Research Article Awards
Articles are nominated and selected by the UIC public health community annually. Awards recognize and highlight the excellent research that is being produced in the School of Public Health, including the Institute for Health Research and Policy.
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The Call for nominations for the AY 2024-2025 Research Article Award Competition is now closed. The overarching goal of this competition, now in its fourth year, is to recognize and highlight the excellent research that is being produced in the School of Public Health (inclusive of the Institute for Health Research and Policy). To be eligible for this year’s competition, articles must be either published in 2023 or 2024 or fully accepted for publication (i.e., “in press” or “forthcoming”) in a peer-reviewed journal at the time of the nomination. Articles that received recognition in a previous year’s competition (honorable mention or award) are not eligible. However, any previously nominated articles not selected for recognition are eligible to be nominated again this year assuming they have been published in the time frame noted above. Nominations of articles can be made by anyone inside or outside of the SPH community and self-nominations are welcome. Separate awards will be made in each of the following categories:
- Student Article: article in a peer-reviewed journal (empirical or non-empirical) with an SPH student first author
- Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Associate Article: empirical article in a peer-reviewed journal with an SPH or IHRP postdoc (must hold Postdoctoral Fellow or Postdoctoral Research Associate position title) first author
- Early Career Article: empirical article in a peer-reviewed journal with an assistant professor or research staff person affiliated with SPH or IHRP as first author (or senior author in the case of student co-authors)
- Open Article: any empirical article in a peer-reviewed journal with an SPH- or IHRP-affiliated faculty, student, postdoc, or staff as first or senior author
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration Article: empirical article in a peer-reviewed journal with authors from more than one SPH division or center within IHRP, one of whom is the first or senior author
- Faculty-Masters/Undergraduate Student Collaboration Article: empirical article in a peer-reviewed journal with both SPH- or IHRP-affiliated faculty and Masters or Undergraduate degree student authors, one of whom is the first or senior author
- Faculty-Doctoral Student Collaboration Article: empirical article in a peer-reviewed journal with both SPH- or IHRP-affiliated faculty and Doctoral degree student authors, one of whom is the first or senior author
- Community Collaboration Article: article in a peer reviewed journal (empirical or non-empirical) with both SPH- or IHRP-affiliated author(s) and author(s) affiliated with a community organization (inclusive of departments of public health and other governmental entities), one of whom (i.e., SPH, IHRP, or community organization author) is the first or senior author
- Theoretical/Conceptual Article: non-empirical article in a peer-reviewed journal that is focused on theory or conceptual issues, with any SPH- or IHRP-affiliated faculty, student, postdoc, or staff as first or senior author. Note that systematic reviews of research are not eligible for this category as it is intended for articles that are focused on theoretical or conceptual analysis.
- Methodological Article: article in a peer-reviewed journal focused on developing or evaluating research methodology, with any SPH- or IHRP-affiliated faculty, student, postdoc, or staff as first or senior author. Note that systematic literature reviews are not eligible for this category as it is intended for articles that are focused on theoretical or conceptual analysis.
- Global Health Article: empirical article in a peer-reviewed journal that is focused on global health (inclusive of refugee or migrant populations within in the U.S.), with any SPH- or IHRP-affiliated faculty, student, postdoc, or staff as first or senior author.
Nominated publications must list UIC School of Public Health, one of its divisions or units, or the Institute for Health Research and Policy as the primary affiliation of qualifying author(s) for a given award category to be eligible within that category.
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Articles from Academic Year 2023-2024
Student First-Authored
Article of the Year
Schneider, G. E., DiOrio, A., Asada, Y., & Hearne, S. A. (2024). Charting the advocacy landscape: A qualitative content analysis of syllabi in public health graduate education. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 30(3), 325–335. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000001889
Honorable Mention
Haen, L. S., McGown, M., Taylor, S., Conroy, L., Velonis, A. (2024). Systemic occupational health needs of gender-based violence advocates: Findings from the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 65(5), e145-e152. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000003065
Open
Article of the Year
Kim, S. J., Kery, C., An, J., Rineer, J., Bobashev, G., & Matthews, A. K. (2024). Racial/ethnic disparities in exposure to neighborhood violence and lung cancer risk in Chicago. Social Science & Medicine, 340, Article 116448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116448.
