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Ades PA, Savage PD. The treatment of obesity in cardiac rehabilitation. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention. 2021 Sep 1;41(5):295-301. PMID: 34461619.

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Ahern TP, MacLehose RF, Haines L, Cronin-Fenton DP, Damkier P, Collin LJ, Lash TL. Improving the transparency of meta-analyses with interactive web applications. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. 2021 Dec;26(6):327-332. PMID: 32220861.

Collin LJ, Veres K, Gradus JL, Ahern TP, Lash TL, Sørensen HT.  Preexisting stress-related diagnoses and mortality: A Danish cancer cohort study. Cancer. 2022 Mar 15;128(6):1312-1320. PMID: 34797563.

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Brady CJ, Cockrell RC, Aldrich LR, Wolle MA, West SK. A Virtual Reading Center Model Using Crowdsourcing to Grade Photographs for Trachoma. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2023 Apr 6;25:e41233. PMID: 37023420.

Socia D, Brady CJ, West SK, Cockrell RC. Detection of trachoma using machine learning approaches. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2022 Dec 7;16(12):e0010943. PMID: 36477293.

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Coleman SR, Menson KE, Katz BR, DeSarno MJ, Gaalema DE. Examining associations between baseline health-related quality of life and depression and physical functioning improvement following pulmonary rehabilitation. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention. 2024 May 1;44(3):187-193. PMID: 38488134.

Coleman SRM, Piper ME, Byron MJ, Bold KW. Dual Use of Combustible Cigarettes and E-cigarettes: a Narrative Review of Current Evidence. Curr Addict Rep. 2022 Dec;9(4):353-362. doi: 10.1007/s40429-022-00448-1. Epub 2022 Oct 17. PMID: 36467719; PMCID: PMC9718538.

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Albaugh MD, Ottino-Gonzalez J, Sidwell A, Lepage C, Juliano A, Owens MM, Chaarani B, Spechler P, Fontaine N, Rioux P, Lewis L, Jeon S, Evans A, D'Souza D, Radhakrishnan R, Banaschewski T, Bokde ALW, Quinlan EB, Conrod P, Desrivières S, Flor H, Grigis A, Gowland P, Heinz A, Ittermann B, Martinot JL, Paillère Martinot ML, Nees F, Papadopoulos Orfanos D, Paus T, Poustka L, Millenet S, Fröhner JH, Smolka MN, Walter H, Whelan R, Schumann G, Potter A, Garavan H; IMAGEN Consortium. Association of Cannabis Use During Adolescence With Neurodevelopment. JAMA Psychiatry. 2021 Jun 16;78(9):1-11. PMID: 34132750.

Ottino-González J, Cupertino RB, Cao Z, Hahn S, Pancholi D, Albaugh MD, Brumback T, Baker FC, Brown SA, Clark DB, de Zambotti M, Goldston DB, Luna B, Nagel BJ, Nooner KB, Pohl KM, Tapert SF, Thompson WK, Jernigan TL, Conrod P, Mackey S, Garavan H. Brain structural covariance network features are robust markers of early heavy alcohol use. Addiction. 2024 Jan;119(1):113-124. PMID: 37724052.

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Peck KR, Chen MH, Lee B, Board A, Debessai H, Sanjuan PM, O'Connor TG, Elansary M, Smid MC, Rood KM, Henninger ML, Louis J, Heil SH. Estimated Prevalence of Current Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Pregnant Women With Opioid Use Disorder-MATernaL and Infant Clinical NetworK (MAT-LINK), 2014-2021. J Addict Med. 2026 Feb 23. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001667. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41730526.

Kock, L.S., Erath, T.G., Coleman, S.R.M., Higgins, S.T., & Heil, S.H. Contingency management interventions for abstinence from cigarette smoking in pregnancy and postpartum: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Preventive Medicine. 2023 Nov:176:107654. PMID: 37532032.

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Higgins ST, Nighbor TD, Kurti AN, Heil SH, Slade EP, Shepard DS, Solomon LJ, Lynch ME, Johnson HK, Markesich C, Rippberger PL, Skelly JM, DeSarno M, Bunn J, Hammond JB, Roemhildt ML, Williams RK, O'Reilly DM, Bernstein IM. Randomized clinical trial examining the efficacy of adding financial incentives to best practices for smoking cessation among pregnant and newly postpartum women. Preventative Medicine. 2022 Dec;165(Pt B):107012. PMID: 35248683.

Higgins ST. Leveraging behavioral economics and reinforcement theory in treating episodic heavy drinking among college students. Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research. 2022 Jan;46(1):25-28. PMID: 34866198.

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Cummings, C., Benjamin, N. E., Prabhu, H. Y., Cohen, L. B., Goddard, B. J., Kaugars, A. S., Humistion, T. & Lansing, A. H. Habit and diabetes self-management in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Health Psychology. 2022 Jan;41(1):13-22. PMID: 34843266.

Lansing, A. H., Stoianova, M., & Stanger, C. Adolescent emotional control moderates benefits of a multicomponent intervention to improve type 1 diabetes adherence: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2019 Jan 1;44(1):126-136. PMID: 30247640. 

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Khadanga S, Savage PD, Pecha A, Rengo J, Ades PA. Optimizing training response for women in cardiac rehabilitation. A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Cardiology. 2022 Feb 1;7(2):215-218. PMID: 34817540.

