Publications

Here, you can find links to some published research that our members have co-authored.

The Role of Adherence on the Impact of a School-Based Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Intervention in Mali

Researchers: Joshua V. Garn, Victoria Trinies, Jérémie Toubkiss, Matthew C. Freeman
Topics: WASH, Education, Capacity Building, Child Health
Location: Mali

Sanitation and Water Supply Coverage Thresholds Associated with Active Trachoma: Modeling Cross-Sectional Data from 13 Countries

Researchers: Garn JV, Boisson S, Willis R, Bakhtiari A, al-Khatib T, Amer K, Batcho W, Courtright P, Dejene M, Goepogui A, Kalua K, Kebede B, McCleod C, Madeline KIM, Mbofana MSA, Mpyet C, Ndjemba J, Olobio N, Pavluck AL, Sokana O, Southisombath Khamphoua, Taleo F, Solomon A, Freeman MC
Topics: WASH, Trachoma, Child Health
Locations: Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Guinea, Malawi, Yemen, Nigeria, Vanuatu, Ethiopia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Solomon Islands, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, and Benin  

The Public Health Leadership and Implementation Academy (PH-LEADER) for Non-Communicable Diseases

Researchers: Karla Galaviz, K. M. Venkat Narayan, Olivia Manders, Deborah A. McFarland, Shifalika Goenka, Gabriela Torres-Mejía, K. Srinath Reddy, P. Rafael Lozano, Laura Magaña-Valladares, Dorairaj Prabhakaran & Mohammed K. Ali
Topics: Implementation Science Research, Capacity Building, Leadership, Chronic Disease
Locations: Low- and middle-income countries 

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Physician Counseling to Promote Physical Activity in Mexico: An Effectiveness-Implementation Hybrid Study
Researchers: Karla Galaviz, Paul A. Estabrooks, Edtna Jauregui Ulloa, Rebecca E. Lee, Ian Janssen, Juan López y Taylor, Luis Ortiz-Hernández, and Lucie Lévesque
Topics: Translation research, Behavior Change, Lifestyle Medicine, RE_AIM
Location: Mexico

Impact and Effectiveness of Monovalent Rotavirus Vaccines Against Severe Rotavirus Diarrhea in Ghana
Researchers: George Armah, Kimberly Pringle, Christabel C. Enweronu-Laryea, Daniel Ansong, Jason M. Mwenda, Stanley K. Diamenu, Clement Narh, Belinda Lartey, Fred Binka, Scott Grytdal, Manish Patel, Umesh Parashar, Ben Lopman
Topics: Vaccine Effectiveness, Rotavirus, Surveillance
Location: Ghana

Direct and Indirect Effects of Rotavirus Vaccination: Comparing Predictions from Transmission Dynamic Models

Researchers: Virginia E. Pitzer, Katherine E. Atkins, Birgitte Freiesleben de Blasio, Thierry Van Effelterre, Christina J. Atchison, John P. Harris, Eunha Shim,9 Alison P. Galvani,3 W. John Edmunds,7 Cécile Viboud,2 Manish M. Patel,10 Bryan T. Grenfell,1,2 Umesh D. Parashar, and Ben Lopman
Topics: Vaccination, Rotavirus
Locations: England and Wales

A Multi-Method Process Evaluation for a Skin Cancer Prevention Diffusion Trial

Researchers: Cam Escoffery, PhD, MPH, CHES; Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH; Dawn Hall, MPH; and Tom Elliott, MPH
Topics: Process evaluation, skin cancer prevention, child health, organizational adoption
Location: Metropolitan United States

A Scoping Study of Frameworks for Adapting Public Health Evidence-Based Interventions
Researchers: Cam Escoffery,Lebow-S, Udelson, H., Boing, E., Fernandez, M. Wood, R., Mullen, P. 
Topics: Translation, Dissemination and Implementation, Evidence-based intervention, Frameworks 
Location: United States

SurvivorLink: Scalability of an Electronic Personal Health Record for Cancer Survivors and Caregivers at Pediatric Cancer Centers
Researchers: Cam Escoffery, PhD, MPH, CHES; Regine Haardoerfer, PhD; Ann Mertens, PhD, Lillian Meacham, MD, Jordan Marchak, PhD (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta)
Topics: Hybrid effectiveness-implementation design, cancer survivorship, process evaluation, child health, organizational adoption 
Location: United States

Strategies to Improve the Integration of Community Health Workers into Health Care Teams: “A Little Fish in a Big Pond”

Researchers: Caitlin Allen, MPH; Cam Escoffery, PhD, MPH, MCHES; Anamika Satsangi, MPH; and J. Nell Brownstein, PhD
Topics: Community Health Workers, Surveys, Qualitative Interviews
Location: United States

Use of Monitoring Data to Inform Program Implementation of a Multiple Micronutrient Powders Program in Bihar, India

