Area of research
Oral Surgery · Orthodontics
Research interest
Research focused on Psychiatry and Epidemiology, with related work in Dentistry, Religiosity, Reuse. Notable publications include 'A multi-center population-based case–control study of ovarian cancer in African-American women: the African American Cancer Epidemiology Study (AACES)', 'Psychiatric and neurologic risk factors for incident cases of new‐onset epilepsy in older adults: Data from U.S. Medicare beneficiaries', and 'Nutritional Risk and Body Mass Index Predict Hospitalization, Nursing Home Admissions, and Mortality in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Results From the UAB Study of Aging With...'.
Characteristics of teeth and patients receiving root canal treatment in National Dental PBRN practices: Comparison between Endodontist and general dentist practices
Factors Affecting Root Canal Treatment Case Difficulty, Practitioner Rating of Difficulty and Treatment Complications Among General Dentists and Endodontists: A Prospective Cohort Study From National Dental Practice‐Based Research Network <scp>PREDICT</scp> Project
Prevalence and factors associated with severe pre-operative pain among patients presenting for non-surgical root canal treatment in the national dental PBRN PREDICT endodontic study
Occurrence and predictors of severe pain one week after root canal treatment: the national dental PBRN PREDICT endodontic study
Practice‐based research in dentistry: Exploring methodologies, benefits, and challenges
Dental practitioner approaches to bruxism: Preliminary findings from the national dental practice-based research network
Outcomes of treatment and monitoring of posterior teeth with cracks: three-year results from the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network
The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network Adult Anterior Open Bite Study: Treatment success
Recommended treatment of cracked teeth: Results from the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network
Perceived discrimination, trust in physicians, and prolonged symptom duration before ovarian cancer diagnosis in the African American Cancer Epidemiology Study
Identification of novel epithelial ovarian cancer loci in women of African ancestry
The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network Adult Anterior Open Bite Study: Treatment recommendations and their association with patient and practitioner characteristics
Symptom changes and crack progression in untreated cracked teeth: One-year findings from the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network
Effect of Cultural, Folk, and Religious Beliefs and Practices on Delays in Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer in African American Women
Targetable Immune Regulatory Molecule Expression in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinomas in African American Women: A Study of PD-L1 and IDO in 112 Cases From the African American Cancer Epidemiology Study (AACES)
Practitioner Participation in National Dental Practice-based Research Network (PBRN) Studies: 12-Year Results
The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network adult anterior open bite study: A description of the practitioners and patients
Associations of types of pain with crack-level, tooth-level and patient-level characteristics in posterior teeth with visible cracks: Findings from the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network
Correlation between symptoms and external characteristics of cracked teeth
Supplemental Selenium May Decrease Ovarian Cancer Risk in African-American Women
Where are they now? Retention strategies over 25 years in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study
Recreational physical activity and survival in African-American women with ovarian cancer
Association between Body Powder Use and Ovarian Cancer: The African American Cancer Epidemiology Study (AACES)
Obesity, weight gain, and ovarian cancer risk in African American women
Dairy, calcium, vitamin D and ovarian cancer risk in African–American women
Adherence to antiepileptic drugs among diverse older Americans on Part D Medicare
Socioeconomic Status in Relation to the Risk of Ovarian Cancer in African-American Women: A Population-Based Case-Control Study
The Association Between Body Mass Index and Presenting Symptoms in African American Women with Ovarian Cancer
Discordance between presumed standard of care and actual clinical practice: the example of rubber dam use during root canal treatment in the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network
General Dentists' Use of Isolation Techniques during Root Canal Treatment: From the National Dental Practice-based Research Network