Honorable Mention
Kim, H., Festa, N., Burrows, K., Kim, D. C., Gill, T. M., & Bell, M. L. (2024). Is residential exposure to oil refineries a novel contextual risk factor for coronary heart disease? Environmental Research, 244, Article 117965. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.117965
Early Career
Article of the Year
Zejnullahi R., & Hedges L. V. (2024). Robust variance estimation in small meta-analysis with the standardized mean difference. Resesarch Synthesis Methods, 15(1), 44-60. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1668
Honorable Mention
Sietsema, M., Hamza, H., & Brosseau, L. M. (2023). Simulated workplace protection factor study of a quarter-facepiece elastomeric respirator. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 20(1), 33–39. https://doi.org/10.1080/15459624.2022.2145014
Global Health
Article of the Year
Kowalcyk M., & Dorevitch S. A. (2024). Framework for evaluating local adaptive capacity to health impacts of climate change: Use of Kenya’s county-level Integrated Development Plans. Annals of Global Health, 90(1), Article 15. https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4266
Honorable Mention
Adotey, E. K., Balanay, M. P., Shah, D., Hopke, P. K., Sabanov, S., Torkmahalleh, M. A. (2024). Heterogeneous (gas-solid) chemistry of atmospheric Cr: A case study of Astana, Kazakhstan, Environmental Pollution, 344, Article 12310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.123210
Community Collaboration
Article of the Year
Zokaie, T., Valencia, A., Kaste, L. M., & Peters, K. (2024). Population health management tools to support school-based oral health partnerships and address disparities. The Journal of School Health, 94(1), 80–86. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13408
Honorable Mention
Carnahan, L. R., Hallock, C., Soto, B., Kasebier, L., Dracos, E., Martinez, E., Newsome, J., Mersha, T., Pluta, D., Henderson, V., & Khare, M. (2023). Creating and implementing a community engagement strategy for the 2022-2027 Illinois Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan through an academic-state public health department partnership. Preventing Chronic Disease, 20, Article 220422. https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd20.220422
Faculty-Doctoral Student Collaboration
Article of the Year
Zimmermann K., Haen L. S., Desloge A., & Handler A. (2023). The role of a local health department in advancing health equity: Universal postpartum home visiting in a large urban setting. Health Equity, 7(1), 703-712. https://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2023.0104
Honorable Mention
Williams, L. D., Lee, E., Kristensen, K., Mackesy-Amiti, M. E., & Boodram, B. (2023). Community-, network-, and individual-level predictors of uptake of medication for opioid use disorder among young people who inject drugs and their networks: A multilevel analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 244, Article 109782. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109782
Faculty-Masters/Undergraduate Student Collaboration
Article of the Year
Lin Q., Aguilera, J. A. R., Williams, L. D., Mackesy-Amiti, M. E., Latkin, C., Pineros, J., Kolak, M., & Boodram, B. (2023). Social-spatial network structures among young urban and suburban persons who inject drugs in a large metropolitan area. International Journal of Drug Policy, 122, Article 104217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104217
Honorable Mention
Lomahan, S., Rauscher, G. H., & Murphy, A. M. (2023). The role of facility and patient mix factors on recovery of screening and diagnostic mammography volumes following the initial COVID-19 pandemic wave. Cancer Medicine, 12(9), 10877–10888. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.5793
Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Associate
Article of the Year
Abasilim C., Friedman L. S., Karch L., & Holloway-Beth A. (2024). Trends in non-fatal and fatal opioid overdoses during the first two years of the coronavirus disease–2019 pandemic. Annals of Epidemiology, 90, 35-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2023.10.007
Honorable Mention
Marinello, S., & Powell, L. M. (2023). The impact of recreational cannabis markets on motor vehicle accident, suicide, and opioid overdose fatalities. Social Science & Medicine, 320, Article 115680. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115680
Theoretical/Conceptual
Article of the Year
