Publications

Callaghan T, Ferdinand AO, Motta M, Lockman A, Shrestha A, Lunz Trujillo K. Public Attitudes, Inequities, and Polarization in the Launch of the 988 Lifeline. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2023 Nov 21:11066312. doi: 10.1215/03616878-11066312

Khodakarami N, Akinlotan MA, Callaghan T, Primm KM, Vadali M, Bolin J, Ferdinand AO. (2023) Factors associated with hospitalizations for co-occurring HIV and opioid-related diagnoses: Evidence from the national inpatient sample, 2009-2017. Preventive Medicine Reports. Available online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102225.

Akinlotan, M., Khodakarami, N., Primm, K., Bolin, J., Ferdinand, A. (2023). Travel for medical or dental care by race/ethnicity and rurality in the U.S.: Findings from the 2001, 2009 and 2017 National Household Travel Surveys. Preventive Medicine Reports. Available Online: https://www.clinicalkey.com 

Callaghan, T., Washburn, D., Falia, G., Greer, E., Ramy M. (2023). Opportunities and Challenges of Using Carve-Outs to Fund Rural Public Health Initiatives: Evidence From the COVID-19 Pandemic. Public Health Reports. Available Online:  https://doi.org/10.1177/0033354923117602

Kassabian, M., Shrestha, A., Callaghan, T., Helduser,  J., Horel, S., Johnson, N., Kaspar, S, Bolin, J., Ferdinand, A. (2023). Rural Healthy People 2030: Common Challenges, Rural Nuances. Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. Available Online: https://srhrc.tamu.edu/publications/srhrc-rhp-2030.pdf

Callaghan, T., Gogoal, F., Greer, E., Ramy, M., Washburn, D. (2023). Analysis of an Innovative Approach to Target Rural Communities in Public Health Funding. Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. Available Online: https://srhrc.tamu.edu/publications/srhrc-pb-2023-rural-carve-out-hrsa-edit-3-24-23.pdf

Callaghan, T., Kassabian, M., Johnson, N., Shrestha, A., Helduser, J., Horel, S., Bolin, J., Ferdinand, A. (2023) Rural healthy people 2030: New decade, new challenges. Preventive medicine Reports. 33: 102176. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102176 

MacKinney, C., Mueller, K., Ferdinand, A., Knudson, A., Lundblad, J., McBride, T. (2023) Modernizing Payment to Critical Access Hospitals: A Proposal for the Next Iteration of the Flex Program. Journal of Rural Health. 1-3. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12750

James, J.M., Mueller, K.J., Constantin, J., Ferdinand, A., Knudson, A.D., Lundblad, J.P., MacKinney, A.C., McBride, T.D., Schoenberg, N.E. (2023). The Role of Telehealth In Achieving a High Performing Rural Health System: Priorities in a Post-Pandemic System. Policy Brief. Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Health Panel. Available at: https://rupri.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Role-of-Telehealth-in-Post-Pandemic-HP-February-2023.pdf.  

MacKinney, A.C., Mueller, K.J., Ferdinand, A., Knudson, A., Lundblad, J.P., McBride, T.D., Schoenberg, N. (2023). State-Based Recommendations to Support Rural Ambulance Agencies. Policy Brief. Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Health Panel. Available at: https://rupri.org/wp-content/uploads/State-Based-Ambulance-2023.pdf. 

Akinlotan M., Ferdinand, A., Maxey, H., Bolin, J., Morrisey, M. (2022) Dental Hygienists’ Scope of Practice Laws and Emergency Department Use for Non-Traumatic Dental Conditions: A Cross Sectional Study. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.12737 

Coburn, A., Ferdinand, A., Knudson, A., Lundblad, J., MacKinney, A.C., McBride, T., Mueller, K.J. Rochford, H. (2022). High-Performing Rural Health System. Policy Brief. Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Health Panel. Available Online: https://rupri.org/wp-content/uploads/High-Performing-Rural-Health-System-Update-01.07.22.pdf

Coburn, A.F., Ferdinand, A., Knudson, A., Lundblad, J.P., MacKinney, A.C., Mueller, K.J., McBride, T.D., Rochford, H., Richgels, J. (2022). Meeting the Behavioral Health Needs of Farm Families in Times of Economic Distress. Policy Brief. Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Health Panel. Available Online: https://rupri.org/2022/02/07/rupri-health-panel-releases-new-report-meeting-the-behavioral-health-needs-of-farm-families-in-times-of-economic-distress-february-2022/

Kaur, R., Callaghan, T., and Regan, A.K. (2022). Disparities in prenatal immunization rates in rural and urban US areas by indicators of access to care. J Rural Health. 2022;1-11. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12647

Lowe A.E., Voo T.C., Lee L.M.,Dineen Gillespie, K.K., Feig, C., Ferdinand, A., Mohapatra, S., Brett-Major, D.M., Wynia, M.K. (2022) Uncertainty, scarcity and transparency: Public health ethics and risk communication in a pandemic. The Lancet Regional Health -- Americas. 16:100374. Available Online: https://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/global-literature-on-novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov/resource/fr/covidwho-2061624?lang=en 

Olowolaju, S., Kassabian, M., Akinlotan, M., Lichorad, A., Pope, R., Williamson, B., Horel, S., and Bolin, J. (2022). Cervical Cancer Screening Outcomes Among a Sample of Low-Income Uninsured Women: A Program-Based Study. Women’s Health Report. Available Online: https://doi.org 10.1089/whr.2021.0091

Oyeka, O., MacKinney, A.C., Mueller, K., Ferdinand, A., Knudson, A., Lundblad, J.P., McBride, T.D. (2022). The Evolution of Hospital Designations and Payment in the U.S.: Implications for Rural Hospitals. Report. Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Health Panel. Available Online: https://rupri.org/wp-content/uploads/Payment-Policies-for-Rural-Hospitals.December-2022.2.pdf

Radcliff TA, Horney JA, Dobalian A, Macareno BO, Kabir UY, Price C, Strickland CJ. Long-Term Care Planning, Preparedness, and Response Among Rural Long-Term Care Providers. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2022 Feb;16(1):12-15. Available online:https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2020.211

Ajayi, K.V., Ma, P., and Akinlotan, M. (2021). Commentary: COVID-19 and the Vulnerability of Single Mothers in Institutions of Higher Education. Family & Community Health. 44(4):235. Available Online: https://dx.doi.org/10.1097%2FFCH.0000000000000304

Akinlotan, M., Bolin J., Weston, C., Ojinnaka, C., Helduser, J., and Lichorad, A. (2021). Mammography screening beliefs and knowledge among a multi-ethnic sample of low income, uninsured women. Journal of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved. 32(3):1514-30. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2021.0147

Akinlotan, M., Primm, K., Bolin, J., Cheres, F., A.L., Lee, J.S., Callaghan, T., and Ferdinand, A. (2021). Rural, Regional and Racial Disparities in Diabetes-Related Lower Extremity Amputation Rates, 2009 -- 2017. Diabetes Care. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.2337/dc20-3135

Akinlotan, M., Primm, K., Khodakarami, N., Bolin, J., and Ferdinand, A. (2021). Rural-Urban Variations in Travel Burdens for Care: Findings from the 2017 National Household Travel Survey. Executive Summary. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. Available at: SRHRC PB Rural Urban Variation in Travel Burden 

Akinlotan, M., Primm, K., Khodakarami, N., Bolin, J., and Ferdinand, A. (2021). Rural-Urban Variations in Travel Burdens for Care: Findings from the 2017 National Household Travel Survey. Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. Available at: SRHRC PB Travel Burdens

Baek, J., Lin, S., Bolin, J., Ory, M., Flores, S., and Kash, B. (2021); Factors Affecting Adoption of a Technology-Based Tool for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Among Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in South Texas. Sci Diabetes Self Manag Care. 2021 Jun;47(3):189-198. doi: 10.1177/26350106211004885. Epub 2021 Apr 17.PMID: 34000914. Available Online: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/26350106211004885

Beverly, J., Giannouchos, T., and Callaghan, T. (2021). “Examining Frequent Emergency Department Use Among Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.” Autism. 25 (5): 1382-1394. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1362361321990925

Callaghan, T., Primm, K., Akinlotan, M., Khodakarami, N., Vadali, M., Bolin, J., and Ferdinand, A. (2021). The Co-Occurrence of HIV and Opioid Mortality in Rural and Urban America from 1999-2018. Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. Available at: SRHRC PB HIV-Opioids

Callaghan, T. and Sylvester, S. (2021). “Private Citizens as Policy Entrepreneurs: Evidence from Autism Mandates and Parental Political Mobilization.” Policy Studies Journal. 49 (1): 123-145. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12346

Callaghan, T., Lueck, J., Lunz-Trujillo, K., and Ferdinand, A. (2021). “Rural and Urban Differences in COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors.” The Journal of Rural Health. 37 (2): 287-295. Available Online: http://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12556

Callaghan, T., Moghtaderi, A., Lueck, J., Hotez, P., Franklin-Fowler, E., Strych, U., Door, A., and Motta, M. (2021). “Correlates and Disparities of Intention to Vaccinate Against COVID-19.” Social Science and Medicine. 272, 113638. Available Online: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7834845/

Callaghan, T. and Karch, A. (2021). “Bill Content, Legislative Outcomes, and State-Level Resistance to National Policies.” State Politics and Policy Quarterly. 21 (4): 380-402. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1017/spq.2020.5

Downing, N., Akinlotan, M., and Thornhill, C. (2021). The impact of childhood sexual abuse and adverse childhood experiences on adult health related quality of life. Child Abuse & Neglect. 120:105181. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105181

Giannouchos, T., Ferdinand, A., Schmit, C., Ilangovan, G., Ragan, E., Nowell, W.B., and Kum, H-C. (2021). Identifying and Prioritizing Benefits and Risks of Using Privacy-Enhancing Software: A Nominal Group Technique Study with Patients Living with Chronic Conditions. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocab073

Haeder, S., Sylvester, S., and Callaghan, T. (2021). “Shared Stigma: The Effect of LGBT Status on Attitudes About the Opioid Epidemic.” World Medical and Health Policy. 13 (3): 414-435. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1002/wmh3.391

Haeder, S., Sylvester, S., and Callaghan, T. (2021). “Lingering Legacies: Public Attitudes About Medicaid Beneficiaries and Work Requirements.” Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law. 46 (2): 305-355. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-8802198.

Kaur, R., Callaghan, T., and Regan, A. (2021). Disparities in maternal influenza immunization among women residing in rural and urban areas of the United States. Preventive Medicine. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106531

Kassabian, M., Olowolaju, S., Akinlotan, M., Lichorad, A., Pope, R., Williamson, B., Horel, S., and Bolin, J. (2021). The association between rurality, sociodemographic characteristics, and mammogram screening outcomes among a sample of low-income uninsured women. Preventive Medicine Reports. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101645

Lowe, A.E., Dineen, K.K., Herstein, J.J., Wynia, M.K., Santarpia, J., Lee, L.M., Ferdinand, A.O., Donovan, S., Voo, T.C., Brett-Major, D., Lookadoo, R., and Mohapatra, S. (2021). Emerging Science, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Guidance, and Resource Scarcity: Inaction and Inequity for Workers in Essential Industries. Health Security. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1089/hs.2021.0040

Lunz-Trujillo, K., Motta, M., Callaghan, T., and Sylvester, S. (2021). “Correcting Misperceptions about the MMR Vaccine: Using Psychological Risk Factors to Inform Targeted Communication Strategies.” Political Research Quarterly. 74 (2): 464-478. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1177/1065912920907695.

