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Journal Articles

• Association of Health Insurance with Contraceptive Use and Interpersonal Quality of Contraceptive Care in the Southeast United States

  Association of Health Insurance with Contraceptive Use and Interpersonal Quality of Contraceptive Care in the Southeast United States Beatty K, Hale N, Khoury A, Smith MG, Lee J, Ventura L Southern Medical Journal. April 2023
• Increases in IUD Provision at Alabama Department of Public Health Clinics From 2016 to 2019

  Increases in IUD Provision at Alabama Department of Public Health Clinics From 2016 to 2019 Smith MG, Beatty K, Khoury A, Gilliam L, de Jong J. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice. April 2023 
• Ranges of Pregnancy Preferences and Contraceptive Use: Results from a Population-Based Survey in the Southeast United States

  Ranges of Pregnancy Preferences and Contraceptive Use: Results from a Population-Based Survey in the Southeast United States Rocca CH, Smith MG, Hale NL, Khoury AJ Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health September 2022 
• Contraceptive Care Service Provision via Telehealth Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic at Rural and Urban Federally Qualified Health Centers in Two Southeastern States

  Contraceptive Care Service Provision via Telehealth Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic at Rural and Urban Federally Qualified Health Centers in Two Southeastern States Beatty K, Smith MG, Khoury A, Ventura L, Ariyo T, de Jong J, Surles K Journal of Rural Health July 2022
• South Carolina’s Choose Well Initiative to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy: Rationale, Implementation Design, and Evaluation Methodology

  South Carolina’s Choose Well Initiative to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy: Rationale, Implementation Design, and Evaluation Methodology Smith MG, Hale N, Kelley S, Satterfield K, Beatty K, Khoury A American Journal of Public Health June 2022
• Multi-level Influences on Providers’ Delivery of Contraceptive Services: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis

  Multi-level Influences on Providers’ Delivery of Contraceptive Services: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis Mann AK, Khoury AJ, McCartt P, Smith MG, Hale NL, Beatty KE, Johnson L Women's Health Reports May 2022
• Medicaid Cost Savings from Provision of Contraception to Beneficiaries in South Carolina, 2012-2018

  Medicaid Cost Savings from Provision of Contraception to Beneficiaries in South Carolina, 2012-2018 Manalew WS, Hale N, Lienaar, E, Sen B, Smith MG, Khoury, A. Population Health Management May 2022
• Telehealth for Contraceptive Care During the Initial Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic at Local Health Departments in 2 US States: A Mixed-Methods Approach

  Telehealth for Contraceptive Care During the Initial Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic at Local Health Departments in 2 US States: A Mixed-Methods Approach Beatty K; Smith MG, Khoury A, Ventura L, Ariyo T, de Jong J, Surles K, Rahman A, Slawson D. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice May/June 2022
• Changes in Adolescent Birth Rates within Appalachian Subregions and Non-Appalachian Counties in the United States, 2012–2018

  Changes in Adolescent Birth Rates within Appalachian Subregions and Non-Appalachian Counties in the United States, 2012–2018 Hale N, Tatro K, Orimaye SO, Smith MG, Meit M, Beatty K, Khoury A. Journal of Appalachian Health Feb 2022;4(1):31–50.
• Contraceptive Access at Federally Qualified Health Centers During the South Carolina Choose Well Initiative: A Qualitative Analysis of Staff Perceptions and Experiences

  Contraceptive Access at Federally Qualified Health Centers During the South Carolina Choose Well Initiative: A Qualitative Analysis of Staff Perceptions and Experiences Ventura L, Beatty K, Khoury A, Smith MG, Ariyo O, Slawson D, and Weber J. Women's Health ReportsDec 2021.608-620
• Contraceptive Use and Pregnancy Outcomes Among Women Enrolled in South Carolina Medicaid Programs

  Contraceptive Use and Pregnancy Outcomes Among Women Enrolled in South Carolina Medicaid Programs Hale N, Manalew WS, Leinaar E, Smith M, Sen B, Sharma P, Khoury A. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2021 Oct 12. doi: 10.1007/s10995-021-03260-x.
• Geographic Differences in Contraception Provision and Utilization Among Federally Funded Family Planning Clinics in South Carolina and Alabama

