Molly Jacobs

Molly Jacobs,

ASO PROF

Department: HP-HEALTH SERVICES ADMIN
Business Phone: (352) 273-6313
Business Email: mollyjacobs@ufl.edu

About Molly Jacobs

Molly M. Jacobs, MS, PhD is an Associate Professor at the University of Florida in the College of Public Health and Health Professions Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy. She received her doctorate from the George Washington University Department of Economics with a concentration in econometrics and labor economics. She holds a master’s degree in economics from George Washington University and degrees in economics and German from Duke University. Her research involves economic evaluation of healthcare, health outcomes, and health expenditures. She specializes in the design, implementation, and valuation of health interventions targeting quality of life, outcomes, and impairments. She has published across the fields of medicine, public health, and health services research recently co-authoring two book chapters on the analysis of health outcomes among special populations.

Currently she is engaged in interdisciplinary research grants from NIH, HRSA, and Bristol Myers Squibb. She serves as co-Principal Investigator (co-PI) on an award from NIMH and co-Investigator (co-I) on an award from NIDCD. Dr. Jacobs was asked to serve as co-editor of the first-ever health economics focused issue of Seminars in Speech and Language published in March 2022 and is a member of editorial board for Women’s Health.

Dr. Jacobs served for four years as an agricultural economist for the USDA and was named a Fulbright Scholar to Berlin, Germany. She is a member of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Systems for Action Scientific Review Board and serves as a liaison to the American Economic Association (AEA) Committee for the Status of Women in the Economics Profession (CSWEP). In 2020, she was named one of ECU’s Outstanding Faculty and received the 2020-2021 Dean’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research. In 2022, she received the Dean’s Citation award from the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions for her publication providing the first-ever estimate of the economic burden of aphasia in the US. Her expertise in the areas of health economics and rehabilitation outcomes resulted in her appointment to the Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation.

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2022-2023
PHC6941 MPH Applied Practice Experience
2022-2023
PHC6940 Master of Public Health Capstone
2022-2023
HSC4970 Public Health and Health Professions Senior Honors Thesis
2023-2025
SPA6805 Introduction to Graduate Research
2024
HSA7905 Advanced Individual Study in Health Services Research
2024-2025
HSA3111 US Health Care System

