Faculty and Staff Profile

Kathleen Cartmell

Educational Background

2013 Health Services Research
Medical University of South Carolina PhD

1998 International Health and Epidemiology
Emory University Rollins School of Public Health MPH

1990 Political Science
College of Charleston BA

Courses Taught

Dr. Cartmell has taught courses at Clemson, including:
Population Health and Research
Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research
Overview of Healthcare Delivery Systems
Health System Quality Improvement
Foundations of Evaluation in Health

Profile

Dr. Kathleen Cartmell is a health services researcher, with a focus on dissemination and implementation of evidence-based strategies for cancer prevention and control. She received her PhD from the Medical University of South Carolina in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and her Master of Public Health Degree from the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health. Most of her research focuses on developing and testing interventions to optimize vaccination (HPV, Covid) and tobacco cessation at the health system and community levels. Dr. Cartmell also conducts research in India and Kenya, designed to optimize the delivery of palliative care in low resource settings.

Research Interests

Dr. Cartmell's current and recent research projects include: 1) a palliative care navigation intervention in Kolkata, India that utilizes community health workers to expand access and quality of services to medically underserved rural patients; 2) characterization of needs, preferences and priorities for palliative care research and capacity-building in Kenya, 3) development and testing of a 4H vaccine curriculum to build vaccine confidence among 4H youth and their families, 4) university-based intervention to test a brief intervention to expand use of HPV vaccination on a college campus, 5) multi-level programs within the Clemson Extension Service to address vaccine hesitancy via education and expanding community access to vaccination, coupled with a statewide social media campaign 6) evaluation of scale-up of MUSC's semi-automated tobacco cessation services into rural hospital systems across SC, and 7) evaluation of barriers, facilitators, best practices and lessons learned for building capacity to address future public health pandemics and disasters.

Research Publications

Holcomb, L., Mayo, R., Barkin, J., Cartmell, K. B., Rennert, L., Dickes, L., & Eichelberger, K. (2025). Reproductive healthcare professionals comfort to treat post partum patients with substance use disorders. Patient Education and Counseling. Patient Education and Counseling, 140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.109276

Cummings, K. M., Roberson, A., Dooley, M. J., Cartmell, K. B., Talbot, V., Obeid, J. S., & Toll, B. A. (2025). Association Between Unplanned 30-Day Hospital Readmission, Smoking Status, and Exposure to an Inpatient Tobacco Treatment Program. Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Published. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaf144

Holcomb, L. A., Koob, C., Treado, B., Mayo, R. M., Cartmell, K. B., Barkin, J., Dickes, L. A., & Eichelberger, K. (2025). Recovering Together: The Socioecological Impact of Social Networks on Postpartum Substance Use Disorder Recovery. Community Mental Health Journal, 1--10. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-025-01482-9

Holcomb, L., Treado, B., Mayo, R. M., Cartmell, K. B., Dickes, L. A., Barkin, J., Eichelberger, K., & Rennert, L. (2025). "If We Didn't Have Our Babies, We Wouldn't Be Here Right Now": A Qualitative Exploration of New Motherhood While Navigating Substance Use Disorder Recovery. Substance Use & Addiction Journal, 29767342251331398. https://doi.org/10.1177/29767342251331398

Koob, C., Griffin, S. F., Stuenkel, M., Cartmell, K. B., & Sease, K. (2025). Supporting the Advancement of a National Agenda for Pediatric Healthcare Reform: A multi-year Evaluation of a Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 29(2), 205–216. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-025-04040-7

Koob, C., Griffin, S. F., Cartmell, K. B., Rennert, L., & Sease, K. (2025). Examining outpatient occupational therapy utilization among children and youth with special health care needs in South Carolina: A structural equation model of individual- and community-level factors. Disability and Health Journal, 18(1), 101687. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2024.101687

Melikam, E. S., Magwood, G. S., Ford, M., Salley, J., Abraham-Hilaire, L., Nelson, J., McCrary-Quarles, A., Berry, C., Sirizi, D., & Cartmell, K. B. (2024). Ranking of Health Problems and Prioritization of Cancer Education Topics by African American Communities in South Carolina. Journal of Cancer Education : The Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-024-02543-5.

