My CV

Education

2018 - 2024

PhD, Population Health Sciences, Health System Innovation Research Emphasis, University of Utah

Dissertation: Geospatial and Temporal Variation in Racial/Ethnic Mental Health Care Disparities

Committee: Fernando A. Wilson (chair), Evan V. Goldstein, Audrey L. Jones, Phillip M. Singer, Megan E. Vanneman
2018 - 2024

Master of Public Policy, University of Utah

Capstone: Assessing the Utility of a Public Transit System for Transporting Medicare Beneficiaries to Mental Health Care Services

Supervisor: Phillip M. Singer
2013 - 2018 B.S., Exercise and Sports Sciences, Minor in Sociology of Health and Medicine, University of Utah

Research Interests

Health services, health policy, mental health, health disparities, health economics

Professional Experience

Full Time

2025 - Present Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine
2024 - 2025 Research Scientist contracted to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, TORCH Lab, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine

Part Time

2020-2024 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine
2019 Graduate Assistant, Master of Public Policy Program, University of Utah

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles

  1. Abraham A, Bailey EV, Sanger A, Naranjo DE, Wilson FA, & Goldstein EV. (2026). Circumstances Preceding Firearm Suicide Deaths in a Large Sample of Hispanic/Latino Adults: Findings from a Content Analysis. AJPM Focus, 100531. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FOCUS.2026.100531

  2. Bailey EV, Goldstein EV,Kitcharoenkarnkul P,Hansen EJ, Summers L,Wilson FA. (2026). Cross sectional examination of public perceptions around substance misuse using state behavioral risk factor surveillance system data. BMC Public Health, 26. https://doi.org/10.1186/S12889-026-27757-8

  3. Watson JD, Bailey EV, Henion A, Saleh S, Myers M, Altalib HH, LaFrance WC, & Pugh MJ (2026). Associations among epilepsy phenotypes and pain, sleep interference, and dissociative symptoms. Rehabilitation Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000657

  4. Kim J, Bailey EV, Hayworth S, et al. National Trends in Telehealth Utilization, 2020–2023: Post-Pandemic Trends from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Healthcare. 2026;14(3):331. doi:10.3390/healthcare14030331

  5. Bailey EV, Hansen EJ, Mosalpuria K, & Wilson FA (2025). The Relationship Between Mental Health and Employment Status Among United States Veterans: A Systematic Review. Military Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usaf452

  6. Mosalpuria K, Bailey EV, Ko H, Hansen EJ, Wilson FA. Chronic Physical and Mental Health Conditions Associated with Employment Status in Veterans. AJPM Focus. Published online May 16, 2024:100242. doi:10.1016/j.focus.2024.100242

  7. Goldstein EV, Bailey EV, Wilson FA. Poverty and Suicidal Ideation Among Hispanic Mental Health Care Patients Leading up to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Hisp Health Care Int. Published online June 13, 2023:15404153231181110. doi:10.1177/15404153231181110

  8. Goldstein EV, Bailey EV, Wilson FA. Discrimination and Suicidality Among Hispanic Mental Health Patients, 2010–2020: A Natural Language Processing Approach. PS. 2022;73(11):1313-1314. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.20220240

  9. Bailey EV, Wilson FA. Vaccine Uptake in the US After Full Food and Drug Administration Approval of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine. JAMA Network Open. 2022;5(4):e226108. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.6108

Manuscripts in Progress

  1. Bailey EV, Naranjo DE, Wilson FA, Goldstein EV. Opportunities for Lethal Means Counseling Among Latino vs. Latina Firearm & Poisoning Suicide Decedents in the U.S. In preparation.

  2. Bailey EV, Abraham A, Joshi V, Naranjo DE, Wilson FA, Goldstein EV. Mental and Physical Health-Related Latent Classes Among Latina Firearm Suicide Decedents in the U.S. In preparation.

  3. Bailey EV, Abraham A, Joshi V, Naranjo DE, Wilson FA, Goldstein EV. Latent Class Analysis of Mental and Physical Health-Related Risk Factors Among Latine Firearm Suicide Decedents. In peer review.

  4. Bailey EV, Fakorede M, Wilson FA. Characterization and Economic Impact of Federal Research Grant Terminations at a Public R1 University. In preparation.

