Joel E. Segel, PhD - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile
Joel E. Segel, PhD
Associate Professor, Health Policy and Administration
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Scientific Program:Cancer Control
Recent Publications
2025
Segel, JE, Luan, P, Ramos, ML, Zaorsky, NG, Lengerich, EJ, Chi, G, Chetlen, A & Calo, WA 2025, 'Drivers of HPV vaccination rates among adolescent dependents in the military health system', Vaccine, vol. 64, 127753. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127753
Hao, Q, Segel, JE, Vanness, DJ, Shen, C, Hao, J & Hollenbeak, CS 2025, 'Hemithyroidectomy versus total thyroidectomy for patients with differentiated thyroid cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Gland Surgery, vol. 14, no. 11, pp. 2271-2287. https://doi.org/10.21037/gs-2025-364
Segel, JE, Chetlen, A, Ramos, M, Zaorsky, NG, Chi, G & Luan, P 2025, 'Individual and Catchment Area Factors Associated With Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Within the Military Health System', Military medicine, vol. 190, no. 7-8, pp. e1465-e1470. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usae525
Li, N, Segel, JE & Shen, C 2025, 'Pandemic relief policies and public health: A study on emergency rental assistance and COVID-19 deaths in the USA', Public Health, vol. 247, 105896. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2025.105896
Rao, P, Segel, JE, Bingen, K, Devine, KA, Scott, AM, Koehly, LM, Verdery, AM, Rumbaugh, CL, Wasserman, E, Costigan, HJ, Dandekar, S, Rakszawski, K, Songdej, N, Blackall, GF, Vasekar, M, Naik, S, Lengerich, EJ & Van Scoy, LJ 2025, 'The impact of a personal cancer diagnosis on adolescent and young adult cancer survivors’ social connectedness: A qualitative analysis', Journal of Health Psychology, vol. 30, no. 9, pp. 2216-2231. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241311977
2024
Jones, AA, Segel, JE, Skogseth, EM, Apsley, HB & Santos-Lozada, AR 2024, 'Drug overdose deaths among women 1999–2021 in the United States: Differences by race, ethnicity, and age', Women's Health, vol. 20. https://doi.org/10.1177/17455057241307088
Rao, P, Segel, JE, Bingen, K, Devine, KA, Rumbaugh, CL, Costigan, HJ, Dandekar, S, Wasserman, E, Koehly, LM, Blackall, GF, Rakszawski, K, Songdej, N, Verdery, AM, Lengerich, EJ & Van Scoy, LJ 2024, 'Educational and occupational aspirations of adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: a qualitative analysis', Supportive Care in Cancer, vol. 32, no. 9, 572. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-024-08761-3
Brant, K, Segel, JE, McShane, MP, Rhubart, D, Kowalkowski, J, Palacios, HV & Jackson, J 2024, 'Implementing a Teaching Rural Mobile Health Clinic: Challenges and Adaptations', Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 385-390. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2024.a919825
Chavehpour, Y, Balkrishnan, R & Segel, JE 2024, 'Prescription drug spending by payer: Implications for managed care', Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, vol. 13, 100406. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcsop.2024.100406
Shearer, RD, Segel, JE, Howell, BA, Jones, AA, Khatri, UG, Teixeira Da Silva, D, Vest, N & Winkelman, TNA 2024, 'Racial and Ethnic Differences in Heroin, Methamphetamine, and Cocaine Use, Treatment, and Mortality Trends in 3 National Data Sources - United States, 2010-2019', Medical care, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 151-160. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000001969
Jones, AA, Waghmare, SA, Segel, JE, Harrison, ED, Apsley, HB & Santos-Lozada, AR 2024, 'Regional differences in fatal drug overdose deaths among Black and White individuals in the United States, 2012–2021', American Journal on Addictions, vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 534-542. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajad.13536
Segel, JE, Wong, WG, Kaag, M, Joshi, M, Warrick, J, Lengerich, EJ & Shen, C 2024, 'Relationship Between Availability of Urologists and Primary Care Providers and Stage of Diagnosis for Invasive Urinary Bladder Cancer', Urology Practice, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 339-346. https://doi.org/10.1097/UPJ.0000000000000503
2023
Akande, AO, Riehman-Murphy, C, Oji-Mmuo, C, Jones, AA, Chen, Q, Segel, JE, Sterner, GE & Adam, MT 2024, 'A scoping review of the opioid epidemic among U.S. Immigrants: Implications for treatment practices', Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 660-678. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2023.2173346
Calo, WA, Shah, PD, Fogel, BN, Ruffin IV, MT, Moss, JL, Hausman, BL, Segel, JE, Francis, E, Schaefer, E, Bufalini, CM, Johnston, N, Hogentogler, E & Kraschnewski, JL 2023, 'Increasing the adoption of evidence-based communication practices for HPV vaccination in primary care clinics: The HPV ECHO study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial', Contemporary Clinical Trials, vol. 131, 107266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2023.107266
Jones, AA, Shearer, RD, Segel, JE, Santos-Lozada, A, Strong-Jones, S, Vest, N, Teixeira da Silva, D, Khatri, UG & Winkelman, TNA 2023, 'Opioid and stimulant attributed treatment admissions and fatal overdoses: Using national surveillance data to examine the intersection of race, sex, and polysubstance use, 1992–2020', Drug and alcohol dependence, vol. 249, 109946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109946
Segel, JE, Shearer, RD, Jones, AA, Khatri, UG, Howell, BA, Crowley, DM, Sterner, G, Vest, N, Teixeira da Silva, D & Winkelman, TNA 2024, 'Understanding Regional Patterns of Overdose Deaths Related to Opioids and Psychostimulants', Substance Use and Misuse, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 558-566. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2023.2287220
Segel, JE 2023, 'What's driving spending differences in medical groups and what might that mean for health policy', Health Services Research, vol. 58, no. 6, pp. 1161-1163. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.14231
2022
Hsuan, C, Segel, JE, Hsia, RY, Wang, Y & Rogowski, J 2023, 'Association of emergency department crowding with inpatient outcomes', Health Services Research, vol. 58, no. 4, pp. 828-843. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.14076
Shearer, RD, Jones, A, Howell, BA, Segel, JE & Winkelman, TNA 2022, 'Associations between prescription and illicit stimulant and opioid use in the United States, 2015–2020', Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, vol. 143, 108894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2022.108894
Tchelebi, LT, Shen, B, Wang, M, Potters, L, Herman, J, Boffa, D, Segel, JE, Park, HS & Zaorsky, NG 2022, 'Nonadherence to Multimodality Cancer Treatment Guidelines in the United States', Advances in Radiation Oncology, vol. 7, no. 5, 100938. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adro.2022.100938
Chen, Q, Sterner, G, Segel, J & Feng, Z 2022, 'Trends in opioid-related crime incidents and comparison with opioid overdose outcomes in the United States', International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 101, 103555. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103555