Chriqui, J. F., Asada, Y., Smith, N. R., Kroll-Desroisers, A., & Lemon, S. C. (2023). Advancing the science of policy implementation: A call to action for the implementation science field. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 13(11), 820-825. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibad034
Honorable Mention
Handler, A., & McMackin, M. (2023). Federal direction + local implementation as a strategy for improving infant health: The founding and evolution of the Infant Welfare Society of Evanston. Maternal and Child Health Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-023-03658-9
Multidisciplinary Collaboration
Article of the Year
Kim, S. J., McWhirter, N., Duong, K., Khare, M. M., Giles, W. H., Basu, S., Hershow, R. C., & Stiehl, E. (2024). COVID-19 vaccine policy implementation and differential vaccine uptake trajectories in Chicago communities. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 30(1), E21–E30. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000001841
Honorable Mention
Kim, S. J., Ahn, A., Hu, E., & Peterson, C. E. (2023). Qualitative analysis of multiple sources and dimensions of stigma among older adults living with HIV infection released from corrections. AIDS Education and Prevention, 35(2), 126–140. https://doi.org/10.1521/aeap.2023.35.2.126
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2023
Student First-Authored
Lai, Y. F., Lee, S. Q., Tan, Y. R., Lau, Z. Y., Phua, J., Khoo, S. M., Gollamudi, S. P. K., Lim, C. W., & Lim, Y. W. (2022). One-bed-one-team-Does an integrated general hospital inpatient model improve care outcomes and productivity: An observational study. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 779910. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.779910
Open
Gowrisankaran, G., Joiner, K., & Léger, P. T. (2022) Physician practice style and healthcare costs: Evidence from emergency departments. Management Science 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2022.4544
Early Career
Kim, H., Samet, J. M., & Bell, M. L. (2022). Association between short-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 mortality: A population-based case-crossover study using individual-level mortality registry confirmed by medical examiners. Environmental Health Perspectives, 130(11), 117006. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP10836
Global Health
Pham, T. N. D., Le, D. H., Dao, D. V. B., Phan, L. T. B., Pham, T. T. T., Nguyen, T. B., Mize, G. W., Gish, R. G., Lee, W. M., Trang, A., Le, A. N., Chen, M., Jr, Phan, H. T., Nguyen, B. T., Tang, H. K., & Dao, D. Y. (2022). Establishing baseline framework for hepatitis B virus micro-elimination in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – A community-based seroprevalence study. The Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 30, 100620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100620
Community Collaboration
Cohen, R. A., Rose, C. S., Go, L. H., Zell-Baran, L., Almberg, K. S., Sarver, E., Lowers, H. A., Iwaniuk, C., Clingerman, S., Richardson, D., Abraham, J. L., Cool, C., Franko, A., Hubbs, A. F., Murray, J. D., Orandle, M. S., Sanyal, S., Vorajee, N. I., Petsonk, E. L., Zulfikar, R., & Green, F. H. (2022). Pathology and mineralogy demonstrate respirable crystalline silica is a major cause of severe pneumoconiosis in US coal miners. Annuals of the American Thoracic Society, 19(9). https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1513/AnnalsATS.202109-1064OC
Faculty-Student Collaboration
Persky, V., Abasilim, C., Tsintsifas, K., Day, T., Sargis, R. M., Daviglus, M. L., Cai, J., Freels, S., Unterman, T., Chavez, N., Kaplan, R., Isasi, C. R., Pirzada, A., Meyer, M. L., Talavera, G. A., Thyagarajan, B., Peters, B. A., Madrigal, J. M., Grieco, A., & Turyk, M. E. (2023). Sex hormones and diabetes in 45-74-year-old men and postmenopausal women: The Hispanic Community Health Study. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgad018
Multidisciplinary Collaboration
Bonney, T., Rospenda, K. M., Forst, L., Conroy, L. M., Castañeda, D., Avelar, S., Castañeda, Y., Holloway, A., & Hebert-Beirne, J. (2022). Employment precarity and increased risk of hazardous occupational exposures among residents of high socioeconomic hardship neighborhoods. Annals of Work Exposures and Health, 66(9), 1122–1135. https://doi.org/10.1093/annweh/wxac062
Honorable Mention Articles
Abasilim, C., Persky, V., & Turyk, M. E. (2023). Association of blood total mercury with dyslipidemia in a sample of U.S. adolescents: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Database, 2011–2018. Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances, 6, 100047.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heha.2023.100047.
Boodram, B., Mackesy-Amiti, M. E., Khanna, A., Brickman, B., Dahari, H., & Ozik, J. (2022). People who inject drugs in metropolitan Chicago: A meta-analysis of data from 1997-2017 to inform interventions and computational modeling toward hepatitis C microelimination. PloS One, 17(1), e0248850. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248850
Lai, Y. F., Lim, Y. W., Kuan, W. S., Goh, J., Soong, J. T. Y., Shorey, S., & Ko, S. Q. (2021). Asian attitudes and perceptions toward hospital-at-home: A cross-sectional study. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 704465. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.704465
Rauscher, G. H., Murphy, A. M., Qiu, Q., Dolecek, T. A., Tossas, K., Liu, Y., & Alsheik, N. H. (2021). The “sweet spot” revisited: Optimal recall rates for cancer detection with 2D and 3D digital screening mammography in the Metro Chicago Breast Cancer Registry. American Journal of Roentgenology, 216(4), 894–902. https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.19.22429
Williams, L. D., Mackesy-Amiti, M. E., Latkin, C., & Boodram, B. (2021). Drug use-related stigma, safer injection norms, and hepatitis C infection among a network-based sample of young people who inject drugs. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 221, 108626. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108626
Zimmermann, K., Muramatsu, N., Molina, Y., Carnahan, L. R., & Geller, S. E. (2023). Application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to understand implementation context of a cardiovascular disease risk-reduction intervention in rural churches. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 13(4), 236–244. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibac110
2022
Student First-Authored
Winner
Gracia G, Guzman A, Forst L. (2022). Design, Implementation and Evaluation of a Participatory Ergonomic Program among Home-based Mapuche Weavers. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics (JOSE). https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2021.2015907
Honorable Mention
Abasilim C, Friedman LS. (2022). Comparison of health outcomes from heat-related injuries by National Weather Service reported heat wave days and non-heat wave days – Illinois, 2013-2019. Int J Biometeorol, 66, 641–645. Full text available here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00484-021-02218-6
Open
Winner
Tilipman, Nicholas. (2022). Employer Incentives and Distortions in Health Insurance Design: Implications for Welfare and Costs. American Economic Review, 112(3): 998–1037. Full text available here: https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20181917
Honorable Mention
Sage J Kim & Wendy Bostwick. (2022). Social vulnerability and racial inequality in COVID-19 deaths in Chicago. Health Education & Behavior. 47(4): 509-513. Full text available here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32436405/
Early Career
Winner
Cliff, Betsy Q., Sarah Miller, Jeffrey T. Kullgren, John Z. Ayanian, and Richard Hirth. (2022). Adverse Selection in Medicaid: Evidence from Discontinuous Program Rules. American Journal of Health Economics. Full text available here: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/716464#
Honorable Mention
Williams, L.D., Stall, R., Tempalski, B., Jefferson, K., Smith, J.C., Ibragimov, U., Hall, H.I., Satcher, A., Wang, G., Purcell, D.W., Cooper, H.L.F., & Friedman, S.R. (2021). Trajectories of and disparities in HIV prevalence among Black, white, and Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men in 89 large U.S. metropolitan statistical areas, 1992-2013. Annals of Epidemiology, 54, 52-63. Full text available here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7932556/
