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Submissions from 2023
Associations Between Atmospheric Ozone, P.M 2.5, and Incidence Rates of Adult Diabetes, Kingsley A. Kalu, Jingjing Yin, Victoria A. Clower, and Atin Adhikari
Impact of Climate Change on Airborne Mold Spores in a Metropolitan Atmosphere, Emmanuela Nwaonumah, Ferdous Ahmeda, Clara Ray, Jingjing Yin, Anindya Chanda, Burcu Adivar, and Atin Adhikari
Development of a Test Method to Determine Inhalation Exposure of Microplastic Particles When Reusable Disposable Masks in Place, Jhy-Charm Soo, R. L. Perez, Atin Adhikari, and Yunfeng Chen
Submissions from 2022
Airborne Particulate Matter in a Ready-mix Concrete Plant and Assessment of a New Air Curtain Technology for Protecting Workers From Dust Exposures, Atin Adhikari, Victoria A. Clower, Jenny Landers, Matthew G. Adharsingh, Dalton Smith, Saman Hedjazi, and Aniruddha Mitra
Using Benefit-Risk Measure to Evaluate Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers: A Collapsing Net Benefit Approach, Ferdous Ahmeda and Hani W. Samawi
Impact of Embedded Fitness Programming in Southeastern Georgia Career Firefighters, Derick Anglin, G. A. Ryan, Thomas Nagel, Mario Keko, Haresh Rochani, Catherine G. Gallagher, and Bridget F. Melton
The Association of Adequate Sleep Duration with Mental Health and Academic Performance in Children with ASD, Tolulope Awolusi, Kelly L. Sullivan, Logan Cowan, Joanne Chopak-Foss, and Gavin T. Colquitt
Social Media Engagement Among Individuals with Depression or Anxiety Disorder, Elizabeth Ayangunna and Gulzar H. Shah
The Perplexing Relationship: Colorectal Cancer and Folate, Anunay Bhattacharya, Jian Zhang, Marian Tabi, Jingjing Yin, and Logan Cowan
Quantitation of Antibodies Reacting With Rickettsia Antigens in Sera of Healthy Individuals From Georgia, USA, Kay’La Brennon and Marina Eremeeva
Associations between Average ozone, PM2.5 levels and Asthma among Medicare Beneficiaries in the State of Georgia, Victoria A. Clower, Kingsley A. Kalu, Atin Adhikari, and Katie-Anne Arnoldy
Associations among Participation, Activity, and Neighborhood Characteristics among Children with Cerebral Palsy, Sarah Creveling, Rachel Hott, Mario Keko, Haresh Rochani, Ashley D. Walker Colquitt, Christopher M. Modlesky, and Gavin T. Colquitt
Weight Status, Parental Concern About Weight, and the Relationship to Physical Activity and Sport Among Children with Cerebral Palsy, Sarah Creveling, Mario Keko, Cory Cribb, Haresh Rochani, and Gavin T. Colquitt
Transcriptional expression of antimicrobial peptides in Galleria mellonella larvae infected with Bartonella bacilliformis, Garrett J. Cutchin and Marina Eremeeva
Effects of Dental Glove Materials on Mitigation of Vibration Exposures in Dentistry, Randall Ford, Atin Adhikari, Aniruddha Mitra, Jenny Landers, Matthew G. Adharsingh, Dalton Smith, Foram Patel, Ferdous Ahmeda, and Karabi Barai
Cox model for Weibull Survival Data, Mario Keko, Marwan Alsharmana, Djhenne Dalmacy, and Lili Yu
Mental Health, Physical Activity and Sport Participation among Children with Developmental Disabilities, Mario Keko, Sarah Creveling, Haresh Rochani, Christopher M. Modlesky, and Gavin T. Colquitt
COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil: Clinical manifestation and effect of comorbidities on outcomes of hospitalized SARI cases, Mario Keko and Karl E. Peace
Association Between Sleep Duration and All-cause Mortality Among Participants Stratified by Metabolic Syndrome Status, Arshpreet Kaur Mallhi, Kelly L. Sullivan, Lili Yu, and Jian Zhang
Public Health SoTL: From Anecdote to Data, Katie M. Mercer and Kelly L. Sullivan
Medical Diagnostics Accuracy Measures and Cut-point Selection: An Innovative Approach Based on Relative Net Benefit, Hani Samawi
New Post-test Diagnostic Accuracy Measures of a Continuous Test Based on the Average Predictive Values, Hani M. Samawi, Jing Kersey, Jingjing Yin, Chen Mo, and Haresh Rochani
Health Inequities: Poverty and Social Determinants, Joseph Telfair
Who's the Man? Examining the Relationship Between Black Masculinity, Perceived Social Support, and Sexual Behavior in Black Male College Students, James Thomas, Stacy W. Smallwood, Andrew R. Hansen, and Haresh Rochani Dr.
