Courtney Pyche

Librarian

cmevans17@ufl.edu 352-273-9878

Gainesville FL UNITED STATES
George A. Smathers Libraries

Courtney Pyche's research focuses on the professional development of health sciences librarians, evidence synthesis reviews and user needs.

Contact

Biography

Courtney Pyche is the personal librarian to various departments with the College of Public Health and Health Professions and the College of Medicine. Courtney finds evidence to support public health research and teaching. She further supports faculty, students, and staff within her liaison groups through leading database searches and reporting for evidence synthesis reviews. Additionally, she conducts research on the professional development of health sciences librarians, including their global work and supports they need for professional transitions. Finally, she researches ways to make the library services and spaces more welcoming to students through hosting exhibits, promoting leisure reading and designing spaces intentionally with their feedback.

Areas of Expertise

Scoping Reviews

Career transitions in libraries

User-centered services

Library Diplomacy

Professional development for librarians

Evidence Synthesis

Social

Articles

The relationship between state-level abortion policy and maternal mortality in the United States: a scoping review

Health Affairs Scholar

Zori, et al.

2025-08-14

This study seeks to assess the extent of evidence on the relationship between state-level abortion policy and maternal mortality in the United States.

A scoping review of arts in mental health policy in the United States

Front Public Health

Rodriguez, et al.

2025-05-05

This review sought to understand what priorities and strategies are employed in public health policies that seek to engage the arts to address mental health in the United States.