Emily R Smith | Scholars@Duke

Emily R Smith
Assistant Professor in Emergency Medicine

Emily Smith, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at Duke University with research interests including children’s global surgery, poverty metrics, health economics, and global health policy. As an epidemiologist, she has worked with her in-country partners at the Edna Adan Hospital in Somaliland for the past 5 years on projects related to children’s surgical care, including defining the epidemiologic burden, assessing poverty trajectories among families with a child’s surgical need, geospatial analyses, and healthcare infrastructure. Prior to DGHI, her work at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) involved utilizing epidemiological methods, mathematical modeling techniques and cost-effectiveness research to determine effectiveness of various testing strategies among HIV exposed infants in sub-Saharan Africa.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor in Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Clinical Science Departments 2021
Assistant Research Professor of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2022

Contact Information

310 Trent Drive, Room 302, Durham, NC 27708
emily.smith1@duke.edu (909) 684-6508

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Research Scholar, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University School of Medicine 2016 - 2017
- Ph.D., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2016
- M.S.P.H., University of South Carolina, Columbia 2006
- B.S., Wayland Baptist University 2003
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2021
Recognition
In the News
- MAR 4, 2021 TIME Magazine
  
  Moms on a Mission. These moms work as doctor and scientists. But they’ve also taken on another job: Fighting COVID-19 misinformation online.
- FEB 9, 2021 The Washington Post
  
  Social media and vaccines
Awards & Honors
- Alphi Chi Honor Society National Distinguished Alumni Award. Alpha Chi Honor Society. 2022
- Distinguished Alumni Award. Wayland Baptist University. 2022
Research
Selected Grants
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Cotache-Condor, Cesia, Vinootna Kantety, Andie Grimm, Jahsarah Williamson, Kelsey R. Landrum, Kristin Schroeder, Catherine Staton, et al. “Determinants of delayed childhood cancer care in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.” Pediatr Blood Cancer 70, no. 3 (March 2023): e30175. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.30175.
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  - Ademuyiwa, Adesoji O., Benedict C. Nwomeh, Dan Poenaru, Justina O. Seyi-Olajide, Iyabo Y. Ademuyiwa, Tinuola O. Odugbemi, Ogechi Abazie, et al. “Picture Cards Versus Physical Examination: A Proof-of-Concept Study to Improve the SOSAS Survey Tool.” J Surg Res 284 (December 27, 2022): 186–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2022.11.069.
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  - Beck, Timothy P., Anna Tupetz, Altair Seabra Farias, Alexandre Silva-Neto, Thiago Rocha, Emily R. Smith, Felipe Murta, et al. “Mapping of clinical management resources for snakebites and other animal envenomings in the Brazilian Amazon.” Toxicon X 16 (December 2022): 100137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxcx.2022.100137.
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  - Zadey, S., S. Sonal, H. Iyer, H. Baxy, E. R. Smith, C. A. Staton, T. N. Fitzgerald, and J. R. Nickenig Vissoci. “Roadblocks and solutions to planning surgical care for a billion Indians.” Bmj Global Health 7, no. 11 (November 16, 2022). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2022-010292.
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  - Vigliotti, Vivian S., Tessa Concepcion, Mubarak Mohamed, Shugri Dahir, Edna Adan Ismail, Dan Poenaru, Henry E. Rice, and Emily R. Smith. “Modeling the Scale-up of Surgical Services for Children with Surgically Treatable Congenital Conditions in Somaliland.” World J Surg 46, no. 10 (October 2022): 2489–97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-022-06651-5.
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  - Truche, Paul, Emily R. Smith, Adesoji Ademuyiwa, Alexandra Buda, Mary T. Nabukenya, Neema Kaseje, Emmanuel A. Ameh, et al. “Defining Surgical Workforce Density Targets to Meet Child and Neonatal Mortality Rate Targets in the Age of the Sustainable Development Goals: A Global Cross-Sectional Study.” World J Surg 46, no. 9 (September 2022): 2262–69. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-022-06626-6.
