Recent College of Public Health Faculty peer-reviewed publications in print or accepted for publication

• Alleman A and AF Al-Assaf (2005).  "Have You Wondered of Your Colleague's Surgical Skills?" American Journal for Medical Quality 20 (2):78-82

• Al-Omar B, AF Al-Assaf, KM Al-Aiban, and F Javed. "Factors Influencing Inappropriate Hospitalization in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Physicians' Perspectives." In press for Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal.

• Aspy C, S Vesely, R Oman, S Rodine, L Marshall, and K McLeroy.  "Parental Communication and Youth Sexual Behavior." Accepted for publication in Journal of Adolescence.

• Birzer M and M Brand (2005). "Community policing in a small, rural Oklahoma community." Law Enforcement Executive Forum 5(4):161-174.

• Boatright DT, AJ Foster, and MB Meit (2005). "Importance of Rural Health." Journal of National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions.  25(1):18-19.

• Brand, MW, DS. Kerby, BL Elledge, DL Johnson, and OK Magas (2006). A Model for Assessing Public Health Emergency Preparedness Competencies and Evaluating Training Based on the Local Preparedness Plan. Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management 3(2):Article 3.

• Broyles RW, AA Khaliq and MJ Robertson (2005). "Co-morbidity in an elderly population: Are the risks of co-existing conditions differentially distributed?" Journal of Health and Human Services Administration 28:3 pp.

• Dimmasi H and AA Khaliq (2004). "Changing Profile of Oklahoma Physicians since 1928." Oklahoma State Medical Association Journal 97(2):57-63.
  Estrada, LC, MR Fraser, JP Cioffi, D Sesker, L Walkner, MW Brand, DS Kerby, DL Johnson, AJ Kurzyna, and L Brewer (2005). "Partnering for Preparedness: The Project Public Health Ready Experience." Public Health Reports 120 (Suppl 1):69-75.

• Goins R, R John, C Hennessy, C Denny, and D Buchwald. "Determinants of health-related quality of life among older American Indians and Alaska Natives." In press for Journal of Applied Gerontology.

• Gunter, JT., DG Hodges, and RL Regens (2005). "Probability Models for Local Water Quality Management Regulation." Forest Policy and Economics 7:868-876.

• Henderson N and J Traphagan (2005).  "Cultural Factors in Alzheimer's Disease." Alzheimer's Disease and Associated Disorders 19:272-275.

• Hounton S, H Carabin, and N Henderson (2005). "Towards an Understanding of Barriers to Condom Use in Rural Benin Using the Health Belief Model."  BMC Public Health 5:1471-2458-5-8.

• Jacob,  BG, KL Arheart, DA Griffith, CM Mbogo, AK Githeko, JL Regens, JI Githure, RJ  Novak, and JC Beler (2005). "Evaluation of Environmental Data for Identification of Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae) Aquatic Larval Habitats in Kisumu and Malindi, Kenya." J Med Entomol. 42751-755.

• Jacob, BG, JL Regens, CM Mbogo, AK Githeko, J Keating, CM Swalm, JT Gunter, JI Githure, and JC Beier (2005). "Capabilities of Multispectral Thermal Data for Identification of Anophele gambiae Mosquito Larval Habitats in African Urban Environments." Int J of Remote Sensing 26:523-534.

• John R. "Native Americans and Alaska Natives." In K. S. Markides (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Health and Aging. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. In press.

• Johnston, KL, ML Phillips, NA Esmen, and TA Hall (2005).  "Evaluation of an Artificial Intelligence Program for Estimating Occupational Exposures." Annals of Occupational Hygiene 49:147-53.

• Keating, J., CM Mbogo, J Mwangangi, JG Nzovu, W Gu, JL Regens, G Yan, JI Githure,  and JC  Beier (2005). "Anopheles gambiae s.l. and Anopheles funestus  Mosquito Distributions at Thirty Villages Along the Kenyan Coast," J of Med Entomology 42:241-246.

• Kegler M, R Oman, S Vesely, K McLeroy, C Aspy, S Rodine, and L Marshall (2005). "Relationships Among Youth Assets and Neighborhood and Community Resources." Health Education and Behavior 32:380-387.

• Kerby D, M Brand, D Johnson, and F Ghouri (2005). "Self-assessment in the measurement of public health workforce preparedness for bioterrorism or other public health disasters." Public Heath Reports Vol. 120 (Suppl 1):186-191.

• Kerby D, M Brand, B Elledge, D Johnson, and O Magas (2005). "Are public health workers aware of what they don't know?" Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategies, Practice, and Science 3:1: 31-38.

• Khaliq A and RW Broyles (2006). "Hospital Admissions, Who is Admitted Through the Emergency Department? Health Services Management Research 19:13-22.

