Rebecca Mullen, MD

Professional Titles

• Assistant Professor

Publications

• Holtrop JS, Mullen R, Curcija K, Rubinson C, Westfall JM, Nease DE Jr, Zittleman L. Increasing medication assisted treatment in rural primary care practice: a qualitative comparative analysis from IT MATTTRs Colorado. Front Med (Lausanne). 2024;11:1450672. PubMed PMID: 39416870
• Mullen RA, Tong ST, Lum HD, Stephens KA, Krist AH. The Role of Primary Care in the Social Isolation and Loneliness Epidemic. Ann Fam Med. 2024 May 28;22(3):244-246. PubMed PMID: 38429105
• Brewer SE, Fisher M, Zittleman L, Warman MK, Fort M, Gilchrist E, Mallory J, Mullen R, Barron J, Skendadore A, Ahmed FY, LoudHawk-Hedgepeth C, Tamez M, Kwan BM, Nease DE. Rapid Community Translation in the Colorado CEAL (CO-CEAL) Program: Transcreating Messaging to Promote COVID-19 Vaccination. Am J Public Health. 2024 Jan;114(S1):S50-S54. PubMed PMID: 38207258
• Mullen, R., Kordell, J. Do intra-articular corticosteroid injections help delay knee replacement surgery in patients with knee osteoarthritis? Evidence-Based Practice. May 2024; 27(5):13-14.
• Medina LD, Woods SP, Mullen R, John SE, Kunik M, Pressman P, Moeller S, Martinez M, Arroyo Miranda M, Stocker M, Lopez-Esquibel N, Vardeman J. A boot camp translation of Alzheimer's disease in Hispanic/Latino communities. Alzheimers Dement (N Y). 2023 Apr-Jun;9(2):e12390. PubMed PMID: 37228576
• Mullen, R., Kordell, J. Do intra-articular corticosteroid injections help delay knee replacement surgery in patients with knee osteoarthritis? [Online publication ahead of print] Evidence-Based Practice.
• Mullen R, Aho H, DeSanto K. Recreational Cannabis and Emergency Department Visits. Am Fam Physician. 2022 Sep;106(3):322-323. PubMed PMID: 36126015
• Holtrop JS, Mullen R, Curcija K, Westfall JM, Zittleman L. The Balance Between Serving the Community and the Reality of Treating Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Primary Care Practices. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2022;33(1):253-267. PubMed PMID: 35153218
• Candrian C, Wright L, Callwood A, Condolora J, Kuka K, Sills J, Thiele P, Tropeano L, Kline D, Mullen R. In her own words: understanding the health needs of older lesbians. J Women Aging. 2022 Sep-Oct;34(5):596-604. PubMed PMID: 34328064
• Koenigsberger D, Marquez A, Hughes PR, Mullen R. Prescribe an SGLT2 inhibitor for heart failure in the absence of diabetes?. J Fam Pract. 2021 Jul;70(6):E7-E9. PubMed PMID: 34431782
• Candrian C, Wright L, Callwood A, Condolora J, Kuka K, Sills J, Thiele P, Tropeano L, Kline D, Mullen R. In her own words: understanding the health needs of older lesbians. J Women Aging. 2021 Jul 30;:1-9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34328064
• Oser TK, Roy S, Parascando J, Mullen R, Radico J, Reedy-Cooper A, Moss J. Loneliness in Primary Care Patients: Relationships With Body Mass Index and Health Care Utilization. J Patient Cent Res Rev. 2021 Summer;8(3):239-247. PubMed PMID: 34322576
• Ofei-Dodoo S, Mullen R, Pasternak A, Hester CM, Callen E, Bujold EJ, Carroll JK, Kimminau KS. Loneliness, Burnout, and Other Types of Emotional Distress Among Family Medicine Physicians: Results From a National Survey. J Am Board Fam Med. 2021 May-Jun;34(3):531-541. PubMed PMID: 34088813
