Eric Hall Awarded NIH Grant to Improve Public Health Data on Injection Drug Use
The OHSU-PSU School of Public Health is proud to announce that Eric Hall, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Epidemiology, has received... Read More
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150 Faculty Publications
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Our OHSU-PSH School of Public Health (SPH) faculty are exploring today’s most important public health issues, in our communities, regions and far beyond. Collaborating with a wide range of organizations, public agencies, and community groups, to produce research that helps us better understand and improve public health.
LATEST SPH NEWS
Strengthening the Frontlines: How Oregon’s Center of Excellence is Shaping the Future of Older Adult Behavioral Health
As Oregon’s population of older adults continues to grow rapidly, the need for targeted, equitable behavioral health support has never... Read More
New Study Finds Pausing Arthritis Medications May Not Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Response
A new study co-authored by Kevin Winthrop, professor at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health and principal investigator of the... Read More
Institute on Aging Research Highlights Wildfire Preparedness Challenges in Oregon Assisted Living Communities
A new study led by Jacklyn Kohon, PhD and co-authored by Director of the PSU Institute of Aging and Professor... Read More
Lactation Alumnus, Taylor Silver, Publishes New Research on Breastfeeding and Infant Food Allergies
We are proud to celebrate Taylor Silver, BS, RD, IBCLC, an alumnus of the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health Certification... Read More
New SPH & HRAC Study Maps Complex Journey Through Homelessness In Final Pathways Report
A new report from Portland State University’s Homelessness Research and Action Collaborative (HRAC) and the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health... Read More
Faculty Research Projects
The School of Public Health continues to expand our research portfolio with high impact, equity-focused research. Learn more about our faculty’s research projects and collaborations with with other organizations, public agencies, and community groups, to produce research that helps us better understand and improve public health.
Student Research
The OHSU-PSU School of Public Health provides research opportunities to our students through research assistant positions or mentorship of their sponsored student research. Gaining real-world experiences to understand the contexts in which health problems and opportunities occur.
SPH Research Publications
OHSU-PSU School of Public Health Latest Publications
October 2026
Amikacin Liposome Inhalation Suspension in Newly Diagnosed Mycobacterium avium Complex Lung Disease: A Phase 3b, Double-blind, Randomized Clinical Trial (ENCORE). Daley CL, Morimoto K, Thomson R, Van Braeckel E, Hasegawa N, Griffith DE, Flume PA, Chalmers JD, Winthrop KL, Loebinger MR, Serrano D, van Ingen J, Yuen DW, Hassan M, Wu P, Nevoret ML, Mange K, O’Donnell AE; ENCORE Study Group. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2026 Sep 30:aamag530. doi: 10.1093/ajrccm/aamag530. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42814876
Lung microbial dysregulation and TNF inhibition are associated with worsened nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease. Napier EG, Cinco IR, Malherbe DC, Stuart EV, Davies MH, Leach CN, Damron E, Gokmen M, Leestemaker-Palmer A, Nuss S, Bumgardner C, Kohama SG, Bermudez L, Winthrop KL, Fuss C, Spindel ER, Messaoudi I. Front Microbiol. 2026 Sep 15;17:1923035. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1923035. eCollection 2026. PMID: 42812539
A Profile of Assisted Living Direct Care Workforce Training Requirements Across the United States. Hsu EC, Carder P, Smith L, Zhou ZE, Yakusheva O, Beeber A, Jutkowitz E, Thomas KS. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2026 Oct;27(10):106445. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2026.106445. Epub 2026 Sep 3. PMID: 42691539
Development and usability testing of a Spanish version of a mobile app-based adaptive coping skills intervention for critical illness survivors: Blueprint en español. Mosack KE, Guzman CEV, Marentes Ruiz CJ, Wolwowicz E, Johnson K, Mantelli RA, Anderson A, McDougal M, Mejia-Flores L, Gonzalez-Guarda R, Neville TH, Baudier RL, Lapidus JA, Porter LS, Hope AA, Moss M, Morris CD, Hough CL, Cox CE; Blueprint en español Writing Group. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Oct 1;23(10):1509-1517. doi: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoag089. PMID: 41967105
Bronchiectasis prevalence, incidence, and exacerbation rates among insured adults in the U.S.: a descriptive analysis. Cristancho-Rojas CN, Henkle E, Fu R, Polgreen PM, Curtis JR, Winthrop KL. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Oct 5:aaoag310. doi: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoag310. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42834530
Temporary Cessation of DMARD Therapy and COVID-19 Supplemental Dose Vaccine Immunogenicity in Patients With Inflammatory Arthritis: The COVER Randomized Clinical Trial. Curtis JR, Mudano AS, Cutter G, Mikuls TR, George MD, Thiele GM, Law M, Chun KY, Bastidas M, Zikry M, Sodhi SK, Sinha J, Tesser J, Alvarez N, Winthrop KL. JAMA Intern Med. 2026 Oct 5:e264894. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.4894. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42832241
15-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acid and G-Protein Coupled Receptor 39 Together Orchestrate Coronary Autoregulation: A Comprehensive Metabolomic Analysis. Le DE, Kajimoto M, Zhao Y, Methner C, Cao Z, Minnier J, Cianciulli A, Semeraro T, Trist IML, Franchi J, Marcheselli C, Parazzoli A, Micheli F, Kaul S. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Oct 6;15(19):e048864. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.125.048864. Epub 2026 Sep 24. PMID: 42786606
Limitations of universal suicide risk screening: Accuracy of disclosure among Veterans screened in Veterans Health Administration mental health settings. Dobscha SK, Somohano V, Niederhausen M, Hwang CS, Carlson KF, Bahraini N, Handley R, Salvi A, Rynerson A, Denneson LM. Psychiatry Res. 2026 Dec;366:117436. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2026.117436. Epub 2026 Sep 1. PMID: 42727522
The complexities of comprehensive exams in epidemiology. Banack HR, Kaufman JS, McLaughlin JE, Jarstfer MB, Messer LC, Fox MP. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 Oct 7;195(10):2616-2621. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwag158. PMID: 42457227
Scale-up evaluation results of a multi-level approach using mailed immunochemical test (FIT) and patient navigation to increase colorectal cancer screening rates in rural clinic settings. Currier JJ, Coury J, Myers E, Kenzie ES, Petrik AF, Badicke B, McDonnell MM, Abbott MC, Coronado GD, Davis MM. BMC Prim Care. 2026 Jul 14;27(1):361. doi: 10.1186/s12875-026-03428-w. PMID: 42449237
Demographic Conscious Analysis: A New Paradigm for Health Research. Enders FT, Anyigbo C, Golembiewski EH, Alberti PM, Menser TL, Grady MR, Yap JQ, Johnson L, Lapidus JA, Hanlon AL, Meinzen-Derr JK, Visweswaran S. Am J Public Health. 2026 Oct 15:e1-e10. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2026.308767. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42879717
Characteristics and Geographic Variability of US-Assisted Living Communities Affiliated With Top-10 Chains. Hua CL, Kurzhiparambil LJ, Gadkari G, Smith L, Bowblis JR, Rahman M, Thomas KS. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2026 Oct 13;27(12):106498. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2026.106498. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42868933
Artificial Intelligence Applications in Pediatric Primary Care for Weight Management: A Systematic Review. Cook N, Roy A, Foster MJ, Holland KM, Mohd Rafiq AS, Jungbauer R, Yudkin J. Child Obes. 2026 Oct 13:21532176261498254. doi: 10.1177/21532176261498254. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42865234
60 Years of Biogeochemistry and Remediation Science.
Tratnyek PG, Hsu-Kim H, Yoon S. Environ Sci Technol. 2026 Oct 20;60(41):29211-29212. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6c15296. PMID: 42899672
Preservation of MHC-Ia protective allele suppression of SIVmac239 in aged rhesus macaques. Marenco A, Varco-Merth B, Nkoy C, Govindan A, Lam A, Li H, Fachko DN, Duell D, Goodwin W, Ogunwale O, Terry M, Dannay R, Fast R, Oswald K, Shoemaker R, Dozier B, Lewis AD, Smedley J, Labriola CS, Axthelm M, Park BS, Lifson JD, Picker LJ, Skalsky RL, Wong SW, Okoye AA. J Immunol. 2026 Oct 1;215(10):vkag272. doi: 10.1093/jimmun/vkag272. PMID: 42897117
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