Publications

Academic Articles
2024
Allostatic load and cognitive recall among young adults: Racial, ethnic, and sex-specific variations.
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS. 30(8):755-763 [DOI] 10.1017/S1355617724000298. [PMID] 39297372.
2024
Anxiety and depression among individuals with long COVID: Associations with social vulnerabilities.
Journal of affective disorders. 367:286-296 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jad.2024.08.214. [PMID] 39233251.
2024
Associations between Individual Characteristics and Diabetes Self-Care among Black and White Women
Diabetes. 73(Supplement_1) [DOI] https://doi.org/10.2337/db24-676-P.
2024
Chronic Disease and Minimum Wage: Disparities in Diagnosis among Black and Hispanic Workers
Diversity & Equality in Health and Care. 21(1) [DOI] 10.35248/2471-8505-21.1.01.
2024
Determinants of Healthcare Expenditures among People with Aphasia: Importance of Race, Sex, Residence, and Aphasia Type
Aphasiology. 38(3):577-592 [DOI] 10.1080/02687038.2023.2216921.
2024
Diabetes and Financial Well-Being: Differential Hardship Among Vulnerable Populations.
The science of diabetes self-management and care. 50(4):263-274 [DOI] 10.1177/26350106241256324. [PMID] 38853573.
2024
Diabetes and Financial Well-Being—Differential Hardship among Vulnerable Populations
Diabetes. 73(Supplement_1) [DOI] https://doi.org/10.2337/db24-1052-P.
2024
Diabetes Distress and Hearing Impairment—Differential Racial/Ethnic Associations in Adults with Diabetes
Diabetes. 73(Supplement_1) [DOI] https://doi.org/10.2337/db24-658-P.
2024
Differential Impacts of Anticipated Success on Employment Outcomes Among Adults Who Stutter
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 1-15 [DOI] 10.1044/2024_ajslp-24-00202.
2024
Disparities in Health-Related Quality of Life Among Adults With Heart Disease, Stroke, and Both Conditions
Stroke. 55(S1)
2024
Do Social Networks Matter in Post-Stroke Communication Recovery? Jacqueline Nicole Jones, Charles Ellis and Molly Jacobs
Stroke. 55(S1)
2024
Exploring the association between social determinants and aphasia impairment: A retrospective data integration approach
PLOS ONE. 19(3) [DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0299979. [PMID] 38512886.
2024
Financial Well-Being Among US Adults the Impact of Vascular Conditions and Social Disadvantage
Stroke. 55(S1)
2024
Financial Well-Being Among US Adults with Vascular Conditions: Differential Impacts Among Blacks and Hispanics.
Ethnicity & disease. 34(1):41-48 [DOI] 10.18865/ed.34.1.41. [PMID] 38854787.
2024
Food Insufficiency and Coping Resources among Women: Postpandemic Racial, Ethnic, and Household Disparities
Journal of Women's Health. [DOI] https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2023.0788.
2024
Food Insufficiency and Coping Resources among Women: Postpandemic Racial, Ethnic, and Household Disparities.
Journal of women's health (2002). [DOI] 10.1089/jwh.2023.0788. [PMID] 38990202.
2024
Multilevel Determinants of Long COVID and Potential for Telehealth Intervention.
Ethnicity & disease. 34(3):155-164 [DOI] 10.18865/EthnDis-2024-2. [PMID] 39211818.
2024
Protocol for exploring pathways to equitable outcomes in post-stroke aphasia and dysphagia
PLOS ONE. 19(9) [DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0308963. [PMID] 39331674.
2024
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Risky Behavior and Sedentation among Young Adults with Diabetes
Diabetes. 73(Supplement_1) [DOI] https://doi.org/10.2337/db24-659-P.
2024
The Impact of Hearing Loss on Diabetes Distress Among Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care. 50(5):406-417 [DOI] 10.1177/26350106241268383.
2023
A Rural Delivery-Based Produce Prescription Intervention Improves Glycemic Control and Stress
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 55(11):803-814 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jneb.2023.08.006.
2023
Aphasianomics: estimating the economic burden of poststroke aphasia in the United States
Aphasiology. 37(1):25-38 [DOI] 10.1080/02687038.2021.1985426.
2023
Co-Occurring Conditions among Young Adults who Stutter
Journal of Speech Pathology and Therapy. 8(3) [DOI] 10.4175/2472-5005.1000187.
2023
Comparing Direct-to-Consumer Devices to Hearing Aids: Amplification Accuracy for Three Types of Hearing Loss.
American journal of audiology. 1-12 [DOI] 10.1044/2023_AJA-22-00170. [PMID] 38052055.
2023
Disparities in Health Care Utilization Among Deaf and Hard of Hearing Adults
Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. 1-8 [DOI] 10.1044/2023_persp-22-00252.
2023
Disparities in Perceived Physical and Mental Wellness: Relationships Between Social Vulnerability, Cardiovascular Risk Factor Prevalence, and Health Behaviors Among Elderly US Residents
Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 14 [DOI] 10.1177/21501319231163639. [PMID] 36960550.
2023
DOES TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR (TPA) INFLUENCE POST-STROKE APHASIA OUTCOMES