  Geographic Differences in Contraception Provision and Utilization Among Federally Funded Family Planning Clinics in South Carolina and Alabama Okwori, G, Smith, MG, Beatty, K, Khoury, A, Ventura, L, Hale, N. Journal of Rural Health. 2021; 1- 11. 
• From Training to Implementation: Improving Contraceptive Practices in South Carolina

  From Training to Implementation: Improving Contraceptive Practices in South Carolina Ariyo O, Khoury A, Smith M, Leinaar E, Odebunmi O, Slawson D, Hale N. Contraception 2021;S0010-7824(21)00132-3
• Accessibility of Federally Funded Family Planning Services in South Carolina and Alabama

  Accessibility of Federally Funded Family Planning Services in South Carolina and Alabama Beatty KE, Smith MG, Khoury AJ, Zheng S, Ventura LM, Okwori G. Preventative Medicine Reports. 2021 Mar 7;22:101343. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101343.
• Contraceptive Use Patterns among Women of Reproductive Age in Two Southeastern States

  Contraceptive Use Patterns among Women of Reproductive Age in Two Southeastern States Hale N, Smith M, Baker K, Khoury A Women's Health Issues. 2020;30(6):436-445.

   

• Adolescent Birth Rates and Rural–Urban Differences by Levels of Deprivation and Health Professional Shortage Areas in the United States, 2017–2018

  Adolescent Birth Rates and Rural–Urban Differences by Levels of Deprivation and Health Professional Shortage Areas in the United States, 2017–2018. Orimaye SO, Hale N, Leinaar E, Smith MG, Khoury A. American Journal of Public Health. November 2020.
• Healthcare Access, Pregnancy Intention, and Contraceptive Practices Among Reproductive Aged Women Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy in Northeast Tennessee

  Healthcare Access, Pregnancy Intention, and Contraceptive Practices Among Reproductive Aged Women Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy in Northeast Tennessee Leinaar E, Johnson L, Yadav R, Rahman A, Alamian A. Southern Medical Journal. 2019; 112(7): 382-386
• The South Carolina Multigenerational Linked Birth Dataset: Developing Social Mobility Measures Across Generations to Understand Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes Across the US South

  The South Carolina Multigenerational Linked Birth Dataset: Developing Social Mobility Measures Across Generations to Understand Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes Across the US South Fleischer NL, Abshire C, Mergerison CE, Nitcheva D, Smith M. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2019; 23(6): 787-801.
• Use of Highly Effective Reversible Contraception in Title X Clinics: Variation by Selected State Characteristics

  Use of Highly Effective Reversible Contraception in Title X Clinics: Variation by Selected State Characteristics Hale N, Khoury A, Smith M. Women's Health Issues. 2018; 28(4): 289-296. (Winner - Editor’s Choice Article)

Conferences

• Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting

  Ventura L. Immediate Postpartum Contraception Provision during the Choose Well Initiative in South Carolina: A Qualitative Analysis Phoenix, AZ 2023

  Ventura L, Beatty K, Smith MG, Khoury K, de Jong J, Surles K, Baker K. Telehealth for Contraceptive Counseling During the COVID-19 Pandemic among Federally Qualified Health Center Clinics. Baltimore, MD April 2022

• National Association of County and City Health Officials

  Beatty K, Smith M, Khoury A, de Jong J, Ventura L. Changes in Training for Contraceptive Services at Health Department Clinics. Atlanta, GA July 2022

  Beatty K, Smith MG, Ventura L, de Jong J, Ariyo T, Slawson D, Khoury A, Cox J, Surles K. Pivoting During COVID-19—Implementing Telehealth for Contraceptive Service Provision. Virtual Event June 2021

• National Rural Health Association Annual Conference

  Beatty K, Smith MG, Khoury A,  de Jong J, Ventura L, Surles K. Telehealth Services During COVID-19: A Rural/Urban Analysis. Oral presentation at: National Rural Health Association Annual Conference. Albuquerque, NM May 2022

• National Rural Health Association Equity Conference

  Beatty K, Smith MG, Ventura L, de Jong J, Khoury A, Hale N. COVID-19’s Impact on Rural/Urban Clinics’ Contraceptive Care Provision. Virtual Event May 2021

• American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

  Beatty K, Hale N, Smith MG, Khoury A, Ventura L, de Jong J. Contraceptive service provision during the COVID-19 pandemic among rural and urban clinics in the U.S. Southeast. Denver, CO/Virtual Event October 2021

