Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Medical Social Sciences

Recent Publications

  1. Kruzan KP, Ammerman B, Lengel GJ, Griffith JW, Lucas K, Nguyen T, Rushton K, Washburn JJ, Mohr DC  Development and initial test of an online self-assessment of nonsuicidal self-injury severity.  J Affect Disord  2025 Oct 15;387:119506. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2025.119506
  2. Kwong K, Ahuvia IL, Schleider JL  Help-seeking at the intersection of race and age: Perceived need and treatment access for depression in the United States.  J Affect Disord  2025 Oct 01;386:119428. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2025.119428
  3. Chung EZ, Sferrazza D, Lee SF, Bottomley A, Cella D, Dawson LA, Hosni A, Chan AW, Chow E, Wong HCY  Comparing FACT and EORTC QLQ modules for the assessment of quality of life in patients with hepatobiliary cancers.  Curr Opin Support Palliat Care  2025 Sep 01;19(3):203-213. doi:10.1097/SPC.0000000000000764
  4. Xu J, Lu J, Gielzak M, Lilly Zheng S, Lu L, Wei J, Cornell B, Shi Z, Wang Q, Tran H  et al.  Germline Testing for Prostate Cancer Patients: Evidence-Based Evaluation of Genes Recommended by NCCN Guidelines.  Prostate  2025 Sep;85(12):1087-1095. doi:10.1002/pros.24918
  5. Umlauf A, Vaida F, Gupta S, Cherner M, Gershon RC, Heaton RK  Automated procedure for demographic adjustments on cognitive test scores.  Appl Neuropsychol Adult  2025;32(5):1476-1485. doi:10.1080/23279095.2023.2288231
  6. Dougherty K, Kirby RP, Claud K, Palamountain KM, Asma E, Alooh M, Kumara D, Gate V, Khalid A, Banda G  et al.  From warehouse to ward: applying implementation research methods to the device identification, qualification, distribution, and management process within the Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies (NEST360) alliance.  BMC Glob Public Health  2025 Aug 02;3(1):67. pii:67
  7. Novack MA, Han YC, Kaat AJ, Pila S, Flynn RM, Bedjeti K, Diaz MV, Hanrahan RT, Glinberg S, Sievert PH  et al.  Automated iPad-based gaze detection in the NIH Baby Toolbox® norming study.  Infant Behav Dev  2025 Aug 01;80:102119. doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2025.102119
  8. 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 Aug 01;. doi:10.1007/s10461-025-04834-4
  9. Obiezu-Umeh C, Ripiye NR, Shedul GL, Orji IA, Baldridge AS, Ogungbe O, Akor B, Onwundinjo C, Bwala G, Jamro EL  et al.  Implementation of a large-scale hypertension program in primary health centres in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria: an explanatory, sequential mixed-methods study.  BMJ Open  2025 Aug 01;15(7):e103121. pii:e103121
  10. Steinert EM, Furtado Bruza B, Danchine VD, Grant RA, Vasan K, Kharel A, Zhang Y, Cui W, Szibor M, Weinberg SE  et al.  Mitochondrial respiration is necessary for CD8+ T cell proliferation and cell fate.  Nat Immunol  2025 Aug;26(8):1267-1274. doi:10.1038/s41590-025-02202-x
  11. Tang X, Hays RD, Cella D, Acaster S, Schalet BD, Sikora Kessler A, Vera Llonch M, Hanmer J  Mapping and Linking between the EQ-5D-5L and the PROMIS Domains in the United States.  Med Decis Making  2025 Aug;45(6):740-752. doi:10.1177/0272989X251340990
  12. Reading JM, Solk P, Starikovsky J, Song J, Hasanaj K, Wang S, Siddique J, Wolter M, Frey J, Courneya KS  et al.  Effects of a Physical Activity mHealth Intervention (Fit2Thrive) on WCRF/AICR Cancer Prevention Recommendations among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Secondary Data Analysis.  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev  2025 Aug 01;34(8):1322-1331. doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-25-0167
