TABLE 4. Accomplishments by U54 Investigators in Health Disparities

TABLE 4. Accomplishments by U54 investigators in Health Disparities

Updated: 12/4/2012

Peer-reviewed publications:

1.Agne, A.A.; Daubert, R.; Munoz, M.L.; Scarinci, I.; Cherrington, A.L. The cultural context of obesity: Exploring perceptions of obesity and weight loss among Latina immigrants. J Immigr Minor Health. 2011 Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print]

2.Allman, R.M.; Sawyer, P.; Crowther, M.; Strothers III, H.S.; Turner, T.; Fouad, M.N. Predictors of 4-year retention among African American and white community-dwelling participants in the UAB Study of Aging. Gerontologist 2011;51 Suppl 1:S46-58.

3.Andriole, G.L.; Crawford, E.D.; Grubb, R.L. 3rd; Buys, S.S.; Chia, D.; Church, T.R.; Fouad, M.N.; Gelmann, E.P.; Kvale, P.A.; Reding, D.J.; Weissfeld, J.L.; Yokochi, L.A.; O'Brien, B.; Clapp, J.D.; Rathmell, J.M.; Riley, T.L.; Hayes, R.B.; Kramer, B.S.; Izmirlian, G.; Miller, A.B.; Pinsky, P.F.; Prorok, P.C.; Gohagan, J.K.; Berg, C.D.; PLCO Project Team.Mortality results from a randomized prostate-cancer screening trial. N Engl J Med 2009;360:1310-9.

4.Austin, S.; Martin, M.Y.; Kim, Y.; Funkhouser, E.; Partridge, E.E.; Pisu, M. Disparities in the use of gynecologic oncologists for women with ovarian cancer in the United States? BMC Health Serv. Res. In press.

5.Azuero, A.; Pisu, M.; McNees, P.; Burkhardt, J.; Benz, R.; Meneses, K. An application of longitudinal analysis of skewed outcomes. Nursing Res 2010;59:301-7.

6.Baskin, M.L.; Gary, L.C.; Hardy, C.M; Schoenberger, Y.M.; Scarinci, I.; Fouad, M.N.; Partridge, E.E. Predictors of retention of African American women in a walking program. Am J Health Behav 2011;35:40-50.

7.Blumenthal, D.S. Is community-based participatory research possible? Am J Preventive Med 2011;40: 386-9.

8.Blumenthal, D.S. Barriers to the provision of smoking cessation services reported by clinicians serving underserved communities. J Am Board Fam Med 2007;20:272-9.

9.Blumenthal, D.S. Clinical community health: Revisiting “The community as patient.” Education for Health, 2009; 22:234. (online)

10.Blumenthal, D.S. Review of Dittmer, J: The good doctors. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2010;21:1088-9.

11.Blumenthal, D.S.; Smith, S.A.; Majett, C.D.; Alema-Mensah, E. A trial of three interventions to promote colorectal cancer screening in African Americans. Cancer 2010;116:922-9.

12.Braun, K.L.; Nguyen, T.T.; Tanjasiri, S.P.; Campbell, J.; Heiney, S.P.; Brandt, H.M.; Smith, S.A.; Blumenthal, D.S.; Hargreaves, M.; Coe, K.; Ma, G.X.; Kenerson, D.; Patel, K.; Tsark, J.A.; Hébert, J.R. Operationalization of community-based participatory research principles across the National Cancer Institute’s Community Network Programs. Am. J. Pub. Health Epub ahead of print Nov 17, 2011.

13.Bruce, M. A.; Beech, B. M.; Edwards, C. L.; Sims, M.; Scarinci, I. C.; Whitfield, K. E.; Gilbert, K.; Crook, E. D. Weight status and high blood pressure among low-income African-American men. Am J Mens Health 2011;5:255-60.

14.Brunner, R.L.; Cochrane, B.; Jackson, R.D.; et al., for the Women’s Health Initiative Investigators. Calcium, vitamin D supplementation, and physical function in the Women’s Health Initiative. J Am Diet Assoc 2008:108:1472-9.

15.Buster, K.J.; You, Z.; Fouad, M.; Elmets, C. Skin cancer risk perceptions: a comparison across ethnicity, age, education, gender, and income. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012;66:771-9.

