Department of

BIOSTATISTICS

Research Publications

Below is a sample of the publications of our faculty during the 2008-09 academic year.

Kellie J. Archer

• Valeria R. Mas, Daniel G. Maluf, Kellie J. Archer, Kenneth Yanek, Karen Bornstein, Robert A. Fisher. Proteomic analysis of HCV cirrhosis and HCV-induced HCC: Identifying biomarkers for monitoring HCV-cirrhotic patients awaiting liver transplantation. Transplantation, Jan 15;87(1):143-152, 2009.
• Mas VR, Maluf DG, Archer KJ, Yanek K, Kong X, Kulik L, Freise CE, Olthoff KM, Ghobrial RM, McIver P, Fisher R.  Genes involved in viral carcinogenesis and tumor initiation in Hepatitis C Virus-induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Molecular Medicine, 2009 Mar-Apr;15(3-4):85-94.
• Brophy DF, Bukaveckas BL, Ferreira-Gonzalez A, Archer KJ, Martin EJ, Gehr TW. A Pilot Study of Genetic Polymorphisms and Hemodialysis Vascular Access Thrombosis. Hemodialysis International, 2009 Jan;13(1):19-26.
• Prom-Wormley EC, Eaves LJ, Foley DL, Gardner CO, Archer KJ, Wormley BK, Maes HH, Riley BP, Silberg JL. Monoamine oxidase A and childhood adversity as risk factors for conduct disorder in females. Psychol Med. 2009 Apr;39(4):579-90.
• Archer KJ, Mas VR, O'Brien TR, Pfeiffer R, Lum NL, Fisher RA. Quality assessment of microarray data in a multicenter study. Diagnostic Molecular Pathology, 2009 Mar;18(1):34-43.

Al M. Best

• KL Cropsey, MF Weaver, GD Eldridge, GC Villalobos, AM Best and ML Stitzer (2009) “Differential success rates in racial groups: Results of a clinical trial of smoking cessation among female prisoners.” Nicotine and Tobacco Research. (in press).
• MA Harmon, JG Tew, AM Best, CL Hahn (2009) “Mature dendritic cells in inflamed human pulps beneath deep caries” Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontics: February (in press)
• M de Wit, S Pedram, AM Best, SK Epstein (2009) “Observational study of patientventilator asynchrony and relation to sedation level” Journal of Critical Care, 24(1):74-80.
• Y Wu, ME El Shikh, RM El Sayed, AM Best, AK Szakal, JG Tew (2009) “IL-6 produced by immune complex-activated follicular dendritic cells promotes germinal center reactions, IgG responses, and somatic hypermutation” International Immunity
  (In Press).
• T Unoki, MJ Grap, CN Sessler, AM Best, P Wetzel, A Hamilton, K Mellott, CL Munroe (2009) “Autonomic nervous system function and depth of sedation in adults receiving mechanical ventilation.” American Journal of Critical Care. 18(1), 41-49.
• RH Picker, A Best, D Crosson (2008) “The Effect of Feeding Experience on Clinical Outcomes in Preterm Infants”, Journal of Perinatology 26, 693 699.
• KG Cropsey, M Eldridge, G Weaver, M Villalobos, M Stitzer and AM Best (2008) “Smoking cessation intervention for female prisoners: addressing an urgent public health need.” American Journal of Public Health 98(10): 1894 901.
• DL Hadley, KJ Replogle, JC Kirkam and AM Best (2008) “A comparison of five radiographic systems to D-speed film in the detection of artificial bone lesions.” Journal of Endodontics 34(9): 1111 4.
• IR Wilms, AM Best, SP Adler (2008) “Cytomegalovirus Infections among African-Americans” BMC Infectious Diseases. 8(1) 107.
• MJ Nussbaum, DM Laskin, AM Best (2008) “Closed versus Open Reduction of Mandibular Condylar Fractures in Adults: A Meta-Analysis” Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 66: 1087 92.
• TH Brickhouse, JH Unkel, MD Webb, AM Best (2008) “Articaine use among general and pediatric dentists” Pediatric Dentistry. 30(6): 516–521.
• TH Brickhouse, JH Unkel, I Kancitis, AM Best, RD Davis (2008) “Infant oral health care: A survey of general dentists, pediatric dentists, and pediatricians in Virginia” Pediatric Dentistry. 30(2): 147 53.
• Brickhouse TH, Rozier RG, Slade GD (2008) “Effects of enrollment in Medicaid versus the state children's health insurance program on kindergarten children's untreated dental caries.” American Journal of Public Health. 98:876-881.
• Y Wu, S Sukumar, ME Shikh, AM Best, AK Szakal, JG Tew (2008) “Immune complexbearing follicular dendritic cells deliver a late antigenic signal that promotes somatic hypermutation” Journal of Immunology, 180(1): 281 90.

