Erin D. Bouldin

Erin D. Bouldin, MPH, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Internal Medicine , Adjunct - Population Health Sciences

Divisions: Epidemiology

Erin Bouldin, PhD, MPH is trained as an epidemiologist and health services researcher. In her research, she aims to identify factors that influence disability and function, intervene to reduce impairments and improve health and participation in an equitable way, and support family and professional caregivers. Her work focuses on the experiences and service needs of people living with disabilities, injuries, and cognitive impairment including Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their caregivers. Dr. Bouldin is particularly interested in home- and community-based services and the experiences of Veterans and people living in rural areas. In addition to her role in the Department of Internal Medicine, she is an Investigator in the Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D) Informatics, Decision-Enhancement and Analytic Sciences (IDEAS) Center at the VA Health Care System in Salt Lake City.

Education History

Undergraduate University of Florida
 BS
Graduate Training University of Florida
 MPH
Doctoral Training University of Washington
 PhD

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Brumback BA, Bouldin ED, Zheng HW, Cannell MB, Andresen EM (2010). Testing and estimating model-adjusted effect-measure modification using marginal structural models and complex survey data. Am J Epidemiol, 172(9), 1085-91.
  2. Schroeder J, Bouldin ED (2019). Inclusive Public Health Preparedness Program to Promote Resilience in Rural Appalachia (2016-2018). Am J Public Health, 109(S4), S283-S285.
  3. Rabarison KM, Bouldin ED, Bish CL, McGuire LC, Taylor CA, Greenlund KJ (2018). The Economic Value of Informal Caregiving for Persons With Dementia: Results From 38 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, 2015 and 2016 BRFSS. Am J Public Health, 108(10), 1370-1377.
  4. Bouldin ED, Thompson ML, Boyko EJ, Morgenroth DC, Littman AJ (2016). Weight Change Trajectories After Incident Lower-Limb Amputation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 97(1), 1-7.e1.
  5. Bouldin ED, Taylor CA, Knapp KA, Miyawaki CE, Mercado NR, Wooten KG, McGuire L (2020). Unmet needs for assistance related to subjective cognitive decline among community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults in the US: prevalence and impact on health-related quality of life. International psychogeriatrics, 33, 1-14.
  6. Bouldin ED, Shaull L, Andresen EM, Edwards VJ, McGuire L (2018). Financial and Health Barriers and Caregiving-Related Difficulties Among Rural and Urban Caregivers. The Journal of rural health, 34(3), 263-274.
  7. Bouldin ED, Taylor LL, Littman AJ, Karavan M, Rice K, Reiber G (2015). Chronic Lower Limb Wound Outcomes Among Rural and Urban Veterans. The Journal of rural health, 31(4), 410-20.
  8. Edwards VJ, Bouldin ED, Taylor CA, Olivari BS, McGuire L (2020). Characteristics and Health Status of Informal Unpaid Caregivers - 44 States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, 2015-2017. MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 69(7), 183-188.
  9. Taylor CA, Bouldin ED, McGuire L (2018). Subjective Cognitive Decline Among Adults Aged ¿45 Years - United States, 2015-2016. MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 67(27), 753-757.
  10. Zheng HW, Brumback BA, Lu X, Bouldin ED, Cannell MB, Andresen E (2013). Doubly robust testing and estimation of model-adjusted effect-measure modification with complex survey data. Statistics in medicine, 32(4), 673-84.
  11. Bouldin ED, Swan AA, Norman RS, Tate DF, Tumminello C, Amuan ME, Eapen BC, Wang CP, Trevino A, Pugh M (2021). Health Phenotypes and Neurobehavioral Symptom Severity Among Post-9/11 Veterans With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium Study. The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation, 36(1), 10-19.
  12. Bouldin ED, Littman AJ, Wong E, Liu CF, Taylor L, Rice K, Reiber G (2016). Medicare-VHA dual use is associated with poorer chronic wound healing. Wound repair and regeneration, 24(5), 913-922.
  13. Miyawaki CE, Bouldin ED, Kumar GS, McGuire L (2017). Associations between Physical Activity and Cognitive Functioning among Middle-Aged and Older Adults. The journal of nutrition, health & aging, 21(6), 637-647.
  14. McGuire L, Bouldin EL, Andresen EM, Anderson L (2010). Examining modifiable health behaviors, body weight, and use of preventive health services among caregivers and non-caregivers aged 65 years and older in Hawaii, Kansas, and Washington using 2007 BRFSS. The journal of nutrition, health & aging, 14(5), 373-9.
