Presentations
2022
Hermstad A, Kegler MC, Ebey-Tessendorf K, Beasley L, Simmons G. Implementing and evaluating healthy nutrition standards in a rural food pantry. Georgia Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Presentation, Jekyll Island, GA, May, 2022.
Eidson E, Hermstad A, Antonacci C, Kegler M, Ebey-Tessendorf K, Simmons G. Evaluating healthy nutrition standards in a rural food pantry: findings from a baseline survey. Presentation, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Denver, October 2022.
Gauthreaux N, Haardörfer R, Arriola KJ, Hernandez C, Hermstad A, Tucker S, Kegler MC. Cross-sectional associations between the built environment and leisure-time physical activity in a rural setting. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Denver, October 2022.
Lebow-Skelley E, Pouncy J, Kegler M. BreatheEasy Georgia Homes: Translating tobacco research into action to promote smoke free multi unit housing. National Conference on Tobacco or Health, New Orleans, June 2022.
Owolabi S, Kegler M, Bundy L, Pouncy J, Kaurmann J, Reilly K, Haardörfer R, Howard D, Hotz J, Berg C, Gehlot A. Impact of COVID-19 on smoking behaviors and smoking rules in the home and vehicle. National Conference on Tobacco or Health, New Orleans, June 2022.
Pouncy J, Kegler M, Bundy L, Owolabi S, Haardöfer R, Hotz J, Gehlot A, Berg C, Howard D. Integration of smoke-free intervention into the 5as to support cessation. National Conference on Tobacco or Health, New Orleans, June 2022.
2021
Hermstad A, Gauthreaux N, Haardörfer R, Arriola KJ, Mickens A, Ditzel K, Hernandez C, Kegler MC. Built Environments and Leisure-Time Physical Activity: Exploring Inequities within Rural Communities. Georgia Department of Public Health 5th Annual Health Systems Symposium, December 2021.
Kegler, M. Partnering with 2-1-1 to Promote Smoke-free Homes. Panel on Partnering to Close the Gaps in Smoke-free Homes Protections. U.S. Housing and Urban Development Healthy Homes Month Webinar Series, June, 2021.
Kegler M. Application of Theory to Designing and Evaluating Public Health Interventions at Multiple Levels of the Social Ecologic Framework. CDC Preventive Medicine Grand Rounds, February, 2021.
2020
Haardörfer R, Hermstad A, Arriola K, Owolabi S, Gauthreaux N, Davidson V, Hernandez C, Tucker S, Kegler M. Assessing process and outcomes from a coalition-led healthy equity initiative in rural Georgia. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, October, 2020.
Kegler M, Hermstad A, Owolabi S, Haardörfer R, Arriola K, Davidson V, Gauthreaux N, Tucker S. Assessing process and outcomes from a coalition-led healthy equity initiative in rural Georgia. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, October, 2020.
Kegler M. Collaborating for Equity and Justice: Strengthening Our Collaborative Approaches For Advancing Equity And Justice. Health Equity Speaker Series of CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention July, 2020.
Lee, H., Higgins, M. K., & Yeager, K. A. Racial disparities in cancer treatment for patients with uterine corpus cancer. Poster Presentation. The 3rd NCI Symposium on Cancer Health Disparities, April 17-18, 2020, Bethesda, MD.
Jobst, B., Fraser, R., Johnson, E., Sajatovic, M., Epilepsy Self-management Programs in the Time of COVID-19. American Epilepsy Society Webinar. Online. April 10, 2020.
Lee, H., Bai, J., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Paul, S., & Yeager, K. A. The influence of depression and cognitive difficulties on congruence of pain perceptions between African American cancer patients taking opioids and their caregivers. Poster Presentation at the Southern Nursing Society Annual Congress,March 18 – 20, 2020, New Orleans, LA.
Madrigal, L., Escoffery, C. Advancing the Science of Program Adaptation for Health Promotion. Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE). Atlanta, GA, March 18, 2020.
Escoffery, C. Implementation Science Overview - Demystifying Implementation Science, Theories and Methods. Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE). Atlanta, GA, March 18, 2020.
Sales, J., Piper, K., Escoffery, C., Sheth, A. Where can southern girls go for Prep?: Examining the prep providing practices of Title X-funded family planning clinics across the southern US? Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, San Diego, CA, March 11, 2020.
Jobst, B. Interictal Activity, Brain Stimulation and Cognition in Epilepsy. Grand Roundss, NYU Langone Medical Center. New York, NY. February, 4, 2020.
HPV Vaccination: Recommendations and Strategies for Improving Coverage. Webinar presented to National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (co-presented with Dr. Lauri Markowitz, CDC). January 2020.
Escoffery, C. Managing Epilepsy Well (MEW Network). 2019 – 2024 PRC Kick-Off Meeting, Atlanta, GA, January 24, 2020.
