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  1. Sociodemographic Disparities in Mental Health Care Settings Among Adults

    Article • Psychiatric Services, November 2025, American Psychiatric Association

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  2. Examining the Burden of Chronic Disease and Low SES to Identify High-Need Rural Counties

    Article • Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, July 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  3. Examining Racial Discrimination Index and Black-Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) in South Carolina: A Real-Time Social Media Research

    Article • Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, April 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  4. Geographic disparities in unpaid caregiving

    Article • The Journal of Rural Health, March 2025, Wiley

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  5. Rural–urban differences in substance use during pregnancy

    Article • The Journal of Rural Health, March 2025, Wiley

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  6. Residential Social Determinants of Health and Severe Maternal Morbidity in the United States, 2020–2022

    Article • Health Equity, February 2025, SAGE Publications

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  7. An Investigation of Travel Distance and Timeliness of Breast Cancer Treatment Among a Diverse Cohort in the United States

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  8. Geographic Disparities in Availability of Hospital-Based Cardiac Services Across the United States

    Article • Circulation, January 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  9. Disclosure Patterns of Opioid Use Disorders in Perinatal Care During the Opioid Epidemic on X From 2019 to 2021: Thematic Analysis

    Article • JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, October 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  10. A hidden crisis: postpartum readmissions for mental health and substance use disorders in rural and racial minority communities

    Article • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, October 2024, Elsevier

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  11. Uncovering the Complexity of Perinatal Polysubstance Use Disclosure Patterns on X: Mixed Methods Study

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, September 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  12. Racial inequities in cesarean use among high‐ and low‐risk deliveries: An analysis of childbirth hospitalizations in New Jersey from 2000 to 2015

    Article • Health Services Research, September 2024, Wiley

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  13. Geographic Variations in Urban‐Rural Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Concentrations in the United States, 2010–2019

    Article • GeoHealth, September 2024, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  14. Rural-urban and racial differences in cesarean deliveries before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Carolina

    Article • Midwifery, September 2024, Elsevier

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  15. Examining the Intersections of Race/Ethnicity and Rurality of Residence on COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake

    Article • August 2024, Wiley

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  16. Health care access barriers among metropolitan and nonmetropolitan populations of eight geographically diverse states, 2018

    Article • The Journal of Rural Health, June 2024, Wiley

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  17. Geographic variations in driving time to US mental health care, digital access to technology, and household crowdedness

    Article • Health Affairs Scholar, December 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  18. Trends in patient perceptions of care toward rural and urban hospitals in the United States: 2014‐2019

    Article • The Journal of Rural Health, November 2023, Wiley

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  19. Successes and Barriers of Health Information Exchange Participation Across Hospitals in South Carolina From 2014 to 2020: Longitudinal Observational Study

    Article • JMIR Medical Informatics, September 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  20. Uncovering the Complexity of Perinatal Polysubstance Use Disclosure Patterns on X: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)

    Article • September 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  21. Disclosure Patterns of Opioid Use Disorders in Perinatal Care During the Opioid Epidemic on X From 2019 to 2021: Thematic Analysis (Preprint)

    Article • September 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  22. Dual Barriers: Examining Digital Access and Travel Burdens to Hospital Maternity Care Access in the United States, 2020

    Article • Milbank Quarterly, August 2023, Wiley

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  23. Rural‐urban differences in access to care among children and adolescents in the United States

    Article • The Journal of Rural Health, May 2023, Wiley

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  24. Geographic Variations in Driving Distance to Mental Health Facilities, Digital Access to Telecommunication Technology, and Household Crowdedness in the United States (Preprint)

    Article • April 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  25. The COVID‐19 pandemic impact on independent and provider‐based rural health clinics’ operations and cancer prevention and screening provision in the United States

    Article • The Journal of Rural Health, March 2023, Wiley

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  26. Pre-pandemic geographic access to hospital-based telehealth for cancer care in the United States

    Article • PLOS One, January 2023, PLOS

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  27. Broadband access within Medically Underserved Areas and its implication for telehealth utilization

