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Allison R Casola

  • Barnett College of Public Health

    • Epidemiology and Biostatistics

      • Assistant Professor of Instruction

Curriculum Vitae 

Courses Taught

Number

Name

Level

EPBI 2219

Biostatistics and Public Health

Undergraduate

EPBI 3101

Introduction to Epidemiology

Undergraduate

EPBI 3102

Introduction to Research Methods

Undergraduate

EPBI 8403

Applied Concepts and Methods in Health Research

Graduate

EPBI 9289

MPH Fieldwork I

Graduate

EPBI 9389

MPH Fieldwork II

Graduate

Selected Publications

Recent

  • Case, J., Casola, A.R., & Stephens, M.M. (2026). Medical student preparedness to address healthcare disparities among individuals with disabilities: An analysis of the Council of Academic Family Medicine Educational Research Alliance Survey 2020. J Natl Med Assoc, 118(2), 297-306. United States. 10.1016/j.jnma.2025.12.004

  • Johns, B.A.Z., Casola, A.R., Rea, O., Skolnik, N., & Fidler, S.K. (2025). Safe-Guarding Youth from Online Sexual Exploitation in the Digital Era: A Role for Primary Care. Am J Lifestyle Med, 19(2), 307-313. United States. 10.1177/15598276241268236

  • Casola, A.R., Luber, K., & Riley, A.H. (2025). Period Poverty: An Epidemiologic and Biopsychosocial Analysis. Health Promot Pract, 26(1), 65-74. United States. 10.1177/15248399231192998

  • Davis, K., Casola, A.R., & Stephens, M.M. (2025). Family Medicine's Role in Policy and Advocacy: Reflections From a Team's Advocacy for People With Disabilities. Fam Med, 57(1), 6-8. United States. 10.22454/FamMed.2024.747272

  • Casola, A.R., Medley, L., Kunes, B.C., McGlone, N., & Silverio, A. (2024). "It shouldn't be just hush-hush": A qualitative community-based study of menstrual health communication among women in Philadelphia. Perspect Sex Reprod Health, 56(4), 378-388. United States. 10.1111/psrh.12277

  • Williams, K.E., Casola, A.R., & Mechler, K. (2024). Interpreting Difficult Conversations-Evaluating How to Support Medical Interpreters in the Delivery of Serious News. J Palliat Med, 27(9), 1210-1214. United States. 10.1089/jpm.2023.0623

  • Stephens, M.M., Casola, A.R., Cooper, E.T., Rea, O., & Roseman, K. (2024). Development and implementation of a continuing care program for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities in family medicine. Fam Pract, 41(3), 378-381. England. 10.1093/fampra/cmad075

  • Casola, A.R., Renaud, A., & Mulki, A.K. (2024). Discussing menstrual health in family medicine. Fam Med Community Health, 12(2). England. 10.1136/fmch-2023-002149

  • Lazarevic, B., Casola, A.R., & Chambers, C.V. (2024). COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination Trends Among Immunocompromised Patients. J Am Board Fam Med, 36(6), 927-932. United States. 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230028R1

  • Casola, A.R., Mass, J.A., Rea, O.K., Hammell, C., & Stephens, M.M. (2024). Evaluating a Novel Disability Education and Awareness Event for Health Professions Trainees. Prog Community Health Partnersh, 18(2), 259-265. United States. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38946570.

  • Casola, A.R., Rea, O., & Ho, T. (2024). Family physicians and menstrual care: An analysis of CERA 2023. Womens Health (Lond), 20, 17455057241247799. United States. 10.1177/17455057241247799

  • Casola, A.R., Pando, O., Medley, L., Kunes, B., McGlone, N., & Rea, O. (2024). Examining menstrual health experiences in Philadelphia, PA: A qualitative investigation. Womens Health (Lond), 20, 17455057241251975. United States. 10.1177/17455057241251975

  • Casola, A.R., Kelly, E.L., Smith, K., Kelly, S., & Cruz, M.S.d.l. (2023). Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical Students' Perceptions of Health Care for Vulnerable Populations. Fam Med, 55(2), 89-94. United States. 10.22454/FamMed.2022.940208

  • Casola, A.R., Medley, L., Kunes, B.C., & McGlone, N. (2023). Using Our Strengths: Establishing a Community-Academic Partnership to Tackle Menstrual Health Concerns in Philadelphia. Prog Community Health Partnersh, 17(1), 79-86. United States. 10.1353/cpr.2023.0012