Vu M*†, Jang HM, Escoffery C, Berg CJ, Travis L, Bednarczyk RA. Asian-Americans’ human papillomavirus vaccine intention and utilization: A systematic review of multilevel determinants. Poster presentation, 4th Annual Cancer Disparities Symposium, Cleveland OH.
Bednarczyk RA*. TweenVax: A comprehensive practice-, provider-, and patient-level intervention to improve adolescent HPV vaccine uptake. Poster presentation, NCI New Grantee Meeting, Rockville MD.
Schmidt, S., Streltzov, N., Zhao, W., Roth, R., Schommer, L., Kiriakopoulos, E., Mazanec, M., Chu, F., Henninger, H., Jobst, B. Advantages of face-to-face contact versus video conferencing in the delivery of a self-management program for people with epilepsy. American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting. CANCELLED (COVID-19).
Streltzov, N., Schmidt, S., Zhao, W., Roth, R., Schommer, L., Kiriakopoulos, E., Mazanec, M., Chu, F., Henninger, H., Jobst, B. The longitudinal effects of HOBSCOTCH—a self-management program for people with epilepsy. American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting. CANCELLED (COVID-19).
2019
McGee, R.E. Disseminating and Implementing Project UPLIFT. Oral presentation at the American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. December 10, 2019.
Kiriakopoulos, E., Kakacek J., Manderscheid R., LaFrance C., Kanner A., Jobst B., Ryan C., Schmidt S., Newborn-Palmer L., Shafer P., Haynes-Smith L., Owens S. Epilepsy Training for Behavioral Health Care Providers: A Pilot Implementation Study for Increasing Awareness, Knowledge Exchange and Building Community Partnerships. American Epilpesy Society Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD. December 9, 2019.
Quon, R., Mazanec M., Schmidt S., Johnson E., Sajatovic M., Spruill T., Andrews A., Jobst B. Number of Antiepileptic Drugs is Associated with Increased Cognitive Impairment in People with Epilepsy. American Epilpesy Society Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD. December 8, 2019.
Escoffery, C., Johnson, L., McGee, R., Quarells, R., Thompson, N., Geiger, D. Self-management behaviors among African Americans with epilepsy. American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. December 7, 2019.
Sajatovic, M., Johnson E., Fraser R., Cassidy K., Liu H., Pandey D., Scal P., Schmidt S., Shegog R., Spruill T., Janevic M., Tatsuoka C., Jobst B. Epilepsy Self-Management for Depression: Aggregate Managing Epilepsy Well Network Findings. American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. December 7, 2019.
Piper, K., Haardoefer, R., Escoffery, C., Sheth, A., Sales, J. Exploring the heterogeneity of factors that may influence implementation of PrEP in family planning clinics: A latent profile analysis. 12th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation, Arlington, VA, December 5, 2019
Mullen, P.D., Escoffery, C., Foster, M., Haardoerfer, R., Fernandez, ME. Building capacity for program adaptation competencies: Findings from the IM-adapt baseline participants. 12th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation, Arlington, VA, December 4, 2019.
Farrell, M., Escoffery, C. Implementation Science: Resources and Tools for Health. Society for Public Health Education Webinar, November 12, 2019.
Hermstad A, Arriola KJ, Haardörfer R, Owolabi S, Kegler M. Program Evaluation with a Health Equity Lens: The Two Georgias Initiative. Roundtable, 2019 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Nov 5, 2019, Philadelphia, PA.
Owolabi S, Hermstad A, Harding B, Lessien E, Bundy L, Kegler M. Factors influencing implementation of a rural healthy equity initiative. Presentation, 2019 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Nov 5, 2019, Philadelphia, PA.
Schlusser, C., Simard, E., Haardoerfer, R., Lash, T., & Thompson, N. The effects of co-prescribing anti-epileptic drugs and antidepressant medications among African Americans with epilepsy at Grady Hospital: A case-crossover study. APHA Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. November 2019.
Vu M†, King AR*, Jang HM, Bednarczyk RA. Practice-, Provider-, and Patient-level facilitators of and barriers to HPV vaccine promotion and uptake in the state of Georgia: A qualitative study of healthcare provider’s perspectives. Poster presentation, 6th NCI Cancer Centers HPV Vaccination Summit, Dallas TX. November 2019.
King AR*, Vu M†, Bednarczyk RA. Healthcare provider strategies to discuss and promote the HPV vaccination series with parents of adolescents in the state of Georgia. Poster presentation, 6th NCI Cancer Centers HPV Vaccination Summit, Dallas TX. November 2019.
Kiriakopoulos, E., Ryan, C., Schmidt, S., Kakacek, J., Shafer, P., Jobst, B., Owens, R., Manderscheid, R. The Intersection of Epilepsy, Mental and Behavioral Health: Training for Health Care Providers. The Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care’s 54th Annual Meeting & Conference. Kansas City, MO. October 22, 2019.
