Submissions from 2025
The relationship between food insecurity and low birthweight across US counties and related racial disparities, Marissa A. Beldon, Shondra L. Clay, M. Courtney Hughes, and Kathryn Mazurek, School of Health Studies| School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions
Intervention Techniques Targeting Echolalia: A Scoping Review, Adriana Dinello and Allison Gladfelter
Informal Caregivers Connecting on the Web: Content Analysis of Posts on Discussion Forums, Michelle L. Foster, Chinenye Egwuonwu, Erin Vernon, Mohammad Alarifi, and M. Courtney Hughes, School of Health Studies
Caregiver policies in the United States: a systematic review, Makenna R. Green, M. Courtney Hughes, Sadia Afrin, and Erin Vernon, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders| School of Health Studies
Comparison of dynamic mode decomposition with other data-driven models for lung cancer incidence rate prediction, L. Raymond Guo, Jifu Tan, and M. Courtney Hughes, School of Health Studies
Impact of a Breast Cancer Diagnosis on Finances and Marital Status in Young Women, Tamara Hamlish, Michelle L. Foster, Sarah Strom, Rana Jaber, and M. Courtney Hughes, School of Health Studies
The Sky’s the Limit: Improving Satellite Imagery Data Literacy to Address Noncommunicable Diseases, M. Courtney Hughes and Elizabeth J. Folkmann, School of Health Studies
AI-Based Classification of Pediatric Breath Sounds: Toward a Tool for Early Respiratory Screening, Liu Lichuan, Wei Li, and Elizabeth Moxley, Department of Electrical Engineering| School of Nursing
"You sure feel like you're alone, kind of flailing away out there": Family caregiver perspectives of caring for an individual with glioblastoma multiforme, Christy Muasher-Kerwin, Abby Baumbach, Yujun Liu, and M. Courtney Hughes, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders| School of Health Studies| School of Family and Consumer Sciences
Exploring Large Language Models for Summarizing and Interpreting an Online Brain Tumor Support Forum, Christy Muasher-Kerwin, M. Courtney Hughes, Michelle L. Foster, Ibrahiim Al Azher, and Hamed Alhoori, School of Health Studies| School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders| Department of Computer Science
Sedentary Behavior and Light-Intensity Physical Activity During Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Health: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association, Kara M. Whitaker, Bethany Barone Gibbs, Marie-France Hivert, Nour Makarem, Elizabeth A. Moxley, Jason Vaught, and Kelly R. Evenson, School of Nursing
Submissions from 2024
Patient, Referring Physician, and Radiologist Opinions Over Time on Providing Patients Access to Radiology Reports: A Systematic Review, Mohammad Alarifi, M. Courtney Hughes, Abdulrahman M. Jabour, Yazeed Alashban, and Erin Vernon, School of Health Studies
Challenges and Coping Strategies in Transitioning From Caregiving to Widowhood: A Systematic Review, Abby Baumbach, M. Courtney Hughes, and Yujun Liu, School of Family and Consumer Sciences| School of Health Studies
Impact of Repeated Reimbursement Penalties on Hospital Total Quality Scores, Alice Brewer, M. Courtney Hughes, and Kunal N. Patel, School of Health Studies
Hospice Capacity to Provide General Inpatient Care: Emergency Department Utilization and Live Discharge Among Cancer Patients, Kyusuk Chung, M. Courtney Hughes, Sara Rahmanian Koushkaki, Mia Richelle Risberg, Michelle Alcantara, and Jennifer M. Amico, School of Health Studies
Assessing Life Expectancy Disparities in Chicago With A Deep Dive Into Green Space, Elizabeth J. Folkmann, M. Courtney Hughes, Lei Hua, Mohammad Alarifi, and Mahdi Vaezi, School of Health Studies| Department of Engineering Technology
Examining Noncommunicable Diseases Using Satellite Imagery: A Systematic Review, Elizabeth J. Folkmann, M. Courtney Hughes, Uzma A. Khan, and Mahdi Vaezi, Department of Engineering Technology| School of Health Studies
Geospatial hotspots and coldspots in US cancer disparities and associated risk factors, 2004-2008 to 2014-2018, Lei Guo, M. Courtney Hughes, Margaret E. Wright, Alyssa H. Harris, and Meredith C. Osias, School of Health Studies
