Emily Wang, MD, MAS
Professor of Medicine (General Medicine) and of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences); Director, SEICHE Center for Health and Justice
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- “It’s just us sitting there for 23 hours like we done something wrong”: Isolation, incarceration, and the COVID-19 pandemicRosenberg A, Puglisi L, Thomas K, Halberstam A, Martin R, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Wang E. “It’s just us sitting there for 23 hours like we done something wrong”: Isolation, incarceration, and the COVID-19 pandemic. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0297518. PMID: 38354166, PMCID: PMC10866499, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297518.
- Predicting COVID-19 Outbreaks in Correctional Facilities Using Machine Learning.Malloy G, Puglisi L, Bucklen K, Harvey T, Wang E, Brandeau M. Predicting COVID-19 Outbreaks in Correctional Facilities Using Machine Learning. MDM Policy & Practice 2024, 9: 23814683231222469. PMID: 38293655, PMCID: PMC10826393, DOI: 10.1177/23814683231222469.
- Use of nitrous oxide for execution is a concerning development in ongoing medicalisation of the death penaltyBairett, L., & Wang, E. (2024). Use of nitrous oxide for execution is a concerning development in ongoing medicalisation of the death penalty. bmj, 384.
- Incarceration and screen-detectable cancer diagnosis among adults in ConnecticutRichman I, Soulos P, Lin H, Aminawung J, Oladeru O, Puglisi L, Wang E, Gross C. Incarceration and screen-detectable cancer diagnosis among adults in Connecticut. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 116: 485-489. PMID: 37991935, PMCID: PMC10919339, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad242.
- The sleep justice study - a prospective cohort study assessing sleep as a cardiometabolic risk factor after incarceration: a protocol paperElumn J, Saeed G, Aminawung J, Horton N, Lin H, Yaggi H, Wang E. The sleep justice study - a prospective cohort study assessing sleep as a cardiometabolic risk factor after incarceration: a protocol paper. BMC Public Health 2023, 23: 2107. PMID: 37884957, PMCID: PMC10605958, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16985-x.
- Exploring Parental Incarceration, US Government Support Programs, and Child Health and Well-Being: A National Cross-Sectional StudyTolliver D, Hawks L, Holaday L, Wang E. Exploring Parental Incarceration, US Government Support Programs, and Child Health and Well-Being: A National Cross-Sectional Study. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2023, 264: 113764. PMID: 37777171, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113764.
- Trusted residents and housing assistance to decrease violence exposure in New Haven (TRUE HAVEN): a strengths-based and community-driven stepped-wedge intervention to reduce gun violenceTong G, Spell V, Horton N, Thornhill T, Keene D, Montgomery C, Spiegelman D, Wang E, Roy B. Trusted residents and housing assistance to decrease violence exposure in New Haven (TRUE HAVEN): a strengths-based and community-driven stepped-wedge intervention to reduce gun violence. BMC Public Health 2023, 23: 1545. PMID: 37580653, PMCID: PMC10426138, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15997-x.
- Stakeholder-driven development and implementation of CRICIT: an app to support high-quality data capture and protocol monitoring for outpatient clinical trials with vulnerable populationsClark K, Ruth C, Thomas K, Dunham K, Travis M, Rivera-Santiago K, Brinkely-Rubinstein L, Wang E. Stakeholder-driven development and implementation of CRICIT: an app to support high-quality data capture and protocol monitoring for outpatient clinical trials with vulnerable populations. Journal Of Clinical And Translational Science 2023, 7: e183. PMID: 37706003, PMCID: PMC10495824, DOI: 10.1017/cts.2023.609.
- For Health Equity, We Must End Mass IncarcerationWang E, Shavit S. For Health Equity, We Must End Mass Incarceration. JAMA 2023, 330: 15-16. PMID: 37327003, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.8206.
- Cancer incidence among incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals: A statewide retrospective cohort studyAminawung J, Soulos P, Oladeru O, Lin H, Gonsalves L, Puglisi L, Hassan S, Richman I, Wang E, Gross C. Cancer incidence among incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals: A statewide retrospective cohort study. Cancer Medicine 2023, 12: 15447-15454. PMID: 37248772, PMCID: PMC10417084, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6162.
- Cancer equity for those impacted by mass incarcerationRamaswamy M, Manz C, Kouyoumdjian F, Vest N, Puglisi L, Wang E, Salyer C, Osei B, Zaller N, Rebbeck T. Cancer equity for those impacted by mass incarceration. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 115: 1128-1131. PMID: 37219371, PMCID: PMC10560595, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad087.
- Personal Health Libraries for People Returning From Incarceration: Protocol for a Qualitative StudyFoumakoye M, Britton M, Ansari E, Saunders M, McCall T, Wang E, Puglisi L, Workman T, Zeng-Treitler Q, Ying Y, Shavit S, Brandt C, Wang K. Personal Health Libraries for People Returning From Incarceration: Protocol for a Qualitative Study. JMIR Research Protocols 2023, 12: e44748. PMID: 37133907, PMCID: PMC10193212, DOI: 10.2196/44748.
