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. Patel PG, Langston ME, Moore JX, Han Y, Lewis-Thames MW, Fuzzell L, Khan S  Beliefs and perceptions of genetic testing by clinical, demographic, and health characteristics: A U.S.-based study utilizing the health information national trends (HINTS) survey.  Prev Med Rep  2025 Sep;57:103204. pii:103204
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Cohen KA, Bruns EJ, Schleider JL  Debate: Where to next for universal school-based mental health interventions? Tensions in prevention - To build better school-based programming, we must start with what we know.  Child Adolesc Ment Health  2025 Sep;30(3):308-310. doi:10.1111/camh.12758
  7. Gerber AH, Nahmias A, Schleider JL, Lerner MD  Results from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Single-Session Growth-Mindset Intervention for Internalizing Symptoms in Autistic Youth.  J Autism Dev Disord  2025 Sep;55(9):3050-3064. doi:10.1007/s10803-024-06341-2
  8. 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
  9. Young SR, Dworak EM, Byrne GJ, Jones CM, Yoshino Benavente J, Hauner KK, Gershon R, Wolf M, Nowinski C  MyCog Mobile smartphone-based cognitive screening system: a cross-sectional construct validation in a general population sample at multiple research facilities in the USA.  BMJ Open  2025 Aug 24;15(8):e092063. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-092063
  10. Lin S, Niu H, Zhang Y, Gai K, Brown R, Brown A, Shen J, Xu Z, Shah RK, Schmeling JL  et al.  SATB1 is a key regulator of quiescence in stem-like CD8+ T cells.  Nat Immunol  2025 Aug 22;. doi:10.1038/s41590-025-02257-w
  11. Czech KA, Hamil J, Taple BJ, Ciolino JD, Kan A, Letkiewicz AM, Diebold A, Tandon SD  Unplanned pregnancy and perinatal depression: secondary exploratory analyses from a racially and ethnically diverse, low-income sample of birthing people in the United States.  BMC Pregnancy Childbirth  2025 Aug 21;25(1):870. pii:870
  12. Heffernan ME, Menker CG, Keese A, Bendelow A, Casale M, Cicchetti C, Wakschlag LS, Davis MM, Macy ML  Post-Pandemic Youth Mental Health: A Serial Cross-Sectional Survey of Illinois Parents with Four Timepoints.  Acad Pediatr  2025 Aug 20;:103127. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2025.103127
  13. Blackwell CK  Bringing developmental assessment to the 21st century: The NIH Baby Toolbox.  Infant Behav Dev  2025 Aug 20;:102127. doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2025.102127
  14. 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 Aug 19;. doi:10.1007/s10461-025-04838-0
  15. Kaveladze B, Ghosh A, Funkhouser CJ, Schueller SM, Schleider JL  Longer Single-Session Interventions May Not Be Better: Evidence From Two Randomized Controlled Trials With Online Workers Facing Mental-Health Struggles.  Clin Psychol Sci  2025 Aug 17;. doi:10.1177/21677026251358836
  16. MacNeill LA, Zhang Y, Giase GM, Wiggins JL, Norton ES, Smith JD, Davis MM, Raven JG, Poleon RB, Yu Q  et al.  Developmental Foundations of a Pediatric Mental Health Risk Calculator for Young Children.  Acad Pediatr  2025 Aug 16;:103128. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2025.103128
  17. Shapiro DD, Abel EJ, Albiges L, Battle D, Berg SA, Campbell MT, Cella D, Coleman K, Garmezy B, Geynisman DM  et al.  Developing biomarkers and methods of risk stratification: Consensus statements from the International Kidney Cancer Symposium North America 2024 Think Tank.  Urol Oncol  2025 Aug 16;. pii:S1078-1439(25)00275-3
  18. Schuster E, Dashzeveg NK, Tong F, Jia Y, El-Shennawy L, Zhang T, Hoffman AD, Kitata RB, Kibria G, Zhang Y  et al.  Computational ranking identifies Plexin-B2 in circulating tumor cell clustering with monocytes in breast cancer metastasis.  Nat Commun  2025 Aug 16;16(1):7649. pii:7649
  19. Szkody E, Sotomayor I, Hobaica S, Jans L, Lopez C, Pinder J, Schleider JL  Barriers to Mental Health Support and Recommendations for Improvement From the Perspectives of LGBTQ+ Youth.  J Adolesc Health  2025 Aug 15;. pii:S1054-139X(25)00265-4
