Publications
Improving the Implementation of HPV Vaccination
Cunningham-Erves J*, Koyama T, Huang Y, Jones J, Wilkins CH, Harnack L, McAfee C, Hull PC. Providers’ perceptions of parental HPV vaccine hesitancy: A cross-sectional study. JMIR Cancer. 2019; 5(2):e13832. Abstract Article
Odoh C*, Sanderson M, Williams EA, Hull PC. Operationalizing outcome measures of HPV vaccination among adolescents. Public Health. 2018; 159:129-132. Abstract Article
Sanderson M, Canedo JR, Khabele D, Fadden MK, Harris C, Beard K, Burress M, Pinkerton H, Jackson C, Mayo-Gamble T, Hargreaves M, Hull PC. Pragmatic trial of an intervention to increase human papillomavirus vaccination in safety-net clinics. BMC Public Health. 2017; 17(1)158. Abstract Article
Selove R, Foster M*, Mack R, Sanderson M, Hull PC. Using an implementation research framework to identify potential facilitators and barriers of an intervention to increase HPV vaccine uptake. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice. 2017; 23(3)e1-e9.
Moore KL, Fankhauser MK, Hull PC. Tennessee’s 3-Star Report: Using available data systems to reduce missed opportunities to vaccinate preteens. Biomed Inform Insights. 2016; 8(Suppl 2):15–21. doi:10.4137/BII.S40207. Abstract Article
Hull PC, Williams E, Khabele D, Dean C, Bond B, Sanderson M. HPV vaccine use among African American girls: Qualitative formative research using a participatory social marketing approach. Gynecol Oncol. 2014; 132(S1): S13-S20. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.01.046. Abstract Article
Children Eating Well (CHEW) Mobile Application and Other CHEW Project Publications
Weber SJ*, Shearer E, Mulvaney SA, Schmidt D, Thompson T, Jones J, Ahmad H*, Coe M*, Hull PC. Prioritization of Features for Mobile Apps for Families in a Federal Nutrition Program for Low-Income Women, Infants, and Children: User-Centered Design Approach. JMIR Formative Research. 2021; 5(7):e30450. Abstract Article
Weber SJ*, Dawson D*, Greene H*, Hull PC. A review of smartphone applications for low-income participants in a public health program for women infants and children (WIC). JMIR mHealth uHealth. 2018; 6(11):e12261. Abstract Article
Hull PC, Emerson JS, Quirk ME*, Canedo JR, Jones JL, Vylegzhanina V, Schmidt DC, Mulvaney SA, Beech BM, Briley C, Harris C, Husaini BA. A Smartphone app for families with preschool-aged children in a public nutrition program: Prototype development and beta-testing. JMIR mHealth uHealth. 2017; 5(8):e102. Abstract Article
Schlundt DS, Briley C, Canada B, Jones JL, Husaini BA, Emerson JS, Hull PC. Availability of low-fat milk and produce variety small- and mid-sized grocers after 2014 WIC final rule changes, Tennessee. Chronic Disease Prevention. 2017; 14(E70):1-8. Abstract Article
Emerson JS, Towns DR, Jones JL, Cain VA, Hull PC. Racial/ethnic and weight status differences in food preparation among WIC participants. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2015; 26(2):335-44. Abstract
Zhou*, Y, Emerson JS, Husaini BA, Hull PC. Association of infant feeding with adiposity in early childhood in a WIC sample. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2014; 25(4):1542-51. Abstract
Zhou Y*, Emerson JS, Levine RS, Kihlberg CJ, Hull PC. Childhood obesity prevention interventions in childcare settings: Systematic review of randomized and non-randomized controlled trials. Am J Health Promot. 2014; 28(4):e92-103. Abstract Article
Healthy Families / Familias Saludables Childhood Obesity Intervention
Hull PC, Buchowski M, Canedo JR, Beech BM, Du L, Koyama T, Zoorob R. Childhood obesity prevention trial for Hispanic families: Outcomes of the Healthy Families Study. Ped Obes. 2018; 13(11):686-696. (2016, e-pub ahead of print) Abstract Article
Hull PC, Reece MC, * Patton M, Williams J, Beech BM, Canedo JR, Zoorob R. A community-based oral health self-care intervention for Hispanic families. Int J Public Health. 2014; 59(1):61-66.