  15. Bouldin ED, Aikens JE, Piette JD, Trivedi R (2019). Relationship and communication characteristics associated with agreement between heart failure patients and their Carepartners on patient depressive symptoms. Aging & mental health, 23(9), 1122-1129.
  16. Rosenberg D, Kadokura EA, Bouldin ED, Miyawaki CE, Higano CS, Hartzler A (2017). Acceptability of Fitbit for physical activity tracking within clinical care among men with prostate cancer. AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium, 2016, 1050-1059.
  17. Anderson LA, Deokar A, Edwards VJ, Bouldin ED, Greenlund K (2015). Demographic and health status differences among people aged 45 or older with and without functional difficulties related to increased confusion or memory loss, 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Preventing chronic disease, 12, E30.
  18. Deokar AJ, Bouldin ED, Edwards VJ, Anderson L (2015). Increased confusion and memory loss in households, 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Preventing chronic disease, 12, E29.
  19. Winter KH, Bouldin ED, Andresen E (2010). Lack of choice in caregiving decision and caregiver risk of stress, North Carolina, 2005. Preventing chronic disease, 7(2), A41.
  20. DeFries EL, McGuire LC, Andresen EM, Brumback BA, Anderson L (2009). Caregivers of older adults with cognitive impairment. Preventing chronic disease, 6(2), A46.
  21. Bouldin ED, Trivedi RB, Reiber GE, Rosland AM, Silverman JB, Krieger J, Nelson K (2017). Associations between having an informal caregiver, social support, and self-care among low-income adults with poorly controlled diabetes. Chronic illness, 13(4), 239-250.
  22. Trivedi R, Beaver K, Bouldin ED, Eugenio E, Zeliadt SB, Nelson K, Rosland AM, Szarka JG, Piette J (2014). Characteristics and well-being of informal caregivers: Results from a nationally-representative US survey. Chronic illness, 10(3), 167-79.
  23. Bouldin EL, Andresen EM, Dunton NE, Simon M, Waters TM, Liu M, Daniels MJ, Mion LC, Shorr R (2013). Falls among adult patients hospitalized in the United States: prevalence and trends. Journal of patient safety, 9(1), 13-7.
  24. Bouldin ED, Vandenberg A, Roy M, Hege A, Zwetsloot JJ, Howard J (2020). Prevalence and domains of disability within and outside Appalachian North Carolina: 2013-2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Disability and health journal, 13(2), 100879.
  25. Littman AJ, Bouldin ED, Haselkorn J (2017). This is your new normal: A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to physical activity in Veterans with lower extremity loss. Disability and health journal, 10(4), 600-606.
  26. Bouldin ED, Andresen EM, Bauer SE, Whitney C, Tamayo CC, Schumacher JR, Hall A (2015). Visitability surveillance, prevalence, and correlates in Florida. Disability and health journal, 8(1), 140-5.
  27. Kusano CT, Bouldin ED, Anderson LA, McGuire LC, Salvail FR, Simmons KW, Andresen E (2011). Adult informal caregivers reporting financial burden in Hawaii, Kansas, and Washington: Results from the 2007 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Disability and health journal, 4(4), 229-37.
  28. Taylor CA, Bouldin ED, Greenlund KJ, McGuire L (2020). Comorbid Chronic Conditions Among Older Adults with Subjective Cognitive Decline, United States, 2015-2017. Innovation in aging, 4(1), igz045.
  29. Noel MA, Lackey E, Labi V, Bouldin E (2022). Efficacy of a Virtual Education Program for Family Caregivers of Persons Living with Dementia. Journal of Alzheimer's disease, 86, 1667-1678.
  30. Jeffers EM, Bouldin ED, McGuire LC, Knapp KA, Patel R, Guglielmo D, Taylor CA, Croft J (2021). Prevalence and Characteristics of Subjective Cognitive Decline Among Unpaid Caregivers Aged ≥45 Years - 22 States, 2015-2019. MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 70(46), 1591-1596.
  31. Flatt JD, Cicero EC, Lambrou NH, Wharton W, Anderson JG, Bouldin ED, McGuire LC, Taylor C (2021). Subjective cognitive decline higher among sexual and gender minorities in the United States, 2015-2018. Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.), 7(1), e12197.
  32. Christiana RW, Bouldin ED, Battista R (2021). Active living environments mediate rural and non-rural differences in physical activity, active transportation, and screen time among adolescents. Preventive medicine reports, 23, 101422.
