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Publications from 2023

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Acute health care utilization in the first 24 months postpartum by rurality and pregnancy complications: A prospective cohort study, Katherine Ahrens PhD; Kristin Palmsten ScD; Charlie O. Grantham; Heather S. Lipkind MD, MS; and Christina M. Ackerman-Banks MD

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Mental Health Within 24 Months After Delivery Among Women with Common Pregnancy Conditions., Katherine Ahrens MPH, PhD; Kristin Palmsten; Heather S Lipkind; Mariah Pfeiffer RN, MPH; Catherine Gelsinger RN; and Christina Ackerman-Banks

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Excess deaths associated with COVID-19 by rurality and demographic factors in the United States., Katherine Ahrens PhD; Lauren M Rossen PhD; Carly Milkowski MPH; Catherine Gelsinger RN, MPH; and Erika Ziller PhD

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Western Maine Recovery Rally Feedback Survey, Evelyn Ali BS, Tyler Egeland BA, and Mary Lindsey Smith PhD

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Constructing Authenticity: Social Media Influencers and the Shaping of Online Identity, Elizabeth Bull and Maureen Ebben

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Do Community Banks Stabilize Housing Prices?, Jeffrey A. DiBartolomeo PhD and Bert Smoluk PhD, CFA

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Urban-Rural and Socioeconomic Differences in Patient Knowledge and Perceptions of Genomic Tumor Testing, Jessica F. DiBiase MPH; Elizabeth Scharnetzki PhD; Emily Edelman MS; F.Lee Lucas PhD; Petra Helbig MSc; Jens Reuter MD; Paul K.J. Han MD,MA,MPH; Erika C. Ziller PhD; Elizabeth A. Jacobs MD, MAAP; Eric C. Anderson PhD; and MCGI Working Grouup

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Western Maine Addiction and Recovery Initiative's Substance Misuse Prevention and Wellness Day: Year 1 Feedback Survey for OHCHS and Telstar, Tyler Egeland BA, Evelyn Ali BS, and Mary Lindsey Smith PhD

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Western Maine Addiction and Recovery Initiative's Substance Misuse Prevention and Wellness Day: Year 2 Feedback Survey for MVHS, Tyler Egeland BA, Evelyn Ali BS, and Mary Lindsey Smith PhD

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Governance in the implementation of the UN sustainable development goals in higher education: global trends, Walter Leal Filbo, Ismaila Rimi Abubakar Rimi Abubakar, Mark C. Mifsud, João Henrique Paulino Pires Eustachio, Clarissa Ferreira Albrecht, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, Bruno Borsari, Ayyoob Sharifi, Vanessa Levesque, Priscilla Cristina Cabral Ribeiro, Todd J. LeVasseur, Laís Viera Trevisan, and Thais A. Dibbern

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International trends on transformative learning for urban sustainability, Walter Leal Filho, Luciana Londero Brandli, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, Diogo Guedes Vidal, Arminda Paço, Vanessa Levesque, Amanda Lange Salvia, Valerija Kozlova, Lucas Veiga Ávila, Barbara Fritzen, Ismaila Rimi Abubakar, and Paul Pace

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Twenty-five Years of the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program: The Past as Prologue, John Gale MS

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Population Health Outcome Measurement Strategies for State Flex Programs, John Gale; Celia Jewell RN, MPH; and Sara Kahn-Troster MPH

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Identifying a Consensus Set of EMS Agency Licensure Elements and Definitions to Support Rural EMS Data Collection, John Gale MS; Celia Jewell RN, MPH; and Karen Pearson MLIS, MA

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Year 3 Evaluation Report: Evaluation of the EMS Supplemental Funding Grants, John Gale MS and Karen Pearson MLIS, MA

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Emergency Medical Service Outcome Measurement Strategies for State Flex Programs, John Gale MS; Karen Pearson MLIS, MA; Celia Jewell RN, MPH; and Sara Kahn-Troster MPH

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Co-Creating a Responsive, Sustainable, and Equitable Community Health Model for Older Adults with Chronic Diseases, Rachel M. Gallo MPH

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Provision of Postpartum Contraception Before and After the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Maine., Catherine Gelsinger BSN, RN; Kristin Palmsten; Heather S. Lipkind; Mariah Pfeiffer RN, MPH; Christina Ackerman-Banks; Jennifer A Hutcheon; and Katherine A. Ahrens PhD

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Duncan Hewitt – The Materials, Duncan Hewitt MFA

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Supporting New Educators’ Well-Being Beyond the Teacher Education Program: New Teacher Needs and Perceived Support, Matthew Hollibush Ph.D. and Heather Reichmmuth Ph.D.

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Reflective Insights, Ethics, & Critical Thinking: A ChatGPT Experiment in Leadership Education, Daniel M. Jenkins PhD, Lauren Cornelio, and Tracey Jowett

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Ambulance Deserts: Geographic Disparities in the Provision of Ambulance Services [Chartbook], Yvonne Jonk PhD; Carly Milkowski MPH; Zachariah Croll MPH; and Karen Pearson MLIS, MA

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A Consensus Panel Approach to Estimating the Start-Up and Annual Service Costs for Rural Ambulance Agencies, Yvonne Jonk PhD; Gary Wingrove FACPE, CP-C; Nikiah Nudell MS, MPhil, NRP, FACPE; and Kevin McGinnis MPS

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A Roadmap to Using Simulation-Enhanced Interprofessional Education to Incorporate Interprofessional Activities in Athletic Training Educational Programs, Meredith Madden EdD, ATC; Kimberly L. Mace DAT; and Scott Cook MS

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The Theory of Planned Behavior as a Framework to Identify Attitudes and Perceptions of Athletic Trainers towards Quality Improvement, Meredith Madden EdD and Dominique M. Ross PhD, ATC