Publications

The list below includes select publications (1990-2022) authored by GRASP staff or which acknowledge contributions from GRASP staff (‘*’ denotes GRASP author).

Featured Publication

Historical reconstruction of inaccessibility status in Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Borno and Yobe States, Nigeria, 2010-2020

Publication Date: 2023

Authors: Joseph Che Forbi, Melton Sundu Musa, Musa Salawu, Jibrin Manu Idris, Ahmed Ibrahim Ba’aba, Jeff Higgins*, Audu Idowu Musa, Bamusa Bashir, Aliyu Shettima, Nnamdi Njeakor, Iheanyichukwu Uzoma, Hyeni Mshelia, Gatei wa Nganda, Kabiru Ibrahim Mohammed, Idriss Mohammed Bomoi, Umar Chiroma, Stephanie Diane Kovacs, Oladayo Biya, Ndadilnasiya Endie Waziri, Muyi Aina, Usman Saidu Adamu, Faisal Shuaib, Omotayo Bolu, Richard Franka, Eric Wiesen

Joseph Che Forbi, Melton Sundu Musa, Musa Salawu, Jibrin Manu Idris, Ahmed Ibrahim Ba’aba, Jeff Higgins*, Audu Idowu Musa, Bamusa Bashir, Aliyu Shettima, Nnamdi Njeakor, Iheanyichukwu Uzoma, Hyeni Mshelia, Gatei wa Nganda, Kabiru Ibrahim Mohammed, Idriss Mohammed Bomoi, Umar Chiroma, Stephanie Diane Kovacs, Oladayo Biya, Ndadilnasiya Endie Waziri, Muyi Aina, Usman Saidu Adamu, Faisal Shuaib, Omotayo Bolu, Richard Franka, Eric Wiesen Historical reconstruction of inaccessibility status in Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Borno and Yobe States, Nigeria, 2010-2020 Pan African Medical Journal. 2023;45(2):7. [doi: 10.11604/pamj.supp.2023.45.2.39332

Sharoda Dasgupta, Tim McManus, Yunfeng Tie, Carol Yen-Chin Lin, Xin Yuan, J. Danielle Sharpe, Kelly M. Fletcher*, Linda Beer, Comparison of demographic characteristics and social determinants of health between adults with diagnosed HIV and all adults in the United States, AJPM Focus,2023, 100115, ISSN 2773-0654.

Graycie W. Soto, Bryant J. Webber, Kelly Fletcher*, Tiffany J. Chen, Michael D. Garber, Akimi Smith, Grete Wilt, Michel Conn*, and Geoffrey P. Whitfield Association between passively collected walking and bicycling data and purposefully collected active commuting survey data—United States, 2019 Health & Place, Volume 81, Issue 2023, 103002, ISSN 1353-8292.

Claudio Owusu*, Barry Flanagan*, Amy M Lavery*, Caitlin E Mertzlufft*, Benjamin A McKenzie*, Jessica Kolling*, Brian Lewis*, Ian Dunn*, Elaine Hallisey*, Erica Adams Lehnert*, Kelly Fletcher*, Ryan T Davis*, Michel Conn*, Lance R Owen*, Melissa M Smith*, Andrew Dent*. Developing a granular scale environmental burden index (EBI) for diverse land cover types across the contiguous United States. Sci Total Environ. 2022 Sep 10;838(Pt 1):155908. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155908. Epub 2022 May 16. PMID: 35588849.

Rebecca D. Merrill,, Fadhili Kilamile, Mwabi White, Daniel Eurien, Kanan Mehta, Joseph Ojwang, Marianne Laurent-Comlan, Peter Ahabwe Babigumira, Lydia Nakiire, Alexandra Boos*, Wangeci Gatei, Julie R. Harris, Alain Magazani, Felix Ocom, Robert Ssekubugu, Godfrey Kigozi, Florent Senyana, Francis B. Iyese, Peter James Elyanu, Sarah Ward, Issa Makumbi, Allan Muruta, Elvira McIntyre*, Khalid Massa, Alex R. Ario, Harriet Mayinja, Kakulu Remidius, and Dede N. Ndungi Using Population Mobility Patterns to Adapt COVID-19 Response Strategies in 3 East Africa Countries Emerging Infectious Diseases, 28(13), 105-113.

