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Global EM Research

Developing the GEM evidence base is another major focus of the Division. Dr. Noste has ongoing projects related to EMS at the US-Mexico border. She also works with international partners to study disaster preparedness, management, and response and the development of EMS systems in low and middle-income countries. With his focus on public health and humanitarianism, Dr. Bruno has ongoing research projects related to forced migration, human rights abuses, and mental health. This work is predominantly focused on the conflict affected populations of Myanmar and the Thai-Burmese border and U.S.-Mexico Border in collaboration with UCSD’s School of Public Health faculty.  Dr. Mills research focuses on the intersections between health and human rights, utilizing critical frameworks to elucidate the social and structural determinants of health and health program implementation.

 

Recent Research

Noste

  • Beauchemin PV, Noste E, Casey ST, Larsen JE. Equipping Pacific emergency medical teams for self-sufficient health emergency response in remote and austere island settings. Western Pac Surveill Response J. 2025:14(6 Spec edition), 1-11. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2023.14.6.1032.
  • Casey ST, Noste E, Cook AT, Muscatello D, Heslop DJ. Emergency medical teams in WHO’s Western Pacific Region. West Pac Surveill Response J. 2025 Jul 28;14(6 Spec edition):1-17. doi: 10.5365/wpsar.2023.14.6.1184. PMID: 40771432.
  • Casey ST, Cosico R, Salamanca J, Lajolo C, Noste E, Warren K, Gilmore C, Grusd E, Larsen J-E, Beauchemin P-Y, Salio F. Emergency medical team reclassification in WHO’s Western Pacific Region: continuous learning and improvement of health emergency response capacities. Western Pac Surveill Response J [Internet]. 2025 Sep. 1 [cited 2025 Sep. 2];16(3). Available from: https://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/1263
  • Noste EE, Cook A, Larsen J-E, Beauchemin P-Y, Kab V, Buyanbaatar D, Grusd E, Tayo SA, Casey ST. Western Pacific regional engagement in the Emergency Medical Team Global Meeting 2024. Western Pac Surveill Response J. 2025:16(2). Available from: https://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/1261
  • Beauchemin PY, Grusd E, Noste EE, Cook A, Larsen JE, Alonzo AP, Enkhdalai M, Casey ST. Satellite communications in health emergencies: no longer a luxury. Western Pac Surveill Response J. 2025 Mar 27;16(1):1-2. doi: 10.5365/wpsar.2025.16.1.1217. PMID: 40151393; PMCID: PMC11946833.
  • Cook, A. T., Casey, S. T., & Noste, E. (2024). Modifying routine emergency medical team introductory training to a virtual storytelling (talanoa) format for Pacific island countries and areas. Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 14(6), 3. https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2023.14.6.1037
  • Noste EE, Cook AT, Larsen J-E, Cowie S, Casey ST. Tailoring a national emergency medical team training package for Pacific island countries and areas. Western Pac Surveill Response J. 2023 Dec. 15 [cited 2023 Dec. 30];14(6):6. 
  • Casey ST, Noste E, Cook AT, Larsen J-E, Cowie S, Ferguson MM, Beauchemin P-Y. Localizing health emergency preparedness and response: emergency medical team development and operations in Pacific island countries and areas: Localizing health emergency preparedness and response: EMT development and operations in PICs. Western Pac Surveill Response J [Internet]. 2023 Jun. 15 [cited 2023 Jun. 15];14(6):4. 
  • Casey, S. T., Cook, A. T., Ferguson, M. M., Noste, E., Mweeka, K. T., Rekenibai, T. E., & Snowdon, W. (2023). Strengthening health emergency response capacity in Kiribati: establishing the Kiribati Medical Assistance Team (KIRIMAT): Strengthening health emergency response capacity in Kiribati: establishing the KIRIMAT. Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 14(6), 3.
  • Rice, K., Backer, H., McFadden, H., Bode, J., Metzner, M., Noste, E., & Devereaux, A. (2023). Mass Immunizations: A Pocket Guide. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 17, E379. doi:10.1017/dmp.2023.37.
  • Rymer, T., Breyre, A. M., Lovett-Floom, L., Devereaux, A., Staats, K., Noste, E. E., & Backer, H. (2023). Rapid Expansion and Adaptability of California Medical Disaster Teams. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 17, e375. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2023.35.
  • Zhang, F., Meghoo, C., Staats, K., Hayes, E., Metzner, M., Sobel, J., Hultquist, E., Noste, E., Wright, C., Devereaux, A., Backer, H. (2022). Reduction in Hospital Transfers at a US COVID-19 Alternate Care Site: Maintaining Surge Capacity Support in Imperial County, California. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 1-7. doi:10.1017/dmp.2022.166.
  • Garbern, S. C., Hyuha, G., González Marqués, C., Baig, N., Chan, J. L., Dutta, S., Gulamhussein, M. A., López Terán, G. P., Manji, H. K., Mdundo, W. K., Moresky, R. T., Mussa, R. Y., Noste, E. E., Nyirenda, M., Osei-Ampofo, M., Rajeev, S., Sawe, H. R., Simbila, A. N., Thilakasiri, M., Turgeon, N., … Rees, C. A. (2022). Authorship representation in global emergency medicine: a bibliometric analysis from 2016 to 2020. BMJ global health, 7(6), e009538. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2022-009538
  • Christensen K, Metzner M, Lovett-Floom L, Lindsay C, Meghoo CA, Staats K, Noste E, Devereaux A, Backer H. Utilization of Alternate Care Sites During COVID-19 Surge and Mass Care: California 2020-2021. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2022 Apr 1:1-19. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2022.93. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35361309.
  • Backer H, Duncan D, Christensen K, Devereaux A, Rosen B, Noste E, Wright C, Johnson C. Medical Support for California Wildfire Response. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2021 Dec 22:1-8. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2021.347. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34933695.
  • Dozois A, Nkondora P, Noste E, Mfinanga JA, Sawe HR, Runyon MS. Drug and alcohol use in Tanzanian road traffic collision drivers. Afr J Emerg Med. 2021;11(4):390-395. doi:10.1016/j.afjem.2021.06.004.
  • Devereaux, A. V., Backer, H., Salami, A., Wright, C., Christensen, K., Rice, K., Jakel-Smith, C., Metzner, M., Bains, J. K., Staats, K., Branson, R., Pierce, M., Noste, E., & Duncan, D. (2021). Oxygen and Ventilator Logistics During California's COVID-19 Surge: When Oxygen Becomes a Scarce Resource. Disaster medicine and public health preparedness, 1–7. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2021.267.
  • Akomeah AO, Sawe HR, Mfinanga JA, Runyon MS, Noste EE. Emergency medicine registrar training in Africa: overview of programmes, faculty and sustainability. Emerg Med J Epub. Doi: 10.1136/emermed-2019-208668. 
  • Sawe HR, Mfinanga JA, Kisakeni S, Shao P, Nkondora P, White L, Bollinger C, Kulola IB, George UN, Runyon MS, Noste E. Development and implementation of short courses to support the establishment of a prehospital system in Sub-Saharan Africa: lessons learned from Tanzania. Emergency Medicine International. Vol 2019. 
  • Sawe, HR, Akomeah A, Mfinanga JA, Runyon MS, Noste E. Emergency medicine residency training in Africa: overview of curriculum. BMC Medical Education. 2019 Jul 31; 19(1): 294. 