Students Engaging in Public Health Research: An Opportunity to Enhance Education, M. Courtney Hughes and Sadia Afrin, School of Health Studies
Always Politically Correct: Supporting Seriously Ill Older Populations and Their Families, M. Courtney Hughes and Erin Vernon, School of Health Studies
Measuring decision aid effectiveness for end-of-life care: A systematic review, M. Courtney Hughes, Erin Vernon, Chinenye Egwuonwu, and Oluwatoyosi Afolabi, School of Health Studies
US hospices’ approach to racial/ ethnic minority inclusion: a qualitative study, M. Courtney Hughes, Erin Vernon, Monica Kowalczyk, and Marlon Basco-Rodillas, School of Health Studies
Financial strain, health behaviors, and psychological well-being of family caregivers of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, Yujun Liu, M. Courtney Hughes, and Heng Wang, School of Family and Consumer Sciences| School of Health Studies
Impact of Processed Food on Heart Health, Elizabeth A. Moxley, School of Nursing
Associations Between Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease in Young Adults, Elizabeth A. Moxley, Marc Conrad, Desale Habtezgi, Clayton Camic, Peter Joseph Chomentowski III, Barrie P. Bode, Rachel Kowal, Troy Loeser, and Sara Budhwani, School of Nursing
Contributions of Speaking, Listening, and Semantic Depth to Word Learning in Typical 3- and 4-Year-Olds, Peter Richtsmeier, Allison Gladfelter, and Michelle Moore
Fatigue and Depressive Mood in Chronic Low Back Pain, Anitha Saravanan, HL Matthews, D Tell, A Starkweather, and L Janusek, School of Nursing
Training to use smart tablets to access reliable online health information in older adults' post-pandemic: A focused pilot intervention study, Anitha Saravanan, M Shade, Y Liu, B Olayeni, S Sanders, R Johnson, S Booker, and A Starkweather, School of Nursing
Exploring the interplay of psychological and biological components of stress response and telomere length in the transition from middle age to late adulthood: A systematic review., JN Souza-Talarico, S Chesak, N Elizalde, W Liu, C Moon, NDCF Oberfrank, AJ Rauer, CL Takao, C Shaw, Anitha Saravanan, FG Longhi Palacio, and H Buck, School of Nursing
Submissions from 2023
Parenting Style in Childhood and Attitudes Toward Caregiving in Adulthood: A Qualitative Study, Abby Baumbach, M. Courtney Hughes, Lily Derain, and Yujun Liu, School of Health Studies| School of Family and Consumer Sciences
The Urgent Need for Neuroscience Research to Consider Culture when Assessing the Development of Gait in Autistic Children: A Scoping Review, Milijana Buac, Gabriela Ibarra, Ricardo Torres, Sinana Onal, Allison Gladfelter, and Ziteng Wang
Dynamic Patterns and Modelling of COVID-19 Early Transmission by Dynamic Mode Decomposition, Dehong Fang, Lei Guo, M. Courtney Hughes, and Jifu Tan, School of Health Studies| Department of Mechanical Engineering
Hearing Aid Loan Program for Hearing Loss at the End of Life, M. Courtney Hughes, Diane ScheckLong, and King Chung, School of Health Studies| School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
The Effectiveness of Community-based Palliative Care Program Components: A Systematic Review, M. Courtney Hughes, Erin Vernon, and Allison Hainstock, School of Health Studies
An online intervention to improve the health and well-being of informal caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease: A pilot study, Yujun Liu, M. Courtney Hughes, Abby Baumbach, and Lily Derain, School of Family and Consumer Sciences| School of Health Studies| School of Nursing
Parenting style in childhood and depressive symptoms among family caregivers in middle and later adulthood in the United States: the role of perceived control, Yujun Liu, M. Courtney Hughes, Abby Baumbach, and Hongdao Meng, School of Family and Consumer Sciences| School of Health Studies
Health Behaviors, Financial Difficulties, and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults Across Gender and Race During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Yujun Liu, Heng Wang, and M. Courtney Hughes, School of Family and Consumer Sciences| School of Health Studies
Cardiovascular health through Vitamin C intake, Elizabeth A. Moxley, School of Nursing
