This is a growing collection of faculty scholarship focused on Appalachia, from across the university.

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Submissions from 2026

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Colon cancer in Appalachian Kentucky: Unique genetic, microbiome and obesity findings in a cohort comparison, Zeta Chow, Jinpeng Liu, Daheng He, Chi Wang, Tong Gan, Akila Mansour, Nuha Shaker, Caroline Dravillas, Rebecca Hoyd, Eric B. Durbin, Dana L. Napier, Tianyan Gao, Kurt Schaberg, Lyen Huang, Neli Ulrich, Erin Siegel, Stephen Edge, Linda Cook, Bodour Salhia, Michelle L. Churchman, Jill Kolesar, Daniel Spakowicz, B. Mark Evers, and Therese J. Bocklage

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Acceptability and Appropriateness of Harm Reduction Vending Machines Compared to Syringe Service Programs in Appalachian Kentucky, Hannah K. Knudsen, Jennifer R. Havens, and April M. Young

Submissions from 2025

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Appalachian Primary Care Patients’ Quit Readiness and Tobacco Treatment Receipt, Jessica L. Burris, Abigayle R. Feather, Asal Pilehvari, Sarah Cooper, Amie M. Ashcraft, Roger Anderson, and Amy K. Ferketich

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Examining Geographic Disparity: Variation in Cancer Outcomes Within Appalachia, Todd Burus, Pamela C. Hull, Krystle A. Lang Kuhs, Tianyan Gao, Christine F. Brainson, and B. Mark Evers

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Disparities in Human Papillomavirus–Associated Cancer Incidence by Appalachian Residence, Todd Burus, Melina Windon, Yasminka A. Jakubek, and Krystle A. Lang Kuhs

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Investigating Suicide Risk Factors Among Appalachian West Virginian Adults, Erin D. Caswell, Angela M. Dyer, Summer D. Hartley, Caroline P. Groth, Mary Christensen, Sahiti K. Tulabandu, Bryce K. Weaver, and Ruchi Bhandari

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'Careful, considerate, and loving work': Case Studies on Culturally Embedded Sustainability in Appalachian Craft and the Economics of Craftsmanship, Alycie Caya

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Finding Freedom in Appalachia: Evaluating a Mental Health Intervention in West Virginia, Elizabeth A. Claydon, Karen Haring, Jessica Haring, Kelsey Riggi, and Beth Currence

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Comparative Outcomes Following Randomization to a Pilot Facebook-Based HIV Prevention Intervention Among Appalachian Women Involved in the Criminal Legal System, Megan F. Dickson, Erika Pike, and Michele Staton

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An investigation into the prevalence and perceptions of mental health disorders in Appalachian West Virginia, Tyann Dotson, Jerry P. Derringer, Lauren Hudson Rose, Nathan L. Vanderford, Amanda Hinkle, and Lindsay E. Cormier

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Addressing the Root Causes of Population Health in Central Appalachian Virginia, David L. Driscoll and Kol Gold

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Commercial tobacco retail marketing in rural communities in Appalachian Kentucky, 2024, Saber Feizy, Judy van de Venne, Melissa Abadi, W. Jay Christian, Jayani Jayawardhana, Bethany Shorey Fennell, Delvon T. Mattingly, and Shyanika W. Rose

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Rural Reflections of Appalachia: A Qualitative Study of Health Professional Students’ Experiences from a Rural Immersion Experience in West Virginia, Treah Haggerty MD MS; Jessica Stidham MA; Stephan Brooks MPH; Abigail Cowher BA; Sandra Pope MSW; Patricia Dekeseredy MScN RN; and Cara L. Sedney MD,MA

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Barriers to Adherence to Standard of Care in Appalachia: A Qualitative Assessment in Gastrointestinal Cancers, Brittany Levy, Jennifer T. Castle, Roshmita Bardhan, Mark Dignan, and Avinash S. Bhakta

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A comparison of adjuvant therapy modality and treatment outcomes between appalachian and non-appalachian patients with high-risk endometrial carcinoma, Josie D. Llanora, Gregory S. Hawk, Laura M. Harbin, Sara Lee, Madison Lane, Madison T. Hickey, Elizabeth Pendygraft, Lauren Baldwin, and Megan L. Hutchcraft