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  - Cotache-Condor, Cesia, Andie Grimm, Jahsarah Williamson, Vinootna Kantety, Kelsey Landrum, Kristin Schroeder, Catherine A. Staton, Esther Majaliwa, Henry E. Rice, and Emily R. Smith. “Factors contributing to delayed childhood cancer care in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review protocol.” Pediatr Blood Cancer 69, no. 5 (May 2022): e29646. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.29646.
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  - Abdul-Mumin, Alhassan, Cesia Cotache-Condor, Sheila A. Owusu, Andie Grimm, Haruna Mahama, Naomi Wright, Francis A. Abantanga, Emily R. Smith, Stephen Tabiri, and Stephen Global Initiative for Children Surgery. “A retrospective review of gastroschisis epidemiology and referral patterns in northern Ghana.” Pediatr Surg Int 37, no. 8 (August 2021): 1069–78. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-021-04898-y.
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  - Global PaedSurg Research Collaboration, Sheba Mary Pognaa. “Mortality from gastrointestinal congenital anomalies at 264 hospitals in 74 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries: a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study.” Lancet 398, no. 10297 (July 24, 2021): 325–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00767-4.
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  - Cotache-Condor, Cesia F., Katelyn Moody, Tessa Concepcion, Mubarak Mohamed, Shukri Dahir, Edna Adan Ismail, Jonathan Cook, John Will, Henry E. Rice, and Emily R. Smith. “Geospatial analysis of pediatric surgical need and geographical access to care in Somaliland: a cross-sectional study.” Bmj Open 11, no. 7 (July 21, 2021): e042969. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042969.
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  - Barton, Sarah Jean, Sahil Sandhu, Isabelle Doan, Lillian Blanchard, Alex Dai, Alexandra Paulenich, Emily R. Smith, et al. “Perceived barriers and supports to accessing community-based services for Uganda's pediatric post-surgical population.” Disabil Rehabil 43, no. 15 (July 2021): 2172–83. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2019.1694999.
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  - Landrum, Kelsey, Cesia F. Cotache-Condor, Yingling Liu, Paul Truche, Julia Robinson, Nealey Thompson, Ryann Granzin, et al. “Global and regional overview of the inclusion of paediatric surgery in the national health plans of 124 countries: an ecological study.” Bmj Open 11, no. 6 (June 16, 2021): e045981. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045981.
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  - Fitzgerald, Tamara N., Nyagetuba J. K. Muma, John A. Gallis, Grey Reavis, Alvan Ukachukwu, Emily R. Smith, Osondu Ogbuoji, and Henry E. Rice. “Development of an Interactive Global Surgery Course for Interdisciplinary Learners.” Ann Glob Health 87, no. 1 (March 31, 2021): 33. https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3178.
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  - Abdul-Mumin, A., C. Cotache-Condor, K. A. Bimpong, A. Grimm, M. J. Kpiniong, R. C. Yakubu, P. G. Kwarteng, Y. H. Fuseini, and E. R. Smith. “Decrease in Admissions and Change in the Diagnostic Landscape in a Newborn Care Unit in Northern Ghana During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Frontiers in Pediatrics 9 (March 25, 2021). https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.642508.
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  - Abdul-Mumin, Alhassan, Cesia Cotache-Condor, Sheila Agyeiwaa Owusu, Haruna Mahama, and Emily R. Smith. “Timing and causes of neonatal mortality in Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana: A retrospective study.” Plos One 16, no. 1 (2021): e0245065. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245065.
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  - Dahir, Shukri, Cesia F. Cotache-Condor, Tessa Concepcion, Mubarak Mohamed, Dan Poenaru, Edna Adan Ismail, Andy J. M. Leather, Henry E. Rice, Emily R. Smith, and Emily R. Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery. “Interpreting the Lancet surgical indicators in Somaliland: a cross-sectional study.” Bmj Open 10, no. 12 (December 29, 2020): e042968. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042968.