16.Caplan, L.; Stout, C.; Blumenthal, D.S. Training physicians to do office-based smoking cessation increases adherence to PHS guidelines. J Commun Health 2011;36:238-43.

17.Carroll, W.R.; Foushee, H.R. Jr.; Hardy, C.M.; Floyd, T.; Sinclair, C.F.; Scarinci, I. Tobacco use among rural African American young adult males. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011;145:259-63.

18.Carter, V.L. Unsung hero: Monroe Nathan Work (Theologian, Social Scientist, and Crusader for Social Justice and Civil Rights). J Health Care Poor Underserved 2010; 21 Suppl., 3-5.

19.Carter, V.L.; Dawkins, N.L.; Howard, B. Healthy Lifestyle: A community-based cancer awareness and prevention intervention program. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2010; 21 Suppl., 107-18.

20.Carter, V.L.; Sodeke, S.O.; Turner, T. Introduction. The 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2010;21 Suppl., 1-2.

21.Carter, V.L.; Tippett, F.; Anderson, D.L.; Tameru, B. Increasing prostate cancer screening among African American men. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2010; 21 Suppl., 91-106.

22.Castle, P.E.; Rausa, A.; Walls, T.; Gravitt, P.E.; Partridge, E.E.; Olivo, V.; Niwa, S.; Morrissey, K.G.; Tucker, L.; Katki, H.; Scarinci, I. Comparative community outreach to increase cervical cancer screening in the Mississippi Delta. Prev Med. 2011;52:452-5.

23.Cherrington, A.; Ayala, G.X.; Elder, J.P.; Arredondo, E,M; Fouad, M.; Scarinci, I. Recognizing the diverse roles of community health workers in the elimination of health disparities: from paid staff to volunteers. Ethn Dis 2010;20:189-94.

24.Cherrington, A.; Ayala, G.X.; Scarinci, I.; Corbie-Smith, G. Developing a family-based diabetes program for Latino immigrants: do men and women face the same barriers? Fam Community Health. 2011;34:280-90.

25.Chu, K.C.; Chen, M.S.; Dignan, M.B.; Taylor, E.; Partridge, E.E. Parallels between development of therapeutic drugs and cancer health disparities programs: implications for disparities reduction. Cancer 2008;113: 2790-6.

26.Croswell, J.M.; Kramer, B.S.; Kreimer, A.R.; Prorock, P.C.; Xu, J.L.; Baker, S.G.; Fagerstrom, R.; Riley, T.L.; Clapp, J.D.; Berg, C.D.; Gohagan, J.K.; Andriole, G.L.; Chia, D.; Church, T.R.; Crawford, E.D.; Fouad, M.N.; Gelmann, E.P.; Lamerato, L.; Reding, D.J.; Schoen, R.E. Cumulative incidence of false-positive results in repeated, multi-modality cancer screening. Ann Fam Med 2009;7:212-22.

27.Crump, S.R.; Shipp, M.P.; McCray, G.G.; Morris, S.J.; Okoli, J.A.; Caplan, L.S.; Thorne, S.L.; Blumenthal, D.S. Abnormal mammogram follow-up: Do community lay health advocates make a difference? Health Promot Pract 2008;9:140-8.

28.Dignan, M.; Evans, M.; Kratt, P.; Pollack, L.A.; Pisu, M.; Smith, J.L.; Prayor-Patterson, H.; Houston, P.; Watson, C.; Hullett, S.; Martin, M.Y. Recruitment of low income, predominantly minority cancer survivors to a randomized trial of the I Can Cope cancer education program. J Healthcare Poor Underserved 2011;22:912-24.

29.Downs, L., Jr.; Scarinci, I.C.; Einstein, M.; Collins, Y.; Flowers, L. Overcoming the barriers to HPV vaccination in high-risk populations in the US? Gynecol Oncol 2010;117:486-90.

30.Drewry, J.; Garcés-Palacio, I.C.; Scarinci, I.C. Awareness and knowledge about human papillomavirus among latina immigrants.Ethn Dis 2010;20:327-33.

31.Dubay, D., Redden, D.; Haque, A.; Gray, S.; Fouad, M.; Siminoff, L.; Holt, C.; Kohler, C.; Eckhoff, D. Is decedent race an independent predictor of organ donor consent or merely a surrogate marker of socioeconomic status? Transplantation. 2012;94:873-8.