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Community-Engaged Approach to Improve Food Access and Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables in a Rural Appalachian Community, Courtney Luecking, Makenzie Barr, Dawn Brewer, and Kathryn M. Cardarelli

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Determinants of Willingness to Share Wearable Health Data with Health Care Providers in Appalachian Populations: an Exploratory Study, Gilbert Munoz Cornejo and Joonghee Lee

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Geospatial Analysis of Breast Cancer Incidence, Mortality, and Access to Screening in Rural and Appalachian Virginia, Jennifer Osher, Caleb Brown, Phillip Nichols, Tariq Ayubi, and Jeremy Powers

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Barriers to and facilitators of buprenorphine dispensing for opioid use disorder: Evidence from focus groups in Appalachian Kentucky, Douglas R. Oyler, Dustin K. Miracle, Hannah Hesener, Laura Stinson, Monica Roberts, Adrienne Matson, and Patricia R. Freeman

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Stigmatization and Healthcare Inequity Perceived by Individuals Served by Homeless Shelters in an Appalachian City, Molly Powney, James M. Mears, Reagan Sharp, and Lisa Calderwood

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Cancer Advocacy Empowers Appalachian Kentucky Youth, Lauren Hudson Rose, Holly Burke, Olivia Thornsbury, Kameron Jackson, Rebecca Spradlin, and Nathan L. Vanderford

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Current Attitudes and Barriers Among Appalachian Patients Towards Orthopaedic Surgery, Dylan Smith MD; Justin B. West MS; Wade Smith MD; Micah MacAskill MD; Jonathan Lash; and Matthew W. Bullock DO, MPT

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Identifying risk factors for adverse lung health outcomes among rural Appalachian women, Jessica R. Thompson, Courtney J. Walker, John C. Flunker, W. Jay Christian, Wayne T. Sanderson, Nancy E. Schoenberg, and Steven R. Browning

Submissions from 2024

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Using Public Funeral and Obituary Listings to Identify Spikes in Excess Mortality in One Appalachian County, Allen Archer, Melissa White, Megan Quinn, and Randy Wykoff

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Treatment at an Academic Medical Center Eliminates Survival Disparities for Appalachian Kentuckians with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Emily Cassim, Hannah McDonald, Megan Harper, Quan Chen, Miranda Lin, Reema Patel, Michael Cavnar, Prakash Pandalai, Bin Huang, Pamela C. Hull, Joseph Kim, and Erin Burke

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Psychosocial Factors, Stress and Sleep Among Rural Appalachian Kentucky Residents with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Blake DiPaola, Zoe Taylor, Eric Hennemann, Brittany L. Smalls, Philip M. Westgate, and Nancy Schoenberg

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Voices of experience: Lay perspectives on severe maternal morbidity in Appalachia, Anna Hansen, Cassidy Carter, Nancy Schoenberg, and Carrie B. Oser

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Check with the Intended Audience First! Content Validation as a Method for Inclusive Research for Primary Care Engagement in Rural Appalachia, Sydeena E. Isaacs, Jennifer Schroeder Tyson, Ashley Parks, and Danielle Adams

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Disasters and Impacts in Appalachian Kentucky: A Behavioral Health Analysis, Walter David Mathews PhD, Joseph M. Clark, and Amy S. Potts

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The differential proteomic response to ischemic stroke in appalachian subjects treated with mechanical thrombectomy, Christopher J. McLouth, Benton Maglinger, Jacqueline A. Frank, Kristin J. Hazelwood, Jordan P. Harp, Will Cranford, Shivani Pahwa, David Dornbos III, Amanda L. Trout, Ann M. Stowe, Justin F. Fraser, and Keith R. Pennypacker

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Conscientious Objection: Understanding When and Why Primary Care Physicians Object to Providing Health Care to Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients in an Appalachian Medical Center, Mili S. Patel, Kelley A. Jones, Laura Davisson, Elizabeth Miller, Nicole Kahn, Pamela J. Murray, and Kacie M. Kidd

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Navigating The Crooked Road: A Case-Study into the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Strategy to Promote Economic Development Through Cultural Tourism, Nicholas Relich

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Assessing Chronic Pain Among Adults Diagnosed with Diabetes Residing in Rural Appalachia, Brittany L. Smalls, Adebola Adegboyega, Courtney Ortz, Ellen Combs, Md. Tofial Azam, Philip M. Westgate, and Nancy Schoenberg