  • Casola, A.R., Kunes, B., Burns, R., Kelly, E.L., & Cruz, M.S.d.l. (2023). Demographic Characteristics and Career Plans of First-Generation Medical Students at a Single Medical School in the United States. PRiMER, 7, 29. United States. 10.22454/PRiMER.2023.471624

  • Casola, A.R., Cunningham, A., Crittendon, D., Kelly, S., Sifri, R., & Arenson, C. (2022). Implementing and Evaluating a Fellowship for Community-Based Physicians and Physician Assistants: Leadership, Practice Transformation, and Precepting. J Contin Educ Health Prof, 42(2), 144-147. United States. 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000427

  • Casola, A.R., Luber, K., Riley, A.H., & Medley, L. (2022). Menstrual Health: Taking Action Against Period Poverty. Am J Public Health, 112(3), 374-377. United States. 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306622

  • Casola, A.R., Matson, P.A., & Jones, R.M. (2022). Association between relationship characteristics, sexual health attitudes, and dual contraceptive use among young adult college students aged 18-24. J Am Coll Health, 70(1), 314-324. United States. 10.1080/07448481.2020.1751172

  • Foster, K.E., Casola, A.R., Uzumcu, Z., Wodoslawsky, S., & Kelly, C. (2022). Outpatient maternity care and telemedicine use perceptions in the COVID-19 pandemic: a 2020 CERA survey. Women Health, 62(5), 402-411. United States. 10.1080/03630242.2022.2072051

  • Sprogell, A., Casola, A.R., & Cunningham, A. (2022). Health Literacy in Primary Care: Reflections and Suggestions for Physicians, Researchers, and Administrators. Am J Lifestyle Med, 16(3), 408-411. United States. 10.1177/15598276211041283

  • Cruz, M.S.d.l., Casola, A.R., Smith, K., Kelly, S., Bernstein, E., & Kelly, E.L. (2022). A Novel Curricular Approach to Teach Quality Improvement and Health Disparities in a Family Medicine Clerkship. PRiMER, 6, 512327. United States. 10.22454/PRiMER.2022.512327

  • Casola, A.R., Kunes, B., Jefferson, K., & Riley, A.H. (2021). Menstrual Health Stigma in the United States: Communication Complexities and Implications for Theory and Practice. J Midwifery Womens Health, 66(6), 725-728. United States. 10.1111/jmwh.13216

  • Kelly, E.L., Casola, A.R., Smith, K., Kelly, S., & Cruz, M.S.D.d.l. (2021). A qualitative analysis of third-year medical students' reflection essays regarding the impact of COVID-19 on their education. BMC Med Educ, 21(1), 481. England. 10.1186/s12909-021-02906-2

  • Cruz, M.S.D.d.l., Smith, R.S., Silverio, A.E., Casola, A.R., & Kelly, E.L. (2021). What we learned in the development of a third-year medical student curricular project. Perspect Med Educ, 10(3), 167-170. Netherlands. 10.1007/s40037-021-00648-x

  • Cunningham, A., Crittendon, D., Konys, C., Mills, G., Casola, A., Kelly, S., & Arenson, C. (2021). Critical Race Theory as a Lens for Examining Primary Care Provider Responses to Persistently-Elevated HbA1c. J Natl Med Assoc, 113(3), 297-300. United States. 10.1016/j.jnma.2020.11.012

  • Castellan, C.M., Casola, A.R., & Weinstein, L.C. (2021). Centering Providers to Deliver Group Care: Implementing CenteringPregnancy and CenteringParenting at an Urban Federally Qualified Health Center. Popul Health Manag, 24(2), 164-165. United States. 10.1089/pop.2020.0034

  • Casola, A.R., Kunes, B., Cunningham, A., & Motley, R.J. (2021). Mask Use During COVID-19: A Social-Ecological Analysis. Health Promot Pract, 22(2), 152-155. United States. 10.1177/1524839920983922

  • Smith, R.S., Silverio, A., Casola, A.R., Kelly, E.L., & Cruz, M.S.d.l. (2021). Third-Year Medical Students' Self-perceived Knowledge About Health Disparities and Community Medicine. PRiMER, 5, 9. United States. 10.22454/PRiMER.2021.235605