  33. Bouldin ED, Delgado R, Peacock K, Hale W, Roghani A, Trevino AY, Viny M, Wetter DW, Pugh M (2022). Military Injuries-Understanding Posttraumatic Epilepsy, Health, and Quality-of-Life Effects of Caregiving: Protocol for a Longitudinal Mixed Methods Observational Study. JMIR research protocols, 11(1), e30975.
  34. Bauler S, Hege A, Davis T, Schluth E, Pruitt C, Moreno V, Verhaeghe M, Bouldin E (2022). Behavioral determinants for COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among students, faculty, and staff at a rural public university. Health psychology and behavioral medicine, 10(1), 467-479.
  35. Swarts E, Seitz CM, Bouldin ED, Rogers J, Orsini M (2022). Universities' communication of COVID-19 cases through online dashboards. Journal of American college health, 1-4.
  36. Juris JJ, Bouldin ED, Uva K, Cardwell CD, Schulhoff A, Hiegl (2022). Virtual Intergenerational Reverse-Mentoring Program Reduces Loneliness among Older Adults: Results from a Pilot Evaluation. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(12),
  37. Miyawaki CE, Bouldin ED, Taylor CA, McGuire LC, Markides K (2023). Characteristics of Asian American Family Caregivers of Older Adults Compared to Caregivers of Other Racial/Ethnic Groups: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2015-2020. Journal of applied gerontology, 42(5), 1101-1107.
  38. Viny M, Trevino AY, Bouldin ED, Kalvesmaki A, Roghani A, Pugh M (2023). Caregiver burden and COVID-19: How epilepsy caregivers experienced the pandemic. Epilepsy & behavior, 141, 109151.
  39. Kindratt TB, Sylvers DL, Yoshikawa A, López-Anuarbe M, Webster NJ, Bouldin E (2023). Dementia Caregiving Experiences and Health Across Geographic Contexts by Race and Ethnicity. The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 78(Suppl 1), S48-S58.
  40. Spence NJ, Russell D, Bouldin ED, Tumminello CM, Schwartz (2023). Getting back to normal? Identity and role disruptions among adults with Long COVID. Sociology of health & illness, 45(4), 914-934.
  41. Brenner RJ, Hansen J, Brintz BJ, Bouldin ED, Pugh MJ, Rupper R, Munoz R, Garcia-Davis S, Dang (2023). Association between specific unmet functional needs and desire to institutionalize among caregivers of older veterans. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 71(7), 2264-2270.
  42. Mercado NR, Knapp K, Bouldin ED, Drugge E (2023). Flu Vaccine Uptake in Caregivers and Noncaregivers: Implications for Policy and Practice. Preventing chronic disease, 20, E01.
  43. Russell D, Spence NJ, Chase JD, Schwartz T, Tumminello CM, Bouldin (2022). Support amid uncertainty: Long COVID illness experiences and the role of online communities. SSM. Qualitative research in health, 2, 100177.
  44. Kubala JT, Pannill HL, Fasczewski KS, Rivera LA, Bouldin ED, Howard J (2023). Comparing the Primary Concerns of Injured Collegiate Athletes With the Content of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures. Journal of athletic training, 58(3), 252-260.
  45. Roghani A, Bouldin E, Mobasher H, Kalvesmaki A, Panahi S, Henion A, VanCott A, Raquel Lopez M, Jo Pugh (2023). COVID-19 pandemic experiences among people with epilepsy: Effect on symptoms of co-occurring health conditions and fear of seizure. Epilepsy & behavior, 144, 109206.
  46. Yoshikawa A, Bouldin ED, López-Anuarbe M, Kindratt TB, Sylvers DL, Webster N (2024). Use of Caregiving Support Services among Diverse Dementia Caregivers by Geographic Context. The Gerontologist, 64(2),
  47. Miyawaki CE, McClellan A, Bouldin ED, Brohard C, Spencer H, Tahija N, Kunik M (2023). Feasibility and Efficacy of Life Review Delivered by Virtually-Trained Family Caregivers. Journal of Alzheimer's disease, 95(2), 573-583.
  48. Kennedy E, Ozman M, Bouldin E, Panahi S, Mobasher H, Troyanskaya M, Martindale SL, Merritt VC, O'Neil M, Sponheim SR, Remigio-Baker R, Presson AP, Swan A, Werner K, Green TH, Wilde EA, Tate DF, Walker WC, Pugh M (2024). Phenotyping Depression after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Evaluating the Impact of Multiple Injury, Gender, and Injury Context. Journal of neurotrauma, 41(7-8), 924-933.
  49. Roy M, Hege A, Bouldin E (2023). Association between low health literacy and adverse health behaviors in North Carolina, 2016. Journal of Appalachian health, 4(3), 23-38.
  50. Dang S, Garcia-Davis S, Noël PH, Hansen J, Brintz BJ, Munoz R, Valencia Rodrigo WM, Rupper R, Bouldin ED, Trivedi R, Penney LS, Pugh MJ, Kinosian B, Intrator O, Leykum LK, Elizabeth Dole Center of Excellence for Veteran and Caregiver Research Tea (2023). Measuring the unmet needs of American military Veterans and their caregivers: Survey protocol of the HERO CARE survey. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 71(12), 3814-3825.
  51. Stephens CE, Utz R, Tay D, Iacob E, Hollingshaus M, Goodwin R, Farrell TW, Bouldin E, Edelman L, Reinke LF, Smith K, Ellington L, Ornstein (2024). Dying with dementia in nursing homes: A population-based study of decedents and their families. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society,
  52. Wingood M, Gell NM, Rosenberg DE, Stoddard GJ, Bouldin E (2024). Associations of Cognitively Active Versus Passive Sedentary Behaviors and Cognition in Older Adults. Journal of physical activity & health, 21(9), 928-938.
  53. Bouldin ED, Brintz BJ, Hansen J, Rupper R, Brenner R, Intrator O, Kinosian B, Viny M, Dang S, Pugh MJ, Elizabeth Dole Center of Excellence for Veteran and Caregiver Research Tea (2024). Trajectories and Transitions in Service Use Among Older Veterans at High Risk of Long-term Institutional Care. Medical care, 62(10), 650-659.
  54. Noël PH, Penney LS, Finley EP, Parish J, Pugh JA, Delgado RE, Peacock KS, Dang S, Trivedi R, Bouldin ED, Pugh MJ, Rupper RW, Kalvesmaki A, Leykum LK, Elizabeth Dole Center of Excellence for Veteran and Caregiver Research Tea (2024). Caregiver-specific quality measures for home- and community-based services: Environmental scan and stakeholder priorities. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 72(12), 3656-3667.
  55. Garcia-Davis S, Tyagi P, Bouldin ED, Hansen J, Brintz BJ, Noel P, Rupper R, Trivedi R, Kinosian B, Intrator O, Pugh MJ, Leykum LK, Dang (2024). Sex differences in unmet needs between male and female older veterans. Journal of women & aging, 36(6), 1-16.
  56. Tyagi P, Bouldin ED, Hathaway WA, D'Arcy D, Nasr SZ, Intrator O, Dang (2024). Preimplementation Evaluation of a Self-Directed Care Program in a Veterans Health Administration Regional Network: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study. JMIR research protocols, 13, e57341.
  57. Miyawaki CE, McClellan A, Russell D, Bouldin E (2024). Comparing Unmet Service Needs Between Rural and Urban Family Caregivers of People Living With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: A Multisite Study. The Gerontologist, 64(9),
  58. Palaza A, Bouldin ED, Miyawaki CE, Palumbo MV, Gell N (2024). Characteristics of Informal Caregivers and Social Participation of People with Dementia. The Gerontologist,
  59. Kilmer G, Omura JD, Bouldin ED, Walker J, Spears K, Gore J, Ali AR, McGuire L (2024). Changes in Health Indicators Among Caregivers - United States, 2015-2016 to 2021-2022. MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 73(34), 740-746.
  60. Russell D, Miyawaki CE, Reckrey JM, Bouldin E (2024). Unmet Needs and Factors Impacting Home- and Community-Based Service Use Among Rural Appalachian Caregivers of People With Alzheimer's and Dementia. Journal of applied gerontology, 7334648241280041.
  61. Miyawaki CE, McClellan A, Bouldin E (2024). Feasibility of training family caregivers of people living with dementia online to deliver life review depression intervention at home. Aging & mental health, 1-10.
  62. Alshanbari M, Bouldin E, Alhazmi H, Knapp (2025). Investigating the impact of oral health status on the prevalence of falls among caregivers and non-caregivers in the United States: A retrospective study. Special care in dentistry, 45(1), e13097.