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The Impact of Primary Care Physician Capacity on Preventable Hospitalizations: Identifying Bright Spots in the Appalachian & Mississippi Delta Regions, Michael Topmiller, Peter J. Mallow, Hoon Byun, Mark Carrozza, and Yalda Jabbarpour

Submissions from 2023

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Factors Associated with Physical Activity Increases and Decreases Among a Sample of Appalachian Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study, Christiaan G. Abildso, Angela M. Dyer, Shay M. Daily, Christa Lilly, Emily A. Sarkees, Samantha I. Moyers, and Thomas K. Bias

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Exploring Food-Based Cultural Practices to Address Food Insecurity in Rural Appalachia, Lauren Cassidy Batey, Emily M. DeWitt, Dawn Brewer, Kathryn M. Cardarelli, and Heather Norman-Burgdolf

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Cancer Screening Behaviors and Associations with Childhood Trauma, Resiliency, and Patient–Provider Relationships: Findings from an Exploratory Study of Appalachian Cervical Cancer Survivors, Dannell Boatman, Stephenie Kennedy-Rea, Lesley Cottrell, and Hannah Hazard-Jenkins

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Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Providing Equitable Healthcare Access for IBD in the Kentucky Appalachian Region, Jennifer T. Castle, Brittany Levy, Anthony A. Mangino, Hannah G. McDonald, Erin E. McAtee, Jitesh A. Patel, B. Mark Evers, and Avinash S. Bhakta

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Adult asthma associated with roadway density and housing in rural Appalachia: the Mountain Air Project (MAP)., W Jay Christian, John Flunker, Beverly May, Susan Westneat, Wayne T Sanderson, Nancy Schoenberg, and Steven R Browning

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Impact of Interprofessional Student Teams at a Remote Area Medical Event in Rural Appalachia, Emily K. Flores, KariLynn Dowling, Caroline Abercrombie MD, and Rick L. Wallace

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High-risk Individuals and Naloxone Use: Implications for THN Programs in Rural Appalachian Communities, Victor Garcia, Lisa McCann, Erick Lauber, Christian Vaccaro, Melissa Swauger, and Alex Daniel Heckert

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Impact of the Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) Program on Undergraduate Participants, Carol Hanley, Lauren Hudson, Chris Prichard, and Nathan L. Vanderford

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Association Between Insurer Connectivity in Appalachian Population Health Networks and Preventable Hospitalizations: Evidence from Kentucky, Rachel Hogg-Graham, Kelsey R. Gatton, Rick Ingram, and Glen P. Mays

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The Appalachian Gap in Preventable Hospitalizations: Are We Seeing Any Progress?, Rachel Hogg-Graham, Juan Lang, and Teresa M. Waters

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Impact of a Cancer Education Curriculum on Appalachian Kentucky Middle and High School Students, Lauren Hudson‑Rose, L. Todd Weiss, and Nathan L. Vanderford

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Over the Hills and Through the Hollers: How One Program is Assisting Residents of Appalachia with Opioid Use Recovery, Aubrey E. Jones, Jayme E. Walters, and Aaron R. Brown

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Appalachian Adolsescence: A Creative Exploration of Home, Nature, and Social Progress, Eleni Karelis

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Self-Reported Consumption of Bottled Water v. Tap Water in Appalachian and Non-Appalachian Kentucky, Jason W. Marion

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Piloting an Oral History Approach to Investigate Cancer Perspectives Among Residents of Appalachian Kentucky, Courtney Martin, Lauren Hudson, and Nathan L. Vanderford

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Impact of community-driven interventions on dietary and physical activity outcomes among a cohort of adults in a rural Appalachian county in Eastern Kentucky, 2019–2022, Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Emily M. DeWitt, Rachel Gillespie, Kathryn Cardarelli, Stacey Slone, and Alison Gustafson

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Accelerating Colorectal Cancer Screening and Follow-up through Implementation Science (ACCSIS) in Appalachia: protocol for a group randomized, delayed intervention trial, Electra D. Paskett, Aaron J. Kruse-Diehr, Jill M. Oliveri, Robin C. Vanderpool, Darrell M. Gray II, Michael L. Pennell, Bin Huang, Gregory S. Young, Darla Fickle, Mark Cromo, Mira L. Katz, Paul L. Reiter, Melinda Rogers, David A. Gross, Vickie Fairchild, Wendy Xu, Angela Carman, Jean M. Walunis, Ann Scheck McAlearney, Timothy R. Huerta, Saurabh Rahurkar, Erika Biederman, and Mark B. Dignan

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Lung and Colorectal Cancer Disparities in Appalachian Kentucky: Spatial Analysis on the Influence of Education and Literacy, Nicole Robertson MPH, Todd Burus, Lauren Hudson, Pamela C. Hull, Lee Park, and Nathan L. Vanderford

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Disparities in Mortality Between Appalachian and non-Appalachian Regions of Kentucky, Sonali S. Salunkhe, Sahal Alzahrani, and Beatrice Ugiliweneza

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Evaluating the Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Glycemic Control Among Residents of Rural Appalachia, Brittany L. Smalls, Adebola Adegboyega, Ellen Combs, Eli W. Travis, Felipe De La Barra, Lovoria B. Williams, and Nancy Schoenberg

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The relationship between psychosocial factors, self-care, and blood sugar in an Appalachian population, Brittany L. Smalls, Md. Tofial Azam, Madeline Dunfee, Philip M. Westgate, Susan C. Westneat, and Nancy Schoenberg

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Patient Engagement in Patient Portals in Appalachia v. Surrounding U.S. Census Regions: An Analysis of HINTS (Health Information National Trends Survey) Data, 2017–2020, Heather Lea Tudor, Rick Ingram, and Sarah Wackerbarth

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Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in South Central Appalachia, Florence M. Weierbach, Rebecca Adkins Fletcher, Ingrid E. Luffman, cynthia meyer, Janet M. Keener, Manik Ahuja, and Hadii M. Mamudu

Submissions from 2022

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Using Culturally Focused Storytelling to Empower Appalachian Kentucky Youth to Understand and Address Cancer Disparities in Their Communities, Lauren K. Collett, Lauren Hudson, Chris Prichard, and Nathan L. Vanderford

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Assessing the Intention, Attitudes, and Social Influences on COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors Among Non-rural Black and Rural Appalachian White Populations: A Faith-Based Community Study, Maria L. Gomez, Tofial Azam, Jean Edward, Hannah Bowman, and Lovoria B. Williams

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Changes in Adolescent Birth Rates within Appalachian Subregions and Non-Appalachian Counties in the United States, 2012–2018, Nathan Hale, Kathleen Tatro, Sylvester Olubolu Orimaye, Michael Smith, Michael Meit, Kate E. Beatty, and Amal Khoury

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Examining Psychological and Knowledge Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening in Rural Appalachian Kentucky, Caroline Jenkins, Matthew Rutledge, Lauren Hudson, Nathan L. Vanderford, and Nancy Schoenberg

Identifying Rare Earth Element Speciation in Appalachian Reclaimed Mine Lands, Brianna O'Neil-Hankle, John J. Lenhart, Chin-Min Cheng, and Tarunjit Butalia

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A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial for a Multi-Level, Clinic-Based Smoking Cessation Program with Women in Appalachian Communities: Study Protocol for the "Break Free" Program, Joanne G. Patterson, Tia N. Borger, Jessica L. Burris, Mark Conaway, Robert Klesges, Amie Ashcraft, Lindsay Hauser, Connie Clark, Lauren Wright, Sarah Cooper, Merry C. Smith, Mark B. Dignan, Stephenie Kennedy-Rea, Electra D. Paskett, Roger Anderson, and Amy K. Ferketich

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COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Essential Public Health Services and Online Health Communication—Appalachian Kentucky, March–December 2020, Margaret A. Riggs, Kenny Ortiz-Jurado, and Keith Klein

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Differences in Distress Between Rural and Non-rural Appalachian Breast Cancer Patient / Caregiver Dyads During the First Year of Treatment, Jordan Tasman, Callie D. McAdams, Jillian Lloyd, Ashton J. Brooks, and Patricia Nola Eugene Roberson

Submissions from 2021

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Appalachian Caregiver Perspectives on Childhood Gun Safety in the Home, Dannell Boatman