Epidemiologic Evidence of HPV Vaccine Effectiveness and Safety. National HPV Vaccination Roundtable Best Practices Conference, Atlanta GA. August 2019.
Addressing HPV vaccine hesitancy and myths. US Department of Health and Human Services Region IV meeting on cancer prevention among college students, Atlanta GA. July 2019.
Jennifer A Marks, Jeffery Switchenko, Conor Steuer, Sara Herrin, Martha Ryan, Mihir Patel, Mark El-Deiry, Mark McDonald, Jonathan J Beitler, Dong M Shin, Theresa W. Gillespie, Nabil F Saba. Socioeconomic contributions to clinical outcome by HPV status in squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck (SCCHN): An NCDB analysis. American Society for Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, June 2019.
Anderson, A. N., Haardörfer, R., Holstad, M., Nguyen, M. L. T., Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2019, June). A Path Analysis of Patient and Social-Level Predictors on Health Literacy and Retention in Care Among African Americans Living with HIV. Poster session presented at the 14th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence, Miami, Florida.
Strategies to improve adolescent HPV vaccine uptake. Dekalb County Board of Health, Decatur GA. May 2019.
Addressing HPV vaccine hesitancy and myths. Pediatric Grand Rounds provided to Carilion Clinic, Roanoke VA. May 2019.
Shade Owolabi, April Hermstad, Bridget Harding, Erika Lessien, Lucja Bundy, Michelle Kegler. Factors influencing implementation of a rural health equity initiative. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2019.
April Hermstad, Kimberly Arriola, Regine Haardörfer, Shade Owolabi, Samantha Tucker, Michelle Kegler. Program Evaluation with a Health Equity Lens: The Two Georgias Initiative. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2019.
Jones R., Haardörfer R., Riosmena F., Cunningham S. Health Implications of Migration: Cross-classified Multilevel Models to disentangle Country of Origin and State of Resettlement Effects of Bodyweight. Population Association of America. April 2019. Austin, TX. Poster Presentation.
Singh V, Harvey III D, Gillespie TW. Effects of intranasal ketamine on uncontrolled cancer related pain. American Association of Pain Medicine, Denver, CO, March 2019.
2018
Bellcross C, Hermstad A, Tallo C, Leonard C, Pencea I, Stanislaw C. Identification and Referral of Women at Risk for BRCA Mutations. Poster, 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting. June 1-5, 2018, Chicago, IL.
Allen, C.G., Escofffery, C., Haardoerfer, R., McBride, C.M. Multi-level influences on not perceiving family health history-taking as important: The role of cancer risk. 39th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA, April 11, 2018.
Vu, M, Berg, C., Escoffery, C., Bednarczyk, B. Perceptions of HPV vaccine and predictors of vaccine recommendation and initiation among college students in Georgia. 39th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA, April 11, 2018.
Escoffery, C. Similarities and differences for eHealth Behaviors among U.S. Adults by age groups. Society for Public Health Education, Columbus, OH, April 5, 2018.
Kegler MC, Hermstad A. Evaluating with an Equity Lens. Invited Workshop, Healthcare Georgia Foundation’s Grantee and Partner Conference Connections 2018, March 29, 2018 Atlanta, GA.
Komro, K.A. (2018, March). 25 Years of NIH-funded Community Randomized Trials: Reflections on Vital NIH Next Steps to Tackle the Opioid Epidemic. Invited speaker at the NIH Cutting Edge Science Meeting Series to End the Opioid Crisis: Contributions of Social and Behavioral Research to Addressing the Opioid Crisis, Washington, D.C.
2017
Arriola KRJ, Redmond N, Thompson NJ, Perryman JP, Patzer RE (2017). Organ Donation Education for African Americans in the United States. Oral presentation at the 14th Congress of the International Society for Organ Donation & Procurement. Geneva, Switzerland. (September).
Bellcross C, Stanislaw C, Hermstad A, Leonard C, Pencea I, Tallo C. Strategies to increase the identification, genetic counseling referral and genetic testing for women at risk for hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer. Poster, National Society of Genetic Counselors 36th Annual Conference, Sept 13-16, 2017, Columbus, OH.
Abraham, C., Tomolo, A., Escofferey, C. Department of Veterans Affairs Specialty Care Education Center of Excellence (SCECoE): An Inter-professional Collaborative Practice Model. Quality and Safety for Nurses National Forum, Chicago, IL, May 30, 2017.
Bellcross C, Hermstad A, Tallo C, Leonard C, Stanislaw C. A clinical trial to increase the identification, genetic counseling referral and genetic testing of women at risk for hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer. Presentation, 88th Annual Georgia Public Health Association Meeting, Apr 11, 2017, Atlanta, GA.
