Tina Studts, PhD, MSPH, LCSW

Associate Professor, Pediatrics-General Pediatrics

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Graduate Schools
  • MSW, University of Kentucky (1997)
  • PhD, University of Louisville (2008)
Undergraduate School
  • BA, University of Notre Dame (IN) (1993)
Department
Pediatrics-General Pediatrics

Publications

  • Rush CR, Strickland JC, Pike E, Studts CR, Stoops WW. Inhibitory-control training for cocaine use disorder and contingency management for clinic attendance: A randomized pilot study of feasibility, acceptability and initial efficacy. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020 Feb 1;207:107803.
  • Al-Mrayat YD, Okoli CTC, Studts CR, Rayens MK, Hahn EJ. The Psychometric Properties of the Minnesota Tobacco Withdrawal Scale Among Patients With Mental Illness. Biol Res Nurs. 2020 Apr;22(2):247-255.
  • Tolliver M, Polaha J, Williams, SL, & Studts CR. Evaluating the prevalence of child psychosocial concerns in rural primary care. J Rural Mental Health. 2020;44(2):96–105.
  • Studts CR, Merritt AS, Pilar MR, Bundy H, Bardach SH, Jacobs JA, Feltner FJ. Parent and provider preferences for parenting intervention delivery in rural Appalachia: A qualitative analysis guiding adaptation. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2020;31(3): 1399-1426.
  • Studts, C. R., Pike, E. R., Tillson, M., & Staton, M. (2021). Adaptation of the NIDA Standard for delivery via Facebook in rural Appalachia. Implementation Research and Practice, https://doi.org/10.1177/26334895211014123
  • Carvalho, A. B., Ware, S. L., Belcher, T., Mehmeti, F., Higgins, E. B., Sprang, R., Williams, C., Studts, J. L., & Studts, C. R. (2021). Evaluation of multi-level barriers and facilitators in a large diabetic retinopathy screening program in federally qualified health centers: a qualitative study. Implementation Science Communications, 2:54.
  • Sabin, C., Bowen, A. E., Heberlein, E., Pyle, E., Lund, L., Studts, C. R., Shomaker, L. B., Simon, S. L., & Kaar, J. L. (2021). The impact of a universal mental health intervention on youth with elevated negative affectivity: Building Resilience for Healthy Kids. Contemporary School Psychology.
  • Kaar, J. L., Bowen, A. E., Clark, E., Ware, M., Chandrasekhar, J. L., Gulley, L., Studts, C. R., Shomaker, L., & Simon, S. L. (2021). School-based interventions to improve sleep duration: lessons learned and future directions. Current Psychology.
  • Carpenter, J. S., Jones, S. M. W., Studts, C. R., Heiman, J., Reed, S. D., Newton, K. M., Guthrie, K. A., Larson, J. C., Cohen, L. S., Freeman, E. W., Lau, R. J., Learman, L. A., & Shifren, J. L., (2016). Female Sexual Function Index Short Version: A MsFLASH item response analysis. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 45, 1897–1905. PMCID: PMC5053877
  • Leonard LD, Beaty L, Thomas M, Quinn C, Colborn KL, de Araujo TB, Torphy RJ, Assumpção LR, Olino K, Studts CR, Rodriguez Franco S, McCarter M, Stewart C, Gleisner AL. Unmeasured factors are associated with the use of completion lymph node dissection (CLND) in melanoma. J Surg Oncol. 2022 Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36453464
  • Schoenberg, N. E., Studts, C. R., Shelton, B. J., Liu, M., Clayton, R., Bispo, J. B., Fields, N., Dignan, M. B., & Cooper, T. (2016). A randomized controlled trial of a faith-placed, lay health advisor delivered smoking cessation intervention for rural residents. Preventive Medicine Reports, 3, 317-323. PMCID: PMC4929151.
