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Publications

Book Chapters and Workshop Proceedings

2014    Ernst K.C., Morin, C., Brown, H., “d the risk of vector-borne diseases.” Book chapter for Handbook of public health in natural disasters. Editors: Ronald Ross Watson, Joseph A. Tabor, John E. Ehiri and Victor R. Preedy, Published: 2015  Pages: 608. https://www.wageningenacademic.com/doi/book/10.3920/978-90-8686-806-3

  • Building Communication Capacity to Counter Infectious Disease Threats: Proceedings of a Workshop. In National Academy of Science (Vol. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Global Health; Forum on Microbial Threats. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2017 Jun 16.). National Academy of Science. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK436829/
  • National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Emerging Trends and Methods in International Security: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25058.

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

2003    1. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. “Multistate outbreak of monkeypox – Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly, 52: 537-540.

2008    2. *Ernst, K.C., Adoka, S.O., Kowuor, D.O., Wilson, M.L., John, C.C. “Malaria hotspot areas in a highland Kenya site are consistent in epidemic and non-epidemic years and are associated with ecological factors.” Malaria Journal, 13(5):78. PMID:16970824.

2008    3. Cohen, J.M., Ernst, K.C., Lindblade, K.A., Vulule, J.M., John, C.C., Wilson, M.L. “Topography, land-cover, and elevation predict areas at risk for malaria within communities in a highland region of western Kenya.”  Malaria Journal, 17:40. PMID: 18312633.

2008    4. Menge, D.M., Ernst, K.C., Vulule, J.M.,  , P.A., Guo, H., John, C.C. “Microscopy underestimates the frequency of Plasmodium falciparum infection in symptomatic individuals in a low transmission highland area.” American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 79 (2):173-7. {co-first author} PMID: 18689620.

2009    5. *Ernst, K.C., Lindblade, K.A., Koech, D., Sumba, P.O., Kuwuor, D., John, C.C., Wilson, M.L. “Environmental, socio-demographic and behavioral determinants of malaria risk in the western Kenyan highlands: a case-control study.” Tropical Medicine and International Health, 4(10): 1258-1265. PMID: 19772547.

2010    6. Cohen, J.M., Ernst, K.C., Lindblade, K.A., Vulule, J.M., John, C.C., Wilson, M.L. “Local topographic wetness indices predict household malaria risk better than land-use and land-cover in the western Kenya highlands.” Malaria Journal, 16(9): 328-332. PMID: 21080943.

2010    7. Robinson, K.**, Ernst, K.C., Johnson, B., Rosales, C. “The Health Status of Southern Arizona Border Counties: A Healthy Border 2010 Midterm Review.” Revista Panamanian Salud Publica, 28(5). PMID: 21308179.

2011    8. Ernst, K.C., Pogreba-Brown, K.**, Rasmussen, L., Erhart, L. “The Effect of Policy Changes on Hepatitis A Vaccine Uptake in Arizona Children (1995-2008).”  Public Health Reports, 126: S2. PMID: 21812173.

2011    9. Taren, D., Tecle, S.**, Almony, C.**, Navarrete, L., Ernst, K., Menard, S., Diop, M., Wele, A-H. “Growth of Children Receiving a Dehydrated Potato-Soy Protein Blend. African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development. 11(4).

2012    10. Ernst, K.C., Arora, M.**, Munga, S. “Ownership and disuse of bed nets in Kenyan children under five years of age.” Malaria Reports, 2 (1).

2012    11. Ernst, K.C., Dinerman, M. “A Malaria Vaccine: Promising Results, But Not There Yet.” American Academy of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, 27(3): 26. Peer-reviewed solicited review.

2012    12. Pogreba-Brown, K**, Ernst, K., Harris, R. “Teaching epidemiology concepts experientially: a “real” foodborne outbreak in the classroom.” Public Health Reports, 127(5):549-55. PMID: 22942476.

2012    13. Erhart, L.M., Ernst, K.C. “The changing epidemiology of hepatitis A in Arizona following intensive immunization programs (1988-2007).” Vaccine, 14(42):6103-10. {co-first author} PMID:22835739.

2012    14. Rolfes, M.**, McCarra, M., Magak, N.G., Ernst, K.C., Dent, A.E., Lindblade, K.A., John, C.C. “Development of clinical and biological immunity to malaria in highland areas of very low and unstable transmission.” American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 87(5):806-12. PMID: 22987652.

2012    15. Joy, T.K.**, Jeffrey Gutierrez, E.H.**, Ernst, K., Walker, K.R., Carriere, Y., Torabi, M., Riehle, M.A. “Aging Field Collected Aedes aegypti to Determine Their Capacity for Dengue Transmission in the Southwestern United States.” PLoS One, 7(10). PMID: 23077536.