Berg, C. J., Haardörfer, R., McBride, C. M., Kilaru, V., Ressler, K. J., Wingo, A. P., Saba, N. & Smith, A. (2017, March). The Role of Trauma and Resilience in Depressive Symptoms and Physiological Health Risk Indicators in Black Ever versus Never Smokers. Presentation at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Florence, Italy.
Berg, C. J., Haardörfer, R., Payne, J. Getachew, B., McBride, C. M., Guttentag, A., & Kirchner, T. (2017, March). A Mixed-methods Ecological Momentary Assessment Study of Polytobacco-Marijuana Co-users: A Glimpse into Psychosocial Context. Presentation at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Florence, Italy.
Berg, C. J., Payne, J., Henriksen, L. A., Cavazos-Rehg, P., Schauer, G. L., Getachew, B., & Haardörfer, R. (2017, March). Reasons for Marijuana Use and Concurrent Use with Tobacco among Young Adults: A Mixed-methods Scale Development Study. Presentation at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Florence, Italy
Escoffery, C., McGee, R., Bidwell, J., Sims, C., Kovitch, E., Frazier, C. Elizabeth D Mynatt. Mobile App Review for Epilepsy Self-management, American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Workshop on Interactive Systems in Health Care (WISH), 2017.
Escoffery, C., Carvalho, M., Satsangi, A., Mishkin, G., Owolabi, S., Hannon, P., Vu, T., Maxwell, A.E., Mason, C. Mixed methods study of the role of partnerships in advancing screening promotion in the Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP). 2017 CDC National Cancer Conference, Atlanta, GA, August 14, 2017.
Escoffery, C., DeGroff, A., Satsangi, A. Process indicators for the implementation of patient navigation for colorectal cancer screening and treatment. 2017 CDC National Cancer Conference, Atlanta, GA, August 16, 2017.
Escoffery, C., Lebow-Skelley, E., Udelson, H., Elaine Boing, E., Fernandez, M.E., Wood, R. A Scoping Study of Program Adaptation Frameworks for Public Health, American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA, November 7, 2017.
Escoffery, C., Leeman, J. Putting Public Health Evidence into Action, Nebraska Association of Local Health Directors, Lincoln, NE, June 1, 2017.
Escoffery, C., Mullen, P., Fernandez, M.E., Lebow-Skelley, E., Haardorfer, R., Reece, D. Udelson, H., Elaine Boing, E., Wood, R., Liang, S., Hartman, M. Systematic review of adaptation processes for public health evidence-based interventions, American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA, November 7, 2017.
Fabayo, O., Kegler, M. C., Lebow-Skelley, E. BreathEasy Georgia: Smoke-free Apartment Communities. Presentation at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Georgia Association of Housing and Redevelopment Authorities, Savannah, GA, September 18, 2017.
Flemming SS, Redmond N, Williamson DHZ, Thompson NJ, Perryman JP, Patzer RE, Arriola KRJ (2017). Decisional balance and expressing organ donation intentions among African Americans. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association annual convention, Washington, D.C. (August).
Haardörfer R, Hermstad A, Kegler M. Differences and similarities in relationships between home food inventories, healthy eating and BMI for men and women: A path analysis of a nationally representative sample of adults. Poster, 2017 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Nov 5, 2017, Atlanta, GA.
Haardörfer, R., Berg C.J., Escoffery, C., Mullen, P., Williams, R., Hovell, M., Kegler, M.C., (2017, March). Impact of Creating a Smoke-Free Home on Smokers. Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Florence, Italy.
Haardörfer, R., Cahn, Z., Lewis, M., & Berg, C.J. (2016, November). E-cigarette Industry Adspend, Communication Channels, and Messaging Strategies, 2011-2015: What the Leading Brands Are Doing and Why? Presentation at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Denver, Colorado.
Hannon, P., Maxwell, A., Escoffery, C., Vu, T., Kohn, M., Dillon-Sumner, L., Mason, C. Adoption, implementation and maintenance of evidence-based colorectal cancer screening interventions among CRCCP grantees. 2017 CDC National Cancer Conference, Atlanta, GA, August 14, 2017.
Hermstad A, Haardörfer R, Woodruff R, Raskind I, Kegler M. Findings from a National Home Food Environment Survey: How does Georgia Compare? Presentation, 88th Annual Georgia Public Health Association Meeting, Apr 12, 2017, Atlanta, GA.
Kegler, M. C., Lea, J., Lebow-Skelley, E., Haardörfer, R., Diggs, P., Hernon, S. A Qualitative Study of the Process of Adopting, Implementing and Enforcing Smoke-Free Policies in Privately-Owned Affordable Housing in Georgia and North Carolina. Presentation at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA, November 6, 2017
Kegler, M., Lea, J., Lebow-Selley, E., Diggs, P., Herndon, S., Lefebre, A., Patel, S., Haardörfer, R. (2017, March). Processes, Facilitators, and Barriers to Adoption and Implementation of Smoke-free Policies in Subsidized Housing. National Conference on Tobacco Or Health, Austin, TX.
Kim, D., Theall, K., & Komro, K.A. (2017, September). Advancing Policy-Relevant Epidemiologic Research on the Social Determinants of Health. American College of Epidemiology, New Orleans, LA.
Komro, K.A. (2017, November). Community Engagement – A Means to Achieving Health Equity. Invited speaker at the National Academies of Sciences Workshop on Achieving Health Equity: Promoting Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health Equity for Children, Families and Communities.
Komro, K.A. (2017, August). Effective interventions to prevent alcohol use among American Indian and rural youth. Invited presentation to the U.S. DHHS Region 4 Tribal Consultation, Atlanta, GA.
Komro, K.A. (2017, December). Multi-level prevention trial of alcohol use among American Indian and White high school students in the Cherokee Nation. Invited speaker at the NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival. Washington, D.C.
Komro, K.A. (2017, May). Public Health Law Research: Methods to Measure Exposure to Structural Racism/Discrimination. Invited speaker at the NIMHD Workshop on Structural Racism/Discrimination: Impact on Minority Health and Health Disparities.
Komro, K.A. (2017, May), Intervention Research and Complex Intervention. Invited presentation at the Stockholm Conference on Intervention Research: Premises, Challenges, and Revisiting Positions, organized by The Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research, The Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services, The National Board of Health and Welfare, The Public Health Agency of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden.
Komro, K.A., Pettigrew, D.W., & Garrett, B.A. (2017, January). Multi-level prevention trial of alcohol use among American Indian and White high school students in the Cherokee Nation. Invited presentation to the U.S. Interagency Coordinating Council to Prevent Underage Drinking, Washington, DC.
Komro, K.A., & Wagenaar, A.C. (2017, November). Family economic security policy as a social determinant of health. Using law to address disparities and social determinants. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
Komro, K.A., Markowitz, S., Livingston, M.D., & Wagenaar, A.C. (2017, November). Effects of state-level EITC on maternal health behaviors and infant health outcomes. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
Lea, J, Kegler, M., Lebow-Skelley, Haardörfer, R., Herndon, S. (2017, March). Promoting Smoke-Free Policies in Public versus Affordable Housing: Understanding Similarities and Differences. Annual Meeting of the Society for Public Health Education, Denver, CO.
Liang L, Kegler M, Cotter M, Phillips E, Hermstad A, Morton R, Beasley D, Martinez J, Riehman K. Integrating evidence-based practices for increasing cancer screenings in safety-net primary care systems: A multiple case study using the consolidated framework for implementation research. Presentation, 8th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation, Dec 14, 2015, Washington, DC.
Mainor, A.G., Decosimo, K.D., Leeman, J., Escoffery, C., Farris, P., Shannon, J., Winters-Stone, K., Williams, B. Scaling-up Evidence in Action: A collaborative process to effectively extend the reach of an evidence-based decision making curriculum for local practitioners. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 5, 2017.
Ochoa, C., Haardörfer, R., Escoffery, C., Stein, K. Alcaraz, K.I. Examining the role of social support and spirituality on the health status of Hispanic cancer survivors. American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Tenth AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, Atlanta, GA. September 2017.
Olorundare, I., Nellum, A., McCloud, C., McGree, R., Hunter-Jones, J., Thompson, N.J., Quarells, R.C., Escoffery, C. Using cognitive interviews to adapt an epilepsy self-management instrument for African Americans. Xavier University Health Disparities Conference, New Orleans, LA, March 2017.
Pettigrew, D.W. & Garrett, B.A. for Komro, K.A. and team (2017, August). Prevention Trial in the Cherokee Nation, New Research Since the Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking, moderated by Ralph Hingson, Sc.D., Director, Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Invited presentation for the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of American Mid-Year Training Institute.
Raskind IG, Haardörfer R, Berg CJ. Food insecurity, psychosocial health, and academic performance among college students in Georgia. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting; 2017 November 4-8; Atlanta, GA.
Redmond N, Harker L, Bamps Y, Flemming, SS, Arriola KRJ, Perryman JP, Thompson NJ, Patzer RE, (2017). Lessons Learned from a Process Evaluation of an Online Organ Donation Educational Intervention. Poster presented at 2017 Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. March.
Redmond N, Arriola KRJ, Williamson DHZ, Flemming SS, Harker L, Perryman JP, Thompson NJ, Patzer RE, (2017). The Impact of Financial Incentives on Organ Donation Intentions among African Americans. Poster presented at 2017 Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. March.
Thompson, T., Kreuter, M., Caito, N., Williams, R., Fernandez, M., Escoffery, C., Kegler, M. Implementing an evidence-based tobacco control program at five 2-1-1 call centers: an evaluation using the consolidated framework for implementation research. National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Austin, TX, March 23, 2017.