Zoorob R, Buchowski M, Beech BM, Canedo JR, Chandrasekhar R, Akohoue S, Hull PC. Healthy Families Study: Design of a childhood obesity prevention trial for Hispanic families. Contemp Clin Trials. 2013; 35(2):108-21. Abstract Article
Implementation of HPV Vaccine School-Entry Policy in Puerto Rico
Colón-López V, Medina-Laabes DT, Soto-Abreu R, Díaz-Miranda OL, Ortiz AP, Fernández ME, Hull PC. Understanding parents’ views toward the newly enacted HPV vaccine school entry policy in Puerto Rico: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health. 2021; 21:1938. Abstract Article
Colón-López V, Soto-Abreu R, Medina-Laabes DT, Díaz-Miranda OL, Ortiz AP, Suarez EL, Hull PC. Implementation of the human papillomavirus school-entry requirement in Puerto Rico: Barriers and facilitators using the consolidated framework for implementation research. Human Vaccin Immunother. 2021; 9:1-10. Abstract Article
Colón-López V, Vázquez-Otero C, Rivera-Figueroa V, Arroyo-Morales GO, Medina-Laabes DT, Soto-Abreu R, Díaz-Miranda OL, Rivera A, Cardona I, Ortiz AP, VOCESPR, Hull PC. HPV vaccine school-entry requirement in Puerto Rico: Historical context, challenges, and opportunities. Prev Chron Dis. 2021; 18:E77. Abstract Article
Colón-López V, Rivera-Figueroa V, Arroyo-Morales GO, Medina-Laabes DT, Soto-Abreu R, Rivera-Encarnación M, Díaz-Miranda OL, Ortiz AP, Wells KB, Vázques-Otero C, Hull PC. Content analysis of digital media coverage of the human papillomavirus school-entry requirement policy in Puerto Rico. BMC Public Health. 2021; 21(1):1286. Abstract Article
Population Impact of HPV Vaccine on Cervical Pre-Cancers and Genital Warts
Shing JZ*, Griffin MR, Chang RS, Beeghly-Fadiel A, Sudenga SL, Slaughter JC, Pemmaraju M, Mitchel EF, Hull PC. Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Impact on Cervical Precancers in a Low-Vaccination Population. Am J Prev Med. Oct 2021, ePub ahead of print. Abstract Article
Shing JZ*, Beeghly-Fadiel A, Griffin MR, Chang RS, Sudenga SL, Slaughter JC, Pemmaraju M, Mitchel EF, Hull PC. The Impact of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine on High-Grade Cervical Lesions in Urban and Rural Areas: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis. Cancers. 2021;13(16):4215. Abstract Article
Shing JZ*, Griffin MR, Nguyen LD, Slaughter JC, Mitchel EF, Pemmaraju M, Rentuza AB*, Hull PC. Improving cervical precancer surveillance: Validity of claims-based prediction models in ICD-9 and ICD-10 eras. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2020; 5(1). Abstract Article
Shing JZ*, Hull PC, Zhu Y, Gargano JW, Markowitz LE, Cleveland AA, Pemmaraju M, Park IU, Whitney E, Mitchel EF, Griffin MR. Trends in anogenital wart incidence among Tennessee Medicaid enrollees, 2006-2014: The impact of human papillomavirus vaccination. Papillomavirus Res. 2019; 7:141-149. Abstract Article
HPV and HPV Vaccine
Elsamadicy EA, Schneiter MK, Hull PC, Khabele DK. Human papillomavirus vaccination completion rates among gynecological providers: An institutional retrospective review. Hum Vaccine Immunother. 2019; 15(7-8). Abstract Article
Erves JC*, Mayo-Gamble TL, Hull PC, Duke L, Miller ST. Adolescent participation in HPV vaccine clinical trials: Are parents willing? Journal of Community Health. 2017; 42(5):894-901. Abstract Article
Cunningham-Erves J*, Wallston KA, Wilkins CH, Hull PC, Miller ST. Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the HPV Clinical Trial Survey for Parents (CTSP-HPV) Using Traditional Survey Development Methods and Community Engagement Principles. Clin Transl Sci. 2015; 8(6):702-9. Abstract Article
Sanderson M, Khabele D, Brown CL, Harbi K, Alexander L, Coker AL, Fernandez ME, Brandt HM, Fadden MK, Hull PC. Results of a Health Education Message Intervention on HPV knowledge and receipt of follow-up care among Latinas infected with high-risk human papillomavirus. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2015;26(4):1440-55. Abstract
Ortiz AP, Soto-Salgado M, Calo WA, Hull PC, Fernandez ME, Colon-López V, Tortolero-Luna G. Elimination of cervical cancer in U.S. Hispanic populations: Puerto Rico as a case study. Prev Med. 2021; 144:106336.
Community Engagement
Cunningham-Erves J*, Mayo-Gamble TL, Hull PC, Lu T, Barajas C, McAfee CR, Sanderson M, Canedo JR, Beard K, Wilkins CH. A Pilot Study of a Culturally-Appropriate, Educational Intervention to Increase Participation in Cancer Clinical Trials among African Americans and Latinos. Cancer Causes Control. 2021; 32(9):953-963. Abstract Article
Cunningham-Erves J*, Barajas C, Mayo-Gamble TL, McAfee C, Hull PC, Sanderson M, Canedo J, Beard K, Wilkins, CH. Formative research to design a culturally-appropriate cancer clinical trial education program to increase participation of African American and Latino communities. BMC Public Health. 2020; 20(1):840. Abstract Article
Connors E, Selove R, Canedo J, Sanderson M, Hull PC, Adams M, McDermott I, Barlow C, Johns-Porter D, McAfee C, Gilliam K, Miller O, Cox N, Fadden MK, King S, Tindle H. Improving community advisory board engagement in precision medicine research to reduce health disparities. Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice. 2019; 12(6): 80-94. Abstract Article
Patel K, Inman W, Gishe J, Johnson O, Brown E, Kanu M, Theriot R, Sanderson M, Hull PC, Hargreaves M. A community-driven intervention for improving bio-specimen donation in African Americans. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2018; 5(1):15-23. Abstract Article
Hull PC, Canedo JR, Reece M*, Lira I, Reyes F, García E, Juarez P, Williams E, and Husaini BA. Using a participatory research process to address disproportionate Hispanic cancer burden. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2010; 21(1 Suppl):95-113. Abstract Article
Hull PC, Canedo JR, Aguilera J, García E, Lira I, Reyes F. Assessing community readiness for change in the Nashville Hispanic community through participatory research. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2008; 2(3):185-194. Abstract Article
Health Care Quality and Quality Improvement
Gittner LS, Husaini BA, Hull PC, Emerson JS, Tropez-Sims S, Reece MC*, Zoorob R, Levine RS. Use of Six Sigma for Eliminating Missed Opportunities for Prevention Services. J Nurs Care Qual. 2015; 30(3):254-60. Abstract Article
Hull PC, Husaini BA, Tropez-Sims S, Reece M*, Emerson J*, and Levine R. EPSDT preventive services in a low-income pediatric population: Impact of a nursing protocol. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2008; 47(2): 137-142. Abstract
Levine RS, Briggs NC, Husaini BA, Foster I, Hull PC, Pamies RJ, Tropez-Sims S, and Emerson JS. HEDIS prevention performance indicators: A correctable barrier to Medicaid patient safety? J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2005; 16(4, Suppl A):64-82. Abstract
Levine RS, Husaini BA, Emerson JS, Hull PC, Briggs N, Moriarty C, and Cain V. Using a nursing protocol to assure equitable delivery of cancer-related prevention services. Cell Mol Biol. 2003; 49(8):1229-1232. Abstract
Cancer Care Disparities
Pal T, Hull PC, Koyama T, Lammers P, Martinez D, McArthy J, Schremp E, Tezak A, Washburn A, Whisenant JG, Friedman DL. Enhancing Cancer care of rural dwellers through telehealth and engagement (ENCORE): Protocol to evaluate effectiveness of a multi-level telehealth-based intervention to improve rural cancer care delivery. BMC Cancer. 2021; 21(1):1262. Abstract Article
Hufnagel DH, Khabele D, Yull FE, Hull PC, Schildkraut J, Crispens MA, Beeghly-Fadiel A. Increasing area deprivation index negatively impacts ovarian cancer survival. Cancer Epidemiol. 2021; 74:102013. Abstract Article
Selove R, Foster M*, Wujcik D, Hull PC, Okafor A, Shen-Miller D, Friedman D. Psychosocial resources and needs of cancer survivors treated at a comprehensive cancer center and a minority-serving institution. Supportive Care in Cancer. 2017; 25(3):895–904. Abstract Article
Community-Engaged Interventions
Emerson JS, Reece M*, Levine RS, Hull PC, Husaini BA. Predictors of new screening for African American men participating in a prostate cancer educational program. J Cancer Educ. 2009; 24(4):341-345. Abstract
Husaini BA, Reece M*, Emerson J*, Scales S, Hull PC, and Levine R. A church-based education program on prostate cancer screening for African American men: Reducing health disparities. Ethn Dis. 2008; 18(S2):179-184. Abstract