Carmen Huber, Alexander Watts, Andrea Thomas-Bachli, Elvira McIntyre*, Ashleigh Tuite, Kamran Khan, Martin Cetron, Rebecca D. Merrill, WHO,2018 CDC, 2019 Using spatial and population mobility models to inform outbreak response approaches in the Ebola affected area, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2018-2020 Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology, Volume 44, 2023,100558, ISSN 1877-5845.

Kimball AA, Torrone EA, Bernstein KT, Grey JA, Bowen VB, Rickless DS*, Learner ER. Predicting Emergence of Primary and Secondary Syphilis Among Women of Reproductive Age in U.S. Counties. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2022 Mar;49(3):177-183.

Li Z, Lewis B*, Berney Kevin*, Hallisey E*, Williams AM, Whiteman A*, Rivera-González LO, Clarke KEN, Clayton H, Tincher T, Opsomer JD, Busch MP, Gundlapalli A, Jones JM. Social vulnerability and rurality associated with higher SARS-CoV-2 infection-induced seroprevalence: a nationwide blood donor study, United States, July 2020 – June 2021. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2022;, ciac105.

Surasi K, Nakayama JY, Johnson M, Martell S, Patrick S, Owen LR*, Horton, DK, Orr M. Notes from the Field: Deployment of an Electronic Self-Administered Survey to Assess Human Health Effects of an Industrial Chemical Facility Fire — Winnebago County, Illinois, June–July 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021;70:1715–1716.

Gamougam K, Jeyaseelan V, Jones KAV, Mainou BA, Palmer T*, Diaha A, Wiesen E, Ntezayabo B, Ayangma R, Soke NS, Samba D, Okiror S, Mach O. A Survey to Assess Serological Prevalence of Poliovirus Antibodies in Areas with High-Risk for Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Transmission in Chad. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society 2022;11(Issue 2):55-59.

Sharpe JD*, Wolkin AF. The Epidemiology and Geographic Patterns of Natural Disaster and Extreme Weather Mortality by Race and Ethnicity, United States, 1999-2018. Public Health Rep. October 2021.

Fletcher KM*, Espey J*, Grossman M*, Sharpe JD*, Curriero FC, Wilt GE*, Sunshine G, Moreland A, Howard-Williams M, Ramos JG, Giuffrida D, García MC, Harnett WM*, Foster S.* Social vulnerability and county stay-at-home behavior during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, United States, April 7–April 20, 2020. Ann Epidemiol. 2021 Sep 6:S1047-2797(21)00280-5.

Troppy S, Wilt GE*, Whiteman A*, Hallisey E*, Crockett M, Sharpe JD*, Haney G, Cranston K, Klevens RM. Geographic Associations Between Social Factors and SARS-CoV-2 Testing Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic, February-June 2020, Massachusetts. Public Health Rep. 2021 Aug 13:333549211036750.

Carlson SA, Whitfield GP, Davis RT*, Peterson EL, Fulton JE, Berrigan D. Associations between Perceptions and Measures of Weather and Walking, United States-2015. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(16):8398.

Ousmane S, Ibrahim DD, Goel A, Hendley WS, Mainou BA, Palmer T*, Diaha A, Greene SA, Mach O. 2021. Achieving High Poliovirus Antibody Seroprevalence in Areas at Risk of Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Transmission – Niger Experience. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Vol 8. Issue 7, July 2021.

Diesel J, Sterrett N, Dasgupta S, Kriss JL, Barry V, Esschert KV, Whiteman A*, Cadwell BL, Weller D, Qualters JR, Harris L, Bhatt A, Williams C, Fox LM, Delman DM, Black CI, Barbour KE. COVID-19 vaccination coverage among adults — United States, December 14, 2020–May 22, 2021 MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021;70: 922–927.

Mendes A*, Palmer T*, Berens A*, Espey J*, Price R, Mallya A, Brown S, Martinez M, Farag N, Kaplan B. Mapathons versus automated feature extraction: a comparative analysis for strengthening immunization microplanning. Int J Health Geogr 20, 27 (2021).