McBain, R.K., Cantor, J.H., Kofner, A., Callaghan, T., Stein, B.D., and Yu, H. (2021). “Generosity of State Insurance Mandates and Growth in the Workforce for Autism Spectrum Disorder.” Autism. 25 (4): 921-931. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361320976744

Motta, M., Sylvester, S., Callaghan, T., and Lunz-Trujillo, K. (2021). “Encouraging COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake through Effective Health Communication.” Frontiers in Political Science. Published 28 January 2021. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2021.630133

Motta, M., Sylvester, S., Callaghan, T., and Lunz-Trujillo, K. (2021). “Identifying the Prevalence, Correlates, and Policy Consequences of Anti-Vaccine Social Identity” Politics, Groups, and Identities. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1080/21565503.2021.1932528

Nuzhath, T., Ajayi, K., Fan, Q., Regan, A., Callaghan, T., Colwell, B., and Hotez, P. (2021) “Childhood Immunization during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Texas.” Vaccine. 39 (25): 3333-3337. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.04.050

Olatunji, E., Ogunsola, A., Khodakarami, N., and Callaghan T. (2021). “Who Receives Influenza Vaccinations at the Pharmacy? An Analysis of the Texas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.” Vaccine. 39 (21): 2857-2866. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.04.016

Omer, S., Cooney, R., Benjamin, R.M., Brewer, N.T., Buttenheim, A.M., Callaghan, T., Caplan, A., Carpiano, R., Clinton, C., et al. (2021). “Promoting COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance: Recommendations from the Lancet Commission on Vaccine Refusal, Acceptance, and Demand in the United States.” The Lancet.398 (10317): 2186-2192. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02507-1

Page R.L., Han, G., Akinlotan, M., Patron, M.P., Gandhi, H., and Kochan, K.J. (2021). Telomere Length and Preterm Birth in Pregnant Mexican-Origin Women. Maternal and Child Health Journal. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-021-03209-0

Perez-Patron, M.J., Page, R.L., Olowolaju, S., and Taylor, B.D. (2021). Trends in Singleton Preterm Birth by Rural Status in the U.S., 2012-2018. Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. Available at: SRHRC PB Preterm Birth

Regan, A., Kaur, R., Callaghan, T. (2021). Influenza and Pertusis Vaccination Rates Among Pregnant Women in Rural and Urban Areas. Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. Available at: SRHRC PB Vaccination

Schmit C, Washburn DJ, LaFleur M, Callaghan T, Thompson E, Martinez D, Ruiz Z. (2021)  Community Health Worker Sustainability: Funding, Payment, and Reimbursement Laws in the United States. Public Health Reports.  Available online: https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549211006072

Sharfstein, J., Callaghan, T., Sgaier, S., Carpiano, R., Brewer, N., Galvani, A., Lakshmanan, R., McFadden, S., Reiss, D., Salmon, D., and Hotez, P. (2021). “Uncoupling Vaccines from Politics: A Call to Action.” The Lancet. 398 (10307): 1211-1212. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02099-7

Washburn, D., Callaghan, T., Schmit, C., Thompson, E., Martinez, D., and Lafleur, M. (2021). Community health worker roles and their evolving interprofessional relationships in the United States. Journal of Interprofessional Care. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2021.1974362

Akinlotan MA, & Ferdinand AO. (2020). Emergency department visits for nontraumatic dental conditions: a systematic literature review. Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 80(4), 313-326.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-021-03209-0

Callaghan, T. H., Ferdinand, A. O., Akinlotan, M., Primm, K., Lee, J.S., Macareno, B., Bolin, J. N. (2020). Healthy People 2020 Progress for Leading Causes of Death in Rural and Urban America: A Chartbook. Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. Available at: SRHRC Chartbook

Callaghan, Timothy, Andrew Karch, and Mary Kroeger. 2020. “Model State Legislation and Intergovernmental Tensions over the Affordable Care Act, Common Core, and the Second Amendment.” Publius: The Journal of Federalism. 50 (3): 518-539. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1093/publius/pjaa012

Ferdinand, A. Akinlotan, M.A., Callaghan, T., Towne, S.D. Jr., Bolin, J.N. (2020). Factors Affecting the Likelihood of a Hospitalization Following a Diabetes-Related Emergency Department Visit: A Regional and Urban-Rural Analysis. Journal of Diabetes, 12(9): 686-696. Available Online: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1753-0407.13066

Gorman, D., Ferdinand, A. (2020) High Impact Nutrition and Dietetics Journals’ Use of Publication Procedures to Increase Research Transparency. Research Integrity and Peer Review, 5(12): 1-10. Available Online: https://researchintegrityjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41073-020-00098-9

Lee, Ju Sung*, Timothy Callaghan, Marcia Ory, Hongwei Zhao, and Jane Bolin. 2020. “Difference in the Risk of Depressive Symptoms Associated with Physical Activity in Persons with Diabetes: Across Age, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity.” Journal of Affective Disorders. 269: 108-116. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.035

Lee, Ju Sung*, Timothy Callaghan, Marcia Ory, Hongwei Zhao, Margaret Foster, and Jane Bolin. 2020. “Effect of Study Design and Survey Instrument to Identify the Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Physical Activity in Type 2 Diabetes, 2000-2018: A Systematic Review.” The Diabetes Educator. 46 (1): 28-45. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1177/0145721719893359

Lee, Ju Sung*, Timothy Callaghan, Marcia Ory, Hongwei Zhao, and Jane Bolin. 2020. “The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Diabetes Management.” Diabetes Care. 43 (5): 1094-1101. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.2337/dc19-1173

McMaughan, D., Anikpo, I.O., Horel, S., Ozmetin, J. (2020). Post Acute Skilled Nursing Care Availability in Rural United States. Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. Available at: SRHRC PB Swing Bed

Motta, Matthew and Timothy Callaghan. 2020. “The Pervasiveness and Consequences of Medical Folk Wisdom in the U.S.” Scientific Reports. 10 (1): 1-10. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67744-6

Perez-Patron, M.J., Downing, N. R., Montalvo-Liendo, N., & Taylor, B. D. (2020). Rural Versus Urban Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence, 2009-2014. Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. Available at: SRHRC PB Intimate Partner Violence

Radcliff TA, Horney JA, Dobalian A, Macareno BO, Kabir UY, Price C, Strickland CJ. Long-Term Care Planning, Preparedness, and Response Among Rural Long-Term Care Providers. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2022 Feb;16(1):12-15. Available online:https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2020.211

