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Timothy H. Callaghan, PhD

Associate Professor

Boston University School of Public Health

Health Law, Policy & Management

PhD, University of Minnesota at Twin Cities
MA, University of Minnesota at Twin Cities
BA, University of Connecticut
BS, University of Connecticut

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ORCID : 0000-0002-9056-9123

Timothy Callaghan is an Associate Professor of health policy and politics in the Department of Health Law, Policy, and Management at the Boston University School of Public Health. His research focuses on how politics, policy, and place work together to influence health in America. He has conducted extensive research on individual health attitudes and behaviors, with a particular emphasis on understanding and overcoming vaccine hesitancy. He has also carried out considerable research studying public experiences with Medicaid, substance abuse, and the 988 mental health lifeline. Dr. Callaghan also regularly studies health access and outcomes for vulnerable populations, with a particular emphasis on studying rural health.

Dr. Callaghan is the Co-Director of The Politics and Health Lab at Boston University. He also previously served as Chair of the Health Politics and Policy Section of the American Political Science Association. Dr. Callaghan has won several awards in his field including the David Kline Jones Distinguished Scholar Award, the Atlas Award for his research on vaccine hesitancy, the Leonard S. Robins Award for his research on public attitudes about the opioid epidemic, the Deil S. Wright award for his research on federalism and the Affordable Care Act, and the Journal of Rural Health Article of the Year Award for his work on COVID-19 in rural areas.

BU Research

Assessing the Effectiveness of Common Health Messaging Tactics on Self-Reported and Validated Vaccine Uptake: A Multi-Method Approach.
09/01/2023 - 08/31/2025 (Multi-PI)
PI: Timothy H. Callaghan, PhD
National Science Foundation
SES-2318512

Evaluating Teen-Parent Dynamics in Adolescent COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Uptake
08/15/2022 - 04/30/2024 (Subcontract PI)
University of San Francisco Inc NIH NICHD
1R21HD109536-01

Drivers of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa.
09/01/2022 - 12/31/2023 (Subcontract PI)
Sam Houston State University Texas A&M University

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Motta M, Callaghan T, Padmanabhan M, Ross J, Gargano LM, Bowman S, Yokum D. Quantifying the prevalence and determinants of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine hesitancy in US adults aged 60 or older. Public Health. 2024 Nov 19; 238:3-6.View Related Profiles.

Motta, Matthew
Callaghan, Timothy

PMID: 39566218

Lockman A, Callaghan T, Blackburn CC, Colwell B. Vaccine spillover effects in Africa: A cross-national study of vaccine spillover and confidence in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. Vaccine. 2025 Jan 01; 43(Pt 2):126528. PMID: 39536475; DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126528;

Regan AK, Couture MC, Callaghan T, Agnew B, Baker J, Arah OA. Modification and validation of a vaccine hesitancy scale for adolescent COVID-19 vaccination. Vaccine. 2025 Jan 01; 43(Pt 1):126495. PMID: 39527888; DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126495;

Nuzhath T, Colwell B, Callaghan T, Hotez P, Mousum S, Masud UW, Regan AK. Pediatric COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among pregnant and post-partum women: A mixed-method study. Vaccine. 2024 Dec 02; 42(26):126420. PMID: 39418689; DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126420;

Callaghan, T. . Book Review: Pandemic Politics: The Deadly Toll of Partisanship in the Age of COVID. Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law. 2024; 49(4):665-671.

Callaghan T, Ferdinand AO, Motta M, Lockman A, Shrestha A, Trujillo KL. Public Attitudes, Inequities, and Polarization in the Launch of the 988 Lifeline. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2024 Jun 01; 49(3):473-493.View Related Profiles.

Motta, Matthew
Callaghan, Timothy

PMID: 37987198

Pacheco J, Gollust SE, Callaghan T, Motta M. A Call for Measuring Partisanship in US Public Health Research. Am J Public Health. 2024 Aug; 114(8):772-776.View Related Profiles.