International Journal of Stroke. 18(3):2-420 [DOI] https://doi.org/10.1177/17474930231205701.
2023
Drivers of Individual and Regional Variation in CMS Hierarchical Condition Categories Among Florida Beneficiaries.
Risk management and healthcare policy. 16:1011-1022 [DOI] 10.2147/RMHP.S401474. [PMID] 37323190.
2023
Healthcare cost and race: analysis of young women with stroke.
International journal for equity in health. 22(1) [DOI] 10.1186/s12939-023-01886-7. [PMID] 37085848.
2023
Intersectional sociodemographic and neurological relationships in the naming ability of persons with post-stroke aphasia.
Journal of communication disorders. 105 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2023.106352. [PMID] 37331326.
2023
Racial Disparities in Pain Among Women with Fibromyalgia: Secondary Data Analysis of Severity, Interference with Function, and Response to Guided Imagery
Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine. 29(11):757-766 [DOI] 10.1089/jicm.2023.0020. [PMID] 37433200.
2023
Racial, ethnic, and sex disparities in the incidence and cognitive symptomology of long COVID-19
Journal of the National Medical Association. 115(2):233-243 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jnma.2023.01.016. [PMID] 36792456.
2023
Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Hearing Aid Use: Price Responsiveness Among Older Adults with Hearing Loss.
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities. [DOI] 10.1007/s40615-023-01889-8. [PMID] 38099996.
2023
Relationship between Aphasia Impairment and Communication Confidence in Mild Aphasia
Aphasiology. 37(8):1137-1148 [DOI] 10.1080/02687038.2022.2081313.
2023
Sick, Hungry, and Vulnerable: Federal Stimulus and Food Security on Marginalized Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 10(6):2685-2703 [DOI] 10.1007/s40615-022-01447-8. [PMID] 36378487.
2023
Silent and suffering: Untreated depression among minority stroke survivors.
Psychological Services. 20(Suppl 1):126-133 [DOI] 10.1037/ser0000586.
2023
Stroke in Women between 2006-2018: Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Age Disparities
Women's Health. 19 [DOI] 10.1177/17455057231199061. [PMID] 37735849.
2023
The Intersection of social determinants of health and post-stroke aphasia outcomes: A Need for Intersectional Analysis
Seminars in Speech and Language. 45(1):84-98 [DOI] 10.1055/s-0043-1774783. [PMID] 37751767.
2023
THINKING BEYOND STROKE IMPAIRMENT: THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS ON APHASIA OUTCOMES
International Journal of Stroke. 18(3):3-474 [DOI] https://doi.org/10.1177/17474930231192010.
2022
Association between functional disability type and suicide-related outcomes among U.S. adults with disabilities in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2015–2019
Journal of Psychiatric Research. 153:213-222 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.07.014. [PMID] 35841817.
2022
Considerations for the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Delivery Model
Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. 7(6):1802-1805 [DOI] 10.1044/2022_persp-22-00058.
2022
COVID-19, Police Violence, and Educational Disruption: The Differential Experience of Anxiety for Racial and Ethnic Households
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 9(6):2533-2550 [DOI] 10.1007/s40615-021-01188-0. [PMID] 34851507.
2022
High sugar intake from sugar‐sweetened beverages is associated with prevalence of untreated decay in US adults: NHANES 2013–2016
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 50(6):579-588 [DOI] 10.1111/cdoe.12725. [PMID] 34939664.
2022
Racial disparities in post-stroke aphasia: A need to look beyond the base analysis
Journal of the National Medical Association. 114(3):258-264 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jnma.2022.01.009.
2022
Speech Therapy and Earnings: Economic Benefits for Individuals Who Stutter.
Seminars in speech and language. 43(3):233-243 [DOI] 10.1055/s-0042-1748882. [PMID] 35858608.
2022
Symptoms of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Young Adults Who Stutter
Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. 7(5):1391-1404 [DOI] 10.1044/2022_persp-22-00040.
2022
The Global Rate of Aphasia
Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. 1-6 [DOI] https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.21183478.
2022
The Global Rate of Post-Stroke Aphasia
Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. 7(5):1567-1572 [DOI] 10.1044/2022_persp-22-00111.
2022
The influence of stuttering and co-occurring disorders on job difficulties among adults who stutter
Speech, Language and Hearing. 25(2):235-244 [DOI] 10.1080/2050571x.2020.1852494.
2022
Understanding the Economics of Aphasia: Recent Findings from Speech and Language Research.
Seminars in speech and language. 43(3):198-207 [DOI] 10.1055/s-0042-1749132. [PMID] 35858605.
2021
