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School of Public Health Research

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$10.9 M Research Funding

Received in FY24

60+ Faculty Members

Conducting Research

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.

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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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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.

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OHSU-PSU School of Public Health Latest Publications

February 2026

Patient Perspectives of Care Integration During Early Implementation of a Care Coordination Initiative. Hynes DM, Hickok A, McCready H, Niederhausen M, Rowneki M, Govier DJ, Singer SJ, Cordasco KM, Slatore CG, Maciejewski ML, McDonald K, Perla L, Moss A. Med Care Res Rev. 2026 Jan 30:10775587251413444. doi: 10.1177/10775587251413444. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41617222

Associations of fine particulate matter pollution components with overall, prostate cancer, and cardiovascular disease mortality in men with prostate cancer: A cohort study. Iyer HS, Perlstein M, Joseph SA, Roscoe C, Zeinomar N, Cole AP, Schumacher FR, Beebe-Dimmer J, Ruterbusch JJ, Wiggins CL, Stroup AM, Schwartz J, Hart JE, Rebbeck TR, Laden F. Environ Res. 2026 Jan 28:123909. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2026.123909. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41617107

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. 2026 Jan;41(1):93-102. doi: 10.1007/s11606-025-09822-x. Epub 2025 Sep 30. PMID: 41028358

Risk of Hospital Readmissions and Association With Receipt of Post-Hospitalization Care Coordination Services Among High-Risk Veterans. Govier DJ, Niederhausen M, Hickok A, Rowneki M, McCready H, Moss A, Cordasco KM, McDonald KM, Maciejewski ML, Thomas KC, Hynes DM. Health Serv Res. 2026 Feb;61(1):e70044. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.70044. Epub 2025 Sep 26. PMID: 41004336

Explaining Variation in VA Opioid Treatment Program Clinical Practice Following Regulatory Reform: A Qualitative Study. Wyse JJ, Eckhardt AC, Lovejoy TI, Gordon AJ, Lin LA, Jones KF, Morasco BJ, Newell S. Subst Use Addctn J. 2026 Feb 3:29767342251405994. doi: 10.1177/29767342251405994. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41634964

Interfacial hydrophobicity-induced desolvation effects on reductive dehalogenation by Zero-Valent Iron. Pan K, Zhao Z, Tratnyek PG, Gong L. Water Res. 2026 Jan 29;293:125479. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2026.125479. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41633110

Immunity against reinfection in pigs following Taenia solium infection and a quantitative dose-response model. Gonzales-Gustavson E, Pizzitutti F, Bonnet G, Muro C, Gamboa R, Bustos JA, Gabriël S, Pan WK, Garcia HH, O’Neal S; CWGP. Int J Parasitol. 2026 Feb;56(2):104722. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2025.08.010. Epub 2025 Aug 23. PMID: 40850352

Safety and immunogenicity of the recombinant zoster vaccine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using abatacept: a pilot multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial. Hawkins JA, Curtis JR, Weinberg A, Siegel SAR, Huffstutter JE, Loveless J, Gharib S, Reddy S, Sinha J, Ridley D, Messaoudi I, Park JK, Lee EB, Winthrop KL. Ann Rheum Dis. 2026 Feb 10:S0003-4967(26)00001-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ard.2026.01.002. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41672807

Patient Characteristics Associated With Telehealth Use in a Large Federally Qualified Health Center. Gautom P, Eckhardt CL, Marriott LK, Vasquez Guzman CE, Coronado GD. Perm J. 2026 Feb 11:1-12. doi: 10.7812/TPP/25.165. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41670409

Leeds H, Gievers L, Tyrrell H, Ulrich A, Durr R, Kair L, … & Khaki S. Variability in Screening and Management of Hyperbilirubinemia Across US Hospitals: A BORN Study. Hospital Pediatrics, 16(2), e84-e91. https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2025-008553

A qualitative study on cannabis use for harm reduction and pain among veterans enrolled in an SUD treatment program. Pleasant T, Ono S, Kansagara D, Lovejoy J, Lovejoy T, Wyse J. Harm Reduct J. 2026 Feb 19. doi: 10.1186/s12954-026-01412-2. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41715102

Critical windows for perinatal health: evaluating the impacts of timing of poverty alleviation benefits. Karasek D, Collin D, Turner C, Hubbard E, Batra A, Hamad R. Am J Prev Med. 2026 Feb 14:108319. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2026.108319. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41698448

Enhanced Prenatal Care Models and Postpartum Depression: The EMBRACE Randomized Clinical Trial. Felder JN, León-Martínez D, Karasek D, Curry V, Carraway K, Afulani PA, Blebu B, Chambers-Butcher B, Coleman-Phox K, Simard BJ, Blat C, Garza MA, McCulloch CE, Kuppermann M. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Feb 2;9(2):e2559883. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.59883. PMID: 41697697

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