Charles Jonassaint, PhD MHS
- Director, Dissemination & Implementation Track
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Social Work, and Clinical and Translational Science
Representative Publications
Jonassaint, C. R., Jones, V. L., Leong, S., Frierson, G. M. A systematic review of the association between depression and health care utilization in children and adults with sickle cell disease. British Journal of Hematology. 2016; 174(1): 136-47.
Crawford, R., Jonassaint, C. R. Faster is not always better: Adults with sickle cell anemia perform cognitive tests as well as controls when processing speed is taken into account. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2016; 72(6): 1409-16.
Schneider, A. L. C., Jonassaint, C. R., Sharrett, A. R., Mosley, T. H., Astor, B. C., Selvin, E., Coresh, J., Gottesman, R. F. Hemoglobin, anemia, and cognitive function: The Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities (ARIC) study. The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2016; 71(6): 772-9.
Jonassaint, C. R., Beach, M. C., Haythornthwaite, J. A., Bediako, S. M., Diener-West, M., Strouse, J. J., Lanzkron, S., Onojobi, G., Carroll, C. P., Haywood, C Jr. The Association between Educational Attainment and Patterns of Emergency Department Utilization among Adults with Sickle Cell Disease. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2016; 23(3): 300-9.
Booth, J. M., Jonassaint, C. R. The Role of Disadvantaged Neighborhood Environments in the Association of John Henryism with Hypertension and Obesity. Psychosomatic Medicine. 2016; 78(5): 552-61.
Jonassaint, C. R., Shah N., Jonassaint, J. C., De Castro, L. Usability and Feasibility of an mHealth Intervention for Monitoring and Managing Pain Symptoms in Sickle Cell Disease: The Sickle Cell Disease Mobile Application to Record Symptoms via Technology (SMART). Hemoglobin. 2015; 39(3): 162-8.
Jonassaint, C. R., Varma, V., Harris, G. C., Chuang, Y., Yasar, S., Polinder-Bos, H., Carlson, M. C. Lower hemoglobin is associated with poorer cognitive performance and smaller brain volumes in older adults. Journal of the American Geriatric Society. 2014; 62(5): 972-3.
Research Interests
Dr. Jonassaint's research aims to improve the implementation of evidence-based pain and mental health care for underserved populations.
Research Grants
Title: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Real-time pain-management Interventions for Sickle cell via Mobile Applications (CaRISMA)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Grant Number: RES
Start Year: 2020
End Year: 2023
Title: Designing Implementation Strategies for Routine Mental Health Treatment in adolescents and adults with sickle cell disease
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institute of Mental Health
Grant Number: R34 MH125152
Start Year: 2020
End Year: 2022
Title: Painimation: An Innovative, Technology-Based Method for Measuring Pain Quality, Location and Severity in Sickle Cell Disease
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute
Grant Number: R03 HL145193
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2020
Title: Using Technology to Deliver Evidence-Based Interventions to Underserved Patients with Pain
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute
Grant Number: K23 HL135396
Start Year: 2017
End Year: 2020
Title: 1/2 Sickle Cell Disease and CardiovAscular Risk - Red cell Exchange Trial (SCD-CARRE Trial)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute
Grant Number: UG3
Start Year: 2019
End Year: 2020
Title: Ledipasvir-sofosbuvir for postpartum HCV-infected women: effectiveness, adherence, feasibility/acceptability and infant exposure
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: Gilead Sciences, Inc
Start Year: 2017
End Year: 2018
Title: The LEND Center at the University of Pittsburgh
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: Health Research and Services Administration
Grant Number: T73 MC00036
Start Year: 2016
End Year: 2021
Title: The University of Pittsburgh PCOR Career Development Program
Role: Scholar
Funding Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Grant Number: K12 HS022989
Start Year: 2014
End Year: 2019