Seven FORWARD PSU Students Present Research at 10th Annual CIMR SURF Forum
Seven OHSU-PSU School of Public Health students from Portland State University’s Fostering Oregon’s Workforce in Advanced and Restorative Healthcare (FORWARD... Read More
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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
Emily Boniface, HSP PhD student, Awarded Emerging Scholars in Family Planning
We are thrilled to announce that Emily Boniface, current doctoral candidate in Health Systems & Policy at the OHSU-PSU School... Read More
Professor Marguerita Lightfoot Weighs in on Federal Research Funding Cuts in Oregon
Earlier today, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health Professor Marguerita Lightfoot joined OPB’s Think Out Loud podcast to discuss the impacts... Read More
Dr. Marisa Westbrook Awarded National Fellowship for Research on Hispanic Families and Housing
We are proud to announce that Dr. Marisa Westbrook, Assistant Professor of Health Promotion & Community Health at Portland State... Read More
Dr. Alice Gates Appointed to Governor’s Behavioral Health Talent Council
We’re proud to share that Dr. Alice Gates, Associate Professor of Public Health at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health,... Read More
Marisa Westbrook Awarded National Fellowship to Advance Research on Hispanic Families’ Economic Well-Being
The OHSU-PSU School of Public Health is thrilled to share that Assistant Professor Marisa Westbrook received a competitive fellowship from... 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 2025
Vitamin C supplementation to pregnant smokers alters asthma- and allergy-associated CpGs in child buccal DNA at 5 years of age. Shorey-Kendrick LE, McEvoy CT, Milner K, Harris J, Brownsberger J, Tepper RS, Park B, Gao L, Vu A, Morris CD, Thompson EE, Ober C, Spindel ER. Clin Epigenetics. 2025 Oct 3;17(1):155. doi: 10.1186/s13148-025-01965-2. PMID: 4104465
Inaccurate Disclosure of Suicidal Thoughts During Population-Based Suicide Risk Screening in Primary Care in the Veterans Health Administration. Dobscha SK, Niederhausen M, Carlson KF, Bahraini N, Handley R, Salvi A, Elliott V, Rynerson A, Denneson LM. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Sep 30. doi: 10.1007/s11606-025-09822-x. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41028358
Implementation of shared decision making in rheumatoid arthritis: study protocol for RAiSeD (Rheumatoid Arthritis Shared Decision Making) stepped wedge, cluster-randomized trial. Barton JL, Niederhausen M, Tuepker A, Schmajuk G, Baker J, Lovejoy TI, Morasco BJ, Kunneman M, Scholl I. Trials. 2025 Sep 29;26(1):381. doi: 10.1186/s13063-025-09015-1. PMID: 41024266
Trends in Assisted Living and Memory Care Supply From 2019 to 2023. Jutkowitz E, Gadkari G, Hsu EC, Tunalilar O, Smith L, Hua CL, Bunker JN, Thomas KS. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2025 Sep 26:105890. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2025.105890. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41022136
Age-related severity of nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease is mediated by aberrant macrophage responses and lung microbial dysbiosis. Napier EG, Doratt BM, Cinco IR, Stuart EV, Geron RD, Davies MH, Malherbe DC, Kohama SG, Bermudez L, Winthrop KL, Fuss C, Spindel ER, Messaoudi I. J Infect. 2025 Oct 10:106626. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2025.106626. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41077197
Persistent use of amikacin liposome inhalation suspension associated with lower risk of hospitalizations and emergency room visits in refractory Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease. Winthrop KL, Waweru C, Welch E, Wang P, Markson LE. Respir Med. 2025 Oct 7:108406. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2025.108406. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41067294
Why Building Power Is Key to Protecting Academic Public Health and Advancing Health Equity. McMurtry CL, Givens ML, Bailey ZD, Graetz N, Fleming PJ, Petteway RJ, Pacheco J, Gollust SE, Heller JC, Lee HE, Porter KMP, Johnson S, Michener JD, LeBrón AMW, Bailey AK, Bloyd J, Creary M, Ornelas IJ. Am J Public Health. 2025 Nov;115(11):1783-1788. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2025.308210. PMID: 41061214
Post-pandemic Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity Among IT Workers. Park S, Wipfli B, Zhao L, Veliz P, Chen W, Rosemberg MA, Larson JL. J Occup Environ Med. 2025 Oct 8. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003572. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41058015
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Measures for Cancer Research: Feedback from Older Americans.Pratt-Chapman ML, Tennant B, Tesfaye CL, Wheldon CW, Scout N, Streed CG Jr, Tredway K, Jackson SS. LGBT Health. 2025 Oct;12(7):532-542. doi: 10.1177/23258292251362128. Epub 2025 Jul 29. PMID: 40728413
Triterpene and Caffeoylquinic Acid Constituents Contribute to the Cognitive-Enhancing, but Not Anxiolytic, Effects of a Water Extract of Centella asiatica in Aged Mice. Hack W, Kuhnau L, Martinez J, Marney LC, Choi J, Sohal AR, Koike S, Nguyen T, Maier CS, Soumyanath A, Gray NE. Nutrients. 2025 Oct 8;17(19):3171. doi: 10.3390/nu17193171. PMID: 41097248
Documenting adaptations across the Accelerating Colorectal Cancer Screening and follow-up through Implementation Science research programs: methods and adaptation examples. Rabin BA, Kenzie ES, Oliveri JM, Kruse-Diehr AJ, Hoover S, Menon U, Doescher MP, Adsul P, Mishra SI, English K, Nodora J, Lam H, Kim K, Coury JK, Davis MM, Malo T, Kobrin S, Subramanian S, Ferrari RM. Front Health Serv. 2025 Sep 26;5:1613925. doi: 10.3389/frhs.2025.1613925. eCollection 2025. PMID: 41081061
Gaylord EA, Foecke MH, Samuel RM, Soygur B, Detweiler AM, McIntyre TI, Dorman LC, Borja M, Laird AE, Arjyal R, Du J, Gardner JM, Neff N, Fattahi F, Laird DJ. Comparative analysis of human and mouse ovaries across age. Science. DOI:10.1126/science.adx0659
Xu O, Elman MR, DeVane K, Henderson K, Gonzalez M, Manella H. Psychiatric Care Checklist: A Novel Aid to Improve Psychiatric Care in the Emergency Department. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry. 2025 Sep 2:S2667-2960(25)00547-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2025.08.013.
Lancaster KE, Koudelka CW, Elman MR, Enderle MN, Bielavitz S, Estadt AT, Cook RR, Korthuis PT, Young AM. Preferences for clinical trial participation among people who use drugs in rural Oregon and Appalachian Ohio. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 Sep 23;276:112894. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112894.
Coronado GD, Petrik AF, Leo MC, Coury J, Durr R, Badicke B, Thompson JH, Edelmann AC, Davis MM. Mailed Outreach and Patient Navigation for Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Rural Medicaid Enrollees: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(3):e250928. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.0928
Davis MM, Coury J, Sanchez V, Kenzie ES, Larson JH, Barnes C, McCormack JL, Durr R, Weekley T, Robbins A, Singh M, Hatch BA. Improving screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment for unhealthy alcohol use in diverse, low-resourced primary care clinics. BMC Health Serv Res 24, 1384 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11870-8
Petrik AF, Badicke B, Davis MM, Miech EJ, Coury, J., Kenzie ES, Schneider JL, Durr R, Edelmann AC, Herreid-O’Neill A, Myers E, Coronado GD. (2025). Difference-making factors for successful implementation of a multicomponent colorectal cancer screening program in rural clinics (SMARTER CRC). Frontiers in Medicine, 12, 1522738. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1522738
Expert Perspectives on Exposure-Response Functions for Urban Health Policy: Lessons from a UBDPolicy Workshop. Williams H, Andersen ZJ, Boogaard H, Brage S, Browning MHEM, Cai S, Chen X, deSouza P, Dzhambov AM, Fenech B, Flower G, Forastiere F, Garcia L, Gasparrini A, Gehring U, Gowers AM, Hoek G, Khomenko S, Lim CC, Lu C, Mitsakou C, Pozzer A, Ramani T, Roscoe C, Spadaro JV, Tatah L, Vienneau D, Woodcock J, Yeager R, Zapata-Diomedi B, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Khreis H. Environ Res. 2025 Oct 21:123150. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.123150. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41130511
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Gender – and Other Social Variables – in Breast Cancer Research
Vanport 515, with remote option 1810 SW 5th Avenue, PortlandLecture & WebinarsFaculty Scholarship Lecture Series - New Faculty Dr. Kristi Tredway is an Assistant Professor at the OHSU-PSU School of...