Research Output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Dr. William Calo is a Latino health services researcher. His research program examines how to adapt, implement and evaluate evidence-based interventions to improve cancer prevention and control among diverse and disadvantaged populations. Dr. Calo is currently focused on the impact of interpersonal, systems and policy strategies on HPV vaccine uptake in rural communities and the implementation of locally tailored programs to improve physical activity, nutrition and community-clinical linkages. He applies implementation science methodologies in his studies.
Teaching and educational interests
Dr. William Calo has taught health services research and health policy courses in the Department of Public Health Sciences. He developed a new graduate course, PHS 534 Public Health Law Research and Practice, to give law and public health students a foundation on how to empirically evaluate laws and policies to advance population health with a focus on cancer prevention and control.
Education/Academic qualification
Post-doctoral training, University of North Carolina
2014 → 2017
PhD, The University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston
2010 → 2014
MPH, University of Puerto Rico School of Public Health
2004 → 2005
BS, University of Puerto Rico, College of Natural Sciences
1999 → 2004
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Puerto Rico
Medicine & Life Sciences
Papillomavirus Vaccines
Medicine & Life Sciences
Hispanic Americans
Medicine & Life Sciences
Vaccination
Medicine & Life Sciences
Parents
Medicine & Life Sciences
Neoplasms
Medicine & Life Sciences
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
Medicine & Life Sciences
Communication
Medicine & Life Sciences
Network
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Research Output 2007 2019
2
Citations
(Scopus)
Coaching primary care clinics for HPV vaccination quality improvement: Comparing in-person and webinar implementation
Calo, W., Gilkey, M. B., Leeman, J., Heisler-MacKinnon, J., Averette, C., Sanchez, S., Kornides, M. L. & Brewer, N. T., Jan 1 2019, In : Translational behavioral medicine. 9, 1, p. 23-31 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Quality Improvement
Primary Health Care
Vaccination
Costs and Cost Analysis
Self Efficacy
Disparities and reverse disparities in HPV vaccination: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Spencer, J. C., Calo, W. & Brewer, N. T., Jun 1 2019, In : Preventive Medicine. 123, p. 197-203 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
Papillomavirus Vaccines
Meta-Analysis
Vaccination
Hispanic Americans
Minority Groups
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Implementing pharmacy-located HPV vaccination: findings from pilot projects in five U.S. states
Calo, W., Shah, P. D., Gilkey, M. B., Vanderpool, R. C., Barden, S., Doucette, W. R. & Brewer, N. T., Aug 3 2019, In : Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics. 15, 7-8, p. 1831-1838 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Pharmacies
Vaccination
Papillomavirus Vaccines
Vaccines
Pharmacists
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Questions and concerns about HPV vaccine: A communication experiment
Shah, P. D., Calo, W., Gilkey, M. B., Boynton, M. H., Dailey, S. A., Todd, K. G., Robichaud, M. O., Margolis, M. A. & Brewer, N. T., Feb 1 2019, In : Pediatrics. 143, 2, e20181872.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Papillomavirus Vaccines
Parents
Communication
Vaccination
Motivation
7
Citations
(Scopus)
Stories about HPV vaccine in social media, traditional media, and conversations
Margolis, M. A., Brewer, N. T., Shah, P. D., Calo, W. & Gilkey, M. B., Jan 1 2019, In : Preventive Medicine. 118, p. 251-256 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Social Media
Papillomavirus Vaccines
Parents
Vaccination
Vaccines