The Impact Of Intelligence In Youth On Cardiovascular Diseases Among 54-61 Years Old Americans, Joana Tome and Logan Cowan
Diurnal Variations of Overall Microbial Load on Surfaces of a Rural Chicken Farm, Denisa A. Wilson, Emmanuela Nwaonumah, and Atin Adhikari
Heteroscedastic survival data analysis based on AFT model, Lili Yu
Submissions from 2021
Guest Lecture given at Environmental Health – Health Science, The University of Alabama, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu
The Effects of Fatigue on Selected Upper Extremity Functional Tests, Sophie Lucia Bargeron, Alicia Marie Connolly, Kali Rose Hackmann, Taylor Lane, James Karnes, Haresh Rochani, and Bryan Riemann
Effects of Fatigue on Active Joint Replication Proprioception of the Shoulder in Physically Active Individuals, Sophie Lucia Bargeron, Alicia Marie Connolly, Kali Rose Hackmann, Taylor Leanne Lane, Haresh Rochani, Ryan Michael Decarreau, James L. Karnes, Bryan L. Riemann, and George J. Davies
40 Years of the Biopharmaceutical Section: Celebrating our Past, Planning for our Future, Charles Buncher, Stacy Lindborg, Karl E. Peace, Matilde Sanchez-Kam, and Steve Wilson
A Prospective, Double-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Intraoperative Injection of Technetium Tc 99m Tilmanocept With Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid in Breast Cancer Lymphatic Mapping, Anyul Ferez-Pinzon, Samuel L. Corey, Haresh Rochani, Elena A. Rehl, and William E. Burak Jr
Moving Forward: Beyond COVID-19, K. Griffth, C. Hart, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, and Stacy W. Smallwood
Health Issues Affecting the Youth of Jeff Davis County, Ruby Hallam, Kim Harris, and Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
The Effectiveness of Interventions to Increase Mammography Uptake among Non-Adherent Asian American Women: A meta-analysis, Li-Ting Huang, Joshua Longcoy, Chun-Yi Tai, Judy H. Wang, and Kelly L. Sullivan
“Squash the Spread of COVID-19 in Bulloch County” Program, Osaremhen Ikhile, Karabi Barai, and Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Factors Predicting Food Insecurity Among Students at a Historically Black College & University, Rebecca Larson, Andrew Hansen, Haresh Rochani, and Stacy W. Smallwood
Reducing Healthcare Disparities in Sickle Cell Disease, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Reducing Healthcare Disparities in Sickle Cell Disease, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Evaluation of SIMEX extrapolation methods in Accelerated failure time models with covariate measurement error, Roshni Modi, M. Y. Liu, and Lili Yu
SIMEX Methods in Accelerated Failure Time Models With Covariate Measurement Error, Roshni Modi, M. Y. Liu, and Lili Yu
Institutional Findings and Implications from ASPPH's Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Survey, Shan D. Mohammed, Randy F. Wykoff, Theresa L. Byrd, Laura Rasar King, Gulzar H. Shah, and Juan Leon
The Influence of E-cigarette Warning Labels on Youths' Use Intentions –A Mediation Analysis of Role of the Perceived Harm, Tran Nguyen, Gulzar H. Shah, and Amanda Barefield
Social Media Usage and Transitioning into Online Classes During COVID-19- A Survey Among Undergraduate Students, Sylvia Ofori, Janet Choongo, Mario Kekop, Gulzar H. Shah, Haresh Rochani, and Joseph Telfair
Differences in Prostate Cancer Outcomes by Insurance Status of African American Males Aged 65 Years or Younger in Georgia, Sylvia Ofori and Yelena Tarasenko
Communication Plan to Rase Awareness for Dementia and Promote Caring Closet, Aishwarya Potluri, Prachi Joshi, and Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Use of Cancer Treatment Plans in Georgia: Results from 2012 and 2017 BRFSS, Willie Rajvong and Yelena Tarasenko
COVID-19 contact tracing: Identifying and addressing health inequities in the communities across United States, Gulzar H. Shah, Angela H. Peden, Bettye Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Kristie C. Waterfield, and Osaremhen Ikhile
Factors Associated With Local Health Departments’ Engagement in Food Safety Initiatives for People in the Communities Across United States, Gulzar H. Shah, Padmini Shankar, Vinoth Sittaramane, and Elizabeth Ayangunna