Radcliff, T. A., Horney, J. A., Dobalian, A., Macareno, B. O., Kabir, U. Y., Price, C., Strickland, C. J. (2020). Long-Term Care Planning, Preparedness, and Response Among Rural Long-Term Care Providers. Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. Available at: SRHRC PB Radcliff - Long Term Care Planning

Schmit,C.D., Ajayi, K., Ferdinand, A., Giannouchos, T., Ilangovan, G., Kum, H-C. (2020). Communicating to Patients about Software for Enhancing Privacy in Secondary Database Research Involving Record Linkage: A Delphi Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. Available Online: https://www.jmir.org/2020/12/e20783/

Callaghan, T. H., Washburn, D. J., Schmit, C. D., Martinez, D., Thompson, E., LaFleur, M., Ruiz, Z. (2019). Community Health Worker Roles and Responsibilities in Rural and Urban America. Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. Available at:  SRHRC PB CHW

Callaghan, T. H., Ferdinand, A. O., Akinlotan, M. A., Towne, S. D. Jr., Bolin, J. N. (2019). The Changing Landscape of Diabetes Mortality in the United States Across Region and Rurality, 1999‐2016. The Journal of Rural Health. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12354

Callaghan, Timothy, Matthew Motta, Steven Sylvester, Kristin Lunz-Trujillo^, and Christine Crudo Blackburn. 2019. “Parent Psychology and the Decision to Delay Childhood Vaccination.” Social Science and Medicine. 238, 112407. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112407

Callaghan, Timothy, David Washburn, Katharine Nimmons, Delia Duchicela, Anoop Gurram^, and James Burdine. 2019. “Immigrant Health Access in Texas: Policy, Rhetoric, and Fear in the Trump Era.” BMC Health Services Research. 19 (1): 342. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4167-1

Callaghan, Timothy and Steven Sylvester. 2019. “Autism Spectrum Disorder, Politics, and the Generosity of Insurance Mandates in the United States.” PLOS ONE. 14(5): e0217064. Available Online: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6534322/

Ferdinand, A. O., Akinlotan, M. A., Callaghan, T. H., Towne, S. D. Jr., Bolin, J. N. (2019). Diabetes-Related Hospital Mortality in the U.S.: A Pooled Cross-sectional Study of the National Inpatient Sample. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2019.01.007

Ferdinand AO, Aftab A, Akinlotan MA. (2019). The Impact of Texting-While-Driving Bans on Motor Vehicle Crash-Related Emergency Department Visits. American Journal of Public Health, 109(5):748-54. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2019.304999

Ferdinand, A., *Cheon, O., *Bako, A.T., Kash, B. (2019) Interventions Aimed at Addressing Unplanned Hospital Readmissions in the U.S.: A Systematic Review. Journal of Hospital Administration, 8(1): 16 – 26. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.5430/jha.v8n1p16

Ishdorj, A., Di, H., Samman, E., McKyer, E.L.J. (2020) Are Rural Infants Benefiting from WIC Food Package Rule Changes? Breastfeeding and Infant Feeding Behaviors. Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. Available at: SRHRC PB Rural Infants

Primm, K., Ferdinand, A. O., Callaghan, T. H., Akinlotan, M., Towne, S. D. Jr., Bolin J. N. (2019). Congestive Heart Failure-Related Hospital Deaths Across the Urban-Rural Continuum in the United States. Preventive Medicine Reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.101007

Schmit, C. D., Ferdinand, A. O., Callaghan, T. H., Kageyama, M., Khodakarami, N., Morrisey, M. A. (2019). The Development of Telehealth Laws in the U.S. from 2008 to 2015: A Legal Landscape. Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. Available at: SRHRC PB-10 Schmit - Telehealth

Towne, S. D. Jr., Callaghan, T. H., Ferdinand, A. O., Akinlotan, M., Primm, K., Bolin, J. N. (2019). Prevalence and Mortality of Heart Disease and Related Conditions: Disparities affecting the South, Rural Areas, and American Indian and Alaska Natives. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. Available at: SRHRC PB-5 Towne - Heart Disease

Yaemsiri, S., Alfier, J., Moy, E., Rossen, L., Bastian, B., Bolin, J. N., Ferdinand, A. O., Callaghan, T. H., Heron, M. (2019). Healthy People 2020: Rural Areas Lag in Achieving Targets for Major Causes of Death. Health Affairs. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00915

Yeager VA, Ferdinand, A., Menachemi N. (2019) The Impact of IRS Tax Policy on Hospital Community Benefit Activities. Med Care Res Rev. 76(2):167-183. Available Online: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29148339/

Akinlotan, M., Weston, C., Bolin, J. N. (2018). Individual- and county-level predictors of cervical cancer screening: a multi-level analysis. Public Health. 160, 116-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2018.03.026

Akinlotan M, Chen B, Fontanilla TM, Chen A, & Fan VY (2018). Economic evaluation of dental sealants: A systematic literature review. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 46(1), 38-46. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.12326 

Callaghan TH, Ferdinand AO, Towne SD Jr, Akinlotan M, Primm K, Bolin J (2018). Cancer Mortality in Rural America: 1999-2016. Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. Available at: SRHRC PB-4 Callaghan - Cancer

Ferdinand AO, Akinlotan MA, Callaghan TH, Towne SD Jr, Bolin JN. (2018). Diabetes-Related Hospital Mortality in Rural America: A Significant Cause for Concern. Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. Available at: SRHRC PB-3 Ferdinand - Diabetes

*Hilts, K.E., Xia, J., Yeager, V.A., Ferdinand, A., Menachemi, N. (2018). Market Characteristics Associated with Community Health Assessments by Local Health Departments. Public Health, 168: 118-125. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2018.05.027

Motta, Matthew, Timothy Callaghan, and Steven Sylvester. 2018. “Knowing Less but Presuming More: Dunning-Kruger Effects and the Endorsement of Anti-Vaccine Policy Attitudes.” Social Science and Medicine. 211, 274-281. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.06.032