Motta, Matthew
Callaghan, Timothy

PMID: 38754062; PMCID: PMC11224640; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307691;

Carpiano RM, Callahan T, Elharake JA, Hotez P. Vaccination and the defence of democracy - Authors' reply. Lancet. 2024 Feb 10; 403(10426):529-530. PMID: 38341249; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01895-0;

Kirby Goidel, Timothy Callaghan, Tasmiah Nuzhath, Julia Scobee, David Washburn, and Matthew Motta. Professional Partisans? How Partisan vs. Professional Identities Influence Physicians’ Perceptions of COVID-19 Policy Response. State Politics and Policy Quarterly. 2024; 24(2):145-166.

Motta M, Callaghan T, Lunz Trujillo K. "The CDC Won't Let Me Be": The Opinion Dynamics of Support for CDC Regulatory Authority. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2023 Dec 01; 48(6):829-857.View Related Profiles.

Motta, Matthew
Callaghan, Timothy

PMID: 37497881

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Alva O. Ferdinand, Jane N. Bolin, Timothy Callaghan, Hannah I. Rochford, Alee Lockman, Natasha Y. Johnson. Rural Healthy People 2030. Texas A&M Health Southwest Rural Health Research Center. College Station. 2023; 322. View Publication

Haeder SF, Sylvester SM, Callaghan T. More Than Words? How Highlighting Target Populations Affects Public Opinion about the Medicaid Program. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2023 Oct 01; 48(5):713-760. PMID: 36995367; DOI: 10.1215/03616878-10637708;

Nuzhath T, Spiegelman A, Scobee J, Goidel K, Washburn D, Callaghan T. Primary care physicians' strategies for addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Soc Sci Med. 2023 Sep; 333:116150. PMID: 37595423; DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116150;

Olatunji EA, Ogunsola A, Elenwa F, Udeh M, Oginni I, Nmadu Y, Callaghan T. COVID-19: Academic, Financial, and Mental Health Challenges Faced by International Students in the United States Due to the Pandemic. Cureus. 2023 Jun; 15(6):e41081. PMID: 37519560; PMCID: PMC10375931; DOI: 10.7759/cureus.41081;

Callaghan T, Washburn DJ, Falia G, Greer E, Ramy M. Opportunities and Challenges of Using Carve-Outs to Fund Rural Public Health Initiatives: Evidence From the COVID-19 Pandemic. Public Health Rep. 2023; 138(5):727-731. PMID: 37300286; PMCID: PMC10261949; DOI: 10.1177/00333549231176027;

Goidel K, Callaghan T, Washburn DJ, Nuzhath T, Scobee J, Spiegelman A, Motta M. Physician Trust in the News Media and Attitudes toward COVID-19. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2023 Jun 01; 48(3):317-350.View Related Profiles.

Motta, Matthew
Callaghan, Timothy

PMID: 36441631; DOI: 10.1215/03616878-10358696;

Khodakarami N, Akinlotan MA, Callaghan T, Primm KM, Vadali M, Bolin J, Ferdinand AO. Factors associated with hospitalizations for co-occurring HIV and opioid-related diagnoses: Evidence from the national inpatient sample, 2009-2017. Prev Med Rep. 2023 Aug; 34:102225. PMID: 37214165; PMCID: PMC10199244; DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102225;

Morgan Kassabian*, Aakriti Shrestha, Natasha Johnson, Savannah Kaspar, Janet Helduser, Scott Horel, Jane Bolin, Alva Ferdinand, and Timothy Callaghan. Rural Healthy People 2030: Common Challenges, Rural Nuances. Policy Brief - Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. 2023. View Publication

Callaghan T. Vaccine Uptake and Hesitancy in Rural America in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Am J Public Health. 2023 Jun; 113(6):615-617. PMID: 37053532; PMCID: PMC10186822; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2023.307305;

Callaghan T, Kassabian M, Johnson N, Shrestha A, Helduser J, Horel S, Bolin JN, Ferdinand AO. Rural healthy people 2030: New decade, new challenges. Prev Med Rep. 2023 Jun; 33:102176. PMID: 37008456; PMCID: PMC10060738; DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102176;