Researchers: Rukshan Mehta, Melissa Young, Pankaj Verma, Priya Kekre, Amy Webb Girard, Usha Ramakrishnan, Sunil Babu, Indira Devi, Dipty Nawal, Rupesh Verma, Abhinav Kumar, Sameer Alam, Shashi Ranjan, Aditya Swarup, Indrajit Chaudhuri, Sridhar Srikantiah, and Reynaldo Martorell
Topics: Monitoring, Program Implementation, Micronutrient Powder
Location: India

Effect of Community Health Clubs on Child Diarrhoea in Western Rwanda: Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial

Researchers: Sheela Sinharoy, PhD; Wolf-Peter Schmidt, PhD; Ronald Wendt, MIA; Leodomir Mfura, BA; Erin Crossett, MIDP; Karen A. Grépin, PhD; William Jack, DPhil; Bernard Ngabo Rwabufigiri, MPH; James Habyarimana, PhD; Thomas Clasen, PhD
Topics: Community Health Clubs, Diarrhea, Cluster-randomized Trial
Location: Rwanda

Designing a Behavioral Intervention Using the COM_B model and the Theoretical Domains Framework to Promote Gas Stove use in Rural Guatemala: A Formative Research Study

Researchers: Lisa M. Thompson, Anaité Díaz Artiga, John R. Weinstein, Margaret A. Handley
Topics: Cook Stoves, Air Pollution, Maternal and Child Health, Behavior Change
Location: Rural Guatemala

Contrary to Conventional Wisdom, Physicians Abandoned a Breast Cancer Treatment After a Trial Concluded it was Ineffective

Researchers: David H. Howard, Pamela R. Soulos, Anees B. Chagpar, Sarah Mougalian, Brigid Killelea, and Cary P. Gross
Topics: Clinical Trials, Breast Cancer, Cancer Treatment
Location: United States

Autism: Seeing the Spectrum Entire

Researcher: Chris Gunter
Topic: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Location: United States

A Modest Proposal for an Outreach Section in Scientific Publications

Researchers: Chris Gunter and Anne Osterrieder
Topics: Outreach, Communication, Scientific Publications
Location: United States

An Evaluation of Equitable Access to a Community-Based Maternal and Newborn Health Program in Rural Ethiopia

Researchers: Spangler SA, Barry D, Sibley L
Topics: Evaluation, Maternal and Child Health, Surveys
Location: Rural Ethiopia 

Improving Influenza and Tdap Vaccination During Pregnancy: A Cluster-Randomized Trial of a Multi-Component Antenatal Vaccine Promotion Package in Late Influenza Season

Researchers: A.T. Chamberlain, K. Seib, K.A. Ault, E.S. Rosenberg, P.M. Frew, M.Cortes, E.A.S. Whitney, R.L. Berkelman, W.A. Orenstein, S.B. Omer
Topics: Vaccination, Cluster-Randomized Trial, Influenza, Infectious Disease, Maternal and Child Health
Locations: Georgia, United States

Achievement of Goals in U.S. Diabetes Care, 1999–2010

Researchers: Mohammed K. Ali, Kai McKeever Bullard, Jinan B. Saaddine, Catherin C. Cowie, et al.
Topics: Diabetes, Chronic Disease
Location: United States

Effectiveness of a Multicomponent Quality Improvement Strategy to Improve Achievement of Diabetes Care Goals: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Researchers: Mohammed K. Ali, Kavita Singh, Dimple Kondal, Raji Devarajan, Shivani A. Patel, Roopa Shivashankar, Vamadevan S. Ajay, A.G. Unnikrishnan, V. Usha Menon, Premlata K. Varthakavi, Vijay Viswanathan, Mala Dharmalingam, Ganapati Bantwal, Rakesh Kumar Sahay, Muhammad Qamar Masood, Rajesh Khadgawat,; Ankush Desai,; Bipin Sethi, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, K.M. Venkat Narayan, Nikhil Tandon
Topics: Diabetes, Chronic Disease, Effectiveness, Randomized Control Trial, Quality Improvement
Locations: India and Pakistan

Evidence of the Effectiveness of Flour Fortification Programs on Iron Status and Anemia: A Systematic Review
Researchers: Helena Pachón, Rebecca Spohrer, Zuguo Mei, Mary K. Serdula
Topics: Nutrition, Food Fortification, Effectiveness, Child Health, Anemia
Location: Global

Measuring Movement Towards Improved Emergency Obstetric Care in Rural Kenya with Implementation of the PRONTO Simulation and Team Training Program
Researchers: Julia C. Dettinger, Stephen Kamau, Kimberly Calkins, Susanna R. Cohen, John Cranmer, Minnie Kibore, Onesmus Gachuno, Dilys Walker
Topics: Maternal and Child Health, Implementation, PRONTO, Obstetrics, Neonatal Emergency Response
Location: Rural Kenya