Niitsu, K., Lee, C., Rice, M. J. (2024). Interactions between serotonin transporter gene and adverse childhood experience in a generalized additive model: A pilot study. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10783903241255710 

Aguirre, T., & Niitsu, K. (2024). Exploring the relationship between food addiction, overweight, obesity, and telomere length. Obesities, 4(2), 66-72. https://doi.org/10.3390/obesities4020007 

Lee, C., Whooley, M., Niitsu, K., & Kim, W.  (2024). Network motif detection in the network of inflammatory markers and depression symptoms among patients with stable coronary heart disease: Insights from the Heart and Soul Study. Psychology International, 6(2), 440-453. https://doi.org/10.3390/psycholint6020027 

Kondo, A., Abuliezi, R., Niitsu, K., Naruse, K., Oki, T., Ota, E., & Ezeonwu, M. C. (2024). Comparing factors related to perceived control and preventive health behaviors from COVID-19 between Japanese and American nursing students: A cross-sectional study. Japan Journal of Nursing Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/jjns.12585 

Niitsu, K., Lee, C., & Rice, M. J. (2023). Identification of relationships among resilience factors by using network analysis: A pilot study. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10783903231212908 

Niitsu, K., Kondo, A., Jing, H., & Dyba, N. A. (2023). A case report of Collaborative Online International Learning in nursing and health studies between the United States and Japan. Nursing Education Perspectives, 44(3), 196-197. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000974 

Niitsu, K., Kondo, A., Abuliezi, R., & Dyba, N. A. (2023). The impact of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) on Intercultural Sensitivity among nursing students in the United States and Japan. Nursing Education Perspectives, 44(4), 250-251. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001077 

Lee, C., Min, S., & Niitsu, K. (2023). C-reactive protein and specific depression symptoms among older adults: An exploratory investigation of multi-plane networks using cross-sectional data from NHANES (2017 - 2020). Biological Research for Nursing, 25(1), 14-23. https://doi.org/10.1177/10998004221110602 

Lee, C., Min, S., & Niitsu, K. (2023). Non-linear relationship between c-reactive protein and depression among the obese middle-aged. Nursing Research, 72(3), 236-245. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000646 

Kondo, A., Abuliezi, R., Niitsu, K., Naruse, K., Oki, T., Ota, E., & Ezeonwu, M. C. (2023). Factors related to mental health effect of nursing students in Japan and the United States during the coronavirus pandemic: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 32, 186-198. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13075 

Niitsu, K., Houfek, J. F., Rice, M. J., Stoltenberg, S. F., Kupzyk, K. A., & Barron, C. R. (2022). Genetic associations with resilience to potentially traumatic events and vantage sensitivity to social support. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 40, 147-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2022.07.013 

Mechling, B., Charania, N. A., Paun, O., Lewin, L., Bostrom, A., Mumba, M., Niitsu, K., & Nancy, A. (2022). Research priorities in psychiatric mental health nursing: Funding availability, recently published work, and future directions for advancing our science. Journal of American Psychiatric Nurses Association, https://doi.org/10.1177/10783903221124160 

Abuliezi, R., Kondo, A., Niitsu, K., & Ota, E. (2022). Healthcare graduate students' perceived control and preventive behavior for COVID-19 in Japan and the United States: A cross-sectional study. Frontiers in Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.965897 

Kondo, A., Abuliezi, R., Naruse, K., Oki, T., Niitsu, K., & Ezeonwu, M. C. (2021). Perceived control, preventative health behaviors, and the mental health of nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study. Inquiry, 58, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580211060279 

Appel, H., Niitsu, K., West, M., White, B., Gordon, C., & Thompson, A. (2021). Virtual community-engaged behavioral health day for college students: A case report. Journal of Behavioral and Social Sciences, 8, 239-245.

Niitsu, K., Rice, M. J., Houfek, J. F., Stoltenberg, S. F., Kupzyk, K. A., & Barron, C. R. (2019). A systematic review of genetic influence on psychological resilience. Biological Research for Nursing, 21(1), 61-71. https://doi.org/10.1177/1099800418800396 

Krause-Parello, C. A., Rice, M. J., Sarni, S., LoFaro, C., Niitsu, K., McHenry-Edrington, M., & Blanchard, K. (2019). Protective factors for suicide: A multi-tiered veteran-driven community engagement project. Journal of Veterans Studies, 5(1), 45-51. https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v5i1.111  

Keeler, H., Sjuts, T., Niitsu, K., Watanabe-Galloway, S., Mackie, P. F., & Liu, H. (2018). Virtual mentorship network to address the rural shortage of mental health providers. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 54(6S3), S290-S295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2018.02.001 

Niitsu, K., Houfek, F. J., Barron, C. R., Stoltenberg, S. F., Kupzyk, K. A., Rice, M. J. (2017). A concept analysis of resilience integrating genetics. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 38(11), 896-906. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2017.1350225 

Niitsu, K., Watanabe-Galloway, S., Sayles, H., Houfek, J., & Rice, M. (2014). A pilot study of the psychological impact of the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami. Journal of American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 20(3), 194 – 202. https://doi.org/10.1177/1078390314536615