2024
United States Long-Term Trends in Adult BMI (1959–2018): Unraveling the Roots of the Obesity Epidemic
Banas J, Cook A, Raygoza-Cortez K, Davila D, Irwin M, Ferrucci L, Humphries D. United States Long-Term Trends in Adult BMI (1959–2018): Unraveling the Roots of the Obesity Epidemic. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2024, 21: 73. PMID: 38248537, PMCID: PMC10815706, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21010073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Health Examination SurveyExamination SurveyObesity epidemicBody mass index (BMI) trendsOngoing obesity epidemicCritical public health challengeNutrition Examination SurveyHealth Examination SurveyRates of obesityPublic health challengePopulation-level interventionsBMI growth rateEffective population-level interventionsRace/ethnicityAverage BMIAdult BMINational HealthBMI trendsHigh school educationWhite adultsAge groupsBlack adultsHealth challengesBMIRacial disparities
2023
Editorial: Food, nature & wellness: dueling epistemologies
Humphries D, Saxena A, Venkatasubramanian P. Editorial: Food, nature & wellness: dueling epistemologies. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1264967. PMID: 37942248, PMCID: PMC10628760, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1264967.Peer-Reviewed Original Research“They need people to actually show up in their lives:” deploying community health workers to improve mental health and substance use outcomes among PLWH
Marotta P, Carter C, Hu Y, Wang V, Rucker D, Jones J, Gross G, Brown T, Spiegelman D, Humphries D. “They need people to actually show up in their lives:” deploying community health workers to improve mental health and substance use outcomes among PLWH. Journal Of HIV/AIDS & Social Services 2023, 22: 163-185. DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2024.2385988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity health workersHarm reduction servicesMental healthHealth workersSubstance use disordersEnhanced coordination of careReduction servicesCoordination of careAdherence to anti-retroviral treatmentMental health careImprove mental healthMental health problemsSubstance usePoor MHHIV careHIV engageHealth careAnti-retroviral treatmentHousing insecuritySubstance use outcomesHIV treatmentImplementation strategiesHealth problemsPLWHCareThe intersectionality-based policy analysis framework: demonstrating utility through application to the pre-vaccine U.S. COVID-19 policy response
Humphries D, Sodipo M, Jackson S. The intersectionality-based policy analysis framework: demonstrating utility through application to the pre-vaccine U.S. COVID-19 policy response. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1040851. PMID: 37655290, PMCID: PMC10466398, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1040851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 policy responsesPolicy analysis frameworkPolicy responsesPrinciples of equitySocial justiceLong-term visionPolicy solutionsDiversity of knowledgeImpact of representationEquity considerationsPolicyHealth policyRepresentation of problemsLong-term solutionIntersectionalityCOVID-19 pandemicPublic health systemAnalysis frameworkEquityHealth systemHealth challengesFrameworkJusticeDifferent groupsPublic health challengeOn measuring “small potatoes”: spatio-temporal patterning of agrobiodiversity-as-food presents challenges for dietary recall surveys
Saxena A, Fuentes X, Humphries D. On measuring “small potatoes”: spatio-temporal patterning of agrobiodiversity-as-food presents challenges for dietary recall surveys. Frontiers In Sustainable Food Systems 2023, 7: 1000735. DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1000735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAction learning and public health pedagogy: Student reflections from an experiential public health course
Pham C, Cunningham S, Humphries D. Action learning and public health pedagogy: Student reflections from an experiential public health course. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1128705. PMID: 37056658, PMCID: PMC10086179, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1128705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPractice experienceStudent reflectionsFuture public health professionalsCohorts of studentsPublic health pedagogyCross-cutting skillsPublic health coursesPublic health curriculumStudent perspectivesLearning experienceHealth pedagogyReflection essaysHealth curriculumPractical skillsQualitative analysis approachHealth coursesAction learningPublic health professionalsPractice opportunitiesMPH programPaper assignmentStudentsAssignment instructionsSkill buildingCommunity partners
2022
Application of multiplex amplicon deep-sequencing (MAD-seq) to screen for putative drug resistance markers in the Necator americanus isotype-1 β-tubulin gene