Carpiano RM, Callaghan T, DiResta R, Brewer NT, Clinton C, Galvani AP, Lakshmanan R, Parmet WE, Omer SB, Buttenheim AM, Benjamin RM, Caplan A, Elharake JA, Flowers LC, Maldonado YA, Mello MM, Opel DJ, Salmon DA, Schwartz JL, Sharfstein JM, Hotez PJ. Confronting the evolution and expansion of anti-vaccine activism in the USA in the COVID-19 era. Lancet. 2023 Mar 18; 401(10380):967-970. PMID: 36871571; PMCID: PMC9981160; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00136-8;

Timothy Callaghan, David Washburn, Gogoal Falia, Earl Greer, and Maya Ramy. Analysis of an Innovative Approach to Target Rural Communities in Public Health Funding. Policy Brief - Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. 2023. View Publication

Motta M, Callaghan T, Lunz-Trujillo K, Lockman A. Erroneous Consonance. How inaccurate beliefs about physician opinion influence COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Vaccine. 2023 Mar 17; 41(12):2093-2099.View Related Profiles.

Motta, Matthew
Callaghan, Timothy

PMID: 36822967; PMCID: PMC9939402; DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.02.052;

Giannouchos TV, Beverly J, Christodoulou I, Callaghan T. Suicide and non-fatal self-injury-related emergency department visits among individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Autism. 2023 Oct; 27(7):1983-1996. PMID: 36700624; DOI: 10.1177/13623613221150089;

Opel DJ, Brewer NT, Buttenheim AM, Callaghan T, Carpiano RM, Clinton C, Elharake JA, Flowers LC, Galvani AP, Hotez PJ, Schwartz JL, Benjamin RM, Caplan A, DiResta R, Lakshmanan R, Maldonado YA, Mello MM, Parmet WE, Salmon DA, Sharfstein JM, Omer SB. The legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic for childhood vaccination in the USA. Lancet. 2023 01 07; 401(10370):75-78. PMID: 36309017; PMCID: PMC9605265; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01693-2;

Anyatonwu SC, Callaghan T. Exploring the role of discretionary income as a social determinant of health. Health Serv Res. 2023 Feb; 58(1):78-90. PMID: 36054669; PMCID: PMC9836941; DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.14056;

Mello MM, Opel DJ, Benjamin RM, Callaghan T, DiResta R, Elharake JA, Flowers LC, Galvani AP, Salmon DA, Schwartz JL, Brewer NT, Buttenheim AM, Carpiano RM, Clinton C, Hotez PJ, Lakshmanan R, Maldonado YA, Omer SB, Sharfstein JM, Caplan A. Effectiveness of vaccination mandates in improving uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in the USA. Lancet. 2022 08 13; 400(10351):535-538. PMID: 35817078; PMCID: PMC9270060; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00875-3;

Sylvester S, Motta M, Trujillo KL, Callaghan T. Vaccinating across the aisle: using co-partisan source cues to encourage COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the ideological right. J Behav Med. 2023 Apr; 46(1-2):311-323.View Related Profiles.

Motta, Matthew
Callaghan, Timothy

PMID: 35543897; PMCID: PMC9092938; DOI: 10.1007/s10865-022-00323-4;

Callaghan T, Washburn D, Goidel K, Nuzhath T, Spiegelman A, Scobee J, Moghtaderi A, Motta M. Imperfect messengers? An analysis of vaccine confidence among primary care physicians. Vaccine. 2022 04 20; 40(18):2588-2603.View Related Profiles.

Motta, Matthew
Callaghan, Timothy

PMID: 35315324; PMCID: PMC8931689; DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.03.025;

Lueck JA, Callaghan T. Inside the 'black box' of COVID-19 vaccination beliefs: Revealing the relative importance of public confidence and news consumption habits. Soc Sci Med. 2022 04; 298:114874. PMID: 35278975; PMCID: PMC8885110; DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114874;

Brewer NT, Buttenheim AM, Clinton CV, Mello MM, Benjamin RM, Callaghan T, Caplan A, Carpiano RM, DiResta R, Elharake JA, Flowers LC, Galvani AP, Hotez PJ, Lakshmanan R, Maldonado YA, Omer SB, Salmon DA, Schwartz JL, Sharfstein JM, Opel DJ. Incentives for COVID-19 vaccination. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2022 Apr; 8:100205. PMID: 35229080; PMCID: PMC8866051; DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2022.100205;