Woodruff, R.C., Raskind, I., Harris, D., Gazmararian, A., Kramer, M., Haardörfer, R., Kegler, M.C. Dietary Impact of Introducing a New Retailer of Fruits and Vegetables into a Community: Results from a Systematic Review. Presentation at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, Georgia, November 2017.2016
Escoffery, C., Lebow-S, E., Fernandez, M. Wood, R., Mullen, P. A scoping study of program adaptation frameworks for evidence-based interventions. 9th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation, Washington, DC, December 14, 2016.
Wong, E., Haardörfer, R., Windle, M., & Berg, C.J. (2016, November). Alternative Tobacco Product Use Among Young Adults: Associations with Nicotine Dependence and Distinct Motives for Use. Presentation at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Denver, Colorado.
Lebow-Skelley, E. Promoting Smoke-free Policies in Public Versus Affordable Housing: Understanding Similarities and Differences in North Carolina and Georgia. Presentation at the Georgia Clearing the Air: An Institute for Policy Advocacy, Atlanta, GA, November 30, 2016.
Mullen, P.D., Leeman, J., Wood, R., Escoffery, C.T., Pichardo, M., Fernandez, M.E. Availability of evidence-based cancer prevention and control interventions and policies: A critical review. American Public Health Association, Denver, CO, November 1, 2016.
DeGroff, A., Gressard, L., Rice, K., Glover-Kudon, R., Robie, J., Gersten, J., Butterly, L., Escoffery, C. Assessing the scalability of a cancer screening patient navigation intervention using RE-AIM. American Public Health Association, Denver, CO, November 1, 2016.
Escoffery, C., DeGroff, A., Satsangi, A. Proposed indicators for monitoring and evaluating patient navigation for colorectal cancer screening. American Evaluation Association, Atlanta, GA, October 28, 2016.
Patterson, A., Escoffery, C., Khalaf, M., Cannady, R., Ramachandran, K., Giblin, J., Hopson, C. Assessing needs among cancer survivors in Georgia. American Public Health Association, Denver, CO, October 31, 2016.
Fabayo, O., Haardörfer, R., Lebow-Skelley, E. BreatheEasy Georgia: Strategies for Creating and Enforcing Smoke‐Free Policies. Presentation at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Georgia Association of Housing and Redevelopment Authorities, Destin, FL, September 20, 2016.
Lipscomb, J., Escoffery, C., Gillespie, T., Henley, J., Goodman, M., Smith, R.A., Chociemski, T., Almon, L., Ward, K.C. Randomized study of high vs. low intensity intervention for screening higher risk breast cancer survivors and first-degree relatives. 2016 Biennial Cancer Survivorship Conference, Washington, DC, June 18, 2016.
Patterson, A.K., Escoffery, C., Khalaf, M., Giblin, J., Ramachandran, K., Cannady, R. Unmet needs and distress levels for Georgia’s Survivors. 2016 Biennial Cancer Survivorship Conference, Washington, DC, June 18, 2016.
Komro, K.A., Livingston, M.D., Wagenaar, A.C. Family Economic Security Policy Effects on Infant Health: State-level Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Minimum Wage. Society for Prevention Research, May 31-June 3, 2016, San Francisco, CA.
Komro, K.A., Livingston, M.D., Wagenaar, A.C., Kominsky, T.K., Pettigrew, D.W., & Garrett, B.A. (2016, June). Prevention Trial in the Cherokee Nation: Effects of Community Environmental Change and School-based Brief Interventions on Alcohol Use among Adolescents. Society for Prevention Research, May 31-June 3, 2016, San Francisco, CA.
Berg, C. J., Haardörfer, R., Getachew, B., & Windle, M. (2016, May). Fighting fire with fire: Using industry market research to identify young adults at risk for alternative tobacco product and substance use. Presentation at the 2016 Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco – Europe, Prague, Czech Republic.
Berg, C. J., Haardörfer, R., Schauer, G. L., & Windle, M. (2016, May). Reasons for Polytobacco Use among Young Adults: Scale Development and Validation. Presentation at the 2016 Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco – Europe, Prague, Czech Republic. Berg,
Komro, K.A., Pettigrew, D.W., Kennedy, K., Wagenaar, A. (2016, April). Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol (CMCA): Implementation within the Cherokee Nation. Alcohol Policy Conference 17, April 6-8, 2016, Arlington, VA.
Mullen PD, Escoffery CT, Fernandez ME, Hartman MA, Wood RJ, Bartholomew LW. Translating Intervention Mapping for program adaptation (IM Adapt) to an interactive web-based format with decision support. Society for Public Health Education. Charlotte, NC, March 29, 2016
Berg, C. J., Haardörfer, R., Lewis, M., Fakhouri, T., Getachew, B., & Windle, M. (Under review). Project DECOY: Documenting Experiences with Cigarettes and Other Tobacco in Youth. Presentation at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Chicago, Illinois.