Proteomics analysis suggests suppression of IL-15 among individuals at greater genetic risk of COVID-19-related respiratory failure: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (ARIC), Brian T. Steffen, James S. Pankow, Pamela L. Lutsey, Ryan T. Demmer, F. L. Norby, Logan Cowan, Josef Coresh, and Weihong Tang
Identifying Social and Structural Determinants of Health Equity and Strategies for Taking Action, Joseph Telfair
Public Health’s Relation to Social Justice, Joseph Telfair
Taking Action to Advance Health Equity: Addressing Poverty and the Social and Structural Determinants of Health, Joseph Telfair
What Criteria Can Return Athletes Back to Overhead Sports Using Novel Upper Extremity Functional Tests?, Luke Alan Thayer, Nicole L. Ebel, Morgan Alexa Taylor, Benjamin Leigh DeLoach, Haresh Rochani, Bryan L. Riemann, Ryan Michael Decarreau, James Karnes, and George J. Davies
Development of a Health Communication Evaluation Plan: Share Health Southeast Georgia, RoShonda J. Welch, Lakeysha Mutcherson, Addison Mickens, and Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Submissions from 2020
Youth in Action for Health Project: Peer Health Promoters Making a Difference, Annette Aalborg, Kimberly Orozco, Dennis Knight, Richard Ramos, Ashley Dennis, Madison Mcveigh, Denise Feria, Juan Martinez, Justice Richardson, Johnathan Lim, Baylie Smith, Hurjessica Virk, Devin Oates, Matthew Ristow, Shannon Frisinger, and Jessica S. Schwind
Levels of Airborne Particulate Matter and Radon Near Three Large Florida Phosphogypsum Stacks, Caleb Adeoye, Jayanta Gupta, A. Mele, Nora Demers, and Atin Adhikari
Respiratory Protection Against Particles of 0.3 – 10 μM in Cotton Farms During Harvesting, Caleb Adeoye, T. Thornton, S. D. Sherpa, and Atin Adhikari
Contributions of Pets to Indoor Environment Exposome: Hypothetical Links with Cancers and Respiratory Disorders, Atin Adhikari, Naduparambil Jacob, and J. Zhang
Guest Lecture given at Cultural Foods (NTFS 4630), Nutrition and Food Science Program, Health and Kinesiology Department at Georgia Southern University, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu
Guest Lecture given at Environmental Health – Health Science, The University of Alabama, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu
Guest Lecture given at Environmental Health – Health Science, The University of Alabama, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu
Impact of Recent Climate Changes on Allergenic Pollen Seasons in Atlanta, Georgia, F. Ahmed, Hani Samawi, and Atin Adhikari
Childhood Asthma Management Practices in Rural Nigeria: Exploring the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Caregivers in Oyo State, Oyindamola Akinso, Atin Adhikari, Jingjing Yin, Joanne Chopak-Foss, and Gulzar H. Shah
Microbial Source Tracking: A Rapid Tool for Beach Safety, Asli Aslan
Exposure to Household Air Pollution Is Associated With Stillbirth and Child Mortality but Not Low Birth Weight in Ghana, Godfred O. Boateng, Laura Phipps, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, and Frederick A. Armah
Chronic Pain, Activities and Participation in Children With Cerebral Palsy, Gavin T. Colquitt, Haresh Rochani, Christopher M. Modlesky, Barbara Weissman, and Joshua Vova
Changes in Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Risk of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, Logan Cowan, Yelena Tarasenko, Kelly Evenson, Priya Palta, and Kamakshi Lakshminarayan
HIV clinical stage progression of patients at 241 outpatient clinics in DRC: Disparities by gender, TB status and rurality, Gina D. Etheredge, Gulzar H. Shah, Raimi Ewetola, L. Nkuta, and Kristie Cason Waterfield
HIV Clinical Stage Progression of Patients at 241 Outpatient Clinics in Democratic Republic of Congo: Disparities by Gender, TB Status and Rurality, Gina D. Etheredge, Gulzar H. Shah, Raimi Ewetola, L. Nkuta, Kristie C. Waterfield, A. Mutuadila, G. Ngalamulume, A. Kilundau, and M. Mpingulu
A Novel Framework for Training Public Health Professionals in Conflict Management: Using Behavioral Theory, Randall Ford, Ho-Jui Tung, and Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Measuring Diagnostic Accuracy and Selecting Optimal Cutpoints for K-class Diseases Based on Concordance and Discordance with Application, Jing X. Kersey, Hani Samawi, Jingjing Yin, Haresh Rochani Dr., and Xinyan Zhang
Leadership characteristics associated with social media use in LHDs: Ensuring public health essential service #3, Suzie Madden, Gulzar H. Shah, Jeffery A. Jones, and Samuel T. Opoku
