The Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health was known as the Department of Epidemiology before July 1, 2022.
Submissions from 2022
A Qualitative Study on Pharmacy Policies toward Over-the-Counter Syringe Sales in a Rural Epicenter of US Drug-Related Epidemics, Monica Fadanelli, Hannah L. F. Cooper, Patricia R. Freeman, April M. Ballard, Umed Ibragimov, and April M. Young
Rare Coding Variants in RCN3 Are Associated with Blood Pressure, Karen Y. He, Tanika N. Kelly, Heming Wang, Jingjing Liang, Luke Zhu, Brian E. Cade, Themistocles L. Assimes, Lewis C. Becker, Amber L. Beitelshees, Lawrence F. Bielak, Adam P. Bress, Jennifer A. Brody, Yen-Pei Christy Chang, Yi-Cheng Chang, Paul S. de Vries, Ravindranath Duggirala, Ervin R. Fox, Nora Franceschini, Anna L. Furniss, Yan Gao, and Donna K. Arnett
Combined Driving: Task-Specific Position Impacts Grip Strength of Equestrian Athletes, Michaela M. Keener, Kimberly I. Tumlin, and Nicholas R. Heebner
Submissions from 2021
Association of Body Composition with Odds of Breast Cancer by Molecular Subtype: Analysis of the Mechanisms for Established and Novel Risk Factors for Breast Cancer in Nigerian Women (MEND) Study, Tomi Akinyemiju, Kelley Jones, Anjali Gupta, Taofik Oyekunle, Veeral Saraiya, April Deveaux, Omolola Salako, Allison Hall, Olusegun Alatise, Gabriel Ogun, Adewale Adeniyi, Omobolaji Ayandipo, Thomas Olajide, Olalekan Olasehinde, Olukayode Arowolo, Adewale Adisa, Oludolapo Afuwape, Aralola Olusanya, Aderemi Adegoke, Trygve O. Tollefsbol, Donna K. Arnett, H3 Africa Kidney Research Network, and Adetola Daramola
Genetic Contributors of Incident Stroke in 10,700 African Americans with Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis from the Genetics of Hypertension Associated Treatments and Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Studies, Nicole D. Armstrong, Vinodh Srinivasasainagendra, Amit Patki, Rikki M. Tanner, Bertha A. Hidalgo, Hemant K. Tiwari, Nita A. Limdi, Ethan M. Lange, Leslie A. Lange, Donna K. Arnett, and Marguerite R. Irvin
Epigenome-Wide Association Study of Kidney Function Identifies Trans-Ethnic and Ethnic-Specific Loci, Charles E. Breeze; Anna Batorsky; Mi Kyeong Lee; Mindy D. Szeto; Xiaoguang Xu; Daniel L. McCartney; Rong Jiang; Amit Patki; Holly J. Kramer; James M. Eales; Laura Raffield; Leslie Lange; Ethan Lange; Peter Durda; Yongmei Liu; Russ P. Tracy; David Van Den Berg; NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Consortium, TOPMed MESA Multi-Omics Working Group; Kathryn L. Evans; William E. Kraus; and Donna K. Arnett
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
Vitamin D Supplementation among Bangladeshi Children under-Five Years of Age Hospitalised for Severe Pneumonia: A Randomised Placebo Controlled Trial, Fahmida Chowdhury, Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayeem Bin Shahid, Mosharrat Tabassum, Irin Parvin, Probir Kumar Ghosh, Mohammad Iqbal Hossain, Nur Haque Alam, A. S. G. Faruque, Sayeeda Huq, Lubaba Shahrin, Nusrat Homaira, Zakiul Hassan, Zubair Akhtar, S. Mah-E-Muneer, George J. Fuchs III, Tahmeed Ahmed, and Mohammod Jobayer Chisti
Exploring COVID-19 Case Fatality in Relation to the Prevalence of Chronic Conditions and Health Behaviors in Appalachian Kentucky, W. Jay Christian
Estimating the Population Attributable Fraction of Asthma Due to Electronic Cigarette Use and Other Risk Factors Using Kentucky Behavioral Risk Factor Survey Data, 2016-2017, W. Jay Christian and Courtney J. Walker
Protecting P-Glycoprotein at the Blood-Brain Barrier from Degradation in an Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Model, Yujie Ding, Yu Zhong, Andrea Baldeshwiler, Erin L. Abner, Björn Bauer, and Anika M. S. Hartz
Case Report: The Complexities of Managing Medications and the Importance of Deprescribing Anticholinergics in Older Adults, Taylor Elliott, Lynne Eckmann, and Daniela C. Moga