Barry V, Dasgupta S, Weller DL, Kriss JL, Cadwell BL, Rose C, Pingali C, Musial T*, Sharpe D*, Flores SA, Greenlund KJ, Patel A, Stewart A, Qualters JR, Harris L, Barbour KE, Black CL . Patterns in COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage, by Social Vulnerability and Urbanicity — United States, December 14, 2020–May 1, 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021;70:818–824.

Whiteman A*, Wang A, McCain K*, Gunnels B, Toblin R, Lee JT, Bridges C, Reynolds L, Murthy BP, Qualters J, Singleton JA, Fox K, Stokley S, Harris L, Gibbs-Scharf L, Abad N, Brookmeyer KA, Farrall S, Pingali C, Patel A, Link-Gelles R, Dasgupta S, Gharpure R, Ritchey MD, Barbour KE. Demographic and Social Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccination Initiation Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years – United States, December 14, 2020-April 10, 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021;70:725-7309.

Dasgupta S, Kassem AM, Sunshine G, Liu T, Rose C, Kang GJ, Silver R, Maddox BLP, Watson C, Howard-Williams M, Gakh M, McCord R, Weber R, Fletcher K*, Musial T*, Tynan MA, Hulkower R, Moreland A, Pepin D, Landsman L, Brown A, Gilchrist S, Clodfelter C, Williams M, Cramer R, Limeres A, Popoola A, Dugmeoglu S, Shelburne J, Jeong G, Rao CY. Differences in rapid increases in county-level COVID-19 incidence by implementation of statewide closures and mask mandates – United States, June 1-September 30, 2020. Annals of Epidemiolgy. 2021 May;57:46-53.

Hughes MM, Wang A, Grossman MK*, Pun E, Whiteman A*, Hallisey E*, Sharpe D*, Ussery EN, Stokley S, Musial T*, Weller DL, Murthy BP, Reynolds L, Gibbs-Scharf L, Harris L, Ritchey MD, Toblin RL. 2021. County-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage and Social Vulnerability – United States, December 14, 2020-March 1, 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021;70:431-436.

Rickless D*, Wilt G*, Sharpe J*, Molinari N, Stephens W, LeBlanc T. (2021). Social Vulnerability and Access of Local Medical Care During Hurricane Harvey: A Spatial Analysis. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 1-9. March 15 2021

Flanagan B*, Hallisey E*, Sharpe D*, Mertzlufft CE*, Grossman MK*.(2021) On the Validity of Validation: A Commentary on Rufat, Tate, Emrich, and Antolini’s “How Valid Are Social Vulnerability Models?”, Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 111:4, em-i-em-vi. Jan 21 2021.

Leidner AJ, Barry V, Bowen VB, Silver R, Musial T*, Kang GJ, Ritchey MD, Fletcher K*, Barrios L, Pevzner E. Opening of Large Institutions of Higher Education and County-Level COVID-19 Incidence — United States, July 6–September 17, 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021;70:14-19.

Jones JM, Stone M, Sulaeman H, Fink RV, Dave H, Levy ME, Di Germanio, C, Green V, Notari E, Saa P, Biggerstaff BJ, Strauss D, Kessler D, Vassallo R, Reik R, Rossmann S, Destree M, Nguyen K, Sayers M, Lough C, Bougie DW, Ritter M, Latoni G, Weales B, Sime S, Gorlin J, Brown NE, Gould CV, Berney K*, Benoit TJ, Miller MJ, Freeman D, Kartik D, Fry AM, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Hall AJ, MacNeil A, Gundlapalli AV, Basavaraju SV, Gerber SI, Patton ME, Custer B, Williamson P, Simmons G, Thornburg NJ, Kleinman S, Stramer SL, Opsomer J, Busch MP. Estimated US Infection- and Vaccine-Induced SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Based on Blood Donations, July 2020-May 2021. JAMA. 2021 Sep 2. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.15161.

Ussery EN, Omura JD, McCain K*, Watson KB. Change in Prevalence of Meeting the Aerobic Physical Activity Guideline Among US Adults, by States and Territories – Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011 and 2019. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 2021, Volume 18, Issue 1, S84-S85.

