Hillman Scholars in Print: Recent Publications

February 25, 2026
Andrea Barol
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This quarter, Hillman Scholars published new work spanning global health, maternal and adolescent health, health equity, aging, oncology, and the nursing workforce. Explore the publications below by topic, with direct links to each paper.

Global Health, Outbreak Response, and Health Security

Church-based problem-solving therapy for adolescent girls and young women with a history of gender-based violence in Zambia: Study protocol for a Hybrid Type 1 randomized controlled trial (Preprint) — Ahmed C, Thrnicroft M, Ntebeka BM, et al.
Epidemic-ready primary healthcare and the application of 7-1-7 metrics: A case study on a measles outbreak in Sierra Leone, Jan–Mar 2024 — Eleeza O, Barrera-Cancedda AE, Mutebi RR, et al. Health Security (2025).

Adolescent & Young Adult Mental Health, Substance Use, and Violence Prevention

Healthcare utilization patterns among adolescents with dual diagnoses of mental health and substance use disorders — Sandelich S, Buresh C, Axson S, et al. Journal of Affective Disorders (2025).
Self-injurious thoughts and behaviors among juvenile legal system-involved adolescent girls: A scoping review — Bravo LG, Nowotny KM, Gattamorta K, et al. Journal of Pediatric Health Care (2025).
The impact of gender-based violence on bodily perceptions and connections: A qualitative meta-synthesis — Izzo K, Harley J, Nace T, Sinko L. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse (2025).

Maternal Health, Pregnancy Care, and Patient/Community Engagement

Care coordination during pregnancy and maternal health outcomes in a Medicaid population — Mallinson DC, Gillespie KH, Nkhoma-Mussa YB, Greene MZ. JOGNN (2025).
“Making our voices count”: Patient action groups as a strategy to engage people with lived experience in implementation of an intervention for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy — Hodges J, Fatima H, McHugh K, …, Ledford A, et al. Frontiers in Health Services (2025).

LGBTQ+ Health, Equity, and Access to Care

Multilevel examination of hospital participation in the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI): The role of geographic location and state health care policies — Yu H, McHugh MD, Bonett S, et al. Journal of Health and Social Behavior (2025).
Healthcare navigation services support access to gender-affirming care: A qualitative analysis of chat conversations — Sexton Topper P, Choi SK, Hall-Grix A, et al. PLOS ONE (2025).

Nursing Education, Workforce, and Faculty Development

A comparison of transition experiences and practice readiness of newly licensed nurses with in-person and virtual residency training: A national observational study — Mastro KA, Giordano NA, Polomano R, et al. Nurse Education in Practice (2026).
Tips for ensuring sustainable programs to prepare students for tenure-track faculty positions — Killela MK, Dictus C, Adynski H, Adynski G, …, Morgan L, et al. Nursing Research (2025).
The transition, onboarding, and integration of newly hired faculty into nursing academia: A scoping review — Jones CB, Kim S, Killela M, Morgan L, et al. Journal of Professional Nursing (2025).
Fostering equity in nursing education and practice: Inclusive simulation for weight bias reduction — Marsack JE, Bathish MA, Wintermeyer-Pingel S. Clinical Simulation in Nursing (2025).

Clinical Research Access, Digital Health, and Research Integrity

Text-to-speech screen reader accessibility of phase 3 consent documents on ClinicalTrials.gov — Lisenby A, Giordano NA, Tagbor S, Axson SA. JAMA Network Open (2025).
Do you know who you’re talking to? Methodological reflections on maintaining inclusivity and research integrity when responding to inauthentic encounters in online qualitative research — Lough Dennell BL, Dowrick A, Evered JA, et al. International Journal of Qualitative Methods (2025).

Aging, Dementia, and Long-Term Care Quality

Caregiver quality of life when persons living with dementia spend time in healthcare settings — Dictus C, Seidenfeld J, Zhang W, et al. Innovation in Aging (2025).
Implementation and quality improvement strategies in assisted living: A scoping review — Ulmer C, Leeman J, Zimmerman S, Toles M. Innovation in Aging (2025).

Cardiovascular Health, Stress, and Vascular Function

Older adults with cardiovascular disease and their care partners: An analysis of care needs, care activities, and care partner stress and mental health — Bidwell JT, Fauer AJ, Howe RJ, et al. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing (2026).
The relationship between forms of childhood maltreatment and vascular function indices in Black men and women — Spikes TA, Thorpe Jr RJ, Dunbar SB, …, Harris LK, et al. Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (2026).

Oncology and Cancer Care (AYA + Gynecologic + Pediatric)

Understanding treatment outcomes and multi-level determinants of gynecologic cancer treatment: A systematic review — Spees L, Taffe B, Cortez C, …, Petermann VM, et al. JCO Oncology Practice (2025).
Preliminary study exploring the association between amygdala–ventral medial prefrontal-cortex connectivity and anxiety among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors — Knoerl R, Jahn A, Grandinetti K, et al. BMC Cancer (2025).
Identifying adolescent and young adults’ preferences for oncology symptom management clinical trial participation — Knoerl R, Smener L, Grandinetti K, et al. Cancer Nursing (2025).
Stress and support present in medical crowdfunding in pediatric cancer — Killela MK, Garcia S, Keim-Malpass J, et al. Cancer Reports (2025).

Rural Health Workforce

What drives advanced practice nurses to stay in rural America? Insights from the 2022 National Survey of Registered Nurses — Patel E, Gillette C, Ostermann J, et al. Journal of Rural Health (2025).

Veterans’ Health Services and Nursing Research Priorities

Findings and recommendations from the State of the Art (SOTA) Conference on Nursing Research to Improve Veteran Outcomes — Schlak AE, Krein S, Petersen LA, …, Daus M, et al. Medical Care (2026).

Exercise Physiology / Metabolism

What do we know of human fuel use during aerobic exercise, and how do we know it? — Axsom J, Arany Z. Physiology (2026).