George S, Suwondo P, Akorli J, Otchere J, Harrison LM, Bilguvar K, Knight JR, Humphries D, Wilson MD, Caccone A, Cappello M. Application of multiplex amplicon deep-sequencing (MAD-seq) to screen for putative drug resistance markers in the Necator americanus isotype-1 β-tubulin gene. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 11459. PMID: 35794459, PMCID: PMC9259660, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-15718-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsPeriodic mass drug administrationHigh-risk groupCross-sectional studyDrug resistance markersMass drug administrationResistance-associated mutationsHookworm Necator americanusPost-treatment samplesIsotype-1 β-tubulin geneHookworm infectionPersistent infectionResistance markersDrug AdministrationNecator americanusInfection statusVeterinary nematodesInfectionMarkersNucleotide polymorphismsSensitive toolBenzimidazole drugsNucleotide allelesUsing Health Care Professionals’ Perspectives to Refine a Clinical Decision Support Implementation Strategy for Increasing the Prescribing of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Alabama
Humphries D, Rhodes E, Simon C, Wang V, Spiegelman D, Ott C, Hicks D, Marcus J, Krakower D, Rana A. Using Health Care Professionals’ Perspectives to Refine a Clinical Decision Support Implementation Strategy for Increasing the Prescribing of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Alabama. Journal Of The International Association Of Providers Of AIDS Care (JIAPAC) 2022, 21: 23259582221144451. PMID: 36537589, PMCID: PMC9772965, DOI: 10.1177/23259582221144451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCDS toolsHigh HIV incidenceHIV preexposure prophylaxisPre-exposure prophylaxisClinical decision support toolQualified health centersHealth care providersHealth care professionalsElectronic health recordsPrEP deliveryPrEP prescribingPreexposure prophylaxisPrEP prescriptionClinical visitsHIV incidenceCDS toolHealth centersClinic staffCare providersCare professionalsSide effectsProviders' lackImplementation strategiesPrEPHealth records
2021
The Importance of Sociocultural Context When Choosing to Eat Healthier
Dai J, Zulkefli NF, Moy FM, Humphries DL. The Importance of Sociocultural Context When Choosing to Eat Healthier. Journal Of Nutrition Education And Behavior 2021, 54: 143-150. PMID: 34952802, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2021.08.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy eatingOwn food intakeFood decisionsSociocultural supportCommunal eatingFemale employeesSociocultural influencesAudio-recorded interviewsTime scarcityEatingBehavior changeSociocultural contextVerbatim transcriptsUnspoken rulesHome-cooked mealsLarge universityLiving situationsTheory approachConvenience samplingCultural valuesInterviewsEmployeesMarital statusPerceptionParticipantsLessons From a Community Driven Experiential Public Health Course
Humphries D, Bastida C, Walker M. Lessons From a Community Driven Experiential Public Health Course. Pedagogy In Health Promotion 2021, 8: 231-237. DOI: 10.1177/23733799211056311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExperiential learning opportunityUnique learning experiencePractice-based learningPublic health coursesPublic health studentsPublic health trainingRigorous courseworkStudent reflectionsLearning experienceLearning opportunitiesStudent interestCourse elementsPreceptor evaluationsHealth coursesHealth studentsPractice opportunitiesPracticum instructorsAccreditation requirementsAddress health disparitiesStudentsPractice activitiesCommunity partnersHealth trainingSupportive structuresBest practicesNutrition and Infectious Diseases
Humphries, Debbie, Scott, Marilyn, Vermund, Sten H. Nutrition and Infectious Diseases: Shifting the Clinical Paradigm. 2021, Springer Nature, Switzerland.Books
2020
Climate Change Pathways and Potential Future Risks to Nutrition and Infection
Rocklöv J, Ahlm C, Scott M, Humphries D. Climate Change Pathways and Potential Future Risks to Nutrition and Infection. Nutrition And Health 2020, 429-458. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-56913-6_15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCore Principles in Nutrition: Nutrient Needs, Metabolism, and Potential Influences on Infectious Diseases
Barffour M, Humphries D. Core Principles in Nutrition: Nutrient Needs, Metabolism, and Potential Influences on Infectious Diseases. Nutrition And Health 2020, 23-82. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-56913-6_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease outcomeInfectious diseasesImpact of undernutritionInfectious disease outcomesProtein-calorie deficitsWorld Health Organization monographElevated riskMicronutrient interventionsImmune systemNutritional statusSpecific macronutrientsInfectionMalnutritionDiseaseOutcomesMetabolismCurrent understandingPotential pathwaysUndernutritionMortalityPotential influencePublic Health and Clinical Implications of Nutrition-Infection Interactions
Vermund S, Scott M, Humphries D. Public Health and Clinical Implications of Nutrition-Infection Interactions. Nutrition And Health 2020, 459-481. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-56913-6_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfectious agentsNutritional statusClinical implicationsRole of obesityDefinitive risk factorsSeverity of malariaSuboptimal nutritional statusMajor infectious agentsHealth of personsClinical courseClinical managementRisk factorsClinical nutritionHigh mortalityInfectious diseasesCOVID-19ObesityPublic healthInfectionDiseaseSeverityNutritionHealthBacterial diseasesStatusPathways Linking Nutritional Status and Infectious Disease: Causal and Conceptual Frameworks