Is heart health as simple as gut microbiota?, Elizabeth A. Moxley, School of Nursing
Weight Management: Lifestyle Versus Pharmacotherapy, Elizabeth A. Moxley, School of Nursing
Composite Biomarkers, Behavioral Symptoms, and Comorbidities in Axial Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review, Anitha Saravanan, J Bai, P Bajaj, Elizabeth Sterner, M Rajagopal, S Sanders, A Luckose, M Kushnick, and A Starkweather, School of Nursing| University Libraries
Submissions from 2022
Construction and case study of a novel lung cancer risk index, Ali Faghani, Lei Guo, Mahdi Vaezi, Margaret Wright Geise, and M. Courtney Hughes, School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions| School of Health Studies| Department of Engineering Technology
Association of anti-contagion policies with the spread of COVID-19 in United States, Ali Faghani, M. Courtney Hughes, and Mahdi Vaezi, Department of Engineering Technology; Department of Mechanical Engineering; School of Health Studies
Prevalence Versus Evidence: A Closer Look at the Research Available for Serving Children Exposed to Maltreatment and a Response to Hyter's Call for Trauma-Informed Care, Savanah Gayaldo and Allison Gladfelter, Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language and Literature| School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
Linguistic awareness and dyslexia beliefs among teachers of students who are blind or visually impaired., Nosheen Gul, Lindsay N. Harris, Alicia LaRouech, and Gracie Strohm
Creation and Evaluation of the Illinois Cancer Risk Index as A Predictor of Four Common Cancers, Lei Guo, Margaret E. Wright, Meridith C. Osias, Mahdi Vaezi, and M. Courtney Hughes, School of Health Studies| Department of Engineering Technology
Braille literacy as a human right: A challenge to the “inefficiency” argument against braille instruction, Lindsay N. Harris, Allison Gladfelter, Alecia M. Santuzzi, Iwona Barbara Lech, Rocío Rodriguez, Luis E. Lopez, Dawn Soto, and Ailing Li
Culture is not destiny, for reading: highlighting variable routes to literacy within writing systems, Lindsay N. Harris and Elizabeth Hirshorn
Effectiveness of Skill‑Building Interventions for Informal Caregivers of Adults with Cancer: a Systematic Review, M. Courtney Hughes, Sadia Afrin, and Tamara Hamlish, School of Health Studies
Use of population indices in cancer research: a scoping review, M. Courtney Hughes, Sadia Afrin, and Mahdi Vaezi, Department of Engineering Technology| School of Health Studies
Comparison of GPS imputation methods in environmental health research, Sungsoon Hwang, Kashica Webber-Ritchey, and Elizabeth A. Moxley, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences| School of Health Studies| School of Nursing
Physical and mental health of family caregivers of older parents and grandchildren in China, Yujun Liu, M. Courtney Hughes, Karen A. Roberto, and Jyoti Savla, School of Family and Consumer Sciences| School of Health Studies
Green space and heart health: What’s the connection?, Elizabeth A. Moxley, School of Nursing
HDL cholesterol: Too much of a good thing? Cardiovascular, Elizabeth A. Moxley, School of Nursing
Ideal exercise prescription for cardiovascular health, Elizabeth A. Moxley, School of Nursing
Relationships between physical activity metrics of intensity and diabetes, Elizabeth A. Moxley, Desale Habtzghi, Vasanth Subramanian, Sungsoon Hwang, Sai Yalla, and Lauren Attewell, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KNPE)| School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions| School of Nursing
Physical activity to prevent CVD across the lifespan: Local and global burden., Elizabeth A. Moxley and Kashica J. Webber-Ritchey, School of Nursing
Social Determinants and Comorbidities in Non-pharmacological Interventions for Chronic Pain in Community- Dwelling Older Adults: A Scoping Review of Randomized Controlled Trials, Anitha Saravanan, L Reagan, R Rivera, N Challa, H Lankipalle, VRR Sareddy, and A Starkweather, School of Nursing
Measuring Effectiveness in Community-Based Palliative Care Programs: A Systematic Review, Erin Vernon, M. Courtney Hughes, and Monica Kowalczyk, School of Health Studies
