Tyler Shelby
About
Biography
I was born in Kansas City but spent most of my early life in a small town in Southeast Kansas. I went to PIttsburg State University in Kansas for undergraduate, where I studied biochemistry, played jazz, and researched the use of magnetic nanoparticles as diagnostic tools for infectious diseases. I recently completed my PhD at Yale School of Public Health under the mentorship of Dr. Luke Davis, and my dissertation work evaluated the implementation of contact tracing for COVID-19 using mixed methods. My primary research interests include implementation science, global health, infectious disease, harm reduction, and social networks. Clinically, I am interested in family medicine and plan to pursue full-spectrum training in order to one day practice rural family medicine. Outside of work, I like playing music, baking, fishing, and exploring the outdoors. My favorite time of year is Fall/Winter, but that has nothing to do with the weather and everything to do with eggnog.
Education & Training
- BS
- Pittsburg State University, Chemistry/Biology (2016)
Research
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Rachel Hennein, MD/PhD
Amanda J Gupta, MPH
Justin Goodwin
Luke Davis, MD
Donna Spiegelman, ScD
Frederick Lewis Altice, MD, MA
Publications
2022
“I can’t do it”: A qualitative study exploring case and contact experiences with COVID-19 contact tracing
Shelby T, Arechiga C, Gupta AJ, Hennein R, Schenck C, Weeks B, Bond M, Niccolai L, Davis JL, Grau LE. “I can’t do it”: A qualitative study exploring case and contact experiences with COVID-19 contact tracing. BMC Public Health 2022, 22: 1963. PMID: 36284292, PMCID: PMC9595089, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-14265-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsContact experiencesBehaviour Change Wheel frameworkEmotional needsShape behaviorSocial contactPhysical symptomsSocial factorsLow trustPotential interventionsMotivationEngagementConvenience sampleCandidate interventionsBehavior modelQualitative studyExperienceEmotionsTrustWheel frameworkInterventionSymptomsCentering Health Equity Within COVID-19 Contact Tracing: Connecticut's Community Outreach Specialist Program
Johnson K, Diallo K, Hennein R, Shelby T, Zhou X, Gupta AJ, Ludomirsky A, Weiss JM, Nunez-Smith M, Soto K, Davis JL. Centering Health Equity Within COVID-19 Contact Tracing: Connecticut's Community Outreach Specialist Program. Journal Of Public Health Management And Practice 2022, 28: 728-738. PMID: 36194817, PMCID: PMC9560910, DOI: 10.1097/phh.0000000000001608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNon-English speaking populationsRelevant language skillsLanguage skillsCultural barriersCompetent careField notesContact tracingLanguageCommunication effortsTarget communityCOVID-19-related stigmaMaterial supportSpecialist programLocal health departmentsQualitative analysisLow socioeconomic statusCross-sectional analysisCommunity-engaged strategiesProportion of residentsSpeakingCOVID-19 contactHealth departmentsCommunityHealth equityCOVID-19 educationAssessing a norming intervention to promote acceptance of HIV testing and reduce stigma during household tuberculosis contact investigation: protocol for a cluster-randomised trial
Armstrong-Hough M, Ggita J, Gupta AJ, Shelby T, Nangendo J, Ayen DO, Davis JL, Katamba A. Assessing a norming intervention to promote acceptance of HIV testing and reduce stigma during household tuberculosis contact investigation: protocol for a cluster-randomised trial. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e061508. PMID: 35613785, PMCID: PMC9134160, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCommunity health workersHIV testingHIV test uptakeHIV status awarenessHome HIV testingHousehold contactsContact investigationTB stigmaTest uptakeHIV stigmaPublic Health Institutional Review BoardHealth Institutional Review BoardTB contact investigationTuberculosis contact investigationCluster-randomised trialHousehold tuberculosis contact investigationPublic health facilitiesVerbal informed consentHuman Investigation CommitteeMakerere University SchoolInstitutional review boardUganda National CouncilProportion of contactsHome HIVStatus awareness
2021