Bajema KL, Dahlgren FS, Lim TW, Bestul N, Biggs HM, Tate JE, Owusu C*, Szablewski CM, Drenzek C, Drobeniuc J, Semenova V, Li H, Browning P, Desai R, Epperson M, Jia LT, Thornburg NJ, Edens C, Fry AM, Hall AJ, Schiffer J, Havers FP, the CDC COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Georgia Department of Public Health, Atlanta, GA. Comparison of Estimated SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence through Commercial Laboratory Residual Sera Testing and a Community Survey. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Dec 10;ciaa1804.

Harvey B, Dalal W, Amin F, McIntyre E*, Ward S, Merrill RD, Mohamed A, Hsu CH. (2020). Planning and implementing a targeted polio vaccination campaign for Somali mobile populations in Northeastern Kenya based on migration and settlement patterns. Ethnicity & Health

Dasgupta S, Bowen VB, Leidner A, Fletcher K*, Musial K*, Rose C, Cha A, King G, Dirlikov E, Pevzner E, Rose D, Ritchey MD, Villanueva J, Philip C, Liburd L, and Oster AM. Association Between Social Vulnerability and a County’s Risk for Becoming a COVID-19 Hotspot — United States, June 1–July 25, 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2020;69:1535–1541.

Wilson RF, Sharma AJ, Schleuchtermann S, Curie DW, Mangan J, Kaplan B*, Goffard K, Salomon J, Casteel S, Mukasa A, Euhardy N, Ruiz A, Bautista G, Bailey E, Wstergaard R, Gieryn D. 2020. Factors influencing risk for COVID-19 exposure among young adults aged 18-23 years – Winnebago County, Wisconsin, March-July 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2020;69:1497-1502.

Ashraf N, Kubat RC, Poplin V, Adenis AA, Denning DW, Wright L*, McCotter O, Schwartz IS, Jackson BR, Chiller T, Bahr NC. Re-drawing the maps for endemic mycosis. Mycopathologia. 2020 Oct;185(5):843-865.

Berens AS, Palmer T*, Dutton ND*, Lavery A, Moore M. Using search-constrained inverse distance weight modeling for near real-time riverine flood modeling: Harris County, Texas, USA before, during, and after Hurricane Harvey. Nat Hazards 105, 277–292 (2021).

McClung RP, Karwowski M, Castillo C, McFadden J, Collier S, Collins J, Soehnlen M, Dietrich S, Trees E, Wilt G*, Harrington C, Miller A, Adam E, Reses H, Cope J, Fullerton K, Hill V, Yoder J. 2020. Shigella sonnei Outbreak Investigation During a Municipal Water Crisis-Genesee and Saginaw Counties, Michigan, 2016. American Journal of Public Health. 110(6): 842-849.

Adams EA*, Wilt G*, Flanagan B*, and Hallisey E*. Spatial Exploration of the CDC’s Social Vulnerability Index and Heat-Related Health Outcomes in Georgia. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. Vol 46. June 2020, 101517.

Harvey B, Dalal W, Amin F, McIntyre E*, Ward S, Merrill RD, Mohamed A, Hsu (2020). Planning and implementing a targeted polio vaccination campaign for Somali mobile populations in Northeastern Kenya based on migration and settlement patterns. Ethnicity & Health 30 Oct 2020

Kalkowska DA, Franka R, Higgins J, Kovacs SD, Forbi JC, Wassilak SGF, Pallansch MA, Thompson KM. Modeling Poliovirus Transmission in Borno and Yobe, Northeast Nigeria. Risk Analysis. 2020. doi:10.1111/risa.13485

Nakiire L, Mwanja H, Pillai SK, Gasanani J, Ntungire D, Nsabiyumva S, Mafigiri R, Muneza N, Ward SE, Daffe Z, Ahabwe PB, Kyazze S, Ojwang J, Homsy J, McIntyre E,* Lamorde M, Walwema R, Makumbi I, Muruta A, Merrill RD. Population Movement Patterns Among the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda During an Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease: Results from Community Engagement in Two Districts — Uganda, March 2019. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020;69(1):10. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6901a3

Stephens W, Wilt GE,* Lehnert EA,* Molinari NM, LeBlanc TT. A Spatial and Temporal Investigation of Medical Surge in Dallas-Fort Worth During Hurricane Harvey, Texas 2017. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2020;14(1):111-118. doi:10.1017/dmp.2019.143

