Publications

A Work-Inclusive, Exposome-Based Epistemology to Enhance Data and Inferences in Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Apostolopoulos, Y., Thiese, M.S., and S. Sönmez. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Under Review.
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Service Sector and Precarious Working Life: A Crude Look at a Pragmatic Epidemiology of Hotel Housekeeping
Apostolopoulos, Y., Sönmez, S., Hsieh, Y.C.J., Thiese, M.S., Gallos, L., and Frontiers in Public Health. Under Review.
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A Blueprint for a New Commercial Driving Epidemiology: An Emerging Paradigm Grounded in Integrative Exposome and Network Epistemologies
Apostolopoulos, Y., Sönmez, S., Thiese, M.S., Olufemi, M. and L.K. Gallos (2024). American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 67(6):515-531.
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The Indispensable Whole of Work and Population Health: How the Working Life Exposome can Advance Empirical Research, Policy, and Action
Apostolopoulos, Y., Sönmez, S., Thiese, M.S., and L.K. Gallos (2024). Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment, and Health, 50(2):83-95.
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Work Challenges and Health of Immigrant Hotel Housekeepers: Part 2
Hsieh, Y.C., Shapoval, V., Sönmez, S. and Y. Apostolopoulos (2023). Workplace Health and Safety, 71(5):255-262.
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Employees’ Helping Behavior Toward the Victims of Human Trafficking in the Lodging Industry
Farboudi-Jahromi, M., Tasci, A.D. and S. Sönmez (2022). International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 35(6):2216-2245.
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Workplace Foam Roller Exercise for Hotel Housekeepers: An Exploratory Study
Hsieh, Y.C. and H.M. Wang (2022). Recreation, Parks, and Tourism in Public Health, 6(1):65-76.
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Occupational Health and Safety of Immigrant Hotel Housekeepers
Shapoval, V., Sönmez, S., Hsieh, Y.C. and Y. Apostolopoulos (2022). Workplace Health and Safety, 70(12):566-573.
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Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection among frontline workers before and during B. 1.617. 2 (Delta) variant predominance—eight US locations, December 2020–August 2021
Fowlkes, A., Gaglani, M., Groover, K., Thiese, M.S., Tyner, H., Ellingson, K. and Cohorts, H.R., 2021. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 70(34), p.1167.
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Hours-of-Service Compliance and Safety Outcomes Among Long-Haul Truck Drivers
Lemke, M.K., Hege, A., Apostolopoulos, A. and S. Sönmez (2021). Transportation Research Part F: Psychology and Behavior, 76:297-308.
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Exploring the Role of Social Network Structure in Disease Risk among U.S. Long-haul Truck Drivers in Urban Areas
Patterson, M.S., Nelon, J.L., Lemke, M.K., Sönmez, S., Hege, A. and Y. Apostolopoulos (2021). American Journal of Health Behavior, 45(1):174-185.
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The Hospitality Industry in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Current Topics and Research Methods
Davahli, M.R., Karwowski, W., Sönmez, S. and Y. Apostolopoulos (2020). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(20):7366.
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Syndemic Frameworks to Understand the Effects of COVID-19 on Commercial Driver Stress, Health, and Safety
Lemke, M.K., Apostolopoulos, Y. and S. Sönmez (2020). Journal of Transportation Health, 18:100877.
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Hotel Housekeepers’ Job Stress
Hsieh, Y. and Y. Chen (2020). Recreation, Parks, and Tourism in Public Health, 4:15-32.
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Commercial Transport During a Pandemic: Network Analysis to Reconcile COVID-19 Diffusion and Vital Supply Chain Resilience
Lemke, M.K., Apostolopoulos, Y., Gallos, L.K. and S. Sönmez (2020). Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 62(9):e537-e538.
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A Novel COVID-19 Based Truck Driver Syndemic? Implications for Public Health, Safety, and Vital Supply Chains
Lemke, M.K., Apostolopoulos, Y. and S. Sönmez (2020). American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 63(8):659-662.
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Metabolic syndrome in commercial truck drivers: prevalence, associated factors, and comparison with the general population.