  5. Merle J*, Bailey EV*, Wilson FA, Schlechter C, Estabrooks P, Jordan N, Sanuade O, Sloss E, Carroll A, Kho A, Wetter DA, Davis P, Smith MJ, Eisman AB, Smith JD. Time-Driven Activity Based Costing of Implementation Efforts Using the Longitudinal Implementation Strategy Tracking System (LISTS): A Methods Framework and Case Applications. In preparation.

  6. Bailey EV, Wilson FA. Development of a Social and Economic Impact Monetization Framework for Behavioral Health Care Systems. In preparation.

  7. Saleh S, Watson JD, Bailey EV, Henion AK, Myers M, Amuan M, Kennedy E, Panahi S, Pugh MJ. Quality of Epilepsy Care as Perceived by Veterans: Predictors Beyond Comorbidity Profiles. In preparation.

  8. Bailey EV, Watson JD, Henion AK, Saleh S, Myers M, Pugh MJ. Veterans with Epilepsy: Perspectives on Health and Health Care.

  9. Bailey EV, Saleh S, Henion AK, Watson JD, Myers M, Van Cott AC, Pugh MJ. Relationships Between Epilepsy Comorbidity Phenotypes, Quality of Life, and Satisfaction with Life in Post-9/11 Veterans.

  10. Myers M, Watson JD, Bailey EV, Henion AK, Kennedy E, Saleh S, Munger-Clary HM, Pugh MJ. Beyond Seizures: Multimorbidity Patterns and Quality of Life in Veterans with Epilepsy. In peer review.

  11. Bailey EV, Jones AL, Goldstein EV, Vanneman ME, Singer PM, Wilson FA. Examining the Role of Geography in Racial/Ethnic Mental Health Care Utilization Disparities in a Large Academic Health Care System.

  12. Bailey EV, Goldstein EV, Jones AL, Vanneman ME, Singer PM, Wilson FA. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Charity Mental Health Care: A Novel Characterization of Charity Mental Health Care in a Non-Profit Academic Health Care System.

  13. Bailey EV, Goldstein EV, Kitcharoenkarnkul P, Hansen EJ, Wilson FA. Examination of Public Substance Use Disorder Stigma using State Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data.

    * Authors contributed equally

Additional Publications

Reports

  1. Bailey EV, Goldstein EV, Kitcharoenkarnkul P, Hansen EJ, Wilson FA. An Analysis of Social and Economic Impact of the Huntsman Mental Health Institute. Matheson Center for Health Care Studies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City; 2026.

Research Coverage in the Media

2022 USA Today, MSN, Poynter

Presentations

Departmental Presentations

  1. Bailey EV. Population Health and Health Geography in Depressive Disorders. PHS Seminar – Postdoc Spotlight, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah. September 9, 2026.

Conference Presentations

  1. Bailey EV (presenter), Abraham A, Joshi V, Naranjo DE, Wilson FA, Goldstein EV. Latent Class Analysis of Mental and Physical Health-Related Risk Factors Among Latine Firearm Suicide Decedents [Poster presentation]. Huntsman Mental Health Institute Annual Research Day, September 25, 2026.

  2. Bailey EV (presenter), Abraham A, Joshi V, Naranjo DE, Wilson FA, Goldstein EV. Latent Class Analysis of Mental and Physical Health-Related Risk Factors Among Latine Firearm Suicide Decedents [Poster presentation]. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, May 31, 2026.

  3. Watson JD (presenter), Panahi S, Bailey EV, Saleh S, Henion AK, Amuan M, Amuan M & Pugh MJ. Understanding and improving care for veterans with epilepsy: Comorbidity, lived experience, and quality of care. Presented at the Department of Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Research Week, George E. Wahlen VAMC, May 12, 2026.

  4. Saleh S (presenter), Watson JD, Bailey EV, Henion AK, Kennedy E, Pugh MJ. Comorbidity phenotypes in veterans with epilepsy: Implications for epilepsy-related quality of life [Poster presentation]. University of Utah Department of Population Health Sciences Trainee Poster Session, January 23, 2026.

