Publications

Peer-Reviewed

Keeper, J.H., Skaret, L.J., Thakkar-Samtani, M., Heaton, L.J., Sutherland, C., Vela, K., Amaechi, B.T., Jablonski-Momeni, A., Young, D.A., Maclean, J., Weyant, R.J., Zandona, A.F., Zero, D., Sohn, W., Pitts, N., & Frantsve-Hawley, J. (2023). Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Effect of Self-Assembling Peptide P11-4 on Arrest, Cavitation, and Progression of Initial Caries Lesions. Journal of the American Dental Association, in press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adaj.2023.03.014

Vela, K. (2022). COVID-19 Evidence Reviews website: a VA effort to catalog and curate COVID-19 evidence reviews. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 110(1), 109–112. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2022.1237

Veazie, S., Lafavor, B., Vela, K., Young, S., Sayer, N. A., Carlson, K. F., & O’Neil, M. E. (2022). Mental health outcomes of adults hospitalized for COVID-19: A systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 8, 100312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2022.100312

Kaka, A. S., MacDonald, R., Greer, N., Vela, K., Duan-Porter, W., Obley, A., & Wilt, T. J. (2021). Major Update: Remdesivir for Adults With COVID-19: A Living Systematic Review and Meta-analysis for the American College of Physicians Practice Points. Annals of Internal Medicine, 174(5), 663–672. https://doi.org/10.7326/M20-8148

Mackey, K., King, V. J., Gurley, S., Kiefer, M., Liederbauer, E., Vela, K., Sonnen, P., & Kansagara, D. (2020). Risks and Impact of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Angiotensin-Receptor Blockers on SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Adults: A Living Systematic Review. Annals of Internal Medicine, 173(3), 195–203. https://doi.org/10.7326/M20-1515

Vela, K., & Bardyn, T. (2019). Increasing rural nurses’ awareness of a statewide health information resource: an educational outreach initiative. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 107(2), 244–250. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2019.542

Vela K. (2018). Using Slack to communicate with medical students. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 106(4), 504–507. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2018.482

Enslow, E., Fricke, S., & Vela, K. (2017). Providing Health Sciences Services in a Joint-Use Distributed Learning Library System: An Organizational Case Study. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 36(4), 362–376. https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2017.1369286

Vela K. (2017). Information Needs Assessment for K-12 School Nurses in Rural Eastern Washington State. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 36(4), 377–390. https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2017.1369287

Non-Peer-Reviewed

Vela, K. (2025). Learning to Thrive with ADHD: A Review of Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD). Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet, 29(4), 524-530. https://doi.org/10.1080/15398285.2025.2574798

Vela, K. (2023). NEJM Journal Watch. Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 20(1), 33-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/15424065.2023.2177787

Vela, K. (2023). Just Breathe: Building Wellness into a Hospital Library Space. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 23(1), 44-47. https://doi.org/10.1080/15323269.2022.2158658 

Charbonneau, D.H. & Vela, K. (2023). Librarian Contributions to Evidence Synthesis Programs: Addressing the COVID-19 Infodemic. Library Quarterly, 93(1). https://doi.org/10.1086/722548 

Veazie, S., Vela, K., & Helfand, M. (2020). Evidence Brief: Virtual Diet Programs for Diabetes. Department of Veterans Affairs (US). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK563523/

Veazie, S., Vela, K., & Mackey, M. (2020). Evidence Brief: Capnography for Moderate Sedation in Non-Anesthesia Settings. Department of Veterans Affairs (US). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK558317/

Veazie, S., Vela, K., & Parr, N. J. (2021). Evidence Brief: Detection and Treatment of Dental Problems on Chronic Disease Outcomes. Department of Veterans Affairs (US). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK569277/

Anderson, J., Parr, N. J., & Vela, K. (2020). Evidence Brief: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for Chronic Pain, PTSD, TBI, Opioid Addiction, and Sexual Trauma. Department of Veterans Affairs (US). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK566938/

Book Chapters

Vela, K.A. & McCall-Wright, P. (2022). Related Reviews in Context. In M.J. Foster & S.T. Jewell (Eds.) Piecing Together Systematic Reviews and Other Evidence Syntheses. Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

Vela, K.A. (2018). The Research Process, Finding Relevant Information. In S. Phelps, L. Hyde, J. Planchon Wolf (Eds.) The Intersection: Where Evidence Based Nursing and Information Literacy Meet. Oxford: Chandos Publishing.

Presentations & Posters

Validated Modular Pediatric Age Group Search Hedge: An MLA Pediatric Librarians Caucus Initiative to Support Practice & Research. (2025). Presentation at the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, virtual and Pittsburgh, PA.

Evaluating a Hospital Library’s Customized Literature Search Alert Service. (2024). Presentation at the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, virtual and Portland, OR.

What’s in a Name? Exploring COVID-19 Systematic Reviews Published as Non-Research Articles. (2021). Presentation with colleagues at the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, virtual and New Orleans, LA.

Spilling the RCTea: The Role of Non-Randomized Studies in Rapid Reviews. (2020). Poster presented at the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, virtual.

The Research Role of the Librarian at a Community Health Hackathon: A Technical Report. (2019). Presentation with a colleague at the Pacific Northwest Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Boise, ID.

Taking RDM to the Next Level with Data Science. (2019). Presentation presented at the Pacific Northwest Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Boise, ID.

Developing Research Data Management Skills with the National Library of Medicine Course. (2018). Presentation at the Pacific Northwest Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Spokane, WA.

Increasing Awareness of a Statewide Health Information Resource for Health Professionals. (2018). Presentation at the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Adapting to the Challenges of a Distributed Learning Library System. (2018). Poster presented at the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Information Needs of School Nurses in Eastern Washington. (2017). Presentation at the School Nurse Organization of Washington Fall Meeting, Spokane, WA.

Using HEALWA: A Health Evidence Resource for Washington. (2017). Presentation at the Washington Free and Charitable Care Conference, Portland, OR.

Supporting Healthcare Professionals in Eastern Washington. (2016). Lightning talk presented at the Pacific Northwest Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Portland, OR.

Grants & Awards

Program Improvement Award. (2022). Improving Access to Quality Health Information through Little Free Libraries. National Network of Libraries of Medicine Region 4, $4,437.

Professional Development Award. (2022). National Network of Libraries of Medicine Region 4, $519.

Data Engagement Award. (2018). National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Northwest Region, $8,400.

Professional Development Award. (2017). National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Northwest Region, $2,000.

AHIP First-Time Member Award. (2016). Pacific Northwest Chapter/Medical Library Association, $135.

Professional Development Award. Pacific Northwest Chapter/Medical Library Association.