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Research output per year
Organization profile
Organization profile
As a national leader in research, education and outreach, the Department of Public Health Sciences at Penn State College of Medicine aims to advance theory and practice that prepares future public health professionals, improves population health and reduces health disparities across communities in Pennsylvania, the nation and the world.
The department is well-positioned in the dynamic and supportive environment at Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center to foster discovery and growth in the areas of education, research and practice.
The department strives for excellence in the design, conduct and analysis of population-based research, including clinical trials, observational studies, health services research and regulatory and translational science. Work by the department has impacted national clinical, regulatory and public health decision-making.
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Profiles
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Yubraj Acharya, PhD
- Health Policy and Administration - Associate Professor
- Department of Public Health Sciences - Associate Professor
- Penn State Cancer Institute
- Cancer Institute, Cancer Control
Person: Academic
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Murtaza Akhter, MD
- Department of Emergency Medicine - Associate Professor
- Department of Public Health Sciences - Associate Professor
- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics - Associate Professor
Person: Academic
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Cheryl Attinger, MBA
- Department of Public Health Sciences - Instructor
- Division of Health Services and Behavioral Research
Person: Academic
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Djibril Ba, MPH, PhD
- Department of Public Health Sciences - Assistant Professor
- Division of Epidemiology
Person: Academic
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Raman Baweja, MD, MS
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health - Professor
- Division of Child Outpatient Services - Associate Chief
- Department of Public Health Sciences - Professor
- Penn State Neuroscience Institute
Person: Academic
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Arthur Berg, PhD
- Department of Public Health Sciences - Professor
- Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
- Department of Surgery - Professor
- Department of Neurosurgery - Professor
- Department of Family and Community Medicine - Professor
- Statistics - Professor
- Penn State Cancer Institute
- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
- Cancer Institute, Cancer Control
Person: Academic
Research output
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A Call for Change: Updating the Operational Definition for Dementia in Parkinson's Disease
International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society PD-MCI Study Group, Mar 2025, In: Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 12, 3, p. 296-301 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Access to lactation consult services during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact on breastfeeding outcome variables
Maltese, C., Gandhi, C. K., Ramirez, S. I., Sznajder, K. K. & Hackman, N., Mar 2025, In: PloS one. 20, 3 March, e0318749.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Achieving equity for International Medical Graduates: a systematic review
Saxena, S. G., Tisdell, E., Farace, E., Godfrey, T., Aumiller, B., Dell, E., Razzak, O. P., Kumar, B. N. & Sznajder, K. K., 2025, In: Frontiers in Medicine. 12, 1601492.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Adapting Advance Care Planning Interventions for Hispanic Communities Across the U.S
The Project Talk Trial Collaborative Working Group Members, Dec 2025, In: American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 42, 12, p. 1290-1297 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adaptive Just-in-Time Intervention to Reduce Everyday Stress Responses: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Johnson, J. A., Zawadzki, M. J., Sliwinski, M. J., Almeida, D. M., Buxton, O. M., Conroy, D. E., Marcusson-Clavertz, D., Kim, J., Stawski, R. S., Scott, S. B., Sciamanna, C. N., Green, P. A., Repka, E. M., Toledo, M. J. L., Sturges, N. L. & Smyth, J. M., 2025, In: JMIR Research Protocols. 14, e58546.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Scopus citations -
Adaptive optics cone arrangement in hydroxychloroquine users without signs of retinal toxicity based on current screening guidelines: a case-control study
Braga, J. P. R., Lucena, M. M., Rodrigues, M. W., Zupelli, A., Scott, I. U., Messias, A., Silva, D. M. & Jorge, R., May 2025, In: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 263, 5, p. 1279-1287 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adherence to Physical Activity Recommendations among Stroke Survivors in the United States
Vemuri, A. K., Hejazian, S. S., Sadr, A. V., Zhou, S., Decker, K., Hakun, J., Sciamanna, C., Abedi, V. & Zand, R., Jan 1 2025, In: Stroke. 56, 1, p. 113-121 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Advanced Liver Fibrosis Impairs Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Patients with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
Sogbe, M., Hummer, B., Stine, J. G., Lizaola-Mayo, B., Forman, D. E., Vargas, H. E. & Duarte-Rojo, A., Apr 2025, In: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 70, 4, p. 1530-1539 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Advancing future research on sepsis outcomes in adolescents with SUD: integrating AI, accounting for temporal trends, and enhancing exposure classification
Markus, H., Ceneviva, G. D., Thomas, N. J. & Krawiec, C., Dec 2025, In: Annals of Intensive Care. 15, 1, 134.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Aerobic exercise interventions lead to MASH resolution in clinical trials: Pooled analysis using the MASH resolution index
Keating, S. E., Owen, P. J., Pugh, C. J. A., Cuthbertson, D. J. & Stine, J. G., Mar 24 2025, In: Hepatology Communications. 9, 4, e0681.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Scopus citations
