here.
Interested in tracking the impact of your articles after they are published? Email asklibrary@health.missouri.edu to learn how we can help.
Marketing Highlight: National Library Week
Several Mizzou accounts showed us some library love this week!
Mizzou Alumni
Scroll through our National Library Week highlight to see what Mizzou posted about us this year: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18052200346048565/
Protect Yourself and Your Research from Predatory Journal Publishers
Predatory publishing doesn’t just take advantage of authors by misrepresenting review, editorial, and fee structures. It also hinders access to the work itself, hurting the overall enterprise of research. The epidemic of predatory journals reached serious enough heights in 2016 that the Federal Trade Commission charged OMICS, one such publisher of hundreds of predatory journals, for its deceptive practices.
“If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is,” says Janice Dysart, Science Librarian and creator of the Where to Publish Your Research guide. “Be wary of these email solicitations from publishers trying to get you to submit articles to their journals.” She recommends using the Think Check Submit checklist to determine whether a publisher is legitimate.
Anyone can fall victim to predatory journal publishers. Jung Ha-Brookshire, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Human Environmental Sciences, and Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Textile and Apparel Management, relates her experience after a graduate student recommended a journal a few years ago. She says, “I didn’t think twice about it. We submitted our paper and got accepted without any revisions. Then they were asking us to send money somewhere in Pakistan.” She still didn’t realize what was happening because she hadn’t even heard of “predatory journals.”
That all changed about a year later when she learned of a list of predatory journals from her colleagues. “We found out that our journal was on that list,” she says. They tried to withdraw their work from the publication but couldn’t. Because the journal wasn’t legitimate, the article could only be found via the specific URL and not by searching, so they pulled the publication information from their CVs. Jung says, “We had to take that manuscript as a loss because we couldn’t even take that paper to other publishers since, technically, it is already published.”
After that experience, Jung now checks with her subject librarian, Noël Kopriva, every time she encounters a journal she hasn’t heard of, “no matter how good the website looks.” Jung advises, “Be careful with choosing the right journals. Do not get fooled by address, location, a beautiful website, and a wonderful set of editorial board names. Check with your librarian first when in doubt!”
For more information on how to spot predatory journal publishers, see our Where to Publish Your Research guide or contact your subject librarian
Originally published in 2018 by Jen Gravley, Research and Instruction Librarian