- COVID-19 vaccine deliberation in individuals directly impacted by incarcerationKim C, Aminawung J, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Wang E, Puglisi L. COVID-19 vaccine deliberation in individuals directly impacted by incarceration. Vaccine 2023, 41: 3475-3480. PMID: 37127524, PMCID: PMC10130327, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.04.068.
- Medication Access in Prisons and Jails—Some Answers, More QuestionsHawks L, Wang E. Medication Access in Prisons and Jails—Some Answers, More Questions. JAMA Health Forum 2023, 4: e230167. PMID: 37058295, PMCID: PMC10590551, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0167.
- Health Insurance and Mental Health Treatment Use Among Adults With Criminal Legal Involvement After Medicaid ExpansionHowell B, Hawks L, Balasuriya L, Chang V, Wang E, Winkelman T. Health Insurance and Mental Health Treatment Use Among Adults With Criminal Legal Involvement After Medicaid Expansion. Psychiatric Services 2023, 74: 1019-1026. PMID: 37016823, PMCID: PMC10939137, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220171.
- “We know what's going on in our community”: A qualitative analysis identifying community assets that deter gun violenceParsons A, Harvey T, Andrade S, Horton N, Brinkley-Rubenstein L, Wood G, Holaday L, Riley C, Spell V, Papachristos A, Wang E, Roy B. “We know what's going on in our community”: A qualitative analysis identifying community assets that deter gun violence. SSM - Qualitative Research In Health 2023, 3: 100258. PMID: 37483654, PMCID: PMC10361409, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100258.
- Neighborhood Incarceration Rates and Adverse Birth Outcomes in New York City, 2010-2014Holaday L, Tolliver D, Moore T, Thompson K, Wang E. Neighborhood Incarceration Rates and Adverse Birth Outcomes in New York City, 2010-2014. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e236173. PMID: 37000451, PMCID: PMC10066462, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.6173.
- Characteristics of Recently Incarcerated Primary Care Patients With and Without a Positive Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screening Upon Clinic IntakeZielinski M, Alkov D, McCauley E, Aminawung J, Shavit S, Wang E. Characteristics of Recently Incarcerated Primary Care Patients With and Without a Positive Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screening Upon Clinic Intake. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2023 PMID: 36729519, PMCID: PMC10497219, DOI: 10.1037/tra0001427.
- Incarceration and screen-detectable cancer diagnosis among adults in ConnecticutRichman IB, Soulos PR, Lin HJ, Aminawung JA, Oladeru OT, Puglisi LB, Wang EA, Gross CP. Incarceration and screen-detectable cancer diagnosis among adults in Connecticut. JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2023 Nov 22:djad242.
- Treating Hepatitis C in Individuals With Previous Incarceration: The Veterans Health Administration, 2012–2019Hawks L, Wang E, Butt A, Crystal S, Keith McInnes D, Re V, Cartwright E, Puglisi L, Haque L, Lim J, Justice A, McGinnis K. Treating Hepatitis C in Individuals With Previous Incarceration: The Veterans Health Administration, 2012–2019. American Journal Of Public Health 2022, 113: 162-165. PMID: 36480765, PMCID: PMC9850617, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2022.307152.
- Paths to Improving Pandemic Preparedness in Jails and Prisons: Perspectives of Incarcerated People and Correctional StaffPuglisi L, Rosenberg A, Credle M, Negron T, Martin R, Maner M, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Wang E. Paths to Improving Pandemic Preparedness in Jails and Prisons: Perspectives of Incarcerated People and Correctional Staff. American Journal Of Public Health 2022, 112: s869-s873. PMID: 36446054, PMCID: PMC9707706, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2022.306956.
- COVID-19 in Carceral Systems: A ReviewPuglisi L, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Wang E. COVID-19 in Carceral Systems: A Review. Annual Review Of Criminology 2022, 6: 399-422. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-criminol-030521-103146.
- Incarceration status and cancer mortality: A population-based studyOladeru OT, Aminawung JA, Lin HJ, Gonsalves L, Puglisi L, Mun S, Gallagher C, Soulos P, Gross CP, Wang EA. Incarceration status and cancer mortality: A population-based study. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0274703. PMID: 36112653, PMCID: PMC9481043, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274703.
- The Health and Health Needs of People under Community SupervisionHawks L, Horton N, Wang E. The Health and Health Needs of People under Community Supervision. The Annals Of The American Academy Of Political And Social Science 2022, 701: 172-190. DOI: 10.1177/00027162221119661.
- Community investment interventions as a means for decarceration: A scoping reviewHawks L, Lopoo E, Puglisi L, Cellini J, Thompson K, Halberstam A, Tolliver D, Martinez-Hamilton S, Wang E. Community investment interventions as a means for decarceration: A scoping review. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2021, 8: 100150. PMID: 36778729, PMCID: PMC9903691, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2021.100150.
