Bonnie E Shook-Sa
Biographic Data
| ID | 4402495 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bonnie E Shook-Sa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bonnie E |
| FAMILY NAME | Shook-Sa |
| SIGNATURE | SHOOK-SA B E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Accounting for missing data in public health research using a synthesis of statistical and mathematical models
INTRODUCTION: Accounting for missing data by imputing or weighting conditional on covariates relies on the variable with missingness being observed at least some of the time for all unique covariate values. This requirement is referred to as positivity, and positivity violations can result in bias. Here, we review a novel approach to addressing positivity violations in the context of systolic blood pressure. METHODS: To illustrate the proposed ap…
It takes more than a machine
Barriers continue to limit access to viral load (VL) monitoring across sub-Saharan Africa adversely impacting control of the HIV epidemic. The objective of this study was to determine whether the systems and processes required to realize the potential of rapid molecular technology are available at a prototypical lower-level (i.e., level III) health center in rural Uganda. In this open-label pilot study, participants underwent parallel VL testing …
The Value and Validity of Self-Reported Survey Data on the Rape Experiences of College Students
Self-reported survey data on the extent and nature of rape and sexual assault experienced by a population represent an important source of information because these crimes often go unreported, and are thus undercounted in law enforcement or other official statistics. This article compares Campus Climate Survey Validation Study (CCSVS) data to Clery Act data in an effort to (1) assess the validity of the CCSVS data and the Clery Act data based on …
Using Social Networks to Supplement RDD Telephone Surveys to Oversample Hard-to-Reach Populations
Random digit dialing (RDD) telephone sampling, although experiencing declining response rates, remains one of the most accurate and cost-effective data collection methods for generating national population-based estimates. Such methods, however, are inefficient when sampling hard-to-reach populations because the costs of recruiting sufficient sample sizes to produce reliable estimates tend to be cost prohibitive. The authors implemented a novel r…
Risk, Resilience, and Smoking in a National, Probability Sample of Sexual and Gender Minority Adults, 2017, USA
Background. There are well-documented inequities in smoking between sexual and gender minority (SGM; e.g., lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender [LGBT]) and straight and cisgender people. However, there is less information about risk for and resilience against smoking among SGM people. Such information is critical for understanding etiology and developing interventions. Aims. To conduct a within-group assessment of risks and resiliencies relati…
Incarceration and Number of Sexual Partners After Incarceration Among Vulnerable US Women, 2007–2017
Objectives. To examine whether women’s incarceration increases numbers of total and new sexual partners. Methods. US women with or at risk for HIV in a multicenter cohort study answered incarceration and sexual partner questions semiannually between 2007 and 2017. We used marginal structural models to compare total and new partners at visits not following incarceration with all visits following incarceration and visits immediately following incar…
The Impact of Greeting Personalization on Prevalence Estimates in a Survey of Sexual Assault Victimization
Although personalized invitations tend to increase response rates in web surveys, little is known about how personalization impacts data quality. To evaluate the impact of personalization on survey estimates of sensitive items, the effects of personalized and generic greetings in a survey (n = 9,673) on an extremely sensitive topic—sexual assault victimization—were experimentally compared. Personalization was found to have increased response rate…
Extending the Coverage of Address-Based Sampling Frames
Because of rising data-collection costs associated with in-person surveys, address-based sampling (ABS) is being explored as an alternative to traditional field enumeration (FE). This has led surveys such as the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), which relies solely on FE, to investigate the use of ABS as a potential sampling frame. Before 2009, ABS frames were restricted to the Computerized Delivery Sequence (CDS) file, which the Un…
The Impact of Greeting Personalization on Prevalence Estimates in a Survey of Sexual Assault Victimization
Although personalized invitations tend to increase response rates in web surveys, little is known about how personalization impacts data quality. To evaluate the impact of personalization on survey estimates of sensitive items, the effects of personalized and generic greetings in a survey (n = 9,673) on an extremely sensitive topic—sexual assault victimization—were experimentally compared. Personalization was found to have increased response rate…
The Value and Validity of Self-Reported Survey Data on the Rape Experiences of College Students
Self-reported survey data on the extent and nature of rape and sexual assault experienced by a population represent an important source of information because these crimes often go unreported, and are thus undercounted in law enforcement or other official statistics. This article compares Campus Climate Survey Validation Study (CCSVS) data to Clery Act data in an effort to (1) assess the validity of the CCSVS data and the Clery Act data based on …
Using Social Networks to Supplement RDD Telephone Surveys to Oversample Hard-to-Reach Populations