Lefevre, A., Kegler, M.C., McDonald, B., Liang, L. and Haardörfer, R. (2016, March). Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding smoke-free policies in multi-unit housing in Georgia. Poster presented at the Georgia Public Health Association annual conference, Atlanta, GA.
Leeman, J., Escoffery, C. National Academy of Chronic Disease Director’s (NACDD) Cancer Council Communication Training. January 20, 2016.
2015
Morton R, Cotter M, Riehman K, Liang S, Kegler M, Phillips E, Beasley D, Hermstad A, Martinez J. Addressing Patient Barriers to Cancer Screening in Safety Net Clinics. Poster, Eighth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, Nov 13-16, 2015, Atlanta, GA.
Lara S. Savas, L.S., Mullen, P.D., Hovell, M., Cavazos, J.,Escoffrey, C., Kegler, M.C., JoAnn Gutierrez, J., Fernandez, M.E. Formative research for a smoke-free homes (SFH) intervention for Hispanic Texan households. Poster presentation, Innovations in Cancer Prevention and Research Conference, Austin, TX, November 10, 2015.
Fernandez, M.E., Hartman, M., Mullen, P.D., Wood, R., Escoffery, C, Bartholomew, L.K. IM Adapt Online: An interactive tool for finding and adapting evidence-based cancer control interventions. Poster presentation, Innovations in Cancer Prevention and Research Conference, Austin, TX, November 10, 2015.
Allen, C., Escoffery, C., Satsangi, A., & Brownstein, J.N. "A Little Fish in a Big Pond:” strategies to improve the integration of community health workers into health care teams. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Chicago, IL, November 2, 2015.
Escoffery, C., Liang, S., Rodgers, K., Haardorfer, R., Hennesay, G., Gilbertson, K., Fernandez, M., Gatus, L. Guidance on designing health fairs for promoting cancer screening: lessons learned from evaluation of 7 health fairs. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Chicago, IL, November 2, 2015.
Shannon, J., Leeman, J., Carvalho, M., Escoffery, C., Bernal, S. Putting Public Health Evidence in Action. APHA Learning Institute, American Public Health Association, Chicago, IL, October 31, 2015.
Melillo, S., Escoffery, C. Implementing Priority Evidence-based Interventions for Program Success. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Colorectal Cancer Control Program 2015 Business Meeting, Atlanta, GA, October 14, 2015.
Leeman, J, Escoffery, C., Mullen, P. Understanding the Issues: How to Use Community Assessment, Evidence, and Theory to Inform Your Cancer Control Approaches. George Washington University Mentoring Program Webinar, September 14, 2015.
Woodruff R, Brown A, Coleman A, Munoz J, Shipley R,Loh L, Honeycutt S, Hermstad A, Kegler M. Description and Evaluation Results of an Innovative Pilot Program to Increase Access to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in Cobb County, GA. Oral presentation at the 86th Annual Meeting of the Georgia Public Health Association, April 14, 2015, Atlanta, GA.
Raskind I, Cherry S, Ballard D, Woodruff R, Hodge T, Haardoerfer R, Kegler M. Home Food Environment and Food Purchasing Decisions Among Young Adult Women in Southwest Georgia. Poster presentation at the 86th Annual Meeting of the Georgia Public Health Association, April 13-14, 2015, Atlanta, GA.
Hermstad A, Arriola KJ, St Clair Flemming S, Honeycutt S, Carvalho M, Cherry S, Davis T, Frazier S, Escoffery C, Kegler M. Promoting Policy and Environmental Change in Faith-Based Organizations: Organizational Level Findings from a Mini-Grants Program. Oral presentation at the 86th Annual Meeting of the Georgia Public Health Association, April 13, 2015, Atlanta, GA.
Leeman, J, Escoffery, C. Tools of the Trade: Putting Public Health Evidence into Action. National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Research to Reality Webinar, February 24, 2015.
2014
Kegler M, Liang S, Fernandez M, Weiner B, Jacobs S, Williams R, Risendal B, Friedman D, Glenn B, Tu S. Measuring Constructs from the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research in the Context of Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening at Community Health Centers. Panel Presentation (Panel title: The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research: Project Examples and Future Plans) at The 7th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation. Dec 8th, 2014. Washington D.C.
Escoffery C, Dwyer A, Gressard L, Hannan PA, Leeman J, Mason C, Rice K, Maxwell AE, Sowles S, Vu T. Building Grantees' Capacity to Implement Evidence-based Approaches for Cancer Control within the CDC's Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP). Roundtable presentation at the 142nd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, November 15-19, 2014, New Orleans, LA.
