Featured Publications
Enhancing healthcare accessibility through telehealth for justice impacted individuals
Williams K, Singh M, Elumn J, Threats M, Sha Y, McCall T, Wang K, Massey B, Peng M, Wiley K. Enhancing healthcare accessibility through telehealth for justice impacted individuals. Frontiers In Public Health 2024, 12: 1401950. PMID: 39175903, PMCID: PMC11340679, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1401950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCarceral facilitiesCorrectional facilitiesJusticeHealth outcomesEnhance healthcare accessSocial considerationsHealthcare accessImprove health outcomesReentryAdverse health outcomesServicesHardshipCOVID-19IndividualsNecessityPolicyHealthcare deliveryTelehealth useAccessTelehealth servicesTelehealthFacilitiesCommunityHealthcarePerspective“What if that’s your last sleep?” A qualitative exploration of the trauma of incarceration and sleep
Elumn J, Li P, Lytell M, Garcia M, Wang E, Yaggi H. “What if that’s your last sleep?” A qualitative exploration of the trauma of incarceration and sleep. SLEEP Advances 2023, 5: zpad055. PMID: 38314119, PMCID: PMC10838125, DOI: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpad055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHistory of incarcerationSleep problemsSleep healthSleep health disparitiesMulti-level interventionsResults Three themesDescription of sleepLast sleepSleep disordersSleep qualityObjective sleepHealth disparitiesSleepHealth of peopleReflexive thematic analysisLack of accessPaucity of researchTraumaHealthIssues of safetyQualitative explorationThematic analysisPhysical environmental factorsSemi-structured interviewsIncarcerationThe sleep justice study - a prospective cohort study assessing sleep as a cardiometabolic risk factor after incarceration: a protocol paper
Elumn 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCVD risk factor controlPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexRisk factor controlRisk factorsSleep healthCardiovascular healthCarceral facilitiesEpidemiology of CVDCardiometabolic risk factorsCardiovascular risk factorsCardiovascular disease eventsOngoing prospective cohortProspective cohort studySleep Quality IndexPopulation-specific risk factorsHistory of incarcerationRest-activity patternsObjective measuresSTOP-BangCardiovascular outcomesCardiovascular riskCohort studyProspective cohortCVD epidemiologyFactor controlBeing a Peer Community Health Worker: Restoring Ourselves and the Community
Elumn, J.E., Dempster, D., Powers, J., Saunders, M., Johnson, K.A., Hunt, T., ... Morse, D. (2023). Being a Peer Community Health Worker: Restoring Ourselves and the Community. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action 17(4), 731-738. https://www.muse.jhu.edu/article/914129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthcare-induced trauma in correctional facilities: a qualitative exploration
Elumn JE, Keating L, Smoyer AB, Wang EA. Healthcare-induced trauma in correctional facilities: a qualitative exploration. Health & Justice 2021, 9: 14. PMID: 34152487, PMCID: PMC8215321, DOI: 10.1186/s40352-021-00139-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncarcerated peopleSemi-structured qualitative interviewsCorrectional settingsCritical realist frameworkReflexive thematic analysisCorrectional health systemsFear of peopleRealist frameworkQualitative interviewsCorrectional staffCorrectional systemQualitative explorationThematic analysisCorrectional facilitiesUnanticipated conceptFearFuture researchOverall themePeopleThemesHealth systemTraumaMedical conditionsGeneral populationPhysical environmentThe Share Project: Building Capacity of Justice-Involved Individuals, Policymakers, and Researchers to Collectively Transform Health Care Delivery.