Holcomb, L. A., Mayo, R. M., Treado, B., Barkin, J., Cartmell, K. B., Dickes, L. A., & Rennert, L. (2024). Navigating recovery while postpartum: examining the relationship between maternal functioning and substance use disorders. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 45(1), 2424417. https://doi.org/10.1080/0167482X.2024.2424417

Koob, C., Griffin, S. F., Stuenkel, M., Cartmell, K. B., Rennert, L., & Sease, K. (2024). Bridging the gaps in pediatric complex healthcare: The case for home nursing care among children with medical complexity. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11235-1

Melikam, E. S., Magwood, G. S., Ford, M., Salley, J., Abraham-Hilaire, L., Nelson, J., McCrary-Quarles, A., Berry, C., & Cartmell, K. B. (2024). Community Trust, Attitudes and Preferences Related to Participation in Cancer Research in South Carolina. Journal of Community Health, 49(1), 100–107. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-023-01251-3

Doherty, E. A., Cartmell, K. B., Griffin, S. F., Heo, M., Chen, L., Britt, J. L., & Crockett, A. H. (2023). Peer Reviewed: Discrimination and Adverse Perinatal Health Outcomes: A Latent Class Analysis. Preventing Chronic Disease, 20.

Rossi, M. M., Parisi, M. A., Cartmell, K. B., & McFall, D. (2023). Understanding COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the Hispanic adult population of South Carolina: a complex mixed-method design evaluation study. BMC Public Health, 23(1), 2359. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16771-9

Doherty, E. A., Cartmell, K. B., Griffin, S. F., Heo, M., Chen, L., Britt, J. L., & Crockett, A. H. (2023). Discrimination and Adverse Perinatal Health Outcomes: A Latent Class Analysis. Preventing Chronic Disease, 20, E96. https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd20.230094

Cartmell, K. B., Doherty, E. A., Gikaara, N., Ali, Z., Qanungo, S., Melikam, E. S., & Powell, R. A. (2023). Kenyan palliative care providers' and leaders' perceptions of palliative care research needs and support to facilitate rigorous research. BMC Palliative Care, 22(1), 135. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-023-01199-0,

Qanungo, S., Cartmell, K. B., Mueller, M., Butcher, M., Sarkar, S., Carlson, T. G., Madisetti, M., & Kumar, G. (2023). Comparison of home-based palliative care delivered by community health workers versus usual care: research protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. BMC Palliative Care, 22(1), 125. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-023-01235-z

Melikam, E. S., Simmons, V., Masoomkhah, E., Franco, R., Cartmell, K. B., Mayo, R. M., Gimbel, R. W., Okon, M., & Zhang, L. (2023). The association of urbanicity and travel time with lung cancer screening utilization. Cancer Epidemiol., 85, 102396.

Heavner, S. F., Stuenkel, M., Russ Sellers, R., McCallus, R., Dean, K. D., Wilson, C., Shuffler, M., Britt, T. W., Stark Taylor, S., Benedum, M., Munk, N., Mayo, R. M., Cartmell, K. B., Griffin, S. F., & Kennedy, A. B. (2023). "I Don't Want to Go to Work": A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Healthcare Worker Experiences from the Front- and Side-Lines of COVID-19. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20115953

Fowler, T., Sterrett, J., Smith, W., Bailey, J., & Cartmell, K. B. (2023). Establishing interprofessional clinical learning experiences in primary care safety-net sites. Journal of Interprofessional Care. Published. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2023.2195881

Ford, M., Cartmell, K. B., Male, A. M., Le, P. N. T., Keeve, C., Sanders, I., Ross, J., Slan, M., McLauren, J., Platt, M., Gomez, E., Zserai, J., Poore, B., Cody, C., Ladd, V., Beattie, M. S., Sudduth, J. D., Kreps, K., & Roberts, James R. R. (2023). Evaluation of the First-Year Data from an HPV Vaccination Van Program in South Carolina, US. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12041362