2012    16. Birnbaum, M.S.**, Jacobs, E.T., Ralston-King, J., Ernst, K.C. “Correlates of high vaccination exemption rates among kindergartens.” Vaccine, 21;31(5):750-6. PMID: 23246263.

2013    17. Mugoya, G.**, Ernst, K.C. “Gender differences in HIV-related stigma in Kenya.” AIDS Care, 26(2):206-13. PMID 23795954.

2013    18. Morin, C.W.**, Comrie, A.C., Ernst, K. “Climate and Dengue Transmission: Evidence and Implications.” Environmental Health Perspectives. 121(11-12):1264-72. PMID: 24058050.

2013    19. McCotter O, Vanskike F, Ernst K, et al. Enhancing Surveillance for Arboviral Infections in the Arizona Border Region. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics. 2013;5(1):e4.

2013    20. Delgado, S.**, Ernst, K.C., Hancco Pumahuanca, M.L., Yool, S.R., Comrie, A.C., Sterling, C.R., Gilman, R.H., Náquira, C., Levy, M.Z. “A country bug moves to the city: urban infestation by the Chagas disease vector Triatoma infestans in Arequipa, Peru.” International Journal of Health Geographics, 12:48. PMID:  24171704.

2014    21. Ernst, K.C., Erhart, L.M. “The role of ethnicity and travel on Hepatitis A vaccination coverage and disease incidence in Arizona at the United States-Mexico Border.” Human Vaccines Immunotherapies, 10 (5), PMID: 24603091.

2014    22. Ernst, K.C. “Measles surveillance in Nigeria: enough information for policy making?.” Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 108(6):311-2. PMID: 24778206. Solicited Peer-Reviewed Commentary.

2014    23. Haenchen, S.D.**, Jacobs, E.T., Bratton, K.N.**, Carman, A.S.**, Oren, E., Pottinger, H.E.**, Regan, J.A.**, Ernst, K.C. “Perceptions of Personal Belief Vaccine Exemption Policy: A Survey of Arizona Vaccine Providers.” Vaccine, [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 24814551.

2014    24. Mugoya, G.**, Ernst, K.C., Witte T. Socio-Cultural and Victimization Factors That Impact Attitudes toward Intimate Partner Violence among Kenyan Women. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30(16), 2851–2871.

2014    25. Ernst, K.C., Haenchen, S.**, Dickinson K., Doyle, M., Monaghan, A., Walker, K., Hayden, M. Community awareness and preliminary support of the controversial release of OX513A Ae. aegypti in Key West, FL. Emerging Infectious Disease. 21(2):320-4.

2014    26. Pogreba-Brown, K.**, Ernst, K.C., Harris, RB., Case-Case Methods for Foodborne Outbreaks – A Review and Approach for Standardization. OA Epidemiology. 2(1):7.

2014    27. Alkoshi, S., Ernst, K., Maimaiti, N., Dahlui, M., Rotaviral Infection: A Significant Disease Burden to Libya. Iranian Journal of Public Health. 43(10):1356-1363.

2015    28. Pogreba-Brown, K., Baker, A., Ernst, K.C., J Stewart, J., Harris, R.B., Weiss, J. “Assessing Risk Factors of Sporadic Campylobacter Infection: A Case-Control Study in Arizona.” Epidemiology and Infection. 2016 Mar;144(4):829-39.

2015    29. Arreleno-Gaves, C., Castro, L., Caravantes, R., Ernst, K.C., Hayden, M., Reyes-Castro, P.**, “Meanings and beliefs abouad of dengue fever and its relationship prevention practices: a discourse with women in Hermosillo, Sonora.” Frontiers in Public Health. 3:3:142.

2015    30. Hayden, M. H., Cavanaugh, J. L.**, Tittel, C., Butterworth, M.**, Haenchen, S.**, Dickinson, K., … Ernst, K. C. (2015). Post Outbreak Review: Dengue Preparedness and Response in Key West, Florida. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 93(2), 397–400. http://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.15-0128

2015    31. Bea J.W., Thomson C.A., Wertheim B.C., Nicholas J.S., Ernst K.C., Hu C., Jackson R.D., Cauley J.A., Lewis C.E., Caan B., Roe D.J., Chen Z. Risk of Mortality According to Body Mass Index and Body Composition Among Postmenopausal Women. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2015 Oct 1;182(7):585-96. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwv103. Epub 2015 Sep 7. PMID: 26350478

2015    32. Morin, C.W.**, A.J. Monaghan, M.H. Hayden, R. Barrera, and K.C. Ernst, 2015: Meteorologically Driven Simulations of Dengue Epidemics in San Juan, PR. PLoS Neglected Tropical. Diseases., 9, e0004002. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004002.