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  - Niyikuri, Alliance, Emily R. Smith, Dominique Vervoort, Mark G. Shrime, Stav Brown, Alexander W. Peters, Gavin Yamey, and Emmanuel Makasa. “Top 10 Resources in Global Surgery.” Glob Health Sci Pract 8, no. 3 (September 30, 2020): 606–11. https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00050.
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  - Concepcion, Tessa L., Shukri Dahir, Mubarak Mohamed, Kyle Hiltbrunn, Edna Adan Ismail, Dan Poenaru, Henry E. Rice, Emily R. Smith, and Emily R. Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery. “Barriers to Surgical Care Among Children in Somaliland: An Application of the Three Delays Framework.” World J Surg 44, no. 6 (June 2020): 1712–18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-020-05414-4.
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  - Rocha, Thiago Augusto Hernandes, Joao Vissoci, Nubia Rocha, Dan Poenaru, Mark Shrime, Emily R. Smith, Henry E. Rice, and Henry E. Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery. “Towards defining the surgical workforce for children: a geospatial analysis in Brazil.” Bmj Open 10, no. 3 (March 24, 2020): e034253. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034253.
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  - Smith, Emily R., Tessa L. Concepcion, Mark Shrime, Kelli Niemeier, Mubarak Mohamed, Shugri Dahir, Edna Adan Ismail, Dan Poenaru, Henry E. Rice, and Henry E. Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery. “Waiting Too Long: The Contribution of Delayed Surgical Access to Pediatric Disease Burden in Somaliland.” World J Surg 44, no. 3 (March 2020): 656–64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-019-05239-w.
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  - Abdul-Mumin, Alhassan, Theophilus T. K. Anyomih, Sheila A. Owusu, Naomi Wright, Janae Decker, Kelli Niemeier, Gabriel Benavidez, Francis A. Abantanga, Emily R. Smith, and Stephen Tabiri. “Burden of Neonatal Surgical Conditions in Northern Ghana.” World J Surg 44, no. 1 (January 2020): 3–11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-019-05210-9.
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  - Concepcion, Tessa L., Emily R. Smith, Mubarak Mohamed, Shugri Dahir, Edna Adan Ismail, Andrew J. M. Leather, Dan Poenaru, Henry E. Rice, and Henry E. Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery. “Provision of Surgical Care for Children Across Somaliland: Challenges and Policy Guidance.” World J Surg 43, no. 11 (November 2019): 2934–44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-019-05079-8.
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  - Wright, Naomi Jane, and Naomi Jane Global PaedSurg Research Collaboration. “Management and outcomes of gastrointestinal congenital anomalies in low, middle and high income countries: protocol for a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study.” Bmj Open 9, no. 8 (September 3, 2019): e030452. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030452.
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  - Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery, Kay M. “Global Initiative for Children's Surgery: A Model of Global Collaboration to Advance the Surgical Care of Children.” World J Surg 43, no. 6 (June 2019): 1416–25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-018-04887-8.
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  - Smith, Emily R., Tessa L. Concepcion, Kelli J. Niemeier, and Adesoji O. Ademuyiwa. “Is Global Pediatric Surgery a Good Investment?” World J Surg 43, no. 6 (June 2019): 1450–55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-018-4867-4.
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  - Yousef, Yasmine, Etienne St-Louis, Robert Baird, Emily R. Smith, Elena Guadagno, Dickens St-Vil, and Dan Poenaru. “A systematic review of capacity assessment tools in pediatric surgery: Global Assessment in Pediatric Surgery (GAPS) Phase I.” J Pediatr Surg 54, no. 4 (April 2019): 831–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.11.005.
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  - Concepcion, Tessa, Mubarak Mohamed, Shugri Dahir, Edna Adan Ismail, Dan Poenaru, Henry E. Rice, Emily R. Smith, and Emily R. Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery. “Prevalence of Pediatric Surgical Conditions Across Somaliland.” Jama Netw Open 2, no. 1 (January 4, 2019): e186857. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.6857.
