Erin Spaulding

PhD, BSN, RN

Associate Faculty at The Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research at Bloomberg School of Public Health

Erin Spaulding’s research expertise includes improving digital literacy among older adults, promoting health and digital equity, implementing digital health interventions (DHIs) for chronic disease management, assessing user engagement with DHIs, primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, and human-centered design methodology. Dr. Spaulding is Principal Faculty at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Center for Equity in Aging; Associate Faculty at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research; and the Director of the Long-term Wearable Study Core in the ARIC Neurocognitive Study (ARIC NCS) Renewal (2024-2028). She is also a co-investigator in the Center for Mobile Technologies to Achieve Equity in Cardiovascular Health within the American Heart Association Strategically Focused Health Technologies and Innovation Research Network.

Dr. Spaulding has been a recipient of multiple awards for her research including the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Center for Equity in Aging Pilot Award, Maryland Higher Education Commission New Nurse Faculty Fellowship, Breaking Barriers through Telehealth Award, W. Leigh Thompson Excellence in Research Award, Stanley L. Blumenthal Cardiology Research Award, and First Place in Original Research Award at the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association Symposium.

Dr. Spaulding completed a postdoctoral fellowship in cardiovascular epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, a PhD from Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, and a BSN from the University of New Hampshire. Dr. Spaulding also has prior experience as an intensive care unit nurse at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (NH) Medical Center. Dr. Spaulding is committed to designing and testing innovative digital and health equity interventions to improve chronic disease management and healthcare access among the oldest old (80+ years) and their caregivers.

JHU Center Affiliation:
Center for Cardiovascular & Chronic Care
Center for Equity in Aging
Center for Health Technology and Innovation
Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research

Full CV

[email protected]

@DrSpaulding_PhD

Specialties and Expertise

Acute/Critical Care
Adult Health
Aging
Cardiovascular
Chronic Care
Community
Equity
Health Technology

Publications

Spaulding, E.M., Miller, H.N., Metlock, F.E., Chepkorir, J., Benjasirisan, C., Hladek, M.D., Han, H. Leveraging Community Wi-Fi and Spaces for Digital Health Use. Frontiers in Public Health. 2024; 12:1418627. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1418627 PMID: 38912273

Spaulding, E.M., Fang, M., Commodore-Mensah, Y., Himmelfarb, C., Martin, S.S., Coresh, J. Prevalence and Disparities in Telehealth Use Among US Adults Following the COVID-19 Pandemic: National Cross-Sectional Survey. J Med Internet Res. 2024; 26:e52124. DOI: 10.2196/52124 PMID: 38728070

Spaulding, E.M., Fang, M., Chen, Y., Commodore-Mensah, Y., Himmelfarb, C., Martin, S.S., Coresh, J. Satisfaction with Telehealth Care in the United States: Cross-Sectional Survey. Telemedicine and e-Health. 2024; Online ahead of print. DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2023.0531 PMID: 38452337

Isakadze, N., Kim, C., Marvel, F.A., Ding, J., MacFarlane, Z., Gao, Y., Spaulding, E.M., Stewart, K., Bush, A., Broderick, A., Gallagher, J., Nimbalkar, M., Molello, N., Commodore-Mensah, Y., Michos, E.D., Dunn, P., Hanley, D.F., McBee, N., Martin, S.S., & Mathews, L. Rationale and Design of the mTECH-Rehab Randomized Controlled Trial: Impact of a Mobile Technology Enabled Corrie Cardiac Rehabilitation Program on Functional Status and Cardiovascular Health. JAHA: Journal of the American Heart Association. 2024; 13(2):e030654. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.123.030654 PMID: 38226511

Bhatla, A., Kim, C.H., Nimbalkar, M., Ng-Thow-Hing, A.S., Isakadze, N., Spaulding, E.M., Zaleski, A., Craig, K.J., Verbrugge, D.J., Dunn, P., Nag, D., Banakar, D., Martin, S.S., & Marvel, F.A. Cardiac Rehabilitation Enabled with Health Technology: Innovative Models of Care Delivery and Policy to Enhance Health Equity. JAHA: Journal of the American Heart Association. 2024; 13(2):e031621. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.123.031621 PMID: 38226509

Spaulding, E.M., Isakadze, N., Molello, N., Khoury, S.R., Gao, Y., Young, L., Antonsdottir, I.M., Azizi, Z., Dorsch, M.P., Golbus, J.R., Ciminelli, A., Brant, L.C.C., Himmelfarb, C.R., Coresh, J., Marvel, F.A., Longenecker, C.T., Commodore-Mensah, Y., Gilotra, N., Sandhu, A., Nallamothu, B., & Martin, S.S. Use of Human-Centered Design Methodology to Develop a Digital Toolkit to Optimize Heart Failure Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2023; Online ahead of Print. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000001051 PMID: 37855732

Isakadze, N., Molello, N., MacFarlane, Z., Gao, Y., Spaulding, E.M., Commodore-Mensah, Y., Marvel, F.M., Khoury, S., Marine, J., Michos, E., Spragg, D., Calkins, H., Cooper, L., & Martin, S.S. The Virtual (i)nclusive Digital Health Intervention Design to Promote Health Equity (iDesign) Framework for Atrial Fibrillation: Co-design and Development Study. JMIR Human Factors. 2022; 9(4):e38048. DOI: 10.2196/38048 PMID: 36315217