Kevin A. Caillouët

• KA Caillouët, S Michaels, X Xiong, I Foppa and DM Wesson. 2008. Increase in West Nile neuroinvasive disease after Hurricane Katrina. Emerging Infectious Diseases 14:804-807.
• KA Caillouët, JC Carlson, DM Wesson, and F Jordan. 2008. Colonization of abandoned swimming pools by larval mosquitoes and their predators following Hurricane Katrina. Journal of Vector Ecology 33:166-172.
• KA Caillouët, J Keating, and TP Eisele. 2008. Characterization of aquatic mosquito habitat, natural enemies, and immature mosquitoes in the Artibonite Valley, Haiti. Journal of Vector Ecology 33:191-197.

Ronald K. Elswick, Jr. (R.K.)

• McCain NL, Gray DP, Elswick RK, Robins JW, Tuck I, Walter JM, Rausch SM, Ketchum JM (2008) "A randomized clinical trial of alternative stress management interventions in persons with HIV infection." J Consult Clin Psychol. Jun;76(3): 431-441.

Chris Gennings

• Stork, L.G., Gennings, C., Carter, Jr., W.H., Teuschler, L.K., Carney, E. (2008) Empirical evaluation of sufficient similarity in dose-response for environmental risk assessment of chemical mixtures.  Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics, 13, 313-333.
• Parker, S., Gennings, C (2008)  Penalized Locally Optimal Experimental Designs for Nonlinear Models. Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics, 13, 334-354.
• de Wit, M., Gennings, C., Jenvey, W.I., Epstein, S.K. (2008) Randomized trial comparing daily interruption of sedation and nursing-implemented sedation algorithm in medical intensive care unit patients.  Critical Care, May 20; 12(3): R70[Epub ahead of print].
• Shannon, K.A., Shannon, R.M., Clore, J.N., Gennings, C., Warren, B.J., Potteiger, J.A. (2008) Aerobic exercise alters postprandial lipemia in African American versus White Women.  Int J Sprot Nutr Exererc Metab, 18(1), 37-48.
• Mukkamala, S.G., Gennings, C., Wenzel, R.P. (2008) R=20: bias in the reporting of respiratory rates.  Am J Emerg Med, 26(2),  237-9.
• Reynolds, S., Lane, S.J., Gennings, C. (2009).  The moderating role of sensory overresponsivity in HPA activity: A pilot study with children diagnosed with ADHD.  Journal of Attention Disorder, in press.
• deWit, M., Gennings, C., ZilberbergM., Burnham, E.L., Moss, M., BAlster, R.L. (2008) Drug withdrawa, cocaine and adeative use disorders increase the need for mechanical ventilation in medical patients.  Addiction, 103(9), 1500-1508.
• Rice, G., Teuschler, L.K., Speth, T.F., Richardson,S.D., Miltner, R.J., Schenck ,K.M., Gennings, C., Hunter, E.S 3rd, Narotsky, M.G., Simmons, J.E. (2008). Integrated disinfection-by-products research: assessing reproductive and developmental risks posed by complex disinfection by-product mixtures. J Toxicol Environm Health, 71(17), 1222-34.

Robert E. Johnson

• Krist AH, Woolf SH, Frazier CO, Johnson RE, Rothemich SF, Wilson DB, Devers KJ, Kerns JW. (2008) An electronic linkage system for health behavior counseling effect on delivery of the 5A's. Am J Prev Med. 2008 Nov;35(5 Suppl):S350-8
• Rothemich SF, Woolf SH, Johnson RE, Burgett AE, Flores SK, Marsland DW, Ahluwalia JS (2008) "Effect on cessation counseling of documenting smoking status as a routine vital sign: an ACORN study." Ann Fam Med. Jan-Feb;6(1): 60-68.