Adamu US, Archer WR, Braka F, Damisa E, Siddique A, Baig S, Higgins J,* Sume GE, Banda R, Korir CK, Waziri N, Gidado S, Bammeke P, Edukugo A, Nganda G wa, Forbi JC, Burns CC, Liu H, Jorba J, Asekun A, Franka R, Wassilak SGF, Bolu O. Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication — Nigeria, January 2018–May 2019. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019;68(29):642-646. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6829a3

Antao VC, Pallos LL, Graham SL,* Shim YK, Sapp JH, Lewis B,* Bullard S,* Alper HE, Cone JE, Farfel M, Brackbill RM. 9/11 Residential exposures: The impact of World Trade Center dust on respiratory outcomes of lower Manhattan residents. Int J of Environ Res Public Health. 2019;6(5):798.

Gallaway MS, Berens AS,* Puckett MC, Foster S.* Understanding geographic variations of indoor radon potential for comprehensive cancer control planning. Cancer Causes Control. 2019;30(7):707-712. doi:10.1007/s10552-019-01162-6

Ghiselli ME, Wilson IN, Kaplan B,* Waziri NE, Sule A, Ayanleke HB, Namalam F, Tambuwal SA, Aliyu N, Kadi U, Bolu O, Barau N, Yahaya M, Ugbenyo G, Osigwe U, Oguji C, Usifoh N, Seaman V. Comparison of Micro-Census Results for Magarya Ward, Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Nigeria, with Other Sources of Denominator Data. Data. 2019;4(1):20. doi:10.3390/data4010020

Graham S,* Hallisey E,* Wilt G,* Flanagan B,* Rodriguez JL, Peipins L. Sociodemographic disparities in access to ovarian cancer treatment. Ann Cancer Epidemiol. 2019;3:1-9. doi:10.21037/ace.2019.10.02

Guy GP, Haegerich TM, Evans ME, Losby JL, Young R,* Jones CM. Vital Signs: Pharmacy-Based Naloxone Dispensing — United States, 2012–2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019;68(31):679-686. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6831e1

Guy GP, Zhang K, Schieber LZ, Young R,* Dowell D. County-Level Opioid Prescribing in the United States, 2015 and 2017. JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(4):574-576. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.6989

Higgins J,* Adamu U, Adewara K, Aladeshawe A, Aregay A, Barau I, Berens A, Bolu O, Dutton N,* Iduma N, Jones B,* Kaplan B,* Meleh S, Musa M, Wa Nganda G, Seaman V, Sud A, Vouillamoz S, Wiesen E. Finding inhabited settlements and tracking vaccination progress: the application of satellite imagery analysis to guide the immunization response to confirmation of previously-undetected, ongoing endemic wild poliovirus transmission in Borno State, Nigeria. Int J Health Geogr. 2019;18(1):11. doi:10.1186/s12942-019-0175-y

Sahar L, Foster SL,* Sherman RL, Henry KA, Goldberg DW, Stinchcomb DG, Bauer JE. GIScience and Cancer: State of the Art and Trends for Cancer Surveillance and Epidemiology. Cancer. 2019;125(15):2544-2560. doi:10.1002/cncr.32052

Schieber LZ, Guy GP, Seth P, Young R,* Mattson CL, Mikosz CA, Schieber RA. Trends and Patterns of Geographic Variation in Opioid Prescribing Practices by State, United States, 2006-2017. JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(3):e190665-e190665. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.0665

Wilt GE,* Lewis BE,* Adams EE.* A Spatial Exploration of Changes in Drug Overdose Mortality in the United States, 2000–2016. Prev Chronic Dis. 2019;16. doi:10.5888/pcd16.180405

Ekperi LI, Thomas E, LeBlanc TT, Adams EE,* Wilt GE,* Molinari N-A, Carbone EG. The Impact of Hurricane Sandy on HIV Testing Rates: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis, January 1, 2011‒December 31, 2013. PLoS Curr. 2018;10. doi:10.1371/currents.dis.ea09f9573dc292951b7eb0cf9f395003

Flanagan BE,* Hallisey EJ,* Adams E,* Lavery A.* Measuring Community Vulnerability to Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Social Vulnerability Index. J Environ Health. 2018;80(10):34-36.