Genkin B, Kegler MC, Berg CJ, Haardörfer RH, Fredrick GT. Understanding food insecurity and obesity: a mediation analysis. Presented at the 2014 Society for Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, April 23-26, 2014, Philadelphia, PA.Haardörfer R, Velusvamy JK, Hotz J, Addison A, Gazmararian J, Kegler M. Healthy Homes/Healthy Families: Results from a Coaching Intervention RCT to Prevent Weight Gain in Low-Income Rural Women. Presented at the 142nd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, New Orleans, LA, November 15-19, 2014.
Haardörfer R, Kegler M, Gazmararian J, Reynolds P. Home environments and physical activity among low-income overweight and obese women in southwest Georgia. Presented at the 142nd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, New Orleans, LA, November 15-19, 2014.
Escoffery C. Applying dissemination and implementation research designs in practice. Presented at the Buenos Aires Implementation Research Workshop of the Instituto Nacional del Cancer from Argentina and the U.S National Cancer Institute, November 5-7, 2014, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Haardörfer R, Kegler MC, Glanz K, Addison A. (2014). The Impact of Home, Work, and Church Environments on Fat Intake Over Time Among Rural Residents. Presented at the Modern Modeling Methods Conference, Storrs, CT, May 21-22, 2014.
Arriola, K.R.J (2014, April). Making cancer disparities history. Invited speaker at Albany State University as part of the Department of Natural Sciences Health Disparities Seminar Series.
Escoffery C, Hermstad A, Carvalho M, Napier E, Honeycutt S, Arriola KJ, Kegler M. The "Prevention Strategies that Work" Mini-Grants Program in Faith-Based Organizations in Southwest Georgia: Program Implementation and Evaluation. Poster presented at the SOPHE 65th Annual Meeting, March 19-21, 2014, Baltimore, MD.
Hermstad A, Carvalho M, Davis T, Frazier S, Cherry S, Liang L, St. Clair S, Honeycutt S, Escoffery C, Kegler M, Arriola KJ. The "Prevention Strategies that Work" Mini-Grants Program in Faith Based Organizations in Southwest Georgia: Program Implementation and Evaluation. Presented at the GPHA 85th Annual Meeting & Conference, March 11, 2014, Atlanta, GA.
2013
Kegler M. Strategies for Engaging Community Partners in Environmental Health Research. Brownfields 2013: Sustainable Communities Start Here; May 14-17, 2013; Atlanta, GA.Liang S, Kegler M, Fernandez M, Weiner B, Jacobs S, Williams R, Risendal B, Friedman D, Glenn B, Tu S. Measuring Constructs from the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research in the Context of Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening at Community Health Centers. Panel presentation (Panel title: Pressing Ahead: Developing and Testing of New Measures in Implementation Science) at The 7th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation. Dec 8th, 2014. Washington D.C.
Maxwell AE, Hannon PA, Escoffery C, Vu T, Kohn M, Vernon SW, DeGroff A. Colorectal cancer screening promotion and provision by Colorectal Cancer Control Program grantees. Presented at the 142nd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association. New Orleans, LA, November 15-19, 2014.
Ory M, Kellstedt D, Carvalho M, Friedman DB, McCracken JL, Fernandez ME, Dawson G, Kegler M. Use of mini-grants to disseminate evidence-based interventions for cancer prevention and control. Presented at the 142nd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, November 15-19, 2014, New Orleans, LA.
Patel A, Ilozumba U, Thompson NJ. Disseminating a Public Mental Health Intervention. Poster presented at American Public Health Association 140th Annual Meeting & Expo; October 30, 2012; San Francisco, CA.
Rice K, Gressard L, DeGroff A, Hannon P, Vu T, Maxwell A, Escoffery C. Implementation of systems approaches for integrating public health and primary care delivery to increase colorectal cancer screening. Poster presented at the Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, June 8-10, 2014, San Diego, CA.
Lipscomb J, Ward KC, Adams K, et al. Augmenting State Cancer Registry Data for Quality-of-Care Assessment: a Georgia-based Application To Evaluate Receipt of Adjuvant Therapies for Breast and Colorectal Cancer. Presented at the Health Services Research Discussant Poster Session, 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO); June 2, 2013; Chicago, IL.
Schauer G, Woodruff R, Hotz J, Kegler M. A qualitative inquiry about weight counseling practices in community health centers. Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, April 2014, Philadelphia, PA.
Lipscomb J. Ensuring the Quality of Health Care: Application of Concepts to Cancer Screening. Podium presentation in Panel Session on Policy Transforming Practice: Access, Quality, and Costs of Health Care at the Prevent Cancer Foundation Dialogue for Action on Cancer Screening: Hitting the Targets; March 21, 2013; Baltimore, MD.
Matson-Koffman D, Goetzel RZ, Roemer EC, Schmidt B. The CDC Worksite Health ScoreCard: How to Use the Tool and Lessons Learned from the National Healthy Worksite Program. Panel discussion accepted at the 23nd Annual Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference; March 20-22, 2013; Hilton Head, SC.