32.Durant, R.W.; Brown, Q.L.; Cherrington, A.L.; Andreae, L.J.; Hardy, C.M.; Scarinci, I.C. Social support among African Americans with heart failure: Is there a role for community health advisors? Heart Lung. 2012 Aug 21. [Epub ahead of print]

33.Emerson, J.S.; Reece, M.C.; Levine, R.S.; Hull, P.C.; Husaini, B.A. Predictors of new screening for African American men participating in a prostate cancer educational program. J Cancer Educ2009;24:341-5.

34.Fouad, M.; Wynn, T.; Martin, M.; Partridge, E. Patient-navigation pilot project: results from the Community Health Advisors in Action Program (CHAAP). Ethn Dis 2010;20:155-61.

35.Fouad, M.N. Enrollment of minorities in clinical trials: Did we overcome the barriers? Contemp Clin Trials 2009;30:103-4.

36.Fouad, M.N.; Partridge, E.; Dignan, M.; Holt, C.; Johnson, R.; Nagy, C.; Person, S.; Wynn, T.; Scarinci, I. Targeted intervention strategies to increase and maintain mammography utilization among African American Women. Am J Public Health 2010;100:2526-31.

37.Frazier, M.; Garces, I.; Scarinci, I.C.; Marsh-Tootle, W. Seeking eye care for children: Perceptions among Hispanic immigrant parents. J Immigr Minor Health 2009;11: 215-21.

38.Fry-Johnson, Y.; Levine, R.S.; Rowley, D.L.; Agboto, V.; Rust, G. United States Black:White infant mortality disparities are not inevitable: Identification of community resilience independent from socioeconomic status. Ethn Dis 2010;20(1 Suppl 1):S1-131-5.

39.Garcés, I. C.; Scarinci, I. C. Factors associated with perceived susceptibility to cervical cancer among Latina immigrants in Alabama.Matern Child Health J2012;16:242-8.

40.Garcés-Palacio, I.C.; Altarac, M.; Kirby, R.S.; McClure, L.A.; Mulvihill, B.A.; Scarinci, I.C. Contribution of health care coverage in cervical cancer screening follow-up: findings from a cross-sectional study in Colombia.Int J Gynecol Cancer 2010;20:1232-9.

41.Grizzle, W.; Talley, L.; Stockard, C.; Steciuk, M.; Otali, D.; Shanmugam, C.; Parker, S.; Chhieng, C.; Hameed, O.; Johnson, M.; Manne, K.; Manne, U.; Meleth, S.; Frost, A. Analysis by race of p53 and Bcl-2 interaction in DCIS. AACR Meeting Abstracts, Apr 2009; Abstract #3441.

42.Grunda, J.M.; Steg, A.D.; He, Q.; Steciuk, M.R.; Byan-Parker, S.; Johnson, M.R.; Grizzle, W.E. Differential expression of breast cancer-associated genes between stage- and age-matched tumor specimens from African- and Caucasian-American Women diagnosed with breast cancer. BMC Res Notes. 2012;5:248.

43.Halanych, J.H.; Safford, M.M.; Shikany, J.M.; Cuffee, Y.; Person, S.D.; Scarinci, I.C., Kiefe, C.I., Allison, J.J. The association between income, education, and experiences of discrimination in older African American and European American patients. Ethn Dis. 2011;21:223-9.

44.Hidalgo, B.; Garcés-Palacio, I.C.; Scarinci, I. Preventive and curative care utilization among Mexican immigrant women in Birmingham, AL. J Immigr Minor Health. 2012 Feb 28. [Epub ahead of print]

45.Hocking, W.G.; Hu, P.; Lken, M.M.; Winslow, S.D.; Kvale, P.A.; Prorock, P.C.; Ragard, L.R.; Lynch, D.A.; Andriole, G.; Buys, S.S.; Fouad, M.; Fuhrman, C.; Isaacs, C.; Yokochi, L.; Riley, T.L.; Gohagan, J.K.; Berg, C.D.; for the PLCO Project Team. Lung cancer screening in the Randomized Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial. J Natl Cancer Inst 2010;102:722-31.

