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Submissions from 2022
Opportunities for Student Research, Stacy Smallwood
Privilege, Oppression, and Intersectionality, Stacy Smallwood
Rural HIV Providers’ Perspectives: Having Your Say, Stacy Smallwood
Setting the Table: Authentic Community Engagement to End the HIV Epidemic, Stacy Smallwood
The Impact of Racism and Historical Trauma through the Lens of Special Populations: LGBTQ+ People of Color, Stacy Smallwood
Where Do We Go from Here? Advancing HIV Prevention, Treatment, & Advocacy in Rural Areas, Stacy Smallwood and Tanya Jules
Who gets PrEPped? Negotiations of Stigma around HIV Prevention, Stacy Smallwood and Tanya Jules
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 Smallwood, Andrew Hansen, and Haresh Rochani
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
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
Keeping the Doors Open: A look at Georgia’s Efforts to Save Rural Hospitals, Bettye Apenteng
Lessons Learned, Promising Practices and Opportunities for Addressing Social Needs of Medicaid Beneficiaries: Perspectives of Medicaid Managed Care Organizations, Bettye Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles Owens, Linda Kimsey, Angela Peden, and William Mase
Climate Change and Public Health, Asli Aslan
Rapid Water Quality Monitoring in a Pandemic Impacted World, Asli Aslan
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
NCHEC Ambassador Webinar, D. Bleyenburg, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, and A. Sego
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
Assessing Private Well Water Stewardship Behaviors in Rural Georgia, J. Edward Dotherow
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
A Survey of Weight Stigma Among College Students, Ruby Hallam and Stacy Smallwood
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
Assessing the Impact of Ignoring Pre-pregnancy Obesity in the Expenditure of MCH Title V Grants on Preterm and Cesarean Deliveries, Prachi Joshi and Samuel T. Opoku
Stories from the Field: A Narrative Thematic Analysis of MCOs Efforts to Address Social Needs of Medicaid Enrollees, Linda Kimsey, Charles Owens, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye Apenteng, and Angela Peden
Factors Predicting Food Insecurity Among Students at a Historically Black College & University, Becky Larson, Andrew Hansen, Haresh Rochani, and Stacy Smallwood
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
Prioritizing Self-Care in 2021: Mental Health & Coping – Professional Wellness, Jacquelyn Mesenbrink
The Role of Bystanders in Creating Safe Environments: A Call to Action, Jacquelyn Mesenbrink
Perceptions of Physical Activity Engagement Among African American Emerging Adults at a Predominantly White Institution in Southeast Georgia, Addison Mickens, Stacy Smallwood, Ashley Walker, and Jeffery A. Jones
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 MCAHEC Scholars Program Capstone Experience in a Rural and Underserved Region: Got Georgia On My Mind, J. Nester; V. Embry; B. Kundu,; I. Thomas; P. Tillman; P. Padmini; Tilicia Mayo-Gamble; and P. Mahan
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
It Takes a Village: A Descriptive Study of Partnerships between Medicaid Managed Care Organizations and Community-Based Organizations to Provide Whole-Person Care, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles Owens, Linda Kimsey, Bettye Apenteng, William A. Mase, and Angela Peden
Examining the factors constraining Medicaid managed care organizations’ efforts to address social determinants of health (SDOH), Samuel T. Opoku, Charles Owens, Linda Kimsey, Bettye Apenteng, and Angela H. Peden
The Impact of Medicaid Managed Care Organizations’ Efforts Addressing Social Determinants of Health, Charles F. Owens, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye Apenteng, Linda Kimsey, and Angela Peden
Climate Change Impact on Water Resources in Mugla, Turkey, N. Ozdemir and Asli Aslan
Impact of Global Warming on Aquaculture Activities in Mugla, Turkey, N. Ozdemir and Asli Aslan
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
Community Engagement Research: Partnering with Community-Based Organizations, Stacy Smallwood
Community Voices: Engaging Marginalized Communities in Health Promotion Research, Stacy Smallwood
COVID-19 Vaccine Virtual Town Hall, Stacy Smallwood
Empowered to Succeed Series: Establishing Student/Faculty Partnerships, Stacy Smallwood
Faith, Family, & HIV, Stacy Smallwood
Seeing the Invisible: HIV Disparities and Black Sexual Minority Men in the Deep South, Stacy Smallwood
The Rewards of Community Service, Stacy Smallwood
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
Advanced Care Planning and Location of Death Among Older Americans Dying of Cancer: a Comparison With Dying of Cardiovascular Diseases, Ho-Jui Tung, Randall Ford, and Ming-Chin Yeh
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
Student-Led Social Marketing Proposal for a Public Health Campaign: Food Insecurity on College Campus, Dziyana Nazaruk and Christina S. Cook
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
Compassion Fatigue and Compassion Satisfaction among Rural HIV Healthcare Providers, Stacy Smallwood
Working with Community-Based Organizations, Stacy Smallwood
Health Inequities: Poverty and Social Determinants, Joseph Telfair
Health Inequities: Poverty and Social Determinants, Joseph Telfair
