Publications 

1. Avramovic S, Alemi F, Kanchi R, Lopez PM, Hayes RB, Thorpe LE, Schwartz MD. US veterans administration diabetes risk (VADR) national cohort: cohort profile. BMJ Open. 2020;10(12):e039489. DOI: https://10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039489. PMID: 33277282; PMCID: PMC7722386. 

2. Uddin J, Malla G, Cherrington AL, Zhu S, Cummings DM, Clay OJ, Brown TM, Lee LT, Kimokoti RW, Cushman M, Safford MM, Carson AP. Risk factor control among Black and White adults with diabetes onset in older adulthood: The Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study. Prev Med. 2020;139:106217. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed. PMID: 32702350; PMCID: PMC7494649. 

3. Hirsch AG, Carson AP, Lee NL, McAlexander T, Mercado C, Siegel K, Black NC, Elbel B, Long DL, Lopez P, McClure LA, Poulsen MN, Schwartz BS, Thorpe LE. The Diabetes Location, Environmental Attributes, and Disparities Network: protocol for nested case control and cohort studies, rationale, and baseline characteristics. JMIR Res Protoc. 2020;9(10):e21377. https://doi.org/10.2196/21377. PMID: 33074163; PMCID: PMC7605983. 

4. Feldman JM, Lee DC, Lopez P, Rummo PE, Hirsch AG, Carson AP, McClure LA, Elbel B, Thorpe LE. Assessing county-level determinants of diabetes in the United States (2003-2012). Health Place. 2020;63:102324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace. PMID: 32217279. 

5. Rummo PE, Feldman JM, Lopez P, Lee D, Thorpe LE, Elbel B. Impact of changes in the food, built, and socioeconomic environment on BMI in US counties, BRFSS 2003-2012. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020;28(1):31-39. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.22603. PMID: 31858733. 

6. Malla G, Long DL, Judd SE, Irvin MR, Kissela BM, Lackland DT, Safford MM, Levine DA, Howard VJ, Howard G, Rhodes JD, Voeks JH, Kleindorfer DO, Anderson A, Meschia JF, Carson AP. Does the association of diabetes with stroke risk differ by age, race, and sex? Results from the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study. Diabetes Care. 2019;42(10):1966-1972. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc19-0442. PMID: 31391199; PMCID: PMC7011202. 

7. Joseph JJ, Bennett A, Echouffo Tcheugui JB, Effoe VS, Odei JB, Hidalgo B, Dulin A, Safford MM, Cummings DM, Cushman M, Carson AP. Ideal cardiovascular health, glycaemic status and incident type 2 diabetes mellitus: The REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study. Diabetologia. 2019;62(3):426-437. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-018-4792-y. PMID: 30643923; PMCID: PMC6392040.
    

8. Poulsen MN, Schwartz BS, Nordberg C, DeWalle J, Pollak J, Imperatore G, Mercado CI, Siegel KR, Hirsch AG. Association of greenness with blood pressure among individuals with type 2 diabetes across rural to urban community types in Pennsylvania, USA. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(2):614. doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020614 

9. Schwartz BS, Pollak J, Poulsen MN, Bandeen-Roche K, Moon K, Dewalle J, Seigel K, Mercado C, Imperatore G, Hirsch AG. Association of community types and features in a case-control analysis of new onset type 2 diabetes across a diverse geography in Pennsylvania. BMJ Open 2021;11:e043528. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043528. 
    

10. Poulsen MN, Schwartz BS, Dewalle J, Nordberg C, Pollak JS, Silva J, Mercado CI, Rolka DB, Siegel KR, Hirsch AG. Proximity to freshwater blue space and type 2 diabetes onset: the importance of historical and economic context. Landsc Urban Plan. 2021;209:10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104060
     

11. Carson AP, Long DL, Cherrington AL, Dutton GR, Howard VJ, Brown TM, Howard G, Safford MM, Cushman M. Sex differences in factors contributing to the racial disparity in diabetes risk. Am J Prev Med. 2021;60(4):e169-e177. DOI: https://10.1016/j.amepre.2020.09.016. PMID: 33279367; PMCID: PMC7987785.
     