2015    33. Beamer P.I., Lothrop N., Lu Z., Ascher R., Ernst K., Stern D.A., Billheimer D., Wright A.L., Martinez F.D. (2015) Spatial clusters of child lower respiratory illnesses associated with community-level risk factors. Pediatric Pulmonology, 51(6):633-42. DOI: 10.1002/ppul.23332

2015    34. Gunn, J.K.L,** Ehiri, J.E., Jacobs, E.T., Ernst, K.C. Pettygrove, S., Kohler, L.N**, Haenchen, S.D.**, Obiefune, M.C, Ezeanolu, C.O. Ogidi, A. G., & Ezeanolue, E.E., Population based prevalence of malaria among pregnant women in Enugu State, Nigeria: The Healthy Beginnings Initiative. Malaria Journal, 17. 

2016    35. Dickinson K.L., Hayden M.H., Haenchen S.**, Monaghan A.J., Walker K.R., Ernst K.C. 2016. Willingness to Pay for Mosquito Control in Key West, Florida and Tucson, Arizona. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 94(4):775-9. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0666. Epub 2016 Feb 22.

2016    36. Shelly, E.M.**, Acuna – Soto, R., Ernst, K.C., Sterling, C., Brown, H.E.; A Critical Assessment of Chagas Disease Surveillance Data Utility and Recommendations for Improvement in Mexico. Public Health Reports. 131(1):59-66.

2016    37.Haenchen, S.**; Hayden, M.; Dickinson, K.; Walker, K.; Jacobs, E.; Brown, H.; Gunn, J.**; Kohler, L.**; Ernst, K.C., Mosquito avoidance practices and knowledge of arboviral diseases in cities with differing recent history of disease.American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 95(4):945-953.

2016    38. Koch, S.M., Harris, R.B., Jacobs, E.T., Ernst, K.C., Dennis, L.K., Sun protection behavior and sunburns among Arizona adults. Dermatology Online Journal, 22 (9).

2016    39. Alkoshi, S.**, Ernst, K., Dahlui, M. Antibiotic usage for rotaviral diarrhea among children in Libya. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 3(1):37-41.

2016    40.Monaghan, A.J., Sampson, D.F. Steinhoff, K.C. Ernst, K.L. Ebi, B. Jones, and M.H. Hayden, 2015: The potential impacts of 21st century climatic and population changes on human exposure to the virus vector mosquito Aedes aegypti. Climatic Change 146: 487. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-016-1679-0

2016    41. Ernst K.C., Hayden M.H., Olsen H.**, Cavanaugh J.L., Ruberto I., Agawo M., Munga S. Comparing ownership and use of bed nets at two sites with differential malaria transmission in western Kenya. Malaria Journal 15(1):217. doi: 10.1186/s12936-016-1262-1.

2016    42. Monaghan A.J., Morin C.W., Steinhoff D.F., Wilhelmi O., Hayden M., Quattrochi D.A., Reiskind M., Lloyd A.L., Smith K., Schmidt C.A., Scalf P.E., Ernst K. On the Seasonal Occurrence and Abundance of the Zika Virus Vector Mosquito Aedes Aegypti in the Contiguous United States. PLOS Currents Outbreaks. Edition 1. doi: 10.1371/currents.outbreaks.50dfc7f46798675fc63e7d7da563da76.

2016    43. Jones J.M., Lopez B., Adams L., Gálvez F.J., Núñez A.S., Santillán N.A., Plante L., Hemme R.R., Casal M., Hunsperger E.A., Muñoz-Jordan J., Acevedo V., Ernst K., Hayden M., Waterman S., Gomez D., Sharp T.M., Komatsu K.K.; Binational Dengue Outbreak Along the United States–Mexico Border — Yuma County, Arizona, and Sonora, Mexico, 2014. Morbidity Mortality Weekly Report. 65:495–499. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6519a3.

2017    44. Ernst K.C., Walker K.R., Reyes-Castro P., Joy T., Castro-Luque L., Diaz-Caravantes R., Gameros M., Haenchen S.**, Hayden M., Monaghan A., Riehle, M.R.. Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Longevity and Differential Emergence of Dengue Fever in Two Cities in Sonora, Mexico. Journal of Medical Entomology (2017) 54 (1): 204-211.

2017    45. Ernst K.C., Erly S.**, Adusei C.**, Bell M., Kessie D., Biritwum-Nyarko  A., Ehiri J., Reported bed net ownership and use in social contacts is associated with uptake of bed nets for malaria prevention in pregnant women in Ghana. Malaria Journal, 16, 13. http://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-016-1660-4

2017    46. Reyes-Castro P.**, Harris R., Brown H., Christopherson G., Ernst K., Spatio-temporal and neighborhood characteristics of two dengue outbreaks in two arid cities of Mexico, Acta Tropica, Volume 167, Pages 1-230.

