Adam D. Baus, PhD, MA, MPH

Applied health services researcher specializing in program evaluation, health information technology, and the use of health data to improve chronic disease prevention and care in rural and underserved communities.

Director

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Public Health

Department:

Office of Health Services Research

Classification:

Admin

Research Associate Professor

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Public Health

Department:

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Classification:

Faculty

• PhD, West Virginia University, 2015
• MA, West Virginia University, 2002
• MPH, West Virginia University, 2006
• BA, Saint Vincent College, 2000

Selected Publications

• Baus, A., Burchfield, K., Chill, C., Litton, A., Bolen, S., Barclay, C. T., Mickey, C., Parker, R., Eubank, S., Thacker, R. T., Payne, H., & Doyle, D. (2026). Statewide youth vaping prevention in West Virginia: Two-year outcomes of CATCH My Breath. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 17.
• Bailey, J., Lilly, T., & Baus, A. (2026). Perceived water safety and elevated liver enzymes in rural West Virginia: Links between drinking water, beverage habits, and liver health. Rural and Remote Health, 26(1).
• Baus, A., Eason, S., Whitworth, C., Sturgeon, K., Mezzanotte, M., Boatman, D., Pollard, C., Calkins, A., & Kennedy-Rea, S. (2025). Using REDCap to address gaps in electronic health record data for strengthening colorectal cancer screening and navigation. Advances in Health Information Science and Practice, 1(2).
• Rane, P., Weimer, M., & Baus, A. (2025). Clinician attitudes and experiences in screening patients for social determinants of health using PRAPARE. Journal of Appalachian Health, 6(4), 28–40.
• Bailey, J., Burchfield, K., Redden, J., Adkins, K., Thornton, A., Tah, S., Bennett, T., Wen, S., & Baus, A. (2024). The road to access: Addressing transportation challenges in rural primary care. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 35(4), 1192–1205.
• Burchfield, K., Doyle, D., Mantey, D., Bennett, T., & Baus, A. (2024). The CATCH My Breath vaping prevention curriculum: An evaluation of impacts in Central Appalachian middle and high schools, 2019–2023. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 15.
• Baus, A., Calkins, A., Pollard, C. R., Robinson, C., Seabury, R., McColley, J., Lindberg, C., & Durr, A. (2024). Using electronic health records data to identify strong performers in health care quality improvement. Perspectives in Health Information Management, 21(1).
• Baus, A., Boatman, D., Calkins, A., Pollard, C. R., Conn, M. E., Subramanian, S., & Kennedy, S. (2024). Accelerating colorectal cancer screening and follow-up: Development of a health information technology protocol to enhance use of electronic health records in West Virginia primary care. JMIR Formative Research.
• Baus, A., Feinberg, J., Calkins, A., Moser, S., Sutphin, R., Pollard, C. R., & McManaway, K. (2022). Using health information technology to create pathways for hepatitis C treatment and cure in West Virginia. Perspectives in Health Information Management, 19(1).

Recent Peer Reviewed Publications (2020 - Present)

