Kristen Howell, PhD, MPH

Representative Publications

• Howell KE, Pugh N, Longoria J, Shah N, Kutlar A, Gordeuk VR, King AA, Glassberg J, Kayle M, Melvin C, Treadwell M, Hankins JS, Porter JS. Burden of Aging: Health Outcomes Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease. Hemasphere. 2023 Jul 13;7(8):e930. doi: 10.1097/HS9.0000000000000930. PMID: 37456969; PMCID: PMC10348722.
• Bhatt N, Calhoun C, Howell KE, Jacola L, Longoria J, Kang G, King A, Hankins JS. Health literacy correlates with abbreviated full-scale IQ in adolescent and young adults with sickle cell disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 May; 70(5):e30281. doi: 10.1002/pbc.30281. Epub 2023 Mar 2. PMID: 36861391.
• Howell KE, Heitzer AM, Longoria JN, Potter B, Wang WC, Anderson S, Kang G, Hankins JS, Porter JS. Assessment of transition readiness to predict health care utilization during transition to adult care in sickle cell disease. Expert Review Hematology. 2022 Nov 10. doi: 10.1080/17474086.2022.2144216. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36356169.
• Williamson Lewis R, Howell KE, Effinger KE, Meacham LR, Wasilewski-Masker K, Mertens A, Marchak JG. Feasibility of Fitbit Use in Adolescent Survivors of Pediatric Cancer: Who Consistently Uses It and for How Long? Journal of Adolescent Young Adult Oncology. 2022 Sep 29. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2022.0071. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36178482.
• Smeltzer MP, Howell KE, Treadwell M, Preiss L, King AA, Glassberg JA, Tanabe P, Badawy SM, DiMartino L, Gibson R, Kanter J, Klesges LM, Hankins JS; Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium. Identifying barriers to evidence-based care for sickle cell disease: results from the Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium cross-sectional survey of healthcare providers in the USA. BMJ Open. 2021 Nov 17;11(11):e050880. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050880. PMID: 34789492; PMCID: PMC8601067.
• Howell KE, Saulsberry-Abate AC, Mathias JG, Porter JS, Hodges JR, Ataga KI, Anderson S, Nolan V, Hankins JS. Transition care continuity promotes long-term retention in adult care among young adults with sickle cell disease. Pediatric Blood Cancer. 2021;e29209 https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.29209.
• Mathias JG, Nolan V, Meadows-Taylor M, Robinson LA, Howell KE, Gurney J, Hankins J, Wang W, Estepp J, Smeltzer MP.  A Meta-analysis of Toxicities Related to Hydroxycarbamide Dosing Strategies. eJHaem
• https://doi.org/10.1002/jha2.7.
• Smeltzer MP, Wynes MW, Lantuejoul S, Soo R, Ramalingam SS, VarellaGarcia M, Taylor MM, Richeimer K, Wood K, Howell KE, Dalurzo ML, Felip E, Hollenbeck G, Kerr K, Kim ES, Mathias C, Pacheco J, Postmus P, Powell C, Tsuboi M, Wistuba II, Wakelee HA, Belani CP, Scagliotti GV, Hirsch FR, The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) Global Survey on Molecular Testing in Lung Cancer, Journal of Thoracic Oncology, doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2020.05.002.