2017    47. Chen, Z., Klimentidis, Y. C., Bea, J. W., Ernst, KC., Hu, C., Jackson, R. and Thomson, C. A. Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, and Mortality in a Large Multiethnic Postmenopausal Cohort—Results from the Women’s Health Initiative. Journal American Geriatric Society. 65(9):1907-1915. doi:10.1111/jgs.14790

  • 48. Duncan J., Gordon-Johnson K., Tulloch-Reid M., Cunningham-Myrie C., Ernst K.C., McMorris N, Grant A., Chin D., Graham M., Webster K., Chikungunya:  Important Lessons from the Jamaican Experience for Future Studies. Revista Panama Salud Publica 41:(21).

2017    49. Valencia C.I.**, Ernst K., Rosales C.B. Tuberculosis Treatment Completion in a United States/Mexico Binational Context. Frontiers in Public Health. 24(5):118. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00118. eCollection 2017.

2017    50. Lwin, M. O., Jayasundar, K., Sheldenkar, A., Wijayamuni, R., Wimalaratne, P., Ernst, K.C., & Foo, S. (2017). Lessons from the Implementation of Mo-Buzz, a Mobile Pandemic Surveillance System for Dengue. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 3(4), e65. http://doi.org/10.2196/publichealth.7376

2017    51. Donner A., Belemvire A., Johns B., Mangam K., Fiekowsky E., Gunn J., Hayden M., Ernst, K.C.  Equal Opportunity, Equal Work: Increasing Women’s Participation in the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative Africa Indoor Residual Spraying Project. Global Health: Science and Practice. 5(4):603-616 GHSP-D-17-00189; DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-17-00189

2017    52. Gunn J.K.**, Ehiri J.E., Jacobs E.T., Ernst K.C., Pettygrove S., Center K.E., Osuji A., Ogidi A.G., Musei N., Obiefune M.C., Ezeanolue C.O., Ezeanolue E.E. Prevalence of Caesarean sections in Enugu, southeast Nigeria: Analysis of data from the Healthy Beginning Initiative. PLoS One. 29;12(3)

2017    53. Reyes-Castro P.A.**, Castro-Luque L., Díaz-Caravantes R., Walker K.R., Hayden M.H., Ernst K.C. Outdoor spatial spraying against dengue: A false sense of security among inhabitants of Hermosillo, Mexico. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 17;11(5):e0005611. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005611.

2017    54.Miftah A., Alkoshi S.I.**, Ernst K.C., Nagib S.M. Frequency of rotavirus infection among children in North-Eastern Region of Libya: A hospital-based study from Almarj. Libyan Journal of Medical Science; 1:76-9

2018    55. Bauman A.**, Ernst K., Hayden M., Roe D.J., Murray R., Agawo M., Munga S., Schmahl E., Taren D. Assessing Community Health: An Innovative Tool for Measuring Height and Length. Tropical Pediatrician. 64(2):146-150. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmx046.

2018    56.Gunn, J., Ernst, KC, Center, K., Biscoff, K., Nunez, A., Hyun, M., Hayden, M. Current strategies and successes in engaging women in vector control: A systematic review. BMJ Global Health, 3(1).

2018    57. Walker K.R., Williamson D.**, Carrière Y., Reyes-Castro P.A., Haenchen S.**, Hayden M.H., Jeffrey Gutierrez E.**, Ernst K.C.  Socioeconomic and Human Behavioral Factors Associated With Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Immature Habitat in Tucson, AZ. Journal of Medical Entomology. 55(4):955-963. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjy011.

2018    58. Alvarez G., Ernst K.C., Haydee N., Acuña-Melendrez A.P., Vargas-Ortega M.C., Candia-Plata. Medical knowledge related to Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Sonora, Mexico. Transactions of Royal Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 112(3):109–114. https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/try030

2018    59.Hayden, M. H., Barrett, E., Bernard, G., Toko, E. N., Agawo, M., Okello, A. M.**, Ernst, K. C. Barriers and Opportunities to Advancing Women in Leadership Roles in Vector Control: Perspectives from a Stakeholder Survey. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 98(5):1224–1227. http://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0693

2018    60. Barnes, S.R.**, Wansaula Z., Herrick K., Oren E., Ernst K., Olsen S.J. and M.G. Casal (2018). “Mortality estimates among adult patients with severe acute respiratory infections from two sentinel hospitals in southern Arizona, United States, 2010–2014.” BMC Infectious Diseases 18(1): 78.

2018    61.Schmidt C.A.**, Comeau G., Monaghan A.J., Williamson D.J., Ernst K.C., Effects of desiccation stress on adult female longevity in Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae): Results of a systematic review and pooled survival analysis. Parasites & vectors. 11(1):267.

2018    62. Asaolu, I.O.**, Alaofè, H., Gunn, J.K.L., Adu, A.K., Monroy, A.J., Ehiri, J.E., Ernst, K.C. (2018). Measuring Women’s Empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses of the Demographic and Health Surveys. Frontiers in Psychology, 9:994. http://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00994

2018    63. Alkoshi S.I.M., Ernst K.C., Effectiveness of a nationwide measles vaccination campaign in Libya, 2005: Retrospective study. Libyan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2(1):16

2018    64. Pottinger, H.L.**, Jacobs, E.T., Haenchen, S.D.**, & Ernst, K.C. (2018). Parental attitudes and perceptions associated with childhood vaccine exemptions in high-exemption schools. PLoS ONE, 13(6), e0198655. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198655

  • 65. Ernst, K.C., Barrett, E., Accelerate to Equal Kenyan and Indonesian Working Groups, Hayden, M.H. Increasing women’s engagement in vector control: a report from Accelerate to Equal project workshops. Malaria Journal, 17:326. http://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2477-0

2018    66. Suppes, L.M.**, Ernst, K.C., Abrell L., Reynolds, K.A. Validation of Questionnaire Methods to Quantify Recreational Water Ingestion. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 1;15(11).

2019    67. Monaghan, A., Schmidt, C.**, Hayden, M., Smith, K., Reiskind, M., Cabell, R., Ernst, K.  A simple model to predict the potential abundance of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes one month in advance. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 100(2):434-437.

2019    68. Ruberto I, Yaglom H, Erhart LM, Plante L, Weiss J, Golenko C, Casal M**, McCotter O, Adams L, Ernst K, Komatsu K. Dengue Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Arizona Health Care Providers, 2014-2015. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. PMID: 30802177

2019    69. Asaolu I**, Nuño VL, Ernst K, Taren D, Ehiri J. Healthcare system indicators associated with modern contraceptive use in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria: evidence from the Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020 data. Reprod Health. 2019 Oct 26;16(1):152. doi: 10.1186/s12978-019-0816-4. PMID: 31655615

2019    70. Santos EM**, Coalson JE, Jacobs ET, Klimentidis YC, Munga S, Agawo M, Anderson E**, Stroupe N**, Ernst KC. Bed net care practices and associated factors in western Kenya. Malar J. 2019 Aug 14;18(1):274. doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2908-6. PMID: 31412865

2019    71. Suppes LM**, Ernst KC, Abrell L, Reynolds KA. Validation of Questionnaire Methods to Quantify Recreational Water Ingestion. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Nov 1;15(11). pii: E2435. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15112435. PMID: 30388798

2019    72. Anderson EJ**, Ernst KC, Fernando Martins F, da Silva Martins C, Koss MP. Women’s Health Perceptions and Beliefs Related to Zika Virus Exposure During the 2016 Outbreak in Northern Brazil Am J Trop Med Hyg 2020. PMID 31933455

2019    73. Pogreba-Brown K., Austhof E.**, Okello A.**, Weiss J., Lira R., Ernst K. Public perceptions of non-pharmaceutical interventions for influenza and mosquito-borne illnesses – a statewide survey in Arizona [published online ahead of print, 2019 Nov 22]. Perspect Public Health. 2019;1757913919886605. doi:10.1177/1757913919886605

2019    74. Santos, E. M.,** Coalson, J. E., Jacobs, E. T., Klimentidis, Y. C., Munga, S., Agawo, M., Ernst, K.C. (2019). Bed net care practices and associated factors in western Kenya. Malaria journal, 18(1), 274. doi:10.1186/s12936-019-2908-6

2019    75. Anderson EJ**, Krause KC, Meyer Krause C, Welter A, McClelland DJ, Garcia DO, Ernst K, Lopez EC**, Koss MP. Web-Based and mHealth Interventions for Intimate Partner Violence Victimization Prevention: A Systematic Review. Trauma Violence Abuse. 2019 Nov 19;1524838019888889. doi: 10.1177/1524838019888889. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 31742475.

2020    76. Asaolu, I.**, Nuño, V.L., Ernst, K. et al. Healthcare system indicators associated with modern contraceptive use in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria: evidence from the Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020 data. Reprod Health 16, 152 (2019).

2020    77. Pogreba-Brown K, Austhof E**, Okello A, Weiss J, Lira R, Ernst K. Public perceptions of non-pharmaceutical interventions for influenza and mosquito-borne illnesses – a statewide survey in Arizona. Perspect Public Health. 2020 Jul;140(4):214-221. doi: 10.1177/1757913919886605. Epub 2019 Nov 22. PMID: 31755813.

