Susan Andreae
Assistant Professor
(608) 265-8195
201 A Medical Sciences Center
1300 University Ave
Verona, WI 53706
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My research focuses on developing and evaluating behavioral programs with the goal to improve quality of life and health outcomes in residents of under-resourced communities. I received my MPH and PhD from the UAB Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health. I completed my postdoctoral fellowship with the UAB Division of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine.
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- Andreae, S., Andreae, L. J., Richman, J. S., Cherrington, A. L., & Safford, M. M. (2021). Peer-delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-based Intervention Reduced Depression and Stress in Community Dwelling Adults with Diabetes and Chronic Pain: A Cluster Randomized Trial. Ann Behav Med, 55(10), 970-980.
- Andreae, S., Andreae, L. J., Cherrington, A. L., Richman, J. S., Johnson, E., Clark, D., & Safford, M. M. (2021). Peer coach delivered storytelling program improved diabetes medication adherence: A cluster randomized trial. Contemp Clin Trials, 104:106358
- Khodneva, Y., Richman, J., Andreae, S., Cherrington, A., & Safford, M. (2020). Peer Support Intervention Improves Pain-related Outcomes among Rural Adults with Diabetes and Chronic pain at 12-month Follow-up. Journal of Rural Health, 1-12. Link.
- Andreae, S., Andreae, L. J., Richman, J., Cherrington, A. L., & Safford, M. M. (2020). Peer-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Training to Improve Functioning in Patients With Diabetes: A Cluster-Randomized Trial.. Ann Fam Med, 18(1), 15-23.
- Cherrington, A. L., Khodneva, Y., Richman, J., Andreae, S., Gamboa, C., & Safford, M. (2018). Impact of peer support on acute care visits and hospitalizations for individuals with diabetes and depressive symptoms. Diabetes Care, 41(12), 2463-2470.
- Richman, J. S., Andreae, S., & Safford, M. M. (2015). Challenges of prolonged follow-up and temporal imbalance in pragmatic trials: Analysis of the ENCOURAGE Trial. Annals of Family Medicine. Ann Fam Med, 13(Suppl 1), S66-72. Online Publication/Abstract.
- Andreae, S., Halanych, J. H., Cherrington, A., & Safford, M. M. (2012). Recruitment of a Rural, Southern, Predominantly African-American Population into a Diabetes Self-Management Trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 33(3), 499-506.
Select Presentations
- Andreae, S., Mross, P., Mezera, M., & Pickett, K. (2022, April - 2022, April). Engaging community stakeholders to develop a telehealth yoga program for rural older adults living in rural Wisconsin. Paper presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Baltimore MD.
- Woodson, S., Martinez, J., Smith, A., & Andreae, S. (2021, April - 2021, April). Health Impact of COVID19 pandemic and BLM Movement on Black Students at Predominately White Institutions. Oral Presentation presented at the 24th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, Madison, WI.
- Andreae, S., Andreae, L. J., & Safford, M. (2020, April - 2020, April). Peer coach delivered storytelling program for diabetes medication adherence: intervention development and process outcomes. Oral Presentation presented at the 41th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA.
- Andreae, S., Andreae, L. J., & Safford, M. (2020, April - 2020, April). Peer coach delivered storytelling program improved diabetes medication adherence: a cluster randomized trial. Oral Presentation presented at the 41th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA.
- Ibe, I., Andreae, S., Dietz, K., Cherrington, A. L., Safford, M. M., & Cooper, L. (2018, November - 2018, November). Hypertension Disparities Reduction Program Partnership: Early Lessons Learned in Incorporating CHWs into Care Teams to Achieve Health Equity in Hypertension Self-Management and Outcomes. Oral Presentation presented at the 146th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.
- Andreae, S., Andreae, L., Safford, M., Dutton, G., Davies, S., & Cherrington, A. (2018, March). Assessing youth perceptions and awareness of diabetes in rural Alabama. Oral Presentation presented at the UAB Health Disparities Research Symposium, Birmingham, Alabama.
- Andreae, S., Andreae, L., Safford, M., Dutton, G., Davies, S., & Cherrington, A. (2017, November - 2017, November). Assessing youth perceptions and awareness of diabetes in rural Alabama. Oral Presentation presented at the 145th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA.
- Duckworth, M., Andreae, L., Andreae, S., Safford, M. M., & Cherrington, A. (2017, November - 2017, November). Understanding the lived experience of diabetes among African Americans in the rural south. Oral Presentation presented at the 145th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA.
- Safford, M. M., Andreae, S., Cherrington, A. C., Gamboa, C., Andreae, L., Patel, A., Lewis, M., & Richman, J. (2017, April - 2017, April). Peer-Delivered Cognitive Behavior Intervention Reduced Depression and Stress. Oral Presentation presented at the Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Washington DC.
- Andreae, S., Andreae, L. J., Garthers, Q., Safford, M., & Cherrington, A. L. (2017, April - 2017, April). Understanding and Overcoming Barriers to Implementation of Peer Support Models in Primary Care. Poster presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA.