Shelby Powers
Assistant Professor in PsychiatryCards
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Research
Publications
2025
Management of Opioid Use Disorder Among Peripartum Individuals During Hospitalization.
Powers S, Ivey N, Clifton D, Lumsden R. Management of Opioid Use Disorder Among Peripartum Individuals During Hospitalization. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2025 PMID: 40549495, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripartum individualsOpioid use disorderRetrospective cohort studyHospital admissionOUD treatmentUse disorderPeripartum periodManagement of opioid use disorderPublic health concernNon-HispanicMonths postpartumAcceptance of medicationOutpatient OUD treatmentPsychosocial historyInitiation of MOUDDischarge transitionInpatient managementHealth concernMOUDSubstance useHospitalAdmissionBuprenorphine-naloxoneTwo-thirdsIndividuals
2024
Preclinical Female Model of Urogenital Dysfunction and Pathophysiological Changes After Pelvic Radiation Therapy
Peters B, Powers S, Burleson L, Odom M, Pak E, Turner A, Sivanesan N, Koontz B, Hannan J. Preclinical Female Model of Urogenital Dysfunction and Pathophysiological Changes After Pelvic Radiation Therapy. Cureus 2024, 16: e66374. PMID: 39246936, PMCID: PMC11379420, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.66374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaginal blood flowRadiation therapyPelvic RTPost-RTElectrical field stimulationNeurogenic contractionsPreclinical modelsMethods Adult female Sprague-Dawley ratsQuantitative polymerase chain reactionWeeks RTAdult female Sprague-Dawley ratsSide effectsFemale Sprague-Dawley ratsPelvic radiation therapyBlood flowVaginal epithelial thicknessPelvic organ dysfunctionTissue bath studiesFemale rat bladderTesting of therapeutic strategiesClinically relevant modelSprague-Dawley ratsMarkers of oxidative stressExpression of markers of oxidative stressPelvic cancer survivors
2023
913: EVALUATION OF PHENOBARBITAL DOSING IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME
Stallworth S, Stilley K, Viriyakitja W, Powers S, Parish A, Erkanli A, Komisar J. 913: EVALUATION OF PHENOBARBITAL DOSING IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME. Critical Care Medicine 2023, 52: s428-s428. DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0001001816.91441.ee.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluation of phenobarbital dosing strategies for hospitalized patients with alcohol withdrawal syndrome
Stallworth S, Stilley K, Viriyakitja W, Powers S, Parish A, Erkanli A, Komisar J. Evaluation of phenobarbital dosing strategies for hospitalized patients with alcohol withdrawal syndrome. General Hospital Psychiatry 2023, 85: 155-162. PMID: 37926051, PMCID: PMC10755809, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2023.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol withdrawal syndromeWithdrawal syndromeRisk factorsRetrospective cohort studyLoading doseBenzodiazepine doseCause of deathDosing strategiesCohort studyPrimary outcomeAcademic centersHospitalized patientsTreatment protocolsPreventable causePatientsDoseSyndromeIncidenceWithdrawalRiskCohortHospital
2021
Impact of prostatic radiation therapy on bladder contractility and innervation
Turner A, Powers S, Odom M, Pak E, Ashcraft K, Koontz B, Hannan J. Impact of prostatic radiation therapy on bladder contractility and innervation. Neurourology And Urodynamics 2021, 40: 1470-1478. PMID: 34015163, PMCID: PMC8298286, DOI: 10.1002/nau.24705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor pelvic ganglionProstate radiation therapyWeeks post-RTBladder smooth muscleRadiation therapyElectrical field stimulationPost-RTBladder contractilitySingle doseSmooth muscleChAT gene expressionContractile responses to carbacholAxon profilesMale Sprague-Dawley ratsNerve-mediated contractionsAlpha-smooth muscle actinResponse to carbacholSmooth muscle contentAssociated with early changesSprague-Dawley ratsEFS-mediated contractionStained with Masson's trichromeGene expressionProstate RTCarbachol contraction
2020
Measuring Parental Presence in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Powers S, Taylor K, Tumin D, Kohler J. Measuring Parental Presence in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. American Journal Of Perinatology 2020, 39: 134-143. PMID: 32819019, DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1715525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe small home ranges and large local ecological impacts of pet cats
Kays R, Dunn R, Parsons A, Mcdonald B, Perkins T, Powers S, Shell L, McDonald J, Cole H, Kikillus H, Woods L, Tindle H, Roetman P. The small home ranges and large local ecological impacts of pet cats. Animal Conservation 2020, 23: 516-523. DOI: 10.1111/acv.12563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmall home rangesLocal ecological impactsNative predatorsHome rangesEcological impactsHome range sizeDensity of catsNative preyPet catsRange sizeConservation concernFelis catusEcological importanceCitizen scientistsPredatorsPreyHigh densityWild carnivoresSpatial contextHabitatCarnivoresCatusConservationDomestic catsImpact
2019
Managing female pelvic floor disorders: a medical device review and appraisal.
Powers S, Burleson L, Hannan J. Managing female pelvic floor disorders: a medical device review and appraisal. Interface Focus 2019, 9: 20190014. PMID: 31263534, PMCID: PMC6597523, DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2019.0014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPelvic floor disordersClinical outcomesFemale pelvic floor disordersPelvic organ prolapseStress urinary incontinenceTissue level effectsOrgan prolapseTransvaginal meshPelvic floorChronic painUrinary incontinenceAnimal modelsPermanent resolutionQuality of lifeOffering patientsOverall quality of lifePessaryPatientsGraftDisordersDyspareuniaProlapseIncontinencePainSurgically001 Pelvic Radiation Reduces Vaginal Blood Flow and Increases Vaginal Smooth Muscle Contraction
Powers S, Burleson L, Odom M, Ellis D, Jung J, Koontz B, Hannan J. 001 Pelvic Radiation Reduces Vaginal Blood Flow and Increases Vaginal Smooth Muscle Contraction. The Journal Of Sexual Medicine 2019, 16: s1-s1. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2019.03.458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic high‐fat diet decreased detrusor mitochondrial respiration and increased nerve‐mediated contractions
Powers S, Ryan T, Pak E, Fraser M, McClung J, Hannan J. Chronic high‐fat diet decreased detrusor mitochondrial respiration and increased nerve‐mediated contractions. Neurourology And Urodynamics 2019, 38: 1524-1532. PMID: 31074529, PMCID: PMC6696946, DOI: 10.1002/nau.24015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic high-fat dietMitochondrial respirationHigh-fat dietMitochondrial functionEnzyme activity kitDetrusor contractilityMitochondrial hydrogen peroxideComplex VNerve-mediated contractionsVoid spot assayElectrical field stimulationHigh-fat diet miceMuscle mitochondrial functionCitrate synthase activityMale C57BL/6J miceAbsence of atropineActivity kitDetrusor samplesSynthase activityDetrusor relaxationFrequent voidingMitochondriaVoiding frequencyDetrusor contractionRate of oxygen consumption