Publications

Working Papers

"Impacts of Carceral Institution Proximity on Rural Hospital Strain."

"Health and Healthcare Utilization of Black Undocumented Immigrants in the US, 1997-2021 ."

"The Mobility Transition in Health Professions Across Low, Middle, and High-Income Nations."

"Policy Determinants of Physician Return Migration to Low and Middle-Income Countries: Evidence from the United Kingdom."

Published

Dekker A, Zeidan A, Nwadiuko J, Jordan E, Parmar P (2024). A call for increased transparency and accountability of health care outcomes in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers. The Lancet Regional Health–Americas 36

Buchanan C, Ahmed S, Nwadiuko J, Dekker A, Zeidan A, Bitrán E, Urich T, Fischer B, Burner E, Parmar P, Terp S. (2024)  Deaths in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention: A Fiscal Year (FY) 2021–2023 update. AIMS public health 11 (1), 223

Diaz C, Nwadiuko J, Saadi A, Patler C (2023). Advancing Research to Address the Health Impacts of Structural Racism in US Immigration Prisons. Health Affairs 42 (10), 1448-1455 

Nwadiuko J, Nishi A, Terp S, Dekker A, Vargas Bustamante A, Parmar P (2023). Solitary Confinement Use in Immigration Detention Before and After the Beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 38 (7), 1789-1790 

Lue N, Nwadiuko J, Parmar P, Zeidan A (2023). “Trends in Sexual Assault Against Detainees in US Immigration Detention Centers, 2018-2022”. JAMA Jan 24;329(4):338-339.

Vargas Bustamante A, Nwadiuko J, Ortega AN. (2022) "State-level legislation during the COVID-19 pandemic to offset the exclusion of undocumented immigrants from federal relief efforts". American Journal of Public Health 2022 Dec;57 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):195-203 

Nwadiuko J, Bustamante Vargas A (2022). "Little To No Correlation Found Between Immigrant Entry And SARS-CoV-2 Infection Rates in the US". Health Affairs; 2022 Nov;41(11):1635-1644.

Tiako MJ, Fatola A, Nwadiuko J (2022). "Visa Acceptance and Sponsorship for Non-Citizen Applicants and Associated Characteristics Among U.S. Internal Medicine Residency Programs". Journal of Graduate Medical Education 2022 Dec;14(6):680-686.

Nwadiuko J, Diaz C, Yun K, Fredricks K, Polk S, Shah S, Mitra N, Long J (2022). "Adult Hospitalizations from Immigration Detention in Louisiana and Texas, 2015-2018". PLOS Global Public Health. 

Vargas Bustamante A, Félix‐Beltrán L, Nwadiuko J, Ortega AN (2022). "Avoiding Medicaid enrollment after the reversal of the changes in the public charge rule among Latino and Asian immigrants" Health Services Research 2022 Dec;57 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):195-203. 

Nwadiuko J,  Fredricks K, Polk S, Shah, S, Long J, Diaz C, Mitra N, Yun K (2021). Pediatric Hospitalizations from Immigration Detention in Texas, 2015-2018. J Peds 2021 Dec 28;S0022-3476(21)01263-4

Nwadiuko J,  German J, Chapla K, Wang F, Venkataramani M, Vaidya D, Polk S (2021). Trends in Healthcare Utilization among Undocumented Patients, 2014-2018 . JAMA Netw Open 2021;4(3):e210763.

Nwadiuko J,  Switzer GE, Stern JL, Day C, Paina L (2021). South African physician emigration and return migration, 1991–2017: a trend analysis. Health Policy and Planning 2021, czaa193.

Nwadiuko J, Shah S. Latest Public Health Threats to Migrants at the US Southern Border (2020).  AJPH 110(6):798-800

Varadaraj V, Ranjit A, Nwadiuko J, Canner J, Diener-West M, Schneider E, Thyagarajan SP, Shrestha R, Nagarajan N (2019). Diaspora-driven research capacity strengthening in low and middle-income countries: Results from India and Nepal.  International Health 411(3):221-228

Nwadiuko J, Varadaraj V, Ranjit A (2018). International Medical Graduates—A Critical Component of the Global Health Workforce. JAMA 2018;319(8):765-766.

Nwadiuko J, Sander L (2017). Simplifying Care: When is the Treatment Burden Too Much for Patients Living in Poverty? BMJ Quality and Safety 27:484–7 

Nwadiuko J, James, K, Switzer G, Stern J (2016). Giving Back: A mixed methods study of the contributions of US-Based Nigerian physicians to their home country. Globalization and Health 12(1):33. 

Nagarajan, N, Smart, B, Nwadiuko, J  (2015) . Diaspora engagement in humanitarian emergencies and beyond. The Lancet 386(9998), pp.1015-1016.

Nwadiuko J, Isbell, P., Zolotor, A., Hussey, J. & Kotch, J  (2011). Using Social Networking Sites in Subject Tracing. Field Methods, 23(2), pp 77-85, Field Methods 23(2): 77-85.