Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Medical Social Sciences

Recent Publications

  1. Dhurandhar EJ, Maki KC, Dhurandhar NV, Kyle TK, Yurkow S, Hawkins MAW, Agley J, Ho EH, Cheskin LJ, Sørensen TIA  et al.  Development and rigorous multistep validation of a psychometric tool to measure food noise.  Appetite  2026 Feb 01;217:108339. doi:10.1016/j.appet.2025.108339
  2. Zhao J, Zhang Y, Li K, Xu L, Ye J, Xue E, Lin X, Chen Y, Yin L, Chen J  et al.  Estimates of global, regional, and national incidence of Hodgkin lymphoma attributable to Human Immunodeficiency virus: A population attributable modeling study.  Int J Cancer  2026 Feb 01;158(3):608-620. doi:10.1002/ijc.70115
  3. Becker SJ, Janssen T, Souza T, Hartzler B, Rash CJ, DiClemente-Bosco K, Garner BR  Project MIMIC (Maximizing Implementation of Motivational Incentives in Clinics): results of a 28-site cluster-randomized type 3 hybrid trial.  Implement Sci  2025 Dec 09;. doi:10.1186/s13012-025-01473-0
  4. Wu M, Yang Y, Zhang J, Efimov AI, Li X, Zhang K, Wang Y, Bodkin KL, Riahi M, Gu J  et al.  Patterned wireless transcranial optogenetics generates artificial perception.  Nat Neurosci  2025 Dec 08;. doi:10.1038/s41593-025-02127-6
  5. McGeehan M, Sutin AR, Gallagher S, Terracciano A, Turiano NA, Ahern E, Kirwan EM, Luchetti M, Graham EK, O'Súilleabháin PS  Personality and mortality risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal data.  J Pers Soc Psychol  2025 Dec 08;. doi:10.1037/pspp0000577
  6. Siegle E, Shankman SA, Reddy M, Griffith JW, Ashaie SA  "I wanna just not go, because maybe I'm sad" - views on depression from the perspective of people with aphasia, their care partners, and speech-language pathologists.  Disabil Rehabil  2025 Dec 03;:1-20. doi:10.1080/09638288.2025.2593207
  7. Garofalo R, Casimir T, Martinez N, Kaw S, Brin M, Kuhns LM, Radix A, Janulis P, Schnall R  Acceptability and perceived usefulness of the MyPEEPS mobile app for young transgender men.  Nurs Outlook  2025 Dec 02;74(1):102612. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2025.102612
  8. Smith JD, Bedjeti K, Lancki N, Sloss EA, Merle JL, Kircher S, Coughlin A, Metzger S, Webster KA, O'Connor M  et al.  Implementation outcomes of a symptom management intervention in ambulatory oncology practices evaluated using a cluster randomized stepped-wedge trial design.  Implement Sci  2025 Dec 02;. doi:10.1186/s13012-025-01475-y
  9. Sizemore KM, Moskowitz JT, Rendina HJ, Gray S, Park HH, Carrico A, Avery J, Millar B  Optimizing an App-Based Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention for Stimulant Use Among Sexual Minority Men Living with HIV: Protocol for a Community-Engaged Research Approach and Hybrid-Experimental Design.  JMIR Res Protoc  2025 Dec 02;14:e76741. doi:10.2196/76741
  10. Kantarcigil C, Martin-Harris B, Nellis AB, Rangwala R, Keller M, Xu S, Shaunfield S  Patient Perceptions on a Wearable Sensor Technology for Swallowing: A Qualitative Study with Patients with Parkinson's Disease.  Dysphagia  2025 Dec 01;. doi:10.1007/s00455-025-10910-7
  11. Fiori KP, Levano SR, Haughton J, Dabla D, Kenny A, Badohoun K, Miziou EA, Lauria ME, Lemberg M, Agoro S  et al.  Reducing Child Mortality in Togo With an Integrated Primary Care Program: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.  Pediatrics  2025 Dec 01;156(6). pii:e2025071345
  12. Coleman KJ, Stewart C, Ahmedani BK, Kahn G, Penfold RB, Frank C, Angerhofer JE, Boggs JM, Sterling S, Yarborough BJH  et al.  Suicide Prevention Among People of Different Races and Ethnicities in Large Health Systems: Implications for Practice.  Psychiatr Serv  2025 Dec 01;76(12):1066-1073. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.20240477