  Smith MG, Beatty K, Khoury A, Ventura L, de Jong J. On-site provision of implants, hormonal, and non-hormonal IUDs at publicly-funded family planning clinics in South Carolina and Alabama. Denver, CO/Virtual Event October 2021

  Rocca C, Smith M, Hale N, Khoury A. Contraceptive Method Use and Desire to Avoid Pregnancy: Findings From a Probability Sample. Virtual Event October 2020

  Leinaar E, Johnson L, Yadav R, Rahman A, Alamian A. Healthcare Access, Pregnancy Intention, and Contraceptive Practices Among Reproductive-Aged Women Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy in Northeast Tennessee. Philadelphia, PA November 2019

• Society of Family Planning Annual Meeting

  Beatty K, Smith MG, Khoury A, de Jong J, Ventura L. Contraceptive service provision during the COVID-19 pandemic among safety-net family planning clinics in a southeastern state. Virtual Event October 2021

  Smith MG, Surles K, Lee J, Hale N, Khoury A. Assessing changes in opinions about outlawing abortion among Alabama women of reproductive age before and during the debate about Alabama’s abortion ban. Virtual Event October 2021

  Kavanaugh M, Baker M, Beatty, K, Gonzalez E, Rubin S. Conducting Family Planning Services Research with Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Partners. Virtual Event October 2020

  Khoury A, Kavanaugh M, Boudreaux M, Hale N. Contraception Use and Experiences at the State Level: Findings from the Statewide Survey of Women. Virtual Event October 2020

• CityMatCH Leadership and MCH Epidemiology Conference

   Smith M, Beatty K, Khoury A, Ventura L, de Jong J Telehealth Implementation for Contraceptive Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic at Health Departments in two Southern States: A Mixed Methods Approach. Chicago, IL September 2022

  Manalew WS, Hale N, Leinaar E, Smith MG, Khoury A. Postpartum Contraception, Timing of Utilization, and Short Interval Pregnancies among Women Enrolled in South Carolina Medicaid. Virtual Event December 2021

  
  
  Beatty K, Ventura L, Hale N, Lee J, Smith MG, Khoury A. The Influence of Financial Barriers and Realized Access to Care on Contraception Use Patterns among Women in the Southeastern US. Virtual Event September 2020

  Beatty K, Ventura L, Smith MG, Khoury A. The Capacity of Health Department and Federally Qualified Health Centers to Provide Contraceptive Care Services in South Carolina and Alabama. Virtual Event September 2020 

  Smith MG, Hale N, Leinaar E, Zheng S, Khoury A. Estimating Incidence for Sensitive Topics: Using a List Experiment to Estimate the Lifetime Incidence of Abortion in Two Southern States. Virtual Event September 2020

  Hale N, Manalew W, Leinaar E, Smith MG, Khoury A. Contraceptive Use Among Reproductive-Age Women Gaining Access to Medicaid and Associations with Pregnancy in South Carolina, 2012-2016. Virtual Event September 2020
  

  Hale N, Khoury A, Smith M. State Variation in Provision of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives in Title X Clinics. Portland, OR September 2018

• National Reproductive Health Conference 

  Beatty K, Smith MG, Ventura L, de Jong J, Ariyo T, Slawson D, Khoury A, Cox J, Surles K. Implementing Telehealth for Contraceptive Services at Health Departments in Two Southeastern States. Virtual Event August 2021

  Ariyo O, Khoury A, Smith MG, Leinaar E, Odebunmi, FO, Slawson D. From Training to Implementation: Barriers to Improving Contraceptive Practices. Virtual Event August 2020

• Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs Conference 

  Ventura L, Ariyo T, Slawson D, Weber A, Khoury A, Smith MG. Availability of Long-acting Reversible Contraceptive Methods at Federally-Qualified Health Center Clinics in South Carolina: Facilitators and Barriers. Virtual Event November 2021

  Orimaye S, Hale N, Smith M, Khoury A. Teen Childbearing in South Carolina, 2012-2016. Virtual Event August 2020

• Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting 

  Orimaye S, Hale N, Leinaar E, Smith MG, Khoury A. Community-Level Differences in Teen Birth Rates by Sociodemographic Deprivation and Health Professional Shortage Areas in the United States. Virtual Event July 2020