  • Studts CR, Jacobs JA, Bush ML, Lowman J, Westgate PM, Creel LM. Behavioral Parent Training for Families With Young Deaf or Hard of Hearing Children Followed in Hearing Health Care. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2022 Oct 17;65(10):3646-3660. PubMed PMID: 35985319
  • Schoenberg, N. E., Eddens, K., Jonas, A., Snell-Rood, C., Studts, C. R., Broder-Oldach, B., & Katz, M. L. (2016). Colorectal cancer prevention: Perspectives of key players from social networks in a low income rural US region. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, 11. PMCID: PMC4764956.
  • Tarasenko, Y., Howell, B., Studts, C. R., Strath, S., & Schoenberg, N. E. (2015). Acceptability and feasibility of physical activity assessment methods for an Appalachian population. Journal of Community Health, 40, 714-724. PMCID: PMC4640465.
  • Studts CR. Implementation Science: Increasing the Public Health Impact of Audiology Research. Am J Audiol. 2022 Sep 21;31(3S):849-863. PubMed PMID: 35671467
  • Polaha, J. Williams, S. L. Heflinger, C. A., & Studts, C. R. (2015). The perceived stigma of mental health services among rural parents of children with psychosocial concerns. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 40, 1095-1104. PMCID: PMC4643638.
  • Bush M, Hatfield M, Schuh M, Balasuriya B, Mahairas A, Jacobs J, Studts C, Westgate P, Schoenberg N, Shinn J, Creel L. Communities Helping the Hearing of Infants by Reaching Parents (CHHIRP) through patient navigation: a hybrid implementation effectiveness stepped wedge trial protocol. BMJ Open. 2022 Apr 19;12(4):e054548. PubMed PMID: 35440449
  • Schoenberg, N. E., Bundy, H. E., Baeker, J. A., Studts, C. R., Shelton, B., & Fields, N. (2015). A rural Appalachian faith-placed smoking cessation intervention. Journal of Religion and Health, 54, 598-611. PMCID: PMC4183727.
  • van Zyl, M. A., Studts, C. R., & Pahl, K. (2015). Precision across race, age, and gender of a HIV risk screen for adolescents and young adults. Social Work in Public Health, 30, 260-271. PMCID: PMC4382403.
  • Ware SL, Studts CR, Lei F, Bush H, Higgins EB, Studts JL, Bastos de Carvalho A. Ranked determinants of telemedicine diabetic retinopathy screening performance in the United States primary care safety-net setting: an exploratory CART analysis. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Apr 14;22(1):507. PubMed PMID: 35421978
  • Bush, M. L., Hardin, B., Rayle, C., Lester, C., Studts, C. R., & Shinn, J. B. (2015). Rural barriers to early diagnosis and treatment of infant hearing loss in Appalachia. Otology & Neurotology, 36, 93-98. PMCID: PMC4268139.
  • Studts CR, Jacobs JA, Bush ML, Lowman J, Creel LM, Westgate PM. Study Protocol: Type 1 Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of a Behavioral Parent Training Intervention for Parents of Young Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2022 May 10;31(3):1163-1178. PubMed PMID: 35316091
  • Ware, M. A., Chandrasekhar, J. L., Heberlein, R., Pyle, E., Bowen, A. E., Studts, C. R., Shomaker, L. B., Simon, S. L., & Kaar, J. L. (2021) Behavioral and psychosocial factors associated with elevated symptoms of depression and anxiety in middle school students: Building Resilience for Healthy Kids. International Journal of Community Medicine & Public Health, 01(03), 2021-09.
  • Vaughn, A. E., Studts, C. R., Powell, B. J., Ammerman, A. S., Trogdon, J. G., Curran, G. M., Hales, D., Willis, E., & Ward, D. S. (2019). The impact of Basic vs. Enhanced Go NAPSACC on child care centers’ healthy eating and physical activity practices: Protocol for a type 3 hybrid effectiveness-implementation cluster-randomized trial. Implementation Science, 14, 1011-115. PMC6896698
  • Stoops, W., Johnson, M., Strickland, J., Knudsen, H., Gilbert, G., Massingale, S., Ray, M., Studts, C. R., Atchley, L., Reynolds, G., & Studts, J. L. (2019). Feasibility of collecting saliva for biological verification of smoking status in dental practices and patients’ homes: Results from the National Dental PBRN. Community Dental Health, 36, 187-189. PMCID: PMC6717019.
