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George Mason researchers harness the power of artificial intelligence to match patients with the most effective antidepressant for their unique needs

Mary Cunningham — Wed, 29 May 2024 19:46:58 +0000

George Mason researchers harness the power of artificial intelligence to match patients with the most effective antidepressant for their unique needs Mary Cunningham Wed, 05/29/2024 - 15:46

Researchers in ��AV’s College of Public Health have leveraged the power of artificial intelligence (AI) analytical models to match a patient’s medical history to the most effective antidepressant, allowing patients to find symptom relief sooner. The free website, MeAgainMeds.com, provides evidence-based recommendations, allowing clinicians and patients to find the optimal antidepressant the first time.

Farrokh Alemi, principal investigator and professor of health informatics at ��AV’s College of Public Health

“Many people with depression must try multiple antidepressants before finding the right one that alleviates their symptoms. Our website reduces the number of medications that patients are asked to try. The system recommends to the patient what has worked for at least 100 other patients with the same exact relevant medical history,” said Farrokh Alemi, principal investigator and professor of health informatics at ��AV’s College of Public Health.

AI helped to simplify the very complex task of making the thousands of guidelines easily accessible to patients and clinicians. The guidelines that researchers created are complicated because of the amount of clinical information that is relevant in prescribing an antidepressant; AI seamlessly simplifies the task.

With AI at its core, MeAgainMeds.com analyzes clinician or patient responses to a few anonymous medical history questions to determine which oral antidepressant would best meet the specific needs. The website does not ask for any personal identifiable information and it does not prescribe medication changes. Patients are advised to visit their primary health care provider for any changes in medication.

In 2018, the Centers for Disease Control reported that more than 13% of adults use antidepressants, and the number has only increased since the pandemic and other epidemics since 2020. This website could help millions of people find relief more quickly.

Alemi and his team analyzed 3,678,082 patients who took 10,221,145 antidepressants. The oral antidepressants analyzed were amitriptyline, bupropion, citalopram, desvenlafaxine, doxepin, duloxetine, escitalopram, fluoxetine, mirtazapine, nortriptyline, paroxetine, sertraline, trazodone, and venlafaxine. From the data, they created 16,770 subgroups of at least 100 cases, using reactions to prior antidepressants, current medication, history of physical illness, history of mental illness, key procedures, and other information. The subgroups and remission rates drive the AI to produce an evidence-based medication recommendation.

“By matching patients to the subgroups, clinicians can prescribe the medication that works best for people with similar medical history,” said Alemi. The researchers and website recommend that patients who use the site take the information to their clinicians, who will ultimately decide whether to prescribe the recommended medicine.

Alemi and his team tested a protype version of the site in 2023, which they advertised on social media. At that time, 1,500 patients used the website. Their goal is to improve the website and expand its user base. The initial research was funded by the Commonwealth of Virginia and by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The researchers’ most recent paper in a series of papers on response to antidepressants analyzed 2,467 subgroups of patients who had received psychotherapy. “Effectiveness of Antidepressants in Combination with Psychotherapy” was published online in March 2024. Additional authors include Tulay G Soylu from Temple University, and Mary Cannon and Conor McCandless from Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland.

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Should you be worried about ‘zombie deer’?

Mary Cunningham — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:28:05 +0000

Should you be worried about ‘zombie deer’? Mary Cunningham Wed, 03/20/2024 - 13:28

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��AV researcher Amira Roess discusses deer with chronic wasting disease, nicknamed "zombie deer," and what the risk to humans is.

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Zombies have been found in a northern Maryland state park—zombie deer that is. The sick deer are not after human brains, but they could be harmful to humans who have contact with them.

We spoke with Amira Roess, professor of global health and epidemiology at ��AV's College of Public Health, to learn about zombie deer. Roess worked on deer-related illness while she was an epidemic intelligence service officer (i.e., an outbreak investigator) at the Centers for Disease Control. She is one of the principal investigators, along with Taylor M. Anderson of the College of Science on a study funded by the USDA examining the nature of human and deer contact in urban areas, specifically in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.

What are zombie deer?

What is referred to as "zombie deer" are actually deer infected with chronic wasting disease (CWD), which is a prion disease. Deer with CWD can appear very unsteady, stumbling a lot, and are often very thin. They may also show other symptoms related to neurological damage.