Anxiety during the Pandemic: Racial and ethnic differences in the trajectory of fear
Journal of Affective Disorders. 292:58-66 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jad.2021.05.027. [PMID] 34102549.
2021
COVID-19 and Diabetes: Unintended Medical, Financial and Societal Consequences
Journal of Diabetes Research Review & Reports. 3(1):1-4
2021
Covid-19 and Racial Inequity: A Silent Conversation
Journal of Community Medicine & Public Health Care . [DOI] 10.24966/CMPH-1978/100068.
2021
Estimating the cost and value of functional changes in communication ability following telepractice treatment for aphasia
PLOS ONE. 16(9) [DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0257462. [PMID] 34534254.
2021
Gender equity? Testing for disparities in age-related subjective cognitive decline
Current Trends in Neurology. 14:59-65
2021
Heterogeneity among women with stroke: health, demographic and healthcare utilization differentials.
BMC women's health. 21(1) [DOI] 10.1186/s12905-021-01305-5. [PMID] 33865368.
2021
Link between redemption of a medical food pantry voucher and reduced hospital readmissions
Preventive Medicine Reports. 23 [DOI] 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101400. [PMID] 34136336.
2021
Marginal assessment of the cost and benefits of aphasia treatment: Evidence from community-based telerehabilitation treatment for aphasia
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 29(4) [DOI] https://doi.org/10.1177/1357633X2098277.
2021
Perceptions, Satisfaction, and Experience of Low-Socioeconomic, Rural Patients Who Participated in a Pilot Farm to Clinic (F2C) Program Utilizing Local, Donated Produce
Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 16(4):509-522 [DOI] 10.1080/19320248.2020.1860848.
2021
Relationships between stuttering, depression, and suicidal ideation in young adults: Accounting for gender differences.
Journal of fluency disorders. 67 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jfludis.2020.105820. [PMID] 33316554.
2021
Research Methodology to Examine Disparities in Communication Disorders in Underrepresented and Vulnerable Populations
Critical Perspectives on Social Justice in Speech-Language Pathology. Chapter 8(IGI Publishers):151-179 [DOI] DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7134-7.ch008.
2021
Responsible Research Rigor: The Key to Overcoming Systemic Racism in Communication Sciences Research
Journal of the National Black Association for Speech Language and Hearing.
2021
Sharing the ‘weight’ of obesity management in primary care: integration of registered dietitian nutritionists to provide intensive behavioural therapy for obesity for Medicare patients.
Family practice. 38(1):18-24 [DOI] 10.1093/fampra/cmaa006. [PMID] 32076702.
2021
Sleep duration, insomnia, and stuttering: The relationship in adolescents and young adults
Journal of Communication Disorders. 91 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2021.106106.
2021
Social Connectivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Disparities among Medicare Beneficiaries
Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 12 [DOI] 10.1177/21501327211030135. [PMID] 34231409.
2021
Stuttering and Smoking Frequency: A Longitudinal Analysis of Adolescence and Young Adults
Medical and Clinical research. 6(3):415-421
2021
Telemedicine disparities during COVID-19: Provider offering and individual technology availability.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 69(9):2432-2434 [DOI] 10.1111/jgs.17280. [PMID] 34000077.
2021
Telepractice Treatment for Aphasia: Association Between Clinical Outcomes and Client Satisfaction.
Telemedicine reports. 2(1):118-124 [DOI] 10.1089/tmr.2020.0024. [PMID] 33834179.
2021
The Complexity of Health Disparities: More Than Just Black–White Differences
Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. 6(1):112-121 [DOI] 10.1044/2020_persp-20-00199.
2021
The Cost of Social Distancing for Persons With Aphasia During COVID-19: A Need for Social Connectedness.
Journal of patient experience. 8 [DOI] 10.1177/23743735211008311. [PMID] 34179438.
2021
The determinants of health: Social, structural and political contributions to health-related outcomes
Critical Perspectives on Social Justice in Speech-Language Pathology. Chapter 3(IGI Publishers):39-58 [DOI] DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7134-7.ch003.
2021
The Impact of COVID-19 on Racial-Ethnic Health Disparities in the US: Now Is the Time To Address the Problem.
Journal of the National Medical Association. 113(2):195-198 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jnma.2020.08.008. [PMID] 32917409.
2021
The Impact of Racism, Power, Privilege, and Positionality on Communication Sciences and Disorders Research: Time to Reconceptualize and Seek a Pathway to Equity.
American journal of speech-language pathology. 30(5):2032-2039 [DOI] 10.1044/2021_AJSLP-20-00346. [PMID] 34019772.
2021
The Impact of Stuttering-Hiding in Plain Sight.
