Recent Scientific Publications
Yu H, Briggs FBB, Ghearing GR, Tyrrell M, Fiorelli N, Black J, Adenyi C,Krehel-Montgomery J, Sajatovic M. Longitudinal Assessment Following the Self-Management for People with Epilepsy and a History of Negative Events (SMART) Intervention: An Exploratory Analysis. Epilepsy Research (In Press)
Tan L, Branning R, Yu H, Fiorelli N, Black J, Adeniyi C, Briggs FB, Tyrrell M, Ghearing GR, Sajatovic M. Geographic Disparities in People with Epilepsy: Differences in Self-Efficacy and Quality of Life. Journal of Epilepsy Research (In Press).
Escoffery C, Patel A, Bullinger KL, McGee RE, Leung J, Shade T, Shankar S, Johnson E, Jobst B, Kiriakopoulos ET. Replication of an evidence-based epilepsy self-management program in Georgia: The HOBSCOTCH Trial. Epilepsy Behav, Volume 174, 2026, 110805, ISSN 1525-5050, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2025.110805 [doi.org].
Kiriakopoulos ET, Bernstein L, Dawson T, Feeley L, Jobst BC, Kaden SJ, O'Connor S. Increasing capacity for epilepsy self-management via a hub and spoke implementation model: Clinician perspectives from epilepsy centers in the United States. Epilepsy Behav. 2026 Mar; 176:110865. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2025.110865. Epub 2026 Jan 6. PMID: 41500116.
Sajatovic M, Shegog R, Kiriakopoulos E, Adeniyi C, Black J, Jobst B, Johnson E, McGee R, Spruill TM, Escoffery C. Development and feasibility testing of an implementation evaluation tool: recommendations from the Managing Epilepsy Well (MEW) Network Research Collaborative. Epilepsy Behav. 2025;171:110488. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2025.110488.
Johnson E, Kiriakopoulos ET, Briggs F, Sajatovic M, Escoffery C, Spruill TM, Shegog R, Fraser RT, Jobst B, Yala J, Adeniyi C, Wagner J. Quality of life and depression in an understudied population: young adults with epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2025;171:110603. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2025.110603
Shegog R, Briggs FBS, Sepulveda R, Spruill TM, Johnson EK, Jobst BC, Kiriakopoulos E, Fiorelli N, Sajatovic M. Clinical correlates of epilepsy self-management adherence among Hispanic people with epilepsy: Findings from the managing epilepsy well (MEW) network integrated database. Epilepsy Behav. 2025;171:110649. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2025.110649.
Sajatovic M, Ghearing GR, Tyrrell M, Black J, Krehel-Montgomery J, Barigye R, Yala J, Adeniyi C, Privitera M, Rossi MA, Briggs F. Self-management for people with epilepsy and a history of negative health events (SMART): A randomized controlled effectiveness trial. Epilepsy Behav. 2025 Oct;171:110495. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2025.110495. Epub 2025 May 23. PMID: 40412342.
Branning R, Ghearing GR, Briggs FB, Liu M, Silva D, Tyrrell M, Black J, Krehel-Montgomery J, Fiorelli N, Barigye R, Adeniyi C, Sajatovic M. Correlates of depressive symptom severity among adults with epilepsy participating in an epilepsy self-management clinical trial. BJPsych Open. 2025 Dec 2;12(1):e6. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2025.10900. PMCID: PMC12724125.
Chu FC, Jobst BC, Murray A, Dawson T, Frisard CF, Glidden B, Kaden SJ, Kiriakopoulos ET. Clinician and patient readiness to engage with community health workers at epilepsy care centers. Front Neurol. 2025 Apr 15;16:1580655. doi:10.3389/fneur.2025.1580655. PMID: 40303893; PMCID: PMC12037368.
Kiriakopoulos ET, Jobst B, Murray A, Sykes C, Lenz S, Dawson T, Kaden S, Chu F. A qualitative analysis of clinician perspectives on community health worker integration at epilepsy centers. Front Neurol. 2025 Apr 9;16:1560077. doi:10.3389/fneur.2025.1560077. PMID: 40271111; PMCID: PMC12014466.
Kiriakopoulos ET, Chu F, Salpekar J, Baslet G, Ghearing G, Altalib H, Sajatovic M. Psychosocial Burden and Suicidality in Epilepsy: A Public Health Concern. Epilepsy Curr. 2025 Feb 28:15357597251318577. doi: 10.1177/15357597251318577. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40028187; PMCID: PMC11869224.
Sajatovic M, Shegog R, Kiriakopoulos ET, Adeniyi C, Black J, Jobst B, Johnson E, McGee R, Spruill T, Escoffery C. Development and Feasibility Testing of an Implementation Evaluation Tool: Recommendations from the Managing Epilepsy Well (MEW) Network Research Collaborative Epilepsy Behav. Volume 171, (2025), 110488, ISSN 1525-5050, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2025.110488 [doi.org]. [doi.org]
Kiriakopoulos ET, Griffith A, Gramiak A, Jobst B, Zhao Y, MacKenzie TA, Kaden SJ, Strickland S. Assessing multilevel provider knowledge and confidence in identifying and addressing gaps in epilepsy care. Epilepsy Behav. 2025 May 17;170:110491. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2025.110491. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40382993.
Kapur J, Clarke D, Etienne M, Eickmeyer A, Gutierrez C, Jobst BC, Johnson E, Joshi S, Kiriakopoulos ET, Labiner D, Lado FA, Lekoubou Looti A, Lowenstein DH, Parko K, Poduri A, Riker E, Shellhaas R, Sirven JI, Skjei K, Stern J, Welty T, Strickland S, Theodore W. American Epilepsy Society/International League Against Epilepsy-North America Joint Task Force for Epilepsy Health Care Disparities in the United States, Epilepsy Curr. 2025 Jun 9:15357597251342227. doi:10.1177/15357597251342227. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40502806; PMCID: PMC12149156.