Prions are proteins that cause other proteins to unfold. Some describe them as virus-like proteins. When they infect a person or an animal they cause severe neurological damage. This leads to serious symptoms that get worse over time including unsteadiness, loss of the ability to speak or walk or swallow, and weight loss.

How worried should people be about getting prion disease?

Fortunately, the risk of prion disease from deer appears low if humans limit their contact with deer, especially their blood and nervous tissue. But this means that we must be very careful and vigilant.

Why haven’t we heard of prions before?

You may not remember hearing the word "prion,” but you might remember hearing about a prion called bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), which was commonly called “mad cow disease” by many. That experience showed the world just how deadly prion diseases can be for humans.

During the BSE outbreak in England in the 1990s, humans became infected after eating beef products that had come from cattle infected with prions. Infected people lost their ability to walk, talk, and had very agonizing slow deaths that could only be diagnosed after death upon autopsy. That was the largest prion outbreak ever documented. What is very concerning is that in the U.S. when we test deer for chronic wasting disease, we increasingly find it.

Are you worried about outbreaks?

I am concerned that it is a matter of time before we find prion disease among people whose only exposure was through direct contact with deer. In the case of BSE, it was hypothesized that many infected individuals had first gotten exposed 10 or more years prior to their deaths. We believe that during those 10 or more years the prion slowly caused damage and went undetected until the damage got so extensive, that symptoms appeared.

How can we reduce our risk of contracting CWD?

Deer are wildlife, and as with all wildlife, we need to limit our contact with them. In many parts of the U.S., white-tailed deer are becoming habituated or accustomed to humans. They know that we generally don't hurt them, and increasingly we do things like feed them. But remember, deer are not pets—they have not evolved to be in such close contact with humans. They are still wildlife and deserve our respect and distance.

Do not approach deer and train your pets not to approach them either. If you have children or take care of children, make sure to teach them to be respectful of wildlife and to never approach deer or other wildlife. This is especially important if the animal appears hurt, sick, or disoriented. In that case, call 311 or your local wildlife office immediately to get a professional involved to help the animal.

Is there a group that is more at risk for chronic wasting disease?

Deer hunters are at an increased risk because of their close contact with the blood and nervous tissue of deer that they have hunted. Numerous educational resources about how to protect yourself from the risk of prions and other pathogens when hunting are now available. The best advice is to use personal protective equipment (PPE). If a deer appears sick, do not hunt it. Hunters can access information from their local games departments and in the USDA chronic wasting disease website.

Are there other animals that carry prions?

So far there have been reports of prion disease in humans, sheep, goats, cattle, mink, cats, and lemurs, among other mammals. Our knowledge about which other animals can be infected is limited by the fact that we don't have active surveillance for prion disease and most other diseases. What we know is very limited and confined to our experiences with cattle, deer, and other animals that have been found infected because of symptoms. Prions can remain in the environment for long periods of time, and they are very difficult to destroy.

What can we do to protect deer?

Remember that all wildlife deserve our respect and deserve to be left alone. Do not feed deer or other wildlife and remove all food sources (such as trash) to protect deer, raccoons, squirrels, birds and other animals.

When people approach an injured or sick animal, we often cause stress to the animal which then can make the animal sicker. If a deer looks sick, you should exercise extreme caution and not approach it. Instead, call 311 and report the deer so that it can be tested.

Studies have found that wildlife are losing their fear of humans, and this is linked to an increase in illness in these animals and also in people. Remember that wildlife carry numerous diseases that can harm people, including deer ticks that spread Lyme disease, and raccoons, coyotes, and foxes that spread rabies.

To speak to Amira Roess about chronic wasting disease, please contact Michelle Thompson at mthomp7@gmu.edu

Amira Roess is a professor of global health and epidemiology at ��AV's College of Public Health, Department of Global and Community Health. She is an epidemiologist with expertise in infectious diseases epidemiology, multidisciplinary and multi-species field research and evaluating interventions to reduce the transmission and impact of infectious diseases. Roess currently oversees several longitudinal studies to understand emergence and transmission of zoonotic infectious diseases globally, including the emergence and transmission of Campylobacter (with support from The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), MERS-CoV (with support from the US National Science Foundation), and the development of the microbiome during the first year of life. She studies links between food animal production and emerging infectious and zoonotic disease emergence globally, and mHealth (especially apps) technology integration and evaluations to reduce the impact of infectious diseases outbreaks, promote health care and health reduce disparities.