46.Holt, C.L.; Clark, E.M.; Roth, D.; Crowther, M.; Kohler, C.; Fouad, M.; Foushee, R.; Lee, P.A.; Southward, P.L. Development and validation of instruments to assess potential religion-health mechanisms in an African American population. J Black Psychol 2009;35:271-88.

47.Holt, C.L.; Litaker, M.S.; Scarinci, I.C.; Debnam, K.J.; McDavid, C.; McNeal, S.F.; Eloubeidi, M.A.; Crowther, M.; Bolland, J.; Martin, M.Y. Spiritually based intervention to increase colorectal cancer screening among African Americans: Screening and theory-based outcomes from a randomized trial. Health Educ Behav. 2012 Oct 2. [Epub ahead of print]

48.Holt, C.L.;Oster, R.A.; Clay, K.S.; Urmie, J.; Fouad, M. Religiosity and physical and emotional functioning among African American and white colorectal and lung cancer patients. J Psychosocl Oncol 2011;29:372-93.

49.Holt, C.L.; Roberts, C.; Scarinci, I.C.; Wiley, S. R.; Eloubeidi, M.; Crowther, M.; Bolland, J.; Litaker, M. S.; Southward, V.; Coughlin, S. S. Development of a spiritually-based educational program to increase colorectal cancer screening among African American men and women. Health Commun 2009;24, 400-12.

50.Holt, C.L.; Scarinci, I.C.; Debnam, K.; McDavid, C.; Litaker, M.; McNeal, S.F.; Southward, V.; Lee, C.; Eloubeidi, M.; Crowther, M.; Bolland, J.; Martin, M.Y. Spiritually based intervention to increase colorectal cancer awareness among African Americans: intermediate outcomes from a randomized trial. J Health Commun. 2012;17:1028-49.

51.Holt, C.L.; Shipp, M.; Eloubeidi, M.; Clay, K.S.; Smith-Janas, M.A.; Janas, M.J.; Britt, K.; Norena, M.; Fouad, M.N. Use of focus group data to develop recommendations for demographically segmented colorectal cancer educational strategies. Health Educ Res 2009;24:876-89.

52.Holt, C.L.; Shipp, M.; Eloubeidi, M.; Fouad, M.; Britt, K.; Norena, M. Your body is the temple: Impact of a spiritually-based colorectal cancer educational intervention delivered through community health advisors. Health Promot Pract 2011;12:577-88.

53.Houston, T.K.; Allison, J.J., Sussman, M.; Horn, W.; Holt,C.L.; Trobaugh, J.; Salas, M.; Pisu, M.; Cuffee, Y.L.; Larkin,D.; Person, S.D.; Barton, B.; Kiefe, C.I.; Hullett, S. Culturally appropriate storytelling to improve blood pressure: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med 2011;18;154:77-84.

54.Hull, P.C.; Husaini, B.A.; Tropez-Sims, S.; Reece, M.; Emerson, J.S.; Levine, R.S. EPSDT preventive services in a low-income pediatric population: Impact of a nursing protocol. Clin Pediat 2007; 2008;47:137-42.

55.Husaini, B.A.; Reece, M.C.; Emerson, J.S.; Scales, S.; Hull, P.C.; Levine, R.S. A church-based program on prostate cancer screening for African American men: reducing health disparities.Ethn Dis 2008;18(2 Suppl 2):179-84.

56.Hutchins, S.S.; Fiscella, K.; Levine, R.S.; Ompad, D.C.; McDonald, M. Protection of racial and ethnic minority populations during an influenza pandemic. Am J Pub Health 2009; 99 Suppl 2:s61-70.

57.Kilbourne, B; Cummings, S.M.; Levine, R.S. The influence of religiousity on depression among low-income people with diabetes. Health Soc Work 2009;34:137-47.

58.Laiyemo, A.O.; Doubeni, C.; Pinsky, P.F.; Doria-Rose, V.P.; Bresalier, R.; Lamerato, L.E.; Crawford, E.D.; Kvale, P.; Fouad, M.; Hickey, T.; Riley, T.; Weissfeld, J.; Schoen, R.E.; Marcus, P.M.; Prorok, P.C.; Berg, C.D. Race and colorectal cancer disparities: health-care utilization vs different cancer susceptibilities. J Natl Cancer Inst 2010;102:538-46.

59.Levine, D.; Allison, J.; Cherrington, A.; Richman, J.; Scarinci, I.C.; Houston, T. Disparities in self-monitoring of blood glucose among low-income ethnic minority populations with diabetes, United States. Ethn Dis 2009;19, 97-103.

60.Levine, R.S.; Briggs, N.C.; Hollar, D.; Kilbourne, B.J.; Hennekens, C.H. Descriptive and analytic epidemiological studies to identify modifiable determinants of disparities in mortality rates between blacks and whites. Ethn Dis 2007;17:280-3.

61.Levine, R.S.; Briggs, N.C.; Kilbourne, B.S.; King, W.D.; Fry-Johnson, Y.; Baltrus PT; Husaini BA; Rust, GS. Black-white mortality from HIV in the United States before and after introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy in 1996. Am J Public Health 2007;97:1884-92.

62.Levine, R.S.; Kilbourne, B.E.; Baltrus, P.A.; Williams-Brown, S.; Caplan, L.; Briggs, N.C.; Roberts, K.; Husaini, B.A.; Rust, G.S. National, regional and county patterns of black-white elderly breast cancer mortality in the United States before and after implementation of Medicare screening mammography benefits. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2008;19:103-34.

63.Levine, R.S.; Rust, G.; Pisu, M.; Agboto, V.; Baltrus, P.; Briggs, N.C.; Zoorob, R.; Juarez, P.; Hull, P.; Goldzweig, I.; Hennekens, C.H. Increased Black:White disparities in mortality following lifesaving innovations: A possible consequence of US federal laws. Am J Pub Health 2010;100:2176-84.

64.Lisovicz, N.; Wynn, T.; Fouad, M.; Partridge, E.E. Cancer health disparities: What we have done. Am J Med Sci 2008;335:254-9.

65.Martin, M.Y.; Evans, M.; Kratt, P.; Pollack, L.; Smith, J.L.; Oster, R.; Dignan, M.; Prayor-Patterson, H.; Watson, C.; Houston, P.; Andrews, S.; Liwo, A.; Tseng, T-S.; Hullett, S.; Oliver, J.; Pisu, M. A randomized trial evaluating “I Can Cope” in low income cancer survivors. J Health Commun. In press.

66.Martin, M.Y.; Kim, Y.I.; Kratt, P.; Litaker, M.; Kohler, C.L.; Schoenberger, Y.M.; Clarke, S.; Prayor-Patterson, H.; Tsent, P.S.; Pisu, M.; Williams, O.D. Medication adherence among rural, low-income hypertensive adults: a randomized trial of a multimedia community-based intervention. Am J Health Prom 2011;25:372-8.

67.Martin, M.Y.; Kohler, C.; Kim, Y.; Kratt, P.; Schoenberger, Y.M.; Litaker, M.S.; Prayor-Patterson, H.M.; Clarke, S.J.; Andrews, S.; Pisu, M.Taking less than prescribed: Medication non-adherence and provider-patient relationships in lower-income, rural minority adults with hypertension. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2010;12:706-13.

68.Martin, M.Y.; Kratt, P.; Kim, Y.; Schoenberger, Y.M.; Pisu, M. 'Too much trouble for what I get out of it': acceptability of cancer screening tests among low-income rural men and women in the Deep South. Public Health. 2012;126:64-6.

69.Martin, M.Y.;Pisu, M.; Oster, R.; Urmie, J.G.; Schrag, D.; Huskamp, H.; Lee, C.; Kiefe, C.; Fouad, M. Racial variation in willingness to trade financial resources for life prolonging cancer treatment. Cancer 2011;117:3476-84.

70.Martin, M.Y.; Pollack, L.A.; Evans, M.B.; Smith, J.L.; Kratt, P.; Prayor-Patterson, H.; Watson, C.; Dignan, M., Cheney, L.; Hullett, S.; Liwo, A.; Pisu, M. Listen and learn: Enhancing the evaluation of a program for low income cancer survivors through first understanding their informational need. Oncol Nursing Forum 2011;38:E55-9.

71.Martin, M.Y.; Sanders, S.; Griffin, J.M.; Oster, R.A.; Ritchie, C.; Phelan, S.M.; Atienza, A.A.; Kahn, K.; van Ryn, M. Racial variation in the cancer caregiving experience: a multisite study of colorectal and lung cancer caregivers. Cancer Nurs. 2012;35:249-56.