Bruno

  • Al-Delaimy WK, Bruno W, Shadyab A, Saquib N N, Goveas JS. Psychological symptoms predict long coronavirus disease 2019: a prospective analysis from the Women's Health Initiative. Menopause. 2026 Jun 1;33(6):711-718. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002727. 
  • Terrana A, Bruno W, Ibrahim N, Kaiser BN, Wei J, Al-Delaimy W. The Somali Distress and Resilience Scale: Development of a novel measure for Somali adults. Transcult Psychiatry. 2024 Dec;61(6):915-927. doi: 10.1177/13634615241272982. Epub 2024 Aug 31. 
  • Bruno W, Dehnel R, Al-Delaimy W. The impact of family income and parental factors on children's resilience and mental well-being. J Community Psychol. 2023;51(5):2052-2064. doi:10.1002/jcop.22995
  • Bruno W, Haar RJ. A systematic literature review of the ethics of conducting research in the humanitarian setting. Confl Health. 2020;14:27. Published 2020 May 24. doi:10.1186/s13031-020-00282-0
  • Bruno W, Parmar P. US War with Iran: A Narrowly Avoided Public Health Crisis and a Continuing Risk. Am J Public Health. 2020;110(7):986-987. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2020.305700
  • Bruno, W.J., Tringale, K.R. & Al-Delaimy, W.K. Mental health and access to care among refugee mothers relocated to San Diego: a comparative study of Iraqi and Somali refugee communities. Int J Humanitarian Action 5, 15 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41018-020-00081-5
  • Bruno W, Kitamura A, Najjar S, Seita A, Al-Delaimy WK. Assessment of mental health and psycho-social support pilot program's effect on intended stigmatizing behavior at the Saftawi Health Center, Gaza: a cross-sectional study. J Ment Health. 2019;28(4):436-442. doi:10.1080/09638237.2019.1608936