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Veteran Affairs

  1. Gaitens, J. M., Condon, M., Squibb, K., Centeno, J. A., & McDiarmid, M. A. (2017). Metal exposure in veterans with embedded fragments from war-related injuries: Early findings from surveillance efforts. JOEM, 59(11), 1056-1062. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001162
  2. McDiarmid, M. A., Cloeren, M., Gaitens, J., Hines, S. E., Streeten, E., Breyer, R. J., Brown, C. H., Condon, M., Roth, T., Oliver, M., Brown, L., Dux, M., Lewin-Smith, M. R., Strathmann, F., Velez-Quinones, M. A., & Gucer, P. W. (2018). Surveillance results and bone effects in the Gulf War depleted uranium-exposed cohort. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, A, 81(20), 1083-1097. https://doi.org/10.1080/15287394.2018.1494713
  3. Gaitens, J., Brown, C. H., Strathmann, F. G., Xu, H., Lewin-Smith, M. R., Velez-Quinones, M. A., & McDiarmid, M. A. (2020). The utility of spot versus 24-h urine samples for metal determination in veterans with retained fragments. American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 55(3), 428-434. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000001189
  4. McDiarmid, M. A., Hines, S. E., Cloeren, M., Gucer, P., Condon, M., Oliver, M., Roth, T., Lewin-Smith, M. R., Strathmann, F., Velez-Quinones, M. A., & Gaitens, J. M. (2023). The Department of Veterans' Affairs depleted uranium cohort in the time of COVID-19: Translating a traditional surveillance protocol to a telehealth platform. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 65(8), 670-676. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000002875
  5. Almashat, S., & McDiarmid, M. (2024). Toxic chemical exposures among civilians in armed conflicts: The need for research equity, justice, and accountability. Inhalation Toxicology, 36(5), 304-313. https://doi.org/10.1080/08958378.2023.2286325
  6. McDiarmid, M. A., Almashat, S., Cloeren, M., Condon, M., Oliver, M., Roth, T., Gucer, P., Brown, C. H., Whitlatch, H. B., Wang, K. C., Patel, J. B., Dux, M., Lee-Wilk, T., Lee, D., Lewin-Smith, M. R., Xu, H., Strathmann, F. G., Koslowski, J. A., Velez-Quinones, M. A., & Gaitens, J. M. (2024). Thirty years of surveillance of depleted uranium-exposed Gulf War veterans demonstrate continued effects to bone health. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, A, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/15287394.2024.2432021

Global Health

  1. Gaitens, J. M., Condon, M., Squibb, K., Centeno, J. A., & McDiarmid, M. A. (2017). Metal exposure in veterans with embedded fragments from war-related injuries: Early findings from surveillance efforts. JOEM, 59(11), 1056-1062. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001162
  2. McDiarmid, M. A., Cloeren, M., Gaitens, J., Hines, S. E., Streeten, E., Breyer, R. J., Brown, C. H., Condon, M., Roth, T., Oliver, M., Brown, L., Dux, M., Lewin-Smith, M. R., Strathmann, F., Velez-Quinones, M. A., & Gucer, P. W. (2018). Surveillance results and bone effects in the Gulf War depleted uranium-exposed cohort. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, A, 81(20), 1083-1097. https://doi.org/10.1080/15287394.2018.1494713
  3. Gaitens, J., Brown, C. H., Strathmann, F. G., Xu, H., Lewin-Smith, M. R., Velez-Quinones, M. A., & McDiarmid, M. A. (2020). The utility of spot versus 24-h urine samples for metal determination in veterans with retained fragments. American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 55(3), 428-434. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000001189
  4. McDiarmid, M. A., Hines, S. E., Cloeren, M., Gucer, P., Condon, M., Oliver, M., Roth, T., Lewin-Smith, M. R., Strathmann, F., Velez-Quinones, M. A., & Gaitens, J. M. (2023). The Department of Veterans' Affairs depleted uranium cohort in the time of COVID-19: Translating a traditional surveillance protocol to a telehealth platform. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 65(8), 670-676. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000002875
  5. Almashat, S., & McDiarmid, M. (2024). Toxic chemical exposures among civilians in armed conflicts: The need for research equity, justice, and accountability. Inhalation Toxicology, 36(5), 304-313. https://doi.org/10.1080/08958378.2023.2286325
  6. McDiarmid, M. A., Almashat, S., Cloeren, M., Condon, M., Oliver, M., Roth, T., Gucer, P., Brown, C. H., Whitlatch, H. B., Wang, K. C., Patel, J. B., Dux, M., Lee-Wilk, T., Lee, D., Lewin-Smith, M. R., Xu, H., Strathmann, F. G., Koslowski, J. A., Velez-Quinones, M. A., & Gaitens, J. M. (2024). Thirty years of surveillance of depleted uranium-exposed Gulf War veterans demonstrate continued effects to bone health. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, A, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/15287394.2024.2432021

Opioid and Vulnerable Workers

  1. Cloeren, M., Dement, J., Gaitens, J., Hines, S., Diaz, L., Tembunde, Y., Cranford, K., Shorter, J., Mosier, T., & Ringen, K. (2022). Beryllium disease among construction trade workers at Department of Energy nuclear sites: A follow-up. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 65(9), 708-720. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.23411
  2. Adenaiye, O. O., Zirpoli, J. B., Tan, M., Day, B. F., Bolaji, O., Mitchell, C. S., & Cloeren, M. (2022). Impact evaluation of a brief online training module on physician use of the Maryland, USA, Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. PLOS ONE, 17(8), e0272217. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272217
  3. Muller-Ramírez, C., Almashat, S., Gaitens, J., & McDiarmid, M. (2023). Carcinogenic drug exposure among health-sector workers: The need for exposure assessment and surveillance. Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 47, e11. https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2023.11
  4. Ofonedu, C., Frey, J. J., Ware, O., Hoke, K., Mitchell, C. S., & Cloeren, M. (2024). Improving identification of gig workers in national health and behavior surveys. New Solutions, 10482911241269313. https://doi.org/10.1177/10482911241269313
  5. Frey, J. J., Unick, G. J., Phillips, D. R., Imboden, R., Mosby, A., Ware, O. D., Mitchell, C. S., & Cloeren, M. (2024). Opioid-related overdose deaths in Maryland (2018), by industry and occupation. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000003092