Jessica McKinney Ketchum

• Gary, K.W., Arango-Lasprilla, J.C., Ketchum, J.M., Kreutzer, J.S., Copolillo, A., Novack, T.A., Jha, A. (In Press). Racial Differences in Employment Outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury at 1, 2, and 5 Years Post-injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
• Arango-Lasprilla, J.C., Ketchum, J.M., Francis, K., Premuda, P., Stejskal, T., and Kreutzer, J. (In press). The Influence of Race/Ethnicity on divorce/Separation 1, 2, and 5 years post Spinal Cord Injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
• Walker, W.C., Ketchum, J.M., Marwitz, J.H., Chen, T., Hammond, F., Sherer, M., Meythaler, J. (In Press). A Multicenter Study on the Clinical Utility of Post-Traumatic Amnesia Duration in Predicting Global Outcome after Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
• DePalma, M. J., Lee, J.E., Peterson, L., Wolfer, L., Ketchum, J., Derby, R. (2009) Are outer annular fissures stimulated during diskography the source of diskogenic low-back pain? An analysis of analgesic diskography data. Pain Medicine 10(3):488-494.
• Arango-Lasprilla, J.C., Ketchum, J.M., Gary, K.W., Kreutzer, J.S., O'Neil-Pirozzi, T.M., Wehman, P., Marquez de la Plata, C., and Jha, A. (2009). The Influence of Minority Status on Job Stability after Traumatic Brain Injury. PM&R 1: 41-49.
• Arango-Lasprilla, J.C., Ketchum, J.M., Gary, K., Hart, T., Corrigan, J., Foster, L., and Mascialino, G. (2009). Race/Ethnicity Differences in Satisfaction with Life among Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury. NeuroRehabilitation 24: 5-14.
• Arango-Lasprilla, J.C., Ketchum, J.M., Flores Stevens, L., Balcazar, F., Wehman, P., Foster, L., and Hsu, N. (2009). Ethnicity/Racial Differences in Employment Outcomes Following Spinal Cord Injury. NeuroRehabilitation 24: 37-46.
• Yanni, L.M., Priestley, J.W., Schlesinger, J.B., Ketchum, J.M., Johnson, B.A., Harrington, S.E. (2009). Development of a Comprehensive E-Learning Resource in Pain Management. Pain Medicine 10(1): 95-105.
• Niedzwecki, C.M., Marwitz, J.H., Ketchum, J.M., Cifu, D.X., Dillard, C.M., Monasterio, E.A. (2008). Traumatic Brain Injury: A Comparison of Inpatient Functional Outcomes between Children and Adults. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 23(4): 209-219.
• Yanni, L.M., Weaver, M.F., Johnson, B.A., Morgan, L.A., Harrington, S.E., and Ketchum, J.M. (2008). Management of Chronic Nonmalignant Pain: A needs assessment in an internal medicine resident continuity clinic. Journal of Opioid Management 4(4): 201-211.
• McCain NL, Gray DP, Elswick RK, Robins JW, Tuck I, Walter JM, Rausch SM, Ketchum JM (2008) "A randomized clinical trial of alternative stress management interventions in persons with HIV infection." J Consult Clin Psychol. Jun;76(3): 431-441.

 Donna K. McClish

• Tracy K, Wilson DB, Borzeleca J, Jones RM, McClish DK, Bowen D, Bodurtha J The Impact of History of Breast Cancer  and Death on Women’s Mammography Practices and Beliefs.Genetics in Medicine, 2008; 10: 621-625
• Wilson, DB, McClish DK, Tracy KA, Quillin JM, Jones RM, Bodurtha JN.  Variations in breast cancer screening and health behaviors by age and race among attendees of women’s health clinics.  JNMA.  2008 in press
• Quillin JM, Bodurtha JN, McClish D, Hoy KN, Wallace I, Westerberg A, Danish SJ.   The Effect of a School-based Educational Intervention on Gender Differences in Reported Family Cancer History.  Journal of Cancer Education.  2008; 23: 180-185
• Edinboro,  PC, McClish DK, Kracen A, Bowen D, Fries. Fruit and Vegetable Dietary Behavior in Response to a Low Intensity Dietary Intervention: The Rural Physician Cancer Prevention Project J Rural Health 2008; 24:299-305
• Aisiku I, Smith WR, McClish DK, Levenson JL, Penberthy LT, Roseff JD, Bovbjerg VE, Roberts JD, Comparison of High vs Low Emergency Department Utilizers in Sickle Cell Disease: The PiSCES Project. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2009 (doi:10.1016/jemergmed.2008.09.019)  .
• Munro DL, Grap MJ, Jones DJ, McClish DK, Sessler CN.  Effect of oral care interventions on ventilator associated pneumonia in mechanically ventilated critically ill adults.  American Journal of Critical Care in press
• Bodurtha j, Quillin JM, Tracy K, Borzelleca J, McClish DK, et al.  Mammgraphy Screening and Risk Tailored Messages: The Women Improving Screening through Education and Risk Assessment (WISER) Randomized Controlled Trial.  J Women’s Health.  2008 Dec23 [epub ahead of print]
• Quillin J, M. McClish DK, Jones RM, Wilson DB, Tracy K, Bowen D, Borzellica J, Bodurtha J,  Duration of an Intervention's Impact on Perceived Breast Cancer Risk, Health Education and Behavior, 2008, 35:855-865 .
• Hart A, Smith WR, Tademy RH, McClish DK, McCreary M. Health Decision-Making Preferences among African-American Men Recruited from Urban Barbershops, JNMA, 2009 in press.

