The Institute for Integrated Behavioral Health conducts quality improvement and research projects to evaluate the primary care behavioral health model of integration.
Selected Institute Research from 2024-2025 Academic Year:
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Peer-Reviewed Publications
Ayo, A., Mathis, S., Tolliver, R. M., Ijitade, G., Dowling-McClay, G., Ajuja, M., & Mamudu,
H. (in press). Screening and counseling for youth tobacco use: A qualitative study of primary care providers in Northeast Tennessee. Southern Medical Journal.
Flanagan, J. C., Leone, R. M., Melkonian, A. J., Jarnecke, A. M., Hogan, J. N., & Massa, A. A. (2024). Effects of alcohol use problem discrepancy on relationship adjustment: The moderating role of conflict negotiation among couples with alcohol use disorder and intimate partner violence. Family Process, 63(3), 1171–1184.
Gilreath, J., Williams, A., & Polaha, J. (2024). Interprofessional values and ethics curriculum for first-year students. Journal of Interprofessional Practice & Education, 37(5), Article 100734.
Hawks, K., Dahl, B., Melkonian, A., & Helmly, L. (in press). Improving task workflow with a
task buddy system in a family medicine residency. Peer-Reviewed Reports in Medical Education Research (PRiMER)
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Invited Papers/Guest Editorials/Editorials
Moore, K., & Polaha, J. (2024). East Tennessee State University launches field placement at county jail. Behavioral Health Excellence – Technical Assistance Center Newsletter.
Polaha, J., & Shepardson, R. L. (2024). The shortcomings of science at the point of care delivery: An editors’ retrospective. Families, Systems, & Health, 42(4), 485–492.
Riem, K., & Polaha, J. (2024). Integrated behavioral health in pediatrics. Strengthening Appalachia’s Children
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Peer-Reviewed Presentations
Ayo, A., Mathis, S. M., Dowling, K., Tolliver, R. M., Ijitade, G., Ahuja, M., & Mamudu, H. M. (October 2024). Screening and counseling for youth tobacco use: A qualitative study of primary care providers in Northeast Tennessee. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, Minneapolis, MN. Oral Presentation.
Franklin, A., Zastrow, D., Johnson, G., Porashka, R., Treaster, M. K., Dueweke, A. R., & Tolliver, R. M. (August 10, 2024). Comparing outcomes of crisis evaluations in the emergency department versus behavioral health consultation within primary care: A retrospective chart review of ETSU Pediatrics patients. 39th Annual ETSU Pediatrics Conference. Poster.