Featured Work From Our Scholars

Jason Amsden (2014-15)

High current density electron emission from an electrodeposited metal nanowire array
Aloui, T., Kirley, M. P., Vick, E., Hilton, A., Colon, P., Kim, W., Parker, C. B., Amsden, J. J., Glass, J. T. & Gilchrist, K. H., Jul 1 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B:Nanotechnology and Microelectronics. 38, 4, p. 043204 5 p., 043204.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prototype coded aperture miniature mass spectrometer using a cycloidal sector mass analyzer
Amsden, J., Herr, P., Landry, D., Kim, W., Vyas, P., Horvath, K., Kirley, M., Parker, C., Keil, A., Gilcrist, K., Hall, S., Carlson, J., Baldasaro, N., Stokes, D., Edwards, S., Sperline, R., Denton, M., Stoner, B., Gehm, M. & Glass, J., Aug 19 2018, In: Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society. 256, 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract
Proof of concept coded aperture miniature mass spectrometer using a cycloidal sector mass analyzer, a carbon nanotube (CNT) field emission electron ionization source, and an array detector
Amsden, J. J., Herr, P. J., Landry, D. M. W., Kim, W., Vyas, R., Parker, C. B., Kirley, M. P., Keil, A. D., Gilchrist, K. H., Radauscher, E. J., Hall, S. D., Carlson, J. B., Baldasaro, N., Stokes, D., Di Dona, S. T., Russell, Z. E., Grego, S., Edwards, S. J., Sperline, R. P., Denton, M. B. & 3 others, , Feb 2018, In: Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. 29, 2, p. 360-372 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Miriam Braunstein (2015-16)

Preclinical evaluation of inhalational spectinamide-1599 therapy against Tuberculosis
Gonzalez-Juarrero, M., Lukka, P. B., Wagh, S., Walz, A., Arab, J., Pearce, C., Ali, Z., Ryman, J. T., Parmar, K., Temrikar, Z., Munoz-Gutierrez, J., Robertson, G. T., Liu, J., Lenaerts, A. J., Daley, C., Lee, R. E., Braunstein, M., Hickey, A. J. & Meibohm, B., Sep 21 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ACS Infectious Diseases. 7, 10, p. 2850-2863 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Why wait? The case for treating tuberculosis with inhaled drugs
Braunstein, M., Hickey, A. J. & Ekins, S., Oct 24 2019, In: Pharmaceutical Research. 36, 12, 6 p., 166.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Development and characterization of a dry powder formulation for anti-tuberculosis drug Spectinamide 1599
Stewart, I. E., Lukka, P. B., Liu, J., Meibohm, B., Gonzalez-Juarrero, M., Braunstein, M. S., Lee, R. E. & Hickey, A. J., Sep 2019, In: Pharmaceutical Research. 36, 9, 13 p., 136.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Heileen Hsu-Kim (2015-16)

A population-based mercury exposure assessment near an artisanal and small-scale gold mining site in the Peruvian Amazon
Weinhouse, C., Gallis, J. A., Ortiz, E., Berky, A. J., Morales, A. M., Diringer, S. E., Harrington, J., Bullins, P., Rogers, L., Hare-Grogg, J., Hsu-Kim, H. & Pan, W. K., Feb 2021, In: Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. 31, 1, p. 126-136 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Leaching potential and redox transformations of arsenic and selenium in sediment microcosms with fly ash
Schwartz, G. E., Rivera, N., Lee, S-W., Harrington, J. M., Hower, J. C., Levine, K. E., Vengosh, A. & Hsu-Kim, H., Apr 1 2016, In: Applied Geochemistry. 67, p. 177-185 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Archana Lamichhane (2015-16)

Trade-offs in total diet study sampling design
Woodward, K., Aceituno, A., Lamichhane, A., Kowalcyk, B. & Wirtz, M., Jul 11 2017.
Research output: Contribution to conference/public event › Conference presentation (Authors & Author-Presenter). If not a conference, use the Activities category.

