Lynn B. Gerald, PhD, MSPH

Professor & Canyon Ranch Endowed Chair, Public Health
Director, Clinical Research – A2DRC
Research Scientist, A2DRC

Research Interest:

School-based asthma (detection, monitoring, and management); Clinical, behavioral and epidemiological research in asthma, COPD, and tuberculosis.

Selected Publications

2019

Gerald JK, Hallmark B, Billheimer D, Martinez FD, Gerald LB. "Are Latino children of Mexican origin with asthma less responsive to inhaled corticosteroids than white children?" J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019.

Gerald JK, Fisher JM, Brown MA, et al. "School-supervised use of a once-daily inhaled corticosteroid regimen: A cluster randomized trial." J. Allergy Clin. Immunol.. 2019;143(2):755-764. PMCID: PMC6628704  PMID: 30118728

2018

Goodwin JL, Gerald LB, Johnson JLH, Gerald JK. "Use of a disposable valved-holding chamber (spacer) in a school-based asthma trial." J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2018;6(1):307-309. PMCID: PMC5760365  PMID: 28970085

2017

Oren E, Bell ML, Garcia F, Perez-Velez C, Gerald LB. "Promoting adherence to treatment for latent TB infection through mobile phone text messaging: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial." Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2017;3:15. PMCID: PMC5346839 

Irani F, Barbone JMark, Beausoleil J, Gerald L. "Is asthma associated with cognitive impairments? A meta-analytic review." J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2017;39(10):965-978.

Carr TF, Beamer PI, Rothers J, et al. "Prevalence of Asthma in School Children on the Arizona-Sonora Border." J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2017;5(1):114-120.e2. PMCID: PMC5222738  PMID: 27544711

Oren E, Gerald L, Stern DA, Martinez FD, Wright AL. "Self-Reported Stressful Life Events During Adolescence and Subsequent Asthma: A Longitudinal Study." J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2017;5(2):427-434.e2. PMCID: PMC5591640  PMID: 27815066

Clinical Trials

Study Title (link to more info on this site)sort descending Link to Study Trial Status Principal Investigator
A Comparison Study Between the Fixed Dose Triple Combination of Fluticasone Furoate/ Umeclidinium/ Vilanterol Trifenatate (FF/UMEC/VI) With Budesonide/Formoterol in Subjects With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02345161?term=NCT02345161&rank=1 Current Trial - Enrollment Complete Lynn B. Gerald, PhD, MSPH
A Study Comparing the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) of FF/UMEC/VI With the FDC of FF/VI and UMEC/VI; Administered Once-daily Via a Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI) in Subjects With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02164513?term=NCT02164513&rank=1 Current Trial - Enrollment Complete Lynn B. Gerald, PhD, MSPH
ASCENT COPD Study https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01966107?term=LAS-MD-45&rank=1 Closed Lynn B. Gerald, PhD, MSPH
Asthma BMI Baseline Study (ABBS) https://studies.medicine.arizona.edu/trials/asthma-bmi-baseline-study-abbs Closed Lynn B. Gerald, PhD, MSPH
CHRONIC REFRACTORY COUGH COHORT STUDY (COCO) https://lungresearch.arizona.edu/study/coco Closed Lynn B. Gerald, PhD, MSPH
Improving Medication Adherence with Telehealthcare Medication Therapy Management to Change Health Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults with Asthma (MATCH) https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03978936 Closed Lynn B. Gerald, PhD, MSPH
Losartan Effects on Emphysema Progression (LEEP) https://lungresearch.arizona.edu/study/leep Closed Lynn B. Gerald, PhD, MSPH
Pilot of Lifestyle and Asthma intervention (PLAN) https://lungresearch.arizona.edu/study/plan Current Trial - Enrolling Lynn B. Gerald, PhD, MSPH
Pilot of Lifestyle and Asthma iNtervention (PLAN) https://lungresearch.arizona.edu/study/plan Closed Lynn B. Gerald, PhD, MSPH
Supervised Asthma Medication in Schools (SAMS) https://lungresearch.arizona.edu/study/sams Current Trial - Enrollment Complete Lynn B. Gerald, PhD, MSPH
Trial of Roflumilast in Asthma Management (TRIM) https://studies.medicine.arizona.edu/trials/trial-roflumilast-asthma-management-… Closed Lynn B. Gerald, PhD, MSPH