Random digit dialing (RDD) telephone sampling, although experiencing declining response rates, remains one of the most accurate and cost-effective data collection methods for generating national population-based estimates. Such methods, however, are inefficient when sampling hard-to-reach populations because the costs of recruiting sufficient sample sizes to produce reliable estimates tend to be cost prohibitive. The authors implemented a novel r…
Incarceration and Number of Sexual Partners After Incarceration Among Vulnerable US Women, 2007–2017
Objectives. To examine whether women’s incarceration increases numbers of total and new sexual partners. Methods. US women with or at risk for HIV in a multicenter cohort study answered incarceration and sexual partner questions semiannually between 2007 and 2017. We used marginal structural models to compare total and new partners at visits not following incarceration with all visits following incarceration and visits immediately following incar…
Extending the Coverage of Address-Based Sampling Frames
Because of rising data-collection costs associated with in-person surveys, address-based sampling (ABS) is being explored as an alternative to traditional field enumeration (FE). This has led surveys such as the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), which relies solely on FE, to investigate the use of ABS as a potential sampling frame. Before 2009, ABS frames were restricted to the Computerized Delivery Sequence (CDS) file, which the Un…
Extending the Coverage of Address-Based Sampling Frames
Because of rising data-collection costs associated with in-person surveys, address-based sampling (ABS) is being explored as an alternative to traditional field enumeration (FE). This has led surveys such as the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), which relies solely on FE, to investigate the use of ABS as a potential sampling frame. Before 2009, ABS frames were restricted to the Computerized Delivery Sequence (CDS) file, which the Un…
The Impact of Greeting Personalization on Prevalence Estimates in a Survey of Sexual Assault Victimization
Although personalized invitations tend to increase response rates in web surveys, little is known about how personalization impacts data quality. To evaluate the impact of personalization on survey estimates of sensitive items, the effects of personalized and generic greetings in a survey (n = 9,673) on an extremely sensitive topic—sexual assault victimization—were experimentally compared. Personalization was found to have increased response rate…
Risk, Resilience, and Smoking in a National, Probability Sample of Sexual and Gender Minority Adults, 2017, USA
Background. There are well-documented inequities in smoking between sexual and gender minority (SGM; e.g., lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender [LGBT]) and straight and cisgender people. However, there is less information about risk for and resilience against smoking among SGM people. Such information is critical for understanding etiology and developing interventions. Aims. To conduct a within-group assessment of risks and resiliencies relati…
Incarceration and Number of Sexual Partners After Incarceration Among Vulnerable US Women, 2007–2017
Objectives. To examine whether women’s incarceration increases numbers of total and new sexual partners. Methods. US women with or at risk for HIV in a multicenter cohort study answered incarceration and sexual partner questions semiannually between 2007 and 2017. We used marginal structural models to compare total and new partners at visits not following incarceration with all visits following incarceration and visits immediately following incar…
Using Social Networks to Supplement RDD Telephone Surveys to Oversample Hard-to-Reach Populations
Random digit dialing (RDD) telephone sampling, although experiencing declining response rates, remains one of the most accurate and cost-effective data collection methods for generating national population-based estimates. Such methods, however, are inefficient when sampling hard-to-reach populations because the costs of recruiting sufficient sample sizes to produce reliable estimates tend to be cost prohibitive. The authors implemented a novel r…
The Value and Validity of Self-Reported Survey Data on the Rape Experiences of College Students
Self-reported survey data on the extent and nature of rape and sexual assault experienced by a population represent an important source of information because these crimes often go unreported, and are thus undercounted in law enforcement or other official statistics. This article compares Campus Climate Survey Validation Study (CCSVS) data to Clery Act data in an effort to (1) assess the validity of the CCSVS data and the Clery Act data based on …
It takes more than a machine
Barriers continue to limit access to viral load (VL) monitoring across sub-Saharan Africa adversely impacting control of the HIV epidemic. The objective of this study was to determine whether the systems and processes required to realize the potential of rapid molecular technology are available at a prototypical lower-level (i.e., level III) health center in rural Uganda. In this open-label pilot study, participants underwent parallel VL testing …
Accounting for missing data in public health research using a synthesis of statistical and mathematical models
INTRODUCTION: Accounting for missing data by imputing or weighting conditional on covariates relies on the variable with missingness being observed at least some of the time for all unique covariate values. This requirement is referred to as positivity, and positivity violations can result in bias. Here, we review a novel approach to addressing positivity violations in the context of systolic blood pressure. METHODS: To illustrate the proposed ap…
Medicine (6 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sample (material (3 works) · Statistics (3 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (2 works)