Kaur R, Callaghan T, Regan AK. Disparities in Prenatal Immunization Rates in Rural and Urban US Areas by Indicators of Access to Care. J Rural Health. 2023 Jan; 39(1):142-152. PMID: 35165924; DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12647;

Callaghan T, McCord C, Washburn D, Goidel K, Schmit C, Nuzhath T, Spiegelman A, Scobee J. The Changing Nature of Telehealth Use by Primary Care Physicians in the United States. J Prim Care Community Health. 2022 Jan-Dec; 13:21501319221110418. PMID: 35795898; PMCID: PMC9274427; DOI: 10.1177/21501319221110418;

Callaghan T. Publius: The Journal of Federalism. Grumbach JM: Laboratories Against Democracy: How National Parties Transformed State Politics. 2022. View Publication
Motta M, Sylvester S, Callaghan T, Lunz-Trujillo K. Identifying the Prevalence, Correlates, and Policy Consequences of Anti-Vaccine Social Identity” Politics, Groups, and Identities. 2022. View Publication
Kroeger M, Callaghan T, Karch A. Model Bills, State Imitation, and the Political Safeguards of Federalism. Legislative Studies Quarterly. 2022. View Publication
Callaghan T, Haeder S, Sylvester S. Past Experiences with Surprise Medical Bills Drive Issue Knowledge, Concern, and Attitudes Towards Federal Policy Intervention. Health Economics, Policy, and Law. 2022; 17:298-331. View Publication
Sylvester S, Callaghan T, Haeder S. ‘Just Say No?’ Attribution Theory and Public Attitudes about Supportive and Punitive Policies to Combat the Opioid Epidemic. The Journal of Public Policy. 2022; 42(2):270-297. View Publication

Lueck JA, Callaghan T, Scherr S. Suicidal Ideation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Investigating Mental Health, COVID-19 Health Beliefs, and News Media Consumption in the United States Population in the Year 2020. Omega (Westport). 2024 Feb; 88(3):1168-1180. PMID: 34923875; DOI: 10.1177/00302228211062361;

Omer SB, Benjamin RM, Brewer NT, Buttenheim AM, Callaghan T, Caplan A, Carpiano RM, Clinton C, DiResta R, Elharake JA, Flowers LC, Galvani AP, Lakshmanan R, Maldonado YA, McFadden SM, Mello MM, Opel DJ, Reiss DR, Salmon DA, Schwartz JL, Sharfstein JM, Hotez PJ. Promoting COVID-19 vaccine acceptance: recommendations from the Lancet Commission on Vaccine Refusal, Acceptance, and Demand in the USA. Lancet. 2021 12 11; 398(10317):2186-2192. PMID: 34793741; PMCID: PMC8592561; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02507-1;

Callaghan T, Haeder SF, Sylvester S. Past experiences with surprise medical bills drive issue knowledge, concern and attitudes toward federal policy intervention. Health Econ Policy Law. 2022 07; 17(3):298-331. PMID: 34670641; DOI: 10.1017/S1744133121000281;

Washburn DJ, Callaghan T, Schmit C, Thompson E, Martinez D, Lafleur M. Community health worker roles and their evolving interprofessional relationships in the United States. J Interprof Care. 2022 Jul-Aug; 36(4):545-551. PMID: 34652982; DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2021.1974362;

Sharfstein JM, Callaghan T, Carpiano RM, Sgaier SK, Brewer NT, Galvani AP, Lakshmanan R, McFadden SM, Reiss DR, Salmon DA, Hotez PJ. Uncoupling vaccination from politics: a call to action. Lancet. 2021 10 02; 398(10307):1211-1212. PMID: 34537104; PMCID: PMC8445735; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02099-7;

Akinlotan MA, Primm K, Bolin JN, Ferdinand Cheres AL, Lee J, Callaghan T, Ferdinand AO. Racial, Rural, and Regional Disparities in Diabetes-Related Lower-Extremity Amputation Rates, 2009-2017. Diabetes Care. 2021 09; 44(9):2053-2060. PMID: 34301733; DOI: 10.2337/dc20-3135;