  20. Friedman EE, Mason JA, Devlin SA, Liegeon G, Johnson AK, Simon J, Parras D, Chung-Bridges K, Pyra M, Hirschhorn LR  et al.  Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Prescription Differences at Two Federally Qualified Health Centers.  Sex Transm Dis  2025 Aug 15;. doi:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000002234
  21. Ajibewa TA, Kershaw KN, Carnethon MR, Heard-Garris NJ, Beach LB, Allen NB  Peer bullying victimization, psychological distress, and the protective role of school connectedness among adolescents.  BMC Public Health  2025 Aug 14;25(1):2763. pii:2763
  22. Hubig L, Eldar-Lissai A, Lo SH, Jiang J, Cella D, Acaster S  Reliability and Validity of the Reachable Workspace Total Score With Wrist Weight in Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy.  Muscle Nerve  2025 Aug 13;. doi:10.1002/mus.70002
  23. Catherine Han Y, Dworak EM, Mansolf M, Gershon RC, Kaat AJ  Composite scores for the NIH Baby Toolbox®.  Infant Behav Dev  2025 Aug 08;80:102122. doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2025.102122
  24. Flynn RM, Han YC, Kaat AJ, Mansolf M, Dworak EM, Pila S, Yao L, Carlson SM, Oakes LM, Gershon RC  et al.  Development and validation of the NIH Baby Toolbox® Executive Function and Memory measures.  Infant Behav Dev  2025 Aug 06;80:102118. doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2025.102118
  25. Cyr C, Holubecki AM, Shi L, Lakshman M, Salvo JJ, Anderson NL, Kragel JE, Lurie SM, Voss J, Kokkinos V  et al.  Targeting intracranial electrical stimulation to network regions defined within individuals causes network-level effects.  bioRxiv  2025 Aug 04;. pii:2025.07.31.667730
  26. Novack MA, Dworak EM, Han YC, Kaat AJ, Ustsinovich V, Saffran J, Frank MC, Waxman S, Gershon RC  Development and validation of the NIH Baby Toolbox® language measures.  Infant Behav Dev  2025 Aug 04;80:102121. doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2025.102121
  27. 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
  28. Pucci MG, Ayibiowu M, Fadlallah J, Wasim A, Edwards N, Li M, Howell D, Bartlett S, Peipert JD, Anthony S  et al.  Assessing Social Participation Among Kidney Transplant Recipients Using PROMIS Computer Adaptive Testing.  Kidney Int Rep  2025 Aug;10(8):2708-2719. doi:10.1016/j.ekir.2025.05.023
  29. Graham AK, Ortega A, Egbert A  New Mechanisms and Populations to Target in Binge Eating Treatment.  JAMA Netw Open  2025 Aug 01;8(8):e2525076. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.25076
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. Gharzai LA, Mady LJ, Armache M, Sun Z, Jagsi R, Cella D, Peipert JD, Sadigh G, Hass RW  Validation of a Single Item Measure for Financial Toxicity Screening in Patients With Breast Cancer.  JCO Oncol Pract  2025 Aug;21(8):1134-1141. doi:10.1200/OP-24-00753
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. Peipert JD, Breslin M, Basch E, Calvert M, Cella D, Smith ML, Thanarajasingam G, Roydhouse J  Considering endpoints for comparative tolerability of cancer treatments using patient report given the estimand framework.  J Biopharm Stat  2025 Aug;35(5):793-811. doi:10.1080/10543406.2024.2313060
  42. Bucko P, Novack MA, Ho EH, Ece B, Burleigh E, Mather MA, Karpouzian-Rogers T, Dworak EM, Pila S, Hosseinian Z  et al.  Identification and synthesis of end-of-life decision-making measures: a scoping review.  Front Med (Lausanne)  2025;12:1540486. pii:1540486
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. Iezzoni LI, Haywood C  Roots of Disability Discrimination in Medical Schools.  JAMA Intern Med  2025 Jul 28;. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.3156
  48. 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
  49. Obiezu-Umeh C, Subramaniam DS, Nwaozuru U, Gbaja-Biamila T, Blessing LA, Shato T, Oladele D, Hirschhorn LR, Shacham E, Xian H  et al.  Advancing sustainability in low-resource settings: development and validation of a sustainability tool for evidence-based interventions and programs.  Front Health Serv  2025;5:1618400. pii:1618400
  50. 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

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