Publications

Publications

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Lancaster, M. (in preparation). Lives of Consequence: Servant Research and the Future of Community-Centered Care. Book manuscript.

Lancaster, M. (in preparation). Rural Open Research Toolkit 1.0 [Open-access resource]. REACH Lab, Missouri State University.

Lancaster, M. & Lal, N. (in preparation) Rural Drowning and Near-Drowning Incidents in Missouri: Geographic Patterns and Surveillance Gaps in State Highway Patrol Data, 2020-2025.

Diaz, A. & Lancaster, M. (in preparation) Exploring Psychosocial Factors in Patients with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) using the NIH All of Us Dataset.

Sultana, K. & Lancaster, M. (in preparation) Double Burden: Combined Impact of Perceived Unfair Treatment and Parental Substance Use on Adolescent Substance Use Behaviors.

Lancaster, M.. (under review) Pull The Arrow Out: What Buddhism Can Teach Us About Rural Health Policy.

Lancaster, M., Beltran, K., Tang, D. (under review) Rural Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease and Social Support Among Hispanic Adults: Investigating the Hispanic Health Paradox Using the All of Us Dataset.

Lancaster, M. & Arango, E. (2021). Health and Emotional Well-Being of Urban University Students in the Era of COVID-19. Traumatology, 27(1), 107.

Wipfli, H., Lancaster, M., & Chu, K. (2014). Three Eras of Global Tobacco Control: How Socio-Political Processes Influenced Global Networking. Respiratory Medicine, 107, S8.

David, S. P., Strong, D. R., Leventhal, A. M., Lancaster, M. A., McGeary, J. E., Munafò, M. R., … & Conti, D. V. (2013). Influence of a dopamine pathway additive genetic efficacy score on smoking cessation: results from two randomized clinical trials of bupropion. Addiction, 108(12), 2202-2211.

 Greenberg, J., Ameringer, K., Trujillo, M., Sun, P., Sussman, S., Lancaster, M., & Leventhal, A.M. (2012). Associations between posttraumatic stress disorder symptom clusters and cigarette smoking. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 

Mickens, L., Greenberg, J., Ameringer, K., Lancaster, M., & Leventhal, A.M. (2011). Associations between depressive symptom dimensions and smoking dependence motives. Evaluation and the Health Professions, 34(1), 81-102.

Leventhal, A.M., Lancaster, M., Ameringer, K., Greenberg, J., Ray, L., Sun, P., Mickens, L., & Sussman, S. (2010). Anhedonia Associates with Stimulant Use and Dependence in a Population-Based Sample of American Adults. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 18(6), 562-569.

Leventhal, A.M., David, S.P., Lancaster, M., Strong, D, McGeary, J.E., Brown, R.A., Lloyd-Richardson, E. E., Munafò, M., Uhl, G., & Niaura, R. (2010). Dopamine D4 receptor gene variation moderates the efficacy of bupropion for smoking cessation. The Pharmacogenomics Journal, 1-7. 

Mickens, L., Ameringer, K., Lancaster, M., & Leventhal, A.M. (2010). Epidemiology, determinants, and consequences of cigarette smoking in African American women: An integrative review. Addictive Behaviors, 35(5), 383-391. 

Other Manuscripts

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Lancaster, M. & Dailo, L. (2022). Rethinking ACEs & Adversity in Hispanic Serving Institutions. Unpublished empirical manuscript. California State University Dominguez Hills. 

Lancaster, M. (2016). Applying Diffusion Theory to Clinical Genetics: Characteristics Associated with Provider Intention to Use Personalized Medicine for Smoking Cessation. Cataloged dissertation study. University of Southern California. 

Lee, K., Lancaster, M., & Eisenberg, L. (2013). Biomedical ethics of neuromodulation surgery for mental health patients. Invited book chapter (unpublished).

Lancaster, M. (2009). Correlates of problematic cellphone use; distinguishing between “addiction” and “behavior.” Unpublished Senior Thesis Project, Fontbonne University.