Submissions from 2021
Impact of COVID-19 on the Health and Well-being of Informal Caregivers of People with Dementia: A Rapid Systematic Review, M. Courtney Hughes, Yujun Liu, and Abby Baumbach, School of Health Studies| School of Family and Consumer Sciences
Collaboration Between Public Health and Marketing Experts as a Response to COVID-19, M. Courtney Hughes, Yihui Tang, and Shupei Yuan, School of Health Studies| Department of Marketing| Department of Communication
Hospice Response to COVID-19: Promoting Sustainable Inclusion Strategies for Racial and Ethnic Minorities, M. Courtney Hughes and Erin Vernon, School of Health Studies
Physical activity, exercise training and heart failure: Does intensity matter?, Elizabeth A. Moxley, School of Nursing
Skeletal muscle mass and cardiovascular health, Elizabeth A. Moxley, School of Nursing
A lesson involving nursing management of diabetes care: Incorporating simulation in didactic instruction to prepare students for entry-level practice, Elizabeth A. Moxley, Larry Maturin Jr., and Desale Habtzghi, School of Nursing
Virtual pedagogical strategies and HESI student outcomes in response to COVID-19, Elizabeth A. Moxley, Anitha Saravanan, Larinda Dixon, Janice Miller, and Maureen Waller, School of Nursing
Global impact of physical inactivity and implications for public health nursing, Elizabeth A. Moxley, Kashica Webber-Ritchey, and Laura Hayman, School of Nursing
Behavioral Symptom Clusters, Inflammation, and Quality of Life in Chronic Low Back Pain, Anitha Saravanan, P Bajaj, HL Mathews, D Tell, A Starkweather, and L Janusek, School of Nursing
Social Support Is Inversely Associated With Sleep Disturbance, Inflammation, and Pain Severity in Chronic Low Back Pain, Anitha Saravanan, P Bajaj, HL Mathews, D Tell, A Starkweather, and L Janusek, School of Nursing
Perceived Neighborhood Characteristics and Parental Role in Physical Activity of African American Youth, Kashica Webber-Ritchey, Elizabeth A. Moxley, sungsoon Hwang, Desale Habtzghi, and sai yalla, School of Health Studies| School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions| School of Nursing
Publications from 2020
Postural sway in lower extremity amputees and older adults may suggest increased fall risk in amputees, Hamid Bateni, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
How Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Language Disorder, and Typical Language Learn to Produce Global and Local Semantic Features, Allison Gladfelter and Kacy L. Barron, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
The Influence of Language Context on Repetitive Speech Use in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Allison Gladfelter and Cassidy VanZuiden, Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language and Literature| School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
Disparities in Health Behavior Risks Among Employed and Disparities in Health Behavior Risks Among Employed and Unemployed Black and White Older Adults, M. Courtney Hughes, Tamara A. Baker, and Hansol Kim, School of Health Studies
Teaching During the Pandemic? An Opportunity to Enhance Curriculum, M. Courtney Hughes, Beverly W. Henry, and Michael R. Kushnick, School of Health Studies| School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions
We Are Here to Assist All Individuals Who Need Hospice Services: Hospices' Perspectives on Improving Access and Inclusion for Racial/Ethnic Minorities, M. Courtney Hughes and Erin Vernon, School of Health Studies
Effectiveness of Online Training and Supervisor Feedback on Safe Eating and Drinking Practices for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities, Emaley B. McCulloch, Audra Cuckler, Elise G. Valdes, and M. Courtney Hughes, School of Health Studies
Improving portfolio assessment: Addressing challenges in transition to Eportfolio., Cristan Sabio, Jie Chen, Elizabeth A. Moxley, Linda Taylor, Anne-Marie Kuchinski, and Bradley Peters, School of Nursing
Submissions from 2019