Cynthia Powell (2015-16)

Outreach to new mothers through direct mail and email: Recruitment in the Early Check research study
Paquin, R. S., Lewis, M. A., Harper, B. A., Moultrie, R. R., Gwaltney, A., Gehtland, L. M., Peay, H. L., Duparc, M., Raspa, M., Wheeler, A. C., Powell, C. M., King, N. M. P., Shone, S. M. & Bailey, D. B., May 2021, In: Clinical and Translational Science. 14, 3, p. 880-889 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A voluntary statewide newborn screening pilot for spinal muscular atrophy: Results from early check
Kucera, K. S., Taylor, J. L., Robles, V. R., Clinard, K., Migliore, B., Boyea, B. L., Okoniewski, K. C., Duparc, M., Rehder, C. W., Shone, S. M., Fan, Z., Raspa, M., Peay, H. L., Wheeler, A. C., Powell, C. M., Donald B. Bailey, J. & Gehtland, L. M., Mar 21 2021, In: International Journal of Neonatal Screening. 7, 1
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A behavior-theoretic evaluation of values clarification on parental beliefs and intentions toward genomic sequencing for newborns
Paquin, R. S., Peinado, S., Lewis, M. A., Biesecker, B. B., Rini, C., Roche, M., Butterfield, R. M., Powell, C. M., Berg, J. S. & Bailey, D. B., Feb 1 2021, In: Social Science and Medicine. 271, 112037.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Ellen Weiss (2015-16)

Broad spectrum metabolomics for detection of abnormal metabolic pathways in a mouse model for retinitis pigmentosa
Weiss, E. R., Osawa, S., Xiong, Y., Dhungana, S., Carlson, J., McRitchie, S. & Fennell, T. R., Jul 2019, In: Experimental Eye Research. 184, p. 135-145 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Erik Wibbels (2015-16)

Deportados: En Guatemala solo hay carencias, por eso quieren volver
Denny, E., Dow, D., Pitts, W. J., Romero, D., Tellez, J., Villamizar Chaparro, M., Wibbels, E. & Zabala, P., Sep 23 2021
Research output: Non-textual form (Online, Web, Electronic only) › Blogs & Web publications
Encuesta a deportados: Solo quieren volver a huir del país
Denny, E., Dow, D., Pitts, W. J., Romero, D., Tellez, J., Villamizar Chaparro, M., Wibbels, E. & Zabala, P., Jul 23 2021
Research output: Non-textual form (Online, Web, Electronic only) › Blogs & Web publications
4 things the Biden administration should pay attention to with the border crisis
Denny, E., Dow, D., Pitts, W. J., Ordoñez, J., Tellez, J., Villamizar Chaparro, M., Wibbels, E. & Zabala, P., Apr 2 2021
Research output: Non-textual form (Online, Web, Electronic only) › Blogs & Web publications

Crystal Cené (2016-17)

Introduction to the special section: Networks and health care outcomes
Cené, C. W. & Southwell, B. G., Jul 17 2018, In: Translational Behavioral Medicine. 8, 4, p. 527-530 4 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

Owen Duckworth (2016-17)

Fluoride and arsenic removal by bone char in high pH groundwaters
Fitzstevens, M., Duckworth, O., Harrington, J. M., Knappe, D. & Polizzotto, M. L., Dec 10 2018.
Research output: Contribution to conference/public event › Conference poster
A two-column flash chromatography approach to pyoverdin production from Pseudomonas putida GB1
Duckworth, O. W., Markarian, D. S., Parker, D. L. & Harrington, J. M., Apr 2017, In: Journal of Microbiological Methods. 135, p. 11-13 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Sorption of arsenic to biogenic iron (oxyhydr)oxides produced in circumneutral environments
Sowers, T., Harrington, J., Whitaker, A., Polizzotto, M. & Duckworth, O., Apr 2 2017, In: Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society. 253
Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract

Rakesh Malhotra (2016-17)

The changing face of remote sensing: Harnessing innovation to enable new applications
Malhotra, R., Vlahovic, G., Schuckman, K., Robinson, C., Kantor, C., Walton, T., Mulrooney, T., Rineer, J. I., McGinn, C. & Gruber, C., Jan 2019, 2019 state and future of GEOINT report. 5th ed. United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, p. 60-62 3 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

Sylvia Nassar (2016-17)