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  - Smith, Emily R., Tessa L. Concepcion, Mubarak Mohamed, Shugri Dahir, Edna Adan Ismail, Henry E. Rice, Anirudh Krishna, and Anirudh Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery. “The contribution of pediatric surgery to poverty trajectories in Somaliland.” Plos One 14, no. 7 (2019): e0219974. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219974.
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  - Vissoci, João R. N., Cecilia T. Ong, Luciano de Andrade, Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha, Nubia Cristina da Silva, Dan Poenaru, Emily R. Smith, Henry E. Rice, and Henry E. Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery. “Disparities in surgical care for children across Brazil: Use of geospatial analysis.” Plos One 14, no. 8 (2019): e0220959. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220959.
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  - Alliance for Maternal and Newborn Health Improvement (AMANHI) mortality study group, Afshin. “Population-based rates, timing, and causes of maternal deaths, stillbirths, and neonatal deaths in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country prospective cohort study.” Lancet Glob Health 6, no. 12 (December 2018): e1297–1308. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30385-1.
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  - Smith, Emily R., Brittney J. van de Water, Anna Martin, Sarah Jean Barton, Jasmine Seider, Christopher Fitzgibbon, Mathama Malakha Bility, et al. “Availability of post-hospital services supporting community reintegration for children with identified surgical need in Uganda.” Bmc Health Serv Res 18, no. 1 (September 20, 2018): 727. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3510-2.
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  - Smith, Emily R., Tessa Concepcion, Stephanie Lim, Sam Sadler, Dan Poenaru, Anthony T. Saxton, Mark Shrime, Emmanuel Ameh, Henry E. Rice, and Henry E. Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery. “Disability Weights for Pediatric Surgical Procedures: A Systematic Review and Analysis.” World J Surg 42, no. 9 (September 2018): 3021–34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-018-4537-6.
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  - Zafar, Syed Nabeel, Joseph K. Canner, Neeraja Nagarajan, Adam L. Kushner, and Adam L. SOSAS4 Research Group. “Road traffic injuries: Cross-sectional cluster randomized countrywide population data from 4 low-income countries.” Int J Surg 52 (April 2018): 237–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2018.02.034.
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  - Fuller, Anthony T., Jacquelyn Corley, Tu M. Tran, Elissa K. Butler, Joao Ricardo Vissoci, Luciano Andrade, Fredrick Makumbi, et al. “Prevalence of Surgically Untreated Face, Head, and Neck Conditions in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Nationwide Household Survey.” World Neurosurg 110 (February 2018): e747–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2017.11.099.
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  - Abdelgadir, Jihad, Maria Punchak, Emily R. Smith, Aaron Tarnasky, Alex Muhindo, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Michael M. Haglund, and David Kitya. “Pediatric traumatic brain injury at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda.” J Clin Neurosci 47 (January 2018): 79–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2017.10.004.
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  - Appenteng, Roselyn, Taylor Nelp, Jihad Abdelgadir, Nelly Weledji, Michael Haglund, Emily Smith, Oscar Obiga, et al. “A systematic review and quality analysis of pediatric traumatic brain injury clinical practice guidelines.” Plos One 13, no. 8 (2018): e0201550. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201550.
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  - Bearden, Ashley, Anthony T. Fuller, Elissa K. Butler, Tu Tran, Fredrick Makumbi, Samuel Luboga, Christine Muhumuza, et al. “Rural and urban differences in treatment status among children with surgical conditions in Uganda.” Plos One 13, no. 11 (2018): e0205132. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205132.
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  - Ploss, Brittany, Jihad Abdelgadir, Emily R. Smith, Anthony Fuller, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Alex Muhindo, Moses Galukande, and Michael M. Haglund. “Pilot Use of a Novel Tool to Assess Neurosurgical Capacity in Uganda.” World Neurosurg 108 (December 2017): 844-849.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2017.08.045.
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  - Smith, Emily R., Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha, Tu M. Tran, Anthony T. Fuller, Elissa K. Butler, Luciano de Andrade, et al. “Geospatial analysis of unmet pediatric surgical need in Uganda.” J Pediatr Surg 52, no. 10 (October 2017): 1691–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.03.045.