Robbins, R.B., Thiese, M.S., Ott, U., Wood, E.M., Effiong, A., Murtaugh, M., Kapellusch, J., Cheng, M. and Hegmann, K., 2020. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 62(7), pp.453-459
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Complex Systems and Population Health: A Primer
Apostolopoulos, Y., Hassmiller Lich, K. and M.K. Lemke (editors) (2020). Complex Systems and Population Health: A Primer. New York: Oxford University Press.
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Harnessing Complex Systems: An Emerging Paradigm for a New Population Health Science
Apostolopoulos, Y. (2020). In: (Eds. Apostolopoulos, Y., K. Hassmiller Lich, and M.K. Lemke), Complex Systems and Population Health: A Primer. New York: Oxford University Press.
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Bridging the Divide: Where Complex Systems Science Meets Population Health Science
Apostolopoulos, Y. (2020). In: (Eds. Apostolopoulos, Y., K. Hassmiller Lich, and M.K. Lemke), Complex Systems and Population Health: A Primer. New York: Oxford University Press.
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Understanding the Effects of COVID-19 on the Health and Safety of Immigrant Hospitality Workers in the United States
Sönmez, S., Y. Apostolopoulos, M.K. Lemke and Y.C. Hsieh (2020). Tourism Management Perspectives, 35:100717.
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How Complex Travel, Tourism, and Transportation Networks Influence Infectious Disease Movement in a Borderless World
Sönmez, S., Wiitala, J. and Y. Apostolopoulos (2019). In (Ed. Dallen Timothy) Handbook of Globalization and Tourism (Chapter 7, pp. 76-88). Massachusetts: Edward Elgar Publishing.
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Integrating Complex Systems Science into Road Safety Research and Practice, Part 1: Review of Formative Concepts
Naumann, R.B., Kuhlberg, J., Sandt, L., Heiny, S., Apostolopoulos, Y., Marshall, S.W. and K. Hassmiller Lich (2019). Injury Prevention, 26(2):177-183.
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The Impact of Work Organization, Job Stress, and Sleep on the Health Behaviors and Outcomes of U.S. Long-Haul Truck Drivers
Hege, A., Lemke, M.K., Apostolopoulos, Y. and S. Sönmez (2019). Health Education & Behavior, 46:626-636.
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Work-Life Conflict among U.S. Long-Haul Truck Drivers: Influences of Work Organization, Perceived Job Stress, Sleep, and Organizational Support
Hege, A., Lemke, M., Apostolopoulos, Y., Whitaker, B. and S. Sönmez (2019). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(6):984.
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New Directions in Occupational Roadway Safety Grounded in Complex Systems Theory and Simulation Modeling
Lemke, M.K. and Y. Apostolopoulos (2019). In (Eds. Casanova, M.F and I. Opris), Focus on Systems Theory Research (Chapter 8). Hauppaugue, New York: NOVA Science Publishers.
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Occupational Health Disparities among U.S. Long-Haul Truck Drivers: The Influence of Work Organization and Sleep on Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease Risk
Hege, A., Lemke, M.K., Apostolopoulos, Y. and S. Sönmez (2018). PLOS ONE, 13(11):1-18.
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Embracing Causal Complexity in Health Disparities: Metabolic Syndemics and Structural Prevention in Rural Minority Communities
Apostolopoulos, Y., Lemke, M.K., Hosseinichimeh, N., Harvey, I.S., Hassmiller Lich, K., and J. Brown (2018). Prevention Science, 19(8):1019-1029.
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Can Subjective Sleep Problems Detect Latent Sleep Disorders among Commercial Drivers?
Lemke, M.K., Apostolopoulos, Y., Hege, A., Newnam, S. and S. Sönmez (2018). Accident Analysis & Prevention, 115:62-72.
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A Complex-Systems Paradigm Can Lead to Evidence-Based Policymaking and Impactful Action in Substance Misuse Prevention–A Rejoinder to Purshouse et al. (2018)
Apostolopoulos, Y., Hassmiller Lich, K., Lemke, M.K. and A.E. Barry (2018). Addiction, 113(6):1
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Moving Alcohol Prevention Research Forward–Part II: New Directions Grounded in Community-Based System Dynamics Modeling
Apostolopoulos, Y., Lemke, M.K., Barry, A.E. and K. Hassmiller Lich (2018). Addiction, 113:363-371.