2020    78. Park DS, Feng X, Maitner BS, Ernst KC, Enquist BJ. Darwin’s naturalization conundrum can be explained by spatial scale. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 May 19;117(20):10904-10910. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1918100117. Epub 2020 May 4. PMID: 32366659; PMCID: PMC7245080.

2020    79. Rains SA, Crane TE, Iyengar S, Merchant N, Oxnam M, Sprinkle MM, Ernst KC. Community-Level Health Promotion during a Pandemic: Key Considerations for Health Communication. Health Commun. 2020 Dec;35(14):1747-1749. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2020.1837443. Epub 2020 Oct 21. PMID: 33084404.

2020    80. Lott BE**, Trejo MJ**, Baum C**, McClelland DJ, Adsul P, Madhivanan P, Carvajal S, Ernst K, Ehiri J. Interventions to increase uptake of cervical screening in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review using the integrated behavioral model. BMC Public Health. 2020 May 11;20(1):654. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08777-4. PMID: 32393218; PMCID: PMC7216595.

2020    81. Comeau G**, Zinna RA**, Scott T, Ernst K, Walker K, Carrière Y, Riehle MA. Vertical Transmission of Zika Virus in Aedes aegypti Produces Potentially Infectious Progeny. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Aug;103(2):876-883. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0698. Epub 2020 Jun 4. PMID: 32524954; PMCID: PMC7410478.

2020    82. Jeffrey Gutiérrez EH**, Walker KR, Ernst KC, Riehle MA, Davidowitz G. Size as a Proxy for Survival in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes. J Med Entomol. 2020 Jul 4;57(4):1228-1238. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjaa055. PMID: 32266939; PMCID: PMC7768678

2020    83. Santos EM, McClelland DJ, Shelly CE, Hansen L, Jacobs ET, Klimentidis YC, Ernst KC. Malaria education interventions addressing bed net care and repair practices: a systematic review. Pathog Glob Health. 2020 Feb;114(1):2-15. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2020.1719727. Epub 2020 Jan 30. PMID: 32000614; PMCID: PMC7144236.

2020    84. Anderson EJ, Ernst KC, Martins FF, Martins CDS, Koss MP. Women’s Health Perceptions and Beliefs Related to Zika Virus Exposure during the 2016 Outbreak in Northern Brazil. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Mar;102(3):629-633. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0311. PMID: 31933455; PMCID: PMC7056421.

2020    85. Coalson JE, Santos EM, Little AC, Anderson EJ, Stroupe N, Agawo M, Hayden M, Munga S, Ernst KC. Insufficient Ratio of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets to Household Members Limited Universal Usage in Western Kenya: A 2015 Cross-Sectional Study. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Jun;102(6):1328-1342. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0119. PMID: 32314696.

2020    86. Santos EM, Coalson JE, Munga S, Agawo M, Jacobs ET, Klimentidis YC, Hayden MH, Ernst KC. “After those nets are torn, most people use them for other purposes”: an examination of alternative bed net use in western Kenya. Malar J. 2020 Jul 29;19(1):272. doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03342-1. PMID: 32727452; PMCID: PMC7390200.

2020    87. Reyes-Castro PA, Ernst KC, Walker KR, Hayden MH, Alvarez-Hernandez G. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Hermosillo, México. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Jan;104(1):184-189. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0181. PMID: 33219641; PMCID: PMC7790093.

2021    88. Anderson, E., M. Koss, A. L. Castro Luque, D. Garcia, E. Lopez and K. Ernst (2021). “WhatsApp-Based Focus Groups Among Mexican-Origin Women in Zika Risk Area: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Data Quality.” JMIR Form Res 5(10): e20970.

2021    89. Anderson, E. J., K. Ernst, D. O. Garcia, E. Lopez, K. Pogreba Brown, E. Austhof, D. Carr McCuin, M. H. Hayden and M. P. Koss (2021). “Knowledge of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus Among Women Who Are Pregnant or Intend to Become Pregnant, Arizona, 2017.” Public Health Rep: 333549211006986.

2021    90. Anderson, E. J., K. C. Krause, C. Meyer Krause, A. Welter, D. J. McClelland, D. O. Garcia, K. Ernst, E. C. Lopez and M. P. Koss (2021). “Web-Based and mHealth Interventions for Intimate Partner Violence Victimization Prevention: A Systematic Review.” Trauma Violence Abuse 22(4): 870-884.

