Biomathematics
Health insurance reform, patient and provider decision making (cancer screening and vaccination), military medical readiness.
2009 Ph.D., Biomathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
2005 M.S., Biomathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
2004 B.S., Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
2023 - present Associate Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont
2019 - 2023 Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont
2020 Blodwen S. Huber Early Career Green and Gold Professor in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
2012 RAND Silver Medal Award
2008-2009 UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship
2005-2008 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
2004-2005 NIH Systems and Integrative Biology Training Grant
2004 Matthew J. Orloff Award (outstanding senior thesis, MIT dept of Physics)
“Understanding Health-Related Discussions on Reddit: Development of a Topic Assignment Method and Exploratory Analysis.” Chan GJ, Fung M, Warrington J, Nowak SA. JMIR Formative Research. 2025 Jan 29;9:e55309. doi: 10.2196/55309. PMID: 39879094
“Perceived helpfulness of caregiver support resources: Results from a state-wide poll.” Reblin M, Ambrose N, Pastore N, Nowak S. PEC Innovation. 2024 May 25;4:100295. doi: 10.1016/j.pecinn.2024.100295. eCollection 2024 Dec. PMID: 38855072
“Using a computational cognitive model to simulate the effects of personal and social network experiences on seasonal influenza vaccination decisions.” Walsh MM, Parker AM, Vardavas R, Nowak SA, Kennedy DP, Gidengil CA. Frontiers in Epidemiology. 2024 Nov 13;4:1467301. doi: 10.3389/fepid.2024.1467301. eCollection 2024. PMID: 39610788
“A retrospective multi-site examination of chronic kidney disease using longitudinal laboratory results and metadata to identify clinical and financial risk.” Fung M, Haghamad A, Montgomery E, Swanson K, Wilkerson M, Stathakos K, VanNess R, Nowak S, Wilburn C, Kavus H, Swid M, Okoye N, Ziemba Y, Ramrattan G, Macy J, McConnell J, Lewis M, Bailey B, Shotorbani K, Crawford J. BMC Nephrology. Nov 2024; PMID: 39639199
“Overview and Feasibility of a Novel Transdisciplinary Integrative Approach to High Impact Chronic Pain in Vermont.” Plavin J, Landau J, Rose G, Ziller E, Nowak S, Finley H, Audy L, Porter J. Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health. Sep 2024. PMID: 39219711
"Multi-level factors linked to young adult primary care transitions: evidence from a state all-payer claims analysis. BMC Prim Care." Nowak S, Reblin M, Fung M, Turley C, Threlkeld K. BMC Primary Care. 2024 Jun 26;25(1):230. doi: 10.1186/s12875-024-02463-9. PMID: 38926646 PMCID: PMC11200814
"Long-term Mammography Screening Trends and Predictors of Return Screening after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from a Statewide Registry." Sprague BL, Nowak SA, Ahern TP, Herschorn SD, Kaufman PA, Odde C, Perry H, Sowden MM, Vacek PM, Weaver DL. Radiology, Imaging Cancer. 2024 May;6(3):e230161. doi: 10.1148/rycan.230161. PMID: 38578209
"Home and wild food procurement were associated with improved food security during the COVID-19 pandemic in two rural US states." Niles MT, McCarthy AC, Malacarne J, Bliss S, Belarmino EH, Laurent J, Merrill SC, Nowak SA, Schattman RE. Scientific Reports. 2024 Feb 1;14(1):2682. doi: 10.1038/s41598- 024-52320-z. PMID: 38302511; PMCID: PMC10834469.
"Understanding barriers and facilitators of appropriate antibiotic use: a qualitative analysis of an online parenting forum." Reblin M, Ward C, Hammond A, Peloquin J, Rabinowitz M, Fung M, Threlkeld K, Nowak S. Family Practice. 2023 Nov 9:cmad103. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmad103. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37950458
"Statewide Trends in Buprenorphine Prescribing in Rural and Nonrural Vermont: Analysis of Population-based Patient Pharmacy Claims." Nowak SA, Harder VS, Villanti AC, Heil SH, Sigmon SC. Journal of Addiction Medicine. 2023 Aug 18. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001208. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37594852