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Tech inefficiencies, piles of (electronic) paperwork, and increased patient volume contribute to burnout of primary care physicians, study finds

Mary Cunningham — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 18:11:13 +0000

Tech inefficiencies, piles of (electronic) paperwork, and increased patient volume contribute to burnout of primary care physicians, study finds Mary Cunningham Tue, 01/30/2024 - 13:11

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Burnout is an occupational phenomenon that results from chronic workplace stress, according to the World Health Organization.

Burnout often includes emotional exhaustion, negative feelings or mental distance from one’s job, and a low sense of accomplishment at work. COVID-19 increased feelings of burnout in primary care physicians, and a new study, sought to understand primary care clinicians’ perspectives on burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic, the causes of burnout, and strategies to improve clinician well-being.

Debora Goldberg

Inefficiencies of electronic health records systems and high levels of documentation contribute to burnout, according to clinicians participating in a recent study led by Debora Goldberg, associate professor in ��AV’s College of Public Health. Other contributors to burnout included high patient volume, staffing shortages, and expectations for responding to patient emails and telephone calls. Most participants also described the need to work after clinic hours to complete documentation.

“The results of this study provide an in-depth view of participating clinicians’ experiences and perceptions of burnout and other mental health challenges. These viewpoints can improve awareness of the issues and strategies to improve the health and well-being of our clinician workforce,” said Goldberg, the principal investigator.

Most of the suggested strategies to improve clinician well-being were changes at the organizational level and included increasing efforts to improve work-life balance, enhancing the use of team-based care models, optimizing electronic health record functions, providing accessible mental health services, granting additional administrative time to complete documentation, and increasing institutional awareness and recognition of the issues surrounding burnout.

Additionally, clinicians reported experiencing traumatic events during the pandemic and in some cases reported both burnout and depression. The study findings align with previous research that reported primary care physicians indicated dramatic increases in their workload since the beginning of the pandemic and an escalation in staffing issues, both contributing to an increase in burnout and stress among clinicians.

This research was funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration, Health and Public Safety Workforce Resiliency Training Program (1 U3NHP45404-01-00), and ��AV College of Public Health Intramural Pilot Study Funding.

“Anxiety, COVID, Burnout and Now Depression”: a Qualitative Study of Primary Care Clinicians’ Perceptions of Burnout” was published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine in November 2023. Tulay Soylu from Temple University; Carolyn Faith Hoffman, a Mason doctoral student; and Rachel E. Kishton and Peter F. Cronholm from the University of Pennsylvania are co-authors.

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Allison Miner, EdD, MS, RDN

mthomp7 — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 21:03:36 +0000

Allison Miner, EdD, MS, RDN mthomp7 Mon, 01/22/2024 - 16:03

Assistant Professor, Nutrition and Food Studies

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Dr. Allison Miner is a licensed dietitian and educator. Dr. Miner is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at ��AV in Fairfax, Virginia. She also provides medical nutrition therapy at the Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration (TSA, Health Unit). At the TSA she moderates a virtual weekly weight loss support group which is available to its 68,000+ employees. Miner is a member of the International WELL Building Institute, Nourishment Advisory Board which provides a roadmap for creating and certifying spaces that advance human health and well-being. Miner blogs on a variety of health and food topics on her website http://thesmarteater.com. She holds a bachelor’s degree in dietetics and master’s degree in international nutrition from the University of Maryland as well as a doctorate in education from Morgan State University. Her specialty is obesity and cardiovascular diseases, and her interests include urban gardening, using social media for weight loss advice, exercise, and her new grandson. She is very active in her community of Alexandria, Virginia where she serves on the Alexandria Public Health Commission. Miner is presently writing a book on weight loss strategies relevant to African American women.

Research Interests

Obesity in the African American female population,
Cardiovascular health, and
Food systems and the urban environment.

