Publications and Presentations to Date

Concussion

• Nilsson, K. J., Pardue, K., Gao, Y., Dillion, N., Johnson, R. S., Flint, H. (2025). Epidemiology and symptom resolution in pediatric patients seen in a multidisciplinary concussion clinic. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation.2025. doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000001049
• Swann-Thomsen HE, Dillion N, Palumbo EAC, Pardue K, Flint H, Nilsson KJ. Concussion characteristics in children and adolescents with ADHD: Exploring symptom burden and recovery trajectories. Appl Neuropsychol Child. 2025;1-9. doi:10.1080/21622965.2025.2459235
• Johnson, R.S., Swann-Thomsen, H.E., Dillion, N., Palumbo, E.A.C., Pardue, K., Flint, H., & Nilsson, K.J. (2025). Concussion characteristics in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seen in a specialty concussion clinic. Journal of Attention Disorders, 29(2), 140-150. DOI: 10.1177/10870547241292465.
• Nilsson, KJ, Griffiths, T, Bell, C, Flint, H, Swann-Thomsen, HE, & Palumbo, E. (2024). Return to play: Evaluating medical clearance laws and provider confidence in concussion care. Idaho Family Physician: Strong Medicine for Idaho, 19(Fall), 10.
• Johnson, R.S. (November 2023). Minds Matter: Navigating the Impact of Concussions on Health and the Vital Role of the Health System. Invited Oral Presentation at the St. Luke’s Applied Research Division’s LEARN Series, Boise, ID.
• Johnson, R.S., Pan, J., Downing, K., Nilsson, K., Gao, Y., Zhang, S. (2023) Hemoglobin Levels in Prefrontal And Premotor Cortexes During The Tandem Gait Test In Healthy Adolescents: 1284. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 55(9S):p 420-421, September 2023. DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000983760.20519.ab
• Zhang, S., Pan, J., Johnson, R.S., Downing, K. (2023) Brain Activity And Gait Parameters During Dual-task Walking In Adolescents And Children: A Pilot Study: 1727. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 55(9S):p 584, September 2023. DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000985248.7850.f4
• Johnson, R.S., Nilsson, K., Pardue, K., Gao, Y., Rizvic, N., Flint, H. Initial Symptom Burden Across Demographic Characteristics for Pediatric Patients Seen for Concussion in a Multidisciplinary Concussion Group. Journal of Athletic Training, 2023;58(6, Supplement), S-149.
• Johnson, R.S. (June 2023). Initial Symptom Burden Across Demographic Characteristics for Pediatric Patients Seen for Concussion in a Multidisciplinary Concussion Group. Oral Presentation at the 73rd National Athletic Trainers’ Association Clinical Symposia & AT Expo, Indianapolis, IN.
• Johnson, R.S. (June 2023). Hemoglobin Levels in Prefrontal and Premotor Cortexes During the Tandem Gait Test in Healthy Adolescents. Poster Presentation at the 2023 American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting and World Congress, Denver, CO.
• Johnson, R.S. (April 2023). Concussion & the Female Athlete. Invited Presentation at the St. Luke’s Sports Medicine 12th Annual Concussion Symposium, Boise, ID.
• Lucas, S., Bolter, N. D., Jones Petranek, L., Nilsson, K., Pardue, K., Flint, H. (2023). Parents’/Guardians’ experience with their adolescents’ prolonged recovery from a sport-related concussion. Journal of Concussion. 2023;7. doi:10.1177/20597002231160946.
• Johnson, R.S. (March 2023). Increased Risk of Lower Extremity Injury Post-Concussion. Invited Oral Presentation at the Northwest Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Conference, Spokane, WA.
• Nilsson, K., Kendrick. L., Zhang, S., Johnson, R.S. (March 2023). A Clinical and Translational Approach to Concussion Research. Invited Oral Presentation at the Boise State University Clinical and Translational Scholarship Conference, Boise, ID.
• Johnson, R.S. (March 2023). Hemoglobin levels in prefrontal and premotor cortexes during the tandem gait test in healthy adolescents. Poster Presentation at the Boise State University Clinical and Translational Scholarship Conference, Boise, ID.
• Downing, K. (March 2023). Test-Retest Reliability of Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy During Dual Task Balancing in Healthy Adolescents. Poster Presentation at the Boise State University Clinical and Translational Scholarship Conference, Boise, ID.
• Johnson, R.S. (September 2022). Increased Risk of Lower Extremity Injury Post-Concussion. Invited Oral Presentation at the St. Luke’s Sports Medicine Monthly Conference, Virtual.
• Nilsson, K. J., Flint, H., Kendrick, L., Gao, Y., Cutchin, S., Pentecost, R., & Pardue, K. (2019). Repetitive Head Impacts in Youth Football: Description and Relationship to White Matter Structure. Orthopedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 7(3).
• Nilsson, Kurt (Jan 2019). Analyzing the Effects of Repetitive Impacts to the Head Utilizing Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI). Presentation at the Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Society (PRISM) 6th Annual Meeting.
• Bergerson, S., Flint, H., & Hansen Z. (2018). Economic Evaluation of Concussion Programs in the State of Idaho: The Collective Potential of Prevention and Clinical Care. Population Health Management.
• Lucas, S., Jones Petranek, L., Nilsson, K., Flint, H., Pardue, K. (November 2018). Parents as Advocators and Navigators: Perspectives Concerning Youth Sport Athletes with Post-Concussion Syndrome – Preliminary Findings. Presented at the 94th Annual Conference of Western Society for Physical Education of College Women, Pacific Grove, CA.
• Nilsson, K. J., Flint, H., Reis, J., & Pardue, K. (2017). St. Luke’s virtual concussion clinic: A unique structure to provide comprehensive care for patients. Sports Journal.