Community Collaboration
Winner
Jarpe-Ratner E, Marshall B, Choudry M, Wishart, M, Reid, B, Perez, E, Fagen, M. (2021). Strategies to Support LGBTQ+ Students in High Schools: What Did We Learn in Chicago Public Schools? Health Promotion Practice. doi:10.1177/15248399211006492
Honorable Mention
Welter, C., Jarpe-Ratner, E., Bonney, T., C. Pinsker, E., Fisher, E., Yankelev, A., Kapadia, D., Love, M. & Zanoni, J. (2021). Development of the Healthy Work Collaborative: Findings From an Action Research Study to Inform a Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change Capacity-Building Initiative Addressing Precarious Employment. Health Promotion Practice, 22(1), 41-51. Full text available here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1524839920953116
Faculty-Student Collaboration
Winner
Schwartz, C., Chukwudozie, I.B., Tejeda, S., Vijayasiri, G., Abraham, I., Remo, M., Shah, H.A., Rojas, M., Carillo, A., Moreno, L. and Warnecke, R.B. (2021). Association of Population Screening for Breast Cancer Risk With Use of Mammography Among Women in Medically Underserved Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups. JAMA Network Open, 4(9), e2123751-e2123751. Full text available here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34505886/
Honorable Mention
Sage Kim, Karriem Watson, Nidhi Khare, Shreyas Shastri, Carla Da Goia Pinto, Noreen Nazir. (2021). Addressing racial/ethnic equity in access to COVID-19 testing through drive-thru and walk-in testing sites in Chicago. Medical Research Archives, 9(5), 1-15. Full text available here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34109272/
Multidisciplinary Collaboration
Winner
Powell LM, Leider J, Oddo VM. (2021). Evaluation of Changes in Grams of Sugar Sold After the Implementation of the Seattle Sweetened Beverage Tax. JAMA Netw Open, 4(11), e2132271. Full text available here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2785907
Honorable Mention
Kim, S. J., Hollender, M., DeMott, A., Oh, H., Bhatia, I., Eisenberg, Y., Gelder, M., & Hughes, S. (2022). COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in Skilled Nursing Facilities in Cook County, Illinois. Public Health Reports, 333549221074381. https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549221074381
2021
Multidisciplinary
Citation: Carnahan LC, Rauscher GH, Watson KS, Altfeld S, Zimmermann K, Ferrans CE, Molina Y. (2020). Comparing the roles of social context, networks, and perceived social functioning with health-related quality of life among rural female cancer survivors. Supportive Care in Cancer. Advance online publication. Doi: 10.1007/s00520-020-05497-
Student first-authored
Citation: DeSisto CL, Hirai A, Collins J, Rankin K. Deconstructing a disparity: Explaining excess preterm birth among US-born black women. Annals of Epidemiology. 2018; 28(4): 225-230. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.01.012
Early career
Citation: Dillender, M., & McInerney, M. (2020). The role of Mexican immigration to the United States in improved workplace safety for natives from 1980 to 2015. Journal of Health Economics, 70, 102280.
Faculty-student collaboration
Citation: Marinello, Samantha, Julien Leider, Oksana Pugach, and Lisa M. Powell (In Press, 2020) The impact of the Philadelphia beverage tax on employment: A synthetic control analysis. Economics and Human Biology, 100939.
Open
Citation: Powell, Lisa M., Julien Leider, Pierre Thomas Leger (2020). The Impact of a Sweetened Beverage Tax on Beverage Volume Sold in Cook County, Illinois, and Its Border Area. Annals of Internal Medicine,172:390-397.