Khadanga S, Gaalema DE, Savage P, Ades PA. Underutilization of Cardiac Rehabilitation in Women: Barriers and Solutions. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention. 2021 Jul 1;41(4):207-213. PMID: 34158454.

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Klemperer EM, Kock L, Feinstein MJP, Coleman SRM, Gaalema DE, Higgins ST. Sex differences in tobacco use, attempts to quit smoking, and cessation among dual users of cigarettes and e-cigarettes: Longitudinal findings from the US Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study. Preventative Medicine. 2024 Jun 6;185:108024. PMID: 38849056.

Klemperer EM, Bunn JY, Palmer AM, Smith TT, Toll BA, Cummings KM, Carpenter MJ. E-cigarette cessation and transitions in combusted tobacco smoking status: Longitudinal findings from the US FDA PATH Study. Addiction. 2023 Jun;118(6):1161-1166. PMID: 36710461.

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Gaalema DE, Zhang Y, Howard G, Menson KE. Patient Characteristics and Outcomes by Sex and Smoking Status in Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation. Nicotine Tob Res. 2025 Oct 22;27(11):1995-2002. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaf007. PMID: 39787043; PMCID: PMC12539914.

Menson KE, Gaalema DE, Katz BR, Tidey JW, Lee DC, Plucinski S, DeSarno M, Higgins ST. Cardiopulmonary effects of very low nicotine content cigarettes with and without access to e-cigarettes in vulnerable populations. Prev Med. 2025 Dec;201:108414. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2025.108414. Epub 2025 Sep 20. PMID: 40975670; PMCID: PMC12694701.

Gaalema DE, Al Hemyari B, Morrow MM, Yant B, Zhang Y, Menson KE. The Effects of Smoking Status on Patients in Cardiac Rehabilitation: Results From a National Registry. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention. 2025 Sep;45(5):358-363. DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000961. PMID: 40622857.

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Peck KR, Giannini J, Badger GJ, Cole R, Sigmon SC. A novel prolonged exposure therapy protocol for improving therapy session attendance and PTSD symptoms among adults receiving buprenorphine or methadone treatment. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 Jan 1;266:112507. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.112507. Epub 2024 Nov 27. PMID: 39642783; PMCID: PMC11685033.

Peck KR, Badger GJ, Cole R, Higgins ST, Moxley-Kelly N, Sigmon SC. Prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD in individuals with opioid use disorder: A randomized pilot study. Addict Behav. 2023 Aug;143:107688. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107688. Epub 2023 Mar 11. PMID: 36989699; PMCID: PMC10291821.

Peck, K. R., Chen, M. H., Lee, B., Board, A., Debessai, H., Sanjuan, P. M., O'Connor, T. G., Elansary, M., Smid, M. C., Rood, K. M., Henninger, M. L., Louis, J., & Heil, S. H. (2026). Estimated Prevalence of Current Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Pregnant Women With Opioid Use Disorder-MATernaL and Infant Clinical NetworK (MAT-LINK), 2014-2021. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001667.

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Khazanov, G. K., McKay, J. R., & Rawson, R. Should contingency management protocols and dissemination practices be modified to accommodate rising stimulant use and harm reduction frameworks?. Addiction. 2024 Sep;119(9):1505-1514. PMID: 38627885.

Rawson, R. A., Erath, T. G., & Clark, H. W. The fourth wave of the overdose crisis: Examining the prominent role of psychomotor stimulants with and without fentanyl. Preventive Medicine. 2023 Nov:176:107625. PMID: 37468073.

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Sigmon, S.C., Peck, K.R., Batchelder, S.R., Badger, G.J., Heil, S.H., & Higgins, S.T. Technology-assisted buprenorphine treatment in rural and nonrural settings: Two randomized clinical trials. JAMA Network Open. 2023 Sep 5;6(9):e2331910. PMID: 37755833.

Sigmon, S.C., Batchelder, S.R., & Badger, G.J. (2025). Novel intervention to improve food insecurity among individuals with opioid use disorder: A randomized clinical trial. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 271:112673. PMID: 40250065.

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Sprague BL, Nowak SA, Ahern TP, Herschorn SD, Kaufman PA, Odde C, Perry H, Sowden MM, Vacek PM, Weaver DL. Long-term mammography screening trends and predictors of return to mammography screening after the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a statewide registry. Radiology: Imaging Cancer. 6(3):e230161, 2024. PMID: 38578209.

Sprague BL, Ichikawa L, Eavey J, Lowry KP, Rauscher G, O’Meara ES, Miglioretti DL, Chen S, Lee JM, Stout NK, Mandelblatt JS, Alsheik N, Herschorn SD, Perry H, Weaver DL, Kerlikowske K. Breast cancer risk characteristics of women undergoing whole breast ultrasound screening versus mammography alone. Cancer. 129(16):2456-2468, 2023. PMID: 37303202.

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Thrailkill EA, DeSarno M, Higgins ST. Clustering of behavioral economic biases in decision-making and risk for cigarette smoking and other substance use in women and men. Preventive Medicine. 2024:108072. PMID: 39032531.

Thrailkill EA, DeSarno M, Higgins ST. Loss Aversion and Current, Former, and Never-Smoking Status. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 2023;25(7):1277-82. PMID: 36934337.

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