Division of Global Emergency Medicine

Research

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Research Topics

  • Emergency Medicine Development
  • Immigration & Health
  • Immigration & Asylum
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    1. Deaths in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention: FY2018-2020 AIMS Public Health. 2021; 8(1):81-89.  View in PubMed
    2. A cohort study to assess a communication intervention to improve linkage to HIV care in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda Glob Public Health. 2020 Nov 21; 1-8.  View in PubMed
    3. COVID-19 and the coming epidemic in US immigration detention centers Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 06; 20(6):646-648.  View in PubMed
    4. Access to Care and Prevalence of Hypertension and Diabetes Among Syrian Refugees in Northern Jordan JAMA Netw Open. 2020 10 01; 3(10): e2021678.  View in PubMed
    5. Simple ideas to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic on refugees with chronic diseases Confl Health. 2020; 14:23.  View in PubMed
    6. An exploration of gender-based violence in eastern Myanmar in the context of political transition: findings from a qualitative sexual and reproductive health assessment Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2019 May; 27(2):1665161. View in PubMed
    7. Mortality in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh: historical, social, and political context Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2019 May; 27(2):1610275. View in PubMed
    8. SenseMaker® as a monitoring and evaluation tool to provide new insights on gender-based violence programs and services in Lebanon Eval Program Plann. 2019 12; 77:101715. View in PubMed
    9. Violence and mortality in the Northern Rakhine State of Myanmar, 2017: results of a quantitative survey of surviving community leaders in Bangladesh Lancet Planet Health. 2019 03; 3(3): e144-e153. View in PubMed
    10. Migration patterns & their associations with health and human rights in eastern Myanmar after political transition: results of a population-based survey using multistaged household cluster sampling Confl Health. 2019; 13:15. View in PubMed
    11. Documentation of human rights abuses among Rohingya refugees from Myanmar Confl Health. 2019; 13:42. View in PubMed
    12. Qualitative evidence of crimes against humanity: the August 2017 attacks on the Rohingya in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar Confl Health. 2019; 13:41. View in PubMed
    13. A qualitative evaluation of health care in the Maroantsetra region of Madagascar Int Health. 2019 05 01; 11(3):185-192. View in PubMed
    14. Optimizing the Use of a Precious Resource: The Role of Emergency Physicians in a Humanitarian Crisis West J Emerg Med. 2017 Jun; 18(4):607-615. View in PubMed
    15. Health and human rights in eastern Myanmar after the political transition: a population-based assessment using multistaged household cluster sampling PLoS One. 2015; 10(5): e0121212. View in PubMed
    16. Health and human rights in eastern Myanmar prior to political transition: a population-based assessment using multistaged household cluster sampling BMC Int Health Hum Rights. 2014 May 05; 14:15. View in PubMed
    17. Influences of sex, age, and education on attitudes towards gender inequitable norms and practices in South Sudan Glob Public Health. 2014; 9(7):773-86. View in PubMed
    18. Need for a gender-sensitive human security framework: results of a quantitative study of human security and sexual violence in Djohong District, Cameroon Confl Health. 2014; 8:6. View in PubMed
    19. Learning from Japan: strengthening US emergency care and disaster response Health Aff (Millwood). 2013 Dec; 32(12):2172-8. View in PubMed
    20. An assessment of attitudes toward gender inequitable sexual and reproductive health norms in South Sudan: a community-based participatory research approach Confl Health. 2013 Nov 09; 7(1):24. View in PubMed
    21. An assessment of gender inequitable norms and gender-based violence in South Sudan: a community-based participatory research approach Confl Health. 2013 Mar 06; 7(1):4. View in PubMed
    22. Value of mandatory screening studies in emergency department patients cleared for psychiatric admission West J Emerg Med. 2012 Nov; 13(5):388-93. View in PubMed
    23. Sexual violence among host and refugee population in Djohong District, Eastern Cameroon Glob Public Health. 2012; 7(9):974-94. View in PubMed