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  - Sheahan, Anna, Lydia Feinstein, Queen Dube, Andrew Edmonds, Chawanangwa Mahebere Chirambo, Emily Smith, Frieda Behets, Robert Heyderman, and Annelies Van Rie. “Early Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation and Mortality Among Infants Diagnosed With HIV in the First 12 Weeks of Life: Experiences From Kinshasa, DR Congo and Blantyre, Malawi.” Pediatr Infect Dis J 36, no. 7 (July 2017): 654–58. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000001539.
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  - Abdelgadir, Jihad, Emily R. Smith, Maria Punchak, Joao Ricardo Vissoci, Catherine Staton, Alex Muhindo, David Kitya, Lawrence P. Park, and Michael M. Haglund. “Epidemiology and Characteristics of Neurosurgical Conditions at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.” World Neurosurg 102 (June 2017): 526–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2017.03.019.
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  - Smith, Emily, Katherine Bradbury, Lisa Scott, Mary Steele, Paul Little, and Lucy Yardley. “Providing online weight management in Primary Care: a mixed methods process evaluation of healthcare practitioners' experiences of using and supporting patients using POWeR.” Implement Sci 12, no. 1 (May 25, 2017): 69. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-017-0596-6.
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  - Smith, Emily R., Anna D. Sheahan, Robert S. Heyderman, William C. Miller, Stephanie Wheeler, Michael Hudgens, Julie A. E. Nelson, Queen Dube, and Annelies Van Rie. “Performance of HIV Rapid Tests Among Breastfeeding, Malawian Infants.” Pediatr Infect Dis J 36, no. 4 (April 2017): 405–11. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000001384.
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  - Kuo, Benjamin J., Joao Ricardo N. Vissoci, Joseph R. Egger, Emily R. Smith, Gerald A. Grant, Michael M. Haglund, and Henry E. Rice. “Perioperative outcomes for pediatric neurosurgical procedures: analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatrics.” J Neurosurg Pediatr 19, no. 3 (March 2017): 361–71. https://doi.org/10.3171/2016.10.PEDS16414.
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  - Smith, Emily R., Michael Hudgens, Anna D. Sheahan, William C. Miller, Stephanie Wheeler, Julie A. E. Nelson, Queen Dube, and Annelies Van Rie. “Timing of HIV Seroreversion Among HIV-Exposed, Breastfed Infants in Malawi: Type of HIV Rapid Test Matters.” Matern Child Health J 21, no. 2 (February 2017): 248–52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-016-2152-4.
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  - Butler, Elissa K., Tu M. Tran, Neeraja Nagarajan, Joseph Canner, Anthony T. Fuller, Adam Kushner, Michael M. Haglund, Emily R. Smith, and Emily R. SOSAS 4 Country Research Group. “Epidemiology of pediatric surgical needs in low-income countries.” Plos One 12, no. 3 (2017): e0170968. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170968.
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  - Little, Paul, Beth Stuart, Fd Richard Hobbs, Jo Kelly, Emily R. Smith, Katherine J. Bradbury, Stephanie Hughes, et al. “Randomised controlled trial and economic analysis of an internet-based weight management programme: POWeR+ (Positive Online Weight Reduction).” Health Technol Assess 21, no. 4 (January 2017): 1–62. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta21040.
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  - Butler, Elissa K., Tu M. Tran, Anthony T. Fuller, Alexa Brammell, Joao Ricardo Vissoci, Luciano de Andrade, Fredrick Makumbi, et al. “Quantifying the pediatric surgical need in Uganda: results of a nationwide cross-sectional, household survey.” Pediatr Surg Int 32, no. 11 (November 2016): 1075–85. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-016-3957-3.
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  - Fuller, Anthony T., Michael M. Haglund, Stephanie Lim, John Mukasa, Michael Muhumuza, Joel Kiryabwire, Hussein Ssenyonjo, and Emily R. Smith. “Pediatric Neurosurgical Outcomes Following a Neurosurgery Health System Intervention at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Uganda.” World Neurosurg 95 (November 2016): 309–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2016.07.090.