Schmit CD, Washburn DJ, LaFleur M, Martinez D, Thompson E, Callaghan T. Community Health Worker Sustainability: Funding, Payment, and Reimbursement Laws in the United States. Public Health Rep. 2022 May-Jun; 137(3):597-603. PMID: 33909522; PMCID: PMC9109543; DOI: 10.1177/00333549211006072;

Nuzhath T, Ajayi KV, Fan Q, Hotez P, Colwell B, Callaghan T, Regan AK. Childhood immunization during the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas. Vaccine. 2021 06 08; 39(25):3333-3337. PMID: 34020814; PMCID: PMC8078904; DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.04.050;

Olatunji EA, Ogunsola AS, Khodakarami N, Callaghan T. Who receives influenza vaccinations at the Pharmacy? An analysis of the Texas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Vaccine. 2021 05 18; 39(21):2857-2866. PMID: 33896664; DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.04.016;

Haeder SF, Sylvester SM, Callaghan T. Lingering Legacies: Public Attitudes about Medicaid Beneficiaries and Work Requirements. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2021 04 01; 46(2):305-355. PMID: 32955553; DOI: 10.1215/03616878-8802198;

Kaur R, Callaghan T, Regan AK. Disparities in maternal influenza immunization among women in rural and urban areas of the United States. Prev Med. 2021 06; 147:106531. PMID: 33771563; DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106531;

Hotez PJ, Nuzhath T, Callaghan T, Colwell B. COVID-19 vaccine decisions: considering the choices and opportunities. Microbes Infect. 2021 May-Jun; 23(4-5):104811. PMID: 33744495; PMCID: PMC7968147; DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2021.104811;

Callaghan T, Lueck JA, Trujillo KL, Ferdinand AO. Rural and Urban Differences in COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors. J Rural Health. 2021 03; 37(2):287-295. PMID: 33619836; PMCID: PMC8013340; DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12556;

Beverly J, Giannouchos T, Callaghan T. Examining frequent emergency department use among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Autism. 2021 07; 25(5):1382-1394. PMID: 33567902; DOI: 10.1177/1362361321990925;

Motta M, Sylvester S, Callaghan T, Lunz-Trujillo K. Encouraging COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake through Effective Health Communication. Frontiers in Political Science. 2021. View Publication

Callaghan T, Moghtaderi A, Lueck JA, Hotez P, Strych U, Dor A, Fowler EF, Motta M. Correlates and disparities of intention to vaccinate against COVID-19. Soc Sci Med. 2021 03; 272:113638.View Related Profiles.

Motta, Matthew
Callaghan, Timothy

PMID: 33414032; PMCID: PMC7834845; DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113638;

Haeder S, Sylvester S, Callaghan T . Shared Stigma: The Effect of LGBT Status on Attitudes About the Opioid Epidemic. World Medical and Health Policy. 2021; 13(3):414-435. View Publication
Callaghan T, Karch A. Bill Content, Legislative Outcomes, and State-Level Resistance to National Policies. State Politics and Policy Quarterly. 2021; 21(4):380-402. View Publication
Lunz-Trujillo K, Motta M, Callaghan T, Sylvester S. Correcting Misperceptions about the MMR Vaccine: Using Psychological Risk Factors to Inform Targeted Communication Strategies. Political Research Quarterly. 2021; 74(2):464-478. View Publication
Hotez P, Cooney R, Benjamin RM, Brewer NT, Buttenheim AM, Callaghan T, Caplan A, Carpiano R, Clinton C, et al. Announcing the Lancet Commission on Vaccine Refusal, Acceptance, and Demand in the USA. The Lancet. 2021; 397(10280):1165-1167. View Publication
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Population Health in Rural America in 2020: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. 2021. View Publication
Callaghan, Timothy, Kristin Primm^, Marvellous Akinlotan, Nima Khodakarami^, Meera Vadali^, Jane Bolin, and Alva Ferdinand. The Co-Occurrence of HIV and Opioid Mortality in Rural and Urban America from 1999-2018. Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. 2021.
Regan, Annette, Ravneet Kaur^, and Timothy Callaghan. “Influenza and Pertussis Vaccination Rates Among Pregnant Women in Rural and Urban Areas.”. 2021.
Ferdinand, Alva, Jane Bolin, Timothy Callaghan, Nancy Dickey, Jorge Gomez, Idethia Harvey, Nora Montalvo-Liendo, Feng Tao, and Bree Watzak. “Health Disparities Task Force Texas A&M Health Science Center.”. 2021.
Haeder, Simon, Steven Sylvester, and Timothy Callaghan. "Shared Stigma: The Effect of LGBT Status on Attitudes About the Opioid Epidemic.” World Medical and Health Policy. 2021. View Publication
Callaghan, Timothy and Andrew Karch. . “Bill Content, Legislative Outcomes, and State-Level Resistance to National Policies.”. State Politics and Policy Quarterly. 2021; 4(21):380-402..
Lunz-Trujillo*, Kristin, Matthew Motta, Timothy Callaghan, and Steven Sylvester. . “Correcting Misperceptions about the MMR Vaccine: Using Psychological Risk Factors to Inform Targeted Communication Strategies.”. Political Research Quarterly. 2021; 2(74):464-478.

McBain RK, Cantor JH, Kofner A, Callaghan T, Stein BD, Yu H. Generosity of state insurance mandates and growth in the workforce for autism spectrum disorder. Autism. 2021 05; 25(4):921-931. PMID: 33274642; PMCID: PMC8089032; DOI: 10.1177/1362361320976744;

Motta M, Callaghan T. The pervasiveness and policy consequences of medical folk wisdom in the U.S. Sci Rep. 2020 07 01; 10(1):10722.View Related Profiles.

Motta, Matthew
Callaghan, Timothy

PMID: 32612260; PMCID: PMC7329847; DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-67744-6;

Ferdinand AO, Akinlotan MA, Callaghan T, Towne SD, Bolin JN. Factors affecting the likelihood of a hospitalization following a diabetes-related emergency department visit: A regional and urban-rural analysis. J Diabetes. 2020 Sep; 12(9):686-696. PMID: 32436371; DOI: 10.1111/1753-0407.13066;

Lee J, Callaghan T. Response to Comment on Lee et al. The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Diabetes Management. Diabetes Care 2020;43:1094-1101. Diabetes Care. 2020 06; 43(6):e71. PMID: 32434900; DOI: 10.2337/dci20-0007;

Lee J, Callaghan T, Ory M, Zhao H, Bolin J. Difference in the risk of depressive symptoms associated with physical activity in persons with diabetes: Across age, gender, and race/ethnicity. J Affect Disord. 2020 05 15; 269:108-116. PMID: 32250863; DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.035;

Callaghan T, Karch A, Kroeger M. Model State Legislation and Intergovernmental Tensions over the Affordable Care Act, Common Core, and the Second Amendment. Publius: The Journal of Federalism. 2020; 50(3). View Publication
Callaghan T, Ferdinand A, Akinlotan M, Towne S, Bolin J. The Changing Landscape of Diabetes Mortality in the United States across Region and Rurality, 1999-2016. The Journal of Rural Health. 2020; 36(3):410-415. View Publication
Callaghan, Timothy, Alva Ferdinand, Marvellous Akinlotan, Kristin Primm^, Ju Sung Lee, and Jane Bolin. . “Healthy People 2020 Progress for Leading Causes of Death in Rural and Urban America: A Chartbook.”. 2020.

Lee J, Callaghan T, Ory M, Zhao H, Foster M, Bolin JN. Effect of Study Design and Survey Instrument to Identify the Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Physical Activity in Type 2 Diabetes, 2000-2018: A Systematic Review. Diabetes Educ. 2020 02; 46(1):28-45. PMID: 31874591; DOI: 10.1177/0145721719893359;

Yaemsiri S, Alfier JM, Moy E, Rossen LM, Bastian B, Bolin J, Ferdinand AO, Callaghan T, Heron M. Healthy People 2020: Rural Areas Lag In Achieving Targets For Major Causes Of Death. Health Aff (Millwood). 2019 12; 38(12):2027-2031. PMID: 31794308; PMCID: PMC7365241; DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00915;