72.Martinez, J.; Powell, J.; Agne, A.; Scarinci, I.; Cherrington, A. A focus group study of Mexican immigrant men's perceptions of weight and lifestyle. Public Health Nurs. 2012;29:490-8.

73.McGuire, A.A.; Garcés-Palacio, I.C.; Scarinci, I.C. A successful guide in understanding Latino immigrant patients: an aid for health care professionals. Fam Community Health. 2012;35:76-84.

74.McTierrnan, A.; Wactawski-Wende. J.; Wu, L.; Rodabough, R.J.; Watts, N.B.; Tylavsky, F.; Freeman, R.; Hendrix, S.; Jackson, R.; Women's Health Initiative Investigators. Low-fat, increased fruit, vegetable, and grain dietary pattern, fractures, and bone mineral density: the Women’s Health Initiative Dietary Modification Trial. Am J Clin Nutr 2009;89:1864-76.

75.Nagy, M.C.; Johnson, R.E.; Vanderpool, R.C.; Fouad, M.N.; Dignan, M.; Wynn, T.A.; Partridge, E.E.; Scarinci, I.; Holt, C.; Person, S.D. Process evaluation in action: Lessons learned from Alabama REACH 2010. J Health Dispar Res Pract 2007;2:63-77.

76.Newby, P.K.; Noel, S.E.; Grant, R.; Judd, S.; Shikany, J.M.; Ard, J. Race and region have independent and synergistic effects on dietary intakes in black and white women. Nutr J. 2012;11:25.

77.Newby, P.K.; Noel, S.E.; Grant, R.; Judd, S.; Shikany, J.M.; Ard, J. Race and region are associated with nutrient intakes among black and white men in the United States. J Nutr. 2011;141:296-303.

78.Nichols, C.; Holt, C.L.; Shipp, M.; Eloubeidi, M.; Fouad, M.N.; Britt, K. Physician knowledge, perceptions of barriers, and patient colorectal cancer screening practices. Am J Med Qual 2009;24:116-22.

79.Nichter, M.; Greaves, L.; Bloch, M.; Paglia, M.; Scarinci, I.C.; Tolosa, J.E.; Novotny, T.E. Tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure during pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: The need for social and cultural research. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2010;89:465-77.

80.Oliver, J.S.; Grindel, C.G.; DeCoster, J.; Ford, C.D.; Martin, M.Y. Benefits, barriers, sources of influence, and prostate cancer screening among rural men. Public Health Nurs. 2011;28:515-22.

81.Partridge, E.E.; Abu-Rustum, N.; Campos, S.; Fahey, P.J.; Farmer, M.; Garcia, R.L.; Giuliano, A.; Jones, H.W., 3rd; Lele, S.M.; Lieberman, R.W.; Massad, S.L.; Morgan, M.A.; Reynolds, R.K.; Rhodes, H.E.; Singh, D.K.; Smith-McCune, K.; Teng, N.; Trimble, C.L.; Valea, F.; Wilczynski, S; National Comprehensive Cancer Networks. Cervical cancer screening. J Natl Compr Cancer Netw 2010;6:1358-86.

82.Partridge, E.E.; Fouad, M. Community-driven approaches for reducing health disparities in cancer. J Am Med Assoc 2010; 303:1090-1.

83.Pisu, M.; Azuero, A.; McNees, P.; Burkhardt, J.; Benz, R.; Meneses, K. The out of pocket cost of breast cancer survivors: A review. J Cancer Surviv 2010;4:202-9.

84.Pisu, M.; Azuero, A.; Meneses, K.; Burkhardt, J.; McNees, P. Out of pocket cost comparison between Caucasian and minority breast cancer survivors in the Breast Cancer Education Intervention (BCEI). Breast Cancer Res Treat2011;127:521-9.

85.Pisu, M.; Cloud, G.; Austin, S.; Raper, J.L.; Stewart, K.E.; Schumacher, J.E. Substance abuse treatment in an urban HIV clinic: Who enrolls and what are the benefits? AIDS Care 2010;22: 348-54.

