Knowledge Center
Center publications reflect the highest standards in public health research and scholarship. Our faculty, staff and community partners submit papers to competitive journals that are thought leaders in their field. These are then rigorously reviewed by peer experts prior to approval and publishing. All publications that incorporate data specific to tribal nations are reviewed and approved first by a Tribal Internal Review Board (IRB).
Incidence Rates of COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization and Risk Factors for Severe Disease Among American Indian and Alaska Native Persons in the Southwest USA and Alaska
08/13/2026
Chelsea S. Lutz, Catherine G. Sutcliffe, James W. Keck, Rachel M. Hartman, Christine Desnoyers, Amy Swango-Wilson, Amanda B. Burrage, Angela P. Campbell, Loretta Christensen, Ryan M. Close, Shawnell Damon, Jennifer Dobson, Starla Garcia, Natasha Halasa, Elvira Honie, Verlena Little, Meredith L. McMorrow, Dennie Parker, Mila M. Prill, Jennifer Richards, Puthiery Va, Mark Veazie, Dan VanDeRiet, Del Yazzie, Rosalyn J. Singleton, Laura L. Hammitt
National Library of Medicine
Focus area(s):
Infectious Disease Prevention
RSV-Associated Hospitalizations among American Indian and Alaska Native Children in Alaska and the Southwest United States, 2019-2023
07/17/2026
Rachel M. Hartman, Catherine G. Sutcliffe, James Keck, Jessica E. Atwell, Amanda Burrage, Angela P. Campbell, James Chappell, Fatimah S. Dawood, Christine Desnoyers, Jennifer Dobson, Joel S. Espinoza, Starla Garcia, Natasha Halasa, Elvira Honie, Verlena Little, James B. McAuley, Meredith L. McMorrow, Kelly Menachof, Dennie Parker Riley, Mila M. Prill, Amy Swango-Wilson, Lauryl Torkelson, Dan VanDeRiet, Rosalyn J. Singleton, Laura L. Hammitt
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Focus area(s):
Infectious Disease Prevention
“Getting pregnant at a young age doesn’t mean your life’s going to end”: A qualitative inquiry with older AI/AN youth participants of an evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention program
06/01/2026
Gabrielle S. Evans-Mitchell , Abagail Edwards, Barbara Harvey, Christopher G. Kemp, Abagail Walsh, Jennifer Richards
PLOS Global Public Health
Focus area(s):
Sexual & Reproductive Health
A community-driven approach to address substance use and create a Great Plains American Indian addiction and recovery research agenda
12/26/2025
Brynn Luger, Anna Kihlström, Brinda Sivaramakrishnan, Allison Kelliher, Frankie Kropp, Carmen Rosa, T. John Winhusen, Donald Warne, the CTN0129 participating Tribal communities
Wiley Online Library
Focus area(s):
Substance Use & Prevention
Prevalence of type 2 diabetes among global Indigenous adult populations: a systematic review
12/21/2025
Courtney Claussen, Emily Papadimos, Dianna J. Magliano, Cheri Hotu, Hiliary Monteith, Baiju Shah, Louise Maple-Brown, Alex Brown, Odette Pearson, Donald Warne, Melanie Nadeau, Elizabeth L. M. Barr & Anthony J. Hanley
Diabetologia
Focus area(s):
Diabetes & Obesity Prevention
NIRSEVIMAB IS EFFECTIVE AGAINST RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS-ASSOCIATED HOSPITALIZATION AMONG AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CHILDREN IN THEIR FIRST AND SECOND RSV SEASONS IN ALASKA AND THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES, 2023–2024
12/01/2025
Laura L. Hammitt, MD, Joel S. Espinoza, MSPH, James W. Keck, MD, PhD, Rachel M. Hartman, MSPH, Gilberto Alvarez-Colon, MD, Amanda Burrage, MD, Angela P. Campbell, MD, PhD, Fernando Cardona, MD, James Chappell, MD, PhD,** Loretta Christensen, MD, MBA, MSJ,†† Fatimah S. Dawood, MD,¶ Christine Desnoyers, MBA,‡‡
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Focus area(s):
Infectious Disease Prevention
Impact of RSV Prevention in Infancy on Prevalence of Asthma Among 9-14-Year-old Native American Children in the Southwest United States
04/03/2025
Rachel M. Hartman, Jessica E. Atwell, Carol Tso, Ladonna Becenti, Laura B. Brown, Ruth A. Karron, Kamellia Kellywood, Samantha Martin, Katherine L O’Brien, Robert C. Weatherholtz, Laura L Hammitt
National Library of Medicine
Focus area(s):
Infectious Disease Prevention
Clinical characterization of acute COVID-19 and Post-COVID-19 Conditions 3 months following infection: A cohort study among Indigenous adults and children in the Southwestern United States
03/18/2025
Chelsea S. Lutz, Rachel M. Hartman, Marqia Sandoval, Amanda B. Burrage, Loretta Christensen, Ryan M. Close, Shawnell Damon, Tarayn A. Fairlie, Melissa B. Hagen, Alexa M. Kugler, Oliver Laeyendecker, Elvira Honie, Verlena Little, Heba H. Mostafa, Dennie Parker, Jennifer Richards, Nina Ritchie, Kristen C. Roessler, Sharon Saydah, Kim Taylor, Puthiery Va, Dan VanDeRiet, Del Yazzie, Laura L. Hammitt, Catherine G. Sutcliffe
Public Library of Science (PLOS) – Global Public Health
Focus area(s):
Infectious Disease Prevention
Barriers and Facilitators to COVID-19 Return to School
11/27/2024
Megan L. McElhinny, Joshuaa Allison-Burbank, Abagail Edwards, Shannon Archuleta, Elisha Sneddy, Mariel Tang, Kyann Dedman-Cisco, Kristin Mitchell, Elliot Pablo, Rachel A. Chambers, and Emily E. Haroz
Sage Journals
The Trajectory of Antibody Responses One Year Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection among Indigenous Individuals in the Southwest United States
10/05/2024
Claire P. Smith, Rachel M. Hartman, Alexa M. Kugler, Verlena Little, Owen R. Baker, Tarayn A. Fairlie, Reinaldo E. Fernandez, Melissa B Hagen, Elvira Honie, Oliver Laeyendecker, Claire M. Midgley, Dennie Parker, Marqia Sandoval, Saki Takahashi, Laura L. Hammitt, Catherine G. Sutcliffe
National Library of Medicine
Focus area(s):
Infectious Disease Prevention