Foster S,* Adams EE,* Dunn I,* Dent A.* Chapter 17: Geographic Information System Data. In: CDC Field Epidemiology Manual. 4th ed. Oxford University Press; 2018.

Horton KD, Graham S,* Punjani R, Wilt GE,* Kaye W, Maginnis K, Webb L, Richman J, Bedlack R, Tessaro E, Mehta P. A spatial analysis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases in the United States and their proximity to multidisciplinary ALS clinics, 2013. Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2018;19(1-2):126-133. doi:10.1080/21678421.2017.1406953

Lavery AM,* Patel A, Boehmer TK, Lee L,* Bhavsar T, Thomas J, Hall L, Beavers S, Murray M, Pillai SK. Notes from the Field: Pharmacy Needs After a Natural Disaster — Puerto Rico, September–October 2017. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018;67(13):402-403. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6713a4

Moritz E, Austin C, Wahl M, DesLauriers C, Navon L, Walblay K, Hendrickson M, Phillips A, Kerins J, Pennington AF, Lavery AM,* El Zahran T, Kauerauf J, Yip L, Thomas J, Layden J. Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Severe Illness Linked to the Vitamin K Antagonist Brodifacoum and Use of Synthetic Cannabinoids — Illinois, March–April 2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018;67(21):607-608. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6721a4

Peterson C, Foster SL,* Xu L, Hartnett WM,* Florence C, Haileyesus T. US campus fraternities and sororities and the young adult injury burden. J Am Coll Health. 2018;66(5):340-349. doi:10.1080/07448481.2018.1431899

Tai E, Hallisey E,* Peipins LA, Flanagan B,* Lunsford NB, Wilt G,* Graham S.* Geographic Access to Cancer Care and Mortality Among Adolescents. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2018;7(1):22-29. doi:10.1089/jayao.2017.0066

Thomas E, Ekperi L, LeBlanc TT, Adams EE,* Wilt GE,* Molinari N-A, Carbone EG. Vulnerabilities Associated with Post-disaster Declines in HIV-testing: Decomposing the Impact of Hurricane Sandy. PLoS Curr. 2018;10. doi:10.1371/currents.dis.e735c842bab99a2f564cc9a502394bbe

Berens AS,* Diem J, Stauber C, Dai D, Foster S,* Rothenberg R. The use of gamma-survey measurements to better understand radon potential in urban areas. Sci Total Environ. 2017;607-608:888-899. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.07.022

Guy GP, Zhang K, Bohm MK, Losby J, Lewis B,* Young R,* Murphy LB, Dowell D. Vital Signs: Changes in Opioid Prescribing in the United States, 2006–2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017;66(26):697-704. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6626a4

Hallisey E,* Tai E, Berens A, Wilt G,* Peipins L, Lewis B,* Graham S,* Flanagan B,* Lunsford NB. Transforming geographic scale: a comparison of combined population and areal weighting to other interpolation methods. Int J Health Geogr. 2017;16(1):29. doi:10.1186/s12942-017-0102-z

Wendel AM, Somers TS, Freed J, Hall E, Graham S.* Choose Safe Places for Early Care and Education | ATSDR. Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry website. Published 2017.

Gamble JL, Balbus J, Berger M, Bouye K, Campbell V, Chief K, Conlon K, Crimmins A, Flanagan B,* Gonzalez-Maddux C, Hallisey E,* Hutchins S, Jantarasami L, Khoury S, Kiefer M, Kolling J,* Lynn K, Manangan A, McDonald M, Morello-Frosch R, Redsteer MH, Sheffield P, Tart KT, Watson J, Whyte KP, Wolkin AF. The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment. Ch. 9: Populations of Concern. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC. Published April 2016.