  13. Duncan MS, Beach LB, Wolfe HL, Restar A, Rivera AS, Streed CG  Sexual orientation, gender identity and cardiometabolic risk: a narrative review.  Diabetologia  2025 Dec;68(12):2652-2669. doi:10.1007/s00125-025-06572-7
  14. Gong R, Moreno PI, Yanez B, Penedo FJ  Exploring the mediating role of active coping in reducing perceived stress among men with advanced prostate cancer: a randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral stress management.  J Behav Med  2025 Dec;48(6):955-964. doi:10.1007/s10865-025-00612-8
  15. Goonaratne E, McGrath K, Lee SF, Bottomley A, Cella D, Soliman H, Chan AW, Chang E, Rades D, Marta GN  et al.  Use of the EORTC QLQ-BN20 and the FACT-Br for the assessment of quality of life in patients with brain tumors: a systematic review of prospective clinical studies.  Curr Opin Support Palliat Care  2025 Dec 01;19(4):270-278. doi:10.1097/SPC.0000000000000779
  16. Mustanski B, Benbow N, Macapagal K, Li D, Madkins K, Saber R, Linas B, Smith JD, Brown CH, Munroe S  et al.  Comparing Implementation and Effectiveness Outcomes for Two Implementation Strategies of the Keep It Up! Digital HIV Prevention Program: A Type 3 Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial.  AIDS Behav  2025 Dec;29(12):4030-4042. doi:10.1007/s10461-025-04838-0
  17. Zapata JP, Rapoport A, Wescott A, Gandhi S, Bergstrom TC, Avila AA, Kuhns LM, Garofalo R, Schleider JL  Single-Session Interventions To Enhance HIV Outcomes among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Scoping Review and Implications for Integrating HIV and Mental Health Services.  AIDS Behav  2025 Dec;29(12):3981-3998. doi:10.1007/s10461-025-04834-4
  18. Beidas RS, Barnard C, Hirschhorn LR, Rafferty MR, Scott K, Becker SJ, Franklin PD  Partnership makes performance: integration approaches to optimise implementation science and quality improvement collaboration.  BMJ Qual Saf  2025 Nov 27;. pii:bmjqs-2025-019038
  19. Mosher CE, Shinn EH, Addington EL, Wu W, Bricker JB, Helft PR, Turk AA, Vater LB, Masood A, Jalal SI  et al.  Protocol of a randomized trial of acceptance and commitment therapy for patient fatigue interference and caregiver burden in advanced gastrointestinal cancer.  Contemp Clin Trials  2025 Nov 26;160:108168. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2025.108168
  20. Ye J, Hirschhorn LR, Baldridge AS, Jamro EL, Orji IA, Shedul GL, Ripiye NR, Ojo TM, Eze H, Shedul GJ  et al.  Implementation outcomes from the Hypertension Treatment in Nigeria program: results from a type 2 hybrid interrupted time series trial.  Implement Sci  2025 Nov 26;. doi:10.1186/s13012-025-01472-1
  21. Mbwele B, Joctan ZZ, Hawkins C, Caputo M, August F, Kaaya S, Mbugi EV, Hirschhorn LR, Franklin PD,   The use of Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) and Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) in comparing the experiences of mothers with and without HIV in Tanzania.  BMJ Glob Health  2025 Nov 23;10(11). pii:e016745
  22. Yu K, Gatchel JR, Ho EH, Hajjar I, Arnold SE, Marshall GA, Dodge HH  The NIH Toolbox Emotion Battery and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease: Findings from the Multisite ARMADA Study.  J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci  2025 Nov 21;. pii:gbaf236
  23. Amagai S, Harris A, Mohindra N, Kircher S, Linder JA, Aggarwal V, Peipert JD, Bedjeti K, Mai Q, Barnard C  et al.  Association Between a Co-Designed Dashboard and Use of Costly Health Services in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Advanced Cancer: Propensity Score-Adjusted Difference-in-Differences Study.  J Med Internet Res  2025 Nov 21;27:e70430. pii:e70430
  24. Zamantakis A, Zapata JP, Smith JD, Danielson EC, Macapagal K, Saber R, Li D, Benbow N, Mustanski B  Incentivizing Prevention: Community Based Organizations' Perceptions on Financial Incentives for Recruitment and Retention of Participants in Keep it Up! (KIU!), an eHealth HIV Prevention Intervention.  AIDS Behav  2025 Nov 21;. doi:10.1007/s10461-025-04963-w
  25. Kuharic M, Yu J, Joshi M, Nazari J, Zecic F, Cella D, Pickard AS  Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Clinical Trials: An Analysis of Trends from 2008-2023.  Value Health  2025 Nov 20;. pii:S1098-3015(25)05687-6
  26. Shedul GJ, Ugwuneji EN, Jamro EL, Banigbe B, Ponzing P, Okpe I, Ripiye NR, Orji IA, Shedul GL, Osagie S  et al.  Design and implementation of a drug revolving fund for hypertension treatment in primary care setting of the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria.  BMJ Glob Health  2025 Nov 19;10(11). pii:e018029
  27. Dougherty K, Mukuye A, Businge R, Babirye Z, Blizzard SD, Masereka M, Vaucher Y, Siegler R, Healy J, Waiswa P  et al.  Evaluating the implementation of Bulamu healthcare's maternal and newborn program in Uganda.  BMC Glob Public Health  2025 Nov 19;3(1):102. pii:102
  28. Bai M, Cella D, Jeon S, Govindarajan R, Birrer MJ  An alternative perspective on the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-Being 12 item Scale (FACIT-Sp-12) in people newly diagnosed with advanced cancer.  J Psychosoc Oncol  2025 Nov 18;:1-18. doi:10.1080/07347332.2025.2586565
  29. Okoro CE, Jamro EL, Orji AI, Van Horn LV, Alfa V, Obagha C, Ojo AE, Ekechi H, Okoli R, Alex-Okoh M  et al.  Dietary sources of sodium intake in nigerian adults: A population-based cross-sectional study.  Sci Rep  2025 Nov 17;15(1):40088. pii:40088
  30. Young SR, Shono Y, Hauner K, Dworak EM, Mansolf M, Curtis L, Benavente JY, Batio S, Gershon RC, Wolf MS  et al.  Clinical validation and machine learning optimization of MyCog: A self-administered cognitive screener for primary care settings.  Alzheimers Dement (Amst)  2025;17(4):e70219. pii:e70219
  31. Zhang Y, Tam CHT, Shi M, Lau ESH, Chow EWK, Ng NYH, Tsang AYT, Fan Y, Yang A, Wu H  et al.  Disparities of adiposity explained ethnic differences in insulin sensitivity and secretion traits in adolescents with normoglycaemia.  Diabetes Res Clin Pract  2025 Nov 14;231:113000. doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2025.113000
  32. Van Pelt AE, Dougherty K, Nwaozuru U, Obiezu-Umeh C  "We've already been doing this, we just didn't call it implementation science": a call for shared language in global health.  BMC Glob Public Health  2025 Nov 14;3(1):101. pii:101
  33. McInerney S, Veihman P, Brin M, Jimenez J, Garofalo R, Duncan DT, Kuhns LM, Almodovar M, Janulis P, Schnall R  Awareness and use of pre-exposure prophylaxis in a United States national sample of young sexual and gender minority men.  AIDS Care  2025 Nov 13;:1-13. doi:10.1080/09540121.2025.2584598
  34. Odetola O, Ma S, Winter J, Pro B, Roy I, Xie P, Zhang B, Chen Q, Koulogeorgas GP, Mi X  et al.  Nivolumab in combination with R-CHOP for treatment-naïve diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: an evaluation of safety and efficacy.  Blood Adv  2025 Nov 11;9(21):5616-5625. doi:10.1182/bloodadvances.2025016298
  35. Bellows BK, Zhang Y, Ruiz-Negrón N, Kazi DS, Khera AV, Woo JG, Urbina EM, Jacobs DR, Allen NB, Wong JB  et al.  Familial Hypercholesterolemia Screening in Childhood and Early Adulthood: A Cost-Effectiveness Study.  JAMA  2025 Nov 09;. pii:e2520648
  36. Vanoye CG, Desai RR, John JD, Hoffman SC, Fink N, Zhang Y, Venkatesh OG, Roe J, Adusumilli S, Jairam NP  et al.  Functional Profiling of KCNE1 Variants Informs Population Carrier Frequency of Jervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome Type 2.  Circ Genom Precis Med  2025 Nov 07;:e005219. doi:10.1161/CIRCGEN.125.005219