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Miner, A., & Jackson, R. (1995). Assessment of Coronary Heart Disease Risk in a Central and South American Sample Living in Washington, D.C. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 95(9). doi:10.1016/s0002-8223(95)00666-4
Gill, R., Jackson, R. T., Duane, M., Miner, A., & Khan, S. A. (2017, August 5). Comparison of Metabolic Syndrome Indicators in Two Samples of Central and South Americans Living in the Washington, D.C. Area in 1993-1994 and 2008-2009: Secular Changes in Metabolic Syndrome in Hispanics. Retrieved April 14, 2020, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28783050

Memberships and Affiliations

Licensed Dietitian-Nutritionist (LDN), State of Maryland (DX2910), State of Florida (ND7719 - inactive), District of Columbia (DI925) (2008 – Present)
Member, Alexandria, Virginia Public Health Advisory Committee (2018 – Present)
Member, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2016 - Present)
Member, International WELL Building Institute, Nourishment Advisory Board (2021 - Present)

Degrees

Doctor of Education, Community College Leadership, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland (May, 2014)
Master of Science, International Nutrition, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland (May, 1995)
Bachelor of Science, Dietetics, University of Maryland (May, 1992)

Iulia Fratila, PhD

mthomp7 — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 20:19:49 +0000

Iulia Fratila, PhD mthomp7 Tue, 09/05/2023 - 16:19

Assistant Professor, Global and Community Health

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Email: ifratila@gmu.edu

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Dr. Iulia Fratila is an assistant professor in the Department of Global and Community Health. Fratila’s research interests have practical and scholarly contributions related to health promotion, health education (e.g., drug education, sexual health education) and leisure and health studies. She is a knowledgeable scholar on the role of leisure and recreation in health and well-being with a life course approach.

Fratila is a passionate educator that seeks to prepare students for their professional careers in public and community health. Specifically, Dr. Fratila emphasizes evidence-based decision making and developing student research skills. Additionally, Fratila prioritizes creating and teaching inclusivity in the classroom. Her teaching repertoire includes classes such as social determinants of health, public health, ethics in health sciences, and research methods.

Before coming to Mason, Fratila was a faculty member in the Department of Health Sciences at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA.

Publications

Berdychevsky, L. & Fratila, I. (2023). Young adults’ acceptance of later-life sexuality is predicted by their general sexual attitudes and viewing sex as leisure. Leisure Sciences, DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2023.2273382
Fratila, I., & Berdychevsky, L. (2021). Aiming ‘high’ in college: The meanings of recreational drug consumption in/as leisure and existential authenticity. Leisure Sciences, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2021.1957728
Clary, L. K., Habbal, M., Smith, C. D. & Fratila, I. (2021). The green sheep: Exploring the perceived risks and benefits of cannabis among young veterans. Cannabis, 4(2), 31- 46. https://doi.org/10.26828/cannabis/2021.02.003
Fratila, I., & Berdychevsky, L. (2020). Understanding drugs as leisure through the (de)differentiation lens and the dialectic of Logos- and Eros-modernity. Leisure Studies, 40(4), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2020.1843694

Professional Affiliations/Memberships

Book Review editor – International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure
Associate editor – Leisure Sciences Journal

Degrees

PhD, Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
MBA, Business (Concentration in Sport and Entertainment Management), University of South Florida
BS, Recreation Management, Western Michigan University

Kenneth Frese

eander6 — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 02:10:29 +0000

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Director of Clinical Operations Nursing

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Phone: 703-993-5613

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Dr. Kenneth Frese is Director of Clinical Operations in the School of Nursing. Frese’s research and quality improvement interests are in patient safety, expanding healthcare access, new nurse preparedness and professional identity. Before coming to Mason, Frese was a clinical nurse for 31 years, spanning roles from Practical Nurse to Clinical Nurse Specialist. His experience includes 27 years with Inova primarily in Critical Care, and he has led and collaborated on multiple successful facility and system-wide QI projects.

