Samantha Kaplan

Sami is the Research and Education Liaison Librarian to the School of Medicine. She offers research services to School of Medicine teaching faculty, staff, and students. She works to enable and promote evidence-based practice at Duke Health. 

• PhD, UNC Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science
• MLIS, University of South Carolina
• BA, University of Georgia

Office Hours

Available by appointment - please email me to set up a consultation!

Current Appointments and Affiliations

• Prof Library Staff, Medical Center Library & Archives, School of Medicine

Contact Information

• Subject Headings
  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • Information behavior
  • Library Services
  • Medical education
• Publications

  Journal Articles

  • Blewer, A. L., Bigham, B. L., Kaplan, S., Del Rios, M., & Leary, M. (2024). Gender, Socioeconomic Status, Race, and Ethnic Disparities in Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Education-A Scoping Review. Healthcare (Basel), 12(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12040456
  • Venkatraman, V., Heo, H., Kaplan, S., Parente, B. A., & Lad, S. P. (2024). Digital Health for Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review. World Neurosurg, 182, 70–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2023.11.035
  • Huang, R. J., Del Risco, A., Riska, K. M., Cooper, M. W., Clark, N. W., Kaplan, S. J., … Francis, H. W. (2023). Prognosis of Acute Low-Tone Hearing Loss Without Vertigo: A Scoping Review. Laryngoscope, 133(10), 2457–2469. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.30630
  • Wu, K. A., Kunte, S., Rajkumar, S., Venkatraman, V., Kim, G., Kaplan, S., … Lad, S. P. (2023). Digital Health for Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review. Healthcare (Switzerland), 11(17). https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11172411
  • Record, S. M., Chanenchuk, T., Parrish, K. M., Kaplan, S. J., Kimmick, G., & Plichta, J. K. (2023). Prognostic Tools for Older Women with Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review. Medicina (Kaunas), 59(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59091576
  • Soares Ferreira Junior, A., Pinheiro Maux Lessa, M., Kaplan, S., Coles, T. M., Terrell, D. R., & Onwuemene, O. A. (2023). Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Patients with Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Systematic Review of the Literature. J Clin Med, 12(15). https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12155155
  • Kramer, R. J., Fatahian, A. N., Chan, A., Mortenson, J., Osher, J., Sun, B., … Landstrom, A. P. (2023). PRDM16 Deletion Is Associated With Sex-dependent Cardiomyopathy and Cardiac Mortality: A Translational, Multi-Institutional Cohort Study. Circ Genom Precis Med, 16(4), 390–400. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCGEN.122.003912
  • Sooy-Mossey, M., Matsuura, M., Ezekian, J. E., Williams, J. L., Lee, G. S., Wood, K., … Parente, V. (2023). The Association of Race and Ethnicity with Mortality in Pediatric Patients with Congenital Heart Disease: a Systematic Review. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-023-01687-2
  • Mao, X., Omeogu, C., Karanth, S., Joshi, A., Meernik, C., Wilson, L., … Akinyemiju, T. (2023). Association of reproductive risk factors and breast cancer molecular subtypes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Cancer, 23(1), 644. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-023-11049-0
  • Liu, Y., Terrell, L., Joyce, B., Black, J., Kaplan, S. J., & Gifford, E. J. (2023). Defining suspected child maltreatment using International Classification of Diseases codes: A scoping literature review. Children and Youth Services Review, 149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106907
  • Stanford-Moore, G. B., Canick, J., Kaplan, S., & Lee, W. T. (2023). International Collaboration Trends in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: A Systematic Bibliometric Scoping Review. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 149(6), 540–545. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2023.0372
  • Vyas, N., Wimberly, C. E., Beaman, M. M., Kaplan, S. J., Rasmussen, L. J. H., Wertz, J., … Walsh, K. M. (2023). Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 151, 106071. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106071
  • Albright, B. B., Ellett, T., Knochenhauer, H. E., Goins, E. C., Monuszko, K. A., Kaplan, S. J., … Davidson, B. A. (2023). Treatments and outcomes in high-risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BJOG, 130(5), 443–453. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.17374
  • Fairchild, R. J., Aksenov, L. I., Hobbs, K. T., Krischak, M. K., Kaplan, S. J., Purves, J. T., … Routh, J. C. (2023). Medical management of neurogenic bladder in patients with spina bifida: A scoping review. J Pediatr Urol, 19(1), 55–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpurol.2022.10.016
  • Kaplan, S. J. (2023). Health Sciences Librarianship's Status as a Profession Is Unclear, According to Its Members. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 18(2), 117–119. https://doi.org/10.18438/eblip30340
  • Parker, L. E., Kramer, R. J., Kaplan, S., & Landstrom, A. P. (2023). One gene, two modes of inheritance, four diseases: A systematic review of the cardiac manifestation of pathogenic variants in JPH2-encoded junctophilin-2. Trends Cardiovasc Med, 33(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcm.2021.11.006