86.Pisu, M.; Crenshaw, K.; Funkhouser, E.; Ray, M.; Kiefe, C.I.; Saag, K.; LaCivita, C.; Allison, J.; Pharmaceutical companies’ medication assistance programs: Do all in need benefit equally? Ethn Dis 2010;20:339-45.

87.Pisu, M.; Oliver, J.S.; Kim, Y.I.; Elder, K.; Martin, M.Y.; Richardson, L. Treatment for older prostate cancer patients: Disparities in a southern state. Med Care 2010, 48: 915-22.

88.Pisu, M.; Richardson, L.; Kim, Y.; Krontiras, H.; Martin, M.; Salas, M.; Pollack, L.A. Less than expected treatment in Alabama rectal cancer patients: Who is affected? J Natl Med Assoc 2010;102: 190-8.

89.Pisu, M.; Richman, J.S.; Martin, R.C.; Kim, Y.; Kratt, P.; Clements, K.; Funkhouser, E; Knowlton, R.; Faught, E. Diagnostic tests and neurology care for Medicare beneficiaries with seizures: differences across racial groups. Med Care. 2012;50:730-6.

90.Reams, R.R.; Kalari, K.R.; Wang, H.; Odedina, F.T.; Soliman, K.F.; Yates, C. Detecting gene-gene interactions in prostate disease in African American men. Infect Agent Cancer. 2011;6 Suppl 2:S1.

91.Redding, K.S.; Funkhouser, E.; Garces-Palacio, I.C.; Person, S.D.; Kempf, M.C.; Scarinci, I.C. (2010) Vaginal douching among Latina immigrants. Matern Child Health J 2010;14:274-82.

92.Reese, L.E.; Blumenthal, D.S.; Haynes, V.E. The Southeastern U.S. Collaborative Center of Excellence in the Elimination of Disparities (SUCCEED): reducing breast and cervical cancer disparities for African American women. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2012;23(2 Suppl):49-61.

93.Ritenbaugh, C.; Stanford, J.L.; Wu, L.L.; Shikany, J.M.; Schoen, R.E.; Stefanick, M.L.; Taylor, V.; Garland, C.; Frank, G.; Lane, D.; Mason, E.; McNeeley, S.G.; Ascensao, J.; Chlebowski, R.T.; Women's Health Initiative Investigators. Conjugated equine estrogens and colorectal cancer incidence and survival: the Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Clinical Trial. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2008;17:2609-18.

94.Rust, G.; Satcher, D.; Fryer, G.E.; Levine, R.S.; Blumenthal, D.S. Triangulating on success: Innovation, public health, and medical care combine to reduce cause-specific U.S. mortality rates over a half-century (1950-2000). Am J Public Health 2010;100 Supp 1:S95–S104.

95.Safford, M.M.; Brown, T.M.; Muntner, P.M.; Durant, R.W.; Glasser, S.; Halanych, J.H.; Shikany, J.M.; Prineas, R.J., Samdarshi, T.; Bittner, V.A.; Lewis, C.E.; Gamboa, C.; Cushman, M.; Howard, V.; Howard, G.; REGARDS Investigators. Association of race and sex with risk of incident acute coronary heart disease events. JAMA. 2012;308:1768-74.

96.Saslow, D.; Castle, P.E.; Cox, J.T.; Davey, D..; Einstein, M.H.; Ferris, D.G.; Goldie, S.J.; Harper, D.M.; Kinney, W.; Moscicki, A.B.; Noller, K.L.; Wheeler, C.M.; Ades, T.; Andrews, K.S.; Doroshenk, M.K.; Kahn, K.G.; Schmidt, C.;. Shafey, O.; Smith, R.A., Partridge, E.E.; Gynecologic Cancer Advisory Group, Garcia, F. American Cancer Society Guidelines for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine use to prevent cervical cancer and its precursors. CA Cancer J Clin 2007;57:7-28.

97.Scarinci, I.C.; Bandura, L.; Hidalgo, B; Cherrington, A. Development of a theory-based (PEN-3 and Health Belief Model), culturally relevant intervention on cervical cancer prevention among Latina immigrants using intervention mapping. Health Promot Pract. 2012;13:29-40.

98.Scarinci, I.; Garcés-Palacio, I.; Partridge, E.E. An examination of acceptability of HPV vaccination among African American women and Latina immigrants. J Womens Health 2007;16:1224-33.