Vira Pravosud
- 530 Parnassus Ave, S366, San Francisco, CA
- vira.pravosud@ucsf.edu
Spring 2015 Enrolled participants in the National Longitudinal Survey of Public Health Systems conducted by the
College of Public Health in the University of Kentucky
2012 - 2013 Administrated and coordinated educational conferences and master-classes aimed for healthcare
facilities’ top-management (LLC “PRO Studii”, Kyiv, Ukraine)
2010 - 2011 Performed data entry and coding (checking interviewers' questionnaires and coding the answers to fill
the general database for agricultural surveys, Kleffmann Group, Kyiv, Ukraine)
My Web of Science (or Publons) can be found at https://publons.com/author/1199093/vira-pravosud#profile
2018 - Present Editorial Board Member, Journals of the Science Publishing Group
01/2017 - Present Associated Editorial Board Member, Journal of Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe (1 edit)
Journal Peer Review Activities
12/2022 - Present Ad hoc reviewer, Tobacco Induced Diseases (1 review)
07/2022 - Present Ad hoc reviewer, Health Education & Behavior (4 reviews)
06/2021 - Present Ad hoc reviewer, BMC Cancer (2 reviews)
02/2021 - Present Ad hoc reviewer, Future Oncology (1 reviews)
06/2018 - Present Ad hoc reviewer, Academic Research Journal of Biotechnology (4 reviews)
06/2018 - Present Ad hoc reviewer, Academic Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Research (14 reviews)
01/2017 - Present Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe (2 reviews)
Conference Meetings Peer Review Activities
08/2022 Fall 2022 TCORS Grantee meeting (2 reviews)
Study Design, Quantitative & Qualitative Data Analysis
SAS, SPSS, RStudio, ArcGIS, DAGitty. Familiar with STATA, RDSAT, QGIS, GeoDA, Epi Info, OpenEpi
SAS Language, R, SPSS Syntax.
My ORCID can be found at orcid.org/0000-0002-5762-6632
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
1. Pravosud V, Holmes LM, Lempert LK, Ling PM. Impacts of Tax and Flavor Tobacco Policies on San Francisco Bay Area Tobacco Prices. Evaluation Review, 2023. Epub https://doi.org/10.1177/0193841X231164908
2. Pravosud V, Holmes LM, Lempert LK, Ling PM. Policies Restricting Flavors and Non-Cigarette Tobacco Product Availability: A Study of Vape Shops in San Francisco and Alameda Counties, California, USA. Prev Med Rep, 2022; 30, 101997. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101997
3. Pravosud V, Ballard AM, Holloway IW, Young AM. Online Partner-Seeking and Sexual Behaviors among Men Who Have Sex with Men from Small and Midsized Towns: Cross-Sectional Study in Kentucky, USA. JMIR Form Res, 2022. doi:10.2196/35056
4. Pravosud V, Mannino DM, Prieto D, Zhang Q, Choate R, Malanga E, Aksamit TR. Symptom Burden and Medication Use among Patients with Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2021; Published online February 19, 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.2020.0184
5. Pravosud V, Vanderford NL, Huang B, Tucker TC, Arnold SM. Exceptional Survival Among Kentucky Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients: Appalachian Versus Non-Appalachian Populations [published online ahead of print, 2020 Nov 18]. J Rural Health. 2020;10.1111/jrh.12537. doi:10.1111/jrh.12537
6. Sullivan J*, Pravosud V*, Mannino DM, Siegel K, Choate R, Sullivan T. National and State Estimates of COPD Morbidity and Mortality - United States, 2014-2015. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2018;5(4):324-333. Published 2018 Oct 12. doi:10.15326/jcopdf.5.4.2018.0157 *contributed equally to this report
7. Pravosud V, Huang B, Tucker T, Vanderford NL. Development of Multiple Primary Cancers in Lung Cancer Patients: Appalachian Versus Non-Appalachian Populations of Kentucky. South Med J. 2017;110(12):775-781. doi:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000742
8. Pravosud V and Andreeva T. Respondent-driven sampling: characteristics associated with productive and non-productive recruitment. Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe, 2016; 6(1), 31-44. doi: 10.6084/m9.figshare.4495910.v1
UNDER CONSIDERATION/REVIEW
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
1. "Dyadic Analysis of Condom Use in App-facilitated versus Non-app-facilitated Relationships of Men Who Have Sex with Men" (journal article)
2. "Social Media Exposure and Other Correlates of Increased E-cigarette Use among Adolescents during COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place orders" (journal article)
3. "Interest in quitting e-cigarettes during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown among California adolescents" (brief report)
PEER-REVIEWED ABSTRACT PUBLICATIONS
1. Pravosud V, Andreeva T, Kulchynska R, Liakh A, Makarenko J, Pascal A, Shlapatska C, Stepurko T. Ukrainian nutrition behavior through the prism of childhood reminiscences. Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe, 2nd conference 'Economics, sociology, theory and practice of public health'). Kyiv, National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy", School of Public Health. 2012; 2 (Suppl 1):42-43. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.92836
2. Pravosud V, Mannino DM, Choate R, Prieto D, Malanga E, Zhang Q, Aksamit T. Symptom Burden Among Patients Reporting Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM): Findings from the COPD Foundation Survey. Citation: Yawn BP, Thomashow B. Abstract presentations: COPD10usa 2017. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2017; 4(4): 305-319. doi: http://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.4.4.2017.0162
3. Pravosud V, Mannino DM, Choate R, Prieto D, Malanga E, Zhang Q, Aksamit T. Medication Use as a Measure of Severity: Findings from the COPD Foundation NTM Social Survey. Citation: Yawn BP, Thomashow B. Abstract presentations: COPD10usa 2017. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2017; 4(4): 305-319. doi: http://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.4.4.2017.0162
Completed
Project Title: “Factors Associated with Exceptional Survival among Kentucky Stage IV Lung Cancer Patients: Appalachian versus Non-Appalachian Populations"
Project Number: N/A
Principal Investigator:
Role in Project: Principal Investigator
Effort: 100%
Institution/University: University of Kentucky
Source of Funding: UK Appalachian Center, 2018 Eller & Billings Student Research Award
Duration of Project: 5/2018 - 2/2019
Total Award: $1,000
Grant Number: N/A
Physician's Weekly: Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Diseases: Assessing Symptom Burden & Medication Use. April 13, 2021.
Appalachian Center Spring Newsletter: Grad Student Spotlight. University of Kentucky Appalachian Center. Feb 13, 2021.
Available at: https://mailchi.mp/3ae1343f5613/uk-appalachian-center-spring-2021-newsletter?e=340e6bec0b