Announcing Dr. Joseph Needoba as interim Associate Dean of Research
Dr. Joseph Needoba is named the new interim Associate Dean of Research at the School of Public Health. Dr. Needoba...Read More
School of Public Health Research
Building Healthy Populations
$17.5 M Research Funding
Received in FY22
60+ Faculty Members
Conducting Research
220 Faculty Publications
Publications in FY22
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
SPH Research: January 2025 Updates
Funding Opportunities Looking for funding opportunities? Here are a few options: Translational Science Pilot Funding Opportunity The Oregon Clinical &...Read More
SPH Research: December 2024 Updates
A Message From Associate Dean Hello Colleagues, This is my last Research Newsletter as the Associate Dean for Research....Read More
Assistant Professor Kelly M. Reavis Discusses Hearing Loss and Parkinson’s Disease Research on KGW News
Kelly M. Reavis, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, appeared on KGW news to discuss her work in the groundbreaking research on...Read More
Assistant Professor Eric Hall Featured on Jumbotron At 2024 APHA Conference
Eric Hall, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, was featured on the jumbotron at this year’s American Public Health Association (APHA) conference...Read More
SPH Research: November 2024 Updates
Recent Awards and News RGS Roadmap to 2030 Draft Available Research and Graduate Studies (RGS) has developed the penultimate...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.
Faculty Research Projects
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.
Student PositionsFACULTY PUBLICATIONS
OHSU-PSU School of Public Health Latest Publications
January 2025
Elliott JE, Brewer JS, Keil AT, Ligman BR, Bryant-Ekstrand MD, McBride AA, Powers K, Sicard SJ, Twamley EW, O’Neil ME, Hildebrand AD, Nguyen T, Morasco BJ, Gill JM, Dengler BA, Lim MM. Feasibility and acceptability for LION, a fully remote randomized clinical trial within the VA for light therapy to improve sleep in Veterans with and without TBI: An MTBI2 sponsored protocol. PLOS ONE 20(1): e0305305. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305305
Risk of Hospitalization Among Assisted Living Residents Dually Enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid. Cornell PY, Gadkari G, Hua CL, Smith L, Johnson A, Schwartz L, Rahman M, Thomas KS. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024 Dec 15:105421. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105421. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39694468
An Interprofessional Approach to Prepare Medical Residents and Fellows to Address Climate- and Environment-Related Health Risks. Peterson TD, Domingo A, Stadler D, Werner L, Needoba JA, Walker S, Liu BS, Hatfield J. J Grad Med Educ. 2024 Dec;16(6 Suppl):5-10. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-24-00109.1. Epub 2024 Dec 13. PMID: 39677916
But Did You See the Gorilla? Messer LC, Kaufman JS. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2025 Jan 7. doi: 10.1111/ppe.13155. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39777734
Feasibility and acceptability for LION, a fully remote, randomized clinical trial within the VA for light therapy to improve sleep in Veterans with and without TBI: An MTBI2 sponsored protocol. Elliott JE, Brewer JS, Keil AT, Ligman BR, Bryant-Ekstrand MD, McBride AA, Powers K, Sicard SJ, Twamley EW, O’Neil ME, Hildebrand AD, Nguyen T, Morasco BJ, Gill JM, Dengler BA, Lim MM. PLoS One. 2025 Jan 7;20(1):e0305305. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305305. eCollection 2025. PMID: 39775195
Validation and accuracy of the Hyfe cough monitoring system: a multicenter clinical study. Chaccour C, Sánchez-Olivieri I, Siegel S, Megson G, Winthrop KL, Botella JB, de-Torres JP, Jover L, Brew J, Kafentzis G, Galvosas M, Rudd M, Small P. Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 6;15(1):880. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-85341-3. PMID: 39762316
A Research Agenda to Maximize the Health Equity Impacts of Paid Family and Medical Leave Policies. Goodman JM, Steeves-Reece A, Richardson DM. Am J Public Health. 2025 Feb;115(2):129-131. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307929. Epub 2024 Dec 5.
RESEARCH SEMINARS
PAST SEMINARS
SPH Research Seminar: Trials, Tribulations, and Successes Conducting SUD Services Research Within Oregon’s Criminal Legal System
Time: June 6, 2024 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Hosted by: SPH Research Committee
You can watch the full recording of the seminar on event page.
Over the past 6 years in Oregon, there has been tremendous change in availability of treatments for opioid use disorder...
Research Seminar: Communicating Environmental Health
Time: July 17, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Hosted by: SPH Research Committee
You can watch the full recording of the seminar on event page.
Communicating Environmental Health: From Interactive Web Resources For Broad Audiences to Targeted Community Air Monitoring Report-Backs Beyond my interests in...