• Baus, A., Steadman, A., Glass, R., Hager, D., Byrd, B., Callanan, M., Marie, A., Payne, H., Vance, J., Pollard, C. R., Calkins, A. (2026). Building Clinical-Community Linkages to Promote Physical Activity: Lessons from the Fit on 10th Initiative. Health Promotion Practice.
• Baus, A., Burchfield, K., Chill, C., Litton, A., Bolen, S., Barclay, C. T., Mickey, C., Parker, R., Eubank, S., Thacker, R. T., Payne, H., Doyle, D. (2026). Statewide Youth Vaping Prevention in West Virginia: Two-Year Outcomes of CATCH My Breath. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 17.
• Bailey, J., Lilly, T., Baus, A. (2026). Perceived Water Safety and Elevated Liver Enzymes in Rural West Virginia: Links Between Drinking Water, Beverage Habits, and Liver Health. Rural and Remote Health, 26(1).
• Baus, A., Eason, S., Whitworth, C., Sturgeon, K., Mezzanotte, M., Boatman, D., Pollard, C., Calkins, A., Kennedy-Rea, S. (2025). Using REDCap to Address Gaps in Electronic Health Record Data for Strengthening Colorectal Cancer Screening and Navigation. Advances in Health Information Science and Practice, 1(2).
• Rane, P., Weimer, M., Baus, A. (2025). Clinician Attitudes and Experiences in Screening Patients for Social Determinants of Health Using PRAPARE. Journal of Appalachian Health, 6(4), 28-40.
• Bailey, J., Burchfield, K., Redden, J., Adkins, K., Thornton, A., Tah, S., Bennett, T., Wen, S., Baus, A. (2024). The Road to Access: Addressing Transportation Challenges in Rural Primary Care. Journal of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved, 35(4), 1192-1205.
• Cochran, J., Martin, K., Baus, A., Jarrett, T., Shawley-Brzoska, S., Sampson, K. S. (2024). Using Electronic Health Records to Identify Undiagnosed and Undertreated Asthma in Rural Pediatric Patients. Journal of Informatics Nursing, 9(3), 23-26.
• Burchfield, K., Doyle, D., Mantey, D., Bennett, T., Baus, A. (2024). The CATCH My Breath Vaping Prevention Curriculum: An Evaluation of Impacts in Central Appalachian Middle and High Schools, 2019-2023. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 15.
• Haggerty, T. S., Dekeseredy, P., Bailey, J., Cowher, A., Baus, A., Davisson, L. M. (2024). Navigating Coverage: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Perceived Impact of an Insurance Company Policy to Discontinue Coverage of Antiobesity Medication. Obesity Pillars, 11(100120).
• Baus, A., Calkins, A., Pollard, C. R., Robinson, C., Seabury, R., McColley, J., Lindberg, C., Durr, A. (2024). Using Electronic Health Records Data to Identify Strong Performers in Health Care Quality Improvement. Perspectives in Health Information Management, 21(1).
• Baus, A., Boatman, D., Calkins, A., Pollard, C. R., Conn, M. E., Subramanian, S., Kennedy, S. (2024). Accelerating Colorectal Cancer Screening and Follow-up: Development of a Health Information Technology Protocol to Enhance Use of Electronic Health Records in West Virginia Primary Care. JMIR Formative Research.
• Boyd, J., Carter, M., Baus, A. (2024). Access to MAT: Participants' Experiences with Transportation, Non-Emergency Medical Transportation, and Telehealth. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 15.
• Durr, A., Robinson, C., Calkins, A., Pollard, C., Thygeson, M., Lindberg, C., McColley, J., Seabury, R., Baus, A. (2023). Evaluation of Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring in a Southern Rural West Virginia Health System. Journal of Rural and Remote Health, 23(3).
• Carter, M., Boyd, J., Bennett, T., Baus, A. (2023). Medication Assisted Treatment Program Policies: Opinions of People in Treatment. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 14.
• Baus, A., Carter, M., Boyd, J., McMullen, E., Bennett, T., Persily, A., Davidov, D. M., Lilly, C. (2023). A Better Life: Factors that Help and Hinder Entry and Retention in MAT from the Perspective of People in Recovery. Journal of Appalachian Health, 5(1), 72–94.
• Stansbury, R. C., Rudisill, T., Salyer, R., Kirk, B., Defazio, C., Baus, A., Aryal, S., Strollo, P., Sharma, S., Feinberg, J. (2022). Provider Perspectives on Sleep Apnea from Appalachia: A Mixed Methods Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11(15), 4449.
• Baus, A., Feinberg, J., Calkins, A., Moser, S., Sutphin, R., Pollard, C. R., McManaway, K. (2022). Using Health Information Technology to Create Pathways for Hepatitis C Treatment and Cure in West Virginia. Perspectives in Health Information Management, 19(1).
• McCann, K., Baus, A. (2021). Physician Burnout among West Virginia Primary Care Providers. Marshall Journal of Medicine, 7(3).
• Wright, L., Baus, A., Calkins, A., Hartman-Adams, H., Conn, M. E., Eason, S., Kennedy, S. (2021). Case Study of a Comprehensive Team-Based Approach to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening. Journal of Appalachian Health, 3(3), 86–96.
• Baus, A., Shawley-Brzoska, S., Wright, J., Carey, S., DeFrehn-Berry, E., Burrell, S., Ross, M., Pollard, C. R., Semel, A., Calkins, A., Gadde, D., Jarrett, T. (2021). Informatics-Supported Diabetes Prevention Programming in West Virginia. Perspectives in Health Information Management, Spring 2021(18/1I).
• Walker, R., Grome, M., Rollyson, W., Baus, A. (2021). Ensuring contact: Calling rural Appalachian older adults during the COVID-19 epidemic. Rural and Remote Health, 21(1).
• Cochran, J., Jarrett, T., Baus, A. (2020). Characteristics of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in a Rural Clinic Population: Using Electronic Medical Health Records for Tracking. Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 20(2).
• Baus, A., Wright, L., Kennedy, S., Conn, M. E., Eason, S., Boatman, D., Pollard, C. R., Calkins, A., Gadde, D. (2020). Leveraging Electronic Health Records Data for Enhanced Colorectal Cancer Screening Efforts. Journal of Appalachian Health, 2(4).
• Weimer, M., Maurer, M. A., Baus, A. (2020). A Comparison of Face-to-Face Versus Tablet-Based Delivery of the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 Screening for Depression in Primary Care. West Virginia Medical Journal, 3rd/4th Quarter 2020, 12-17.
• Conn, M. E., Kennedy, S., Subramanian, S., Baus, A., Hoover, S., Tangka, F. (2020). Cost and Effectiveness of Reminders to Promote Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening Uptake in Rural Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in West Virginia. Health Promotion Practice, 1-7.

• Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, Gamma Mu Chapter, 2023
• West Virginia University Health Sciences Vice President’s Award for Outstanding Achievement – Team Achievement Award, 2021
• West Virginia University School of Public Health Service Award, 2017

 

 

Teaching and Mentoring

Current and recent teaching:

• PUBH 797: Research
• SBHS 797: Research
• HPML 695: Independent Study

Teaching and mentoring activities also include doctoral dissertation advising, graduate and undergraduate research mentorship, independent studies, capstone projects, professional field experiences, and guest lectures.

Current doctoral mentoring:

• Dissertation Chair – Pranav Rane, Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Dissertation Committee Member – Gina Wood, Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Dissertation Committee Member – Jordan Ceglar, Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Dissertation Committee Member – Sweta Mahato, Social and Behavioral Sciences

Academic and Professional Service

• Director – Office of Health Services Research, West Virginia University School of Public Health
• Member – Research Advisory Committee, West Virginia University
• Member – Space Committee, West Virginia University
• Co-Evaluator – West Virginia Food Is Medicine Coalition
• Ad-Hoc Reviewer – Rural Health Information Hub
• Committee Member – National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
• Member – West Virginia Rural Health Association
• Member – athenahealth Research Council
• Peer reviewer for journals in public health, health services research, rural health, health informatics, and primary care

Adam D. Baus, PhD, MA, MPH, is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Director of the Office of Health Services Research at the West Virginia University School of Public Health. His academic and applied work focuses on improving health and health care in rural and underserved communities through health services research, program evaluation, health information technology, and partnerships between public health, health care, and community organizations.

Dr. Baus has extensive experience working with primary care organizations, public health agencies, community partners, and multidisciplinary research teams to translate health data into practical improvements in care and prevention. His research has included the use of electronic health record data for population health management and quality improvement; cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and arthritis prevention and management; social determinants of health; hepatitis C treatment and cure; youth vaping prevention; and clinical-community referral systems. Across these areas, a consistent focus of his work is developing and evaluating approaches that can be used in real-world rural health settings.

His teaching and mentoring activities center largely on applied research and student development. He chairs and serves on doctoral dissertation committees, mentors graduate and undergraduate students in research and field experiences and supports students in developing studies that address practical public health and health services questions.

Dr. Baus also contributes to academic and professional service through university committees, statewide and national public health partnerships, peer review, and collaborative research and evaluation initiatives. His work emphasizes sustained partnerships and the practical use of research evidence and data to strengthen public health and health care systems in West Virginia and other rural communities

West Virginia University Office of Health Services Research

Dr. Baus's research program focuses on the use of health services research, health information technology, and program evaluation to improve prevention, care delivery, and population health in rural and underserved communities. A central theme of his work is connecting health care, public health, and community systems and using data from electronic health records, registries, surveys, and program evaluation to identify needs, improve care processes, strengthen referrals, and assess health outcomes.

Current research and evaluation activities span cardiovascular disease prevention and management, diabetes prevention and management, arthritis, social determinants of health, cancer screening, hepatitis C treatment, youth vaping prevention, physical activity, and food is medicine initiatives. Much of this work is conducted in partnership with primary care organizations, state and local public health agencies, community-based organizations, and other academic investigators.

Student opportunities may be available for graduate and undergraduate students interested in applied health services research, program evaluation, health informatics, rural health, and chronic disease prevention and management

Principal Investigator / Project Lead
 

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – West Virginia Innovative Cardiovascular Wellness Initiative
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Building an Equitable and Sustainable Arthritis Program in West Virginia: State Public Health Approaches to Addressing Arthritis, Component A
• West Virginia Department of Health – The National Cardiovascular Health Program, CDC DP23-0004
• West Virginia Department of Health – A Strategic Approach to Advancing Health Equity for Priority Populations with or at Risk for Diabetes, CDC DP23-0020
• West Virginia Rural Health Association – West Virginia Hepatitis Academic Mentorship Program

Co-Investigator
 

• Center for Disease Analysis Foundation – Relink Initiative to Re-Engage Hepatitis C-Diagnosed Patients Not Yet Treated
• West Virginia University Cancer Institute – West Virginia Program to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening
• West Virginia University Cancer Institute – West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program

Recently Completed
 

• National Association of Chronic Disease Directors – Technical Assistance and Training to Pacific and Caribbean NCD Collaboratives

Additional information on peer reviewed publications, research efforts, and available data sets and data dictionaries is available through the West Virginia University Research Repository at: https://researchrepository.wvu.edu