  13. Hahn EA, Allen LA, Cella D, Beiser DG, Denfeld QE, Kirklin J, Lindenfeld J, McIlvennan CK, Ruo B, Teuteberg J  et al.  Responsiveness validity for measures of adjustment to life with a left ventricular assist device: Findings from the MCS A-QOL study.  JHLT Open  2025 Aug;9:100269. pii:100269
  14. Psihogios AM, El-Khatib A, Matos K, Rabbi M, Rossoff J, Dinner S, Zeng K, Picos R, Ahmed A, Patel EM  et al.  Human-Centered Design of a Personalized Digital Health Intervention to Improve Oral Chemotherapy Adherence in Adolescents and Young Adults With Hematologic Cancers.  Pediatr Blood Cancer  2025 Aug;72(8):e31756. doi:10.1002/pbc.31756
  15. Bosquet Enlow M, Blackwell CK, Sherlock P, Mansolf M, Bekelman TA, Blair C, Bush NR, Graff JC, Hockett C, Leve LD  et al.  The influence of early childhood education and care on the relation between early-life social adversity and children's mental health in the environmental influences for Child Health Outcomes Program.  Dev Psychopathol  2025 Aug;37(3):1628-1646. doi:10.1017/S0954579424001822
  16. Zapata JP, Hurtado M, Avila AA, Mustanski B  A Mixed Methods Investigation Examining the PrEP Cascade Among 13-18-Year-Old Latino Adolescent Sexual Minority Men.  J Racial Ethn Health Disparities  2025 Aug;12(4):2807-2820. doi:10.1007/s40615-024-02091-0
  17. Han YC, Dworak EM, Mansolf M, Adam H, Yao L, Novack MA, Pila S, Flynn RM, Flagg AM, Ustsinovich V  et al.  NIH Baby Toolbox® methodology and norms development.  Infant Behav Dev  2025 Jul 30;80:102117. doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2025.102117
  18. Adolph KE, Cole WG, Novack MA, Han YC, Kaat AJ, Rachwani J, Clark J, Dusing S, Heathcock J, Prosser LA  et al.  Development and validation of the motor measures in the NIH Baby Toolbox®.  Infant Behav Dev  2025 Jul 30;80:102115. doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2025.102115
  19. Pila S, Han YC, Adam H, Ustsinovich V, Kaat AJ, Sarama J, Clements DH, Gershon RC  Development and validation of the NIH Baby Toolbox® Math measures.  Infant Behav Dev  2025 Jul 29;80:102116. doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2025.102116
  20. Blackwell CK, Nowinski CJ, Wetherby A, Sommerville JA, Bethell C, Wakschlag L, Hooker JL, Mansolf M, Han YC, Dworak EM  et al.  Development and validation of the NIH Baby Toolbox Social-Emotional Functioning measures.  Infant Behav Dev  2025 Jul 28;80:102110. doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2025.102110
  21. Iezzoni LI, Haywood C  Roots of Disability Discrimination in Medical Schools.  JAMA Intern Med  2025 Jul 28;. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.3156
  22. Schalet BD, Kallen MA, Perry LM, Garcia SF, Cella D  Putting CATs and item banks to work: How to construct predictive and sensitive PROMIS screeners for use in ambulatory oncology.  Qual Life Res  2025 Jul 26;. doi:10.1007/s11136-025-04015-9
  23. Odetola O, Ma S, Winter JN, Pro B, Roy I, Xie P, Zhang B, Chen Q, Koulogeorgas G, 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 Jul 24;. pii:bloodadvances.2025016298
  24. DeBar LL, Mayhew M, Wellman RD, Balderson BH, Dickerson JF, Elder CR, Justice M, Keefe FJ, McMullen CK, Owen-Smith AA  et al.  Telehealth and Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Based Treatments for High-Impact Chronic Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.  JAMA  2025 Jul 23;. pii:e2511178
  25. Huelsnitz CO, Werner-Lin A, Thompson AS, Rising CJ, Forbes Shepherd R, Young JL, Greene MH, Khincha PP  'I told them they had to get tested, and they did': social influence among siblings with Li-Fraumeni syndrome.  Psychol Health  2025 Jul 23;:1-22. doi:10.1080/08870446.2025.2534814
