February 2025 Publications and Other News
Melissa Beauchemin, PhD ’19, and Rhea Khurana were among the authors of “Insights from Diverse Perspectives on Social Media Messages to Inform Young Adults with Cancer About Clinical Trials: Focus Group Study,” published in JMR Formative Research, and “Prevention and Management of Infectious Complications in Pediatric Patients with Cancer: A Survey Assessment of Current Practices Across Children’s Oncology Group Institutions,” published in Pediatric Blood and Cancer.
Lauren Bochicchio and Tonda Hughes were among the authors of “Sexual Minority Women’s Perceptions of Sober Curiosity: Lessons Learned from a US Pilot Study,” published in Drug and Alcohol Review.
Jean-Marie Bruzzese and Yihong Zhao were among the authors of “Barriers to Seeing a Healthcare Provider Among Rural Adolescents with Poorly Controlled Asthma,” published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.
Billy Caceres was a co-author of “Altering Adverse Social Determinants of Cardiovascular Health in Sexual Minorities,” published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Maya Castiblanco, Joseph Belloir, PhD ’23, Billy Caceres, Jean-Marie Bruzzese, and Kasey Jackman, PhD ’17, were among the authors of “Sleep Health Among Sexual and Gender Minority People in the United States: A Scoping Review,” published in Sleep Medicine.
Elizabeth Corwin was among the authors of “Corrigendum to ‘Phthalate Exposure Increases Interferon-y During Pregnancy: The Atlanta African American Maternal Child Cohort,’” published in The Science of the Total Environment.
Fabiana Cristina Dos Santos, Haomiao Jia, and Rebecca Schnall, PhD ’09, were among the authors of “The Effect of a Combined mHealth and Community Health Worker Intervention on HIV Self-Management,” published in Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA).
Safa Elkefi and Phoenix Matthews were the authors of “Factors Impacting Breast Cancer Survivors’ Performance of Annual Follow-up Mammograms: A Nationally Representative Study,” published in Patient Education and Counseling.
Tonda Hughes was among the authors of “Experiences of and Recommendations For LGBTQ+-Affirming Substance Use Services: An Exploratory Qualitative Descriptive Study with LGBTQ+ People Who Use Opioids and Other Drugs,” published in Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy.
Ji Won Lee, Christine DeForge, PhD ’23, Bridget Morse-Karzen, Patricia Stone, Andrew Dick, Ashley Chastain, and Jingjing Shang were among the authors of “Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Post-Acute Care Service Utilization After Stroke,” published in Geriatric Nursing.
Rebecca Schnall, PhD ’09, was among the authors of “Bridge Nodes Linking Depression and Medication Taking Self-Efficacy Dimensions Among Persons with HIV: A Secondary Data Analysis,” published in AIDS and Behavior.
Aluem Tark, PhD ’19, was among the authors of “Leveraging Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Models to Identify Potential Palliative Care Beneficiaries: A Systematic Review,” published in Journal of Gerontological Nursing, and a co-author of “Pursuing Work–Life Balance: Practical Strategies for Today’s Nurse Practitioners,” published in Journal of Nurse Practitioners.
Fengdi Xiao, Tonda Hughes, Jianfang Liu, and Rebecca Schnall, PhD ’09, were among the authors of “A Review of Provider Sexually Transmitted Infection Reporting Requirements Across the US: Identification of the Need for Standardization,” published in AIDS Patient Care and STDs.
Other News
Ariana Komaroff, MS ’04, will begin a fellowship in breastfeeding and lactation medicine in July 2025. Established in 2022, the LILAC (Lessons in Lactation Advanced Curriculum) program is the first fellowship site for breastfeeding and lactation medicine in the world. Komaroff will be part of the fourth cohort of post-residency physicians and providers.
Natalya Pasklinsky and Mary Hickey are the recipients of a Dialogue Across Difference seed grant, sponsored by the Columbia University Office of the Provost.