2025
Assessing Links Between Alcohol Exposure and Firearm Violence: A Scoping Review Update
Matthay E, Gobaud A, Branas C, Keyes K, Roy B, Cerdá M. Assessing Links Between Alcohol Exposure and Firearm Violence: A Scoping Review Update. Alcohol Research 2025, 45: 01. PMID: 39830985, PMCID: PMC11737877, DOI: 10.35946/arcr.v45.1.01.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffect measure modificationFirearm violenceViolence-related outcomesAlcohol control policiesAlcohol use disorderAlcohol useStudy designFirearm homicideFirearm accessMeasure modificationFirearm suicidesPrevention effortsQuasi-experimental study designSystematic reviewStructured data collection instrumentCross-sectional study designAlcohol exposureComprehensive search of published studiesMeta-Analyses ExtensionDensity of alcohol outletsPositive associationSearch of published studiesModifiable risk factorsFull-text screeningPreferred Reporting Items
2024
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Control Following Release From Carceral Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Aminawung J, Puglisi L, Roy B, Horton N, Elumn J, Lin H, Bibbins-Domingo K, Krumholz H, Wang E. Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Control Following Release From Carceral Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: ejaha2024035683t. PMID: 39248257, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.124.035683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUncontrolled CVD risk factorsCardiovascular disease risk factor controlCVD risk factorsRisk factor controlFactor controlRisk factorsSocial determinant of cardiovascular healthCardiovascular diseaseProspective cohort study of individualsDeterminants of cardiovascular healthPublic health prevention effortsCardiovascular disease risk factorsCohort study of individualsHealth prevention effortsCross-sectional studyProspective cohort studyCarceral facilitiesCorrectional facilitiesSocial determinantsTailored interventionsTraditional risk factorsStudy of individualsAdversity scorePerceived stressCardiovascular health
2023
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
Tong 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGun violenceHousing assistanceStructural racismHousing stabilityViolence exposureMulti-level interventionsCommunity gun violenceMulti-stakeholder coalitionsRental assistance programsCommunity-based organizationsHousing supportPolicy changesFinancial educationStable housingBeing of individualsViolenceTarget neighborhoodsCommunity membersNew HavenNeighborhood ratesAssistance programsOrganization leadersRacismHavenNeighborhoodWhy Are There So Few Women Medical School Deans? Debunking the Myth That Shorter Tenures Drive Disparities
Gottlieb A, Roy B, Herrin J, Holaday L, Weiss J, Salazar M, Okoli N, Nagarkatti N, Otridge J, Pomeroy C. Why Are There So Few Women Medical School Deans? Debunking the Myth That Shorter Tenures Drive Disparities. Academic Medicine 2023, 99: 63-69. PMID: 37418698, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000005315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation of Population Well-Being With Cardiovascular Outcomes
Spatz E, Roy B, Riley C, Witters D, Herrin J. Association of Population Well-Being With Cardiovascular Outcomes. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2321740. PMID: 37405774, PMCID: PMC10323707, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.21740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation health factorsCVD mortalityCoronary heart diseaseCross-sectional studyHeart diseaseCardiovascular diseaseSecondary outcomesHealth factorsCardiovascular outcomesHeart failureCardiovascular healthMortality rateCounty-level ratesLower CVD mortalityTotal CVD mortalityCardiovascular death ratesAcute myocardial infarctionTotal heart diseaseEffect sizePrimary outcomeHighest quintileLowest quintileMyocardial infarctionNational HealthMAIN OUTCOME