Olson, Adam, Timothy Callaghan and Andrew Karch. 2018. “Return of the 'Rightful Remedy': Partisan Federalism, Resource Availability, and Nullification Legislation in the American States.”  Publius: The Journal of Federalism. 48 (3), 495-522. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1093/publius/pjx061

Smith, Brianna, Zein Murib, Matt Motta, Timothy Callaghan, and Marissa Theys. 2018.  ““Gay” or “Homosexual”: The Implications of Social Category Labels for the Structure of Mass Attitudes.” American Politics Research. 46 (2), 336-372. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1532673X17706560

Weston, C., Akinlotan, M., Lichorad, A., McClellan, D., Helduser, J., Ojinnaka, C., Holland, B., Bolin, J. N. (2018). The impact of interprofessional education on family nurse practitioner students' and fmaily medicine residents' knowledge and confidence in screening for breast and cervical cancer. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. 30(9), 511-518. doi:10.1097/JXX.0000000000000072 Available Online: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30113532/

Weston, C., Page, R., Jones-Schubart, K., Akinlotan, M. (2018). Improving Cancer Screening for Underserved Women Through an FNP Student-Led Clinic. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 14(5), e101-e104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2018.01.013 Available Online: https://scholars.houstonmethodist.org/en/publications/improving-cancer-screening-for-underserved-women-through-an-fnp-s

Akinlotan MA, Bolin JN, Helduser JW, Ojinnaka C O, Lichorad A, McClellan DA. Cervical cancer screening barriers and risk factor knowledge among uninsured women. Journal of Community Health. 2017 Feb 2. DOI: 10.1007/s10900-017-0316-9. EPub ahead of print available at: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10900-017-0316-9 [PMID: 28155005]

Callaghan, Timothy and Adam Olson. 2017. “Unearthing the Hidden Welfare State: Race, Political Attitudes, and Unforeseen Consequences.” Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics. 2 (1), 63-87. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1017/rep.2016.26

Callaghan, Timothy and Lawrence Jacobs. 2017. “The Future of Health Care Reform: What is Driving Enrollment?” Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, 42 (2), 215-246. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-3766710

Callaghan TH, Towne SD Jr, Bolin J, Ferdinand A (2017). Diabetes Mortality in Rural America: 1999-2015. Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. Available at: SRHRC PB-2 Diabetes Mortality in Rural America

Mazurenko, O., Collum, T., Ferdinand, A., Menachemi, N. (2017). Predictors of Hospital Patient Satisfaction As Measured by HCAHPS: A Systematic Review. Journal of Healthcare Management, 62(4): 272-283. Available Online: doi: 10.1097/JHM-D-15-00050.

Motta, Matt, Timothy Callaghan, and Brianna Smith. 2017. “Looking for Answers: Identifying Search Behavior and Improving Knowledge-Based Data Quality in Online Surveys.” International Journal of Public Opinion Research. 29 (4), 575-603. Available Online: https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edw027

Ojinnaka CO, McClellan DA, Weston C, Pekarek K, Helduser JW, Bolin JN. Determinants of HPV vaccine awareness and healthcare providers’ discussion of HPV vaccine among females. Preventive Medicine Reports 2017 Jan 16; 5:257-262. Available Online: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5262500/

Towne SD Jr, Bolin J, Ferdinand A, Nicklett EJ, Smith MS, Ory MG. Assessing Diabetes and Factors Associated with Foregoing Medical Care among Persons with Diabetes: Disparities Facing American Indian/Alaska Native, Black, Hispanic, Low Income, and Southern Adults in the U.S. (2011-2015). Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 2017, 14, 464; doi:10.3390/ijerph14050464

Towne SD Jr, Bolin J, Ferdinand A, Nicklett EJ, Smith ML, Callaghan TH, Ory MG. (2017).
Diabetes and Forgone Medical Care due to Cost in the US (2011-2015): Individual-level & placed-based disparities. Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. Available at: SRHRC PB-1 Diabetes

Edwardson N, Bolin JN, McClellan DA, Nash P, Helduser JW. The cost-effectiveness of training US primary care physicians to conduct colorectal cancer screening in family medicine residency programs. Preventive Medicine. 2016; (85):98-105. [PMID: 26872393] Available Online: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26872393/

Goldsby, T., George, B., Yeager, V., Sen, B., Ferdinand, A., Sims, D., Manzella, B., Skinner, A., Allison, D., Menachemi, N. (2016). Urban Park Development and Pediatric Obesity Rates: A quasi-experiment using Electronic Health Record Data. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(4), 411. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13040411. Available Online: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27070635/

Goldsby, T., Yeager, V., Sen, B., Ferdinand, A., Taylor, D., Manzella, B., Menachemi, N. (2016). Impact of changing an urban environment on pediatric obesity rates: Evidence from a quasi-experiment. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 48(5S Suppl 1):664. doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000486991.56755.60. Available Online: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/304810230_Impact_Of_Changing_An_Urban_Environment_On_Pediatric_Obesity_Rates_Evidence_From_A_Quasi-experiment

McMaughan DK, Huber JC, Forjuoh SN, Vuong AM, Helduser J, Ory MG, Bolin JN. Physician recommendation of diabetes clinical protocols. Hospital Topics. 2016; 94(1):15-21. [PMID: 26980203] Available Online: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26980203/

Ojinnaka CO, Luo W, Ory MG, McMaughan D, Bolin JN. Disparities in Surgical Treatment of Early-Stage Breast Cancer Among Female Residents of Texas: The Role of Racial Residential Segregation. Clinical Breast Cancer. 2016 Oct 19. EPub ahead of print available at: http://www.clinical-breast-cancer.com/article/S1526-8209(16)30370-6/fulltext

Bolin JN, Bellamy GR, Ferdinand AO, et al. Rural Healthy People 2020: new decade, same challenges. J Rural Health. 2015;31(3):326-333. [PMID: 25953431].

Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, Kash BA, Helduser JW. (Eds.) (2015). Rural Healthy People 2020. Vol. 1. College Station, Texas: The Texas A&M University School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center. ISBN#978-1-4951-5242-9

Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, Kash BA, Helduser JW. (Eds.) (2015). Rural Healthy People 2020. Vol. 2. College Station, Texas: The Texas A&M University School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center. ISBN#978-1-4951-5243-6

Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, Ojinnaka C. Rural Access to Quality Health Insurance. In: Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, et al. eds. Rural Healthy People 2020. Vol. 1. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center; 2015:1-11.

Bolin JN, Schultz A, Helduser JW, Ory MG. The Burden of Diabetes in Rural America. Chapter 3. in: Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, et al. eds. Rural Healthy People 2020. Vol. 1. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center; 2015:43-53.

Fenton SH, Phillips BU. Rural Health Information Technology Challenges. In: Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, et al. eds. Rural Healthy People 2020. Vol. 1. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center; 2015:109-115.

Ferdinand, A., Menachemi, N., Blackburn, J., Sen, B., Nelson, L., Morrisey, M. (2015). The Impact of Texting Bans on Motor Vehicle Crash-Related Hospitalizations. American Journal of Public Health, 105(5), 859- 865. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302537.

Ferdinand AO. Social Determinants of Health: Implications for Rural America. In: Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, et al. eds. Rural Healthy People 2020. Vol. 2. College Station, TX: The Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center; 2015:95-107.

Ferdinand AO, Hutchison L. Immunization and Infectious Diseases in Rural America. In: Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, et al. eds. Rural Healthy People 2020. Vol. 2. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center; 2015:53-65.

Ferdinand AO, Johnson L, Brown Speights JS, et al. Access to Quality Health Services in Rural Areas - Primary Care: A Literature Review. In: Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, et al. eds. Rural Healthy People 2020. Vol. 1. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center; 2015:13-24.

Ferdinand AO, Madkins J, McMaughan D, Schulze A. Mental Health and Mental Disorders: A Rural Challenge. In: Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, et al. eds. Rural Healthy People 2020. Vol. 1. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center; 2015:55-72.

Forjuoh SN, Helduser JW, Bolin JN, Ory MG. Challenges associated with multi-institutional multi-site clinical trial collaborations: lessons from a diabetes self-management interventions study in primary care. J Clin Trials. 2015;5(3):1-6.

Geletko KW, Bellamy G. Tobacco Use in Rural America. In: Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, et al. eds. Rural Healthy People 2020. Vol. 1. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center; 2015:127-134.

Helduser JW, Du Y, Bolin J. Heart Disease and Stroke. In: Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, et al. eds. Rural Healthy People 2020. Vol. 1. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center; 2015: 83-94.

Helduser JW, Ferdinand A, Bolin J. Physical Activity and Health. In: Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, et al. eds. Rural Healthy People 2020. Vol. 1. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center; 2015: 95-106.

Kash BA, Hutchison L, Kaul S, Appiah P, Challa S. Rural Oral Health. In: Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, et al. eds. Rural Healthy People 2020. Vol. 2. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center;2015:29-40.

Kash BA, McMaughan D, Hutchison L, Tan D. Substance Abuse Trends in Rural America. In: Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, et al. eds. Rural Healthy People 2020. Vol. 1. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center; 2015:73-82.

Johnson CE, Bush RL, Harman J, Bolin JN, Evans Hudnall G, Nguyen AM. Variation in utilization of health care services for rural VA enrollees with mental health-related diagnoses. J Rural Health. 2015;31(3):244-253. [PMID: 25599892].

McMaughan D, DeSalvo B, Creel L. Maternal and Child Health in Rural United States: Updates and Challenges. In: Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, et al. eds. Rural Healthy People 2020. Vol. 1. College Station, TX: The Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center; 2015:119-125.

McMaughan D, Hugill-Warren L, Pavão C.A.O. Sexual Health and Family Planning in Rural United States: Updates and Challenges. In: Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, et al. eds. Rural Healthy People 2020. Vol. 2. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center; 2015:75-85.

McMaughan D, Lin S. Injury and Violence Prevention in Rural America. In: Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, et al. eds. Rural Healthy People 2020. Vol. 2. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center; 2015:87-94.

Ojinnaka C, Vuong A, Helduser J, et al. Determinants of variations in self-reported barriers to colonoscopy among uninsured patients in a primary care setting. J Community Health. 2015;40(2):260-270. [PMID: 25096763].

Ojinnaka C, Bolin JN, Nash P, Ory M, McClellan D. Cancer in Rural America. In: Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, et al. eds. Rural Healthy People 2020. Vol. 2. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center; 2015:1-14.

Ojinnaka CO, Choi Y, Kum HC, Bolin JN. Predictors of colorectal cancer screening: does rurality play a role? J Rural Health. 2015;31(3):254-268. [PMID: 25599819].

Pennel CL, Clark HR, Rahn RN. Rural Health Education and Community-based Programs. In: Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, et al. eds. Rural Healthy People 2020. Vol. 2. College Station, TX: The Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center; 2015:15-27.

Quiram BJ, Ali NM, Babicz KM. Rural Public Health Infrastructure. In: Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, et al. eds. Rural Healthy People 2020. Vol. 2. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center; 2015:67-74.

Radcliff  TA, Kash BA, Ferdinand AO, Schulze A. Nutrition and Weight Loss in Rural Areas. In: Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, et al. eds. Rural Healthy People 2020. Vol. 1. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center; 2015:33-41.

Schulze A, Bolin JN, Radcliff T. Rural Access to Quality Emergency Services. In: Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, et al. eds. Rural Healthy People 2020. Vol. 1. College Station, TX: The Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center; 2015:25-32.

Towne SD Jr, Smith ML, Pulczinski J, Lee C, Ory MG. Older Adults. In: Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, et al. eds. Rural Healthy People 2020. Vol. 1. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center; 2015:107-118.

Towne SD Jr, Lee C, Smith ML, Pulczinski J, Swierc SM, Coughlin R, Roach A, Ory MG. Health-related Quality of Life and Well-Being. In: Bolin JN, Bellamy G, Ferdinand AO, et al. eds. Rural Healthy People 2020. Vol. 2. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center; 2015:41-52.