Bhardwaj, V., Spaulding, E.M., Marvel, F.A., Shan, R., Yesantharao, P.S., Lee, M.A., Yang, W.E., Demo, R., Wang, J., Xun, H., Shah, L., Weng, D., Lorigiano, T., Huynh, P.P., Wongvibulsin, S., LaFave, S., Yu, J., Mota, D., Carter, J., Sheidy, J., McLin, R., Flowers, J., Majmudar, M., Elgin, E., Vilarino, V., Lumelsky, D., Allen, J.K., Martin, S.S., & Padula, W. Cost-Effectiveness of a Digital Health Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction Recovery. Medical Care. 2021; 59(11):1023-1030. DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001636 PMID: 34534188

Marvel, F.A., Spaulding, E.M. (co-first author), Lee, M.A., Yang, W.E., Demo, R., Ding, J., Wang, J., Xun, H., Shah, L., Weng, D., Carter, J., Majmudar, M., Elgin, E., Sheidy, J., McLin, R., Flowers, J., Vilarino, V., Lumelsky, D., Bhardwaj, V., Padula, W., Shan, R., Huynh, P., Wongvibulsin, S., Leung, C., Allen, J.K., & Martin, S.S. A Digital Health Intervention in Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 2021; 14(7):e007741. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.121.007741 PMID: 34261332

Nwokeji, U., Spaulding, E.M., Shan, R., Turkson-Ocran, R., Baptiste, D., Koirala, B., Plante, T.B., Martin, S.S., & Commodore-Mensah, Y. Health Information Technology Use among Persons with Self-reported Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Analysis of the 2011-2018 National Health Interview Survey. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2021; 23(8):e23765. DOI: 10.2196/23765 PMID: 34397391

Shah, L.M., Ding, J., Spaulding, E.M., Yang, W.E., Lee, M.A., Demo, R., Marvel, F.A., & Martin, S.S. Sociodemographic Characteristics Predicting Digital Health Intervention Use after Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research. 2021; 14(5):951-961. DOI: 10.1007/s12265-021-10098-9 PMID: 33999374

Weng, D., Ding, J., Sharma, A., Yanek, L., Xun, H., Spaulding, E.M., Osuji, N., Huynh, P., Ogunmoroti, O., Lee, M.A., Demo, R., Marvel, F.A., & Martin, S.S. Heart Rate Trajectories in Patients Recovering from Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Longitudinal Analysis of Apple Watch Heart Rate Recordings. Cardiovascular Digital Health Journal. 2021; 2(5):270-281. DOI: 10.1016/j.cvdhj.2021.05.003

Spaulding, E.M., Marvel, F.A., Piaseki, R.J., Martin, S.S. & Allen, J.K. User Engagement with Smartphone Applications and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Outcomes: Systematic Review. JMIR Cardio. 2021; 5(1):e18834. DOI: 10.2196/18834 PMID: 33533730

Shan, R., Ding, J., Weng, D., Spaulding, E.M., Wongvibulsin, S., Lee, M.A., Demo, R., Marvel, F.A., & Martin, S.S. Early Blood Pressure Assessment after Acute Myocardial Infarction: Insights using Digital Health Technology. American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2020; 3:100089. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2020.100089 PMID: 32964212

Yang, W.E., Spaulding, E.M., Lumelsky, D., Marvel, F.A., Vilarino, V., Wang, J., Shah, L.M., Xun, H., Shan, R., Wongvibulsin, S., & Martin, S.S. Development of a Novel iPhone Loaner System (iShare): Strategies for Successful Implementation in mHealth Interventions. Journal of Medical Internet Research mHealth and uHealth. 2019; 7(12):e16391. DOI: 10.2196/16391 PMID: 31841115

Spaulding, E.M., Marvel, F.A., Lee, M.A., Yang, W.E., Demo, R., Wang, J., Xun, H., Shah, L., Weng, D., Fashanu, O.E., Carter, J., Sheidy, J., McLin, R., Flowers, J., Majmudar, M., Elgin, E., Vilarino, V., Lumelsky, D., Bhardwaj, V., Padula, W., Allen, J.K., & Martin, S.S. Corrie Health Digital Platform for Self- Management in Secondary Prevention After Acute Myocardial Infarction: MiCORE Rationale and Design. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 2019; 12(5):e005509. DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.119.005509 PMID: 31043065

2023-2024 Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Center for Equity in Aging Pilot Award, Human Centered Design to Inform the Development of a “TechConnect” Digital and Health Equity Intervention for Chronic Disease Management Among Older Adults, $9,964

2023-2028 Maryland Higher Education Commission, New Nurse Faculty Fellowship, $50,000

2021 First Place in Original Research, Clinical Predictors of User Engagement with a Digital Health Intervention for Post-AMI Recovery, Virtual Poster Presentation at the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association’s 27th Annual Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium

2021 Breaking Barriers through Telehealth Award, Johns Hopkins Acute Myocardial Infarction Quality Improvement Program, Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center

2021 W. Leigh Thompson Excellence in Research Award: Clinical Research Fellow, A Digital Health Intervention in Acute Myocardial Infarction, Virtual Poster Presentation at the Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine & Whiting School of Engineering Research Retreat

2018 Conference Oral Abstract Stanley L. Blumenthal, MD Cardiology Research Award, Johns Hopkins Heart and Vascular Institute’s 9th Annual Cardiovascular Research Retreat

2016 Dr. Scholl Foundation Fellowship

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