“The Impact of storage, handling, and treatment on nutritional quality and safety of animal milk: A protocol for the systematic review and meta-analysis”

• I submitted my protocol for the systematic review and meta-analysis titled ‘The impact of storage, handling, and treatment on nutritional quality and safety of animal milk.’ This protocol, published in 2024, details the methodology for analyzing the effects of various storage, handling, and treatment methods on the nutritional quality and safety of animal milk. The aim of this systematic review is to synthesize existing literature to better understand how these factors influence milk’s nutritional properties and safety, with potential implications for improving guidelines for milk processing and donor human milk banking. I am currently working on finalizing the study and plan to publish the full review soon.

“Subsequent kidney transplant after pediatric heart transplant: Prevalence and risk factors”

• My first paper that I was first author on and was published in the American Journal of Transplantation. The primary objectives of this study were to (1) characterize the cumulative incidence of KT/pHT waitlisting and subsequent receipt of KT after the first pHT, (2) identify potential risk/protective factors associated with kidney waitlisting after pHT, and (3) explore potential risk/protective factors associated with nonreceipt of a KT from the waitlist in this population.

“Kidney transplantation in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex”

• Published as part of my GRA. We leveraged data from the United Network for Organ Sharing to (1) characterize the frequency and population characteristics of first-time kidney transplant waitlisting and transplantation among persons with tuberous sclerosis complex and (2) evaluate patient-level characteristics associated with progression from waitlist and evaluate subsequent transplant outcomes.

“Predictors of rural driver self-reported passing behaviors when interacting with farm equipment on the roadway”

“On the Road to School: A Naturalistic Study of Adolescent Bicyclists Route Choices.”

Under review

“Protocol of a Cluster-Randomized Trial to Improve Adolescent Bicycling Safety Education Program Efficacy”

Under review

“Literature Review of E-Bike Safety: Injury Risks, Reporting Issues, and Comparative Analysis with Conventional Bicycles and E-Scooters”

Under review

“Parental Monitoring and Its Impact on Teen Risky Road Behavior: An Analysis of the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey”

Under review

• During my PhD program, I had the opportunity to work on impactful projects with my advisor, Dr. Cara Hamann. My submissions primarily focus on preventing injuries and advancing road safety particularly among vulnerable populations like bicyclists and rural road users. These works contribute to the broader goal of creating safer road environments and reducing injury risks.

“Epidemiology of Lyme Disease Diagnoses among Older Adults, United States, 2016-2019”

• We used Medicare data to identify >88,000 adults >65 years of age diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease during 2016-2019 in the United States. Most diagnoses occurred among residents of high-incidence states, in summer, and among men. Incidence of diagnoses was substantially higher than that reported through public health surveillance.

“Francisella tularensis Bone and Joint Infections: United States, 2004-2023″

• This series includes 13 cases of F. tularensis septic arthritis or osteomyelitis in the United States during 2004-2023 and describes exposures, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and outcomes for this rare but severe form of tularemia.

“Challenges in collecting information on sexual orientation and gender identity for cancer patients: perspectives of hospital and central cancer registry abstractors”

• This manuscript details a qualitative study I conducted at the Iowa Cancer Registry as a quality improvement project. I interviewed cancer registry abstractors from the Iowa Cancer Registry, from other hospitals across Iowa that are not represented by the Iowa Cancer Registry, and from other SEER registries outside of Iowa/ across the U.S. about whether and how they interact with sexual orientation and gender identity data within hospital medical records. Efforts are needed to ensure standardized implementation of the collection of SOGI variables within the clinical setting, such that this information can be collected by the central cancer registry system to support population-based equity research addressing LGBTQ+ disparities.

“Involvement of Emergency Department and Emergency Medical Services Among Rural and Urban Decedents of Poisoning-Related Suicide”

In review: Annals of Emergency Medicine

• The objective of this manuscript was to examine differences in mental health, substance use, and treatment between rural and urban suicide decedents who died by poisoning with emergency medical service or emergency department involvement.

“Multiple-Death Suicides among Rural US Decedents: A Mixed-Methods Study”

Will be submitted after final round of reviews to the American Journal of Public Health

• To identify contributing circumstances in law enforcement and coroner/medical examiner narratives among multiple death suicides in the rural US.

“Evaluating Poison Control Center Teleconsultations by Healthcare Facilities for Overdose and Suicide during COVID-19”

Will be submitted to Academic Emergency Medicine pending approval from each author

• To quantitatively and qualitatively assess the national impact of the COVID-19 public health emergency on healthcare facility management of overdoses and self-harm.

“The role of increasing synchronous telehealth use during the COVID-19 pandemic on disparities in access to healthcare: A systematic review”

• A systematic review was conducted to summarize the available evidence on how telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with telehealth utilization for minority groups and its role in health disparities. After conducting the systematic review, we found that despite increased telehealth use during COVID-19, telehealth did not reduce existing disparities in access to care.

“Telehealth Use and Health Equity for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review”

• The goal of this systematic review was to evaluate health equality associated with telehealth for clinical management of mental health disorders and SUD. After conducting the systematic review we identified inequities in telehealth utilization among several underrepresented groups.

Platform presentation at Midwest Society of Pediatric Research:
“Probability of Kidney Transplant in the Pediatric End-Stage Kidney Disease Population by Residence Type”

• This oral presentation and abstract were both looking at rurality as an access to care barrier to pediatric patients who have end-stage kidney disease receiving a kidney transplant. The oral presentation was at a regional meeting, the Midwest Society of Pediatric Research and the poster was at Kidney Week, the American Society of Nephrology’s annual conference which is international in scope and one of the premier nephrology conferences in the world.

Presented abstract at the American Public Health Association (APHA)
Oct 2024, Minneapolis, MN:
“Obstetric mistreatment among women living with HIV: A systematic review”

Transportation Research Board (TRB)
Jan 2025

The Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR)
Apr 2024

Traffic and Safety Forum
Nov 2023

Midwest Rural Agricultural Safety and Health Conference (MRASH) Nov 2022

Presented findings from Aim 1 of dissertation at the annual Safe States Alliance Conference
Aug 2024, Portland, OR:
“Suicide rates by lethal means, occupation, and rurality”

Poster presentation at the Wisconsin Society for Addiction Medicine (WISAM) conference
Sept 2024:
“Madison Area Recovery Initiative: Effective Early Intervention for Substance Use”

• This presentation is for my part time role at the UW-Madison Population Health Institute where I work as an evaluation researcher. This specific presentation is on an opioid diversion and deflection program that my team at UW and I conduct evaluation activities for. The program began in 2020 and addresses the impacts of opioid drug use that results in police involvement in the City of Madison and larger Dane County through two initiatives called the Madison Area Recovery Initiative (MARI) and the MARI Resource Team (MARI RT). MARI offers referral to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), behavioral health treatment, recovery coaching, and other support services as an alternative to arrest and criminal charging. MARI RT is a cadre (rotating staff) model with a police officer and a Certified Peer Support Specialist who follow-up with individuals who have experienced an overdose or other substance use-related emergency call. The MARI RT also conducts proactive community outreach at a variety of venues, distributes naloxone and offers referrals and warm handoffs (personal connections) to an array of harm reduction and treatment services.

Poster presentation at SER Annual Meeting
June 2024, Austin, TX:
“Factors Associated with Osteoarthritis Knee Pain During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study (MOST)”