    Article • The Journal of Rural Health, January 2023, Wiley

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  28. Understanding Alcohol Use Discourse and Stigma Patterns in Perinatal Care on Twitter

    Article • Healthcare, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Phyllis Raynor, Ms Peiyin Hung

  29. Temporal Events Detector for Pregnancy Care (TED-PC): A rule-based algorithm to infer gestational age and delivery date from electronic health records of pregnant women with and without COVID-19

    Article • PLOS One, October 2022, PLOS

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  30. Availability of hospital‐based cancer services before and after rural hospital closure, 2008‐2017

    Article • The Journal of Rural Health, September 2022, Wiley

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  31. Changes in access to community health services among rural areas affected and unaffected by hospital closures between 2006 and 2018: A comparative interrupted time series study

    Article • The Journal of Rural Health, July 2022, Wiley

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  32. Perceptions of parents of youth with disabilities toward school-based parent engagement

    Article • Journal of Family Studies, July 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  33. Successes and Barriers of Health Information Exchange Participation Across Hospitals in South Carolina From 2014 to 2020: Longitudinal Observational Study (Preprint)

    Article • July 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  34. Multilevel determinants of racial/ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity and mortality in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA: protocol for a concurrent triangulation, mixed-methods study

    Article • BMJ Open, June 2022, BMJ

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  35. Can a high-powered financial incentive programme reduce resignation rates among healthcare providers in rural areas? Evidence from Thailand’s 2008 Hardship Allowance programme

    Article • Health Policy and Planning, March 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  36. Examining the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and ADHD Diagnosis and Severity

    Article • Academic Pediatrics, November 2021, Elsevier

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  37. Primary care physician continuity, survival, and end‐of‐life care intensity

    Article • Health Services Research, September 2021, Wiley

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  38. Suicide Prevention Programs Across U.S. Outpatient Mental Health Care Settings: Differences by Facility Ownership

    Article • Psychiatric Services, September 2021, American Psychiatric Association

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  39. Trends in Cancer Treatment Service Availability Across Critical Access Hospitals and Prospective Payment System Hospitals

    Article • Medical Care, August 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  40. Positive Childhood Experiences Promote School Success

    Article • Maternal and Child Health Journal, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  41. Disparities by Gender and Race/Ethnicity in Child Maltreatment and Memory Performance

    Article • Journal of Interpersonal Violence, June 2021, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Mohammad Rifat Haider, Ms Peiyin Hung

  42. Trends in spatial access to colonoscopy in South Carolina, 2000–2014

    Article • Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology, June 2021, Elsevier

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  43. Mental health among pregnant women with COVID‐19–related stressors and worries in the United States

    Article • Birth, May 2021, Wiley

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  44. Rural and racial disparities in colorectal cancer incidence and mortality in South Carolina, 1996 – 2016

    Article • The Journal of Rural Health, May 2021, Wiley

    RADHIKA RANGANATHAN, Ms Peiyin Hung

  45. Telepsychiatry adoption across hospitals in the United States: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMC Psychiatry, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  46. Variations in health behaviors among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • Midwifery, April 2021, Elsevier

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  47. Going the distance: Associations between adverse birth outcomes and obstetric provider distances for adolescent pregnancies in South Carolina

    Article • The Journal of Rural Health, February 2021, Wiley

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  48. Associations Between Health Literacy and End-of-Life Care Intensity Among Medicare Beneficiaries

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, January 2021, SAGE Publications

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  49. Screening and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Medicaid Populations—A 2-State Analysis

    Article • Sexually Transmitted Diseases, January 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  50. Cervical cancer treatment initiation and survival: The role of residential proximity to cancer care

    Article • Gynecologic Oncology, January 2021, Elsevier

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  51. Associations Among Health Literacy, End‐of‐Life Care Expenditures, and Rurality

    Article • The Journal of Rural Health, September 2020, Wiley

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  52. Response to Meurs, Menke-Pluijmers, Seisling, and Westenend

    Article • JNCI Cancer Spectrum, September 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  53. Rural-Urban Mortality Disparities: Variations Across Causes of Death and Race/Ethnicity, 2013–2017

    Article • American Journal of Public Health, September 2020, American Public Health Association

