The Military Active-Duty Reproductive + Sexual Health (MARSH) Research Program Publications & Presentations

2025

Publications

1. Landoll, RR, Ryan, S, Iwuagwu, R, Clark, MF, & Vargas, SE. (in press). Perceptions of the Military Health System: Differences in Sexual and Reproductive Health Burden Among Males and Females. Military Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usaf298 

2024

Publications

2. *Vargas, S, *Landoll, R, Guthrie, KM, Quinlan, J, Clark, MF, Obuseh, F, & Ozemoya, A. (2024). Enhancing Mission Wellness: Iterative Optimization and Stakeholder Engagement to Promote Sexual and Reproductive Health in the United States Military. Military Medicine, 189(Suppl 3), 306-313. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usae099  [*Shared first authorship]

3. Vargas, SE, Thornton, K, Norris, C, Gist, G, Clark, MF, Ramirez, L, Guillen, M, Guthrie, KM, Landoll, RR. (2024). Sexual and reproductive health in military settings: A qualitative study. Military Psychology, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2024.2324644

Presentations

1. Landoll, RR, Vargas, SE, Guthrie, KM, Quinlan, J, Clark, MF, Obuseh, F, & Ozemoya, A. (2024, October 16). Achieving tactical and strategic synergy in optimizing reproductive health care for active-duty service women: The Military Active-Duty Reproductive + Sexual Health (MARSH) Research Program & Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST). Military Women's Health Research Initiative Celebration

2.  Harms, SD, Vargas, SE, Clark, MF, Obuseh, F, & Landoll, RR. (2024, September). Assessing the Comfort of Active-Duty Military Health System Providers in Recommending and Prescribing HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). USUHS Founder’s Day Research Days. Bethesda, MD.  [virtual]

3. Landoll, RR, Ryan, S, Iwuagwu, R, Clark, MF, & *Vargas SE. (2024, August). Perceptions and Engagement with the Military Health System: Exploring Gender Dynamics and the Reproductive Health Burden on Women. Talk presented at the Military Health Research Symposium.  [*Presenting author]

4. Iwuagu, R, Vargas, S, Clark, M, Landoll, R, & Bennion, L. (2024, August). Sexual & Reproductive Health info sources, knowledge, and attitudes among active-duty military. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association (APA) 2024 Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.

5. Iwuagu, R, Vargas, SE, Bennion, L, Clark, MF, & Landoll, RR. (2024, May). Perceptions of Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH) information sources, knowledge, and attitudes among active-duty service members. Poster presented at the Uniformed Services University Research Days, Bethesda, MD.

2023

Presentations

1. Landoll, RR, Vargas, SE, Guthrie, KM, Quinlan, J, Clark, MF, Obuseh, F, & Ozemoya, A. (2023, August 15). Achieving Tactical and Strategic Synergy in Optimizing Reproductive Health Care for Active-Duty Service Women: The Military Active-Duty Reproductive + Sexual Health (MARSH) Research Program and the Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST). Poster presented at the Military Health System Research Symposium, Kissimmee, FL.

2. Gist, G, Vargas, S, & Landoll, R. (2023, May). Identifying Areas of Needed Educational Resources and Interventions: A Targeted Approach to Improving Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare in United States Military Servicemembers. Poster presented at the Uniformed Services University Research Days, Bethesda, MD.

3. Gist, G, Vargas, S, & Landoll, R. (2023, February). Identifying Areas of Needed Educational Resources and Interventions: A Targeted Approach to Improving Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare in United States Military Servicemembers. Poster presented at the Maryland Academy of Family Physicians (MDAFP) Annual Meeting, Annapolis, MD.

2022

Publications

1.  Landoll, RR, *Vargas, SE, Samardzic, KB, Clark, MF, & Guastaferro, K. (2022). The preparation phase in the multiphase optimization strategy (MOST): a systematic review and introduction of a reporting checklist. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 12(2), 291-303. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibab146  [*Shared first authorship]

Presentations

1. Vargas, SE, Thornton, KB. (2022, June 16). Sexual and Reproductive Health in Military Settings. Society of Behavioral Medicine Grand Rounds (virtual).

2. Vargas, SE. (2021, May 11-12). The MARSH Research Program: Scalable, Efficient, User-Centered, VA/DoD Innovation Practices Presentation. Virtual Health Policy and Planning Meeting, VA/DOD Health Executive Committee (HEC) Women’s Health Work Group (virtual).

3. Vargas, SE & Landoll, RR. (2022, Jan 27). The Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) Preparation Reporting (PREP-REP) Checklist. Society of Behavioral Medicine Grand Rounds (virtual).

4. Landoll, RR & Vargas, SE. (2022, Jan 6). Mission Wellness: Sexual health education and intervention on demand: Spotlight presentation. Charting the Course to a Healthier Force, Army Public Health Center, Virtual.

2021

Presentations

1. Vargas, SE, Guillen, M, Clark, MF, Guthrie, KM, & Landoll, RR (2021, August). Meeting the postpartum needs of active-duty service members: The current state and opportunities for research. Poster accepted for presentation at the Military Health System Research Symposium, Kissimmee, FL. [Canceled due to COVID-19]

2. Thornton, KB, Vargas, SE, Clark, MF, Landoll, RR, & Quinlan, JD. (2021, April). Using the Multiphase Optimization Strategy to Improve Cultural Competence: An e-Health Intervention for Military Servicemembers. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Virtual.

3. Vargas, SE, Landoll, RR, Samardzic, KB, Clark, MF, & Guastaferro, K. (2021, April). Help wanted! Developing checklists to support the reporting and implementation of the Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST). Talk presented at the Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Virtual. (Optimization of Behavioral and Biobehavioral Interventions [OBBI] Award Winner)

2020

Publications

1. Vargas, SE, Norris, C, Landoll, RR, Crone, B, Clark, MF, Quinlan, JD, & Guthrie, KM. (2020). Interventions to Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health in US Active Duty Military Service Members: A Systematic Review. American Journal of Health Promotion, 34(5), 538–548. https://doi.org/10.1177/0890117120908511

2019

Presentations

1. Landoll, RR, Vargas, SE, Samardzic, K, Clark, MF, Crone, B, Witkop, C, Jorgensen, S, Arnold, W, Austin, K, Jones, G, Gray, A, Carey, MP, Quinlan, JD, & Guthrie, K. (2019, August). Optimizing a multi-modal intervention to reduce health-risking sexual behavior: Qualitative Narratives. Talk presented at the Military Health System Research Symposium, Kissimmee, FL.

2. Samardzic, KB, Landoll, RR, Vargas, S, Clark, MF, Guthrie, K, & Quinlan, JD. (2019, May). Interviews in Sexual and Reproductive Health: Exploring the Preparation Phase in a Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) Study. Poster presented at the Uniformed Services University Research Days, Bethesda, MD.

3. Vargas, SE, Landoll, RR, Clark, MF, Norris, C, Crone, B, Guthrie, KM, & Quinlan, JD. (2019, March). Review of psychoeducational interventions to reduce health-risking sexual behaviors among US active duty military personnel. Talk presented at the Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC.