Seven FORWARD PSU Students Present Research at 10th Annual CIMR SURF Forum
Seven OHSU-PSU School of Public Health students from Portland State University’s Fostering Oregon’s Workforce in Advanced and Restorative Healthcare (FORWARD... Read More
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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
Emily Boniface, HSP PhD student, Awarded Emerging Scholars in Family Planning
We are thrilled to announce that Emily Boniface, current doctoral candidate in Health Systems & Policy at the OHSU-PSU School... Read More
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
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
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
September 2025
Corrigendum to Gestational weight change patterns in pregnant people with obesity class I, II, and III receiving care from community-based health care centers [Ann Epidemiol 110 (2025) 95-101].
Tran ST, Booman A, Marino M, O’Malley J, Palma A, Schmidt T, Lyon-Scott K, Snowden JM, Springer R, Stratton K, Vesco KK, Boone-Heinonen J. Ann Epidemiol. 2025 Aug 27;109:125. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2025.08.036. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40876122
Safety Profile of Upadacitinib: Descriptive Analysis in Over 27,000 Patient-Years Across Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Axial Spondyloarthritis, Atopic Dermatitis, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Burmester GR, Deodhar A, Irvine AD, Panaccione R, Winthrop KL, Vleugels RA, Levy G, Suravaram S, Palac H, Wegrzyn L, Ford S, Meerwein S, Guttman-Yassky E. Adv Ther. 2025 Aug 28. doi: 10.1007/s12325-025-03328-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40875187
Physiological response to fetal intravenous lipid emulsion in mid-gestation.Barooni N, Chen A, Alaniz S, Minnier J, Louey S, Jonker S. Clin Sci (Lond). 2025 Aug 21:CS20256946. doi: 10.1042/CS20256946. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40857742
Hearing aid acquisition patterns among US Veterans who use VA health care. Coco L, Shields L, Phillips R, Pesa S, Hamilton-Sutherland M, Carlson KF, Konrad-Martin DL, Reavis KM. J Rural Health. 2025 Jun;41(3):e70068. doi: 10.1111/jrh.70068. PMID: 40820402
Immunogenicity of adjuvanted recombinant zoster vaccine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with upadacitinib: 60-week results from a randomised controlled trial substudy. Winthrop KL, Klaff J, Penn SK, Liu Y, García C, Mysler E, Wells AF, Bu X, Fish I, Chen M, Cunningham AL. RMD Open. 2025 Aug 12;11(3):e005521. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2025-005521. PMID: 40803820
Maternal and Interpregnancy Factors and Risks of First-Time Preeclampsia in Second Pregnancy: A Swedish National Cohort Study. Carr H, Johansson K, Snowden JM, Newby-Kew A, Cnattingius S, Ludvigsson JF, Stephansson O, Wikström AK, Sandström A. BJOG. 2025 Sep 1. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.18348. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40888026
Early Infancy Weight Gain Patterns Are Associated with Child Body Mass Index in Singletons but Not Twins. Booman A, Foster BA, Marino M, Snowden JM, Springer R, Boone-Heinonen J. J Pediatr. 2025 Oct;285:114687. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114687. Epub 2025 Jun 12. PMID: 40516784
Yamamoto EA, Koike S, Wong C, Dennis LE, Luther MN, Scatena A, Khambadkone S, Iliff JJ, Lim MM, Levendovszky SR, Elliott JE, Barisano G, Müller-Oehring EM, Morales AM, Baker FC, Nagel BJ, Piantino J. Biological sex and BMI influence the longitudinal evolution of adolescent and young adult MRI-visible perivascular spaces. Pediatric Neurology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2025.08.021
Reddy R, Ainsworth O, Gray M, Hildebrand A, Waugh J, Lindwall J, Huerta J, Keller T. Evaluating gains in student self-efficacy in scientific literacy associated with a brief curricular intervention. J Microbiol Biol Educ. 0:300126-25. https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.00126-25
Davis MR, Johnson AJ, Denfeld QE, Purnell J, Shannon J. Using Data from All of Us to Examine Cardiovascular Risk. Nursing Research. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000866
Dumet LM, Goodman J, Kenzie ES, Gelmon S, Merino V, Cruz V, Atto R, Vilchez P, O’Neal S. for the Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru. Applying the One Health approach to study the institutional and policy determinants of multisectoral collaborations to address zoonoses in a low-resource setting. Health Research Policy and Systems Journal. In press
Rabin BA, Kenzie ES, Oliveri JM, Kruse-Diehr AJ, Norton WE, Hoover S, Menon U, Doescher MP, Adsul P, Mishra SI, English K, Nodora J, Lam H, Kim K, Coury JK, Davis MM, Malo T, Kobrin S, Subramanian S, and RM Ferrari. Documenting adaptations across the Accelerating Colorectal Cancer Screening and follow-up through Implementation Science research programs: Methods and adaptation examples. Frontiers in Health Services. In press.