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  54. Telepsychiatry Adoption Across Hospitals in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  55. Geographic Variations of Potentially Curative Treatments for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the United States: A SEER-Medicare Study

    Article • Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, June 2020, Harborside Press, LLC

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  56. Associations Between End-of-Life Expenditures and Hospice Stay Length Vary by Clinical Condition and Expenditure Duration

    Article • Value in Health, June 2020, Elsevier

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  57. Changes in community mental health services availability and suicide mortality in the US: a retrospective study

    Article • BMC Psychiatry, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  58. Changes in community mental health services availability and suicide mortality in the US: A retrospective study

    Article • April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  59. Changes in community mental health services availability and suicide mortality in the US: A retrospective study

    Article • April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  60. Changes in community mental health services availability and suicide mortality in the US: A retrospective study

    Article • March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  61. Geographic disparities in residential proximity to colorectal and cervical cancer care providers

    Article • Cancer, November 2019, Wiley

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  62. Long-Term Outcomes of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Ductal Carcinoma in Situ

    Article • JNCI Cancer Spectrum, August 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  63. Challenges to School Success and the Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences

    Article • Academic Pediatrics, August 2019, Elsevier

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  64. Rural-urban differences in access to hospital obstetric and neonatal care: how far is the closest one?

    Article • Perinatal Journal, February 2018, Nature

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  65. Access To Obstetric Services In Rural Counties Still Declining, With 9 Percent Losing Services, 2004–14

    Article • Health Affairs, September 2017, Health Affairs

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  66. Rural Hospital Employment of Physicians and Use of Cesareans and Nonindicated Labor Induction

    Article • The Journal of Rural Health, March 2017, Wiley

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  67. Ensuring Access to High-Quality Maternity Care in Rural America

    Article • Women s Health Issues, May 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Carrie E Henning-Smith, Ms Peiyin Hung

  68. Location of childbirth for rural women: implications for maternal levels of care

    Article • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, May 2016, Elsevier

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  69. The Practice of Midwifery in Rural US Hospitals

    Article • Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health, April 2016, Wiley

    Dr Carrie E Henning-Smith, Ms Peiyin Hung

  70. Rural Implications of Expanded Birth Volume Threshold for Reporting Perinatal Care Measures

    Article • The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, April 2016, Elsevier

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  71. Factors associated with high-risk rural women giving birth in non-NICU hospital settings

    Article • Perinatal Journal, February 2016, Nature

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  72. Why Are Obstetric Units in Rural Hospitals Closing Their Doors?

    Article • Health Services Research, January 2016, Wiley

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  73. Association between Hospital Birth Volume and Maternal Morbidity among Low-Risk Pregnancies in Rural, Urban, and Teaching Hospitals in the United States

    Article • American Journal of Perinatology, January 2016, Thieme Publishing Group

    Katy Kozhimannil, Ms Peiyin Hung

  74. Relationship between Hospital Policies for Labor Induction and Cesarean Delivery and Perinatal Care Quality among Rural U.S. Hospitals

    Article • Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, January 2016, Project Muse

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  75. Minimum-Distance Requirements Could Harm High-Performing Critical-Access Hospitals And Rural Communities

    Article • Health Affairs, April 2015, Health Affairs

    Ms Peiyin Hung, Ms Michelle M Casey

  76. The Rural Obstetric Workforce in US Hospitals: Challenges and Opportunities

    Article • The Journal of Rural Health, March 2015, Wiley

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  77. The Use of Hospitalists by Small Rural Hospitals

    Article • Medical Care Research and Review, May 2014, SAGE Publications

    Ms Peiyin Hung, Ms Michelle M Casey

  78. Birth Volume and the Quality of Obstetric Care in Rural Hospitals

    Article • The Journal of Rural Health, February 2014, Wiley

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  79. Rural-Urban Differences in Obstetric Care, 2002–2010, and Implications for the Future

    Article • Medical Care, January 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Ms Peiyin Hung

  80. Substance use and child health outcomes

    Article • International Journal on Disability and Human Development, January 2012, De Gruyter

    Ms Peiyin Hung