Conference Presentations

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Lancaster, M. and Okwis, O. (2026).From Curiosity to Scholarship: A Faculty Training Model for AI-Assisted Health Research with NIH All of Us Data. Oral presentation at 2026 Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning Conference – Teaching Showcase. Springfield, MO.

Lal, N, & Lancaster, M. (2026). Missouri Rural Drowning Risk Analysis (2020 – 2025). Poster presentation at 2026 National Rural Health Association’s 49th Annual Rural Health Conference. San Diego, CA.

Lancaster, M. (2022). Promoting Mental Health Resilience in Pre-Medical Advisees. Oral presentation at 2022 National Conference for the Association of Advisors for the Health Professions. Denver, CO.

Hernandez, M., Brown, M., Barrios, M., Lancaster, M., Valdez-Dadia, A., & Wang, S. (January, 2020). Service Learning Rocks! Preparing Students Today for a Successful Tomorrow. Oral presentation at 2020 CSUDH Innovative Teaching Symposium. Carson, CA. 

Lancaster, M, Conti, D., & Unger, J. (February, 2014). From Bench to Bedside: Using Diffusion Theory to Study Barriers to Delivering Personalized Medicine for Smoking Cessation in Primary Care. Poster presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Seattle, WA. 

Lancaster, M., Chu, K., Dyal, S., Valente, T., & Wipfli, H. (February, 2014). Three Eras of Global Tobacco Control: Using Dynamic Visualization to Study How Socio-Political Processes Influence Global Networking. Poster presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Seattle, WA.

Lancaster, M, Allayee, H, Conti, D., & Unger, J. (March, 2013). Barriers & Opportunities: Delivering Personalized Medicine for Smoking Cessation in Primary Care. Poster presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Boston, MA. 

Lancaster, M, Allayee, H, Conti, D., & Unger, J. (May, 2012). Delivering Personalized Medicine for Cessation. Poster presentation at Pre Doctoral TL1 National Trainee Meeting, Trainee Poster Symposium. Rochester, MN. 

Leventhal, AM, Lancaster, M, Strong, D, McGeary, J, Brown, RA, Niaura, R, David, SP (February, 2010). Dopamine D4 receptor gene exon-III VNTR polymorphism moderates the efficacy of bupropion for smoking cessation. Poster presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Baltimore, MD. 

Newman, L., Lancaster, M., & Affel, S. (January, 2010). Unintended Effects of In-class Debate. Poster and round-table discussion/presentation at the Annual Meeting for Teaching of Psychology conference. Las Vegas, NV. 

Leventhal, AM, Lancaster, M, Strong, D, McGeary, J, Brown, RA, Niaura, R, David, SP (December, 2009). Dopamine D4 receptor gene exon-III VNTR polymorphism moderates the efficacy of bupropion for smoking cessation. Poster presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Hollywood, FL.

Research Awards & Grants

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Innovative Teaching & Learning Award

Agency: Faculty Center for Teaching & Learning, Missouri State University (MSU)

Project: Critical Engagement with AI to Democratize Health Research with All of Us Data

Description: This project investigates whether emerging AI tools can remove a persistent barrier in research training (Bass, 1999; Felten, 2013). The inquiry treats faculty and graduate students as learners developing new competencies, uses systematic evaluation to assess outcomes, and will generate findings for public dissemination. This is a pilot year; findings will determine whether the model merits scaling across Missouri State.

Term: 07/2026 – 6/2027

Research Award: $3000.00

2026 Open Scholarship Catalytic Award

Agency: Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA), Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Project: Building Research Capacity in Rural Communities: Open Science Training for Community-Led Health Equity 

Description: This project develops and pilots a transferable model for training rural residents to conduct community-led open science without institutional dependencies. Using water safety, a priority identified by Shell Knob, Missouri residents following local drowning tragedies, we demonstrate how non-academic partners can build research literacy, create advocacy tools, and govern their own health data. 