Bentley B, Horner-Johnson W, Nidey N, Hoang TM, Wu CF, Martin S, Brevil A, Chapple R, Tabb KM. Racial/ethnic disparities in perinatal depression among women with disabilities. Archives of Women’s Mental Health. 2025;28(4):679-689. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-025-01593-y
Zionskowski K, Hoyle JN, Stevens JD, Valentine A, Akobirshoev I, Mitra M, Horner-Johnson W. Sexual and reproductive health care receipt among male adolescents and young adults with disabilities: analysis of National Survey of Family Growth data, 2011-2019. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2025;77(4):732-738. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.06.011
Havercamp SM, Krahn GL, Murray AJ, Akobirshoev I, Bellamy CD, Bonardi A, Breslin ML, Brown LXZ, Costa M, Dembo RS, Ellsworth D, Hall JP, Horner-Johnon W, Hughes D, McGee M, Mudrick NR, Otstot E, Parodi G, Sluzalis S, Yee S. A call to action to include disability in intersectional health equity research and policy. The Lancet Regional Health – Americas. 2025:49:101199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2025.101199
Hoyle JN, Valentine A, Stevens DJ, Smith L, Li FS, Horner-Johnson W, Mitra M. Sexual and reproductive health care receipt among female adolescents and young adults with disabilities in the United States, 2011-2019. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2025 September 16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.07.014 Online ahead of print.
Hua C, Carder P, Smith L, Thomas KS. Improving fire safety in assisted living. (2025). In Forefront Group. https://doi.org/10.1377/forefront.20250915.876482
Odebeatu CC, Darssan D, Roscoe C, Reid S, Osborne NJ. Environ Res. 2025 Oct 15;283:122148. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.122148. Epub 2025 Jun 13. PMID: 40517935
Vaccination Update and Specific Concerns for RA. Urquiaga M, Winthrop KL, Curtis JR. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2025 Sep 17;27(1):37. doi: 10.1007/s11926-025-01197-6. PMID: 40960573 Free PMC article. Review.
One Health policy communities’ perspectives on zoonoses risk factors and management: A multiple qualitative methods approach. Dumet LM, Kenzie E, Goodman J, Osorio VM, Chavez VC, Atto R, Barreto PV, O’Neal S. CABI One Health. 2025 Jan;4(1):0023. doi: 10.1079/cabionehealth.2025.0023. Epub 2025 Jul 10. PMID: 40959507 Free PMC article.
Dichloroethene reduction by Fe(II): role of transient Fe(II) phases. Chelsvig CE, Patial M, Latta DE, Tratnyek PG, Neumann A, Scherer MM. Environ Sci Process Impacts. 2025 Sep 17;27(9):2770-2784. doi: 10.1039/d5em00274e. PMID: 40773167
European Respiratory Society Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Adult Bronchiectasis. Chalmers JD, Haworth CS, Flume P, Long MB, Burgel PR, Dimakou K, Blasi F, Herrero-Cortina B, Dhar R, Chotirmall SH, Ringshausen FC, Altenburg J, Morgan L, Nigro M, Crichton ML, Van Meel C, Sibila O, Timothy A, Kompatsiari E, Hedberg T, Vandendriessche T, McShane PJ, Tonia T, Winthrop K, Loebinger MR, Lorent N, Goeminne P, Shteinberg M, Polverino E, Aliberti S. Eur Respir J. 2025 Sep 28:2501126. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01126-2025. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41016738
Vaccinating patients with autoimmune diseases. Li Yeo A, Winthrop KL. Joint Bone Spine. 2025 Sep 26:105978. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2025.105978. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41016585
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. 2025 Sep 26:e70044. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.70044. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41004336
Trends and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Maternal Cardiovascular Health in California. Hailu EM, Carmichael SL, Snowden JM, Lyndon A, Main E, Mujahid MS. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Sep 25:e039295. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.124.039295. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40996078
Age at infection as a key predictor of cyst burden in pigs experimentally infected with Taenia solium. Gonzales-Gustavson E, Pizzitutti F, Bonnet G, Muro M, Elizalde M, Muro C, Gamboa R, Arroyo G, Gabriël S, Pan WK, Garcia HH, O’Neal S. Parasit Vectors. 2025 Sep 24;18(1):375. doi: 10.1186/s13071-025-06844-6. PMID: 40993763
Subcutaneous Buprenorphine Is an Acceptable Preoperative Analgesic in Pregnant Ewes Undergoing Hysterotomy (Ovis aries). Alaniz SM, Louey S, Minnier J, Jonker SS. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2025 Sep 1:1-9. doi: 10.30802/AALAS-JAALAS-25-084. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40987462
Hearing Loss, Health Outcomes, and Health Behavior Differences Between Active Duty Service Members and Recently Separated Veterans. Bresslour-Rashap E, Hughes CK, Thapa S, Pillai Y, Thielman EJ, Heassler A, Famili H, Theodoroff SM, Reavis KM. Mil Med. 2025 Sep 1;190(Supplement_2):333-340. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usaf181. PMID: 40984061
Supporting older-adult behavioral health: building the first state Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health and Aging. Dawson WD, Stodola A, Carder P, Cellarius K, Smith L, Brandis L, Oschwald M, Totten AM, Womack D, Aga V, Unsworth J, Byerly LK, Spetz J, Nash M, Dhar N, Brown Wilson K, Hogue T, Sulick B, Stone R, Blow FC, Lewis JP, Chan K, Emery-Tiburcio EE, Lavretsky H. Health Aff Sch. 2025 Sep 2;3(9):qxaf175. doi: 10.1093/haschl/qxaf175. eCollection 2025 Sep. PMID: 40979230
Veteran Mental Health Emergency Care Utilization Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Chen JI, Niederhausen M, Bui DP, Govier DJ, Rowneki M, Hickok A, Shahoumian TA, Shepherd-Banigan M, Korpak A, Hawkins E, Teo AR, Naylor J, Osborne TF, Smith VA, Bowling CB, Boyko EJ, Ioannou GN, Maciejewski ML, O’Hare AM, Viglianti EM, Iwashyna TJ, Bohnert ASB, Hynes DM; VA HSR&D COVID‐19 Observational Research Collaboratory (CORC). Health Serv Res. 2025 Oct;60(5):e14622. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.14622. Epub 2025 Jun 5. PMID: 40474431
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OCTRI-BERD Research Forum: Power and Sample Size 101
VIRTUAL Portland, OR, United StatesLecture & WebinarsSpeaker: Alicia Johnson, MPH Are you grappling with power and sample size (PSS) calculations for a grant or looking to...
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Gender – and Other Social Variables – in Breast Cancer Research
Vanport 515, with remote option 1810 SW 5th Avenue, PortlandLecture & WebinarsFaculty Scholarship Lecture Series - New Faculty Dr. Kristi Tredway is an Assistant Professor at the OHSU-PSU School of...