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Publications from 2018

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Adults Using Long Term Services and Supports: Population and Service Use Trends in Maine, SFY 2016, Kimberly I. Snow MHSA, BA; Frances Jimenez BA; Tina Gressani; and Louise Olsen

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A cross-cultural examination of the relationship between egalitarian gender role attitudes and life satisfaction, Jilwan Soltanpanah, Elizabeth J. Parks-Stamm PhD, Sarah E. Martiny, and Floyd W. Rudmin

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Similar Acute Physiological Responses from Effort and Duration Matched Leg Press and Recumbent Cycling Tasks, James Steele, Andrew Butler, Zoe Comerford, Jason Dyer, Nathan Lloyd, Joshua Ward, James Fisher, Paolo Gentil, Christopher B. Scott PhD, and Hayao Ozaki

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Energy Expenditure, Physiological, and Perceptual Responses to a Brief, Simple Bodyweight Resistance Training Protocol in Previously Sedentary Adults, James Steele Ph.D, Rebecca Conway, Sarah Weber, Jordan Weber, Paulo Gentil, Christopher B. Scott PhD, and Hayao Ozaki PhD

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Patterns of Telehealth Use Among Rural Medicaid Beneficiaries, Jean A. Talbot PhD, Amanda Burgess MPPM, Deborah Thayer MBA, Lily Parenteau, Nathan Paluso MPH, and Andrew F. Coburn PhD

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The Behaviorally-Enlightened Fiduciary: Addressing Moral Dilemmas through a Decision-Theoretic Model of Moral Value Judgment, Derek Tharp Ph.D.

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Improving student comprehension of policy design using social construction of target populations theory, Travis P. Wagner and Lisa A. Morris

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Assessing the use of default choice modification to reduce consumption of plastic straws, Travis P. Wagner and Patti Toews

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Low-Income, Uninsured Mainers Face Substantial Challenges Getting Health Care, Erika C. Ziller PhD, Amanda Burgess MPPM, and Barbara Leonard MPH

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Health Equity Challenges in Rural America, Erika C. Ziller PhD and Andrew F. Coburn PhD

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Access to Health Care Services for Adults in Maine [Policy Brief], Erika C. Ziller PhD, Barbara Leonard MPH, Amanda Burgess MPPM, and Nathan Paluso MPH

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Medicaid Income Eligibility Transitions Among Rural Adults, Erika C. Ziller PhD, Deborah Thayer, and Jennifer D. Lenardson MHS

Publications from 2017

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Caring for orphans and vulnerable children in institutional care facilities in sub-Saharan Africa: A social development intervention., Reuben Addo PhD

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Reducing Unintended Pregnancies as a Strategy to Avert Zika-Related Microcephaly Births in the United States: A Simulation Study, Katherine A. Ahrens PhD, Jennifer A. Hutcheon, Loretta E. Gavin, and Susan Moskosky MS

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Birth Order and Injury-Related Infant Mortality in the United States, Katherine A. Ahrens PhD, Lauren M. Rossen PhD, Maria E. Thoma PhD, Margaret Warner PhD, and Alan E. Simon MD

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Interpregnancy Interval and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: An Analysis of Successive Pregnancies, Katherine A. Ahrens PhD, Marie E. Thoma PhD, and Lauren M. Rossen PhD

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Plurality of Birth and Infant Mortality Due to External Causes in the United States, 2000-2010, Katherine A. Ahrens PhD, Marie E. Thoma PhD, Lauren M. Rossen PhD, Margaret Warner PhD, and Alan E. Simon PhD

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Growing Portland: Not Whether, but How, Richard Barringer PhD and Joseph McDonnell PhD

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Greater Portland Tomorrow: Choices for Sustained Prosperity, Richard Barringer PhD, Joseph McDonnell PhD, and Frank O'Hara

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The Complexities of Counting Fish: Engaging Citizen Scientists in Fish Monitoring, Karen Bieluch, Theodore V. Willis, Jason Smith, and Karen Wilson

Marsden Hartley's Maine, Donna M. Cassidy Ph.D., Elizabeth Finch, and Randall R. Griffey

"My Native Continent”: Maine’s Influence on the Art of Marsden Hartley, Donna M. Cassidy PhD, Elizabeth Finch, and Randall R. Griffey

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Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older People: A Closer Look at Definitions, Mary Lou Ciolfi and Frances Jimenez BA

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After Closure: Options for Pursuing a High Performance Rural Health System, Andrew F. Coburn PhD

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Rural Long-Term Services and Supports: A Primer, Andrew F. Coburn PhD; Jennifer P. Lundblad PhD, MBA; Erin M. Mobley MPH; and RUPRI Health Panel