RA, P., Z, A., Gikaara, N., Qanungo, S., ES, M., & Cartmell, K. B. (2022). Research attitudes, practice and literacy among Kenyan palliative care healthcare professionals: an observational, cross-sectional online survey. BMC Palliative Care, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-022-01091-3

White, A. A., Neelon, B., Martin, R. H., Roberts, J. R., Korte, J. E., Williams, E. M., & Cartmell, K. B. (2022). Predicting HPV vaccination among Tdap vaccinated adolescents in Georgia at the county level. Annals of Epidemiology, 70, 74–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2022.03.008

White, A. A., Neelon, B., Martin, R., Roberts, J. A., Korte, J. E., Williams, E. M., & Cartmell, K. B. (2022). Predicting HPV vaccination among Tdap vaccinated adolescents in Georgia at the county level. Annals of Epidemiology, 70, 74–78. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2022.03.008

White, A. A., Neelon, B., Martin, R., Korte, J., Roberts, J., Williams, E., & Cartmell, K. B. (2022). Spatial patterns of HPV and Tdap vaccine dose administration and the association of health department clinic access in Georgia counties. Vaccine, 40(9), 1352–1360. https://doi.org/doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.12.039

Melvin, C. L., Sterba, K. R., Gimbel, R., Lennert, L., & Cartmell, K. B. (2022). Dissemination and Implementation of a Google Apple Exposure Notification System for COVID-19 Risk Mitigation at a National Public University: Protocol for a Pilot Evaluation Study in a Real-World Setting. JMIR, 11, e32567. https://doi.org/10.2196/32567.

Cartmell, K. B., Kenneson, S. A., Roy, R., Bhattarchee, G., Panda, N., Kumar, G., & Qanungo, S. (2022). Feasibility of a Palliative Care Intervention Utilizing Community Health Workers to Facilitate Delivery of Home-based Palliative Care in India. Indian Journal of Palliative Care. https://doi.org/10.25259/IJPC_62_21

Cartmell, K. B., Clinkscales, A. B., Griffin, S. F., Tugman, B., & Gimbel, R. (2021). Best practices and lessons learned from clemson university’s population health degree programs. APHA 2021 Annual Meeting and Expo.

Neroda, P., Hsieh, M. C., Wu, X. C., Cartmell, K. B., Mayo, R. M., Wu, J., Hicks, C., & Zhang, L. (2021). Racial Disparity and Social Determinants in Receiving Timely Surgery Among Stage I-IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients in a U.S. Southern State. Front Public Health, 9, 662876. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.662876

Hauck, C., Kelechi, T., Cartmell, K. B., & Mueller, M. (2021). Trial-level factors affecting accrual and completion of oncology clinical trials: a systematic review. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 24. https://doi.org/DOI Listing http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8573122 PMC December 2021

Neroda, P., Hsieh, M., Wu, X., Cartmell, K. B., Mayop, R., Wu, J., Hicks, C., & Zhang, L. (2021). Racial Disparity and Social Determinants in Receiving Timely Surgery Among Stage I-IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients in a U.S. Southern State. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 662876. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.662876

Qanungo, S., Calvo-Schimmel, A., McGue, S., Singh, P., Roy, R., Bhattacharjee, G., Panda, N., Kumar, G., Chowdhury, R., & Cartmell, K. B. (2021). Barriers, Facilitators and Recommended Strategies for Implementing a Home-Based Palliative Care Intervention in Kolkata, India. American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, 38(6), 572–582. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049909120969127

Lee, S. J., & Cartmell, K. B. (2021). An Association Rule Mining Analysis of Lifestyle Behavioral Risk Factors in Cancer Survivors with High Cardiovascular Disease Risk. Journal of Personalized Medicine. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm11050366

