Publications

Foy, Colleen. (2026). Developing and Assessing Health Literacy-Based Instruction in Career Prep Courses for Adolescents: The High School Health Literacy Project. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 21(2), 30–52. https://doi.org/10.18438/eblip30907

Anderson, T. M., Hempson, G. P., Donaldson, J. E., Beale, C. M., te Beest, M., Courtney-Mustaphi, C., Cromsigt, J. P. G. M., Foy, C., Fynn, R., Hanan, N. P., Parr, C. L., Probert, J., le Roux, L., Sianga, K., Smit, I. P. J., Staver, A. C., & Archibald, S. (2025). Identifying Ecological Knowledge and Research Gaps via the African Database of Savanna Protected Areas (ADSPA). Diversity and Distributions, 31(11), e70123. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.70123

Cortes, T. M., Chae, K., Foy, C. M., Houston, D. K., & Beavers, K. M. (2025). The impact of lifestyle-based weight loss in older adults with obesity on muscle and bone health: A balancing act. Obesity https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.24229

Beavers, K. M., Cortes, T. M., Foy, C. M., Dinkla, L., Reyes San Martin, F., Ard, J. D., Serra, M. C., & Beavers, D. P. (2024). GLP1Ra-based therapies and DXA-acquired musculoskeletal health outcomes: A focused meta-analysis of placebo-controlled trials. Obesity (Silver Springs) 32(2), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.24172

Foy, Colleen. (2024). Impacts of educational interventions of librarian instruction on health information seeking attitudes and behaviors in an employee wellness program. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 112(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2024.1775

Foy, Colleen. (2021). Successful Applications of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programming in Various Professional Settings: Strategies to Increase DEI in Libraries. Journal of Library Administration, 61(6), 676–685. https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2021.1947057

Book Reviews

Foy, Colleen. (2024). Piecing Together Systematic Reviews and Other Evidence Syntheses. Technical Services Quarterly, 41(1), 115-116. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317131.2023.2300536

Presentations

Foy, Colleen. (2026, July 24). Graphic Zines: Academic library course encourages health literacy development through storytelling [Conference Session]. Graphic Medicine Conference 2026, Baltimore, MD, United States.

Foy, Colleen. (2026, May 21). Advanced Library Research in Medical Literature: Results from a credit-bearing undergraduate library course [Poster Session]. Medical Library Association 2026, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Foy, Colleen. (2026, May 20). The High School Health Literacy Project: Year Two Results and Reflections [Conference Session]. Medical Library Association 2026, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Foy, Colleen. (2025, May 1). Advanced Library Research in Medical Literature: A credit-bearing undergraduate library course [Poster Session]. Medical Library Association 2025, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.

Foy, Colleen. (2024, September). Research Journeys: Insights from STEM Librarians at Every Stage. STEM-LINC Webinar – Research Journeys: Insights from STEM Librarians at Every Stage, Virtual. https://youtu.be/S2i1jRO5axQ?si=GofB2VtggPPalLrb

Foy, Colleen. (2024, June). Mock Systematic Review: Supporting skill development while informing data management service menu. Library Evidence Synthesis Services Symposium (LESSS), Virtual. https://sites.google.com/view/lesss/home

Foy, Colleen. (2024, May). Topics in Health Science Information: Using health literacy frameworks to engage students. MLA 2024, Portland, OR. https://mlanet.org/page/mla24

Foy, Colleen. (2024, March). Covidence: The Systematic Review Manager for Achieving Industry Standards in Evidence Synthesis. TechX 2024, Virtual. https://techx.wfu.edu/2024/

Foy, Colleen. (2023, October). Understanding and designing research-based health literacy instruction for your community. NCLA 65th Biennial, Winston-Salem, NC. https://nclaonline.org/event-5148897

Foy, Colleen, & Lewis, Denice. (2023, October). How do I do research? Finding professional development opportunities for librarians. NCLA 65th Biennial, Winston-Salem, NC. https://nclaonline.org/event-5148897

Foy, Colleen. (2023, October). Health Literacy Workshops: Librarian Support in Employee Wellness Programs. MLA Midwest 2023, Virtual. https://mcmla45.wildapricot.org/conference2023

Foy, Colleen. (2023, May). Health Literacy Workshops: Librarian Support in Employee Wellness Programs. MLA / SLA 2023, Detroit. https://mlanet.org/mla23

Foy, Colleen. (2023, March). Critical Health Information Literacy: A Librarian-Instructed Workshop. Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), Pittsburg, PA. https://web.cvent.com/event/2c47cb63-a540-46a6-b561-c93f75c86d12/summary

Foy, Colleen. (2023, March). Academic Library Outreach through Health Literacy Workshops in Employee Wellness Programming. Library Association at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (LAUNC-CH), Virtual. https://launcch.web.unc.edu/conference/

Foy, Colleen. (2023, March). Librarian-Supported Health Literacy Instruction in Employee Wellness Programs. Empirical Librarians Conference, Richmond, VA. https://www.lib.utk.edu/emplibs/previous-conferences/march-9-10-2023-virginia-commonwealth-university/

Foy, Colleen. (2022, September). Librarian Supported Health Literacy Instruction in Employee Wellness Programs. ACRL-NC Virtually Together, Virtual. https://www.ncline.org/events/conferences/virtually-together-enlightening-the-future