Naik SL, Lewin M, Young R,* Dearwent SM, Lee R. Mortality from asbestos-associated disease in Libby, Montana 1979–2011. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2017;27(2):207-213. doi:10.1038/jes.2016.18

Tomashek KM, Rivera A, Torres-Velasquez B, Hunsperger EA, Munoz-Jordan JL, Sharp TM, Rivera I, Sanabria D, Blau DM, Galloway R, Torres J, Rodriguez R, Serrano J, Chávez C, Dávila F, Perez-Padilla J, Ellis EM, Caballero G, Wright L,* Zaki SR, Deseda C, Rodriguez E, Margolis HS. Enhanced Surveillance for Fatal Dengue-Like Acute Febrile Illness in Puerto Rico, 2010-2012. PLOS Neglect Trop D. 2016;10(10):e0005025. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0005025

Van Handel MM, Rose CE, Hallisey EJ,* Kolling JL,* Zibbell JE, Lewis B,* Bohm MK, Jones CM, Flanagan BE,* Siddiqi A-E-A, Iqbal K, Dent AL,* Mermin JH, McCray E, Ward JW, Brooks JT. County-level Vulnerability Assessment for Rapid Dissemination of HIV or HCV Infections among Persons who Inject Drugs, United States. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016;73(3):323-331. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000001098

Gamble JL, Balbus J, Berger M, Bouye K, Campbell V, Chief K, Conlon K, Crimmins A, Flanagan B,* Gonzalez-Maddux C, Hallisey E,* Redsteer M, Hutchins S, Jantarasami L, Kiefer M, Khoury S, Kolling J,* Lynn K, Manangan A, McDonald M, Morello-Frosch R, Sheffield P, Tart KT, Watson J, Whyte KP, Wolkin AF. USGCRP Climate and Health Assessment. Draft for Public Comment. Chapter 9: Populations of Concern. Published April 2015.

Graham S,* Lewis B,* Flanagan B,* Watson M, Peipins L. Travel by public transit to mammography facilities in 6 US urban areas. J Transp Health. 2015;2(4):602-609. doi:10.1016/j.jth.2015.09.001

Young R.* Geographic distribution of acute chemical incidents—Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance, nine states, 1999-2008. MMWR supplements. 2015;64(2):32-38.

Elmore K, Nelson R, Gant Z, Jeffries C, Broeker L,* Mirabito M, Roberts H. Data Harmonization Process for Creating the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Atlas. Public Health Rep. 2014;129(1 Suppl 1):63-69. doi:10.1177/00333549141291S110

Kumar A, Kadiyala A. (forward provided by Foster, S*). Assessment and Mitigation of Indoor Radon Problem: A Case Book for Radon Professionals. Bentham Science Publishers; 2015.

Casey-Lockyer M, Heick RJ, Mertzlufft CE,* Yard EE, Wolkin AF, Noe RS, Murti M. Deaths Associated with Hurricane Sandy — October–November 2012. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013;62(20):393-397.

Chiu CH, Schnall AH, Mertzlufft CE,* Noe RS, Wolkin AF, Spears J, Casey-Lockyer M, Vagi SJ. Mortality from a tornado outbreak, Alabama, April 27, 2011. Am J Public Health. 2013;103(8):e52-58. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2013.301291

Murphy TD, Weidenbach KN, Van Houten C, Gerona RR, Moran JH, Kirschner RI, Marraffa JM, Stork CM, Birkhead GS, Newman A, Hendrickson RobertG, Horowitz BZ, Vian K, Leman RF, Thornton SL, Wood C, Myers DA, Orr E,* Devlin JJ, Schwartz MD, Buser GL. Acute Kidney Injury Associated with Synthetic Cannabinoid Use — Multiple States, 2012. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013;62(6):93-98.

Peipins LA, Graham S,* Young R,* Lewis B,* Flanagan B.* Racial disparities in travel time to radiotherapy facilities in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Soc Sci Med. 2013;89:32-38. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.04.018

Woodhall DM, Wiegand RE, Wellman M,* Matey E, Abudho B, Karanja DMS, Mwinzi PMN, Montgomery SP, Secor WE. Use of Geospatial Modeling to Predict Schistosoma mansoni Prevalence in Nyanza Province, Kenya. PLoS One. 2013;8(8). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071635

Casey-Lockyear M, Molchan C, Moulder J, Aderhold J, Harris D, Woodall G, Young D, MacAloney B, Carbin G, Morrison M, Chester T, Roth J, Noe RS, Schnall AH, Wolkin AF, Vagi SJ, Mertzlufft CE,* Sugerman DE, Chiu CH. Tornado-related fatalities–five states, Southeastern United States, April 25-28, 2011. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012;61(28):529-533.

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