Primm K, Ferdinand AO, Callaghan T, Akinlotan MA, Towne SD, Bolin J. Congestive heart failure-related hospital deaths across the urban-rural continuum in the United States. Prev Med Rep. 2019 Dec; 16:101007. PMID: 31799105; PMCID: PMC6883321; DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.101007;

Lee J, Callaghan T, Ory M, Zhao H, Bolin JN. The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Diabetes Management. Diabetes Care. 2020 05; 43(5):1094-1101. PMID: 31649097; PMCID: PMC7171935; DOI: 10.2337/dc19-1173;

Callaghan T, Motta M, Sylvester S, Lunz Trujillo K, Blackburn CC. Parent psychology and the decision to delay childhood vaccination. Soc Sci Med. 2019 10; 238:112407.View Related Profiles.

Motta, Matthew
Callaghan, Timothy

PMID: 31366444; DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112407;

Callaghan T, Washburn DJ, Nimmons K, Duchicela D, Gurram A, Burdine J. Immigrant health access in Texas: policy, rhetoric, and fear in the Trump era. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Jun 05; 19(1):342. PMID: 31164114; PMCID: PMC6549327; DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4167-1;

Callaghan T, Sylvester S. Autism spectrum disorder, politics, and the generosity of insurance mandates in the United States. PLoS One. 2019; 14(5):e0217064. PMID: 31125366; PMCID: PMC6534322; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217064;

Callaghan T, Ferdinand AO, Akinlotan MA, Towne SD, Bolin J. The Changing Landscape of Diabetes Mortality in the United States Across Region and Rurality, 1999-2016. J Rural Health. 2020 06; 36(3):410-415. PMID: 30802321; DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12354;

Ferdinand AO, Akinlotan MA, Callaghan T, Towne SD, Bolin J. Diabetes-related hospital mortality in the U.S.: A pooled cross-sectional study of the National Inpatient Sample. J Diabetes Complications. 2019 05; 33(5):350-355. PMID: 30910276; DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2019.01.007;

Towne SD Jr., Timothy Callaghan, Alva Ferdinand, Marvellous A. Akinlotan, Kristin Primm^, Jane Bolin. 2019. . “Prevalence and Mortality of Heart Disease and Related Conditions: Disparities Affecting the South, Rural Areas, and American Indians and Alaska Natives. Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. 2019.
Schmit, Cason, Alva Ferdinand, Timothy Callaghan, Mariko Kageyama^, Nima Khodakarami^, and Michael A. Morrisey. . The Development of Telehealth Laws in the U.S. from 2008 to 2015: A Legal Landscape. Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. 2019.
Callaghan, Timothy, David Washburn, Cason Schmit, Denise Martinez, Emily Thompson^, Megan LaFleur^, and Zuleyma Ruiz^. Community Health Worker Roles and Responsibilities in Rural and Urban America. Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. Prepared for the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. 2019.
Primm K, Ferdinand A, Callaghan T, Akinlotan M, Towne S, Bolin J. Congestive Heart Failure-Related Hospital Deaths Across the Urban-Rural Continuum in the United States. Preventive Medicine Reports. 2019. View Publication
Yaemsiri S, Alfier J, Moy E, Rossen L, Bastian B, Bolin J, Ferdinand A, Callaghan T, Heron M. Healthy People 2020: Rural Areas Lag in Achieving Targets for Major Causes of Death. Health Affairs. 2019; 38(12):2027-2031.

Motta M, Callaghan T, Sylvester S. Knowing less but presuming more: Dunning-Kruger effects and the endorsement of anti-vaccine policy attitudes. Soc Sci Med. 2018 08; 211:274-281.View Related Profiles.