Term: 03/2026 – 9/2026

Research Award: $15000.00

2026 Faculty Summer Fellowship (FSF ’26)

Agency: Faculty Grants Committee, Graduate College, Missouri State University (MSU)

Project: Safe Waters – Advancing Rural Health Equity for Water Safety Access

Description: This grant supports protected summer time to work on a research project including the analysis of state level drowning data from the Missouri State Highway Patrol and local Safe Waters community survey data to develop rural CBPR model for open science publication and statewide dissemination through MRHA (Missouri Rural Health Association). Together this project will form the basis of an NIH R15 proposal.

Term: 06/2026 – 8/2026

Research Award: $6000.00

2025/26 AY Faculty Research Grant Program (FRG ’25)

Agency: Faculty Grants Committee, Graduate College, Missouri State University (MSU)

Project: Rural-Urban Differences in Cardiovascular Disease and Social Support: Investigating the Hispanic Health Paradox Using the All of Us Dataset

Description: This grant supported cloud-based data analysis on the NIH All of Us dataset using Python/R/SQL, manuscript preparation, and conference attendance to establish a research agenda in rural health disparities. It also provided support for a graduate student research assistant.

Term: 05/2025 – 5/2026

Research Award: $7087.00

2021/22 AY Faculty RSCA Grant Program (FRG ’21)

Agency: Division of Academic Affairs, Graduate Studies and Research, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH)

Project: Resilience in the Face of Adversity – Uncovering Mechanism of Academic Achievement in the Era of COVID-19

Description: This grant supported 3 WTU reassigned time in Summer 2021 to facilitate pilot survey data analysis on a preliminary NIH grant proposal and provided a stipend for mentoring an undergraduate student research assistant.

Term: 05/2021 – 5/2022

Research Award: $7555.20

California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Toro NIH Grant Writing Community Award

Agency: NIH award (1UC2GM137439-01) for Sponsored Programs Administration Development (SPAD) at California State University, Dominguez Hills/CSUDH Graduate Studies and Research

Project: Emotional Well-Being: A Mechanism of the Academic Achievement Gap? Using A Randomized Encouragement Trial to Evaluate Culturally Relevant Mind-Body Interventions at a Hispanic Serving Institution of Higher Education

Description: The Toro NIH (National Institute of Health) Grant Writing Community aims to equip faculty with the tools and support required for the development and submission of competitive NIH grant proposals. This grant is awarded to faculty who are ready to submit to NIH. This award supported the development and subsequent submission of a DP2 proposal (NIH New Innovator’s Award $1.5 million) to the NIH/NCCIH (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health).

Term: Summer 2020

Research Award: $6,000.

2020/21 AY Faculty RSCA Grant Program (FRG ’20)

Agency: Division of Academic Affairs, Graduate Studies and Research, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH)

Project: Emotional Well Being: A Mechanism of the Academic Achievement Gap? A pilot study

Description: This grant supported 3 WTU reassigned time in Summer 2020 to facilitate pilot survey data analysis on a preliminary NIH grant proposal and provided a stipend for mentoring an undergraduate student research assistant. Using a real-world model, this pilot study aims to identify potential bio-psychosocial markers mediating academic performance in a balanced-cohort of college students, at the California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Campus, with the objective of expanding significant findings into a randomized research study for community translation. This grant resulted in a peer reviewed publication that was co-authored by an undergraduate research assistant.

Term: 05/2020 – 5/2021

Research Award: $7555.20

TL1 (Pre-doctoral) Clinical and Translational Science Training Award 

Agency: National Institutes of Health/National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)/USC Keck School of Medicine-Southern California Clinical Translational Science Institute (SC CTSI) 

Project: Personalized Medicine for Smoking Cessation: Unique Perspectives & Barriers Facing an Urban Community of Health Care Providers 

Description: This award supported 2 years of research and training in translational science and biological/clinical investigations. The research project investigated the perceived barriers to implementing personalized medicine for smoking cessation among urban primary care physicians. The research project examined whether specific characteristics of a new innovation were associated with likelihood for implementation within clinical practice. All aspects of the study design and execution were led by the trainee under the supervision of mentors. Additionally, a database was created to catalog the current literature on personalized medicine in smoking cessation. 

Number: TL1RR031992 

Term: 7/2011 -6/2013 

Training Award: $52,000.