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Comparisons of Cooking, Dietary, and Food Safety Characteristics of Food Secure and Food Insecure Sophomores at a University in Appalachia, Hannah Boone, Melissa D. Gutschall, Alisha Farris, Kimberly Fasczewski, Don Holbert, and Laura McArthur

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Rural Re-entry and Opioid Use: Identifying Health-Related Predictors of Relapse Among Formerly Incarcerated Women in Appalachia, Joseph M. Calvert, Megan F. Dickson, Martha Tillson, Erika Pike, and Michele Staton

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Policy Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Food Security in Rural America: Evidence from Appalachia, Kathryn M. Cardarelli, Emily M. DeWitt, Rachel Gillespie, Rachel Hogg-Graham, Heather Norman-Burgdolf, and Janet T. Mullins

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Persistent Disparities in Smoking among Rural Appalachians: Evidence from the Mountain Air Project, Kathryn Cardarelli, Susan C. Westneat, Madeline Dunfee, Beverly May, Nancy Schoenberg, and Steven R. Browning

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Exploring COVID-19 Case Fatality in Relation to the Prevalence of Chronic Conditions and Health Behaviors in Appalachian Kentucky, W. Jay Christian

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Understanding Polarizing Community Perspectives on Harm Reduction Strategies: Challenges to Addressing the Opioid Crisis in Appalachian Pennsylvania, Stephanie L. Creasy MPH, Jessica R. Thompson Med, Christina F. Mair PhD, and Jessica G. Burke PhD

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Establishing Peer Recovery Support Services to Address the Central Appalachian Opioid Epidemic: The West Virginia Peers Enhancing Education, Recovery, and Survival (WV PEERS) Pilot Program, Stephen M. Davis, Amanda Stover, Herb Linn, Jon Dower, Dan McCawley, Erin Winstanley, and Judith Feinberg

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Loss of Obstetric Services in Rural Appalachia: A Qualitative Study of Community Perceptions, Caroline R. Efird, David Dry, and Rachel F. Seidman

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Through the Lens: Youth Experiences with Cancer in Rural Appalachian Kentucky Using Photovoice, Katie Gaines, Courtney Martin, Chris Prichard, and Nathan L. Vanderford

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Community-Based Efforts Aim to Improve the Food Environment within a Highly Obese Rural Appalachian County, Rachel Gillespie, Emily M. DeWitt, Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Brynnan Dunaway, and Alison A. Gustafson

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Impact of the COVID-19 Shutdown on Mental Health in Appalachia by Working Status, Erin N. Haynes, Timothy J. Hilbert, Susan C. Westneat, Kate Leger, Katie Keynton, and Heather M. Bush

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Cancer Curriculum for Appalachian Kentucky Middle and High Schools, Lauren Hudson, Katherine Sharp, Chris Prichard, Melinda J. Ickes, Sahar Alameh, and Nathan L. Vanderford

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Factors that Influence Enrollment in Syringe Services Programs in Rural Areas: A Qualitative Study among Program Clients in Appalachian Kentucky, Umedjon Ibragimov, Katherine E. Cooper, Evan Batty, April M. Ballard, Monica Fadanelli, Skylar B. Gross, Emma M. Klein, Scott Lockard, April M. Young, and Hannah L. F. Cooper

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Geospatial Analysis of Rurality and Food Banks in Appalachian Ohio, Cooper T. Johnson, Rebecca Fischbein, and Kristin Baughman

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Physical Activity Barriers and Assets in Rural Appalachian Kentucky: A Mixed-Methods Study, Natalie Jones, Deirdre Dlugonski, Rachel Gillespie, Emily M. DeWitt, Joann Lianekhammy, Stacey A. Slone, and Kathryn M. Cardarelli

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Development of a Multilevel Intervention to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening in Appalachia, Aaron J. Kruse-Diehr, Jill M. Oliveri, Robin C. Vanderpool, Mira L. Katz, Paul L. Reiter, Darrell M. Gray II, Michael L. Pennell, Gregory S. Young, Bin Huang, Darla Fickle, Mark Cromo, Melinda Rogers, David Gross, Ashley Gibson, Jeanne Jellison, Michael D. Sarap, Tonia A. Bivens, Tracy D. McGuire, Ann Scheck McAlearney, Timothy R. Huerta, Saurabh Rahurkar, Electra D. Paskett, and Mark B. Dignan