Yeager, V., Ferdinand, A., Beitsch, L., Menachemi, N. (2015). Factors Associated with Local Health Department Intention to Apply for Accreditation. American Journal of Public Health, 105(8), 1653-1659. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302503.

Adepoju OE, Bolin JN, Phillips CD, Zhao H, Ohsfeldt RL, McMaughan DK, Helduser JW, Forjuoh SN.  Effects of diabetes self-management programs on time-to-hospitalization among patients with type 2 diabetes: A survival analysis model.  Patient Edu Couns 2014; 95(1): 111-117. [PMID: 24468198]

Forjuoh SN, Bolin JN, Huber JC, Vuong AM, Adepoju OE, Helduser JW, Begaye DS, Robertson A, Moudouni DM, Bonner TJ, McLeroy KR, Ory MG.  Behavioral and technological interventions targeting glycemic control in a racially/ethnic diverse population: a randomized controlled trial.  BMC Public Health 2014; 14: 71. [PMID: 24450992]

Forjuoh SN, Bolin JN, Vuong AM, Helduser JW, McMaughan DK, Ory MG.  Primary care physicians’ perceptions of diabetes treatment protocols.  Tex Med 2014; 110(1); e1. [PMID: 24395516]

Adepoju OE, Bolin JN, Ohsfeldt RL, Phillips CD, Zhao H, Ory MG, Forjuoh SN.  Can chronic disease management programs for patients with type 2 diabetes reduce productivity-related indirect costs of the disease? Evidence from a randomized controlled trial.  Popul Health Manag 2013; Oct 23 [Epub ahead of print]. [PMID: 24152055]

Alexander JL, Helduser JW, Kinkler N, Wiggins M.  (2013) First in East Texas: the History and Legacy of the East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System. Tyler, TX: East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System. ISBN#978-0-615-79999-5Appiah B, Hong Y, Ory MG, Helduser JW, Begaye D, Bolin JN, Forjuoh SN.  Challenges and opportunities for implementing diabetes self-management guidelines. J Am Board Fam Med 2013; 26(1): 90-92. [PMID: 23288286]

Appiah B, Hong Y, Ory MG, et al. Challenges and opportunities for implementing diabetes self-management guidelines. J Am Board Fam Med 2013;26(1):90-92. [PMID: 23288286].

Bolin J, Ory M, Wilson M, Salge L. Diabetes education kiosks in a Latino community. Diabetes Educ 2013 Mar-Apr; 39(2): 204-212. [PMID: 23435404]

Helduser JW, Bolin JN, Vuong AM, Moudouni DM, Begaye DS, Huber JC, Ory MG, Forjuoh SN.  Factors associated with successful completion of the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program by adults with type 2 diabetes.  Fam Community Health 2013; 36(2): 147-157. [PMID: 23455685]

Ahn S, Burdine JN, Smith ML, Ory MG, Phillips CD. Residential rurality and oral health disparities: influences of contextual and individual factors. J Prim Prev. 2011;32(1):29-41. [PMID: 21249452].

Arandia G, Nalty C, Sharkey JR, Dean WR. Diet and acculturation among Hispanic/Latino older adults in the United States: a review of literature and recommendations. J Nutr Gerontol Geriatr. 2011;31(1):16-37. [PMID: 22335438].

Bellamy GR, Bolin JN, Gamm LD. Rural Healthy People 2010, 2020 and beyond: the need goes on. Fam Community Health. 2011;34(2):182-188. [PMID: 21378515].

Bolin JN, Gamm L, Vest JR, Edwardson N, Miller TR. Patient-centered medical homes: will health care reform provide new options for rural communities and providers? Fam Community Health. 2011;34(2):93-101. [PMID: 21378505].

Bolin, JN, Ory MG, Wilson AD, Salge L, Wilson M. Dissemination of a low-literacy diabetes education kiosk tool in South Texas to address diabetes health disparities. TPHA Journal 2011; 63(1):12-15.

Carrillo Zuniga G, Mier N, Seol YH, Villarreal E, Garza N, Zuniga MA. Home hazards assessment among elderly in South Texas colonias. Tex Public Health J. 2011;(63):14-17.

Carrillo Zuniga G, Kirk S, Hernandez D, et al. Multi-institutional collaboration to develop asthma education for school settings in South Texas. Public Health Rep. 2011;126(3):130-144.

Clark HR, St. John JA, Stephenson MT, Johns M, Berkowitz J. (2011).  Implementing a second-hand smoke intervention in two Texas colonias: The case of Sabemos: Por Respeto, No Se Fuma Aqui. In Brann’s Contemporary Case Studies in Health Communication: Theoretical & Applied Approaches.  Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing. (Chapter)

Dean WR, Sharkey JR, Johnson CM, Valdez Z. Food vending and acquisition in Texas border region Pulgas (flea markets) from both sides of the counter. J Hunger Environ Nutr. 2011;6(4):458-476.

Dean WR, Sharkey JR. Food insecurity, social capital and perceived personal disparity in a predominantly rural region of Texas: an individual-level analysis. Soc Sci Med. 2011;72(9):1454-1462. [PMID: 21497429].

Dean WR, Sharkey JR, St John J. Pulga (flea market) contributions to the retail food environment of colonias in the South Texas border region. J Am Diet Assoc. 2011;111(5):705-710. [PMID: 21515116]. 

Dean WR, Sharkey JR. Rural and urban differences in the associations between characteristics of the community food environment and fruit and vegetable intake. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2011;43(6):426-433. [PMID: 21616721].

Dean WR, Sharkey JR, and Johnson CM. Food insecurity is associated with social capital, perceived personal disparity and partnership status among older and senior adults in a largely rural area of central Texas. J Nutr Gerontol Geriatr. 2011;30(2):169-186. [PMID: 21598165].

Dunn RA, Sharkey JR, Lotade-Manje J, Bouhlal Y, Nayga RM. Socio-economic status, racial composition and the affordability of fresh fruits and vegetables in neighborhoods of a large rural region in Texas. Nutr J. 2011;10:6. [PMID: 21244688].