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Moving Alcohol Prevention Research Forward–Part I: Introducing a Complex Systems Paradigm
Apostolopoulos, Y., Lemke, M.K., Barry, A.E. and K. Hassmiller Lich (2018). Addiction, 113(2):353-362.
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Work and Sleep Among Transport Operators: Disparities and Implications for Safety
Lemke, M.K., Hege, A., Apostolopoulos, Y., Sönmez, S. and L. Wideman (2017). Journal of Transport and Health, 7(Part B):298-309.
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Complexity of Occupational Health in the Hospitality Industry: Dynamic Simulation Modeling to Advance Immigrant Worker Health
Sönmez, S., Apostolopoulos, Y., Lemke, M.K., Hsieh, Y.C. and W. Karwowski (2017). International Journal of Hospitality Management, 67:95-105.
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US Long-Haul Truck Driver Work Organization and the Association with Cardiometabolic Disease Risk
Hege, A., Lemke, M.K., Apostolopoulos, Y., Perko, M., Sönmez, S. and R. Strack (2017). Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 72(5):303-310.
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Perceived Workplace Mistreatment: Case of Latina Hotel Housekeepers
Hsieh, Y., Sönmez, S., Apostolopoulos, Y. and M. Lemke (2017). WORK, 56(1):55-65.
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Work Organization, Sleep and Metabolic Syndrome among Long-Haul Truck Drivers
Lemke, M., Apostolopoulos, Y., Hege, A., Wideman, L. and S. Sönmez (2017). Occupational Medicine, 67(4):274-281.
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Work, Sleep, and Cholesterol Levels of U.S. Long-Haul Truck Drivers
Lemke, M.K., Apostolopoulos, Y., Hege, A., Wideman, L. and S. Sönmez (2017). Industrial Health, 55(2):149-161.
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Understanding the Role of Sleep Quality and Sleep Duration in Commercial Driving Safety
Lemke, M.K., Apostolopoulos, Y., Hege, A., Sönmez, S. and L. Wideman (2016). Accident Analysis & Prevention, 97:79-86.
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U.S. Long-Haul Truck Driver Health Demands an Integrated Approach
Hege, A., Perko, M., Apostolopoulos, Y., Sönmez, S. and R. Strack (2016). International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 9:378-397.
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U.S. Long- Haul Truck Driver Work Organization and the Association with Cardiometabolic Disease Risk
Hege, A., Lemke, M.K., Apostolopoulos, Y., Perko, M., Sönmez, S. and R. Strack (2016). Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health, 29:1-8.
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Work and Chronic Disease: Comparison of Cardiometabolic Risk Markers between Truck Drivers and the General US Population
Apostolopoulos, Y., Lemke, M.K., Hege, A., Sönmez, S., Sang, H., Oberlin, D.J. and L. Wideman (2016). Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 58(11):1098- 1105.
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The association between cardiovascular disease risk factors and motor vehicle crashes among professional truck drivers
Ronna, B.B., Thiese, M.S., Ott, U., Effiong, A., Murtaugh, M., Kapellusch, J., Garg, A. and Hegmann, K., 2016. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine/American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 58(8), p.828.
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Obesity Indices are Predictive of Elevated C-Reactive Protein in Long-Haul Truck Drivers
Wideman, L., Oberlin, D.J., Sönmez, S., Labban, J., Lemke, M.K. and Y. Apostolopoulos (2016). American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 59(8):665-75.
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The Work Organization of Long-Haul Truck Drivers and the Association with Body Mass Index
Hege, A., Apostolopoulos, Y., Perko, M., Sönmez, S. and R. Strack (2016). Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 58(7):712-717.
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Work Conditions and Health and Well-Being of Latina Hotel Housekeepers
Hsieh, J., Apostolopoulos, Y. and S. Sönmez (2016). Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 18(3):568-581.
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Social, Occupational, and Spatial Exposures and Mental Health Disparities of Working-Class Latinas in the US
Hsieh, Y., Apostolopoulos, Y., Hatzudis, K. and S. Sönmez (2016). Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 18(3):589-599.
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Overcoming Barriers in Unhealthy Settings: A Phenomenological Study of Healthy Truck Drivers
Lemke, M.K., Meissen, G.J. and Y. Apostolopoulos (2016). Global Qualitative Nursing Research, 3:1-9.
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The Obesogenic Environment of Commercial Trucking: A Worksite Environmental Audit and Implications for Systems-Based Interventions.
Apostolopoulos, Y., Lemke, M.K., Sönmez, S. and A. Hege (2016). American Journal of Health Education, 47(2):85-93.
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Work Strain, Social Isolation and Mental Health of Long-Haul Truckers
Apostolopoulos, Y., Sönmez, S., Hege, A. and M.K. Lemke (2016). Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, 32:50-69.
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Policy, Work Organization, and Sleep Health and Safety of Commercial Drivers: Introducing a Complex Systems Paradigm
Lemke, M.K. and Y. Apostolopoulos (2016). Journal of Ergonomics, 6(1):152.
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Ethno Epidemiological Research Challenges: Networks of Long-Haul Truckers in the Inner City
Sönmez, S., Apostolopoulos, Y., Tanner, A., Massengale, K. and M. Brown (2016). Ethnography, 17(1):111-134.
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Mapping U.S. Long-Haul Truck Drivers’ Multiplex Networks and Risk Topography in Inner-City Neighborhoods
Apostolopoulos, Y., Sönmez, S., Lemke, M.K., and R.B. Rothenberg (2015). Health Place, 34:9-18.
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Work Patterns, Sleeping Hours, and Excess Weight of Commercial Drivers
Lemke, M., Hege, A., Perko, M., Sönmez, S. and Y. Apostolopoulos (2015). Occupational Medicine, 65:725-731.
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Commercial driver medical examinations: prevalence of obesity, comorbidities, and certification outcomes.
Thiese, M.S., Moffitt, G., Hanowski, R.J., Kales, S.N., Porter, R.J. and Hegmann, K.T., 2015. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 57(6), p.659.
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Surveying the Impact of Work Hours and Schedules on Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Sleep
Hege, A., Perko, M., Johnson, A., Chong, H.Y., Sönmez, S. and Y. Apostolopoulos (2015). Safety and Health at Work, 6:104-113.
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Health and Wellness Programs for Commercial Motor-Vehicle Drivers: Organizational Assessment and New Research Directions
Lemke, M.K. and Y. Apostolopoulos (2015). Workplace Health & Safety, 63(2):71-80.
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Biomechanical risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome: a pooled study of 2474 workers
Harris-Adamson, C., Eisen, E.A., Kapellusch, J., Garg, A., Hegmann, K.T., Thiese, M.S., Dale, A.M., Evanoff, B., Burt, S., Bao, S. and Silverstein, B., 2015. Occupational and environmental medicine, 72(1), pp.33-41.
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Risks Endemic to Long-Haul Trucking in North America: Strategies to Protect and Promote Driver Well-Being
Apostolopoulos, Y., Lemke, M.K. and S. Sönmez (2014). New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy, 24(1):57-81.
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Observational and interventional study design types; an overview
Thiese, M.S., 2014. Biochemia medica, 24(2), pp.199-210.
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Occupational Exposures and Health Outcomes among Latina Hotel Cleaners
Hsieh, Y.C., Y. Apostolopoulos, G. Hatzudis and S. Sönmez (2014). Hispanic Health Care International, 12:6-15.
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Sexual Mixing, Drug Exchanges, and Infection Risk among Long-Haul Truck Drivers
Apostolopoulos, Y., Sönmez, S. and K. Massengale (2013). Journal of Community Health, 38(2):385-91.
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Bar Crawls, Foam Parties, and Clubbing Networks: Mapping Risk Environments at Mediterranean Nightlife Resorts
Sönmez, S., Apostolopoulos, Y., Theocharous, A. and K. Massengale (2013). Tourism Management Perspectives, 8:49-59.
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The World at Work: Hotel Cleaners
Hsieh, Y.C., Apostolopoulos, Y. and S. Sönmez (2013). Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 70(5):360-364.
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Prevalence and incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome in US working populations: pooled analysis of six prospective studies
Dale, A.M., Harris-Adamson, C., Rempel, D., Gerr, F., Hegmann, K., Silverstein, B., Burt, S., Garg, A., Kapellusch, J., Merlino, L. and Thiese, M.S., 2013. Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health, 39(5), p.495.
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Health Survey of U.S. Long-Haul Truck Drivers: Work Environment, Physical Health, and Healthcare Access
Apostolopoulos, Y., Sönmez, S., Shattell, M., Gonzales, C. and C. Fehrenbacher (2013). Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation, 46:113-123.
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Truckers and Occupational Health Disparities: Health Promotion for an Obesogenic Trucking Sector
Apostolopoulos, Y., Sönmez, S., Shattell, M., Strack, R., Haldeman, R. and V. Jones (2012). In Krueger, G.P. (Rapporteur), Research on the Health and Wellness of Commercial Truck and Bus Drivers (pp. 63-74). Washington, DC: TRB, National Academies.
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Sex Work in Trucking Milieux: “Lot Lizards,” Truckers, and Risk
Apostolopoulos, Y., Sönmez, S., Shattell, M. and J. Kronenfeld (2012). Nursing Forum, 47(3):140-152.
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Trucking Organization and Mental Health Disorders of Truck Drivers
Shattell, M., Apostolopoulos, Y., Collins, C.M., Sönmez, S. and C. Fehrenbacher (2012). Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 33(7):436-444.
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Environmental Determinants of Obesity-Associated Morbidity Risks for Truckers
Apostolopoulos, Y., Sönmez, S., Shattell, M. and M. Belzer (2012). International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 5(2):24-38.
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Characterization of indoor air contaminants in a randomly selected set of commercial nail salons in Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Alaves, V.M., Sleeth, D.K., Thiese, M.S. and Larson, R.R., 2013. International journal of environmental health research, 23(5), pp.419-433.
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Active Living in the Trucking Sector: Environmental Barriers and Health Promotion Strategies
Apostolopoulos, Y., Shattell, M., Sönmez, S., Strack, R., Haldeman, L. and V. Jones (2012). Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 9(2):259-269.
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Human Rights and Health Disparities for Migrant Workers in the UAE
Sönmez, S., Apostolopoulos, Y., Tran, D. and S. Rentrope (2011). Health and Human Rights, 13(2):1-19.
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The Psychosocial Environment of Commercial Driving: Morbidities, Hazards, and Productivity of Truck and Bus Drivers
Apostolopoulos, Y., Peachey, A. and S. Sönmez (2011). In (Eds. J. Langan-Fox and C.L. Cooper) Handbook of Stress in the Occupations (Chapter 21, pp. 431-447). Camberley, Surrey, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
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Cruising for Truckers on Highways and the Internet: Sexual Networks and Infection Risk
Apostolopoulos, Y., Sönmez, S., Shattell, M., Kronenfeld, J., Smith, D. and S. Stanton (2011). AIDS Education and Prevention, 23(3):249-266.
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Barriers to Truck Drivers’ Healthy Eating: Environmental Influences and Health Promotion Strategies
Apostolopoulos, Y., Sönmez, S., Shattell, M., Strack, R., Haldeman, L. and V. Jones (2011). Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 26(2):22-147.
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Infection Risk Along U.S. Highways? The Case of a ‘Truckchaser’ Cruising for Truckers
Apostolopoulos, Y., Sönmez, S., Shattell, M., Rothenberg, M., Weitz, R. and J. Smith (2010). International Journal of Sexual Health, 22(4):262-271.
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Bed and Breakfast Operators’ Work and Personal Life Balance: A Cross-Cultural Comparison
Hsieh, Y.C. and Y.H. Lin (2010). International Journal of Hospitality Management, 29:576-581.
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Occupational Stressors and the Mental Health of Truckers
Shattell, M., Apostolopoulos, Y., Sönmez, S. and M. Griffin (2010). Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 31(9):561-568.
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Worksite-Induced Morbidities among Truck Drivers in the United States
Apostolopoulos, Y., Sönmez, S., Shattell, M. and M. Belzer (2010). American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, 58(7):285-296.