Johnson EK, Kiriakopoulos ET, Briggs F, Sajatovic M, Escoffery C, Spruill T, Shegog R, Fraser RT, Jobst B, Yala J, Adeniyi C, Wagner J. Quality of life and depression in an understudied population: Young adults with epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2025 Jul 21;171:110603. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2025.110603. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40694975.
Shegog R, Briggs F, Sepulveda R, Spruill T, Johnson E, Jobst B, Kiriakopoulos ET, Fiorelli N, Sajatovic M. Clinical correlates of epilepsy self-management adherence among Hispanic people with epilepsy: Findings from the Managing Epilepsy Well (MEW) Network integrated database. Epilepsy Behav, 2025 Oct;171:110649. doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2025.110649. Epub 2025 Aug 27. PMID: 40876199.
Kiriakopoulos ET, Chu F, Jobst BC, Kobau R. Innovating the Practice of Epilepsy Care to Improve Patient Outcomes: A Model for Community Health Worker Integration. Front. Neurol., 06 October 2025 Sec. Epilepsy, Volume 16 - 2025 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2025.1654687 [doi.org]
Kiriakopoulos ET, Kaden SJ, Sackett LP, Quigley MT, Dawson T, DeMuro L, Giordano KE, DeNaples J, Olenec ME, Jennings S, Burhanuddin A, Harris J, Lenz S, Ross-Shannon R, MacKenzie T, Jobst B. Real world telehealth delivery of an evidence based self-management education program for people with epilepsy and cognitive comorbidity. Front Neurol. 2025 Jul 4;16:1617539. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2025.1617539. PMID: 40689321; PMCID: PMC12273451.
Kiriakopoulos ET, García Sosa R, Blank L, Johnson EL, Gutierrez C. Shining a Light: Advancing Health Equity in Overlooked Epilepsy Communities. Epilepsy Currents. 2024; 0(1-6). doi:10.1177/ 1535 7597 241258081
Sajatovic M, Ghearing G, Tyrrell M, Black J, Krehel-Montgomery J, McDermott G, Yala J, Barigye R, Adeniyi C, Briggs F. Clinical Correlates of Perceived Stigma among People Living with Epilepsy Enrolled in a Self-management Clinical Trial. Epilepsy Behav. Volume 160,2024,110025, ISSN 1525-5050, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.110025.
Ghearing GR, Tyrrell M, Black J, Krehel-Montgomery J, Yala J, Adeniyi C, Briggs F, Sajatovic M. Clinical correlates of negative health events and disparities among adults with epilepsy enrolled in a self-management clinical trial. Epilepsy Res. 2024 Jul;203:107366. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2024.107366. Epub 2024 Apr 16. PMID: 38669777.
Escoffery C, Patel A, Leung J, Anderson M, McGee R, Sajatovic M, et al. MEW network self-management program characteristics and lessons learned through the RE-AIM framework. Epilepsy Behav. 2023;140:109111.
McGee RE, Patel A, Drzymalla EM, Anderson M, Johnson EK, Thompson NJ, Escoffery C. Project UPLIFT: adoption and implementation experiences of an epilepsy self-management program. Epilepsy Behav. 2023;138:109001.
Escoffery C, Patel A, Leung J, Anderson M, McGee R, Sajatovic M, Johnson EK, Jobst B, Kiriakopoulos ET, Shegog R, Fraser R, Quarells RC. MEW network self-management program characteristics and lessons learned through the RE-AIM framework. Epilepsy Behav. 2023 Mar;140:109111. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2023.109111. Epub 2023 Feb 16. PMID: 36804716.
Camp EJ, Quon RJ, Sajatovic M, Briggs F, Brownrigg B, Janevic MR, Meisenhelter S, Steimel SA, Testorf ME, Kiriakopoulos E, Mazanec MT, Fraser RT, Johnson EK, Jobst BC. Supervised machine learning to predict reduced depression severity in people with epilepsy through epilepsy self-management intervention. Epilepsy Behav. 2022 Feb;127:108548. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108548. Epub 2022 Jan 15. PMID: 35042160.
Briggs F, Sarna K, Yala J, Escoffery C, Fraser R, Janevic M, Jobst B, Johnson E, Kiriakopolous E, Rentsch J, Shegog R, Spruill TM, Sajatovic M. Premature discontinuation among individuals with epilepsy participating in epilepsy self-management research interventions. Epilepsy Research 2022; 187:107034.
Rostad SE, Ghearing GR. Self-care and epilepsy. Curr Treat Options Neurol. 2022;24:641-654. doi:10.1007/s11940-022-00743-2
Kottapalli I, Needham K, Colón-Zimmermann K, Richter N, Schrag K, Ryan ER, Storer N, Sarna K, Briggs FBS, Rentsch J, Sajatovic M. A Community-Targeted Implementation of Self-Management for People with Epilepsy and a History of Negative Health Events (SMART): A Research and Community Partnership to Reduce Epilepsy Burden. Epilepsy Behav. 2022 Jan;126:108440. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108440. Epub 2021 Dec 15. PMID: 34920349
Escoffery C, Haardoerfer R, Bamps Y, McGee R, Geiger D, Quarells RC, et al. Reduction of the Adult Epilepsy Self-Management Measure Instrument (AESMMI). Epilepsy Behav. 2022;131:108692.