Sitara M Weerakoon, PhD, MPH
Associate Research Scientist in Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences)Cards
About
Research
Publications
2023
Neighborhood Characteristics and the Burden of E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury: An Ecological Comparison Study.
Lee H, Weerakoon SM, Harrell MB, Messiah SE, Rao DR. Neighborhood Characteristics and the Burden of E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury: An Ecological Comparison Study. Pediatr Allergy Immunol Pulmonol 2023, 36: 16-22. PMID: 36930825, DOI: 10.1089/ped.2022.0133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRacial and ethnic disparities in chronic disease risk in adolescence after prenatal polydrug exposure: Examination of the Hispanic paradox.
Weerakoon SM, Chen B, Harrell MB, Vidot DC, Messiah SE. Racial and ethnic disparities in chronic disease risk in adolescence after prenatal polydrug exposure: Examination of the Hispanic paradox. J Ethn Subst Abuse 2023, 1-18. PMID: 36840527, DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2023.2181257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRace, Ethnicity, and Language of Patients Screened for Violence against Persons at a Safety-Net Hospital
Beauchamp, A. M., Weerakoon, S. M., Nagaraj, M. B., Scroggins, H., Pahl, B., Pitt, A., ... & Jetelina, K. K. (2023). Race, Ethnicity, and Language of Patients Screened for Violence against Persons at a Safety-Net Hospital. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 32(6), 837-851.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Clinical manifestations of EVALI in adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Abdallah B, Lee H, Weerakoon SM, Messiah SE, Harrell MB, Rao DR. Clinical manifestations of EVALI in adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pediatr Pulmonol 2022 PMID: 36530031, DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparison of Long-Term Complications of COVID-19 Illness among a Diverse Sample of Children by MIS-C Status.
Messiah SE, Xie L, Mathew MS, Shaikh S, Veeraswamy A, Rabi A, Francis J, Lozano A, Ronquillo C, Sanchez V, He W, Weerakoon SM, Srikanth N, Borel M, Kapera O, Kahn J. Comparison of Long-Term Complications of COVID-19 Illness among a Diverse Sample of Children by MIS-C Status. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022, 19 PMID: 36293968, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192013382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman Papillomavirus Vaccination Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Francis JKR, Weerakoon SM, Lucas SL, Mathew MS, Durante JC, Kelly N, Tiro JA. Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2234000. PMID: 36121657, PMCID: PMC9486449, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.34000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRelationship Between Dating Violence and Contraceptive Use Among Texas Adolescents.
Srikanth N, Weerakoon SM, Mathew MS, Xie L, Messiah SE. Relationship Between Dating Violence and Contraceptive Use Among Texas Adolescents. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2022, 8862605221119519. PMID: 36000420, DOI: 10.1177/08862605221119519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPossible substance use disorders among first responders during the COVID-19 era: a quasi-experimental study of personal and residential vulnerability.
Beauchamp AM, Weerakoon SM, Ponder WN, Jetelina KK. Possible substance use disorders among first responders during the COVID-19 era: a quasi-experimental study of personal and residential vulnerability. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2022, 1-10. PMID: 35867134, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2022.2088376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrustworthiness, health literacy, and self-efficacy: factors in communicating with COVID-19 vaccine hesitant audiences.
Weerakoon S, Henson-Garcia M, Valerio-Shewmaker M, Messiah S, Knell G. Trustworthiness, health literacy, and self-efficacy: factors in communicating with COVID-19 vaccine hesitant audiences. JMIR Formative Research 2022 PMID: 35878123, DOI: 10.2196/38076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplementation of a telehealth-enhanced home visiting programme for families of young children.
Jetelina KK, Oke O, Rodriguez P, Weerakoon SM, Barlow SE. Implementation of a telehealth-enhanced home visiting programme for families of young children. Journal Of Telemedicine And Telecare 2022, 28: 266-279. PMID: 32772762, DOI: 10.1177/1357633X20938282.Peer-Reviewed Original Research