Career builders: Key components for effective global youth career and workforce development
Nassar, S. & Al-Qimlass, A., Sep 28 2017, Research Triangle Park, NC: RTI Press. 12 p. (RTI Press Occasional Paper; No. OP-0045-1709).
Research output: Book/Report › RTI PRESS Publication (briefs, papers, reports)

Nagui Rouphail (2016-17)

Lane change rates at freeway weaving sites: Trends in HCM6 and from NGSIM trajectories
Ahmed, I., Xu, D., Rouphail, N. & Karr, A., May 2019, In: Transportation Research Record. 2673, 5, p. 627-636 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Ilene Speizer (2016-17)

The PrEPARE Pretoria Project: Protocol for a cluster-randomized factorial-design trial to prevent HIV with PrEP among adolescent girls and young women in Tshwane, South Africa
Wechsberg, W. M., Browne, F. A., Ndirangu, J., Bonner, C. P., Minnis, A. M., Nyblade, L., Speizer, I. S., Howard, B. N., Myers, B. & Ahmed, K., Sep 15 2020, In: BMC Public Health. 20, 1, 14 p., 1403.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Exploring the associations between physical and sexual gender-based violence and HIV among women who use substances in South Africa: The role of agency and alcohol
Bonner, C. P., Browne, F. A., Ndirangu, J. W., Howard, B., Zule, W. A., Speizer, I. S., Kline, T. & Wechsberg, W. M., Nov 2 2019, In: AIDS Care. 31, 11, p. 1369-1375 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Addressing stigma and gender inequalities as antecedents to ending AIDS with adolescent women: Who has the power?
Wechsberg, W. M., Ndirangu, J. W., Browne, F. A., Bonner, C. P., Nyblade, L., Minnis, A. M. & Speizer, I., Jul 2019.
Research output: Contribution to conference/public event › Conference presentation (Authors & Author-Presenter). If not a conference, use the Activities category.

Edwin Castellanos (2017-18)

Food, energy, and water nexus research in Guatemala – A systematic literature review
Kondash, A. J., Herrera, I., Castellanos, E., Baker, J., Leiva, B., Van Houtven, G., Fuentes, G., Alfaro, G., Henry, C., Wade, C. & Hoponick Redmon, J., Jun 25 2021, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 124, p. 175-185 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

James Levis (2017-18)

Application and testing of risk screening tools for nanomaterial risk analysis
Grieger, K., Bossa, N., Levis, J. W., Von Borries, K. J. F., Strader, P., Cuchiara, M., Hendren, C. O., Hansen, S. F. & Jones, J. L., Jul 10 2018, In: Environmental Science: Nano. 5, 8, p. 1844-1858
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson (2017-18)

A new approach to a legacy concern: Evaluating machine-learned Bayesian networks to predict childhood lead exposure risk from community water systems
Mulhern, R., Roostaei, J., Schwetschenau, S., Pruthi, T., Campbell, C. & MacDonald Gibson, J., Sep 2021, In: Environmental Research. 204, B, 12 p., 112146.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
User experience of point-of-use water treatment for private wells in North Carolina: Implications for outreach and well stewardship
Mulhern, R., Grubbs, B., Gray, K. & MacDonald Gibson, J., Sep 2021, In: Science of the Total Environment. 806, Pt 1, 14 p., 150448.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Are carbon water filters safe for private wells? Evaluating the occurrence of microbial indicator organisms in private well water treated by point-of-use activated carbon block filters
Mulhern, R., Stallard, M., Zanib, H., Stewart, J., Sozzi, E. & MacDonald Gibson, J., Sep 2021, In: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 238, 11 p., 113852.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Clara Muschkin (2017-18)

State-wide implementation of North Carolina’s Kindergarten Entry Formative Assessment: Impact on student outcomes in the early grades
Muschkin, C., Glennie, E. & Lennon, J., Jun 25 2019.
Research output: Contribution to conference/public event › Conference paper
Statewide implementation of the state’s kindergarten entry formative assessment: Impact on student outcomes in the early grades
Glennie, E., Mushkin, C. & Lennon, J. M., Jun 2018.
Research output: Contribution to conference/public event › Conference presentation (Authors & Author-Presenter). If not a conference, use the Activities category.

