GIS and Spatial Epidemiology
Socioeconomic determinants of geographic disparities in campylobacteriosis risk: a comparison of global and local modeling approaches (with Jennifer Weisent, Barton Rohrbach, and John Dunn), International Journal of Health Geographics (2012)
Background: Socioeconomic factors play a complex role in determining the risk of campylobacteriosis. Understanding the...
Does place of residence affect risk of suicide? A spatial epidemiologic investigation in Kentucky from 1999 to 2008 (with Daniel M. Saman, Sabrina Walsh, and Anna Borowko), BMC Public Health (2012)
Background: Approximately 32,000 people take their own lives every year in the United States. In...
A Spatial Cluster Analysis of Tractor Overturns in Kentucky from 1960 to 2002 (with Daniel M. Saman, Henry P. Cole, Melvin L. Myers, Daniel I. Carey, and Susan C. Westneat), PLoS One (2012)
Background: Agricultural tractor overturns without rollover protective structures are the leading cause of farm fatalities...
Neighborhood disparities in stroke and myocardial infarction mortality: a GIS and spatial scan statistics approach, BMC Public Health (2011)
Background:
Stroke and myocardial infarction (MI) are serious public health burdens in the US. These...
Identifying Unique Neighborhood Characteristics to Guide Health Planning for Stroke and Heart Attack: Fuzzy Cluster and Discriminant Analyses Approaches (with Ashley Pedigo and William Seaver), PLoS ONE (2011)
Background: Socioeconomic, demographic, and geographic factors are known determinants of stroke and myocardial infarction (MI)...
Food Security and Gastrointestinal Infections
Mathematical analysis of amodel for the transmission dynamics of bovine tuberculosis (with Folashade B. Agusto, Suzanne Lenhart, and Abba B. Gumel), Mathematical Methods in Applied Sciences (2011)
A deterministic model for studying the transmission dynamics of bovine tuberculosis in a single cattle...
Comparison of three time-series models for predicting campylobacteriosis risk (with Jennifer Weisent, William Seaver, and Barton Rohrbach), Epidemiology and Infection (2010)
Three time-series models (regression, decomposition, and Box–Jenkins autoregressive integrated moving averages) were applied to national...
Feeding practices and effects of gastrointestinal parasite infections on live weight gain of small ruminants in smallholder mixed farms in Kenya (with Joseph M. Gathuma, C K. Gachuiri, and A Omore), Research in Veterinary Medicine (2008)
The objective of this study was to quantify the effects of gastrointestinal nematodosis on live...
Risk factors of gastrointestinal nematode parasite infections in small ruminants kept in smallholder mixed farms in Kenya. (with J M. Gathuma, C K. Gachuiri, and A Omore), BMC Veterinary Research (2007)
BACKGROUND: Helminth infections in small ruminants are serious problems in the developing world, particularly where...
Physician Diagnostic and Reporting Practices for Gastrointestinal Illnesses in Three Health Regions of British Columbia. (with Victoria Edge, M Fyfe, L NacDougall, S Majowicz, K Dore, JA Flint, N Boom, P Muchaal, and PN Sockett), Canadian Journal of Public Health (2007)
Objectives: To estimate seasonal proportions of patient visits due to acute gastrointestinal illness (GI), assess...
Others
Comparison of first-intention healing of carbon dioxide laser, 4.0-MHz radiosurgery, and scalpel incisions in ball pythons (Python regius). (with Rebecca T. Hodshon, Patricia A. Sura, Juergen P. Schumacher, James C. Steeil, and Kim M. Newkirk), American Journal of Veterinary Research (2013)
Objective-To evaluate first-intention healing of CO(2) laser, 4.0-MHz radiowave radiosurgery (RWRS), and scalpel incisions in...
Tennessee emergency medicine workforce, 2009 (with Luke M. Rawlings, Michael G. Wortley, Leonard Lamsen, Louis Jones, and Lorraine S. Wallace), Tennessee Medicine (2013)
OBJECTIVE:
Describe the characteristics of the Tennessee (TN) Emergency Medicine (EM) workforce. Methods: A cross-sectional...
Selected cardiopulmonary values and baroreceptor reflex in conscious green iguanas (Iguana iguana) (with Sonia M. Hernandez, Juergen Schumacher, Stephen J. Lewis, and Stephen J. Divers), American Journal of Veterinary Research (2011)
Objective-To determine selected cardiopulmonary values and baroreceptor response in conscious green iguanas (Iguana iguana) and...
Risk factors associated with failure of heartworm prophylaxis among members of a national hunting dog club (with Barton W. Rohrbach and Sharon Patton), Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (2011)
Objective—To identify practices associated with failure of heartworm prophylaxis among dog and kennel owners and...
Survey of heartworm prevention practices among members of a national hunting dog club (with Barton W. Rohrbach and Sharon Patton), Journal of American Animal Hospital Association (2011)
Surveillance data indicate that failures have been reported for virtually all heartworm prevention product categories....