School of Public Health Research
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$10.9 M Research Funding
Received in FY24
60+ Faculty Members
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150 Faculty Publications
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Dr. Deborah Karasek Research Publication: Perinatal Health and Healthcare Utilization During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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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.
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OHSU-PSU School of Public Health Latest Publications
May 2025
Electrochemical Characterization of Pyrogenic Carbons: Implications for Degradation of Groundwater Contaminants with Carbon-Based Amendments. Hudson JM, Tratnyek PG. Environ Sci Technol. 2025 Apr 29;59(16):8283-8293. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5c00254. Epub 2025 Apr 15. PMID: 40233279
Clinical pharmacist practitioners prescribing of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder. Baylis JD, Jorgenson TL, Pals HE, Hwang CS, Colvard MD, Alliu V, Moore T, Lin LA, Wyse J, Hawkins EJ, Hagedorn HJ, Gordon AJ. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 Jun 1;271:112663. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112663. Epub 2025 Mar 26. PMID: 40228325
Expert consensus statement on the treatment of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases with Janus kinase inhibitors: 2024 update. Nash P, Kerschbaumer A, Konzett V, Aletaha D, Dörner T, Fleischmann R, McInnes I, Primdahl J, Sattar N, Tanaka Y, Trauner M, Winthrop K, de Wit M, Askling J, Baraliakos X, Boehncke WH, Emery P, Gossec L, Isaacs JD, Krauth M, Lee EB, Maksymowych W, Pope J, Scholte-Voshaar M, Schreiber K, Schreiber S, Stamm T, Taylor PC, Takeuchi T, Tam LS, Van den Bosch F, Westhovens R, Zeitlinger M, Smolen JS. Ann Rheum Dis. 2025 May;84(5):664-679. doi: 10.1016/j.ard.2025.01.032. Epub 2025 Mar 3. PMID: 40037995
Efficacy of Janus kinase inhibitors in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases a systematic literature review informing the 2024 update of an international consensus statement. Konzett V, Smolen JS, Nash P, Aletaha D, Winthrop K, Dörner T, Fleischmann R, Tanaka Y, Primdahl J, Baraliakos X, McInnes IB, Trauner M, Sattar N, de Wit M, Schoones JW, Kerschbaumer A. Ann Rheum Dis. 2025 May;84(5):680-696. doi: 10.1016/j.ard.2025.01.023. Epub 2025 Feb 10. PMID: 39934019
Safety of Janus kinase inhibitors in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases – a systematic literature review informing the 2024 update of an international expert consensus statement. Konzett V, Smolen JS, Nash P, Winthrop K, Aletaha D, Dörner T, Fleischmann R, Tanaka Y, Primdahl J, Baraliakos X, McInnes IB, Trauner M, Sattar N, de Wit M, Schoones JW, Kerschbaumer A. Ann Rheum Dis. 2025 May;84(5):697-715. doi: 10.1016/j.ard.2025.01.024. Epub 2025 Feb 10. PMID: 39934016
Severe Maternal Morbidity and Other Perinatal Complications Among Black, Hispanic, and White Birthing Persons With and Without Physical Disabilities. Horner-Johnson W, Garg B, Snowden JM, Caughey AB, Slaughter-Acey J, Akobirshoev I, Mitra M. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2025 May;34(5):590-600. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2024.0694. Epub 2024 Dec 20. PMID: 39699686
Mechanochemical Molten-Salt-Assisted Surface Nitridation Promotes Electron Transfer Dechlorination of Zerovalent Iron. Gong L, Chen J, Zhan G, Zu J, Li H, He F, Tratnyek PG, Zhang L. Environ Sci Technol. 2025 May 10. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5c01679. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40347166
Real-world data on the use of the Shingrix vaccine among patients with inflammatory arthritis and risk of cardiovascular events following herpes zoster. Curtis JR, Conrad DM, Krueger WS, Gara AP, Winthrop KL. Arthritis Res Ther. 2025 May 17;27(1):108. doi: 10.1186/s13075-025-03565-0. PMID: 40382657
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 May 12:oemed-2024-109903. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2024-109903. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40355262
Sleep quality of service members and veterans with and without reports of dizziness. Hoppes CW, Erbele ID, Lambert KH, Thapa S, Rich ES, Yuan TT, Brock MS, Reavis KM. J Vestib Res. 2025 May 19:9574271251338696. doi: 10.1177/09574271251338696. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40384621