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
2019-present 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)
"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
"Spillover After Mammography Guideline Change: Evidence From State-Level Trends." Nowak SA, Wilcock AD, Sprague BL. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2023 Feb 21:S0749-3797(23)00055-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.01.039. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36822956
"Optimal non-pharmaceutical pandemic response strategies depend critically on time horizons and costs." Nowak SA, Nascimento de Lima P, Vardavas R. Scientific Reports. 2023 Feb 10;13(1):2416. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-28936-y. PMID:36765161; PMCID: PMC9912209
"Belief correlations with parental vaccine hesitancy: Results from a national survey." Matthews LJ, Nowak SA, Gidengil CC, Chen C, Stubbersfield JM, Tehrani JJ, Parker AM. American Anthropology. 2022 Jun;124(2):291-306. doi: 10.111/aman.13714. Epub 2022 Feb 26. PMOD: 35601007
“Reciprocal relationships among influenza experiences, perceptions, and behavior: Results from a national, longitudinal survey of United States adults.” Nowak SA, Parker AM, Gidengil CA, Richardson AS, Walsh MM, Kennedy DP, Vardavas R. Soc Sci Med. 2022 Mar;296:114693. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114693. Epub 2022 Jan 11. PMID: 35086022
“Association among trust in health care providers, friends, and family, and vaccine hesitancy.” Nowak SA, Gidengil CA, Parker AM, Matthews LJ. Vaccine. 2021 Aug 26:S0264-410X(21)01068-9. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.08.035. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34456072
"Using an Agent-based Model to Examine Deimplementation of Breast Cancer Screening." Nowak SA, Parker AM, Radhakrishnan A, Schoenborn N, Pollack CE. Medical Care. 2021 Jan;59(1):e1-e8. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001442. PMID: 33165149
"Comparing covariation among vaccine hesitancy and broader beliefs within Twitter and survey data." Nowak SA, Chen C, Parker AM, Gidengil CA, Matthews LJ. PLoS One. 2020 Oct 8;15(10):e0239826. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239826. eCollection 2020. PMID: 33031405