  37. Fegter O, Shaunfield S, Bona M, Cummings E, Roberts AC, Rogalski E  Face and Content Validation of the 10-Item Communicative Participation Item Bank General Short Form for Primary Progressive Aphasia: A Cognitive Interviewing Study.  Am J Speech Lang Pathol  2025 Nov 06;34(6):3300-3317. doi:10.1044/2025_AJSLP-25-00085
  38. Grodstein F, Wilson RS, Graham EK, Mroczek DK, Bennett DA  Trends over 45 years in personality traits among older populations.  J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci  2025 Nov 05;80(12). pii:gbaf212
  39. Sevi B, Supiyev A, Gutiérrez Á, Graham EK, Mroczek DK, Muniz-Terrera G  Big-5 personality traits as predictors of allostatic load in Latino Americans: a longitudinal study.  J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci  2025 Nov 05;80(12). pii:gbaf204
  40. Ojo AE, Kissock KR, Jones A, Alfa V, Jamro EL, Shedul GL, Orji IA, Guhan I, Okoro CE, Ojo TM  et al.  Availability, healthiness and sodium content of packaged and unpackaged foods and beverages in nigeria: a cross-sectional study.  J Health Popul Nutr  2025 Nov 03;44(1):385. pii:385
  41. Zamantakis A, Danielson E, Rudd E, Zapata JP, Benbow N, Saber R, Knapp AA, Mustanski B  Community-Based Organizations' Approaches to Recruitment and Retention for a Digital HIV Prevention Intervention for Young Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Mixed Methods Study.  J Med Internet Res  2025 Nov 03;27:e63199. pii:e63199
  42. Slotkin J, Tyner CE, Ho EH, Kaat AJ, Dworak EM, Laforte E, Ma M, Han YC, Aytürk E, Zhang M  et al.  Development and validation of the visual reasoning test for the NIH Toolbox.  Psychol Assess  2025 Nov 03;. doi:10.1037/pas0001425
  43. Wu EL, Meyer M, Almirol E, Zhao X, Payne G, Bhavan K, Zaller N, Montgomery J, Hotton A, Brewer R  et al.  A community network-driven COVID-19 testing and vaccination intervention for vulnerable populations in the Central United States: results from a Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Underserved Populations randomized controlled trial.  J Public Health (Oxf)  2025 Nov 03;. pii:fdaf134
  44. Yan Q, Zhang Y, Blue NR, Truong B, Guerrero RF, Honigberg MC, Parry S, McNeil RB, Simhan HN, Chung J  et al.  Genetic associations with placental and pregnancy proteins in maternal serum identify biomarkers for hypertension in pregnancy.  Am J Obstet Gynecol  2025 Nov 01;. pii:S0002-9378(25)00812-9
  45. Psihogios AM  Realigning Digital Health With Youth Culture: A Case for Social Media-Based Interventions.  J Adolesc Health  2025 Nov;77(5):797-798. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.08.003
  46. Blackwell CK, Mansolf M, Cella D  The Authors' Response.  J Adolesc Health  2025 Nov;77(5):1007. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.06.024
  47. Knopf A, Macapagal K, Nelson KM  Ethical Implications of Study Terminations.  Pediatrics  2025 Nov 01;156(5). pii:e2025073022
  48. Hwang J, Johnson EL, Cho SM, Geocadin R, Habela CW, Ritzl EK  Granularity of EEG reactivity in response to stimulation: "Atypical" reactivity in non-sedated and sedated patients.  Clin Neurophysiol  2025 Nov;179:2110996. doi:10.1016/j.clinph.2025.2110996
  49. Somayaji N, Knapp EA, Churchill ML, Hirko KA, Blackwell CK, Hipwell AE, Cragoe N, Aschner JL, Croen LA, Bastain TM  et al.  Associations between neighborhood-level gun violence and child general health status: An ECHO cohort analysis.  Injury  2025 Nov;56(11):112752. doi:10.1016/j.injury.2025.112752
  50. Sharma Y, Philbin M, Everett B, Dwyer C, Bhargava A, Doan D, Beach LB, Pardee L, Caceres BA  Examining the Influence of Sexual Orientation-Related Nondiscrimination Laws on 30-Year Cardiovascular Disease Risk.  LGBT Health  2025;12(8):562-573. doi:10.1089/LGBT.2024.0268

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