• The Case for the Safe Re-Opening of SRFCs during COVID-19 

  Hopfer, Sarah; Neese, Olivia; Miller, Reese; Swiezy, Sarah (Journal of Student-Run Free Clinics, 2021)

  At the end of February 2020, the Mollie R. Wheat Memorial Clinic (MWMC), an SRFC in Terre Haute, IN, closed its doors to protect its volunteers and patients from the acute threat of the novel coronavirus. Faced with an ...
• Treatment for Pelvic Floor Myalgia and Myofascial Pelvic Pain: A Systematic Review 

  Higgins, Olivia M; Asdell, Stephanie; Stumpff, Julia; Patanwala, Insiyyah (2021-10-22)

  Introduction Pelvic floor myalgia is characterized by muscular tension, tenderness and trigger points of the pelvic floor muscles and connective tissue. Its prevalence varies from 14-78%. Our aim was to review treatment ...
• Being Born into a Pandemic: COVID-19 and Pregnancy 

  Swiezy, Sarah; Campbell, Meredith; Eckert, Nicole (2021)

  Case #1: 34yo Asian female G2P1001 presents COVID19+ in 1st trimester. PMH insignificant. Meds: prenatal vitamins. Surg Hx: c/s healthy boy (2017). No h/o GHTN, GDM, or eclampsia. D/t COVID19+ infection, frequent fetal u/s ...
• A Case Series of COVID-19 and Pregnancy Outcomes 

  Swiezy, Sarah; Eckert, Nicole; Campbell, Meredith (2021)

  Introduction: COVID-19 has been the largest public health crisis of our lifetime. Much of the morbidity and mortality caused by COVID-19 has been due to lack of adequate research and understanding of the virus. In the ...
• Truth and Transparency in Crisis Pregnancy Centers 

  Polcyn, Carly; Swiezy, Sarah; Genn, Leah; Wickramage, Pavithra; Siddiqui, Neha; Johnson, Candice; Nair, Pooja; Bernard, Caitlin; Miller, Velvet (Women's Health Reports, 2020-07-27)

  The prevalence of crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs), their false claims, and the real harm they cause necessitate public education about their unethical practices. Also called ‘‘pregnancy resource centers’’ and ‘‘pregnancy ...
• Endocannabinoids Regulate Cerebellar Granule Cell Differentiation 

  Essex, Amanda; Black, Kylie; Baygani, Shawyon; Mier, Tristan; Martinez, Ricardo; Mackie, Ken; Kalinovsky, Anna (2017-09)

  The cerebellum plays a crucial role in learning and execution of complex automated behaviors, including fine motor skills, language, and emotional regulation. Cerebellar development continues throughout an extended postnatal ...
• Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Screening for Newborn Girl with Prenatal Maternal History of Substance Use Disorder 

  Arnaudo, Camila; Chiu, Megan; Essex, Amanda; D'Arnaud, Lindsey (2020-03)

  Background: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is a drug withdrawal syndrome of newborns with prenatal exposure to opioids and other substances. Incidence of NAS has increased significantly in the last decade and remains ...
• “Women Never Use Drugs Alone” Assessing Stigma & Access to Care among Women who use Drugs. 

  Essex, Amanda; Lawrence, Carrie; Turner, Brooklyne (2019-07)

  Increased rates of opioid misuse among pregnant women has become a significant public health issue in Indiana. Nation-wide the rate of opioid use among pregnant women has quadrupled since 2005, and Indiana is following the ...
• Optimal Timing of Venous Thromboembolic Chemoprophylaxis Initiation Following Blunt Solid Organ Injury: Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review 

  Murphy, Patrick; de Moya, Marc; Karam, Basil; Menard, Laura; Holder, Erik; Inaba, Kenji; Schellenberg, Morgan (2021-04-22)

  PURPOSE: The need to prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE) following blunt solid organ injury must be balanced against the concern for exacerbation of hemorrhage. The optimal timing for initiation of VTE chemoprophylaxis ...
• Rapid Resolution of Megestrol Acetate Associated Adrenal Insufficiency 

  Steele, Emily K.; Afshari, Sonia; Khare, Swapnil (2021-06-13)

  Introduction Megestrol acetate (MA) is a synthetic progestin commonly used for appetite stimulation. Several case reports have associated use of MA with adrenal insufficiency (AI) through suppression of the hypothalamic ...
• Long-acting reversible contraception knowledge & intent to use among US university students. 

  Asdell, Stephanie; Bennett, Rachel; Cordon, Sabrina; Zhao, Qiuhong; Peipert, Jeffrey (European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health, 2020-03)

  OBJECTIVES: More than 50% of births to women in the United States in their early 20s are unintended, and unintended pregnancies have adverse consequences on students’ education.Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) ...
• Human Sexuality Case Based Learning: Endocrine, Reproductive, Musculoskeletal and Dermatology Course, IUSM 

  Chiang, Jessica; Asdell, Stephanie M.; Haddad, Aida; Khan, Ibrahim (2020-04)

  PURPOSE AND APPROACH: The goal is to help students understand the human sexual response. Students will review sexual health and risks to sexual health. SESSION OBJECTIVES: Describe the definitions of sexual health promoted ...
• Management of Coarctation of the Aorta during Pregnancy: A Case Report. 

  Patel, Pooja; Ciresi, Colette; Asdell, Stephanie M.; Hopkins, Kali; Kay, W. Aaron (2019-07)

  BACKGROUND: Patients with coarctation of the aorta are increasingly reaching child-bearing age. Unrepaired coarctations and/or repaired coarctations with recurrent or residual stenosis require close monitoring for hypertension ...
• Myocarditis in an 18-Year-Old with Ulcerative Colitis 

  Asdell, Stephanie M.; Prabhakar, Mira; Jones, Jenna; Frick, William; Tolliver, Kevin (2021-03-27)

  CASE DESCRIPTION: An 18-year-old woman with recently-diagnosed ulcerative colitis (UC) on mesalamine presented with chest pain worsened by inspiration and exertion, dyspnea, and subjective fever for 6 hours. She had a ...
• Human Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity-Mediating Antibodies Do Not Recruit Non-Human Primate CD20+ NK Cells 

  Asdell, Stephanie M.; Edwards, R. Whitney; Jha, Shalini; Ferrari, Guido (2018-04)

  The antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) response represents one of mechanisms through which the immune system destroys tumor or infected cells. During the ADCC response to HIV-1, natural killer (NK) cells ...
• Influenza Group 2 HA Stem-Only Nanoparticles Induce Heterotypic Immune Response 

  Asdell, Stephanie M.; Moin, Syed M.; Corbett, Kizzmekia; Boyington, Jeffrey; Graham, Barney S. (2017-08)
• Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Knowledge and Intent to Use among IUPUI Students 

  Asdell, Stephanie M.; Bennett, Rachel D.; Cordon, Sabrina A.; Zhao, Qiuhong; Peipert, Jeffrey F. (2019-08)

  BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS: More than 50% of births to women in their early 20s are unintended, and unintended pregnancies have adverse consequences on students’ education. Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC), ...
• Protocol for RNA Primer Building: Hawkins Lab 2021 

  Ivaturi, Samantha; Sowers, Adrianne; Willhite, Sydney (2021-07)

  Step-by-step protocol for building customized and optimized primers for select RNA sequences using NCBI and Primer3Web available software.
• Quality of Life after Palliative Pelvic Exenteration for Gynecologic Malignancy 

  Villiger, Nicole; Ivaturi, Samantha; Mishra, Abhipri; Mueller, Melissa (2021-02)

  Case Summary: Patient is a 44yo female with metastatic vulvar squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) diagnosed after 1-year history of a vulvar lesion, initially treated with radiation and radical vulvectomy. Following vulvectomy ...
• Development of Cancer-Related Protease Assay Using DNA-Encoded Proteomic Probes 

  Ivaturi, Samantha; Jetson, Rachael; Krusemark, Casey (2015-05)

  Proteases function by breaking the peptide bonds within proteins that hold amino acids together. This action, proteolysis, is essential for the proper functioning of numerous biological processes. The activity of this vast ...

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