Awards

Iams Quality Award, Inova, 2020
Iams Quality Merit Citation, Inova, 2018
Iams Quality Award, Inova, 2017
Iams Quality Award, Inova, 2016
Nursing Excellence Award, Inova, 2015
Iams Quality Award, Inova, 2014

Professional Affiliations/Memberships

Member, American Nurses Association (ANA), https://www.nursingworld.org/
Member, American Association or Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), https://www.aacn.org/
Member, Virginia Nurses Association (VNA), https://virginianurses.com/

Degrees

Doctorate of Nursing Practice – Education & Administration, ��AV, 2023
Masters of Science in Nursing – Advanced Clinical Practice, ��AV, 2012
Associates of Science in Nursing, Northern Virginia Community College, 2007
Associates of Science in Psychology, Northern Virginia Community College, 2007

James DeMarco, DNP

John Brandon Cantrell — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 18:07:24 +0000

James DeMarco, DNP John Brandon C… Tue, 09/20/2022 - 14:07

Assistant Professor, Nursing

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Email: jdemarc4@gmu.edu

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Dr. James “Jimmy” DeMarco is an assistant professor in the School of Nursing. His research interest included improving mental health outcomes through the use of nursing involvement and empowerment. His DNP project focused on the use of a nurse-driven protocol to improve metabolic screening for psychiatric inpatients. He has extensive experience in mental health and nursing leadership, and before coming to Mason, he worked as the senior director of clinical services at Sheppard Pratt.

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Doctorate of Nursing Practice, Healthcare Leadership and Health Policy, Yale University
Master of Science, Physiology and Biophysics, Georgetown University
Bachelor of Science, Nursing, Georgetown University

Megan L. DuBois, PhD, MCHES

John Brandon Cantrell — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 13:33:58 +0000

Megan L. DuBois, PhD, MCHES John Brandon C… Mon, 09/12/2022 - 09:33

Assistant Professor, Global and Community Health

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Email: mdubois9@gmu.edu
Building: Peterson Hall, Room 5606

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Dr. Megan DuBois is a term assistant professor in the Department of Global and Community Health.

One of her greatest objectives is to help teach, prepare, motivate, and mentor future public health leaders from diverse backgrounds. She believes that learning should result in greater well-being, and the highest level of learning should inspire action and change. Her desire is to see students act in their own lives, their circle of influences, and in their communities.

She believes teaching and learning should be energizing, with personal application, discovery, and increased self-awareness. As an instructor, she strives to utilize tools to create engaging, applicable, and active classrooms. She strives to create opportunities for all students that are applicable and hands-on versus just theoretical.

She aspires to help bridge the gap between research and practice, advocating for research-based health promotion and addressing social determinants of health in our communities. Her research interests include children’s physical activity and eating patterns, parental roles and the family environment, as well as school physical activity policies and practices. She has conducted qualitative research with parents, school principals, district decision-makers, and statewide policy and lawmakers.

She has been a Certified Health Education Specialist since 2002 (MCHES since 2011) and is excited to bring her experience as a researcher, instructor, and public health professional into the classroom.

Degrees

PhD, Health Promotion & Education, University of Utah
MS, Health Promotion & Education, Utah State University
BS, Health Education Specialist, Emphasis in Community Health, Utah State University

Rochelle R. Davidson Mhonde, PhD

John Brandon Cantrell — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:38:04 +0000

Rochelle R. Davidson Mhonde, PhD John Brandon C… Wed, 09/07/2022 - 09:38

Assistant Professor, Global and Community Health

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Email: rmhonde@gmu.edu

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Dr. Davidson Mhonde, Assistant Professor of Global and Community Health, teaches global and public health, health communication, and research methods. Her research focuses on reducing health inequities due to racism and intersecting forms of oppression through applied health communication science. Her present research includes developing community-engaged interventions to enhance family communicative behaviors about sexual health and trauma. Rochelle has professional experience as a project manager, communication consultant and strategist in South Africa and other developing countries.

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Davidson Mhonde, R.; Riddick, B., Hingle, A., Shaw, C., Schneider, J., Rudes, D., Zhao, X, & Taxman, F. (Submitted for publication) “I just don’t know what to believe”: Sensemaking during the COVID-19 pandemic among criminal legal involved communities. Social Science & Medicine Qualitative Research
Davidson Mhonde, R. & Wright, K. (Submitted for publication). U.S. Faith-Based Communities in during COVID-19: The Role of Social Support, Spiritual Support, Religious/Spiritual Commitment, Life Routine Change, and Engagement in COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors on Stress and Depression.
Davidson Mhonde, R., Shaw, C., & Hattery, A. (Preparing manuscript). Disclosures of sexual assault and rape myth adherence among college students during the era of #MeToo.
Davidson Mhonde, R. & Adebayo, A. (Preparing manuscript). “I’ll Sacrifice my health for success”: First-generation college students’ Perception of Health and Information Seeking Behavior.
Adebayo, A.L., Davidson Mhonde, R., DeNicola, N., Maibach, E. (2020) The Effectiveness of Narrative Versus Didactic Information Formats on Pregnant Women's Knowledge, Risk Perception, Self-Efficacy, and Information Seeking Related to Climate Change Health Risks. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 17(19):E6969. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17196969. PMID: 32977683.