  5. Bailey EV (presenter), Goldstein EV, Kitcharoenkarnkul P, Hansen EJ, Wilson FA. Cross-Sectional Examination of Public Perceptions around Substance Use Disorder using The Utah State Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System [Poster presentation]. University of Utah Department of Population Health Sciences Trainee Poster Session, January 23, 2026.

  6. Watson JD (presenter), Saleh S, Bailey EV, Henion AK, Myers M, Amuan M, Kennedy E, Panahi S, Pugh MJ. Social vulnerability, rurality, and health outcomes in Veterans with epilepsy [Poster presentation]. Utah CTSI Translational Research Trainee Symposium, November 2025.

  7. Watson JD (presenter), Saleh S, Bailey EV, Henion AK, Myers M, Amuan M, Kennedy E, Panahi S, Pugh MJ [Oral presentation]. Quality of life, quality of care: What Veterans with epilepsy taught us. Utah CTSI Translational Research Trainee Symposium, November 2025.

  8. Myers M, Watson JD, Bailey EV, Henion AK (presenter), Kennedy E, Saleh S, Munger-Clary HM, White A, Pugh MJ. Multimorbidity Patterns and Quality of Life in Post-9/11 Veterans with Epilepsy[Poster presentation]. Huntsman Mental Health Institute Annual Research Day, October 3, 2025.

  9. Saleh S (presenter), Watson JD, Bailey EV, Henion AK, Myers M, Amuan M, Kennedy E, Panahi S, Pugh MJ. Quality of Epilepsy Care as Perceived by Veterans: Predictors Beyond Comorbidity Profiles [Poster presentation]. Huntsman Mental Health Institute Annual Research Day, October 3, 2025.

  10. Watson JD (presenter), Bailey EV, Henion AK, Saleh S, Myers M, Pugh MJ. Epilepsy Phenotypes and Associated Health Outcomes [oral presentation]. University of Colorado 5th Annual Partnership for Veteran and Military Health, September 5, 2025.

  11. Watson JD (presenter), Bailey EV, Henion AK, Saleh S, Myers M, Pugh MJ. Beyond Seizures: The Psychological, Physical, and Social Dimensions of Living with Epilepsy [Poster presentation]. Salt Lake City VA Research Week, July 2, 2025.

  12. Bailey EV (presenter), Saleh S, Henion AK, Watson JD, Pugh MJ. Depressed Quality of Life Among Veterans with Epilepsy Who Have Comorbid Diseases [Poster presentation]. Huntsman Mental Health Institute Annual Research Day, September 13, 2024.

  13. Saleh S (presenter), Watson JD, Bailey EV, Henion AK, Kennedy E, Pugh MJ. Comorbidity phenotypes in veterans with epilepsy: Implications for epilepsy-related quality of life [Poster presentation]. Huntsman Mental Health Institute Annual Research Day, September 13, 2024.

  14. Bailey EV (presenter), Goldstein EV, Wilson FA. Examining the Relationship Between Discrimination and Suicidal Ideation Among Hispanic Mental Health Patients Using Natural Language Processing Data [Poster presentation]. AcademyHealth 2022 Annual Research Meeting, June 6, 2022.

  15. Bailey EV (presenter), Wilson FA. Disparities in Shared Decision Making Between Children in Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Households [Poster presentation]. AcademyHealth 2021 Virtual Annual Research Meeting, June 17, 2021.

Teaching Experience

  1. Guest Lecture, Introduction to Health and Health Care Disparities, Introduction to Health Systems Research (PHS 7300), University of Utah Department of Population Health Sciences, November 14, 2024

Consulting Activities

2025 Independent Consultant for Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs via the Western Institute for Veterans Research

Service

University of Utah

2026 - Present Member, Population Health Sciences Implementation Science Tenure Track Search Committee
2026 Member, Population Health Sciences Implementation Science Research Track Search Committee
2022 - 2024 Chair, Population Health Sciences Student & Trainee Advisory Committee
2022 - 2024 Member, Population Health Sciences HSIR Division Chair Search Committee
2022 - 2024 Member, U Student Media Council
2021 - 2022 Chair, U Student Media Council
2020 - 2022 Member, Population Health Sciences Student & Trainee Advisory Committee
2021 - 2021 Member, Population Health Sciences Student Admissions Committee
2021 - 2021 Member, Transformative Excellence Program Faculty Search Committee
2020 - 2021 Chair, U Student Media Council Editorial and Journalism Subcommittee, U Student Media Council

