1. Research
  2. Accomplishments and Accolades

Accomplishments and Accolades

Proposals Submitted

 

  • Elise Erickson (PI). Accurate and actionable prediction of impending labor using deep learning on maternal physiological data. Amahealth LLC.
  • Barcelona V, Chen L, Erickson EN. (2024). Concordance of self-reported obstetric outcomes with electronic health record documentation: A secondary analysis of the Nulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes Study Monitoring Mothers-to-be. Obstetrics & Gynecology.
  • Chiyoung Lee (MPI), Juyoung Park (MPI). Preventing the Risk of Dementia Among Trauma Survivors Through Precision Health. 2024 University of Arizona Foundation, Board of Trustees Small Grant Committee: University Strategic Priority Awards–Pillar Two - Grand Challenges. 
  • Juyoung Park (PI). Efficacy of Home-Based Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Chronic Knee Pain in Older Adults with Alzheimers disease and Alzheimers disease related Dementias. National Institutes of Health.
  • Julienne Rutherford (PI). Paternal early life influences on pregnancy outcomes and offspring development in the common marmoset monkey. National Institutes of Health.
  • Shu-Fen Wung (PI). Designing An Innovative Fall Prevention System for Older Adults Using a Combination of Health Metrics, Advanced Optics, and Artificial Intelligence. iMagine Design LLC.
  • Janet Roveda (PI), Shu-Fen Wung (MPI), Zhao Chen (MPI), Stephanie L Slinski (MPI), Alexander Bucksch (MPI). Improving the Quality of Home Health Care and Wellbeing with Interoperable Medical Devices for Bioconvergence. UA Washington, DC Center for Outreach & Collaboration, RII Workshop Grant.

Manuscripts Submitted

  • Fox RS, Torres TKO, Badger TA, Katsanis E, Yang D, Sanford SD, Victorson DE, Yanez B, Penedo FJ, Antoni MH, Oswald LB. Usability and acceptability of a web platform to host the group-based TOGETHER-YA quality of life intervention for young adult cancer survivors. Under review at JMIR Cancer.
  • Fox RS, Brandon KO, Badger TA, Gaumond JS, Morales AA , Ong JC, Parthasarathy S, Rini C, Zee PC, Tanner EJ, Ancoli-Israel S, Penedo FJ, Siddique J, Wu LM, Reid KJ, Kaiser K. Stakeholder-informed refinement of a behavioral sleep and circadian intervention for gynecologic cancer survivors: An application of the MOST framework preparation phase. Under review at Behav Sleep Med.
  • Rainbow, J.G., Dudding, K.M., Bethel, C., Norton, A., Platt, C., Vyas, P., & Slebodnik, M.B . Prevalence of Health Conditions Among American Nurses: A Scoping Review. In review at Nursing Open.
  • Xia S, Wung SF, Chen CC, Larbi Kwesi Coompson J, Roveda JM, Liu J.  Data-Fusion-based Quality Enhancement for HR Measurements Collected by Wearable Sensors.  Sensors.  

Articles Published

 

  • Martens, S. A., & Badger, T. A. (2024). SELF-CONCEPT development of school-aged children with congenital upper limb differences: A mixed-methods study. International journal of orthopaedic and trauma nursing, 52, 101066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijotn.2023.101066
  • Erickson EN, Hersh SR, Wharton MR, Bovbjerg ML, Tilden EL. The Role of Passive Descent and Epidural Analgesia in Outcomes Associated With Prolonged Pushing Among Nulliparous Individuals in Midwifery Care. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health. n/a(n/a). doi:10.1111/jmwh.13624
  • Milo, R.B., Najjar, R., Godfrey, T.M., Wang, S., Noone, J., Scorsone, K., Attis-Josias, M., Boehning, A. Centering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in a Regional Professional Nursing Organization. Nursing Outlook. In press.
  • Buller, D. B., Sussman, A. L., Thomson, C. A., Kepka, D., Taren, D., Henry, K. L., Warner, E. L., Walkosz, B. J., Woodall, W. G., Nuss, K., Blair, C. K., Guest, D. D., Borrayo, E. A., Gordon, J. S., Hatcher, J., Wetter, D. W., Kinsey, A., Jones, C. F., Yung, A. K., Yung, K. Christini, J. Berteletti, J. A. Torres, E. Y. B. Perez, Small, A. (2024). #4Corners4Health Social Media Cancer Prevention Campaign for Emerging Adults: Protocol for a Randomized Stepped-Wedge Trial [Article]. JMIR Research Protocols, 13(1), Article e50392. https://doi.org/10.2196/50392 
  • Rankin, L., Grisham, L. M., Mendoza, N., & Allen, A. (2024). Babywearing Reduces Urges to Use Substances in the Postpartum Period Among Mothers With OUDs [Article]. Substance Use and Misuse. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2024.2321253 
  • Lee, C., Whooley, M., Yang, Q., & Moriarity, D. P. (2024). How is inflammation biology truly associated with depression in patients with stable coronary heart disease?: Insights from the heart and Soul study [Article]. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - Health, 37, Article 100747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2024.100747
  • Lee, C., Whooley, M., Niitsu, K., & Kim, W. (2024). Network Motif Detection in the Network of Inflammatory Markers and Depression Symptoms among Patients with Stable Coronary Heart Disease: Insights from the Heart and Soul Study. Psychology International, 6(2), 440-453.
  • Skiba MB, Miller D, Stratton DB, Hall CA, McKenna S, Blair CK, Demark-Wahnefried W. Adaptation and Study Protocol for Harvest for Health Together Arizona: a Mentored Community Garden Intervention for Cancer Survivors. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 2024. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101290.
  • Skiba MB, Badger TA, Garcia DO, Chilton F, Winters-Stone KM. Adapting a Dyadic Exercise Program to be Culturally Relevant for Hispanic Men with Prostate Cancer using Community Engagement Studio: A Brief Report. Frontiers in Psychology. 2024. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1294546.
  • Lin PC, Wung SF, Lin PC, Lin YC, Lin CY, Huang HL.  (2024) Virtual Reality-Based Simulation Learning on Geriatric Oral Health Care for Nursing Students: A Pilot Study. BMC Oral Health.  (accepted for publication)
  • Hobensack, M., von Gerich, H., Vyas, P., Withall, J., Peltonen, L.-M., Block, L. J., Davies, S., Chan, R., Van Bulck, L., Cho, H., Paquin, R., Mitchell, J., Topaz, M., & Song, J. (2024). A rapid review on current and potential uses of large language models in nursing. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 154, 104753. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104753 