Humphries D, Scott M, Vermund S. Pathways Linking Nutritional Status and Infectious Disease: Causal and Conceptual Frameworks. Nutrition And Health 2020, 3-22. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-56913-6_1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHost nutritional statusNutritional statusInfectious diseasesExperience of infectionImpact of nutritionInfluence of nutritionImmunological responseDrug interventionEpidemiological studiesHost responseDisease severityInfectionMechanisms of causalityDiseaseMicrobial pathogenesisFuture studiesStatusUnderstanding of causationNutritionPathogensSame populationPathogenesisMalnutritionSeverityResponseAssessing community health research capacity across stakeholders: adapting a tool
Humphries D, Gupta R, Dukpa T, Wangmo D. Assessing community health research capacity across stakeholders: adapting a tool. Health Promotion International 2020, 36: 1198-1208. PMID: 33270872, DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daaa105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth research capacityResearch capacity building activitiesCommunity health research projectsCommunity health researchStrong community engagementHealth research projectsResearch capacityHealth disparitiesResearch assessment toolHealth research stakeholdersPerson interviewsHealth researchValid toolAssessment toolResearch NetworkStrong internal reliabilityInternal reliabilityParticipantsCollaborative approachSkilled staffCliniciansStaffStakeholder organizationsActivityInvestigating the Relationship between Food Insecurity and Fertility Preferences in Tanzania
DiClemente K, Grace K, Kershaw T, Bosco E, Humphries D. Investigating the Relationship between Food Insecurity and Fertility Preferences in Tanzania. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2020, 25: 302-310. PMID: 33185825, PMCID: PMC7878326, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-020-03022-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousehold hungerFertility preferencesMore childrenRisk of pregnancyFood insecurityMaternal ageHealth SurveyTanzania DemographicMulti-level factorsPotential associationSimilar associationChild stuntingChildren ages fiveSame covariatesWomen's fertilityFood insecurity measuresResultsOn averageWomenPregnancySimilar populationsChildrenAge fiveAssociationGeneralized logit modelFertility aspirationsAre Household Expenditures on Food Groups Associated with Children’s Future Heights in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam?
Weingarten SE, Dearden KA, Crookston BT, Penny ME, Behrman JR, Humphries DL. Are Household Expenditures on Food Groups Associated with Children’s Future Heights in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam? International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2020, 17: 4739. PMID: 32630270, PMCID: PMC7370180, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17134739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood expenditureHousehold expenditureExpenditure dataHousehold Expenditure SurveyTotal food expenditureChild HAZHousehold food expenditureFuture heightGroup expendituresExpenditure SurveyFood expenditure dataPaternal schoolingFood purchasing patternsMiddle-income countriesVietnamFood groupsYounger cohortsIndiaCountriesExpenditureChild nutritional statusUrban residencePeruEthiopiaPurchasing patternsDogs and pigs are transport hosts of Necator americanus: Molecular evidence for a zoonotic mechanism of human hookworm transmission in Ghana
Boyko RH, Harrison L, Humphries D, Galvani AP, Townsend JP, Otchere J, Wilson MD, Cappello M. Dogs and pigs are transport hosts of Necator americanus: Molecular evidence for a zoonotic mechanism of human hookworm transmission in Ghana. Zoonoses And Public Health 2020, 67: 474-483. PMID: 32529782, DOI: 10.1111/zph.12708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPig fecal samplesProspective molecular studyNematode Toxocara canisPig ownershipPig samplesNematode larvaeAnimal faecesTransport hostsDog ownershipKintampo NorthFecal samplesToxocara canisProxy of exposureHuman infectionsPigsHookworm eggsSubsequent prospective studyHookworm transmissionDogsResource-limited countriesFaecesPCR analysisGhanaMolecular evidenceSignificant morbidity
2019
Assessing Research Activity and Capacity of Community-Based Organizations: Refinement of the CREAT Instrument Using the Delphi Method
Humphries D, Ma M, Collins N, Ray N, Wat E, Bazelon J, Pettinelli J, Fiellin DA. Assessing Research Activity and Capacity of Community-Based Organizations: Refinement of the CREAT Instrument Using the Delphi Method. Journal Of Urban Health 2019, 96: 912-922. PMID: 31350725, PMCID: PMC6904697, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-019-00374-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research