Michael Relf (2017-18)

A review of the state of the science of HIV and stigma: Context, conceptualization, measurement, interventions, gaps, and future priorities
Relf, M., Holzemer, W. L., Holt, L., Nyblade, L. & Caiola, C. E., Aug 2021, In: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 32, 3, p. 392-407 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Yang Zhang (2017-18)

Health impacts and cost-benefit analyses of surface O-3 and PM2.5 over the US under future climate and emission scenarios
Yang, P., Zhang, Y., Wang, K., Doraiswamy, P. & Cho, S-H., Nov 2019, In: Environmental Research. 178, 15 p., 108687.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Estimation of PM2.5 exposures for an environmental justice community in Denver, CO, using various assessment approaches
Cho, S-H., Siripanichgon, N., Cicutto, L., McCullough, M., Crews, K., McCombs, M. S., Chang, C., Zhang, Y. & Doraiswamy, P., Apr 2019.
Research output: Contribution to conference/public event › Conference poster
Estimation of PM2.5 exposures for an environmental justice community in Denver, CO, using various assessment approaches
Cho, S-H., Siripanichgon, N., Cicutto, L., McCullough, M., Crews, K., McCombs, M. S., Chang, C., Zhang, Y. & Doraiswamy, P., Oct 2018.
Research output: Contribution to conference/public event › Conference poster

Alice Ammerman (2018-19)

Examining commonly used perceived and objective measures of fruit and vegetable access in low-income populations and their association with consumption
Haynes-Maslow, L., McGuirt, J., Trippichio, G., Armstrong-Brown, J., Ammerman, A. S. & Leone, L. A., Dec 31 2020, In: Translational Behavioral Medicine. 10, 6, p. 1342-1349 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The four domain food insecurity scale (4D-FIS): Development and evaluation of a complementary food insecurity measure
Johnson, C. M., Ammerman, A. S., Adair, L. S., Aiello, A. E., Flax, V. L., Elliott, S., Hardison-Moody, A. & Bowen, S. K., Dec 31 2020, In: Translational Behavioral Medicine. 10, 6, p. 1255-1265 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A cluster-randomized trial of a mobile produce market program in 12 communities in North Carolina: Program development, methods, and baseline characteristics
Leone, L. A., Tripicchio, G. L., Haynes-Maslow, L., McGuirt, J., Smith, J. S. G., Armstrong-Brown, J., Kowitt, S. D., Gizlice, Z. & Ammerman, A. S., Jan 2019, In: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 119, 1, p. 57-68 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Mohd Anwar (2018-19)

Increases in naloxone administrations by emergency medical services providers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Retrospective time-series study
Khoury, D., Preiss, A., Geiger, P., Anwar, M. & Conway, K. P., May 27 2021, In: JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 7, 5, 12 p., 29298.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Using Twitter to surveil the opioid epidemic in North Carolina: A cross-entity exploratory collaboration
Khoury, D., Anwar, M., Aldridge, A. P., Parker, S. J. & Conway, K. P., Jun 2020.
Research output: Contribution to conference/public event › Conference presentation (Authors & Author-Presenter). If not a conference, use the Activities category. › peer-review
Using Twitter to surveil the opioid epidemic in North Carolina: An exploratory study
Anwar, M., Khoury, D., Aldridge, A. P., Parker, S. J. & Conway, K. P., Jun 24 2020, In: JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 6, 2, p. e17574
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Shu Wen Ng (2019-20)

Preventing non-communicable diseases using pricing policies: Lessons for the United States from global experiences and local pilots
Ng, S. W., Hoerger, T. J. & Nugent, R. A., May 28 2021, Research Triangle Park, NC: RTI Press. 12 p. (RTI Press Policy Brief; No. PB-0025-2105).
Research output: Book/Report › RTI PRESS Publication (briefs, papers, reports)
Perceived advantages and disadvantages of online grocery shopping among special supplemental nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) participants in Eastern North Carolina
Jilcott Pitts, S. B., Ng, S. W., Blitstein, J. L., Gustafson, A., Kelley, C. J., Pandya, S. & Weismiller, H., May 2020, In: Current Developments in Nutrition. 4, 5, nzaa076.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

