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Episode 27 Higher Level Research Skills Description

Episode 27 Higher Level Research Skills Description

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Episode 27 Higher Level Research Skills Description 

Welcome back to Instruction Request, the podcast from the Thomas G. Carpenter Library at the University of North Florida (UNF)! In Episode 27, hosts Lauren Odom (Instruction Librarian) and Beryl White-Bing (Virtual Learning Librarian) do something a little different: we sit down with our colleague Sarah Moukhliss, STEM Online Learning Librarian, for a practical conversation about higher-level research skills and strategies—especially for students tackling complex health-related research questions.

Before we jump into the interview, Beryl shares a quick update on the VR Club at UNF (now around 70+ members!) and exciting momentum in the Virtual Learning Center (VLC). With student leadership transitions underway, we also celebrate the possible future of a female-led VR Club and share how students (and even faculty!) can get involved. The club meets on alternating weeks to support busy schedules:

  • Thursdays, 3:30–5:30 PM
  • Mondays, 2:30–4:30 PM

In this episode, Sarah Margolis shares:

  • What makes advanced research consultations rewarding—and what can be challenging when students hit “brick walls”
  • Why pre-planning is a must for complex research (and how to make it manageable)
  • How to approach PICO questions (Patient/Problem, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) in nursing and health program
  • Strategies for building keyword “buckets,” identifying subject headings (including MeSH terms in PubMed), and staying organized
  • Tips for graduate students working on scoping reviews and systematic reviews, including the value of using established frameworks such as:
  • PRISMA
  • Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI)
  • (and other review frameworks students may use in health fields)

Tools & resources discussed:

  • Citation management tools (like RefWorks and other options students may prefer)
  • Review workflows and tools that help manage duplicates and screening (Sarah shares an example of a tool a student used during a scoping review process)
  • Worksheets, handouts, task cards, and librarian-created learning materials that support student success
  • Library guides, tutorial videos, and “types/levels of evidence” support for health research

Need research help after listening?

If you’re working on a PICO question, literature review, scoping review, or a graduate research project and feel stuck, you’re not alone, and the library can help.

Contact the library instruction team: lib-instruction@unf.edu You can also schedule a research consultation or submit an instruction request through the library.

Thanks for listening to another episode of Instruction Request—and stay tuned for our next episode, where we’ll be talking more about nursing research support!

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Publication Date:

1-15-2026

City:

Jacksonville, Florida

Keywords:

AI; Artificial Intelligence; Generative AI; Instruction; Pedagogy

Disciplines:

Higher Education | Library and Information Science | Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Episode 27 Higher Level Research Skills Description

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