- Exposure to Family Member Incarceration and Adult Well-being in the United StatesSundaresh R, Yi Y, Harvey TD, Roy B, Riley C, Lee H, Wildeman C, Wang EA. Exposure to Family Member Incarceration and Adult Well-being in the United States. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2111821. PMID: 34047791, PMCID: PMC8164096, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.11821.
- COVID-19, Decarceration, and the Role of Clinicians, Health Systems, and PayersWang EA, Western B, Berwick DM. COVID-19, Decarceration, and the Role of Clinicians, Health Systems, and Payers. JAMA 2020, 324: 2257-2258. PMID: 33196762, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.22109.
- Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Among Incarcerated Individuals: a Review of the Literature and Focus on Patient PreferencePuglisi L, Bedell P, Steiner A, Wang E. Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Among Incarcerated Individuals: a Review of the Literature and Focus on Patient Preference. Current Addiction Reports 2019, 6: 365-373. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-019-00283-x.
- What Percentage of Americans Have Ever Had a Family Member Incarcerated?: Evidence from the Family History of Incarceration Survey (FamHIS)Enns P, Yi Y, Comfort M, Goldman A, Lee H, Muller C, Wakefield S, Wang E, Wildeman C. What Percentage of Americans Have Ever Had a Family Member Incarcerated?: Evidence from the Family History of Incarceration Survey (FamHIS). Socius Sociological Research For A Dynamic World 2019, 5: 2378023119829332. DOI: 10.1177/2378023119829332.
- Mass incarceration, public health, and widening inequality in the USAWildeman C, Wang EA. Mass incarceration, public health, and widening inequality in the USA. The Lancet 2017, 389: 1464-1474. PMID: 28402828, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)30259-3.
- Gender differences in HIV risk behaviors in individuals recently released from prison: results of a pilot studyZhu G, Birnbaum N, Carroll-Scott A, Evans L, Fiellin L, Wang E. Gender differences in HIV risk behaviors in individuals recently released from prison: results of a pilot study. Health & Justice 2015, 3: 6. PMCID: PMC5151802, DOI: 10.1186/s40352-014-0014-y.
- High Incarceration Rates Among Black Men Enrolled In Clinical Studies May Compromise Ability To Identify DisparitiesWang EA, Aminawung JA, Wildeman C, Ross JS, Krumholz HM. High Incarceration Rates Among Black Men Enrolled In Clinical Studies May Compromise Ability To Identify Disparities. Health Affairs 2014, 33: 848-855. PMID: 24799583, PMCID: PMC4065793, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1325.
- Imprisonment and Cardiac RiskWang E. Imprisonment and Cardiac Risk. 2014, 2435-2443. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5690-2_336.
- A High Risk of Hospitalization Following Release From Correctional Facilities in Medicare Beneficiaries: A Retrospective Matched Cohort Study, 2002 to 2010Wang EA, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. A High Risk of Hospitalization Following Release From Correctional Facilities in Medicare Beneficiaries: A Retrospective Matched Cohort Study, 2002 to 2010. JAMA Internal Medicine 2013, 173: 1621-1628. PMID: 23877707, PMCID: PMC4069256, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.9008.
- A pilot study examining food insecurity and HIV risk behaviors among individuals recently released from prison.Wang EA, Zhu GA, Evans L, Carroll-Scott A, Desai R, Fiellin LE. A pilot study examining food insecurity and HIV risk behaviors among individuals recently released from prison. AIDS Education And Prevention 2013, 25: 112-23. PMID: 23514079, PMCID: PMC3733343, DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2013.25.2.112.
- Engaging individuals recently released from prison into primary care: a randomized trial.Wang EA, Hong CS, Shavit S, Sanders R, Kessell E, Kushel MB. Engaging individuals recently released from prison into primary care: a randomized trial. American Journal Of Public Health 2012, 102: e22-9. PMID: 22813476, PMCID: PMC3482056, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2012.300894.
- Studying Health Disparities by Including Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated IndividualsWang EA, Wildeman C. Studying Health Disparities by Including Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Individuals. JAMA 2011, 305: 1708-1709. PMID: 21521854, PMCID: PMC5476220, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.532.
- Incarceration, Incident Hypertension, and Access to Health Care: Findings From the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) StudyWang EA, Pletcher M, Lin F, Vittinghoff E, Kertesz SG, Kiefe CI, Bibbins-Domingo K. Incarceration, Incident Hypertension, and Access to Health Care: Findings From the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study. JAMA Internal Medicine 2009, 169: 687-693. PMID: 19364998, PMCID: PMC2829673, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.26.
- Rapid Assessment of Tuberculosis in a Large Prison in Gaborone, Botswana.Nelson, L, Wang E, McKenzie A, Mwansa R, Mpetsane F, Balang R, Wells C, Talbot E. “Rapid Assessment of Tuberculosis in a Large Prison in Gaborone, Botswana.” Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 28 (2003):250-2.