Suicide & Behavioral Health

• Radin Anna K, Symposium: Innovation and Lessons Learned through Meaningful Engagement in the Suicide Prevention among Recipients of Care (SPARC) Trial. International Association for Suicide Research / American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Conference, Boston, MA. November 8-11, 2025. [Accepted]
• McCue E, Fruhbauerova M, Shaw J, Fouts T, Skeie A, Zheng Z, Peña C, Youell J, Flint H, Radin AK. Physician and Clinician Attitudes, Beliefs, and Practices Related to Care for Patients with Suicide Risk in a Large Regional Health System in Idaho. Oral presentation at American Association of Suicidology 58th Annual Conference, Columbus, OH, March 30-April 4, 2025.
• Skeie A, Pierce H, Radin AK, Flint H, Shaw J, Fouts T, McCue E, Wardwell E, Brown SP. Noteworthy Trends in Adolescent Engagement with Non-Demanding Suicide Prevention Interventions. Poster presentation at Anxiety & Depression Association of America 2025 Conference, Las Vegas, NV. April 3-4, 2025.
• Fouts T, Radin AK, Biss M, Skeie A, McCue E, Shaw J, Flint H, et al. Meaningful Collaboration to Deliver High-Quality Follow Up Care in Three Suicide Prevention Randomized Controlled Trials. Poster presentation at 2025 Suicide Research Symposium, Virtual Conference April 23-25, 2025.
• Pierce H, Radin AK, Skeie A, Fouts T, McCue E, Shaw J, Flint H. Asynchronous Virtual Recruitment: A Novel Method to Efficiently Reach Enrollment Targets in Suicide Prevention Research. Oral presentation at 2025 Suicide Research Symposium, Virtual Conference April 23-25, 2025.
• Radin Anna K, Brown Siobhan P, Jenny S, et al. Comparative effectiveness of two-way caring contacts texts vs one-way caring contacts texts vs enhanced usual care to reduce suicidal behavior in adolescents and adults: Protocol for the SPRING pragmatic randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2025:107839. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1551714425000333. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2025.107839.
• Radin AK & Biss, M. Meeting Teens Where They are: Suicide Prevention in Adolescents & Adults in the SPARC Trial. Oral presentation at Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institutes (PCORI) 2024 Annual Meeting, Washington DC, October 22-23, 2024.
• Radin AK. The SPARC Trial & Suicide Prevention in Youth and Young Adults. Oral presentation at: Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute – United States Congressional Briefing on Suicide Prevention in Youth and Young Adults, Washington, DC (virtual), 2022. Available online at: https://www.pcori.org/events/2022/pcori-virtual-briefing-suicide-prevention-youth-and-young-adults.
• Radin AK, Shanks J, Gudmundsen G. Suicide in Idaho teens: How schools can support suicide prevention. Oral presentation at Southern Idaho Public School District Superintendents Meeting. Kuna, ID, 2024.
• Radin AK, Meiffren-Lézine D, Richards J. Meaningful Engagement in Suicide Prevention Research. Oral presentation at University of Washington Suicide Care Research Center Methods Core Seminar Series. Virtual seminar, 2024.
• Stright M, Radin AK, Meltzer D, Sadiki A, Hart H. Access to Care Challenges and the Mental Health Crisis. Panel Discussion at Leadership Boise Healthcare Day. Boise, ID, 2024.
• Radin AK. Optimizing Reach: Balancing Flexibility and Fidelity in Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trials. Oral presentation at University of Washington Suicide Care Research Center Methods Core Seminar Series. Virtual seminar, 2024.
• Radin AK and Decker S. SPARC & SPRING Research Studies. Interview at the 2023 Speedy Foundation Hope Lives film screening and panel discussion. Virtual Research Interview, November 13, 2023. Available online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NyYu-GA5Ek
• Radin, A.K, McCue, E., Pedersen, S. Opportunities and Challenges in the Implementation of Suicide Risk Screening and Intervention in Medical Settings: Results from a Qualitative Analysis. Oral presentation at 2024 Suicide Research Symposium. Virtual conference, 2024.
• Radin, A.K. Fluidity of Suicide Risk and Need for Evidence-Informed Intervention Tailored to Individuals Screening at Low Risk for Suicide. Oral Presentation at 2023 International Academy of Suicide Research/American Foundation for Suicide Prevention International Summit on Suicide Research 2023, Barcelona, Spain, October 15-18, 2023.