APOBEC Mutagenesis Is Concordant between Tumor and Viral Genomes in HPV-Positive Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Daniel L. Faden, Krystle A. Lang Kuhs, Maoxuan Lin, Adam Langenbucher, Maisa Pinheiro, Meredith Yeager, Michael Cullen, Joseph F. Boland, Mia Steinberg, Sara Bass, James S. Lewis, Michael S. Lawrence, Robert L. Ferris, and Lisa Mirabello
Diversity in Alzheimer's Disease Drug Trials: The Importance of Eligibility Criteria, Sanne Franzen, Jade Emily Smith, Esther van den Berg, Monica Rivera Mindt, Rozemarijn L. van Bruchem-Visser, Erin L. Abner, Lon S. Schneider, Niels D. Prins, Ganesh M. Babulal, and Janne M. Papma
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
A Cross-Sectional Survey of Potential Factors, Motivations, and Barriers Influencing Research Participation and Retention among People Who Use Drugs in the Rural USA, Angela T. Hetrick, April M. Young, Miriam R. Elman, Sarann Bielavitz, Rhonda L. Alexander, Morgan Brown, Elizabeth Needham Waddell, P. Todd Korthuis, and Kathryn E. Lancaster
A 6-CpG Validated Methylation Risk Score Model for Metabolic Syndrome: The HyperGEN and GOLDN Studies, Bertha A. Hidalgo, Bre Minniefield, Amit Patki, Rikki Tanner, Minoo Bagheri, Hemant K. Tiwari, Donna K. Arnett, and Marguerite Ryan Irvin
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
Whole-Exome Sequencing and hiPSC Cardiomyocyte Models Identify MYRIP, TRAPPC11, and SLC27A6 of Potential Importance to Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in an African Ancestry Population, Marguerite R. Irvin, Praful Aggarwal, Steven A. Claas, Lisa de Las Fuentes, Anh N. Do, C. Charles Gu, Andrea Matter, Benjamin S. Olson, Amit Patki, Karen Schwander, Joshua D. Smith, Vinodh Srinivasasainagendra, Hemant K. Tiwari, Amy J. Turner, Deborah A. Nickerson, Dabeeru C. Rao, Ulrich Broeckel, and Donna K. Arnett
Genomics of Postprandial Lipidomics in the Genetics of Lipid-Lowering Drugs and Diet Network Study, Marguerite R. Irvin, May E. Montasser, Tobias Kind, Sili Fan, Dinesh K. Barupal, Amit Patki, Rikki M. Tanner, Nicole D. Armstrong, Kathleen A. Ryan, Steven A. Claas, Jeffrey R. O’Connell, Hemant K. Tiwari, and Donna K. Arnett
Memory-Related Frontal Brainwaves Predict Transition to Mild Cognitive Impairment in Healthy Older Individuals Five Years before Diagnosis, Yang Jiang, Juan Li, Frederick A. Schmitt, Gregory A. Jicha, Nancy B. Munro, Xiaopeng Zhao, Charles D. Smith, Richard J. Kryscio, and Erin L. Abner
The Association of Circulating Amylin with β-Amyloid in Familial Alzheimer's Disease, Han Gia Ly, Nirmal Verma, Savita Sharma, Deepak Kotiya, Sanda Despa, Erin L. Abner, Peter T. Nelson, Gregory A. Jicha, Donna M. Wilcock, Larry B. Goldstein, Rita Guerreiro, José Brás, Angela J. Hanson, Suzanne Craft, Andrew J. Murray, Geert Jan Biessels, Claire Troakes, Henrik Zetterberg, John Hardy, Tammaryn Lashley, Alzheimer’s disease Exome Sequencing Group, and Florin Despa
Characterization of Indoor Arenas through an Anonymous Survey, Staci McGill, Morgan D. Hayes, Kimberly I. Tumlin, and Robert Coleman
Sex, Diabetes Status and Cognition: Findings from the Study of Longevity in Diabetes, Chris Moran, Paola Gilsanz, Michal S. Beeri, Rachel A. Whitmer, and Mary E. Lacy
Chromosome Xq23 Is Associated with Lower Atherogenic Lipid Concentrations and Favorable Cardiometabolic Indices, Pradeep Natarajan, Akhil Pampana, Sarah E. Graham, Sanni E. Ruotsalainen, James A. Perry, Paul S. de Vries, Jai G. Broome, James P. Pirruccello, Michael C. Honigberg, Krishna Aragam, Brooke Wolford, Jennifer A. Brody, Lucinda Antonacci-Fulton, Moscati Arden, Stella Aslibekyan, Themistocles L. Assimes, Christie M. Ballantyne, Lawrence F. Bielak, Joshua C. Bis, Brian E. Cade, and Donna K. Arnett
