Featured Publications
Converging on Bladder Health through Design Thinking: From an Ecology of Influence to a Focused Set of Research Questions
Lewis J, Brady S, Sutcliffe S, Smith A, Mueller E, Rudser K, Markland A, Stapleton A, Gahagan S, Cunningham SD, Consortium P. Converging on Bladder Health through Design Thinking: From an Ecology of Influence to a Focused Set of Research Questions. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2020, 17: 4340. PMID: 32560510, PMCID: PMC7345219, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17124340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract symptomsBladder healthTract symptomsLower Urinary Tract SymptomsProtective factorsLongitudinal observational studyBladder functionObservational studyCandidate riskPrevention effortsRapid-cycle prototypingWomenSymptomsResearch ConsortiumSubstantial numberTransdisciplinary consortiumHealthRiskFocused research questionsPrevention
2024
Expect With Me — Group Prenatal Care to Reduce Disparities
Lewis J, Ickovics J. Expect With Me — Group Prenatal Care to Reduce Disparities. New England Journal Of Medicine 2024, 390: 2039-2040. PMID: 38856191, DOI: 10.1056/nejmp2400482.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Applying concepts of life course theory and life course epidemiology to the study of bladder health and lower urinary tract symptoms among girls and women
Brady SS, Berry A, Camenga DR, Fitzgerald CM, Gahagan S, Hardacker CT, Harlow BL, Hebert‐Beirne J, LaCoursiere DY, Lewis JB, Low LK, Lowder JL, Markland AD, McGwin G, Newman DK, Palmer MH, Shoham DA, Smith AL, Stapleton A, Williams BR, Sutcliffe S, Symptoms P. Applying concepts of life course theory and life course epidemiology to the study of bladder health and lower urinary tract symptoms among girls and women. Neurourology And Urodynamics 2020, 39: 1185-1202. PMID: 32119156, PMCID: PMC7659467, DOI: 10.1002/nau.24325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower urinary tract symptomsUrinary tract symptomsBladder healthTract symptomsLife course epidemiologyLower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research ConsortiumProtective factorsHealth promotion programsIntrapartum interventionsMultiple pregnanciesMusculoskeletal healthBrain healthLifestyle behaviorsHormonal statusMedical conditionsWomen's healthPromotion programsPhysical healthWomenPregnancyLife courseSymptomsEpidemiologyHealthResearch ConsortiumDevelopment of Conceptual Models to Guide Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy: Synthesizing Traditional and Contemporary Paradigms
Brady SS, Brubaker L, Fok CS, Gahagan S, Lewis CE, Lewis J, Lowder JL, Nodora J, Stapleton A, Palmer MH, Mueller E, Fitzgerald C, Hardacker C, Hebert-Beirne J, Lavender M, Shoham D, Burgio K, Markland A, McGwin G, Williams B, Lukacz E, LaCoursiere D, Nodora J, Miller J, An L, Low L, Newman D, Berry A, Epperson C, Schmitz K, Smith A, Wyman J, Sutcliffe S, McNicholas C, James A, Lowder J, Rickey L, Camenga D, Cunningham S, Chai T, Lewis J, Harlow B, Rudser K, Connett J, Chu H, Fok C, Rockwood T, Constantine M. Development of Conceptual Models to Guide Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy: Synthesizing Traditional and Contemporary Paradigms. Health Promotion Practice 2020, 21: 510-524. PMID: 31910039, PMCID: PMC7869957, DOI: 10.1177/1524839919890869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower urinary tract symptomsUrinary tract symptomsFuture public health practicePrevention research agendaPublic health practiceDiverse public healthPublic healthResearch ConsortiumTract symptomsBladder healthPrevention prioritiesPublic health researchPublic health researchersHealth practicesHealth equityNational InstituteHealth researchHealthIntervention effortsHealth researchersSocial justice principlesReventionSymptoms
2018
The Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) in girls and women: Developing a conceptual framework for a prevention research agenda
Brady SS, Bavendam TG, Berry A, Fok CS, Gahagan S, Goode PS, Hardacker CT, Hebert‐Beirne J, Lewis CE, Lewis JB, Low L, Lowder JL, Palmer MH, Wyman JF, Lukacz ES, Consortium F. The Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) in girls and women: Developing a conceptual framework for a prevention research agenda. Neurourology And Urodynamics 2018, 37: 2951-2964. PMID: 30136299, PMCID: PMC6451314, DOI: 10.1002/nau.23787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower urinary tract symptomsUrinary tract symptomsPrevention research agendaTract symptomsBladder healthLower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research ConsortiumWorld Health Organization's conceptual frameworkDomains of healthPelvic floor dysfunctionPromotion of healthTreatment of illnessPrevention interventionsSocial determinantsSocial ecological modelSymptomsPreventionBiopsychosocial modelNational InstituteGreater likelihoodPublic healthHealthResearch ConsortiumWomenTreatmentDiverse populationsA Novel Research Definition of Bladder Health in Women and Girls: Implications for Research and Public Health Promotion
Lukacz ES, Bavendam TG, Berry A, Fok CS, Gahagan S, Goode PS, Hardacker CT, Hebert-Beirne J, Lewis CE, Lewis J, Low LK, Lowder JL, Palmer MH, Smith AL, Brady SS. A Novel Research Definition of Bladder Health in Women and Girls: Implications for Research and Public Health Promotion. Journal Of Women's Health 2018, 27: 974-981. PMID: 29792542, PMCID: PMC6104253, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2017.6786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower urinary tract symptomsBladder healthBladder functionHealth promotionBladder health promotionWorld Health Organization definitionUrinary tract symptomsPublic health initiativesPublic health promotionObjective measuresBladder dysfunctionTract symptomsBladder's abilityOrganization definitionHealth initiativesHealth definitionsBiologic threatsNational InstituteDaily activitiesResearch definitionsHealthBioregulatory functionsWomenGirlsDysfunction
2012
Maternal Experiences with Everyday Discrimination and Infant Birth Weight: A Test of Mediators and Moderators Among Young, Urban Women of Color
Earnshaw VA, Rosenthal L, Lewis JB, Stasko EC, Tobin JN, Lewis TT, Reid AE, Ickovics JR. Maternal Experiences with Everyday Discrimination and Infant Birth Weight: A Test of Mediators and Moderators Among Young, Urban Women of Color. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine 2012, 45: 13-23. PMID: 22927016, PMCID: PMC3562380, DOI: 10.1007/s12160-012-9404-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE AMONG ADOLESCENT MOTHERS: FREQUENCY, DYADIC NATURE, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR RELATIONSHIP DISSOLUTION AND MENTAL HEALTH
Milan S, Lewis J, Ethier K, Kershaw T, Ickovics J. RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE AMONG ADOLESCENT MOTHERS: FREQUENCY, DYADIC NATURE, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR RELATIONSHIP DISSOLUTION AND MENTAL HEALTH. Psychology Of Women Quarterly 2005, 29: 302-312. DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2005.00224.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent mothersMental healthNulliparous adolescent femalesSignificant group differencesPrevention programsNulliparous adolescentsAdolescent femalesViolence prevention programsParental status groupsGroup differencesAdolescentsRelationship violenceMothersStatus groupsHealthPast yearHigh levelsPotential implicationsUrban communitiesDyadic natureGroup