Elumn Madera J, Aminawung JA, Carroll-Scott A, Calderon J, Cheung KH, Marenco L, Wang K, Wang EA. The Share Project: Building Capacity of Justice-Involved Individuals, Policymakers, and Researchers to Collectively Transform Health Care Delivery. American Journal Of Public Health 2018, 109: 113-115. PMID: 30496002, PMCID: PMC6301398, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2018.304750.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
HIV/STI/HCV Risk Clusters and Hierarchies Experienced by Women Recently Released from Incarceration
Johnson K, Hunt T, Puglisi L, Chapman B, Epa-Llop A, Elumn J, Braick P, Bhagat N, Ko E, Nguyen A, Johnson R, Graham H, Gilbert L, El-Bassel N, Morse D. HIV/STI/HCV Risk Clusters and Hierarchies Experienced by Women Recently Released from Incarceration. Healthcare 2023, 11: 1066. PMID: 37107900, PMCID: PMC10137919, DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11081066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHard drug useHCV outcomesRisk clustersCross-sectional clusterEvidence-based interventionsOnly significant predictorHCV riskTransition clinicSTI outcomesHIV interventionsHigher oddsTransition interventionsDrug useSociodemographic characteristicsLogistic regressionLifetime traumaMental healthLogistic regression methodSubstance useWomenSignificant predictorsIntimate partner violenceInterventionRegression analysisOutcomes
2022
Evaluation of Temporal Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Sleep Duration Among US Adults, 2004-2018
Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Valero-Elizondo J, Massey D, Lu Y, Roy B, Riley C, Annapureddy AR, Murugiah K, Elumn J, Nasir K, Nunez-Smith M, Forman HP, Jackson CL, Herrin J, Krumholz HM. Evaluation of Temporal Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Sleep Duration Among US Adults, 2004-2018. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e226385. PMID: 35389500, PMCID: PMC8990329, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.6385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional studyLong sleep durationSleep durationWhite individualsBlack individualsLatino individualsEthnic differencesSerial cross-sectional studyNational Health Interview Survey dataHealth Interview Survey dataSelf-reported sleep durationShort sleep durationInterview Survey dataMiddle-aged adultsSelf-reported raceEstimated prevalenceMAIN OUTCOMELong sleepSleep deficiencyHigher household incomeEthnic disparitiesAge groupsHealth disparitiesPrevalenceSleep disparitiesA prospective cohort study examining exposure to incarceration and cardiovascular disease (Justice-Involved Individuals Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology – JUSTICE study): a protocol paper
Howell BA, Puglisi LB, Aminawung J, Domingo KB, Elumn J, Gallagher C, Horton N, Kazi DS, Krumholz HM, Lin HJ, Roy B, Wang EA. A prospective cohort study examining exposure to incarceration and cardiovascular disease (Justice-Involved Individuals Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology – JUSTICE study): a protocol paper. BMC Public Health 2022, 22: 331. PMID: 35172807, PMCID: PMC8848673, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-12688-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular risk factorsProspective cohort studyRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular riskCohort studyCVD riskPsychosocial factorsCVD risk factor controlRisk factor controlClinical risk factorsTraditional risk factorsHealth care useIncarceration exposureIndex releaseCVD morbidityCVD incidenceJail/prisonCare useDiscussionOur studyLeading causeClinical measuresPsychosocial stressEpidemiology studiesProtocol paper
2018
Using a community-engaged health informatics approach to develop a web analytics research platform for sharing data with community stakeholders.
Wang KH, Marenco L, Madera JE, Aminawung JA, Wang EA, Cheung KH. Using a community-engaged health informatics approach to develop a web analytics research platform for sharing data with community stakeholders. AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings 2018, 2017: 1715-1723. PMID: 29854242, PMCID: PMC5977588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransitions Clinic NetworkHistory of incarcerationCommunity-based participatory research approachCommunity health workersCohort studyClinic networkHealth workersPatientsParticipatory research approachClinical programsOwn healthPatient dataHealth informatics systemsFocus groupsHealth informaticsCommunity stakeholdersStatistical analysisInformatics systems
2012
Institutional variation in the promotion of racial/ethnic minority faculty at US medical schools.
Nunez-Smith M, Ciarleglio MM, Sandoval-Schaefer T, Elumn J, Castillo-Page L, Peduzzi P, Bradley EH. Institutional variation in the promotion of racial/ethnic minority faculty at US medical schools. American Journal Of Public Health 2012, 102: 852-8. PMID: 22420820, PMCID: PMC3483910, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2011.300552.Peer-Reviewed Original Research