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Strengthening Mental Health Promotion: Zeroing in on the Workplace
Shattell, M. and Y. Apostolopoulos (2010). Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 31(7):494-5.
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B&B Innkeepers in the United States: When the Boundary Between Work and Personal Life is Blurred
Hsieh, Y. (2010). Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism, 9(2):200-217.
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Coping Strategies Used by Lodging Managers to Balance Work and Personal Lives: An Exploratory Study
Hsieh, Y.C. and P.D. Eggers (2010). International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration, 11(1):39-58.
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The Moderating Effects of Job and Personal Life Involvement on the Relationship Between Work–Personal Life Conflict and Intention to Quit
Hsieh, Y.C. (2009). Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism, 8:1-14.
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Lodging Managers’ Perceptions of Work and Personal Life: Balanced or Imbalanced?
Hsieh, Y.C., Kline, S.F. and T.E. Pearson (2008). International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration, 9(1):18-35.
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Wage Differentials in the Lodging Industry: A Case Study
Kline, S. and Y.C. Hsieh (2007). Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism, 6(1):69-84.
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Population Mobility and Infectious Disease
Apostolopoulos, Y. and S. Sönmez (Editors) (2007). Population Mobility and Infectious Disease. New York: Springer.
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Tracing the Diffusion of Infectious Diseases in the Transportation Sector
Apostolopoulos, Y. and S. Sönmez (2007). In (Eds., Y. Apostolopoulos and S. Sönmez), Population Mobility and Infectious Disease (Chapter 8, pp. 131-156). New York, NY: Springer.
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Demographic and Epidemiological Perspectives of Human Movement
Apostolopoulos, Y. and S. Sönmez (2007). In (Eds., Y. Apostolopoulos and S. Sönmez), Population Mobility and Infectious Disease (Chapter 1, pp. 3-17). New York, NY: Springer.
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Sexual Networks of Truckers, Truckchasers, and Disease Risks
Apostolopoulos, Y., Sönmez, S., Kronenfeld, J. and D. Smith (2007). In (Eds. Herdt, G. and C. Howe), 21st Century Sexualities: Contemporary Issues in Health, Education and Rights (pp. 112-124). London and New York: Routledge.
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In Search of the Exotic: Sex Tourism and Disease Risks
Sönmez, S., Wickens, E. and Y. Apostolopoulos (2007). In (Eds. Apostolopoulos, Y. and S. Sönmez), Population Mobility and Infectious Disease (Chapter 12, pp. 215-241). New York: Springer.
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Binge Drinking and Casual Sex on Spring Break
Sönmez, S., Apostolopoulos, Y., Yu, C.H., Yang, S., Mattila, A.S. and L.C. Yu (2006). Annals of Tourism Research. 33(4):895-917.
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STI/HIV Risks for Mexican Migrant Laborers: Exploratory Ethnographies
Apostolopoulos, Y., Sönmez, S., Kronenfeld, J., Castillo, E., McLendon, L. and D. Smith (2006). Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 8(3):291-302.
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Spillover Between Work and Personal Life Balance for Lodging Managers
Hsieh, Y.C., Pearson, T., Chang, H. and J. Uen (2004). Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism, 3(2):61-83.
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The Impacts of Music on Room Attendants’ Work Performance
Hsieh, Y. and S. Kline (2003). International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration, 4(3):81-92.
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HIV-Risk Behaviors of American Spring Break Vacationers: A Case of Situational Disinhibition?
Apostolopoulos, Y., Sönmez, S. and C.H. Yu (2002). International Journal of STD & AIDS, 13(11):733-743.
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Sociocultural Epidemiology of Caribbean Tourism and Development
Apostolopoulos, Y. and S. Sönmez (2002). ReVista, Harvard Review on Latin America. Winter: 79-80.

Disease Mapping and Risk Assessment for Public Health and Sustainable Development in Insular Regions
Apostolopoulos, Y. and S. Sönmez (2002). In (Eds. Apostolopoulos, Y. and D.J. Gayle), Island Tourism and Sustainable Development: Caribbean, Pacific, and Mediterranean Experiences (pp. 225- 48). Westport: Praeger.
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