Sundstrom, B., Cartmell, K. B., White, A. A., Well, H., Pierce, J. Y., & Brandt, H. M. (2021). Correcting HPV Vaccination Misinformation Online: Evaluating the HPV Vaccination NOW Social Media Campaign. Vaccines, 9(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9040352

Cartmell, K. B., Sundstrom, B., White, A., Russo, N., Well, H., Young-Pierce, J., Brandt, H. M., Roberts, J. R., & Ford, M. E. (2021). HPV Vaccination Champions: Evaluating a Technology-Mediated Intervention for Parents. Frontiers in Digital Health. Published. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2021.636161

Neroda, P., Hsieh, M., Wu, X. C., Cartmell, K. B., Mayo, R. M., Wu, J., Hicks, C., & Zhang, L. (2021). Racial Disparity in the Timely Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 16(1).

Ford, M. E., Bryant, D. C., Cartmell, K. B., Sterba, K., Burshell, D. R., Hill, E. G., Kim, J., De Toma, Allan, Knight, K. D., Reed, T., Weaver, K., Calhoun, E., & Esnaola, N. F. (2020). Challenges and successes in recruiting African Americans with early-stage, non-small cell lung cancer to an NIMHD-funded, NCORP-based patient navigation trial. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, N, 29. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7755.DISP18-A085

Mendhi, M. M., Newman, S. D., Pope, C., Cartmell, K. B., & Premji, S. (2020). Perceptions of traditional birth attendants and midwives related to neonatal airway management in rural Uganda: a focused ethnographic qualitative study. Jouornal of Global Health Reports, 4. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.29392/001c.17360

Bozigar, M., Faith, T. D., White, A. A., Drayton, K. D., Fabick, A., & Cartmell, K. B. (2020). A Cross-Sectional Survey to Evaluate Potential for Partnering With School Nurses to Promote Human Papillomavirus Vaccination. Preventing Chronic Disease, 17. https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd17.190451

Ford, M. E., Bryant, D. C., Cartmell, K. B., Sterba, K., Burshell, D. R., Hill, E. G., Kim, J., De Toma, Allan, Knight, K. D., Reed, T., Weaver, K., Calhoun, E., & Esnaola, N. F. (2020). Challenges and successes in recruiting African Americans with early-stage, non-small cell lung cancer to an NIMHD-funded, NCORP-based patient navigation trial. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 29. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7755.DISP18-A085

Ford, M., Cannady, K., Nahhas, G., Knight, K., Chavis, C., Malek, A., Martino, E., Frazier, S., Gathers, A., Lawton, C., Cartmell, K. B., & Luque, J. (2020). Assessing an intervention to increase knowledge related to cervical cancer and HPV vaccination. Advances in Cancer Research, 146, 115–137. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.acr.2020.01.007

Hauck, C., Kelechi, T., Cartmell, K. B., & Mueller, M. (published). Scoping Review: Barriers and Facilitators of Enrollment in Pediatric Oncology Clinical Trials. Pediatric Nursing, 47(2).

Kompelli, A., Cartmell, K. B., Sterba, K. R., Alberg, A. J., Xiao, C. C., Sood, A. J., Garrett-Meyer, E., White-Gilberson, S., Rosenzweig, S. J., & Day, T. A. (2020). Clinical versus pathological staging for patients treated with definitive surgery for head and neck squamous cell cancer. World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 6(1), 41–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wjorl.2019.01.002

Kompelli, A., Cartmell, K. B., Sterba, K., Albert, A. J., Xiao, C. C., Sood, A., Garrett-Mayer, E., White-Gibertson, S. J., Rozensweigh, S. A., & Day, T. A. (2020). An assessment of racial differences in epidemiological, clinical and psychosocial factors among head and neck cancer patients at the time of surgery. World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Survery, 6(1),
41–48. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wjorl.2019.01.002

Cartmell, K. B., Bonilha, H. S., Simpson, K. N., Ford, M. E., Bryant, D. C., & Alberg, A. J. (2020). Patient barriers to clinical trial participation and navigator activities to assist. Advances in Cancer Research, 146, 139–166. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.acr.2020.01.008.