Visual and Verbal Semantic Productions in Children with ASD, DLD, and Typical Language, Allison Gladfelter, Barron Kacy, and Erik Johnson, Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language and Literature| School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
Health behaviors and related disparities of insured adults with a health care provider in the United States, 2015—2016, M. Courtney Hughes, Tamara A. Baker, Hansol Kim, and Elise G. Valdes, School of Health Studies
Increasing Access to Rural Mental Health Care Using Hybrid Care That Includes Telepsychiatry, M. Courtney Hughes, Jack M. Gorman, Yingqian Ren, Sana Khalid, and Carol Clayton, School of Health Studies
A Quality Improvement Project to Improve Sepsis-Related Outcomes at an Integrated Healthcare System, M. Courtney Hughes, Andrea Reodocker, Jessica Ehli, Danaka Walz, Kim Froehlich, Landon White, and Bill Binder, School of Health Studies
Closing the Gap in Hospice Utilization for the Minority Medicare Population, M. Courtney Hughes and Erin Vernon, School of Health Studies
A Systematic Review Comparing Dose Response of Exercise on Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality, Elizabeth A. Moxley and Desale Habtzghi, School of Nursing
Prevention and treatment of pediatric obesity: a strategy involving children, adolescents and the family for improved body composition, Elizabeth A. Moxley, Desale Habtzghi, Nicki Klinkhamer, Hui Wang, Sarah Donnelly, and Jennifer Dykhuizen, School of Nursing
Alternative strategies for providing clinical experiences in a family nursing course., Elizabeth A. Moxley and Maureen Waller, School of Nursing
Feasibility of a low intensity, technology-based intervention for increasing physical activity in adults at risk for a diabetic foot ulcer: a mixed methods study., Kristen L. Schneider, Ryan T. Crews, Vasanth Subramanian, Elizabeth A. Moxley, Sungsoon Hwang, Frank DiLiberto, Laura Aylward, Jeremy Bean, and Sai V. Yalla, School of Nursing
Submissions from 2018
Semantic Richness and Word Learning in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Allison Gladfelter and Lisa Goffman
Self-monitoring checklists: A tool for connecting training to practice, M. Courtney Hughes, Emaley B. McCulloch, and Elise G. Valdes, School of Health Studies
The Impact of Story-Based Video Back Injury Prevention Training on Employee Motivation, Engagement, Knowledge, and Behavior, M. Courtney Hughes, Emaley McCulloch, and Elise Valdes, School of Health Studies
Correlation between communicative functions of mothers and preschoolers of different racial and income groups, Danai Kasambira Fannin, Elizabeth R. Crais, and O. A. Barbarin, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
Exercise intensities as factors of metabolic outcomes in type 2 diabetes: A systematic review., Elizabeth A. Moxley and Tory Bugaieski, School of Nursing
Relationships between glycemic control and cardiovascular fitness, Elizabeth A. Moxley, Donald Smith, Laurie Quinn, and Chang Park, School of Nursing
Submissions from 2017
Reporting of underrepresented populations in autism treatment studies across 25 years, Danai Kasambira Fannin, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
Communicative Function Use of Preschoolers and Mothers from Differing Racial and Socioeconomic Groups, Danai Kasambira Fannin, O. A. Barbarin, and E.R. Crais, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
Effects of Mothers' and Preschoolers' Communicative Function Use and Demographics on Concurrent Language and Social Skills, Danai Kasambira Fannin, O. A. Barbarin, and E.R. Crais, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
Table Facilitators' Reflections Regarding their Interprofessional Core Competencies, Sherrill R. Morris, Catherine Vanetten-Kahl, and Nancy Prange, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
NCLEX-RN® Success: An integrative lesson plan., Elizabeth A. Moxley, Larry Maturin, and Kristin Rakstang, School of Nursing
Submissions from 2016
The Intersection of Culture and ICF-CY Personal and Environmental Factors for Alternative and Augmentative Communication, Danai Kasambira Fannin, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
The free diabetes prescription: Encouraging exercise engagement., Elizabeth A. Moxley and Ann Kruk, School of Nursing
