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
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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
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
New Study Highlights Barriers to Tribal Public Health Data Access
Assistant Professor Kathleen Conte of the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health has co-authored a new publication examining critical gaps in... Read More
Advancing Equity in Cancer Clinical Trials
On April 7, 2026, Assistant Professor Kristi Tredway represented the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health at the Cancer Clinical Trial... Read More
Rates of gun-related suicides in Oregon are higher than national average
Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Think Out Loud recently featured Becca Valek, a research project coordinator at OHSU’s Gun Violence Prevention Center,... 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
September 2026
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 Sep 3;27(10):106445. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2026.106445. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42691539
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 Sep 1;366:117436. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2026.117436. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42727522
A Benchmark Study on Available Data of Henry’s Law Constants and Vapor Pressures for 30 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Considerations for Vapor Intrusion. Robinson A, Thompson PT, Tay HC, Gutierrez AM, Moseley HNB, Tratnyek PG, Pennell KG. Ground Water Monit Remediat. 2026 Summer;46(3):101-113. doi: 10.1111/gwmr.70067. Epub 2026 Jul 8. PMID: 42708000
What Can You Say When You Can’t Say Everything? Dorfman L, Winett LB, Schaff K, Mejia P. Health Aff (Millwood). 2026 Sep;45(9):1064-1067. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2026.00921. Epub 2026 Aug 26. PMID: 42647754
Pneumocystis prophylaxis in rheumatic disease. Wolfe RM, Winthrop KL. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2026 Sep;40(3):102164. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2026.102164. Epub 2026 Jun 5. PMID: 42248698
Chasing the target: reports from the Advances in Targeted Therapies meeting, 2025. Winthrop KL, Kerschbaumer A, Isaacs JD, Mease P, Baraliakos X, Crow MK, Buch M, Siebert S, Basu N, Conaghan P, Kloppenburg M, Distler O, Landewe R, Orange DE, Wei K, Aletaha D, McInnes IB, Huizinga TWJ, Voll R, Gravallese EM, Breedveld FC, Smolen JS. Ann Rheum Dis. 2026 Sep;85(9):1683-1693. doi: 10.1016/j.ard.2026.03.024. Epub 2026 Apr 24. PMID: 42031646
Artificial Intelligence in Addiction Scholarship: Transparency, Accountability, and Disclosure in Research and Publishing. Gordon AJ, Bounthavong M, Corte C, Siantz E, Mahmoud KF, Finnell DS, Scheuermann T, Kyei EF, Wyse JJ, Oliva EM, Pugatch M, Halmo RS, Rosenwohl-Mack S, Marks SJ, Faseru B. Subst Use Addctn J. 2026 Oct;47(4):941-952. doi: 10.1177/29767342261471638. Epub 2026 Aug 13. PMID: 42592893
Hearing Aid Use Attenuates the Association Between Hearing Loss and Frailty: A 2003-2018 NHANES Cross Sectional Analysis. White CL, Gupta S, Andrea SB, Karasek D, Miura LN, Reavis KM. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026 Sep;74(9):2619-2627. doi: 10.1111/jgs.70581. Epub 2026 Jul 9. PMID: 42423142
Predictors and Processes of Early Buprenorphine Discontinuation: Study Protocol. Somohano VC, Eckhardt AC, Reynolds O, Sanchez AR, Shull S, Waller D, Lovejoy TI, Morasco BJ, Gordon AJ, Niederhausen M, Hooker E, Wyse JJ. Subst Use Addctn J. 2026 Oct;47(4):1224-1231. doi: 10.1177/29767342261454138. Epub 2026 Jun 10. PMID: 42267632
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 Sep 24:e048864. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.125.048864. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42786606
A Multiphase Implementation of Ring Treatment: A Community-Engaged Control Program for T. Solium taeniasis/cysticercosis in Northern Peru. Poma LD, Vilchez P, Spencer A, Atto R, Cruz V, Garcia H, Bustos J, Cruden G, O’Neal S. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2026 Sep 16:rs.3.rs-10132093. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-10132093/v1. PMID: 42779994
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, gut microbiome composition, impulsivity, and attention covary in a human cohort. Hammer AJ, Kasschau KD, Davis Ii EW, Hoffman P, Johnson-Camacho K, Alexiev A, Anderson K, Shannon J, Marriott LK, Sharpton TJ. Microbiol Spectr. 2026 Sep 21:e0078326. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00783-26. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42765732
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