JAMA neurology. 78(6):646-647 [DOI] 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.0633. [PMID] 33843958.
2020
An Unlikely Duo
Journal of the National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing.
2020
Behavior and Genetics: Confounding Effects on Adolescent BMI
Journal of Obesity and Overweight. 6(1):1-8
2020
Behavioral Mediators of Genetic BMI Disposition
Journal of Overweight and Obesity.
2020
Cancer rates not explained by smoking: a county-level analysis.
Environmental health : a global access science source. 19(1) [DOI] 10.1186/s12940-020-00613-x. [PMID] 32505184.
2020
COVID-19 and the Potential Devastation of Rural Communities: Concern from the Southeastern Belts(link is external)
COVID-19: Annals of Family Medicine . [DOI]  https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/154715.
2020
Jacobs, M. M. (2020). Adolescent Oral Health: An Intersectionality Approach to Testing Perceived Barriers to Utilization
International Journal of Dentistry and Oral Health.
2020
Neuroticism and BMI: The role of genetic tendency, behavior and environment on body weight
New Insights in Obesity, Genetics and Beyond. 4(1):4-12 [DOI] DOI: 10.29328/journal.niogb.1001012.
2020
Quantifying Experiences with Telepractice for Aphasia Therapy: A Text Mining Analysis of Client Response Data.
Seminars in speech and language. 41(5):414-432 [DOI] 10.1055/s-0040-1716887. [PMID] 32998165.
2020
Racial Disparities in the Effects of Post-Stroke Isolation: The Unintended Consequences of Social Distancing on Adults with Communication Deficits.
Journal of the National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing.
2020
Review of COVID-19: a danger and an opportunity for the future of general practice
British Journal of General Practice. [DOI] https://bjgp.org/content/70/695/270/.
2020
Rural adolescent health: Issues, behaviors and self-reported awareness
Journal of Community Medicine and Health Solutions. 1(1):001-017 [DOI] 10.29328/journal.jcmhs.1001001.
2020
Rural adolescent health: Issues, behaviors and self-reported awareness
ES Journal of Nutritional Health. 1(2)
2019
Adolescent health behaviors predict adult success
Journal of Obesity and Nutritional Disorders. 1(124): 2577-2244
2019
Adolescent smoking: The relationship between cigarette consumption and BMI.
Addictive behaviors reports. 9 [DOI] 10.1016/j.abrep.2018.100153. [PMID] 31193813.
2019
The Relationship between Adolescent Behavior and Adult Success
Journal of Prevention Medicine. 4(1):1-6 [DOI] DOI: 10.21767/2572-5483.100045.
Presentations
2022-11-17
The Influences of Household Characteristics on the Presence of Stuttering
National / Refereed. Poster. New Orleans, LA
2022-11-17
The Social Connectedness of School-Aged Children Who Stutter
National / Refereed. Poster. New Orleans, LA
2022-11-17
The Global Burden of Aphasia
National / Refereed. Poster. New Orleans, LA
2022-11-17
The Interrelationship Between Impairment and Communication Confidence in Mild Aphasia
National / Refereed. Paper. New Orleans, LA
2022-11-17
The Cost of Change in Quality of Life Among Persons with Aphasia
National / Refereed. Paper. New Orleans, LA
2022-11-17
Disparities in Hearing Impairment and Access to Hearing Aid and Related Devices
National / Refereed. Paper. New Orleans, LA
2022-11-17
RAN: Predictor of Fluency and Comprehension in Dyslexia and LLD
National / Refereed. Poster. New Orleans, LA
2022-11-17
The Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Delivery Model and Disparities in Hearing Impairment
National / Refereed. Paper. New Orleans, LA
2022-08-18
The Impact of Racism, Power, Privilege, and Positionality on Communication Sciences and Disorders Research: Time to Reconceptualize and Seek a Pathway to Equity
National / Invited. Symposium.
2022-04-20
Differential Language Recovery in Patients with Global Aphasia
National / Refereed. Poster. Houston, TX
2022-04-20
The Relationship Between Aphasia Impairment and Communication Confidence in Mild Aphasia
National / Refereed. Poster. Houston, TX
2022-04-20
Racial Disparities in Aphasia in Performance on the Philadelphia Naming Test
National / Refereed. Poster. Houston, TX
2022-04-20
An Examination of the Worldwide Burden of Aphasia
National / Refereed. Poster. Houston, TX
2022-04-20
The Cost of Change in Quality of Life in Aphasia. Presentation at the National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing
National / Refereed. Poster. Houston, TX
2023-04-20
Poor Access to Healthcare Among the Deaf and Individuals with Serious Hearing Difficulty
National / Refereed. Poster. Washington, DC
2023-04-20
Does tPA Matter in Aphasia Outcomes?
National / Refereed. Poster. Washington, DC
2023-04-20
Profile of Deaf and Individuals with Serious Hearing Difficulty in the US
National / Refereed. Poster. Washington, DC
2023-04-20
An Examination of Black and Brown Deaf/Serious Hearing Difficulty Adults
National / Refereed. Poster. Washington, DC
2023-04-20
Disparities in Cognitive Decline Among Older Americans
National / Refereed. Poster. Washington, DC