Cartmell, K. B., Bonilha, H. S., Simpson, K. N., Ford, M. E., Bryant, D. C., & Alberg, A. J. (2020). Patient barriers to cancer clinical trial participation and navigator activities to assist. Cancer Health Research, 146, 139–166. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.acr.2020.01.008

Mendhi, M., Premji, S. S., Cartmell, K. B., Newman, S. D., & Pope, C. (2020). Self-efficacy measurement instrument for neonatal resuscitation training: An integrative review. Nurse Education in Pratice, 43, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102710

Lee, S. J., & Cartmell, K. B. (2019). Self-reported depression in cancer survivors versus the general population: a population-based propensity-score matched analysis. Quality of Life Research, 29(2), 483–494. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-019-02339-x

Cartmell, K. B., Mzik, C. R., Sundstrom, B. L., Luque, J. S., White, A., & Pierce, J. Y. (2019). HPV vaccination communication messages, messengers and messaging strategies. Journal of Cancer Education, 34(5), 1014–1023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-018-1405-x

Kilpatrick, D. J., Cartmell, K. B., Diedhiou, A., Cummings, K. M., Warren, G. W., Wynne, K. L., Biggers, S. R., & Gillam, P. S. (2019). A collaborative model for facilitating the delivery of smoking cessation treatments to cancer patients: Results from three oncology practices in South Carolina. Journal of Smoking Cessation, 14(2), 112–124. https://doi.org/10.1017/jsc.2018.23

Warren, G. W., Cartmell, K. B., Garrett-Mayer, E., Salloum, R. G., & Cummings, K. M. (2019). Attributable Failure of First-line Cancer Treatment and Incremental Costs Associated With Smoking by Patients With Cancer. JAMA Network Open, 2(4). https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.1703

Potts, M., Cartmell, K. B., Qanungo, S., & Nemeth, L. (2019). A qualitative evaluation of a home-based palliative care program utilizing community health workers in India. Indian Journal of Palliative Care, 25(2), 181–189. https://doi.org/10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_166_18

Mendhi, M., Cartmell, K. B., Newman, S., & Premji, S. (2019). Review of educational interventions to increase traditional birth attendants' neonatal resuscitation self-efficacy. Women and Birth, 32(1), 16–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2018.04.016

Cartmell, K. B., Dooley, M., Mueller, M., Nahhas, G., Dismuke, C. L., Warren, G., & Cummings, K. M. (2018). Effect of an evidencebased inpatient tobacco dependence treatment service on 30, 90 and 180 day hospital readmission rates. Medical Care, 56(4), 358–363. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000000979

Cartmell, K. B., Dismuke, C. L., Dooley, M., Mueller, M., Nahhas, G., Warren, G., Fallis, P., & Cummings, K. M. (2018). Effect of an evidence-based tobacco dependent treatment service on 1-year post-discharge health care costs. Medical Care, 56(10), 883–889. https://doi.org/0.1097/MLR.0000000000000979

Keleman, L. E., Abbott, S., Qin, B., Perez, L. C., Morman, P. G., Wallace, K., Cartmell, K. B., & Schildkraut, J. M. (2018). Cigarette smoking and the association with serous ovarian cancer in African American women: African American Cancer Epidemiology Study (AACES). Cancer Causes and Control, 28(7), 699–709. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-017-0899-6

Sundstrom, B., Aylor, E., Cartmell, K. B., Brandt, H., Bryant, D. C., Hughes-Halbert, C., & Young-Pierce, J. (2018). Beyond birds and bees: a qualitative content analysis of online HPV vaccination communication. Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 11(30), 205–214. https://doi.org/10.1080/17538068.2018.1484984