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  - Little, Paul, Beth Stuart, Fd Richard Hobbs, Jo Kelly, Emily R. Smith, Katherine J. Bradbury, Stephanie Hughes, et al. “An internet-based intervention with brief nurse support to manage obesity in primary care (POWeR+): a pragmatic, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial.” Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 4, no. 10 (October 2016): 821–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(16)30099-7.
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  - Saxton, Anthony T., Dan Poenaru, Doruk Ozgediz, Emmanuel A. Ameh, Diana Farmer, Emily R. Smith, and Henry E. Rice. “Economic Analysis of Children's Surgical Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Analysis.” Plos One 11, no. 10 (2016): e0165480. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165480.
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  - Stevens, Alan B., Angela K. Hochhalter, Rashmita Basu, Emily R. Smith, Jennifer L. Thorud, Chanhee Jo, and Richard McGhee. “A Model Program of Community-Based Supports for Older Adults at Risk of Nursing Facility Placement.” J Am Geriatr Soc 63, no. 12 (December 2015): 2601–9. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.13831.
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  - Yardley, Lucy, Lisa J. Ware, Emily R. Smith, Sarah Williams, Katherine J. Bradbury, Emily J. Arden-Close, Mark A. Mullee, et al. “Randomised controlled feasibility trial of a web-based weight management intervention with nurse support for obese patients in primary care.” Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 11 (May 21, 2014): 67. https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-11-67.
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  - Stevens, Alan B., Emily R. Smith, Lisa Ra Trickett, and Richard McGhee. “Implementing an evidence-based caregiver intervention within an integrated healthcare system.” Transl Behav Med 2, no. 2 (June 2012): 218–27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13142-012-0132-9.
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  - Adams, Swann A., Emily R. Smith, James Hardin, Irene Prabhu-Das, Jeanette Fulton, and James R. Hebert. “Racial differences in follow-up of abnormal mammography findings among economically disadvantaged women.” Cancer 115, no. 24 (December 15, 2009): 5788–97. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.24633.
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  - Smith, Emily R., and Alan B. Stevens. “Predictors of discharges to a nursing home in a hospital-based cohort.” J Am Med Dir Assoc 10, no. 9 (November 2009): 623–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2009.06.003.
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  - Stevens, Alan B., Kevin Lancer, Emily R. Smith, Lisa Allen, and Richard McGhee. “Engaging communities in evidence-based interventions for dementia caregivers.” Fam Community Health 32, no. 1 Suppl (2009): S83–92. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.FCH.0000342843.28477.72.
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  - Smith, Emily Rose, Swann Arp Adams, Irene Prabhu Das, Matteo Bottai, Jeanette Fulton, and James R. Hebert. “Breast cancer survival among economically disadvantaged women: the influences of delayed diagnosis and treatment on mortality.” Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17, no. 10 (October 2008): 2882–90. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-08-0221.
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  - Liese, Angela D., Kristina E. Weis, Delores Pluto, Emily Smith, and Andrew Lawson. “Food store types, availability, and cost of foods in a rural environment.” J Am Diet Assoc 107, no. 11 (November 2007): 1916–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jada.2007.08.012.
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- Conference Papers
  - Truche, Paul, Fabio Botelho, Alexis N. Bowder, Alexander W. Levis, Sarah L. M. Greenberg, Emily Smith, Scott Corlew, et al. “Potentially Avertable Child Mortality Associated with Surgical Workforce Scale-up in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Global Study.” In World J Surg, 45:2643–52, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-021-06181-6.
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  - Felder, Tisha M., Heather M. Brandt, Cheryl A. Armstead, Philip P. Cavicchia, Kathryn L. Braun, Swann A. Adams, Daniela B. Friedman, et al. “Creating a cadre of junior investigators to address the challenges of cancer-related health disparities: lessons learned from the community networks program.” In J Cancer Educ, 27:409–17, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-012-0361-0.
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Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
- GLHLTH 701: Global Health Challenges 2023
- GLHLTH 701: Global Health Challenges 2022

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