  26. Obiezu-Umeh C, Ogbenna AA, Johnson LS, Caputo MT, Hirschhorn LR, Onyeka TC, Oyegbade AM, Ndukwu GU, Kolawole IK, Alao AS  et al.  Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of palliative care services at five tertiary hospitals in nigeria: a qualitative formative study.  BMC Health Serv Res  2025 Jul 23;25(1):970. pii:970
  27. Kuharic M, Hurt CN, Greene GJ, Ruderman E, Lee YC, Mandelin AM, Cella D, Peipert JD  A co-produced patient-reported outcomes-driven dashboard to support shared decision-making in rheumatologic diseases: a feasibility study.  Clin Exp Rheumatol  2025 Jul 22;. doi:10.55563/clinexprheumatol/7ecam5
  28. Pachankis JE, Chiaramonte D, Baldwin HT, Prachniak C, Levine DS, Van S, Hobbs RJ, Ankrum H, Wilkins LJ, Harvey TD  et al.  Implementing LGBTQ-affirmative CBT: study protocol for an effectiveness-implementation trial at 90 LGBTQ community centers.  BMC Health Serv Res  2025 Jul 21;25(1):962. pii:962
  29. Holmbeck GN, Clark O, Hilderbrand T, Kritikos T, Psihogios AM, Ridosh M, Stiles-Shields C  The daily phone diary in adolescents and young adults with spina bifida: utility and psychometric evidence.  J Pediatr Psychol  2025 Jul 11;. pii:jsaf043
  30. Zellner MA, Kaat AJ, Roberts MY  The Impact of COVID-19 on Early Intervention Referrals and Enrollments: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis.  Am J Speech Lang Pathol  2025 Jul 10;34(4):2334-2341. doi:10.1044/2025_AJSLP-24-00513
  31. Vu TT, Hua MJ, Dubois C, Moskowitz JT, Wallia A, Hirschhorn LR, Wilkins JT, Evans CT  Long COVID and its associations with burnout, anxiety, and depression among U. S. healthcare workers in the United States.  Front Public Health  2025;13:1582872. pii:1582872
  32. Dhurandhar EJ, Maki KC, Dhurandhar NV, Kyle TK, Yurkow S, Hawkins MAW, Agley J, Ho EH, Cheskin LJ, Sørensen TIA  et al.  Food noise: definition, measurement, and future research directions.  Nutr Diabetes  2025 Jul 08;15(1):30. pii:30
  33. Wolk CB, O'Brien CS, Bonafide C, Beidas RS, Schisterman EF, Albanowski K, Brent C, Schondelmeyer AC  Caregiver experiences with deimplementation of continuous pulse oximetry monitoring for children hospitalized with bronchiolitis: A qualitative study.  J Hosp Med  2025 Jul 03;. doi:10.1002/jhm.70123
  34. Sazesh S, Farrokhi A, Shalchyan V, Johnson EL, Daliri MR  Distinct neural patterns for various information in working memory: A brain connectivity study.  PLoS One  2025;20(7):e0326449. pii:e0326449
  35. Streed CG, Duncan MS, Heier KR, Workman TE, Beach LB, Jasuja GK, Wolfe HL, Hughes LD, O'Leary JR, Skanderson M  et al.  Incident Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Among Veterans by Gender Identity: A Cohort Study.  J Gen Intern Med  2025 Jul 02;. doi:10.1007/s11606-025-09701-5
  36. Leggett AN, Troost J, Miner JA, Tsuker S, Lai JS, Carlozzi NE  Validating the CG-STYLE measure in family caregivers of individuals living with dementia.  Alzheimers Dement  2025 Jul;21(7):e70492. pii:e70492
  37. Hackenberger PN, Hascher K, Owens R, Witt A, Barnard C, Glover DR, Nelson P, Holtz J, Lenz B, Jordan SW  et al.  Targeted intervention and monitoring of sex assigned at birth, sexual orientation, and gender identity data scale-up: the intersection of research, policy, and patient care.  J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr  2025 Jul 01;2025(69):161-169. doi:10.1093/jncimonographs/lgaf005
  38. Graham AK, Ortega A, Rooper IR, Smith AC  Mental Health Clinicians as Advocates for Effective, Equitable, Accessible, and Safe Digital Mental Health Services.  Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ)  2025 Jul;23(3):307-313. doi:10.1176/appi.focus.20250001
  39. Ece B, Kilonzo M, Kaaya S, Tarimo E, Moshiro C, Mbugi E, Mlunde LB, Hirschhorn LR, Hawkins C, Ho EH  Building research capacity to adapt and develop Patient-Reported outcome measures in low- and middle-income countries: results from a psychometrics workshop in Tanzania.  BMC Health Serv Res  2025 Jul 01;25(1):871. pii:871
  40. Smith MS, Greenawalt I, Moskowitz JT, Addington EL, Mustanski B, Newcomb ME  Results of a positive affect intervention for male couples: Change over time and effects on mental health.  J Consult Clin Psychol  2025 Jul;93(7):511-525. doi:10.1037/ccp0000963
  41. Schnall R, Radix A, Kuhns LM, Janulis P, Paredes C, Garofalo R  Feasibility of the Adapted MyPEEPS Mobile App for HIV Prevention in Young Transgender Men.  AIDS Educ Prev  2025 Jul;37(3):173-186. doi:10.1521/aeap.2025.37.3.173
  42. Turecamo S, Beach LB, Reza N, Sanghavi M, Fradley MG, Eberly L  Gaps in Knowledge and Confidence Among Cardiologists in Caring for Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients.  JACC Adv  2025 Jul;4(7):101874. pii:101874
  43. Zamantakis A, Do R, Huang R, Queiroz AAFLN, Mustanski B  Gender-Affirming Care as a Predictor of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Use and Adherence Among Young Trans Feminine Adults: A Coincidence Analysis.  Prev Sci  2025 Jul;26(5):798-813. doi:10.1007/s11121-025-01814-x
  44. Moore J, Krueger T, Zapp A, Lavey SC, Munson KL, Stafford IA, Newcomb ME, Mustanski B, Munson E  Automated Mycoplasma genitalium molecular macrolide resistance detection and nucleic acid target semi-quantitation: patient demographic considerations.  Microbiol Spectr  2025 Jul;13(7):e0073825. pii:e00738-25
  45. Gharzai LA, Bromfield J, Kwan M, Larson A, Kingsbury JA, Akthar A, Agarwal G, Vermylen JH, Becker S, Scott K  et al.  Implementation Mapping to Identify Strategies to Increase Timely Postoperative Radiotherapy Initiation for Head/Neck Cancer.  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg  2025 Jul;173(1):288-298. doi:10.1002/ohn.1268
  46. Green EA, Schneider KL, Chang A, Feinstein BA, Rooper IR, Wildes JE, Graham AK  Exploring Drivers of Binge Eating in Individuals With Food Insecurity and Recurrent Binge Eating: A Qualitative Analysis.  Int J Eat Disord  2025 Jul;58(7):1244-1255. doi:10.1002/eat.24434
  47. Moog NK, Mansolf M, Sherlock P, Adibi JJ, Barrett ES, Entringer S, Ghassabian A, Kerver JM, Meeker JD, Oken E  et al.  Maternal thyroid dysfunction and depressive symptoms during pregnancy and child behavioral and emotional problems - an ECHO multi-cohort investigation.  J Affect Disord  2025 Jul 01;380:475-486. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2025.03.163
  48. Congdon EL, Novack MA, Wakefield EM  Exploring Individual Differences: A Case for Measuring Children's Spontaneous Gesture Production as a Predictor of Learning From Gesture Instruction.  Top Cogn Sci  2025 Jul;17(3):569-585. doi:10.1111/tops.12722
  49. Burla M, Stern BZ, Berry AB, Pila S, Franklin PD  Coaching Patients to Understand and Use Patient-Reported Outcome Data: Intervention Design and Evaluation.  JMIR Form Res  2025 Jun 30;9:e65931. pii:e65931
  50. Smith AC, Ahuvia IL, Zapata JP, Cohen KA, Graham AK, Schleider JL  Randomized trial of a digital single-session intervention for body image and mood concerns among LGBTQ+ adolescents.  Behav Res Ther  2025 Jun 24;193:104809. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2025.104809

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