• South Carolina Public Health Association Conference

  Beatty K, Ventura L. Contraceptive Care Accessibility at Publicly Funded Clinics in South Carolina. Myrtle Beach, SC April 2020

• Population Association of America Conference

  Baker K, Mann A, Hillhouse J, Smith M, Hale N, Khoury A “Try it out, test it out” and see how your body reacts: experiences with contraceptives and contraceptive counseling among adolescent and emerging adult Black women in South Carolina. Virtual Event May 2021

  Baker K, Hillhouse J, Khoury A. “If you don’t do anything about it, then you’re planning”: Women’s Perceptions of Unplanned Pregnancy in the US South. Washington, DC April 2020
  
  

  Rocca C, Smith M, Hale N, Khoury A. Pregnancy Preference and Contraceptive Use in the Southern United States: Findings from a Two-State Representative Sample. Washington, DC April 2020

• American Association of Public Opinion Research Conference

  Foster K, Russell J. Apple Muffins or Gift Cards? Engaging Potential Respondents Through Food-Based Incentives. Denver, CO May 2018

• AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting

  Orimaye S, Beatty K, Hale N. Prevalence Burden of Progression from Depression to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias among Appalachia Women Medicare Beneficiaries. Washington, D.C. June 2022

  
  Manalew WS, Hale N, Leinaar E, Smith MG, Khoury A. Medicaid Cost Savings from Provision of Contraception to Female Beneficiaries in South Carolina. Virtual Event June 2021

  
  
  Hale N, Khoury A, Smith M. State Variation in Provision of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives in Title X Clinics. Seattle, WA June 2018

• Appalachian Student Research Forum

  Surles K, Beatty K, Smith MG, Slawson D, Baker K, de Jong J, Khoury A. Do adolescents receive youth-friendly, person-centered contraceptive care at safety-net clinics in the U.S. South?: An examination of youths’ perspectives Johnson City, TN 2023 (First Place - Doctoral Students Public Health Group B)

  Adelli R, Beatty K, Smith MG, Khoury A, Ventura L, Weber A. Examining Components of Collective Impact across the South Carolina Choose Well Contraceptive Access Initiative Johnson City, TN 2023

  Adebayo-Abikoye E, Khoury A, Smith MG, Hale N Counseling for Long-Acting Reversible Contraception in the U.S. South: Findings from Statewide Surveys of Family Physicians Johnson City, TN 2023

  Adelli R, Beatty K, Smith MG, Khoury A, Ventura L, de Jong J. Access to Contraceptive Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perceptions of Choose Well Hospital Partners Johnson City, TN 2022

  
  Surles K, Beatty K, Ventura L, de Jong J, Smith MG, Khoury A. Clinic Capacity to Provide Patient Centered Contraceptive Care to Adolescents in the U.S. South: Impact of rurality and clinic type. Johnson City, TN 2022

  Rahman A, Beatty K, Khoury A, Smith M, Ventura L, Ariyo O, Slawson D. Perceived Impact of Contraceptive Trainings on Performance and Patient Care Among Safety Net Clinics in South Carolina.  Virtual Event 2021 (First Place, Graduate Student-Master’s, Health Measures & Outcomes)

  Cox J, Beatty K, Ventura L, De Jong J. Telehealth Implementation in Family Planning Clinics in Two Southeastern States During COVID-19. Virtual Event 2021

  Peluso A, Hale N, Smith M, Khoury A. Women in Need of Publicly Funded Contraceptive Services in SC: A County-Level Investigation. Johnson City, TN 2019
  
  

  Okwori G, Hale N, Smith M, Beatty K. Geographic Differences in Contraception Access and Utilization Within Family Planning Organizations. Johnson City, TN 2019
  

  McCartt P, Hale N. The Effects of the Patient-Provider Interaction During Contraceptive Counseling on the Satisfaction with and Confidence Using the Selected Birth Control Method Among Southern Women. Johnson City, TN 2019
  

  Spaulding A, Barbee J, Hale N, Zheng S, Smith M, Leinaar E, Khoury A. Analysis of Birth Rate and Predictors Using Linear Regression Model and Propensity Score Matching Method. Johnson City, TN 2019
  
  

  Weber A, Leinaar E, Kuku O, Beatty K, Smith M. Differences in Access To and Utilization of Contraceptive Services Between Rural and Non-Rural Clinics. Johnson City, TN 2018