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Ashley Longacre

Assistant Professor of the Practice

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Ashley Longacre

Ph.D., MPH

Contact

Maloney Hall 274

Telephone: 617-552-1834

Email: longacra@bc.edu

Education

  • B.A., Duke University
  • M.P.H., George Washington University
  • Ph.D., Emory University

Expertise

  • Cancer
  • Nutrition
  • Public Health

Profile

Ashley (Holmes) Longacre, Ph.D., M.P.H., is an assistant professor of the practice at the Connell School of Nursing and an epidemiologist. Much of her training focused on statistical and epidemiologic methods, including the measurement, analysis, and interpretation of dietary and cancer data. Her dissertation research suggested that inflammation may be an underlying mechanism through which diet may act to modulate the development of colorectal neoplasms. Dr.聽Longacre also worked with collaborators in Denmark to publish the first population-based descriptive data on colorectal cancer recurrence risk, which could be used to guide the type and extent of adjuvant therapy and follow-up plans in certain patient groups.

Most recently, she served as an epidemiologist within the Bureau of Substance Addiction Services for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) and JSI Research and Training Institute. At MDPH, she developed several data collection tools for substance addiction programs serving schools, at-risk youth, individuals receiving medications for opioid use disorder, and individuals in recovery. Dr.聽Longacre received her Ph.D. from Emory University, M.P.H. from George Washington University, and BA from Duke University.

Selected Publications

  • van de Water, B., Renning, K., Nyondo, A., Longacre (Holmes), A.,听et al.聽Development and initiation of a preceptor program to improve midwifery and nursing clinical education in sub-saharan Africa: protocol for a mixed methods study.聽BMC Nursing, 23, 365 (2024).聽
  • Yigletu, S., Tendulkar, S. A., Longacre (Holmes), A., Abdelmenan, S., Tadesse, A., Berhane, H. Y., & Kosinski, K. C. (2022). Key Correlates of Exclusive Breastfeeding at Three Timepoints: Evidence from Ethiopia. Reproductive, Female and Child Health.
  • Yigletu, S., Kosinski, K.C., Kuah, A., Alfaro, K.,听Holmes, A.C., Tendulkar, S.A. (2021). Collaboration Toward One Collective Goal: A Mixed-Methods Study of Short-Term Learning Outcomes and Long-Term Impacts Among Students Participating in an Undergraduate Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Course.聽Front. Public Health.
  • Holmes, A.C., Riis, A.H., Erichsen, R., Fedirko, V,, Ostenfeld, E.B., ... Lash, T.L. (2017) Descriptive Characteristics of Colon and Rectal Cancer Recurrence in a Danish Population-Based聽Study.聽Acta Oncology 56(8), 1111-1119.

Selected Presentations

  • Longacre (Holmes), A. (2023, June 20). Integrating Nutrition and Health: The Role of Health Care Provider Education [Conference Presentation]. 艾可直播 Summit: Advancing Food Is Medicine Approaches, 艾可直播, MA, United States.
  • Hotchkiss, J., Longacre (Holmes), A., Mann, J., Sonnie, M., Lemor, E., & van de Water, B. (2023, October 6). Using the Organizational Readiness for Implementing Change (ORIC) Survey for Two Schools of Midwifery in Sierra Leone to Predict Effectiveness of a Midwifery Preceptor Program. Sigma Region 15 Nursing Research Symposium, 艾可直播, MA, United States.
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