Husaini BA, Emerson JS, Hull PC, Sherkat D, Levine R, and Cain V. Rural-Urban differences in breast cancer screening among African American women. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2005; 16(4, Suppl A):1-10. Abstract
Powell ME, Carter V, Bonsi E, Johnson G, Williams L, Taylor-Smith L, Hayes Q, Hull PC, Cain VA, Husaini BA. Increasing mammography screening among African American females in rural areas. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2005; 16(4, Suppl A):11-21. Abstract
Health Services, Epidemiology, and Health Disparities
Husaini BA, Levine RS, Cain VA, Novotny M, Emerson JS, Orum G, Bazargan M, Hull PC, Khan M, Moonis M. Stroke burden and risk factors during 1997-2008: Examining the effect of ethnicity and gender. Astrocyte. 2014 1(1):9-16. Abstract Article
Husaini B, Levine R, Sharp L, Cain V, Novotny M*, Hull PC, Orum G, Samad Z, Sampson U, and Moonis M. Depression increases stroke hospitalization cost: An analysis of 17,010 stroke patients in 2008 by race & gender. Stroke Res Treat. 2013; 7 pages, Article ID 846732. doi:10.1155/2013/846732. Abstract Article
Husaini BA, Mensah GA, Sawyer D, Cain VA, Samad Z, Hull PC, Levine RS, Sampson UK. Race, Sex, and age differences in heart failure-related hospitalizations in a southern state: Implications for prevention. Circ Heart Fail. 2011; 4(2):161-169. Abstract Article
Emerson JS*, Hull PC, Cain VA, Novotny ML*, Larson CO, Levine RS. Challenges and strategies in serving the uninsured in Nashville, Tennessee. J Ambul Care Manage. 2012; 35(4):323-334. Abstract Article
Emerson JS*, Hull PC, Cain VA, Novotny ML*, Stanley R, Levine RS. TennCare disenrollment and avoidable hospital visits in Davidson County, Tennessee. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2012; 23(1):425-455. Abstract Article
Levine RA, Rust GS, Pisu M, Agboto V, Baltrus P, Briggs N, Zoorob R, Juarez P, Hull PC, Goldzweig I, Hennekens CH. Increased black-white disparities in mortality after the introduction of lifesaving innovations: A possible consequence of federal laws. Am J Public Health. 2010; 100(11):2176-2184. Abstract Article
Hull PC, Kilbourne B, Reece M*, and Husaini BA. Community involvement and adolescent mental health: Moderating effects of race/ethnicity and neighborhood disadvantage. J Community Psychol. 2008; 36(4): 534-551. Abstract
Sherkat D, Kilbourne B, Cain V, Hull PC, Levine R, and Husaini BA. The impact of health service use on racial differences in mortality among the elderly. Res Aging. 2006; 29(3):207-224. Abstract
Ark PD, Hull PC, Husaini BA, and Craun C. Religiosity, religious coping styles, and health service use: Racial differences among elderly women. J Gerontol Nurs. 2006; 32(8):20-29. Abstract Article
Sherkat D, Kilbourne B, Cain V, Hull PC, Levine R, and Husaini BA. Explaining race differences in mortality among the Tennessee Medicare elderly: The role of physician services. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2005; 16(4, Suppl A):50-63. Abstract
Husaini BA, Hull PC, Sherkat DE, Emerson JS, Overton MT, Craun C, Cain VA, and Levine RS. Diabetes, depression, and healthcare utilization among African Americans in primary care. J Natl Med Assoc. 2004; 96(4):476-484. Abstract
Husaini BA, Sherkat DE, Levine RS, Hull PC, Cain VA, and Kilbourne K. Age differences in the influence of race, socioeconomic status, and psychiatric morbidity on healthcare utilization and expenditures. Research in Healthcare Financial Management. 2004; 9(1):29-48.
Husaini BA, Sherkat DE, Levine R, Holzer C, Cain VA, Craun C, and Hull PC. The influence of race, gender, and mental disorder on healthcare service utilization and costs among the Medicare elderly. Research in Healthcare Financial Management. 2003; 8(1):19-29.
Levine RS, Foster JE, Fullilove RE, Fullilove MT, Briggs NC, Hull PC, Husaini BA, and Hennekens CH. Black-white inequalities in mortality and life expectancy, 1933-1999: Implications for Healthy People 2010. Public Health Rep. 2001; 116(5):474-483. Abstract Article