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
School of Public Health Research
Building Healthy Populations
$10.9 M Research Funding
Received in FY24
60+ Faculty Members
Conducting Research
150 Faculty Publications
Publications in FY24
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
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
The Green Divide: Urban Struggles for Environmental Justice Screening
On April 10th, over 25 students and faculty in Public Health, Urban Studies & Planning, Geography, and other programs on...Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Laura Jacobson, Recipient of the 2025 Early Achievement in Social Science Research Award
We are proud to share that Dr. Laura Jacobson, Adjunct Assistant Professor at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, has...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 PositionsSPH RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
OHSU-PSU School of Public Health Latest Publications
July 2025
Severe Maternal Morbidity Among Adolescents Aged 10-19 in California, 2001-2020. Carvalho Magalhães MN, Soh JS, Snowden JM, Main EK, Kan P, Carmichael SL. J Adolesc Health. 2025 Jun 27:S1054-139X(25)00141-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.03.018. PMID: 40576605
Corrigendum to “Risk of Corneal Graft Rejection and Vaccination: A Matched Case-Control Study From a United States Integrated Health Care System.” Am J Ophthalmol 2024 Jul:263:133-140. Ku JH, Nanji AA, Tubert JE, Joe C, Srikumaran D, Winthrop KL, Brunton AE, Florea A, Fraunfelder F, Tseng T, Luo YI. Am J Ophthalmol. 2025 Jun 24:S0002-9394(25)00299-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2025.06.011. PMID: 40562578
Response to “Comments on measurement error and information bias in causal diagrams” by Zheng and Li. Snowden JM, Reavis KM, Wardle MT. Int J Epidemiol. 2025 Jun 11;54(4):dyaf097. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyaf097. PMID: 40557613
Challenges using electronic health records to support unhealthy alcohol use screening and intervention in primary care practices in the Pacific Northwest. McCormack JL, Thomas TL, Barnes C, Sanchez V, Kenzie ES, Coury J, Hatch BA, Weekley T, Singh MA, Davis MM. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2025 Jul 1;32(7):1157-1163. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocaf083. PMID: 40478440
Priorities to Support Care Partners of People Living With Dementia: Results of a Modified Delphi Process. Gelmon SB, Reed J, Dawson WD. J Appl Gerontol. 2025 Jul;44(7):1142-1149. doi: 10.1177/07334648241297130. Epub 2024 Nov 6. PMID: 39506355
Characteristics of Veterans Receiving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder: An Observational Cohort Study. Jones KF, Mandavia AD, Gurewich D, Wyse JJ, Sung ML, Becker WC, Livingston NA. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Jun 30. doi: 10.1007/s11606-025-09657-6. PMID: 40588710
Ribociclib in Sequential Combination with Doxorubicin in Anthracycline-Naïve Advanced Soft-Tissue Sarcomas: Results of a Dose-Finding Phase Ib Study. Davis LE, Zhu L, Latour E, McMahon N, Nishikawa G, Choo F, Nusser KD, Pittsenbarger J, Burch R, Park B, Mills GB, Davis JL, Davare M, Ryan CW. Clin Cancer Res. 2025 Jul 1;31(13):2599-2607. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-24-4001. PMID: 40343810
Difference-making factors for successful implementation of a multicomponent colorectal cancer screening program in rural clinics (SMARTER CRC). 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. Front Med (Lausanne). 2025 Jun 25;12:1522738. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1522738. eCollection 2025. PMID: 40636358
Weight loss maintenance among truck drivers in the SHIFT randomised controlled trial, USA. Olson R, Wipfli B, Hanson GC, Bodner T, Anger WK, Elliot DL, Mansfield L. Occup Environ Med. 2025 Jul 9;82(4):168-175. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2024-109903. PMID: 40355262
Responding to the Needs of Dementia Care Partners: Recommendations for Policy Change at the State and Federal Levels. Dawson WD, Reed J, Lindauer A, Gelmon SB. J Aging Soc Policy. 2025 Jul 20:1-21. doi: 10.1080/08959420.2025.2523137. PMID: 40684294
Systematic measurement and machine learning-based profile characterization of community noise in a medium-large city in the United States. Mowrer C, Larkin A, Roscoe C, Grady ST, Peters JL, Haggerty B, Hystad P, Bozigar M. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2025 Jul 19. doi: 10.1038/s41370-025-00794-y. PMID: 40684001
Clinical risk factors and adverse perinatal outcomes among U.S. and African-born Black women in California. McKenzie-Sampson S, Baer RJ, Costello J, Karasek D, Torres JM, Riddell CA, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Blebu BE. J Perinatol. 2025 Jul 18. doi: 10.1038/s41372-025-02361-7. PMID: 40681838
Patient navigator training for sexual orientation and gender identity data collection at an NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Tredway K, Saylor E, Stearns V. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2025 Jul 1;2025(69):121-125. doi: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgaf011. PMID: 40671538
Emollients to Prevent Pediatric Eczema: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Simpson EL, Michaels LC, Ramsey K, Fagnan LJ, Nease DE, Henningfield M, Dolor RJ, Lapidus J, Martinez-Ziegenfuss X, Vu A, Ferrara L, Zuckerman KE, Morris CD, Williams HC; CASCADE Consortium. JAMA Dermatol. 2025 Jul 23:e252357. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2025.2357. PMID: 40699587
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OHSU Health Literacy Symposium
OHSU Auditorium 3286 SW Research Drive, Portland, United States
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Innovating for Better Results in Health Care, Education, and Research The 2025 OHSU Health Literacy Symposium will highlight health...