Niko Verdecias-Pellum

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Journal Publications

• Muñoz Rascón, A*; Owolabi, EO*; Braxton, ME; Verdecias-Pellum, N; Shaibi, GQ. (2025) Social Needs and Type 2 Diabetes in Latinos: An Integrative Review. Jrnl of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. E-print ahead of pub. doi.org/10.1007/s40615-025-02448-z.
• Verdecias-Pellum, N; Silverman, C; Yudell, M; Carroll-Scott, A. (2025) Inequities in Community-Engaged Autism Research: Community Member Perspectives. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education and Action. 19(1):25-34. doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2025.a956594. 
• Von Nordheim, DA; Herrick, C; Verdecias, N; Garg, R; Kreuter, MW; McQueen, A. (2024) Correlates of self-reported executive function impairment among Medicaid beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Spectrum. July 10:ds230067. doi.org/10.2337/ds23-0067
• Kroll, C; Johnson, M; Kepper MM; Verdecias, N; Kreuter MW. (2023) An exploratory qualitative analysis of St. Louis residents: “I don’t really pay attention to the racial stuff very much”. Preventing Chronic Disease. Nov 9:20:E100. doi: 10.5888/pcd20.230103. PMID: 37943728
• Martinelli, S; McCoy, M; Reddy, S; Verdecias, N; Mishra, S. (1/22/24) Arizona opinion: The critical role of free school meals. Op Ed; Arizona Daily Star. https://tucson.com/opinion/column/arizona-opinion-the-critical-role-of-free-school-meals/article_e33e71e0-b554-11ee-a98c-0b087ec0a33b.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share
• McQueen, A; de la Vega, T; Marsh, A; Kroll, C; Poor, T; Verdecias, N; Caburnay, C; Kreuter, M. (2023) Trusted sources for COVID-19 testing and vaccination: Lessons for future health communication. Journal of Communication in Healthcare. E-pub ahead of print DOI: 10.1080/17538068.2023.2255408.
• Verdecias, N; McQueen, A; Von Nordheim, D; L; Broussard, D; Smith, R; Kreuter, M. (2023) Diabetes Distress in a Medicaid Sample: The Role of Psychosocial and Health-Related Factors. Diabetes and Its Complications.37(7):108495. DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2023.108495
• Reddy, S; Saxon, M; Verdecias, N; Biviji, R, Don, R; Kizer, E; Mishra, S. (2023) Parallel Crisis by State Lines: The Unintended Consequences of Dobbs in Health Care. Clinics in Medicine; 5(1):1051
• McQueen, A; Charles, C; Staten, J; Broussard, DJ; Smith, RE; Verdecias, N; Kreuter, MW. (2022) Social needs are associated with greater anticipated needs during an emergency and desire for help in emergency preparedness planning. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness.1-5.17:e279. DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2022.208. PMID: 36239053; PMCID: PMC9918631
• Garg, R; Muhammad, SN; Cabassa, LJ; McQueen, A; Verdecias, N; Greer, R; Kreuter, M. (2022) Transportation and other social needs as markers of mental health conditions. Journal of Transport & Health. 25:101357. DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2022.101357
• McQueen, A; Li, L; Verdecias, N; Broussard, D; Herrick, C; Brown, D; Kreuter, MW. (2021) Examining social needs and their associations with health outcomes and healthcare utilization among Medicaid beneficiaries. Population Health Management. 24(6):681-690. DOI: 10.1089/pop.2021.0065 PMID: 33704849 PMCID: PMC8433262
• Verdecias, N; Garg, R; Steensma, J; McQueen, A; Greer, R; Kreuter, M. (2020) Expressed and unexpressed social needs in low-income adults in the US. Health and Social Care in the Community. 00:1–8. https://doi. org/10.1111/hsc.13265. PMID: 33378603; PMCID: PMC8243392
• Verdecias, N; McQueen, A; Li, L; Baddam, CDR; Smith, R; Kreuter, M. (2020) Examining the intersection between unmet social needs, chronic disease comorbidities, and emergency room utilization among Medicaid beneficiaries with diabetes. Diabetes. 69 (Supplement 1):743-P DOI: 10.2337/db20-743-P
• Martinez-Donate, AP; Verdecias, N; Zhang, X; Gonzalez-Fagoaga, E; Asadi-Gonzalez, A; Guendelman, S; Amuedo-Dorantes, C: Rangel, MG. (2020) Examining the health profile and healthcare access of Mexican migrants traversing the Northern Mexican border. Medical Care. 58(5):474-482.

BOOK CHAPTER

• Verdecias, N; Steensma, J; Kreuter M; Bernhardt, J. Enhancing dissemination through marketing and distribution systems: A vision for public health; In Textbook Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health: Translating Science to Practice. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press; Published Fall 2023.