 

Presentations

  • Fox RS, Brandon KO, Badger TA, Gaumond JS, Morales AA , Rini C, Kaiser K. A rapid qualitative analysis to refine a behavioral sleep/circadian intervention for gynecologic cancer survivors. Poster presented at: Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting; March 2024; Philadelphia, PA.
  • Fox RS, Oswald LB (Co-chairs), Hindsight is 2020: Lessons learned from researchers in psychosocial oncology. American Psychosocial Oncology Society; March 2024; Albuquerque, NM.
  • Laws, L. (2024). What if it's not just burnout? Healing strategies for nurses [webinar]. Arizona Nurses Association. https://azna.ce21.com/item/what-burnout-126638
  • Lee, C. Yang, Q., Vorderstrasse, A., & Wolever, RQ. (2024, April 13). Health Coaching Impacts Stage-specific Transitions in Multiple Health Behaviors for Patients at High Risk for Cardiovascular Disease and Type 2 Diabetes: A Multi-group Latent Transition Analysis. Oral presentation at the International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health. Cleveland, OH.
  • Moriarity, D.P., Sullivan-Toole, H., Gassen, J., Lee, C., Olino, T. M., & Slavich, G. M. (2024). Hierarchical inflammatory phenotypes of depression featuring multiple inflammatory proteins. In D. P. Moriarity & H. F. Levin-Aspenson (Chairs), Building from the ground up: Symptom-focused approaches to uncover the hierarchical structure of psychopathology and its association with risk, resilience, and functioning. Presented at the 2024 Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) Annual Conference.
  • Lowe, Ashley A., Tso Buffy, and Begay Elvira. Discoveries from the Community Asthma Program: Addressing Asthma Disparities in Navajo Nation Children. Invited Oral Presentation. University of Illinois Chicago. Office of the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs. Chicago, Illinois. March 12th, 2024.
  • Skiba, MB. The Role of Connected Communities and Technology Access on Perceived Health in Southern Arizona. (Webinar) Making Action Possible MAP Talk on Tucson’s Health. University of Arizona Eller College of Management, Tucson, AZ. March 21, 2024.
  • Skiba MB, Badger TA, Garcia DO, Chilton FH, Winters-Stone KM. A Community Engagement Studio Approach to Adapting a Dyadic Exercise Program to be Culturally Relevant for Hispanic Men with Prostate Cancer. (Podium Paper Presentation) American Society of Preventive Oncology 2024 Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. March 19, 2024.
  • Skiba MB, Badger TA, Thomson CA, Pace TWW, Grandner M, Fox RS. Co-occurrence of Dietary, Physical Activity, and Sleep Behaviors Among Cancer Survivors and Caregivers: A Latent Profile Analysis of the Health Information National Trends Survey. Symposia Presentation as part of (“Physical Activity Spillover Effects Among Cancer Populations”) Society of Behavioral Medicine 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions. Philadelphia, PA. March 16, 2024. 

 

In the Media

Honors

  • Dr. Rina Fox received the Early Stage Investigator Award for Outstanding Contributions to Cancer Prevention and Control by the Society of Behavioral Medicine's Cancer Special Interest Group.
  • Dr. Jessica Rainbow has been selected as a 2024-2025 Udall Center Fellow. This fellowship with the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy and BIO5 Institute supports UArizona professors conducting a research project pertaining to biosciences and public policy. Dr. Rainbow, in collaboration with Dr. Leslie Farland (MEZCOPH), will study the work environment of potential childbearing nurses, influencing safety policy for pregnant RNs.