  • Studts, C. R., Cecil, B. K., Pilar, M. R., & Jacobs, J. A. (2019). Fatigue and physical activity: Potential modifiable contributors to parenting sense of competence. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28, 2901-2909.
  • Fiorillo, C., Rashidi, V., Westgate, P., Jacobs, J., Bush, M., & Studts, C. R.* (2017). Assessment of behavioral problems in children with hearing loss. Otology & Neurotology, 38, 1456-1462. PMCID: PMC5685876.
  • Bush, M. L., Taylor, Z. R., Noblitt, B., Shackleford, T., Gal, T. J., Shinn, J. B., Creel, L. M., Lester, C., Westgate, P. M., Jacobs, J. A., & Studts, C. R.* (2017). Promotion of early pediatric hearing detection through patient navigation: A randomized controlled clinical trial. The Laryngoscope, 127, S1-S13. PMCID: PMC5669046.
  • Studts, C. R., Polaha, J., & van Zyl, M. A. (2017). Identifying unbiased items for screening preschoolers for disruptive behavior problems. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 42, 476-486. PMCID: PMC6075030
  • Sabin C, Bowen AE, Heberlein E, Pyle E, Lund L, Studts CR, Shomaker LB, Simon SL, Kaar JL. The Impact of a Universal Mental Health Intervention on Youth with Elevated Negative Affectivity: Building Resilience for Healthy Kids. Contemp Sch Psychol. 2023;27(1):53-60. PubMed PMID: 34336376
  • Leonard LD, Beaty L, Thomas M, Quinn C, Colborn KL, de Araujo TB, Torphy RJ, Assumpção LR, Olino K, Studts CR, Rodriguez Franco S, McCarter M, Stewart C, Gleisner AL. Unmeasured factors are associated with the use of completion lymph node dissection (CLND) in melanoma. J Surg Oncol. 2023 Mar;127(4):716-726. PubMed PMID: 36453464
  • Studts, C. R., & van Zyl, M. A. (2013). Identification of developmentally appropriate screening items for disruptive behavior problems in preschoolers. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 41, 851-863. PMCID: PMC3708973.
  • Manne S, Pagoto S, Peterson S, Heckman C, Kashy D, Berger A, Studts C, Negrón R, Buller D, Paddock L, Gallo J, Kulik A, Frederick S, Pesanelli M, Domider M, Grosso M. Facebook Intervention for Young-Onset Melanoma Survivors and Families: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2023 Jan 24;12:e39640. PubMed PMID: 36692933
  • Studts, C. R., Tarasenko, Y., & Schoenberg, N. E. (2013). Barriers to cervical cancer prevention among middle-aged and older Appalachian women. Journal of Community Health, 38, 500-512. PMCID: PMC3600402.
  • Chandrasekhar JL, Bowen AE, Heberlein E, Pyle E, Studts CR, Simon SL, Shomaker L, Kaar JL. Universal, School-Based Mental Health Program Implemented Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Youth Yields Equitable Outcomes: Building Resilience for Healthy Kids. Community Ment Health J. 2023 Aug;59(6):1109-1117. PubMed PMID: 36757609
  • Schoenberg, N. E., Studts, C. R., Hatcher, J., Buelt, E. C., & Adams, E. F. (2013). Patterns and determinants of breast and cervical cancer non-screening among Appalachian women. Women & Health, 53, 552-571. PMCID: PMC3812665.
  • Chandrasekhar JL, Bowen AE, Heberlein E, Pyle E, Studts CR, Simon SL, Shomaker L, Kaar JL. Correction to: Universal, School-Based Mental Health Program Implemented among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Youth Yields Equitable Outcomes: Building Resilience for Healthy Kids. Community Ment Health J. 2023 Aug;59(6):1118. PubMed PMID: 36929500
  • Studts, C. R., Tarasenko, Y., Schoenberg, N. E., Shelton, B. J., Hatcher-Keller, J., & Dignan, M. B. (2012). A community-based randomized trial of a faith-placed intervention to reduce cervical cancer in Appalachia. Preventive Medicine, 54, 408-414. PMCID: PMC3368037.
  • Haemer M, Tong S, Bracamontes P, Gritz M, Osborn B, Perez-Jolles M, Shomaker L, Steen E, Studts C, Boles R. Randomized-controlled trial of a whole-family obesity prevention and treatment intervention designed for low-income Hispanic families: HeLP the healthy living program. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 Dec;135:107359. PubMed PMID: 37852530
  • Knudsen, H. K., Studts, C. R., & Studts, J. L. (2012). The implementation of smoking cessation counseling in substance abuse treatment. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 39, 28-41. PMCID: PMC3189278.
  • Swanson, M., Studts, C. R., Bardach, S. H., Bersamin, A., & Schoenberg, N. E. (2011). Intergenerational energy balance interventions: A systematic literature review. Health Education & Behavior, 38, 171-197. PMCID: PMC3271859.
  • Studts CR, Ford B, Glasgow RE. RE-AIM implementation outcomes and service outcomes: what's the connection? results of a cross-sectional survey. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Dec 15;23(1):1417. PubMed PMID: 38102634
  • Manne S, Virtue S, Kashy D, Frederick S, Jim H, Leiser C, Studts CR. An online and telehealth intervention for women diagnosed with gynecological cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: The Journey Ahead pilot and feasibility trial. J Psychosoc Oncol Res Pract. 2023 Oct-Dec. 5(4) PubMed PMID: pending
  • Hatcher, J., Studts, C. R., Dignan, M. B., Turner, L. M., & Schoenberg, N. E. (2011). Predictors of cervical cancer screening for rarely or never screened rural Appalachian women. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 22, 176-193. PMCID: PMC3041591
  • Studts, J. L., Ghate, S. R., Gill, J. L., Studts, C. R., Barnes, C. N., LaJoie, A. J., Andrykowski, M. A., & LaRocca, R. V. (2006). Validity of self-reported smoking status among participants in a lung cancer screening trial. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 15, 1825-1828. PMID: 17035388
  • Studts, C. R., Stone, R., & Barber, G. M. (2006). Predictors of access to health-care services among groups of TANF recipients in Kentucky. Social Service Review, 80, 527-548. DOI: 10.1086/505552
  • Li S, Ibadin S, Studts CR, Jelinski SE, Heitman SJ, Hilsden RJ, Mohamed R, Kundra A, McCulloch P, Coté GA, Scheiman JM, Keswani RN, Wani S, Elmunzer BJ, Sauro KM, Forbes N. Development and usability of an endoscopist report card assessing ERCP quality. Gastrointest Endosc. 2024 Oct 12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39401600
  • Demedis J, Reedy J, Miller K, Hu J, Klosky JL, Dorsey Holliman B, Peterson PN, Chow EJ, Studts C. Testing effectiveness and implementation of a standardized approach to sexual dysfunction screening among adolescent and young adult-aged survivors of childhood cancer: A type I hybrid, mixed methods trial protocol. PLoS One. 2024;19(7):e0305677. PubMed PMID: 39038011
  • Manne S, Heckman CJ, Frederick S, Schaefer AA, Studts CR, Khavjou O, Honeycutt A, Berger A, Liu H. A Digital Intervention to Improve Skin Self-Examination Among Survivors of Melanoma: Protocol for a Type-1 Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Randomized Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Feb 12;13:e52689. PubMed PMID: 38345836
  • Demedis J, Reedy J, Chow EJ, Dorsey Holliman B, Peterson PN, Studts CR. Provider perspectives and recommendations on standardized sexual function screening intervention in adolescent/young adult oncology patients. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Apr;71(4):e30872. PubMed PMID: 38233999
  • Studts, J. L., Thurer, R. S., Studts, C. R., & Byrne, M. M. (in press). Supporting community translation of lung cancer screening: a web-based decision aid to support informed decision making. Translational Behavioral Medicine.

Professional Memberships

  • American Public Health Association, Member
  • AcademyHealth, Member
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