William Vizuete (2019-20)

Particulates matter: Impact, measurement, and remediation of airborne pollutants
Rao, V., Vizuete, W. & Thomas, B. F. (ed.), Dec 8 2020, Cambridge, MA: Elsevier in cooperation with RTI Press. 288 p. (Emerging Issues in Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 11).
Research output: Book/Report › Book
Toxicity of complex aerosols emitted from woody biomass combustion assessed using a novel in vitro technology
Vizuete, W., Doraiswamy, P., Kim, J. H., Mortensen, N. P., Chartier, R., Rao, V., Baumann, K., Bililign, S., Fiddler, M., Pokhrel, R., Newman, R. & Zavala, J., Dec 2020.
Research output: Contribution to conference/public event › Conference poster

Emily Gower (2020-21)

Image sequence analysis via GRU and attention for trachomatous trichiasis classification
Prieto, J. C., Shah, H., Jones, K. R., Chew, R., Kana, H. M., Weaver, J., Flueckiger, R. M., McPherson, S. L. & Gower, E. W., Jul 7 2021, In: Proceedings of the Fourth Conference on Medical Imaging with Deep Learning. 143, p. 633-644
Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article
Image sequence generation and analysis via GRU and attention for trachomatous trichiasis classification
Prieto, J. C., Shah, H., Jones, K. R., Chew, R., Kana, H. M., Weaver, J., Flueckiger, R. M., McPherson, S. L. & Gower, E. W., Jul 7 2021.
Research output: Contribution to conference/public event › Conference presentation (Authors & Author-Presenter). If not a conference, use the Activities category. › peer-review

Kathleen Mullan Harris (2020-21)

Shared genetic risk between eating disorder- and substance-use-related phenotypes: Evidence from genome-wide association studies
Munn-Chernoff, M. A., Johnson, E. C., Chou, Y-L., Coleman, J. R. I., Thornton, L. M., Walters, R. K., Yilmaz, Z., Baker, J. H., Hübel, C., Gordon, S., Medland, S. E., Watson, H. J., Gaspar, H. A., Bryois, J., Hinney, A., Leppä, V. M., Mattheisen, M., Ripke, S., Yao, S., Giusti-Rodríguez, P. & 332 others, , Jan 2021, In: Addiction Biology. 26, 1, p. e12880
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A large-scale genome-wide association study meta-analysis of cannabis use disorder
Johnson, E. C., Demontis, D., Thorgeirsson, T. E., Walters, R. K., Polimanti, R., Hatoum, A. S., Sanchez-Roige, S., Paul, S. E., Wendt, F. R., Clarke, T-K., Lai, D., Reginsson, G. W., Zhou, H., He, J., Baranger, D. A. A., Gudbjartsson, D. F., Wedow, R., Adkins, D. E., Adkins, A. E., Alexander, J. & 31 others, , Dec 2020, In: The Lancet Psychiatry. 7, 12, p. 1032-1045 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Carmen Monico (2021-22)

Analyzing the experience of Guatemalan deportees and their intentions to remigrate to the U.S. to address the current immigration challenges in the U.S.
Monico, C., Inkpen, C. & Pitts, W. J., Jan 2022.
Research output: Contribution to conference/public event › Conference presentation (Authors & Author-Presenter). If not a conference, use the Activities category.
Tracking Guatemalan deportees and their intentions to remigrate to the U.S.
Monico, C., Inkpen, C. & Pitts, W. J., Nov 2021.
Research output: Contribution to conference/public event › Conference presentation (Authors & Author-Presenter). If not a conference, use the Activities category.

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Ellen Weiss (2015-16)

Erik Wibbels (2015-16)

Crystal Cené (2016-17)

Owen Duckworth (2016-17)

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Ilene Speizer (2016-17)

Edwin Castellanos (2017-18)

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Clara Muschkin (2017-18)

Michael Relf (2017-18)

Yang Zhang (2017-18)

Alice Ammerman (2018-19)

Mohd Anwar (2018-19)

Shu Wen Ng (2019-20)

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