• Radin, A.K., Shaw, J., Brown, S.P., Flint, H., Fouts, T., McCue, E., Skeie, A., Peña, C., Youell, J., Ratzliff, A., Powers, D.M., Biss, M., Lemon, H., Sandoval, D., Hartmann, J., Hammar, E., Doty-Jones, A., Wilson, J., Austin, G., Chan, K.C.G., Zheng, Z., Fruhbauerova, M., Ross, M., Stright, M., Pullen, S., Edwards, C., Walton, M., Kerbrat, A., Comtois, K.A. Comparative effectiveness of safety planning intervention with instrumental support calls (ISC) versus safety planning intervention with two-way text message caring contacts (CC) in adolescents and adults screening positive for suicide risk in emergency departments and primary care clinics: Protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2023;131:107268.
• Fouts, T., Skeie, A., Biss, M., Hartmann, J., Lemon, H., Sandoval, D., Shaw, J., McCue, E., Peña, C., Youell, J., Flint, H., Radin, A.K. Collaboration with the Idaho Crisis and Suicide Hotline to Implement a Text Message-Based Caring Contacts Program for Suicide Prevention: Lessons Learned from the SPARC Trial. Poster presentation at: Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) 2023 Annual Meeting, Washington DC, October 4-5, 2023.
• Radin, A.K. Suicide Prevention in Adults and Adolescents in Idaho and The SPARC Trial. Oral presentation at: Idaho Psychological Association Annual Convention 2023, Boise, ID, April 28-29, 2023.
• Radin, A.K., Shaw, J., Brown, S.P., Torres, J., Harper, M., Flint, H., Fouts, T., McCue, E., Skeie, A., Peña, C., Youell, J., Doty-Jones, A., Wilson, J., Flinn, L., Austin, G., Chan, K.C.G., Zheng, Z., Fruhbauerova, M., Walton, M., Kerbrat, A., Comtois, K.A. Comparative effectiveness of two versions of a caring contacts intervention in healthcare providers, staff, and patients for reducing loneliness and mental distress: A randomized controlled trial. J Affect Disord. 2023 Mar 22;331:442-451. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.03.029. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36963515.
• Radin, A.K. The SPARC Trial and Suicide Prevention in Adolescents. Oral presentation at: Boise State University Clinical and Translational Research Conference, Boise, ID, March 3, 2023.
• McCue, E., Fruhbauerova, M., Shaw, J., Fouts, T., Skeie, A., Zheng, Z., Peña, C., Youell, J., Flint, H., Radin, A.K. Integrating REDCap and a Web-based Texting Platform to Identify Potential Clinical Trial Participants and Deliver a Caring Contacts Intervention during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Poster presentation at: Boise State University Clinical and Translational Research Conference, Boise, ID, March 3, 2023.
• Fouts, T., Skeie, A., Biss, M., Hartmann, J., Lemon, H., Sandoval, D., Shaw, J., McCue, E., Peña, C., Youell, J., Flint, H., Radin, A.K. Collaboration with the Idaho Crisis and Suicide Hotline to Implement a Text Message-Based Caring Contacts Program for Suicide Prevention. Poster presentation at: Boise State University Clinical and Translational Research Conference, Boise, ID, March 3, 2023.
• Radin, A.K. Mental Health in Patients, Providers, and Staff in the Covid-19 Era (MHAPPS): A Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial. Oral presentation at: National Institute of Mental Health Conference on Mental Health Services Research, Bethesda, MD (virtual), August 3, 2022.
• Radin, A.K. The SPARC Trial & Suicide Prevention in Youth and Young Adults. Oral presentation at: Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Congressional Briefing, Washington DC (virtual), February 23, 2022.
• Radin, A.K, Torres, J., et al. Meaningful Collaboration: Engaging People with Lived Experience with Suicide (PLES) and the Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline in the SPARC Suicide Prevention Trial. Poster presented at: Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (virtual), November 18, 2021.
• Radin, A.K. The SPARC Trial: Comparing Safety Planning Plus Structured Follow-Up from a Suicide Prevention Hotline (SP+SFU) to Safety Planning Alone (SP) for Suicide Prevention Among Adult and Adolescent Recipients of Care in EDs & Primary Care Settings. Oral presentation at: Idaho Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boise, Idaho, January 2020.
• Radin, A.K. Suicide Prevention Among Recipients of Care in Emergency Departments and Primary Care Clinics. Oral presentation at: Men’s Health Network Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (virtual), September 2020.
• Radin, A.K. Health System Interventions to Prevent Suicide. Oral presentation at: Idaho Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boise, Idaho, April 2019.
• Radin, A.K. McCue, E., Brown, S., Zheng, Z., Shaw, J., Fouts, T., Pena, C., Skeie, A., Youell, J., Flint, H., Comtois, K.A. Fluidity of Suicide Risk and Need for Evidence-Informed Intervention Tailored to Individuals Screening at Low Risk for Suicide. Oral presentation at: 2023 IASR/AFSP International Summit on Suicide Research, Barcelona, Spain, October 2023.