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Doctor of Philosophy, Communication, ��AV

Rodman Turpin, PhD, MS

John Brandon Cantrell — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 17:28:29 +0000

Rodman Turpin, PhD, MS John Brandon C… Wed, 08/31/2022 - 13:28

Assistant Professor, Global and Community Health

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Email: rturpin@gmu.edu

Accepting MS, Global Health students for Fall 2025

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Dr. Rodman Turpin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Global and Community Health, College of Health and Human Services. Turpin's research focuses on novel methodologic approaches, including latent variable analysis and causal inference modeling, related to intersectionality and syndemic theory. This includes investigating racism, homophobia, and related stigma as key social determinants of health and intervention targets. His research explores relationships between these factors and HIV and STI prevention among racial/ethnic and sexual minorities, particularly Black sexual minority men. Community and research partnerships, including collaboration with community-based organizations, are core elements of his research. Before coming to Mason, Turpin was a Research Assistant Professor in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Maryland, College Park, School of Public Health, and the Microbiology Laboratory Instructional Coordinator at Howard University Hospital.

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Turpin R, Mandell CJ, Camp AD, Davidson Mhonde R, Dyer T, Mayer KH, Liu H, Coates T, Boekeloo B (2023). Covid-19, Vaccine Hesitancy, and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among Black sexual minority men. JAIDS. 94(5):p 387-394, December 15, 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003305
Turpin RE, Smith J, Watson L, Heine B, Dyer T, Liu H. Latent profiles of stigma and HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among Black sexual minority men: an exploratory study (2022). SN Soc Sci.2(9):192. doi: 10.1007/s43545-022-00490-w. Epub 2022 Sep 14. PMID: 36119436; PMCID: PMC9472176.
Turpin R, Akre ER, Williams N, Boekeloo B, Fish J (2021). Differences in Health Care Access and Satisfaction Across Intersections of Race/Ethnicity and Sexual Identity. Academic Medicine 96.11: 1592-1597.
Turpin, RE, Watson, L, Mayer, K, Dyer, T. (2021). Latent Classes of Sexual Identity and Homophobia associated with Sexual Risk among Black sexual minority men in HPTN 061. J Sex Res. May-Jun;58(5):638-647. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2021.1886228. Epub 2021 Feb 25.
Turpin R, Dyer T, Dangerfield D, Liu, H, Mayer, K (2021). Latent transition analysis of a multi-component behavioral syndemic among Black men who have sex with men in the HPTN 061 cohort: Interactions between social support, trauma, and behavioral health. Drug Alcohol Depend, 214(108106)

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Pharmaceuticals, 2022
Venereology, 2022
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 2022
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 2022
Journal of Men’s Health, 2021-22
LGBT Health, 2021
Nature Microbiology, 2021-22
Journal of Sex Research, 2021-22
Addictive Behaviors, 2020
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 2020
Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 2020
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020-21
Journal of Urban Health, 2020
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2020
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019-22
Journal of Adolescent Health, 2019-20
Health Promotion Practice, 2019-20
Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 2019
Journal of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved, 2019
Women’s Health, 2019
AIDS and Behavior, 2018-21
Journal of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndromes, 2018-21

Affiliations

American Public Health Association
Society for Prevention Research
HIV Prevention Trials Network
Black Gay Research Group
Gay Men’s Health Collaborative
Delta Omega Public Health Society
University of Maryland Flagship Fellowship Society
American Society for Clinical Pathologists (Specialist in Microbiology)
American Society for Clinical Pathologists (Medical Laboratory Scientist)

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PhD, Epidemiology, University of Maryland
MS, Health Education, Howard University
BS, Clinical Laboratory Science, Howard University

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Is there a group that is more at risk for chronic wasting disease?

Are there other animals that carry prions?

What can we do to protect deer?

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