Journal Reviewer

Public Health Reports

Psychiatric Quarterly

Health Science Reports

Medical Care

Pediatrics

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Abstract Reviewer

2026 Reviewer for AcademyHealth 2026 Annual Research Meeting; Health Equity and Disparities Theme
2024 Reviewer for AcademyHealth 2024 Annual Research Meeting; Structural Racism, Disparities, and Equity in Health
2022 Reviewer for AcademyHealth 2022 Annual Research Meeting; Structural Racism, Disparities, and Equity in Health

Other, Non-Academic

2025 - Present Member, Project for Awesome Advisory Board
2025 - Present Member, Project for Awesome Chat Moderation Team

Professional Development

  1. Public Policy Engagement for Academics Workshop; University of Utah Interdisciplinary Exchange for Utah Science; February 26-27, 2026

  2. Working with IPUMS NHGIS in R: Exploring, Extracting, and Analyzing Spatial Data Using ipumsr; National Science Foundation Institute for Geospatial Understanding through an Integrative Discovery Environment (I-GUIDE); February 18, 2026

  3. Health Geography; The Global Health Network; January 26, 2026

  4. Introduction to Mapping and Visualizing Social Data with R; National Science Foundation Institute for Geospatial Understanding through an Integrative Discovery Environment (I-GUIDE); December 3, 2025

  5. TreeAge Pro Advanced Healthcare Modeling; TreeAge Software; November 18-19, 2025

  6. TreeAge Pro Healthcare Modeling; TreeAge Software; November 11-12, 2025

  7. Hands-on Introduction to Git; University of Utah Center for High Performance Computing; November 7, 2025

  8. Corporate and Foundation Funding Search Workshop; University of Utah Corporate and Foundation Relations; October 21, 2025

  9. Cluster Analysis in R; DataCamp; October 2025

  10. Machine Learning with caret in R; DataCamp; October 2025

  11. Counseling on Access to Lethal Means; Zero Suicide Institute; September 2025

  12. Intermediate Regression in R; DataCamp; August 2025

  13. Machine Learning in the tidyverse; DataCamp; June 2025

  14. Unsupervised Learning in R; DataCamp; June 2025

  15. Feature Engineering in R; DataCamp; June 2025

  16. Supervised Learning in R: Regression; DataCamp; May 2025

  17. Supervised Learning in R: Classification; DataCamp; May 2025

  18. Reproducible Mapping Workflows with IPUMS NHGIS and R; National Science Foundation Institute for Geospatial Understanding through an Integrative Discovery Environment (I-GUIDE); May 14, 2025

  19. Computation & Analytic Science & Methods Workshop on shareable code, data quality, community care, and natural language processing; Veterans Health Administration IDEAS Center for Innovation; October 21, 2024 – March 24, 2025

  20. Prediction and Prevention: Mistakes We Need to Stop Making in Suicidology; University of Utah Health; September 12, 2024

  21. Dyadic Data Analysis Workshop; Department of Psychology and Behavior Health Innovation & Dissemination Center; University of Utah; September 1 – November 1, 2024

  22. Introduction to Spatial Data Science with R; University of Utah Department of Population Health Sciences; August 16, 2024

  23. Intensive Longitudinal Methods Workshop; Statistical Horizons; July 30 – August 2, 2024

  24. Suicide Prevention Within Health Care for the LGBTQ+ Community; University of Utah Health; June 6, 2024

  25. Human Subjects Research (Social/Behavioral Certification); CITI Program

  26. Human Subjects Research (Biomedical Certification); CITI Program

  27. SQL: A Practical Introduction for Querying Courses; Johns Hopkins University via Coursera; May 2023

  28. The Data Science of Health Informatics; Johns Hopkins University via Coursera; April 2023

  29. PHS Data Science in R Summer Workshop; University of Utah Department of Population Health Sciences; August 5-9, 2019

Software Packages

R and RStudio Qualtrics Adobe Creative Suite
STATA ArcGIS TreeAge