V. Ramakrishnan (Ramesh)

• Rong Liu and V. Ramakrishnan, Application of Multiple Imputation in Analysis of Data from Clinical Trials with Treatment Related Dropouts, Communications in Statistics, 2008. (Accepted)
• Delorenzo RJ, Kirmani B, Deshpande LS, Jakkampudi V, Towne AR, Waterhouse E, Garnett L, Ramakrishnan V. Comparisons of the mortality and clinical presentations of status epilepticus in private practice community and university hospital settings in Richmond, Virginia, Seizure, 2009 Mar 24
• Chaniary K, Baron M, Rice A, Wetzel P, Ramakrishnan V, Shapiro S Quantification of gait in dystonic Gunn rats. J Neurosci Methods, 2009.

Mark A. Reimers

• Ambs, S, Boersma BJ, and Reimers M. Differences in the Tumor Microenvironment between African-American and European-American Breast Cancer Patients PLoS One: 4(2):e4531
• Okabe M, Szakács G, Reimers MA, Suzuki T, Hall MD, Abe T, Weinstein JN, Gottesman MM.
• Profiling SLCO and SLC22 genes in the NCI-60 cancer cell lines to identify drug uptake transporters. Mol Cancer Ther.  7(9):3081-91.

Cynthia S. Sabo (Cindy)

• Will, K.E., Sabo, C.S., Porter, B.E. (2009). Evaluation of the boost 'em in the back seat program: Using fear and efficacy to increase booster seat use. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 41, 57-65.
• Will, K.E., Lorek, E.J., Sabo, C.S., and Kidd, D.G. (2008). Measuring injury risk perceptions: Feasibility of a risk estimation scale. American Journal of Health Behavior. In press.
• Will, K.E., & Sabo, C. S. (2008). Targeting Underage Drinking and Driving in Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts: The Reinforcing Alcohol Prevention (RAP) Program. Juvenile and Family Court Journal, 59, 39-49.

Roy T. Sabo

• Grant, W.P., Garcia-Lavin, S.E., Sabo, R.T., Tam, H.S. and Jerlin, E. (2009).  A Retrospective Analysis of 50 Consecutive Charcot Diabetic Salvage Reconstructions.  The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, 48 (1), 30-38.
• Gennings, C., Sabo, R., Carney, E., Schisterman, E. and Buck Louis, G.  (2009). An iterative approach to studying the role of complex mixtures in complex diseases: PCBs and endometriosis as a case study.  The Toxicologist, Supplement to Toxicological Sciences 108 (1), 522.
• Sabo, R.T. and Chaganty, N.R.  Adaptation of Quasi-Least Squares to Estimate Correlations Within a Nuclear Family.  Communications in Statistics (in press).
• Sabo, R.T. and Chaganty, N.R.  Estimation Methods for an Autoregressive Familial Correlation Structure.  Communications in Statistics (in press).

Christine M. Schubert (Chris)