12. De Silva SSA, Meeker MA, Ryan V, Algur Y, Long DL, Carson AP, Black N, McClure LA. Comparing global and spatial composite measures of neighborhood socioeconomic status across US counties. J Urban Health. 2022;99(3):457-468. DOI: https://10.1007/s11524-022-00632-8. PMID: 35484371; PMCID: PMC9187828. 

13. Hirsch AG, Nordberg CM, Chang A, Poulsen MN, Moon KA, Siegel KR, Rolka DB, Schwartz BS. Association of community socioeconomic deprivation with evidence of reduced kidney function at time of type 2 diabetes diagnosis. SSM Popul Health. 2021;15:100876. DOI: https://10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100876. PMID: 34377762; PMCID: PMC8327153.
     

14. McAlexander TP, Algur Y, Schwartz BS, Rummo PE, Lee DC, Siegel KR, Ryan V, Lee NL, Malla G, McClure LA. Categorizing community type for epidemiologic evaluation of community factors and chronic disease across the United States. Soc Sci Humanit Open. 2022;5(1):100250. DOI: https://10.1016/j.ssaho.2022.100250. PMID: 35369036; PMCID: PMC8974313. 

15. Uddin J, Malla G, Long DL, Zhu S, Black N, Cherrington A, Dutton GR, Safford MM, Cummings DM, Judd SE, Levitan EB, Carson AP. The association between neighborhood social and economic environment and prevalent diabetes in urban and rural communities: The Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study. SSM Population Health. 2022;17:101050. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101050. PMID: 35295743; PMCID: PMC8919294 
     

16. Cummings DM, Patil SP, Long DL, Guo B, Cherrington A, Safford MM, Judd SE, Howard VJ, Howard G, Carson AP. Does the Association Between Hemoglobin A1C and Risk of Cardiovascular Events Vary by Residential Segregation? The REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study. Diabetes Care. 2021;44(5):1151-1158. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2337/dc20-1710. PMID: 33958425; PMCID: PMC8132333.
     

17. McAlexander TP, Malla G, Uddin J, Lee DC, Schwartz BS, Rolka DB, Siegel KR, Kanchi R, Pollak J, Andes L, Carson AP, Thorpe LE, McClure LA. Urban and rural differences in new onset type 2 diabetes: Comparisons across national and regional samples in the diabetes LEAD Network. SSM - Population Health. 2022;101161. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101161
     

18. Rummo PE, Algur Y, McAlexander T, Judd SE, Lopez PM, Adhikari S, Brown J, Meeker M, McClure LA, Elbel B. Comparing competing geospatial measures to capture the relationship between the neighborhood food environment and diet. Annals of Epidemiology. 2021;61:1-7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2021.05.005
     

19. McAlexander, T.P., De Silva, S.S.A., Meeker, M.A. Long D.L., McClure L.A. Evaluation of associations between estimates of particulate matter exposure and new onset type 2 diabetes in the REGARDS cohort. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2022;32,563–570. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41370-021-00391-9 
     

20. Uddin J, Zhu S, Malla G, Levitan EB, Rolka DB, Long DL, Carson AP. Trends in diagnosed hypertension prevalence by geographic region for older adults with and without diagnosed diabetes, 2005-2017. J Diabetes Complications. 2022;36(7):108208. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdiacomp. 2022.108208. PMID: 35597703.
     