• Khaliq AA, H Dimassi, CY Huang, L Narine, and RA Smego Jr. (2005). "Disciplinary action against physicians: Who is likely to get disciplined?" American Journal of Medicine.  118(7):773-777.

• Khaliq AA and RA Smego (2005). "Barber shaving and blood-borne disease transmission in developing countries." South African Medical Journal 95(2):94-96.

• Lynch, RA, ML Phillips, BL Elledge, S Hanumanthaiah, and DT Boatright (2005). "A Preliminary Evaluation of Effect of Glove Use by Fast Food Handlers in Fast Food Restaurants."  Journal of Food Protection. 68(1):187-190.

• Nader R and S Walston (2005). "Transfer Pricing and Integrated Delivery Systems: The Effects of Interdependence and Risk." Managed Care Quarterly 13(4):1-8.

• Oman R, S Vesely, and C Aspy (2005). "Youth Assets, Aggression and Delinquency Within the Context of Family Structure."  American Journal of Health Behavior 29:557-568.

• Oman R, S Vesely, and C Aspy (2005). "Youth Assets and Sexual Risk Behavior: The Importance of Assets for Youth Residing in One-parent Households." Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 37:25-31.

• Phillips, ML, NA Esmen, TA Hall, and R Lynch (2005). "Determinants of Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds in Four Oklahoma Cities." Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology 15:35-46.

• Phillips, ML, BL Elledge, HG Basara, RA Lynch, and DT Boatright (2006). Recurrent Critical violations of the Food Code in Retail Food Service Establishments. Journal of Environmental Health 68(10):24-30.

• Popova, YA, VG Keyworth, BE Haggard, DE Storm, ME Payton, and RA Lynch. "Stream Nutrient Limitation and Sediment Interactions in the Eucha-Spavinaw Basin, USA." Accepted for publication in Journal of Soil and Water Conservation.

• Regens, JL. "WMD Terrorism, Science and Homeland Security," Accepted for publication in Energy.

• Robinson, R, M Oldham, R Clinkenbeard, and R Pravir (2006). "Experimental and Numerical Smoke Carcinogen Deposition in a Multi-Generational Human Replica Tracheobronchial Model." Annals of Biomedical Engineering  February:1-11.

• Tolma E, R John, and J Garner.  "Evaluation of USDA-sponsored consumer materials addressing food security." In press for the American Journal of Health Promotion.

• Tolma E, B Reininger, and J Ureda.  "What predicts a Cypriot's women's decision to obtain or not obtain a screening mammogram? Implications for the promotion of screening mammography in Cyprus." In press for the European Journal of Cancer Prevention.

• Tolma E, S Vesely, R Oman, C Aspy, and S Rodine.  "Sexuality education beliefs among sexually experienced youth: Differences by gender and birth control use." In press for the American Journal of Sexuality Education. 

•  Vasquez, AP, RL Regens, and JT Gunter. "Applying Mental Models to Qualitative Risk Assessment of the Tar Creek Superfund Site." Accepted for publication in Human and Ecological Risk Assessment. 

• Waters TM, RB Warnecke, J Parsons, O Almagor, and PP Budetti (2006).  "The Role of the NPDB in the Credentialing Process." American Journal of Medical Quality 21:30-39.

• Young, AL and JL Regens (2005). "Serum TCDD Levels and Health Effects from Elevated Exposure." Env Sd & Pollution Res 12:1-4. 

Non-Peer-reviewed publications in print or accepted for publication

•  Boatright, DT and RA Greenfield (2005). "Bioterrorism and Threats to Water Safety: Cholera and Cryptosporidiosis."  Chapter 18 in Biodefense: Principles and Pathogens (MS Bronze and RA Greenfield, Eds.). Horizon Bioscience, UK, 2005.

• Conway, JB (2006). "Innovation is a Necessary Component of Environmental Health."  A letter to the editor of the Journal of Environmental Health. March 2006.

• Hamid M, AF Al-Assaf, and R Zain. Training Module 2: Implementing Quality and Improving Performance, Health Services Research, Ministry of Health, Malaysia (in press)

• Henderson C. "Ethnicity." In R. Schulz (Ed.) Encyclopedia of aging, 4^th Ed. New York: Springer Publishing Company. In press.

• Johnson, D. L. (2005).  "Oklahoma State Department of Health Design and Implementation Guidelines for Airborne Infectious Isolation under Epidemic Emergency Response Conditions." Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma City, OK. http://www.coph.ouhsc.edu/coph/oeh/Isolation%20Guidance%20Document.pdf.

• Rodine S, L Marshall, R Oman, C Aspy, and S Vesely. "Healthy, Empowered And Responsible Teens of Oklahoma City or HEART of OKC." In press for Health Education and Behavior - Practice Notes Section.