    24. Health and human rights in Chin State, Western Burma: a population-based assessment using multistaged household cluster sampling PLoS Med. 2011 Feb 08; 8(2): e1001007. View in PubMed
    25. Burden of surgical disease: strategies to manage an existing public health emergency Prehosp Disaster Med. 2009 Jul-Aug; 24 Suppl 2: s228-31. View in PubMed
    26. Aid to Darfur threatened after ICC actions Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2009 Jun; 3(2):73-4. View in PubMed
    27. Responding to gender-based violence in disasters: grappling with research methods to clear the way for planning Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2009 Mar; 3(1):8-10. View in PubMed
    28. Autonomy and public health: when the patient is a physician Virtual Mentor. 2006 Apr 01; 8(4):197-200. View in PubMed
    1. Validity and reliability of the South African Triage Scale in prehospital providers BMC Emerg Med. 2021 Jan 15; 21(1):8. View in PubMed
    2. Emergency department management of traumatic brain injuries: A resource tiered review Afr J Emerg Med. 2020 Sep; 10(3):159-166. View in PubMed
    3. Cost-effectiveness of emergency care interventions in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review Bull World Health Organ. 2020 May 01; 98(5):341-352. View in PubMed
    4. Considerations for service delivery for emergency care in low resource settings Afr J Emerg Med. 2020; 10(Suppl 1): S7-S11. View in PubMed
    5. Governing access to emergency care in Africa Afr J Emerg Med. 2020; 10(Suppl 1): S2-S6. View in PubMed
    6. Developing emergency care systems: a human rights-based approach Bull World Health Organ. 2019 Sep 01; 97(9):612-619. View in PubMed
    7. Fifteen years of emergency medicine literature in Africa: A scoping review Afr J Emerg Med. 2019 Mar; 9(1):45-52. View in PubMed
    8. Adherence to Universal Travel Screening in the Emergency Department During Epidemic Ebola Virus Disease J Emerg Med. 2019 Jan; 56(1):7-14. View in PubMed
    9. Advancing research on the economic value of emergency care BMJ Glob Health. 2019; 4(Suppl 6): e001768. View in PubMed
    10. Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAM) in Emergency Medicine: The Global Distribution of Users in 2016 West J Emerg Med. 2018 May; 19(3):600-605. View in PubMed
    11. Emergency Physicians as Good Samaritans: Survey of Frequency, Locations, Supplies and Medications West J Emerg Med. 2016 Jan; 17(1):15-7. View in PubMed
    1. Interpersonal and Structural Violence in the Wake of COVID-19 Am J Public Health. 2020 11; 110(11):1659-1661. View in PubMed
    2. Opioid prescription patterns among patients who doctor shop; Implications for providers PLoS One. 2020; 15(5): e0232533. View in PubMed
    3. Undocumented Patients in the Emergency Department: Challenges and Opportunities West J Emerg Med. 2019 Aug 12; 20(5):791-798. View in PubMed
    4. Reflections: A Social Emergency Medicine Call to Arms: Promoting the Adoption of Social Emergency Medicine Practices Ann Emerg Med. 2019 11; 74(5S): S17-S18. View in PubMed
    5. Building Immigration-Informed, Cross-Sector Coalitions: Findings from the Los Angeles County Health Equity for Immigrants Summit Health Equity. 2019; 3(1):431-435. View in PubMed
    6. Assessment of Racial/Ethnic and Income Disparities in the Prescription of Opioids and Other Controlled Medications in California JAMA Intern Med. 2019 04 01; 179(4):469-476. View in PubMed
    7. Dialysis in Undocumented Patients: Death on the Doorstep of the Emergency Department: May 2018 Annals of Emergency Medicine Journal Club Ann Emerg Med. 2018 May; 71(5):650-651. View in PubMed
    8. Dialysis in Undocumented Patients: Death on the Doorstep of the Emergency Department: Answers to the May 2018 Journal Club Questions Ann Emerg Med. 2018 10; 72(4):496-503. View in PubMed
    9. The Supply of Prescription Opioids: Contributions of Episodic-Care Prescribers and High-Quantity Prescribers Ann Emerg Med. 2018 06; 71(6):668-673. e3. View in PubMed
    10. J Emerg Med. 2017 Mar; 52(3):332-340. View in PubMed
    11. HOT WAX JEMS. 2015 Sep; 40(9):44-752. View in PubMed
    12. Herpes zoster ophthalmicus extending to the palate West J Emerg Med. 2015 Jan; 16(1):169. View in PubMed
    13. The transition from stiff to compliant materials in squid beaks Science. 2008 Mar 28; 319(5871):1816-9. View in PubMed