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Emergence of COVID-19 and Patterns of Early Transmission in an Appalachian Sub-Region, Abbey K. Mann, Timothy A. Joyner, Ingrid E. Luffman, Megan Quinn, William Tollefson, and Ashley Frazier

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Competing Ownership Claims and Environmental Concerns in Coalbed Methane Gas Development in The Appalachian Basin, Elizabeth A. McClanahan

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Cardiovascular Complications of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Impact of Risk Factors and Therapeutic efficacy--a Tertiary Centre Experience in an Appalachian State, Elise Danielle McVeigh, Amna Batool, Arnold J. Stromberg, Ahmed K. Abdel-Latif, and Nayef Mohammed Kazzaz

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Access to Health Care in Appalachia: Perception and Reality, Michele Morrone, Cory E. Cronin, Kristin Schuller, and Shannon E. Nicks

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Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption among Adults in Rural Appalachia, Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Emily M. DeWitt, Kathryn M. Cardarelli, Rachel Gillespie, Stacey A. Slone, and Alison A. Gustafson

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Perceived Hearing Loss and Availability of Audiologists in Appalachia, Charles B. Pudrith, Ellyn Grider, and Blythe Kitner

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Triple Negative Breast Cancer in an Appalachian Region: Exponential Tumor Grade Increase with Age of Diagnosis, Gina Sizemore and Toni Marie Rudisill

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The Mediating/Moderating Role of Cultural Context Factors on Self-Care Practices among Those Living with Diabetes in Rural Appalachia, Brittany L. Smalls, Adebola Adegboyega, Ellen Combs, Matthew Rutledge, Philip M. Westgate, Md. Tofial Azam, Felipe De La Barra, Lovoria B. Williams, and Nancy E. Schoenberg

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A Description of COVID-19 Lifestyle Restrictions Among a Sample of Rural Appalachian Women, Michele Staton, Martha Tillson, and J. Matthew Webster

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Access to and Use of Technology for Health: Comparisons Between Appalachian Kentuckians and the General U.S. Population, Robin C. Vanderpool, Lindsay R. Stradtman, Anna Gaysynsky, Quan Chen, Meghan Johnson, and Bin Huang

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Occurrence of Potentially Zoonotic and Cephalosporin Resistant Enteric Bacteria among Shelter Dogs in the Central and South-Central Appalachia, Ashutosh Verma, Kimberly Carney, Marina Taylor, Kaitlyn Amsler, Joey Morgan, Karen Gruszynski, Erdal Erol, Craig N. Carter, Stephan Locke, Ashton Callipare, and Devendra H. Shah

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COVID-19 Experiences, Behaviors, Beliefs, and Well-Being Among Students and Employees at a University In Rural Appalachia: A Cross-Sectional Study, Lauren Wisnieski, Kimberly A. Carney, and Jenny L. Thornley

Submissions from 2020

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Influence of Timber Harvesting Operations and Streamside Management Zone Effectiveness on Sediment Delivery to Headwater Streams in Appalachia, Daniel Bowker, Jeffrey W. Stringer, and Christopher D. Barton

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“We’re, like, the Most Unhealthy People in the Country”: Employing an Equity Lens to Reduce Barriers to Healthy Food Access in Rural Appalachia, Kathryn Cardarelli, Emily M. DeWitt, Rachel Gillespie, Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Natalie Jones, and Janet Tietyen Mullins

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Parental Impact on Child Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Appalachian North Carolina, Allison V. Farrell, Richard W. Christiana, Rebecca A. Battista, and J. Joy James

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Preterm Birth Prevention in Appalachian Kentucky: Understanding Barriers and Facilitators Related to Transvaginal Ultrasound Cervical Length Surveillance among Prenatal Care Providers, Anna Hansen, Mairead E. Moloney, Cynthia Cockerham-Morris, Jing Li, and Niraj R. Chavan

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Geographic Variation in the Structure of Kentucky’s Population Health Systems: An Urban, Rural, and Appalachian Comparison, Rachel Hogg-Graham, Angela Carman, Glen P. Mays, and Pierre Martin Dominique Zephyr

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Qualitative Analysis of Maternal Barriers and Perceptions to Participation in a Federal Supplemental Nutrition Program in Rural Appalachian North Carolina, Sydeena E. Isaacs, Lenka H. Shriver, and Lauren Haldeman