  63. Henion A, Cheney A, Pugh MJ, Leykum LK, Trivedi RB, Dang S, Kalvesmaki A, Sundstrom K, Rupper R, Bouldin E (2024). Women Veterans as caregivers: Characteristics and comparisons with women non-veterans using BRFSS. Journal of women & aging, 36(6), 534-545.
  64. McGeary D, Swan AA, Kennedy E, Dismuke-Greer CE, McGeary C, Sico JJ, Amuan ME, Manhapra A, Bouldin ED, Watson P, Kenney K, Myers M, Werner JK, Mitchell JL, Carlson K, Delgado R, Esmaeili A, Pugh M (2024). Chronic headaches after traumatic brain injury: Diagnostic complexity associated with increased cost. NeuroRehabilitation, 55(3), 303-317.
  65. Alshanbari MH, Cheney AM, Alhazmi HA, Bouldin E (2025). The Impact of Oral Health and Dental Services on the Prevalence of Subjective Cognitive Decline Among Middle-Aged and Older US Adults: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022. Preventing chronic disease, 22, E57.
  66. Stromberg KM, Bouldin ED, Vogt D, Miles SR, Presson AP, Vanneman ME, Maloney TN, Pugh M (2025). Impact of Probable Deployment Traumatic Brain Injury on Post-9/11 Veteran's Productive Activity Participation After Service: A TVMI Study. The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation,
  67. Miyawaki CE, McClellan A, Bouldin ED, Brohard C, Kunik M (2025). Life Review Intervention Delivered by Family Caregivers of People Living with Dementia Improves Depression: A Mixed-Methods Study. Innovation in aging, 9(6), igaf053.
  68. Garcia-Davis S, Hlaing WM, Vidot DC, Feaster DJ, Hansen J, Brintz BJ, Intrator O, Leykum LK, Bouldin ED, Trivedi RB, Noel PH, Dang S, Elizabeth Dole Center of Excellence for Veteran and Caregiver Research Tea (2025). The Epidemiology of the Long-Term Care Needs and Unmet Needs of Older Veterans in the United States. Journal of clinical medicine, 14(12),
  69. Madeo AC, Bouldin ED, Kaphingst KA, Schlechter CR, Yack M, Hill J (2025). Prevalence of clinician-ordered genetic testing in rural and urban United States counties: An analysis of the 2022 Health Information National Trends Survey. Preventive medicine reports, 57, 103163.
  70. Miyawaki CE, McClellan A, Bouldin ED, Kunik M (2025). Life Review Depression Intervention Conducted by Asian and White American Caregivers: A Mixed-Methods Study. Journal of gerontological social work, 1-20.
  71. Singh R, Garcia-Davis S, Munoz R, Lamba S, Ruiz D, Tyagi P, Bouldin E, Nichols L, Desir M, Leykum (2026). Self-Perceived Preparedness Needs Among Caregivers of Veterans With and Without Dementia: An Exploratory Study Using Open-Ended Survey Data. JMIR formative research, 10, e83493.
  72. Kalvesmaki AF, Garcia-Davis S, Dang S, Trivedi RB, Bouldin ED, Pugh MJ, Leykum L (2025). The Silent Service: Identifying Under-Recognized Young Military Caregivers. Military medicine, 190(Supplement_3), 20-26.
  73. Stromberg KM, Bouldin ED, Vogt D, Miles SR, Vanneman ME, Maloney TN, Kean J, Presson AP, Pugh M (2025). Linking Neurobehavioral Symptoms to Productive Activities in Post-9/11 Veterans: A Correlational Analysis Using TVMI Data. Military medicine,
  74. Wong KH, Anderson CD, Peterson C, Bouldin E, Littig L, Krothapalli N, Francis T, Kim Y, Cucufate G, Rosand J, Sheth KN, de Havenon (2025). Rising Cognitive Disability as a Public Health Concern Among US Adults: Trends From the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2013-2023. Neurology, 105(8), e214226.
  75. Ngo V, Leykum LK, Kalvesmaki AF, Dang S, Noël PH, Pugh MJ, Delgado RE, Bouldin ED, Parish J, Trivedi RB, Elizabeth Dole Center of Excellence for Veteran and Caregiver Research Tea (2025). Caregiver recruitment and engagement: identifying best practices and strategies for including family caregivers of veterans in health services research. BMC health services research, 25(1), 1316.
  76. Thompson AD, Thomas Hebdon MC, Utz RL, Hart SE, Ellington L, Bouldin E (2025). Caregivers at the crossroads: shifting policies and the challenges faced by employed caregivers. Health affairs scholar, 3(10), qxaf185.