Pilot Evaluations of Two Bluetooth Contact Tracing Approaches on a University Campus: Mixed Methods Study
Shelby T, Caruthers T, Kanner OY, Schneider R, Lipnickas D, Grau L, Manohar R, Niccolai L. Pilot Evaluations of Two Bluetooth Contact Tracing Approaches on a University Campus: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Formative Research 2021, 5: e31086. PMID: 34586078, PMCID: PMC8555945, DOI: 10.2196/31086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricLessons Learned From COVID-19 Contact Tracing During a Public Health Emergency: A Prospective Implementation Study
Shelby T, Schenck C, Weeks B, Goodwin J, Hennein R, Zhou X, Spiegelman D, Grau LE, Niccolai L, Bond M, Davis JL. Lessons Learned From COVID-19 Contact Tracing During a Public Health Emergency: A Prospective Implementation Study. Frontiers In Public Health 2021, 9: 721952. PMID: 34490198, PMCID: PMC8417826, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.721952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsProspective implementation studyOutreach callsContact tracingAge-related disparitiesPublic health nursesRE-AIM implementation frameworkMultivariable regression modelsTimeliness of caseImplementation studyPublic health responsePublic health emergencyMedian timeHealth nursesAfrican American casesHealth responseInfectious diseasesFuture epidemicsDays of exposureHealth emergencyCOVID-19System-level predictorsRegression modelsCOVID-19 Contact TracingDaysPredictorsAcceptability of an mHealth App That Provides Harm Reduction Services Among People Who Inject Drugs: Survey Study
Shelby T, Zhou X, Barber D, Altice F. Acceptability of an mHealth App That Provides Harm Reduction Services Among People Who Inject Drugs: Survey Study. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2021, 23: e25428. PMID: 34259640, PMCID: PMC8319773, DOI: 10.2196/25428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSyringe services programHarm reduction servicesReduction servicesSecondary outcomesMHealth appsParticipant characteristicsHarm reduction needsHome deliveryMost participantsRespondent-driven samplingPrimary outcomeSuboptimal accessIndependent correlatesMedical recordsDrug injectionMobile health appsPWIDSummary scoresMedication remindersSSP usePoisson regressionUnstable housingVulnerable populationsSyringe deliveryHealth appsImplementation of a volunteer contact tracing program for COVID-19 in the United States: A qualitative focus group study
Shelby T, Hennein R, Schenck C, Clark K, Meyer AJ, Goodwin J, Weeks B, Bond M, Niccolai L, Davis JL, Grau LE. Implementation of a volunteer contact tracing program for COVID-19 in the United States: A qualitative focus group study. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0251033. PMID: 33951107, PMCID: PMC8099418, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricA Bimodal Nanosensor for Probing Influenza Fusion Protein Activity Using Magnetic Relaxation
Jain V, Shelby T, Patel T, Mekhedov E, Petersen J, Zimmerberg J, Ranaweera A, Weliky D, Dandawate P, Anant S, Sulthana S, Vasquez Y, Banerjee T, Santra S. A Bimodal Nanosensor for Probing Influenza Fusion Protein Activity Using Magnetic Relaxation. ACS Sensors 2021, 6: 1899-1909. PMID: 33905237, DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c00253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHigh-resolution cryo-TEMMagnetic relaxation timesAspects of fusionProtein/lipid interactionsMagnetic relaxationRelaxation timeNMR instrumentProtein-lipid interactionsFusion processFluorescence-based methodPotential fusion inhibitorsFusion mechanismExperimental timeRelaxationT2 relaxationNanosensorsLipid interactionsReal-time monitoringDynamic eventsInteractionMinute interactionCryo-TEMReal timeParticles
2020
Community Trace: Rapid Establishment of a Volunteer Contact Tracing Program for COVID-19.
Niccolai L, Shelby T, Weeks B, Schenck C, Goodwin J, Hennein R, Rossini M, Vazquez J, van Rhijn D, Meek J, Bond M. Community Trace: Rapid Establishment of a Volunteer Contact Tracing Program for COVID-19. American Journal Of Public Health 2020, 111: 54-57. PMID: 33211580, PMCID: PMC7750620, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2020.305959.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric