Health Policy & Community Health

Phone912/478-2674
Email[email protected]
Websitehttps://www.georgiasouthern.edu/jphcoph/health/

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501 Forest Dr., Hendricks Hall
30458 Statesboro
United States

Bettye Apenteng
- bapentenggeorgiasouthernedu
- Health Policy & Community Health - Professor
- Center for Public Health Practice & Research - Deputy Director for Research
Person: Living Active Tenure-Track Faculty (LAT), Affiliate
20082026
Helen W. Bland
- Health Policy & Community Health - Professor Emerita
Person
19862025
Robert M. Bohler Jr.
- rbohlergeorgiasouthernedu
- Health Policy & Community Health - Assistant Professor
- Center for Addiction Recovery - Director
Person: Living Active Tenure-Track Faculty (LAT), Affiliate
20172026

38 Active
69 Finished

A Comparative Effectiveness Study of Peer Mentoring [PM] versus Structured Transition Education Based Intervention [STE] for the Management of Care Transitions in Emerging Adults with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) The Sickle Cell Trevor Thompson Transition Project (ST3P-UP Trial) (Qualitative Research Supplement)
Telfair, J. (PI), Center, C. M. (CoI), Lawrence, R. H. (CoI) & Osunkwo, I. (CoI)
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
01/1/22 → …
Project: Research
The Training in Informatics for Underrepresented Minorities in Public Health (TRIUMPH).
Samawi, H. (PI) & Shah, G. H. (CoI)
University of Minnesota, Georgia Southern University, Bethune-Cookman University, University of South Florida, and 4 public health organizations (Georgia Coastal; HealtHIE Georgia; Minnesota Department of Health; and Volusia County Health Department)
01/1/21 → …
Project: Research
PHIT Workforce Development: Training in Informatics for Underrepresented Minority Students in PH (TRIUMPH) Consortium
Chopak-Foss, J. (CoI), Jones, J. (CoI), Kimsey, L. (CoI), Marshall, I. (CoI), Mercer, K. M. (CoI), Samawi, H. (CoI), Shah, G. H. (CoI) & Newell, B. J. (CoPI)
Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator
01/1/21 → …
Project: Research

Lived Experience and Rural Barriers: A Qualitative Analysis of Peer Leadership in Recovery Community Centers
Lofaro, R. J., Bohler, R. M., Smith, K. D., Vest, N., Harris, T. V., Williams, C. & Mase, W. A., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Substance Use and Addiction Journal.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Navigating Motherhood Alone: A Qualitative Exploration of Postpartum Experiences Among Women with Labor Migrant Husbands in Nepal
Lohani, S., Mayo-Gamble, T. L., Chopak-Foss, J. & Apenteng, B., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Maternal and Child Health Journal.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Rurality weakens the positive association between the COVID-19 pandemic and substance use treatment involving medications for opioid use disorder
Lofaro, R. J., Confer, L. M., Bohler, R. M. & Schwind, J. S., Mar 2026, In: Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports. 18, 100408.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

4 Editorial work

PLoS ONE (Journal)
Telfair, J. (Member of editorial board)
Feb 1 2022 → …
Activity: Peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
PLoS ONE (Journal)
Telfair, J. (Guest Editor)
Jun 1 2019 → Sep 1 2020
Activity: Peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
BMC Public Health (Journal)
Shah, G. H. (Associate editor)
Jan 1 2017 → Jan 1 2019
Activity: Peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work