Pediatric Complex Care

• Swann-Thomsen, H.E., Tivis, R., Sitts, C., Hanks, J. Healthcare costs and utilization in medically fragile pediatric patients during the first year of care coordination. Child Health Care. Published online April 8, 2024:1-16. doi:10.1080/02739615.2024.2338750
• Swann-Thomsen, H.E., Tivis, R., Sitts, C., Hanks, J. An innovative approach for coordinating multiple sedated procedures in medically complex pediatric patients. Soc Work Health Care. 2024;63(4-5):237-247. doi:10.1080/00981389.2024.2316706
• Swann-Thomsen, H.E., Sitts, C., Hanks, J., Tivis, R. Implementing a social work care coordination model for children and youth with special health care needs in a rural-urban health system. Soc Work Health Care. 2024;63(3):188-204. doi:10.1080/00981389.2024.2304010
• Swann-Thomsen, H.E., Lindsay, R., Rourk, S., Hofacer, R., Nguyen E. National Survey Data to Evaluate Case Management Services: A Systematic Review on Care Coordination Using the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs. Prof Case Manag. 2022;27(3):124-140.
• Swann-Thomsen, H.E., Vineyard, J., Hanks, J., et al. Pediatric care coordination and risk tiering: Moving beyond claims data. J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2021;14(3):485-493.
• Swann-Thomsen, H.E., Vineyard, J., Sitts, C., Hanks, J., & Tivis, R. Stratification tool development in pediatric patients with complex health care needs. Presented at: Boise State University School of Allied Health Sciences Research Conference; February 2020; Boise, ID.
• Vineyard, J., Hanks, J., Sitts, C., Flint, H., Tivis, R. St. Luke’s Children’s Pediatric Care Coordination Acuity Tool. Presented at: American Academy of Pediatrics; November 2018; Orlando, FL
• Vineyard, J., Hanks, J., Sitts, C., Flint, H., Tivis, R. St. Luke’s Children’s Pediatric Care Coordination Acuity Tool. Presented at: Complex Pediatric Care Association; November 2018; Portland, OR.
• Vineyard, J., Hanks, J., Sitts, C., Flint, H., Tivis, R. St. Luke’s Children’s Pediatric Care Coordination Acuity Tool. Presented at: Children’s Hospital Association Quality and Safety Conference; March 2018; San Diego, CA.
• Bohecker, L., Hanks, J., Sitts, C., Flint, H., & Tivis, R. (November, 2016). The Big Exhale: A Cohesive Model of Pediatric Care Coordination. Presented at: Children’s Hospital Association Quality and Safety Conference. New Orleans, LA

Sugar Sweetened Beverages

• Bolter, N. D., Gao, Y., Conger, S. A., Spear, C. E., Radin, A. K., & Flint, H. (2020). Parents’ knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to children’s beverage consumption in youth soccer: A qualitative analysis. Health Education Journal, 79(3), 290–302.

Nursing Research

• Flood, M., Swann-Thomsen, H.E. Exploring hand hygiene expectations for NICU nursing staff. RN Ida. 2022;45(2):5-6.

Consumer Access and Experience

• Pierce, H. & Schneider, J. Community health assessment model profile: Designing health communities VIP. Poster presented at Boise State University Undergraduate Showcase, Boise, Idaho, April 19, 2024.

Maternal Health

• Swann-Thomsen, H.E., Dillion, N., Kausler, R., Flint, H. Navigating maternal health: Insights from paid family leave policy and perinatal care access in the Pacific Northwest. (In Press). RN Ida.
• Kausler, R., Swann-Thomsen, H.E., Pedersen, S., Davis, M. The Impact of the United States Parental Leave Policy on Health and Economic Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Policy Audit. Poster presented at Marcé of North America Annual Conference, Alexandria, VA, October 25-28, 2023.