Publications

The AQUASS Lab is an interdisciplinary research group dedicated to understanding how structural, cultural, and relational factors shape health, healthcare, and patient outcomes. Drawing on expertise in medical anthropology and social network analysis, much of our work focuses on improving care for people living with chronic kidney disease and traumatic brain injury, while also advancing innovative methods for studying social networks in clinical settings. The publications included in this bibliography reflect the breadth of the AQUASS Lab's research, highlighting contributions to applied health research aimed at informing evidence-based practice, novel clinical methods, and patient-centered interventions.

Campbell-Montalvo, R., Decker, C., Gilmore, N., Ryan, J., Dams-O'Connor, K., Coulter, J., ... & Silva, M. A. (2026). Provider Perspectives on Identifying Patients with Tbi-related Cognitive Impairment for Care Partner Involvement, and Practices for Inclusion. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 107(5), e93. Link here

Haun, J. N., Nakase-Richardson, R., Moore, M., Gilmore, N., Ingram, A., Ryan, J. L., ... & Campbell-Montalvo, R. (2026). Improving Access to Traumatic Brain Injury Care Through Learning Health Systems Change: Community-Based Participatory Research Through Human-Centered Design. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 10-1097. Link here

Campbell-Montalvo, R., Lende, D., Schilaty, N., Zha, Y., Walters, K., Alexander, A., ... & Wilson, J. (2026, January). The Brain Does Not Heal Alone: Neuroplasticity and Social Context Operationalizations. In CELL TRANSPLANTATION (Vol. 35). Link here

Dillon, D., Reigh, S., Rappazzo, K. M., Luben, T. J., & Weaver, A. M. (2025). A systematic review and meta-analysis assessing the impact of improved cookstove technology trials (ICTs) on household air pollution and human health in Sub-Saharan Africa. Current Environmental Health Reports, 12(1), 8. Link here

Campbell-Montalvo, R., Ftouni, D., Shell, P., Subhash, S., Pearce, K., & Shukla, A. M. (2025). Understanding how patient education affects the process of treatment decision-making: Cultural model change in kidney disease therapy. Patient Education and Counseling, 139, 109254. Link here

Haun, J. N., Melillo, C., Schneider, T., McDaniel, J., McMahon-Grenz, J., Benzinger, R. C., ... & Kean, J. (2024). A partner-engaged approach to developing an implementation research logic model for a traumatic brain injury-intensive evaluation and treatment program. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 39(6), 435-445. Link here

Haun, J. N., Schneider, T., Ballistrea, L. M., McMahon-Grenz, J., Melillo, C., Benzinger, R., & Paykel, J. M. (2024). Veterans’ lived experiences with the VA's Whole Health system and perceived impact on dimensions of wellness. Explore, 20(4), 554-561. Link here

Dillon, D., Ward-Caviness, C., Kshirsagar, A. V., Moyer, J., Schwartz, J., Di, Q., & Weaver, A. (2024). Associations between long-term exposure to air pollution and kidney function utilizing electronic healthcare records: a cross-sectional study. Environmental Health, 23(1), 43. Link here

Wao, H., Kersaint, G., Smith, C. A., Campbell-Montalvo, R., Puccia, E., Skvoretz, J., ... & MacDonald, G. (2023). Examining how social networks influence women and under-represented minority students’ pursuit of engineering in university: when, who, and how?. International Journal of STEM Education, 10(1), 25. Link here

Campbell-Montalvo, R., Kersaint, G., Smith, C. A., Puccia, E., Sidorova, O., Cooke, H., ... & Lee, R. (2022, January). The influence of professional engineering organizations on women and underrepresented minority students’ fit. In Frontiers in Education (Vol. 6, p. 755471). Frontiers Media SA. Link here

Campbell-Montalvo, R., Jia, H., & Shukla, A. M. (2022). Supporting shared decision-making and home dialysis in end-stage kidney disease. International journal of nephrology and renovascular disease, 229-237. Link here

Campbell-Montalvo, R., & Castañeda, H. (2019). School employees as health care brokers for multiply-marginalized migrant families. Medical anthropology, 38(8), 733-746. Link here