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Callaghan, Timothy

PMID: 29966822; DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.06.032;

Alva O. Ferdinand, Marvellous A. Akinlotan^, Timothy H. Callaghan, Samuel D. Towne Jr. and Jane Bolin. “Diabetes-Related Hospital Mortality in Rural America: A Significant Cause for Concern.” Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. 2018.
Callaghan, Timothy. “The Rise of Nullification as a New Face of State Resistance to the Federal Government.”. Scholars Strategy Network. 2018.
Callaghan, Timothy, Ferdinand A., Towne SD Jr, Akinlotan A.^, Primm K.^, Bolin J. “Cancer Morality in Rural America: 1999-2016.” Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. 2018.
Smith B, Murib Z, Motta M, Callaghan T, Theys M. “Gay” or “Homosexual”: The Implications of Social Category Labels for the Structure of Mass Attitudes. American Politics Research. 2018; 46(2). View Publication
Olson A, Callaghan T, Karch A. Return of the 'Rightful Remedy': Partisan Federalism, Resource Availability, and Nullification Legislation in the American States. Publius: The Journal of Federalism. 2018; 48(3):495-522. View Publication
Towne SD Jr, Jane Bolin, Alva Ferdinand, Nicklett EJ, Matthew Smith, Callaghan, Timothy, Marcia Ory. .“Diabetes and Forgone Medical Care due to Cost in the US (2011-2015): Individual-level & placed-based disparities.” Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. 2017.
Callaghan, Timothy, Samuel Towne Jr, Jane Bolin, Alva Ferdinand. “Diabetes Mortality in Rural America: 1999-2015.” Policy Brief. Southwest Rural Health Research Center. Prepared for the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. 2017.
Callaghan T, Olson A. Unearthing the Hidden Welfare State: Race, Political Attitudes, and Unforeseen Consequences. Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics. 2017; 2(1):63-87. View Publication

Callaghan TH, Jacobs LR. The Future of Health Care Reform: What Is Driving Enrollment? J Health Polit Policy Law. 2017 Apr; 42(2):215-246. PMID: 28007795; DOI: 10.1215/03616878-3766710;

Luttig M, Callaghan T. Is President Obama’s Race Chronically Accessible? Racial Priming in the 2012 Presidential Election. Political Communication. 2016; 33(4):628-650. View Publication

Callaghan T, Jacobs LR. Interest Group Conflict Over Medicaid Expansion: The Surprising Impact of Public Advocates. Am J Public Health. 2016 Feb; 106(2):308-13. PMID: 26691109; PMCID: PMC4985851; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302943;

Chen PG, Appleby J, Borgida E, Callaghan T, Ekstrom P, Farhart CE, Housholder E, et al. The Minnesota Multi-Investigator 2012 Presidential Election Panel Study. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy. 2014; 14(1):78-104. View Publication
Callaghan T, Jacobs L. Process Learning and the Implementation of Medicaid Reform. Publius: The Journal of Federalism. 2014; 44(4):541-563. View Publication

Jacobs LR, Callaghan T. Why states expand Medicaid: party, resources, and history. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2013 Oct; 38(5):1023-50. PMID: 23794741; DOI: 10.1215/03616878-2334889;

Callaghan T, Sylvester S. Private Citizens as Policy Entrepreneurs: Evidence from Autism Mandates and Parental Political Mobilization. Policy Studies Journal. 49(1):123-145. View Publication

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 102 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 27 publications in 2021

Bar chart showing 102 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 27 publications in 2021

Year	Publications
2013	1
2014	2
2015	1
2016	2
2017	3
2018	6
2019	14
2020	8
2021	27
2022	14
2023	15
2024	9

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America is incredibly polarized. It’s bad for our health.

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A slow killer: East Texans are diagnosed with diabetes at a higher rate than the national average

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In East Texas, living with diabetes and no health insurance

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A slow killer: East Texans are diagnosed with diabetes at a higher rate than the national average

The Texas Tribune 11/1/2023

The COVID-19 public health emergency ends May 11. What happens then?

Boston Globe 2/2/2023

2024 Boston University : TEACH Award

2023 American Political Science Association: David Kline Jones Distinguished Scholar Award

2022 Journal of Rural Health: Article of the Year

2020 American Political Science Association: Deil S. Wright Best Paper Award Winner

2020 Journal of Rural Health: Exceptional Reviewer

2019 American Political Science Association: Leonard S. Robins Award Winner

2019 Alpha Tau Chapter, Delta Omega, National Public Health Honor Society: Faculty Inductee

2018 Elsevier: Atlas Award Winner

2010-2011 Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress: Presidential Fellow

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Vaccines
Rural Communities
Policy, Health
Survey Methods
Public Policy
Public Health

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