• Mullen R, Weidner A, Liaw W, Mainous AG, Hester CM, Goodyear-Smith F, Nease D, Schneider D, Ewigman B. Family medicine research capacity in the USA. Fam Pract. 2021 Mar 29;38(2):187-189. PubMed PMID: 33159206
• Fernald, D.H., Mullen, R., Hall, T. et al. Exemplary Practices in Cardiovascular Care: Results on Clinical Quality Measures from the EvidenceNOW Southwest Cooperative. J GEN INTERN MED (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-06094-5
• Mullen, R., Weidner, A., Liaw, W., Mainous, A.G., Hester, C., Goodyear-Smith, F., Nease, D., Schneider, D., Ewigman, B. Family Medicine Research Capacity in the United States. Family Practice (2020). https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmaa119
• Tong S, Mullen RA, Hochheimer CJ, Sabo RT, Liaw WR, Nease DE Jr, Krist AH, Frey JJ 3rd. Geographic Characteristics of Loneliness in Primary Care. Ann Fam Med. 2019 Mar;17(2):158-160. PubMed PMID: 30858259
• Mullen RA, Tong S, Sabo RT, Liaw WR, Marshall J, Nease DE Jr, Krist AH, Frey JJ 3rd. Loneliness in Primary Care Patients: A Prevalence Study. Ann Fam Med. 2019 Mar;17(2):108-115. PubMed PMID: 30858253
• Lyon, C., Ghanim, D., Mullen, R. Sildenafil citrate increases AFI in idiopathic oligohydramnios. Evidence-Based Practice. 2019; 22(4): 1-2.
• Mullen, R. Blood cultures and children with CAP. Evidence-Based Practice. 2019; 22(7): 1-2.
• Lyon C, Mullen R, Deffenbacher B, Reed A, Nashelsky J. Clinical Inquiries: Does exercise relieve vasomotor menopausal symptoms?. J Fam Pract. 2018 Mar;67(3):175-176. PubMed PMID: 29509823
• Lyon C, Mullen R, Ashby D. PURL: Time to stop glucosamine and chondroitin for knee OA?. J Fam Pract. 2018 Sep;67(9):566-568. PubMed PMID: 30216397
• Mullen, R., Simpson, M., Fisher, M., Hall, T., Zittleman, L. Holtrop, J., Nease, D., Westfall, J. Appreciative Inquiry as a Method for Health Research: An Annotative Bibliography. Appreciative Inquiry Practitioner. 20(3): 101-115. August 2018.
• deGruy FV 3rd, Ewigman B, DeVoe JE, Hughes L, James P, Schneider FD, Hickner J, Stange K, Van Fossen T, Kuzel AJ, Mullen R. A Plan for Useful and Timely Family Medicine and Primary Care Research. Fam Med. 2015 Sep;47(8):636-42. PubMed PMID: 26382122
• Mullen, R., Tong, S., Sabo, R., Liaw, W., Marshall, J., Nease, D., Krist, A., Frey, J. Loneliness in Primary Care Patients: A Prevalence Study. In press at Annals of Fam Med.
• Tong, S., Mullen, R., Hochheimer, C., Sabo, R., Liaw, W., Nease, D., Krist, A., Frey, J. Geospatial Associations with Loneliness Identified in Primary Care. In press at Annals of Fam Med.
• Mullen, R., Collier, K. Is HPV self-swab collection as effective as clinician collect for cervical cancer screening? Pending publication at Evidence-Based Practice.

Professional Memberships

• NAPCRG, Member, Previous Board Member
• AAFP National Research Network, Board Member
• American Academy of Family Physicians, Member

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

• Family Medicine, Board Certification (2017)

• Transgender Health for Adults
• Primary Care
• Wellness and Prevention
• Wellness and Prevention - LGTBQIA+ Ally
• Wellness and Prevention - LGTBQIA+ PrEP
• Seniors' Health
• Child and Teen Health
• Women's Health
• Pregnancy and Reproduction - Prenatal Care
• Pregnancy and Reproduction