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Using a conversation game to engage Native American Washoe tribe members in advance care planning: preparation for a clinical trial
Van Scoy, L. (PI)
National Institute of Nursing Research
9/15/25 → 8/31/28
Project: Research project
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Impact of brief daily functional resistance training on lower extremity physical performance
Sciamanna, C. (PI)
9/1/25 → 8/31/28
Project: Research project
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Collaborative Research: NSF-SNSF: Tail-robust Analysis of High-dimensional Nonstationary Time Series
Li, R. (PI)
9/1/25 → 8/31/28
Project: Research project
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The Penn State Coordinating Center (CC) for the Multi-Sectoral Preventive Interventions (MSPI) Research Network
Chinchilli, V. (PI) & Kraschnewski, J. (CoPI)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
8/18/25 → 6/30/27
Project: Research project
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Stories to Prevent (StoP) HPV Cancers: A communication intervention to increase HPV vaccination among diverse populations
Calo, W. (PI)
4/1/25 → 3/31/26
Project: Research project
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An integrated multiplexed diagnostic assay targeting fusion lipoproteins and cardiolipin for detection of treponemal and nontreponemal antibodies in syphilis patients
Pan, D. D. (PI), van der Pol, B. (CoPI), Rafferty, C. (CoPI) & Pinto, C. (CoPI)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
2/25/25 → 1/31/26
Project: Research project
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Longitudinal cohort of mushroom intake and cognitive function in the elderly
Muscat, J. (PI)
9/1/24 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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Dietary Predictors of New-Onset Diabetes following Acute Pancreatitis in the DREAM Study.
Ba, D. (PI)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
8/1/24 → 5/31/26
Project: Research project
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Multi-omic Characterization of COPD in Females
Liu, D. (PI), Manichaikul, A. W. (CoPI) & Shim, Y. Y. M. (CoPI)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
8/1/24 → 7/31/26
Project: Research project
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Sexual network structure and HIV testing and treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: understanding the implications for ending the HIV epidemic
Risher, K. (PI)
7/16/24 → 6/30/28
Project: Research project
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Development and Effectiveness of Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) for Child Mental Health
Baweja, R. (Speaker), Lagman, J. (Speaker), Chongtham, N. (Speaker), Pathak, M. (Speaker) & Diaz, A. (Speaker)
May 20 2023 → May 24 2023Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation
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Recognizing the Complexity of Organizational Culture Change
Dreibelbis, T. (Speaker), Carmo, S. (Speaker), Anderson, R. (Speaker), Blatt, B. J. (Speaker), Attinger, C. (Speaker) & Dubots, D. (Speaker)
2023Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation
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Recognizing the Complexity of Organizational Culture Change
Dreibelbis, T. (Speaker), Carmo, S. (Speaker), Anderson, R. (Speaker), Blatt, B. J. (Speaker), Attinger, C. (Speaker) & Dubots, D. (Speaker)
2022Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation
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Craniocervical instability in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a retrospective study
Schubart, J. R. (Invited speaker) & Henderson, F. (Speaker)
Aug 21 2021Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
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An Approach for the Development of Patient-Specific Methods to Assess Inhaled-Toxicant Susceptibility in Fibrotic Lung Disease
Kim, M. (Speaker), Borhan, S. (Speaker), Erdem, C. (Speaker), Rai, J. (Speaker), Bascom, R. (Speaker), Bourke, J. E. (Speaker) & Royce, S. (Speaker)
May 2020 → …Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
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An Unusual Case of Young Adult Interstitial Pneumonia with Human Herpesvirus 6
Reddy, K. (Speaker), Bascom, R. (Speaker) & Goldfarb, S. B. (Speaker)
May 2020 → …Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
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Feasibility Testing and Validation of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry Occupational and Environmental Exposure Questionnaire (PFF-OEQ)
Vogt, M. (Speaker), Bascom, R. (Speaker), Claxton, B. (Speaker), Dimmock, A. E. F. (Speaker), Griffiths, D. (Speaker) & Edwards, R. (Speaker)
May 2020 → …Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and Exercise is Medicine
Stine, J. (Speaker)
2020 → …Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
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Description of Protocol to Evaluate MN-001'S (tipelukast) Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability in Subjects with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Bascom, R. (Speaker), Hitz, K. (Speaker), Dimmock, A. E. F. (Speaker), Makhay, M. (Speaker), Dojillo, J. (Speaker) & Matsuda, K. (Speaker)
May 2020 → …Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
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A Complex Case of Respiratory Failure in a Patient with Hematologic Malignancy
Breen, C. (Speaker), Ventola, L. K. (Speaker), Elizabeth, F. (Speaker), Rassaei, N. (Speaker) & Bascom, R. (Speaker)
May 2020 → …Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
Prizes
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Advancing a Global Penn State Leadership in Education Abroad Award
Fredrick, N. B. (Recipient), 2020
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Best Doctors in America
Clebak, K. (Recipient), Gallo, R. (Recipient) & Goyal, N. (Recipient), 2019
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