2021    91. Bell, M. L., C. J. Catalfamo, L. V. Farland, K. C. Ernst, E. T. Jacobs, Y. C. Klimentidis, M. Jehn and K. Pogreba-Brown (2021). “Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 in a non-hospitalized cohort: Results from the Arizona CoVHORT.” PLoS One 16(8): e0254347.

2021    92. Catalfamo, C. J., K. M. Heslin, A. Shilen, S. M. Khan, J. R. Hunsaker, E. Austhof, L. Barraza, F. M. Cordova-Marks, L. V. Farland, P. Garcia-Filion, J. Hoskinson, M. Jehn, L. N. Kohler, K. Lutrick, R. B. Harris, Z. Chen, Y. C. Klimentidis, M. L. Bell, K. C. Ernst, E. T. Jacobs and K. Pogreba-Brown (2021). “Design of the Arizona CoVHORT: A Population-Based COVID-19 Cohort.” Front Public Health 9: 620060.

2021    93. Coalson, J. E., E. J. Anderson, E. M. Santos, V. Madera Garcia, J. K. Romine, B. Dominguez, D. M. Richard, A. C. Little, M. H. Hayden and K. C. Ernst (2021). “The Complex Epidemiological Relationship between Flooding Events and Human Outbreaks of Mosquito-Borne Diseases: A Scoping Review.” Environ Health Perspect 129(9): 96002.

2021    94. Feng, X., C. Merow, Z. Liu, D. S. Park, P. R. Roehrdanz, B. Maitner, E. A. Newman, B. L. Boyle, A. Lien, J. R. Burger, M. M. Pires, P. M. Brando, M. B. Bush, C. N. H. McMichael, D. M. Neves, E. I. Nikolopoulos, S. R. Saleska, L. Hannah, D. D. Breshears, T. P. Evans, J. R. Soto, K. C. Ernst and B. J. Enquist (2021). “How deregulation, drought and increasing fire impact Amazonian biodiversity.” Nature 597(7877): 516-521.

2021    95. Huete-Perez, J. A., Ernst, K.C., Cabezas-Robelo, C., Paiz-Medina, L., Silva, S., Huete, A. (2021). “Prevalence and risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection in children with and without symptoms seeking care in Managua, Nicaragua: results of a cross-sectional survey.” BMJ Open 11(9): e051836.

2021    96. Khan, S. M.**, L. V. Farland, C. J. Catalfamo, E. Austhof, E.**,  M. L. Bell, Z. Chen, F. Cordova-Marks, K. C. Ernst, P. Garcia-Filion, K. M. Heslin, J. Hoskinson, M. L. Jehn, E. C. S. Joseph, C. P. Kelley, Y. Klimentidis, S. Russo Carroll, L. N. Kohler, K. Pogreba-Brown and E. T. Jacobs (2022). “Elucidating symptoms of COVID-19 illness in the Arizona CoVHORT: a longitudinal cohort study.” BMJ Open 12(1): e053403.

2021    97. Lopez-Galvez, N., R.** Wagoner, R. A.**, Canales, K. Ernst, J. L. Burgess, J. de Zapien, C. Rosales and P. Beamer (2021). “Longitudinal assessment of kidney function in migrant farm workers.” Environ Res 202: 111686.

2021    98. Reyes-Castro, P. A., K. C. Ernst, K. R. Walker, M. H. Hayden and G. Alvarez-Hernandez (2021). “Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Hermosillo, Mexico.” Am J Trop Med Hyg 104(1): 184-189.

2021    99. Donzella SM**, Kohler LN, Crane TE, Jacobs ET, Ernst KC, Bell ML, Catalfamo CJ**, Begay R, Pogreba-Brown K, Farland LV. COVID-19 Infection, the COVID-19 Pandemic, and Changes in Sleep. Frontiers in public health. 2021;9:795320. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.795320. PubMed PMID: 35174134; PMCID: PMC8841649.

2022    100. Wilson, A. M., N. Aviles, J. I. Petrie, P. I. Beamer, Z. Szabo, M. Xie, J. McIllece, Y. Chen, Y. J. Son, S. Halai, T. White, K. C. Ernst and J. Masel (2022). “Quantifying SARS-CoV-2 Infection Risk Within the Google/Apple Exposure Notification Framework to Inform Quarantine Recommendations.” Risk Anal 42(1): 162-176.

2022    101. Joy T, Chen M, Arnbrister J**, Williamson D**, Li S, Nair S, Brophy M**, Garcia VM**, Walker K, Ernst K, Gouge DH, Carriere Y, Riehle MA. Assessing Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) for Evaluation of Aedes aegypti Population Age Structure. Insects. 2022;13(4). doi: 10.3390/insects13040360. PubMed PMID: 35447802; PMCID: PMC9029691.

