People

Heather Henderson

PhD Student 

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Contact

Email: heather42@mail.usf.edu

Education

  • BA Anthropology/Psychology USFSP
  • MA Applied Anthropology USF

Advisor

Rebecca Zarger

Research

Substance Use Disorders, Harm Reduction, Infectious Disease, Mental Health, Stigma, Mixed Methodology Research, Program Implementation and Organizational Change, Quality Improvement, Patient Experience, and Emergency Medicine/Acute Care Research.

Publications

  • Henderson, H., Wilson, J., McCoy, B. “Applied Medical Anthropology and Structurally Informed Emergency Care in the Evolving Context of COVID-19.” Human Organization, COVID-19 Special Issue Submission; Forthcoming, December 1, 2021.
  • Wilson, J., Henderson, H., Pereira, K. False Positive HIV due to P24 Antigen and CD4 Lymphocytopenia. EMPulse. Florida College of Emergency Physicians. Case Study Feature, Summer 2021.
  • Henderson, H., Pereira, K., Wilson, J. An unrecognized opportunity to diagnose Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and decrease transmission in people who inject drugs (PWID). EMPulse. Florida College of Emergency Physicians. Case Study Feature, Spring 2021.
  • Faryar, K., Henderson, H., Wilson, J., Hansoti, B., May, L., Schechter-Perkins, A., Waxman, M., Rothman, R., Jaukoos, J., Lyons, M. COVID-19 and Beyond: Lessons Learned from Emergency Department HIV Screening for Population-Based Screening in Healthcare Settings. JACEP Open. 2021.
  • Wilson, J., Henderson, H., Ozoya, O., Peirera, K. (Under Review) Differentiation of Equivocal Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Screening Results in the Emergency Department Utilizing Specific Clinical Characteristics: The Importance of Patient Risk Factors. JAIDS. 2020.
  • Henderson, H., Wilson, J., Bartholomew, T., Pereira, K., McGeachy, J., Travis, B., Ozoya, O., Sanmugalinhgam, G., Mueller, L. (Accepted) Implementation of an Emergency Department Based Screening, Linkage, and Treatment Pathway to Co-Locate Care for Opioid Use Disorder and Hepatitis C. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2020.
  • Martinez-Tyson, D., Chavez, M., Lake, P., Gutierrez, B., Sherry, P., Rigg, K., Marshall, V., Henderson, H., Lubrano di Ciccone, B., Rajasekhara, S., Pabbathi, S. Understanding cancer survivors’ educational needs about prescription opioid medications within the context of the opioid epidemic. Journal of Cancer Education. 2020.
  • Martinez-Tyson, D., Chavez, M., Lake, P., Gutierrez, B., Sherry, P., Rigg, K., Marshall, V., Henderson, H., Lubrano di Ciccone, B., Rajasekhara, S., Pabbathi, S. "I didn't want that in my body. I just didn't want it": Perceptions of Prescription Opioid Medication with the Context of Cancer Survivorship. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. 2020.
  • Martinez-Tyson, D., Chavez, M., Lake, P., Gutierrez, B., Sherry, P., Rigg, K., Marshall, V., Henderson, H., Lubrano di Ciccone, B., Rajasekhara, S., Pabbathi, S. “They say you can get addicted.” Exploring Factors that Fuel the Fear of Addiction to Prescription Opioid Medication among Cancer Survivors. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2020.
  • Henderson, H., Travis, B., Wilson, J., McGeachy, J., and Smith, A. 2019. Updates on the Opioid Crisis: The MAT Bridge at Tampa General Hospital. EMPulse. Florida College of Emergency Physicians. 26(2): 36-3
  • Henderson, H. and Wilson, J. 2018. Evolving Epidemiology: Perceptions of Stigma and Access to Care in Acute Opioid Crisis. ABD Journal. SUNY Buffalo. 5: 11-22.