Cartmell, K. B., Young-Pierce, J., McGue, S., Alberg, A. J., Luque, J., Zubizeretta, M., & Brandt, H. (2018). Barriers, facilitators and potential strategies for improving HPV vaccination: A statewide assessment to inform action. Papillomavirus Research, 5, 21–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pvr.2017.11.003

Luque, J. S., Soulen, G., Davila, C. B., & Cartmell, K. B. (2018). Access to healthcare for uninsured latina immigrants in South Carolina. BMC Health Services Research, 18(310), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3138-2

Cartmell, K. B., Sterba, K., Pickett, K., Zapka, J., Alberg, A. J., Sood, A. J., & Esnaola, N. F. (2018). Availability of patient-centered cancer support services: a statewide survey of cancer centers. PLOS One, 13(3), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0194649

McDonnell, K. K., Strayer, S. M., Sercy, E., Campbell, C., Friedman, D., Cartmell, K. B., & Eberth, J. (2018). Developing and testing a brief clinic-based lung cancer screening decision aid for primary care settings. Health Expectations, 21(4), 796–804. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12675

Su-Jung, L., Park, Y. J., & Cartmell, K. B. (2018). Sarcopenia in cancer survivors is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk. Supportive Care in Cancer, 26(7), 2313–2321. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-018-4083-7

Potts, M., Cartmell, K. B., Nemeth, L., Bhattacharjee, G., & Qanungo, S. (2018). A systematic review of palliative care intervention outcomes and outcome measures in low resource countries. Journal of Pain and Sympton Management, 55(5), 1382–1396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.12.487

Bond, S. M., Cartmell, K. B., Lopez, C. M., Ford, M. E., Brandt, H. M., Gore, E. I., & Alberg, A. J. (2017). Racial and ethnic group knowledge, perceptions and behaviors about HPV, HPV vaccination and cervical cancer among adolescent females. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 29(5), 429–435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpag.2016.02.005

Ford, M. E., Bryant, D. C., Cartmell, K. B., Sterba, K., Burshell, D. R., Hill, E. G., De Toma, Allan, Knight, K. D., Weaver, K., Calhoun, E., & Esnaola, N. F. (2017). Interim Recruitment Outcomes in an NCORP-Based Patient Navigation Trial for African Americans with Early Stage Lung Cancer. Cancer Biomarkers & Prevention, 27, 65–66. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7755.DISP16-A72

McDonnell, K. K., Eberth, J. M., Strayer, S. M., Friedman, D. B., Cartmell, K. B., & Sercy, E. (2016). Testing a Brief, Clinically-Based Lung Cancer Screening Decision Aid. Annals of Behavioral Medicine; 50, S299–S299.

Nahhas, G. J., Wilson, D., Talbot, V., Cartmell, K. B., Warren, G. W., Toll, B. A., Carpenter, M. J., & Cummings, K. M. (2016). Feasibility of implementing an "opt-out" tobacco cessation service. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 19(8), 937–943. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntw312

Melvin, C. L., Jefferson, M. S., Rice, L. J., Cartmell, K. B., & Halbert, C. H. (2016). Predictors of Participation in Mammography Screening among Non-Hispanic Black, Non-Hispanic White, and Hispanic Women. Frontiers in Public Health, 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00188

Alberg, A. J., Morman, P. G., Crankshaw, S., Wang, F., Bandera, E. V., Cartmell, K. B., & Schildkraut, J. (2016). Socioeconomic status in relation to the risk of ovarian cancer in African American women: A population-based case control study. American Journal of Epidemiology, 184(4), 274–283. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwv450

Mitchell-Brown, F., Nemeth, L., Cartmell, K. B., Newman, S., & Goto, K. (2016). A study of Hmong immigrants' experience with diabetes education: a community engaged qualitative study. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 28(6), 540–549. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043659616661393

Ersek, J., Eberth, J., McDonnell, K., Strayer, S., Sercy, E., Cartmell, K. B., & Friedman, D. (2016). Knowledge, attitudes and use of low dose computed tomography for lung cancer screening among family physicians. Cancer, 122(15), 2324–2331. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.29944