2022    102. Joshi N**, Lopus S, Hannah C, Ernst KC, Kilungo AP, Opiyo R, Ngayu M, Davies J, Evans T. COVID-19 lockdowns: Employment and business disruptions, water access and hygiene practices in Nairobi’s informal settlements. Soc Sci Med. 2022;308:115191. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115191. PubMed PMID: 35930847; PMCID: PMC9258418.

2022    103. Habila MA**, Valencia DY, Khan SM**, Heslin KM, Hoskinson J, Ernst KC, Pogreba-Brown K, Jacobs ET, Cordova-Marks FM, Warholak T. A Rasch analysis assessing the reliability and validity of the Arizona CoVHORT COVID-19 vaccine questionnaire. SSM Popul Health. 2022;17:101040. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101040. PubMed PMID: 35155727; PMCID: PMC8824717.

2022    104. Fernandez MP, Ernst KC, Bron GM**, Berry K, Diuk-Wasser MA, Hayden MH. Outdoor Activity Associated with Higher Self-Reported Emotional Well-Being During COVID-19. Ecohealth. 2022;19(2):154-8. doi: 10.1007/s10393-022-01598-4. PubMed PMID: 35687197; PMCID: PMC9186007.

2022    105. Madera-Garcia, V**. Soto, J., Ellingson, K., Jacobs, E., Walker, K., Ernst, K. Preferences and demand for mosquito control among dengue-endemic communities in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico: an application of the best-worst choice model. AJTMH. (Accepted).

2022    106. Jeffrey-Gutierrez, E**. Riehle, M., Ernst, K., Walker, K., Davidowitz, G., Using Body Size as an Indicator for Age Structure in Field Populations of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). Parasites and Vectors (Accepted).

2022    107. Madera-Garcia V**, Coalson JE, Subelj M, Bell ML, Hayden MH, Agawo M, Munga S, Ernst KC. Self-Reported Symptoms at Last Febrile Illness as a Predictor of Treatment-Seeking in Western Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study.Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022 Nov 21:tpmd210447. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0447. Online ahead of print.

2022    108. Anderson, E. J.**, J. E. Coalson, M. Agawo, S. Munga, M. Hayden, E. M. Santos**, A. C. Little**, N. Tamari** and K. Ernst (2022). “Factors related to long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) use during travel in western Kenya: A descriptive analysis.” Travel Med Infect Dis 47: 102291.

2022    109. Colombo, P. M.**, S. Freylersythe, M. M. Sprinkle, K. C. Ernst, M. Yubeta, J. L. Barbati, N. Merchant, S. Iyengar, T. E. Crane, M. Oxnam and S. A. Rains (2022). “Design and implementation of a health messaging protocol employed for use within a COVID-19 health dissemination platform.” Front Public Health 10: 942795.

2022    110. Farland, L. V., S. M. Khan**, A. Shilen, K. M. Heslin, P. Ishimwe, A. M. Allen, M. M. Herbst-Kralovetz, N. D. Mahnert, K. Pogreba-Brown, K. C. Ernst and E. T. Jacobs (2022). “COVID-19 vaccination and changes in the menstrual cycle among vaccinated persons.” Fertil Steril.

2022    111. Luzingu, J. K.**, N. Stroupe, H. Alaofe, E. Jacobs and K. Ernst (2022). “Risk factors associated with under-five stunting, wasting, and underweight in four provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo: analysis of the ASSP project baseline data.” BMC Public Health 22(1): 2422.

2023    112. Ernst, K.C., A.R. Crimmins, S. Anenberg, M.H. Hayden, B.O. Hoppe, L.J. Mickley, D.E. Peck, H.J. Tanana, and J.J. West, 2023: Focus on COVID-19 and climate change. In: Fifth National Climate Assessment. Crimmins, A.R., C.W. Avery, D.R. Easterling, K.E. Kunkel, B.C. Stewart, and T.K. Maycock, Eds. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, USA. https://doi.org/10.7930/NCA5.2023.F3

2023    113. Hayden, M.H., P.J. Schramm, C.B. Beard, J.E. Bell, A.S. Bernstein, A. Bieniek-Tobasco, N. Cooley, M. Diuk-Wasser, Michael K. Dorsey, K.L. Ebi, K.C. Ernst, M.E. Gorris, P.D. Howe, A.S. Khan, C. Lefthand-Begay, J. Maldonado, S. Saha, F. Shafiei, A. Vaidyanathan, and O.V. Wilhelmi, 2023: Ch. 15. Human health. In: Fifth National Climate Assessment. Crimmins, A.R., C.W. Avery, D.R. Easterling, K.E. Kunkel, B.C. Stewart, and T.K. Maycock, Eds. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, USA. https://doi.org/10.7930/NCA5.2023.CH15

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**Indicates student authors