• Baldassari CM, Schmidt C, Schubert CM, Srinivasan P, Dodson KM, Sismanis A.  Receptive Language Outcomes in Children after Cochlear Implantation.  Otolaryngology –Head and Neck Surgery 2009 140(1): 114-119.
• Jablonski, R.A, Munro, C., Grap, M., Schubert, C., Ligon, M:  Mouth Care in Nursing Homes: Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices of Certified Nursing Assistants, Geriatric Nursing 2009 30: 99-107. 
• Bajaj J.S., Heuman, D.M., Gibson, D., Schubert, C.M.:  The Effect of Fatigue on Driving Skills in Patients with Hepatic Encephalopathy.  American Journal of Gastroenterology 2009 104: 898-905.
• Brown, L.F., Thoyre, S., Pridham, K., Schubert C.  The Mother-Infant Feeding Tool (MIFT).  Journal of Obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing (accepted; production schedule: July 38(4):  xx-xx, 2009).
• Perez, F.J., Schubert, C.M., Parvez, B., Pathak, V., Ellenbogen, K.A., Wood, M.A.  Long-Term Outcomes after Catheter Ablation of Cavo-Tricuspid Isthmus Dependent Atrial flutter: A Meta-Analysis. Circulation (in press).
• Schubert, C.M., Sun, S.S., Burns, T.L., Morrison, J.A., Huang, T.T.  Predictive Ability of Childhood Metabolic Components for Adult Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes.  Journal of Pediatrics (in press).
• Schubert, C.M., Cook, S., Sun, S.S., Huang, T.T.  Additive Utility of Family History and Waist Circumference to Body Mass Index in Childhood for Predictions of Metabolic Syndrome in Adulthood.  Journal of Pediatrics (in press).
• Biegel, G.M., Brown, K.W., Shapiro, S.L., Schubert C.M., Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for the Treatment of Adolescent Psychiatric Outpatients.  Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (in press).
• Chumlea, W.M.C., Schubert, C.M., Towne, B., Siervogel, R.M., Sun, S.S.  Left Ventricular Mass, Abdominal Circumference and Age:  The Longitudinal Study.  The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, 2009 (in press).

Yongyun Shin

• Shin, Y. and Raudenbush, S.W. (2009a). A Latent Cluster Mean Approach to The Contextual Effects Model with Missing Data. JEBS, Accepted. Revision submitted.
• Shin, Y. and Raudenbush, S.W. (2009b). The Causal Effect of Class Size on Academic Performance: Multivariate Instrumental Variable Estimators with Tennessee Class Size Data Missing at Random. Submitted. Under review.

Shumei S. Sun

• Huang TT, Sun SS, Daniel SD.  Understanding the nature of metabolic syndrome components in children and what they can and cannot do to predict adult disease. J Pediatr, in press.
• Li CY, Ford ES, Huang TT, Sun SS, Goodman E.  Patterns of change in cardiometabolic risk factors associated with the metabolic syndrome from childhood to adolescence in a 10-year follow-up: the Fels Longitudinal Study. J Pediatr, in press.
• Goodman E, Li CY, Tu YK, Ford E, Sun SS, Huang TT.  Stability of the factor structure of the metabolic syndrome across pubertal development: confirmatory factor analyses of three alternative models. J Pediatr, in press.
• Schubert CM, Sun SS, Burns T, Morrison J, Huang TT.  Predictive ability of childhood metabolic components for adult metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes.  J Pediatr, in press.
• Schubert CM, Cook S, Sun SS, Huang TT.  Additive utility of family history and waist circumference to body mass index in childhood for predictions of metabolic syndrome in adulthood. J Pediatr, in press.
• Sun SS, Schubert CM.  Prolonged juvenile states and delay of cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors: the Fels longitudinal study.  J Pediatr, in press.
• Chumlea, W.M.C., Schubert, C.M., Towne, B., Siervogel, R.M., Sun, S.S.  Left Ventricular Mass, Abdominal Circumference and Age:  The Longitudinal Study.  The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, 2009 (in press).

Leroy R. Thacker, II

• Brush, JE, Rensing E, Song F, Cook S, Lynch J, Thacker L, Gurram S, Bonow RO, Brough J, and Valentine CM.. A State-wide Collaborative Initiative to Improve the Quality of Care for Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure.  Circulation, Vol. 119, Number 12, pp. 1609-1615.
• Jewell DV, Riddle DL and Thacker LR. (In Press).  Interventions Associated With an Increased or Decreased Likelihood of Pain Reduction and Improved Function in Patients with Adhesive Capsulitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study.  Physical Therapy.
• Leung AM, Vu HN, Nguyen K, Thacker L, Bear HD. (In Press). Effects of Surgical Excision of Primary Breast Tumor on Survival of Patients with Stage IV Disease. Journal of Surgical Research.

 Jacob A. Wegelin

• Hoffman MD, Wegelin J. The Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run: Participation and Performance Trends. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise; in press.
• Lim R, Hua L, Wegelin JA, Servis M. Evaluating a Lecture on Cultural Competence in the Medical School Pre-Clinical Curriculum. Academic Psychiatry 2008 July-August 32(3):327-331.