21. Kanchi R, Lopez P, Rummo PE, Lee DC, Adhikari S, Schwartz  MD, Avramovic S, Seigel KR, Rolka DB, Impertore G, Elbel B, Thorpe LE. Longitudinal analysis of neighborhood food environment and diabetes risk in the Veterans Administration Diabetes Risk (VADR) cohort. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(10):e2130789. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.30789 
     

22. Thorpe LE, Adhikari S, Lopez P, Kanchi R, McClure L, Hirsch AG, Howell CR, Zhu A, Alemi F, Rummo P, Ogburn EL, Algur Y,  Nordberg CM, Poulsen MN, Long L, Carson AP, DeSilva SA, Meeker M, Schwartz BS, Lee DC, Siegel KR, Imperatore G, Elbel BE. Neighborhood socioeconomic environment and risk of type 2 diabetes: Associations and mediation through food environment pathways in three independent study samples. Diabetes Care. 2022;45(4):798–810. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2337/dc21-1693 

23. Hirsch AG, Nordberg CM, Bandeen-Roche K, Pollak J, Poulsen MN, Moon KA, Schwartz BS. Urban-rural differences in health care utilization and COVID-19 outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes. Prev Chronic Dis. 2022;19:E44. PMID: 35862512. https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd19.220015
     

24. India-Aldana S, Kanchi R, Adhikari S, Lopez P, Schwartz MD, Elbel BE, Rummo PE, Meeker MA, Lovasi GS, Seigel KR, Chen Y, Thorpe LE. Impact of land use and food environment on risk of type 2 diabetes: A national study of veterans, 2008–2018. Environmental Research. 2022;212A;113146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.113146
     

25. Schwartz BS, Kolak M, Pollak JS, Poulsen MN, Bandeen-Roche K, Moon KA, DeWalle J, Siegel KR, Mercado CI, Impertore G, Hirsch AG. Associations of four indexes of social determinants of health and two community typologies with new onset type 2 diabetes across a diverse geography in Pennsylvania. PLOS ONE. 2022;17(9):e0274758. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274758
     

26. Meeker MA, Schwartz BS, Bandeen-Roche K, Hirsch AG, De Silva SA, McAlexander TP, Black NC, McClure LA. Assessing Measurement Invariance of a Land Use Environment Construct Across Levels of Urbanicity. GeoHealth. 2022 Oct 1;6(10):e2022GH000667. PMID: 36262526; PMCID: PMC9576186. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GH000667  

27. McAlexander TP, Jagai JS, McClure LA. Latent growth trajectories of county-level diabetes prevalence in the United States, 2004-2017, and associations with overall environmental quality. Environmental Epidemiology. 2022 Jun 29;6(4):e218. PMID: 35975165; PMCID: PMC9374184. https://doi.org/10.1097/EE9.0000000000000218

28. Moon KA, Nordberg CM, Orstad SL, Zhu A, Uddin J, Lopez P, Schwartz MD, Ryan V, Hirsch AG, Schwartz BS, Carson AP, Long DL, Meeker M, Brown J, Lovasi GS, Adhikari S, Kanchi R, Avramovic S, Imperatore G, Poulsen MN. Mediation of an association between neighborhood socioeconomic environment and type 2 diabetes through the leisure-time physical activity environment in an analysis of three independent samples. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care 2023;11:e003120. PMID: 36858436; PMCID: PMC9980357. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2022-003120

Presentations

18. McClure L, Johnson J, Lee N, Marcu G, Caro K, and Wu C. Diabetes LEAD (Location, Environmental Attributes and Disparities) Network Coordinating Center. American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA, November 10-14, 2018.
     

2. Lopez P, Lee D, Rummo P, Rosoff S, Vinson A, Schwartz M, Avramovic S, Alemi F, Troxel A, Ellen IG, Elbel B, Thorpe LE, and Kanchi R. Multi-level analysis of the impact of community factors on geographic disparities in diabetes and obesity nationwide and among U.S. veterans, 2008-2017. American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA, November 10-14, 2018.
    

3. Hirsch AG, Poulsen M, Bandeen-Roche K, Wand G, Golden S, Dean L, Nordberg C, Mercer D, Schwartz B, and Bleistein A. Community context and type 2 diabetes in Pennsylvania: A multi-level study using electronic health record and new primary data. American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA, November 10-14, 2018.
    