Leveraging Partnerships, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Youth in Action for Health Project: Association Between Mental Health and Exposure to Violence, Devin Oates, Annette Aalborg, Hurjessica Virk, Jessica S. Schwind, Daeja Tillis, Salina Ramachhita, Amy Vang, Janis Ho, Valentina Kelly, Shannon Frisinger, and Matthew Ristow
Depression in African American Adults with Sickle Cell Disease: Exploration of Symptoms, Coping Strategies and the Potential Benefits of Religiosity, Delores P. Quasie-Woode, Janet Choongo, and Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Cancer Survivorship in Georgia: Selected Results of a Comprehensive Assessment Using 2017 BRFSS, Willie Rajvong and Yelena Tarasenko
New Post-test Diagnostic Accuracy Measures of a Continuous Test Based on the Average Predictive Values, Hani M. Samawi, Jing Kersey, Jingjing Yin, Chen Mo, and Haresh Rochani
On Efficient Logistic Regression Analysis Via Extreme Ranking, Hani Samawi, Xinyan Zhang, and Haresh Rochani
Health Informatics Capacity of Local Health Departments: Trends and Variations, Gulzar H. Shah and D. Dekker
TB-HIV Co-infection and Risk of Death, Loss to Follow Up, and Viral Load Suppression in Democratic Republic Of Congo, Gulzar H. Shah, Raimi Ewetola, Gina D. Etheredge, L. Maluantesa-Nkuta, Kristie C. Waterfield, and Elizabeth Ayangunna
TB/HIV Coinfection and Patient Outcomes: Evidence from 241 Clinics in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gulzar H. Shah, Raimi Ewetola, Gina D. Etheredge, L. Maluantesa-Nkuta, Kristie C. Waterfield, and L.-K. Lukusa
Health Inequities: Poverty and Social Determinants, Joseph Telfair
Health Inequities: Poverty and Social Determinants, Joseph Telfair
Shaping Public Health – APHA, Academics, Practice and Advocacy to Address Health Inequities and Links to Public Health 3.0, Joseph Telfair
Airborne Concentrations of PM2.5 and PM10 at Cotton Farms During Harvesting, Taylor Thornton, Caleb Adeoye, Sonam Dolma Sherpa, and Atin Adhikari
Exposure Levels of Bioaerosols and Airborne Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Cotton Farms During Cotton Harvesting, Taylor Thornton, Daleniece Higgins, Pratik Banerjee, Caleb Adeoye, Sonam Dolma Sherpa, and Atin Adhikari
An Interprofessional Approach to Teaching Health Informatics, Paula Tillman, Janet Buelow, Helen M. Taggart, and Haresh Rochani
Assessing Biosecurity and Biosafety Practices on Commercial Farms Across Nepal, Joana Tome, Holly L. Richmond, Dibesh Kharmacharya, Ajit Poudel, Rajindra Napit, Saman Man Pradhan, Jyotsna Joshi, Ajay Narayan Sharma, Rupendra Chaulagain, Prakash Adhikari, Sonu Adhikari, Arjun Bhujel, Deepesh Oli, Logan Cowan, and Jessica S. Schwind
Assessing Nepal’s Climate Change Situation by Analyzing Livelihood Vulnerability: A Systematic Review of the Literature, J. Tome, Holly L. Richmond, and Jessica S. Schwind
Using the theory of reasoned action to analyze African American college students’ intentions to participate in biobanking research, Bethrand O. Ugwu, Stacy W. Smallwood, Haresh Rochani, and Samuel T. Opoku
Youth in Action for Health Project: An Assessment of Food Insecurity Among Ethnically Diverse High School Students, Hurjessica Virk, Annette Aalborg, Devin Oates, Daeja Tillis, Shannon Frisinger, Matthew Ristow, Jessica S. Schwind, and Salina Ramachhita
Public Health Employees’ Perceptions About Impact of Emerging Public Health Trends on Their Day-to-Day Work, Kristie C. Waterfield, Gulzar H. Shah, Linda G. Kimsey, and William A. Mase
Local health departments’ is capacity and the impact on their plans to implement an environmental health information systems, Kristie C. Waterfield, Gulzar H. Shah, Dziyana Nazaruk, Nandi A. Marshall, and Jeffery A. Jones
Implicit Bias and Healthy Equity, L. D. Weeks and Joseph Telfair
Exploring Cues to Action as Motivators to Increase Personal Protective Equipment Compliance Among Wastewater Workers, T. Wright, Atin Adhikari, J. Yin, R. Vogel, S. Smallwood, and G. Shah
A Nonparametric MC-SIMEX Method, Lili Yu, Congjian Liu, Jingjing Yin, and Jun Liu
Submissions from 2019
Emerging Infections Worldwide: Challenges of Sampling Bioaerosols and Other Infectious Agents in Workplaces, Atin Adhikari
Respiratory Deposition Modeling for PM10, PM2.5, and PM1 Exposure in Cotton Farms for Standard and Heavy Workers, Atin Adhikari