2023-04-20
An Examination of Perceived Health Status Among the Deaf and Seriously Hard of Hearing Adults
National / Refereed. Poster. Washington, DC
2023-04-20
Racial Differences in Differential Impact of Long COVID symptomology
National / Refereed. Poster. Washington, DC
2023-06-13
Does tPA Matter in Aphasia Outcomes?
State / Refereed. Poster. Orlando, FL
2023-06-13
Sex Differences in Aphasia Outcomes
State / Refereed. Poster. Orlando, FL
2023-06-13
Profile of Deaf and Individuals with Serious Hearing Difficulty in the US
State / Refereed. Poster. Orlando, FL
2023-06-13
Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: A Review of Neurocognitive Issues
State / Refereed. Poster. Orlando, FL
2023-06-13
An Examination of Black and Brown Deaf/Serious Hearing Difficulty Adults
State / Refereed. Poster. Orlando, FL
2023-06-13
Poor Access to Healthcare Among the Deaf and Individuals with Serious Hearing Difficulty
State / Refereed. Poster. Orlando, FL
2023-10-10
THINKING BEYOND STROKE IMPAIRMENT: THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS ON APHASIA OUTCOMES
International / Refereed. Poster. Toronto, Canada
2023-10-10
DOES TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR (TPA) INFLUENCE POST-STROKE APHASIA OUTCOMES
International / Refereed. Poster. Toronto, Canada
2024-02-07
The Role of Social Determinants in Aphasia Outcomes
International / Refereed. Poster. Phoenix, Arizona
2024-02-07
Disparities in Health-Related Quality of Life Among Adults With Heart Disease, Stroke, and Both Conditions
International / Refereed. Poster. Phoenix, Arizona
2024-02-07
Financial Well-Being Among US Adults the Impact of Vascular Conditions and Social Disadvantage
International / Refereed. Poster. Phoenix, Arizona
2024-02-07
Do Social Networks Matter in Post-Stroke Communication Recovery
International / Refereed. Poster. Phoenix, Arizona
2024-06-21
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Risky Behavior and Sedentation among Young Adults with Diabetes
International / Refereed. Poster. Orlando, Florida
2024-06-21
Associations between Individual Characteristics and Diabetes Self-Care among Black and White Women
International / Refereed. Poster. Orlando, Florida
2024-06-21
Diabetes and Financial Well-Being—Differential Hardship among Vulnerable Populations
International / Refereed. Poster. Orlando, Florida
2024-06-21
Diabetes Distress and Hearing Impairment—Differential Racial/Ethnic Associations in Adults with Diabetes
International / Refereed. Poster. Orlando, Florida
2024-05-20
Social Determinants of Health and Aphasia Impairment: Social, Environmental, and Economic Associations
National / Refereed. Paper. Waikoloa Beach, Hawaii
2024-06-20
Aphasia in Younger Adults
State / Refereed. Poster. Daytona Beach, Florida
2024-06-20
Low Communication Confidence After Aphasia Recovery
State / Refereed. Poster. Daytona Beach, Florida
2024-06-20
Psychosocial Outcomes Among the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
State / Refereed. Poster. Daytona Beach, Florida
2024-06-20
The Role of Social Determinants in Aphasia Outcomes
State / Refereed. Poster. Daytona Beach, Florida
2024-02-27
Healthcare Access, Coverage, and Receipt among Young Adults: Associations with Historic Redlining
State / Refereed. Poster. Gainesville, Florida
2024-02-27
Sex Differences in Premature Mortality
State / Refereed. Poster. Gainesville, Florida
2024-02-27
Accidental Deaths among Young Adults in the US: Associations with the Social Determinants of Health
State / Refereed. Poster. Gainesville, Florida
2023-03-31
Informal Care and Stroke Outcomes: Exploring Associations and Potential Mediators among Women with Male Spousal Caregivers
National / Invited. Lecture. Gainesville, Florida
2023-09-13
Post-Stroke Impairment: Disparities, Cost, and Determinants
Regional / Invited. Lecture. Jacksonville, Florida

Grants

Aug 2024 ACTIVE
Socioecological Study of Autism, Suicide Risk, and Mental Health Care: Multilevel Analyses and Community Consultation for Suicide Prevention
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIMH
Sep 2023 ACTIVE
Low utilization of deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy among minoritized individuals with Parkinson disease
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: AMER PARKINSON DISEASE ASSO
Jul 2023 ACTIVE
Exploring Pathways to Equitable Outcomes in Post-Stroke Aphasia and Dysphagia
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCD
Nov 2021 ACTIVE
Meeting the Needs of Rural Underserved Patients: Collaborative Training for Physician Assistant Learners
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: EAST CAROLINA UNIV via US HLTH RESOURCES AND SERV ADMN

Education

PhD Economics
2015 · George Washington University
MS Economics
2006 · George Washington University
Fulbright Grantee
2005 · Freie Universitaet
BS Economics, German
2003 · Duke University

Contact Details

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