Cartmell, K. B., Bonilha, H. S., Matson, T., Bryant, D. C., Zapka, J., Bentz, T. A., Ford, M. E., Hughes-Halbert, C., Simpson, K. N., & Alberg, A. J. (2016). Patient participation in cancer clinical trials: a pilot test of lay navigation. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communication, 3, 86–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2016.04.005

Esnaola, N. F., Bryant, D. C., Cartmell, K. B., Calhoun, E., Sterba, K., Burshell, D. R., Hill, E. G., Wahlquist, A. E., Knight, K. D., & Ford, M. E. (2016). A patient navigation model to increase rates of lung-directed therapy with curative intent (LDTCI) in African Americans with early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 25. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7755.DISP15-C45

Alberg, A. J., Cartmell, K. B., Sterba, K. R., Bolick, S., DaGuise, V. G., & Hebert, J. R. (2014). Outcome evaluation of a state comprehensive cancer control plan: Laying the foundation. Journal of Public Health Practice and Management, 19(4), 300– 307. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0b013e31825d208c

Carpenter, M. J., Ford, M. E., Cartmell, K. B., & Alberg, A. J. (2012). Misperceptions of nicotine replacement therapy within racially and clinically diverse groups. Journal of the National Medical Association, 103(9-10), 879--888. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30444-2

Bryant, D. C., Williamson, D., Cartmell, K. B., & Jefferson, M. (2011). A lay patient navigation training curriculum targeting disparities in cancer clinical trials. Journal of the National Black Nurses Association, 22(2), 68–75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-011-1263-0

Carter, C. L., Onicescu, G., Cartmell, K. B., Sterba, K. R., Tomsic, J., & Alberg, A. J. (2011). The comparative effectiveness of a team based versus group-based physical activity intervention for cancer survivors. Supportive Care in Cancer, 20(8), 1699–1707. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-011-1263-0

Ryan, K., Garrett-Mayer, E., Alberg, A. J., Cartmell, K. B., & Carpenter, M. J. (2011). Predictors of cessation pharmacotherapy use among black and non-hispanic white smokers. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 13(8), 642–652. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntr051

Cartmell, K. B., Miner, C., Carpenter, M. J., Vitoc, C. S., Biggers, S., Onicescu, G., & Alberg, A. J. (2011). Secondhand smoke exposure in young people and parental rules against smoking at home and in the care. Public Health Reports, 126(4), 572– 582. https://doi.org/10.1177/003335491112600414

Honors and Awards

2025 Immunization Champion Award, US Association of Immunization Managers and CDC

2025 Million Dollar Research Club for obtaining $1 million dollars in research funding in 3 years, Clemson College of Behavioral, Health and Social Sciences

2019 MUSC College of Health Professions Alumni Association Outstanding Achievement in Research Award

2018 MUSC High Impact Publication Recognition, MUSC College of Medicine Dean's Office

2018 MUSC High Performing Instructor Recognition (based on receipt of 4.5/5 or higher in student evaluation ratings over a 5-year period), MUSC College of Medicine Dean's Office.

2016 MUSC Innovators' Award Recipient, April 2016.

2014 Alpha Eta Society: National Scholastic Honor Society for the Allied Health Professions (GPA in PhD Program: 3.97)

2012 MUSC College of Health Professions Scholarship; 2011-2012 Academic Year

2012 MUSC Women’s Club Scholarship; 2011-2012 Academic Year

2012 The Perry V. Halushka 2012 MUSC Student Research Day, 1st Place Oral Presentation, Health Disparities Award

2011 The Perry V. Halushka 2011 MUSC Student Research Day, 1st Place Oral Presentation, Health Disparities Award

2011 The Perry V. Halushka 2011 MUSC Student Research Day, 1st Place Award, Interprofessional Collaboration Research Award

2011 2011 Second Place Abstract selected for oral presentation. American Association of Cancer Institutes Clinical Research Initiative Meeting. Chicago Illinois, July 2011

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