M. Bryant Howren Ph.D.,M.P.H.

M. Bryant Howren Ph.D.,M.P.H.

Asoc Professor

Main Campus

Postdoctoral Fellow, VA Iowa City Healthcare System (VA HSR&D). Major: Behavioral Medicine and Implementation Science

 2011

MPH, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. Major: Public Health. Community and Behavioral Health

 2011

PhD, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. Major: Psychology. Health Psychology

 2009

MA, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. Major: Psychology. Health Psychology

 2007

BA, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL. Major: Psychology. Summa Cum Laude

 2003

 

Nondegree Education and Training

Society of Medical Decision Making, Advanced Training Seminar on Shared Medical Decision Making

 2014

National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review, Early Career Reviewer (ECR) Program

 2012– 2014

National Institutes of Health, Summer Institute on the Design and Conduct of Randomized Behavioral Clinical Trials

 2011

American Psychological Association, Advanced Training Institute on Structural Equation Modeling in Longitudinal Research

 2008

 

Professional Experience

Associate Professor, Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, Florida State University  2019–present

Co-Director, Office of Rural Health Veterans Rural Health Resource Center, Veterans Affairs Iowa City Healthcare System

 2012–2019

Investigator, Research Service Line, HSR&D Center of Excellence, Center for Access Delivery Research & Evaluation, VA Iowa City Healthcare System

 2011–2019

Assistant Professor (Secondary Appointment), Psychology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

 2009–2019

 

American Psychological Association--Div 38 Health Psychology

 

Florida Rural Health Association

 

National Rural Health Association

 

Society of Behavioral Medicine

 

 

 

 

  1. O'Shea, A. M. J., Howren, M. B., Mulligan, K., Haraldsson, B., Shahnazi, A., & Kaboli, P. J. (submitted). Quantifying the digital divide: Associations of broadband internet with tele-mental health access before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of General Internal Medicine. Manuscript submitted for publication.

  2. Vander Weg, M. W., Howren, M. B., Grant, K. M., Prochazka, A. V., Duffy, S., Burke, R., Cretzmeyer, M., Parker, C., Kroska, E. B., Rizk, M. T., Bayer, J., Kinner, E. M., Clark, J. M., & Katz, D. A. (submitted). A smoking cessation intervention for rural veterans tailored to individual risk factors: A multisite randomized clinical trial. Journal of Rural Health. Manuscript submitted for publication.

  3. Howren, M. B., Christensen, A. J., & Pagedar, N. A. (in press). Examination of risk factors for discontinuation of follow-up care in patients with head and neck cancer. Cancer Medicine.

  4. Howren, M. B., Seaman, A., Christensen, A. J., & Pagedar, N. A. (2022). Association of depressive symptomatology with problem alcohol use in rural head and neck cancer patients at diagnosis. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 40, 868-880.

  5. Howren, M. B., Christensen, A. J., & Pagedar, N. A. (2022). Problem alcohol and tobacco use in head and neck cancer patients at diagnosis: Associations with health-related quality of life. Supportive Care in Cancer, 30, 8111-8118.

  6. Kaboli, P. J., Augustine, M. R., Haraldsson, B., Mohr, N., Howren, M. B., Jones, M. P., & Trivedi, R. (2022). Association between acute psychiatric bed availability in the Veterans Health Administration and veteran suicide risk: A retrospective cohort study. BMJ Quality & Safety, 31, 442-449.

  7. Abrams, T. E., Alexander, B., Flores, A., & Howren, M. B. (2022). Veterans utilizing a federally qualified health center: A clinical snapshot. Military Medical Research, 9, 18.

  8. Turvey, C. L., Furhmeister, L. A., Klein, D. M., Moeckli, J., Howren, M. B., & Chasco, E. E. (2022). Patient and provider experience of electronic patient portals and secure messaging in mental health treatment. Journal of Telemedicine & eHealth, 28, 189-198.

  9. Howren, M. B., Kazmerzak, D., Pruin, S., Barbaris, W., & Abrams, T. E. (2022). Behavioral health screening and care coordination for rural veterans in a federally qualified health center. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 49, 50-60.

  10. Adamowicz, J. L., Christensen, A. J., Howren, M. B., Seaman, A. T., Kendell, N. D., Wardyn, S., & Pagedar, N. A. (2022). Health-related quality of life in head and neck cancer survivors: Evaluating the rural disadvantage. Journal of Rural Health, 38, 54-62.



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