  • Kaplan, S., von Isenburg, M., & Waldrop, L. (2023). Prepandemic Antivaccination Websites' COVID-19 Vaccine Behavior: Content Analysis of Archived Websites. JMIR Formative Research, 7, e40291. https://doi.org/10.2196/40291
  • Huggins, L. K. L., Min, S. H., Kaplan, S., Wei, J., Welsh-Bohmer, K., & Xu, H. (2023). Meta-Analysis of Variations in Association between APOE ɛ4 and Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Across Hispanic Regions of Origin. J Alzheimers Dis, 93(3), 1095–1109. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-221167
  • Shalita, C., Hanzlik, E., Kaplan, S., & Thompson, E. M. (2022). Immunotherapy for the treatment of pediatric brain tumors: a narrative review. Translational Pediatrics, 11(12), 2040–2056. https://doi.org/10.21037/tp-22-86
  • Mims, S. C., Tan, H. S., Sun, K., Pham, T., Rubright, S., Kaplan, S. J., & Habib, A. S. (2022). Long-term morbidities following unintentional dural puncture in obstetric patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Anesth, 79, 110787. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2022.110787
  • Van Opstal, J., Zhao, A. T., Kaplan, S. J., Sung, A. D., & Schoemans, H. (2022). eHealth-Generated Patient Data in an Outpatient Setting after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Scoping Review. Transplant Cell Ther, 28(8), 463–471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtct.2022.05.016
  • Stilwell, L., Golonka, M., Ankoma-Sey, K., Yancy, M., Kaplan, S., Terrell, L., & Gifford, E. J. (2022). Electronic Health Record Tools to Identify Child Maltreatment: Scoping Literature Review and Key Informant Interviews. Acad Pediatr, 22(5), 718–728. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2022.01.017
  • Aksenov, L. I., Fairchild, R. J., Kaplan, S. J., Scales, C. D., & Routh, J. C. (2022). Behavioral Economics in Urology: A Scoping Review. J Urol, 207(6), 1193–1199. https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000002673
  • Park, C., Jones, M.-M., Kaplan, S., Koller, F. L., Wilder, J. M., Boulware, L. E., & McElroy, L. M. (2022). A scoping review of inequities in access to organ transplant in the United States. Int J Equity Health, 21(1), 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-021-01616-x
  • Brown, K., El Husseini, N., Grimley, R., Ranta, A., Kass-Hout, T., Kaplan, S., & Kaufman, B. G. (2022). Alternative Payment Models and Associations With Stroke Outcomes, Spending, and Service Utilization: A Systematic Review. Stroke, 53(1), 268–278. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.033983
  • Kaplan, S. J. (2022). Iranian Public Libraries Can Improve Self-Efficacy in Information Literacy, Especially When School Library Instruction Is Not Preparing Students for Lifelong Learning Readiness. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 17(2), 129–131. https://doi.org/10.18438/eblip30119
  • Kiely, B. T., Koch, R. L., Flores, L., Burner, D., Kaplan, S., & Kishnani, P. S. (2022). A novel approach to characterize phenotypic variation in GSD IV: Reconceptualizing the clinical continuum. Front Genet, 13, 992406. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.992406
  • Kaplan, S. J. (2022). Flexible Work Agreements: Here to Stay but Uneven in Equity and Promoting Success. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 17(4), 164–166. https://doi.org/10.18438/eblip30200
  • Braaten, A. D., Hanebuth, C., McPherson, H., Smallwood, D., Kaplan, S., Basirico, D., … Rethorn, Z. (2021). Social determinants of health are associated with physical therapy use: a systematic review. Br J Sports Med, 55(22), 1293–1300. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-103475
  • Kloer, C., Parker, A., Blasdel, G., Kaplan, S., Zhao, L., & Bluebond-Langner, R. (2021). Sexual health after vaginoplasty: A systematic review. Andrology, 9(6), 1744–1764. https://doi.org/10.1111/andr.13022
  • Sachdeva, S., Kolarova, M. Z., Foreman, B. E., Kaplan, S. J., & Jasien, J. M. (2021). A Systematic Review of Cognitive Function in Adults with Spina Bifida. Dev Neurorehabil, 24(8), 569–582. https://doi.org/10.1080/17518423.2021.1907813
  • Issa, K., Smith, B. D., Kaplan, S. J., Madden, J., Jang, D. W., Zomorodi, A., … Abi Hachem, R. (2021). A systematic review on sinonasal mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol, 11(9), 1391–1394. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.22811
  • Albright, B. B., Monuszko, K. A., Kaplan, S. J., Davidson, B. A., Moss, H. A., Huang, A. B., … Previs, R. A. (2021). Primary cytoreductive surgery for advanced stage endometrial cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 225(3), 237.e1-237.e24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.04.254
  • Wibonele, B. K., Smith, B. D., Altonji, S., Kaplan, S., Cho, J., & Lee, W. T. (2021). Head and neck cancer research collaborations between the United States and low- and middle-income countries: 10-year publication analysis. Head Neck, 43(8), 2395–2404. https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.26703
  • Dioun, S., Wu, J., Chen, L., Kaplan, S., Huang, Y., Melamed, A., … Wright, J. D. (2021). Intraoperative Rupture of the Ovarian Capsule in Early-Stage Ovarian Cancer: A Meta-analysis. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 138(2), 261–271. https://doi.org/10.1097/aog.0000000000004455
  • Lin, C., Mullen, J., Smith, D., Kotarba, M., Kaplan, S. J., & Tu, P. (2021). Healthcare providers’ vaccine perceptions, hesitancy, and recommendation to patients: A systematic review. Vaccines, 9(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9070713
  • Wu, J., Logue, T., Kaplan, S. J., Melamed, A., Tergas, A. I., Khoury-Collado, F., … Wright, J. D. (2021). Less radical surgery for early-stage cervical cancer: a systematic review. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 224(4), 348-358.e5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.11.041
  • Check, D. K., Zullig, L. L., Davis, M. M., Davies, L., Chambers, D., Fleisher, L., … Koczwara, B. (2021). Improvement Science and Implementation Science in Cancer Care: Identifying Areas of Synergy and Opportunities for Further Integration. J Gen Intern Med, 36(1), 186–195. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-06138-w
  • Langdell, H. C., Taskindoust, M., Levites, H. A., Mateas, C., Sergesketter, A. R., Kaplan, S. J., … Erdmann, D. (2021). Systematic Review of Tissue Expansion: Utilization in Non-breast Applications. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 9(1), e3378. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003378
  • Kaplan, S. J. (2021). Library Workers Experiencing or Observing Sexual Harassment in University of California Libraries is Commonplace and Commonly Unreported. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 16(4), 144–146. https://doi.org/10.18438/EBLIP30030
  • Kaplan, S. J. (2021). Libraries Assist Disaster Survivors with Information Needs and Refuge but Need to Amplify Their Role and What They Offer. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 16(2), 158–160. https://doi.org/10.18438/eblip29938
  • Knisely, A., Wu, J., Kaplan, S. J., Zhou, Z. N., Melamed, A., Tergas, A. I., … Wright, J. D. (2020). Coronavirus Spectrum Infections (COVID-19, MERS, SARS) in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Cancer Investigation, 38(8–9), 436–444. https://doi.org/10.1080/07357907.2020.1809668
  • Moss, H. A., Wu, J., Kaplan, S. J., & Zafar, S. Y. (2020). The Affordable Care Act's Medicaid Expansion and Impact Along the Cancer-Care Continuum: A Systematic Review. J Natl Cancer Inst, 112(8), 779–791. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djaa043
  • Kaplan, S. J. (2020). Homeless Patrons Utilize the Library for More than Shelter but Public Library Services Are Not Designed with Them in Mind. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 15(4), 174–175. https://doi.org/10.18438/eblip29805
  • Kaplan, S. (2018). Implications for LIS from an embedded chronological case study of a vaccine avoidant mommy blogger. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 55(1), 839–840. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2018.14505501139
  • Chen, A. T., Kaplan, S. J., & Carriere, R. (2017). A constant conversation: tuning into and harmonizing the needs and priorities of the body and mind. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, 12(1), 1350550. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2017.1350550
  • Flaherty, M. G., Kaplan, S. J., & Jerath, M. R. (2017). Diagnosis of Life-Threatening Alpha-Gal Food Allergy Appears to Be Patient Driven. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 8(4), 345–348. https://doi.org/10.1177/2150131917705714
  • Chen, A. T., Carriere, R. M., & Kaplan, S. J. (2017). The User Knows What to Call It: Incorporating Patient Voice Through User-Contributed Tags on a Participatory Platform About Health Management. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19(9), e292. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.7673
  • Gibson, A. N., Kaplan, S., & Vardell, E. (2017). A Survey of Information Source Preferences of Parents of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47(7), 2189–2204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3127-z
  • Gibson, A. N., & Kaplan, S. (2017). Place, community and information behavior: Spatially oriented information seeking zones and information source preferences. Library and Information Science Research, 39(2), 131–139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2017.03.001
  • Kaplan, S. J., Chen, A. T., & Carriere, R. M. (2017). De-constructing the co-construction: Researcher stance, the nature of data and community building in an online participatory platform to create a knowledge repository. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 54(1), 203–212. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2017.14505401023
  • Chen, A. T., Kaplan, S. J., Lach, P., & Xiao, L. (2017). Incorporating Values Sensitive Design into Crowdsourcing Methodologies for Knowledge Collaboration. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 54(1), 545–548. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2017.14505401068
  • Flaherty, M. G., & Kaplan, S. J. (2016). Health information: print materials assessment in public libraries. Reference Services Review, 44(2), 163–177. https://doi.org/10.1108/RSR-02-2016-0010
  • Chen, A. T., Carriere, R., Kaplan, S. J., Colht, K., Morey, O. T., Flaherty, M. G., … Price, C. (2016). Exploring collective tagging as a mechanism to elicit language about health management. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 53(1), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2016.14505301104
  • Gibson, A., & Kaplan, S. J. (2015). “A family like ours”: Demographic variations in information seeking behavior and community participation among parents of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 52(1), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2015.145052010060