4. Malla G, Long D.L., Black N, Cherrington A, Dutton G, Safford M, Cummings D, Judd S, Levitan E, and April Carson. Community-level social determinants and the burden of diabetes in the Southeastern US. American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA, November 10-14, 2018.
    

5. Control of cardiovascular risk factors among older adults with incident diabetes: the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study. American Heart Association EPI Lifestyle Scientific Sessions, Houston, TX, March 5-8, 2019.
    

6. Lopez PM, Feldman J, Rummo PR, Elbel BE, Thorpe L, Community Predictors Of Diabetes Prevalence And Change In Burden Over Time: U.S. Counties, 2003-2012. American Diabetes Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, June 7-11, 2019.
    

7. De Silva S, McClure L, Meeker M, Ryan V, Algur Y, Long DL, Black N. Development of a Spatial Composite Neighborhood SES. American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 2-6, 2019.
    

8. Hirsch AG, Poulsen M.N., Pollak J, DeWalle J, Poissant A, Schwartz B.S., Associations between individual and community factors and type 2 diabetes onset in Pennsylvania. Society for Epidemiologic Research, Minneapolis, MN, June 18-21, 2019.
    

9. Feldman J.M, Lee D.C, Multilevel temporal analysis of repeated cross-sectional survey data: diabetes and the county environment. Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, June 18-21, 2019.
    

10. Poulsen M, Hirsch AG, Pollak J, Nordberg C, DeWalle J, Schwartz B. Community determinants of high blood pressure among subjects with type 2 diabetes. American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 2-6, 2020.
     

11. Schwartz B, DeWalle J, Nordberg C, Pollak J, Silva J, Mercado C, Rolka D, Siegel K, Hirsch A. Proximity to freshwater blue space and type 2 diabetes onset: the importance of historical and economic context. International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Virtual, August 14-17, 2020.
     

12. Hirsch AG, Poulsen MN, Nordberg C, DeWalle J, Pollak JS, Mercado C, Rolka DB, Siegel K, Schwartz BS. Associations of community socioeconomic deprivation with care processes and HbA1c values at time of type 2 diabetes diagnosis in Pennsylvania. Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) Annual Meeting, Virtual, June 16-19, 2020.
     

13. McAlexander TP, Algur Y, Schwartz BS, Lee D, Siegel KR, Johnson J, Lee NL, Ryan V, McClure LA. Categorizing community type for epidemiologic evaluation of food and physical activity resources in the United States. Society for Epidemiologic Research, Virtual, June 16-19, 2020.
     

14. Algur Y, Rummo PE, McAlexander TP, De Silva S, Lovasi GS, Judd S, Ryan V, Malla G, Koyama A, Lee DC, Thorpe L, McClure LA. Assessing the relationship between spatial availability of fast food and diet by community type. Society for Epidemiologic Research (Virtual), June 22-25, 2021 (Poster).
     

15. Malla G, Long LD, Cherrington A, Safford M, Cummings DM, McAlexander TP, De Silva S, Judd S, Hidalgo B, Levitan EM, Carson AP. Urbanicity and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease among Adults with Diabetes: The Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study. American Diabetes Association, June 25-29, 2021. 
     

16. McClure LA, Thorpe LE (Co-Chairs), McAlexander TP, Rummo P, Howell CR, Hirsch AG (Speakers), Siegel K (Discussant).  Multi-site initiative to assess the role of the neighborhood socioeconomic environment and food environment on diabetes incidence: Lessons learned from the Diabetes LEAD (Location, Environmental Attributes, and Disparities) Network.  Society for Epidemiologic Research, San Diego, CA, June 22-25, 2021 (Symposium).
     

17. McAlexander TP, Long DL, De Silva SA, Meeker MA, McClure LA. Comparison of PM2.5 exposure estimates in the REGARDS cohort: understanding differences by community type and exposure assignment choices. 32nd Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (Virtual), August 24-27, 2020.
     

18. McAlexander TP, Jagai J, McClure LA. Environmental factors associated with changes in county-level diabetes prevalence in the United States, 2004-2017. 33rd Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (Virtual), August 23-25, 2021.