Dunn RA, Sharkey JR, Horel S. The effect of fast-food availability on fast-food consumption and obesity among rural residents: an analysis by race/ethnicity. Econ Hum Biol. 2012;10(1):1-13. [PMID: 22094047]. 

Forjuoh SN, Huber C, Bolin JN, et al. Provision of counseling on diabetes self-management: are there any age disparities? Patient Educ Couns. 2011;85(2):133-139. [PMID: 20863646].

Johnson CM, Sharkey JR, Dean WR. It’s all about the children: a participant-driven photo-elicitation study of Mexican-origin mothers' food choices. BMC Womens Health. 2011;11:41. [PMID: 21943081].

Sukovic M, Sharf BF, Sharkey JR, St. John J. Seasoning for the soul: Empowerment through food preparation among Mexican women in the Texas colonias. Food and Foodways 2011 19:3, 228-247.

McCord C, Elliott T, Wendel M, et al. Community capacity and teleconference counseling in rural Texas. Prof Psychol Res Pr. 2011.

Mier N, Tanguma J, Millard AV, Villarreal EK, Alen M, Ory MG. A pilot walking program for Mexican-American women living in colonias at the border. Am J Health Promot. 2011;25(3):172-175. [PMID: 21192746].

Millard AV, Graham MA, Wang X, et al. Pilot of a diabetes primary prevention program in a hard-to-reach, low-income, immigrant Hispanic population. J Immigr Minor Health. 2011;13(5):906-913. [PMID: 21061063].

Ory MG, Smith ML, Bolin, JN. Forward: Contextualizing rurality for family and community health research. Fam Community Health. 2011;34(2):90-92. [PMID: 21378504].

Sexton K, Salinas JJ, McDonald TJ, et al. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in maternal and umbilical cord blood from pregnant Hispanic women living in Brownsville, Texas. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2011;8(8):3365-3379. [PMID: 21909312].

Sharkey JR, Johnson CM, Dean WR. Nativity is associated with sugar-sweetened beverage and fast-food meal consumption among Mexican-origin women in Texas border colonias. Nutr J. 2011;10:101. [PMID: 21962014].

Sharkey JR, Johnson CM, Dean WR, Horel SA. Association between proximity to and coverage of traditional fast-food restaurants and nontraditional fast-food outlets and fast-food consumption among rural adults. Int J Health Geogr. 2011;10:37. [PMID: 21599955].

Sharkey JR, Johnson CM, Dean WR, Horel SA. Focusing on fast food restaurants alone underestimates the relationship between neighborhood deprivation and exposure to fast food in a large rural area. Nutr J. 2011;10:10. [PMID: 21266055].

Sharkey JR, Johnson CM, Dean WR. Less-healthy eating behaviors have a greater association with a high level of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among rural adults than among urban adults. Food Nutr Res. 2011;55. [PMID: 21845142].

Sharkey JR, Johnson CM, and Dean WR. Relationship of household food insecurity to health-related quality of life in a large sample of rural and urban women. Women Health. 2011;51(5):442-460. [PMID: 21797678].

Sharkey JR, Dean WR, Johnson CM. Association of household and community characteristics with adult and child food insecurity among Mexican-origin households in colonias along the Texas-Mexico border. Int J Equity Health. 2011;10:19. [PMID: 21569496]. 

Sharkey JR, Dean WR, Johnson CM . Country of birth is associated with very low food security among Mexican American older adults living in colonias along the south Texas border with Mexico. J Nutr Gerontol Geriatr. 2011;30(2):187-200. [PMID: 21598166].

Smith ML, Bazzarre TL, Frisco J, Jackman BA, Cox NJ, Ory MG. Transformation of a rural community for active living. Fam Community Health. 2011;34(2):163-172. [PMID: 21378513].

Suarez L, Felkner M, Brender JD, Canfield MA.  Dieting to lose weight and occurrence of neural tube defects in offspring of Mexican-American women. Matern Child Health J. 2011;16(4):844-849. [PMID: 21512779].

Sukovic M, Sharf BF, Sharkey JR, St. John J. Seasoning for the soul: Empowerment through food preparation among Mexican women in the Texas colonias. Food Foodways. 2011;19(3):228-247.

Wendel ML, Brossart DF, Elliott TR, McCord C, Diaz MA. Use of technology to increase access to mental health services in a rural Texas community. Fam Community Health. 2011;34(2):134-140. [PMID: 21378510].

Tai-Seale M, Bolin JN, Bao X, Street R. Management of chronic pain among older patients: inside primary care in the US. Eur J Pain. 2011;15(10):1087.e1-8. [PMID: 21784680].

Zuniga GC, Hernandez T, Kirk S, et al. On linkages: a multi-institutional collaboration to develop asthma education for school settings in south Texas. Public Health Rep. 2011;126(1):139-144. [PMID: 21337940].

Carrillo Zuniga, G, Mier N., Seol, YH., Zuniga MA. Use of household safety devices among South Texas Colonia Residents. Texas Journal of Public Health 2010; 62(1):24-27.

Forjuoh SN, Bolin JN, Gupta M, et al. Disparities in diabetes management by race/ethnicity in a primary care clinic in central Texas. Texas Med. 2010;106(11):e1. [PMID: 21104573].

Forjuoh SN, Bolin JN, Gupta M, et al. Disparities in diabetes management by race/ethnicity in a primary care clinic in central Texas. Texas Med. 2010;106(11):e1. [PMID: 21104573].

Mier N, Ory M, Zhan D, Villarreal E, Alen M, Bolin JN. Ethnic and health correlates of diabetes-related amputations at the Texas-Mexico border. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2010;28(3):214-220. [PMID: 20963269].

Vest JR, Bolin JN, Miller TR, Gamm LD, Siegrist TE, Martinez LE. Medical homes: “where you stand on definitions depends on where you sit”. Med Care Res Rev. 2010;67(4):393-411. [PMID: 20448255].

Zuniga MA, Carrillo‐Zuniga G, Seol YH, Fos PJ. Multi‐criteria assessment of county public health capability disparities. J Health Hum Serv Adm. 2009;32(3):238-258. [PMID: 20099579].

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