Julie Womack, PhD, CNM, FNP (BC)
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Biomedical Informatics & Data Science
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Associate Professor Tenure
Appointments
Biomedical Informatics & Data Science
Associate Professor TenureSecondary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Biomedical Informatics & Data Science
- Center for Biomedical Data Science
- Yale-UPR Integrated HIV Basic and Clinical Sciences Initiative
Education & Training
- PhD
- Yale University (2009)
- MSN
- Yale School of Nursing (1994)
- MA
- Stanford University (1985)
Board Certifications
Family Nurse Practitioner
- Certification Organization
- American Nurses Credentialing Center
- Latest Certification Date
- 2015
- Original Certification Date
- 2000
Research
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Julie Womack's published research.
Farah Kidwai-Khan
Cynthia Brandt, MD, MPH
Evelyn Hsieh, MD, PhD
Karen Wang, MD, MHS
Lydia Aoun-Barakat, MD
Melissa Skanderson
Publications
2024
The Feasibility and Acceptability of a Clinical Pharmacist-delivered Intervention to Reduce Bothersome Health Symptoms from Polypharmacy and Alcohol Use and Communicate Risk among People with HIV: Pilot Study Protocol
Womack J, Leblanc M, Sager A, Zaets L, Maisto S, Garcia A, Aoun-Barakat L, Brown S, Edelman E, Fiellin D, Fisher J, Fraenkel L, Kidwai-Khan F, Marconi V, Martino S, Pulk R, Satre D, Virata M, Justice A, Hsieh E. The Feasibility and Acceptability of a Clinical Pharmacist-delivered Intervention to Reduce Bothersome Health Symptoms from Polypharmacy and Alcohol Use and Communicate Risk among People with HIV: Pilot Study Protocol. AIDS And Behavior 2024, 1-15. PMID: 39465468, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04533-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnhealthy alcohol useAlcohol usePharmacist-delivered interventionVeterans Aging Cohort StudyPilot study protocolStudy protocolElectronic health recordsSupport behavior changePre-test/post-test designAging Cohort StudySelf-administered surveyAlcohol use disorderAlcohol Research CenterBothersome symptomsPre-test/post-testCommunicating riskHealth recordsLong-term medicationHealth symptomsCounseling interventionCounseling sessionsSessions 2 weeksQualitative interviewsAlcohol consumptionUse disorderBoneScore: A natural language processing algorithm to extract bone mineral density data from DXA scans.
Fodeh S, Wang R, Murphy T, Kidwai-Khan F, Leo-Summers L, Tessier-Sherman B, Hsieh E, Womack J. BoneScore: A natural language processing algorithm to extract bone mineral density data from DXA scans. Health Informatics Journal 2024, 30: 14604582241295930. PMID: 39526751, DOI: 10.1177/14604582241295930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsT-score valuesT-scoreNLP algorithmsDXA scansFemoral neck T-scoreNatural language processing algorithmsBone mineral density dataLanguage processing algorithmsBone mineral densityExtract annotationsRegular expressionsTest dataProcessing algorithmsDXA reportsMineral densityAlgorithmMultivariate linear regressionClinical face validityRisk factorsPresence of informationDXANLPClinical validationClinical expertsAccuracyLeveraging Electronic Health Records to Assess Residential Mobility Among Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration
Wang K, Hendrickson Z, Miller M, Abel E, Skanderson M, Erdos J, Womack J, Brandt C, Desai M, Han L. Leveraging Electronic Health Records to Assess Residential Mobility Among Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration. Medical Care 2024, 62: 458-463. PMID: 38848139, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationElectronic health recordsResidential addressesHealth recordsHealth AdministrationLeveraging electronic health recordsInfluence health care utilizationVeterans Health Administration dataAssociations of sociodemographicsHealth care utilizationHealth care systemPatient's residential addressCross-sectional analysisGeneralized logistic regressionCare utilizationHealth systemResidential mobilitySubstance use disordersCare systemPatient's residenceLogistic regressionVeteransMultinomial outcomesHealthOddsSelf-injurious unnatural death among Veterans with HIV
Smith A, Goulet J, Vlahov D, Justice A, Womack J. Self-injurious unnatural death among Veterans with HIV. AIDS 2024, 38: 1570-1578. PMID: 38814683, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000003940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyNested case-control studyModifiable risk factorsRisk of suicideCase-control studyRisk factorsIdentification of modifiable risk factorsCategorization of deathsIncidence density samplingAging Cohort StudyCohort of veteransIncreased risk of suicideConditional logistic regressionHigher pain levelsUse disorderPublic health burdenDrug use disordersUnnatural deathsDeath codesUnintentional causesInternational ClassificationHIV statusExcess deathsPrevention effortsAlcohol use disorderA roadmap to artificial intelligence (AI): Methods for designing and building AI ready data to promote fairness
Kidwai-Khan F, Wang R, Skanderson M, Brandt C, Fodeh S, Womack J. A roadmap to artificial intelligence (AI): Methods for designing and building AI ready data to promote fairness. Journal Of Biomedical Informatics 2024, 154: 104654. PMID: 38740316, PMCID: PMC11144439, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2024.104654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsArtificial intelligenceMachine learningNatural language processing techniquesRaw dataLife cycle of dataLanguage processing techniquesInput dataApplication of artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence processesMachine learning algorithmsTransform raw dataNatural language processing algorithmsArtificial intelligence methodsApplication of AILanguage processing algorithmsLearning algorithmsIntelligent processingError rateIntelligence methodsData governanceProcessing algorithmsData expertiseAlgorithmic biasElectronic health record dataData frameworks
2023
The Impact of Blast Exposure—With or Without Traumatic Brain Injury—on Metabolic Abnormalities in Post-9/11 Veterans
Lendvai D, Whittemore R, Womack J, Fortier C, Milberg W, Fonda J. The Impact of Blast Exposure—With or Without Traumatic Brain Injury—on Metabolic Abnormalities in Post-9/11 Veterans. Journal Of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 2023, 38: 380-390. PMID: 36951458, PMCID: PMC10514232, DOI: 10.1097/htr.0000000000000874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsBlast-related traumatic brain injuryOverweight/obesityMetabolic abnormalitiesTraumatic brain injuryBlast exposurePost-9/11 veteransBrain injuryRelative riskCross-sectional secondary data analysisTranslational Research CenterSomatic conditionsHealth prevention interventionsCardiometabolic syndromeGlucose dysregulationMean ageWeight managementSecondary data analysisPrevention interventionsMeeting criteriaVeteran cohortPoisson regressionSecondary aimBaseline samplesMajority maleAbnormalitiesEquity and use of telehealth modalities among people living with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic
Carson H, Wang K, Paek H, Hoffman P, Arakaki A, Gonzalez-Colaso R, Barakat L, Villanueva M, Womack J. Equity and use of telehealth modalities among people living with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic. Digital Health 2023, 9: 20552076231218840. PMID: 38107977, PMCID: PMC10722925, DOI: 10.1177/20552076231218840.Peer-Reviewed Original Research