Andrea S. Wallace

Andrea S. Wallace, PhD, RN, FAAN

Academic Information

Departments Adjunct - Population Health Sciences

Academic Office Information

ANDREA.WALLACE@nurs.utah.edu

Dr. Andrea Wallace is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Health Systems and Community Based Care Division at the University of Utah College of Nursing. She received her clinical doctorate (ND) as well as her PhD from the University of Colorado Denver College of Nursing, where she received NIH pre-doctoral funding to examine differences in health services access for children with severe asthma. Dr. Wallace then participated in an NIH and AHRQ funded post-doctoral fellowship in Health Care Costs, Quality, and Outcomes at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she also delivered direct care to patients as an APRN-Clinical Nurse Specialist in the UNC Division of Internal Medicine’s Center for Excellence in Chronic Illness Care. Before pursing her career in nursing, Dr. Wallace received her BA in Psychology and Biology with honors in Behavioral Neuroscience from the University of Colorado Boulder. Before joining the faculty at the University of Utah in 2016, Dr. Wallace was an Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa College of Nursing, and served as Associate Director of Community Engagement with the Institute of Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Iowa.

A primary objective of Dr. Wallace’s research is to design high quality chronic health care service interventions aimed at narrowing gaps in clinical outcomes while simultaneously understanding how these interventions can be feasibly administered during routine service delivery (e.g., without research resources) where they can benefit a range of patient populations. She has participated in the development, conduct, and publication of research studies focusing on the quality of chronic disease care (asthma, diabetes, depression, chronic back pain) in community, primary care, and acute care settings and, with a multidisciplinary team, has developed a widely disseminated a low literacy diabetes intervention. She has successfully partnered with clinicians to develop means of feasibly and effectively incorporating a self-management intervention in community (vs academic) primary care practice settings serving vulnerable patient populations, as well as with clinicians in the VA Medical System to better understand the discharge experiences of rural veterans. Most recently, Dr. Wallace 's AHRQ- and NIH-funded research program has focused on how to best account for patients’ social determinants of health during routine inpatient and ED discharge planning and in risk modeling. As a consequence of her methodological interest in how to best implement research into clinical settings, Dr. Wallace was appointed to the NIH workgroup on implementation methodology. She regularly serves on scientific review panels for the NIH, AHRQ, and PCORI.

Dr. Wallace has experience teaching in both undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. Her courses have focused on evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and population health management, as well as advanced quantitative methodologies. She has experience mentoring student projects and presenting to a variety of education programs in nursing, public health, and medicine, and regularly serves on dissertation committees.

Research Statement

A primary objective of Dr. Wallace’s research is to design high quality chronic health care service interventions aimed at narrowing gaps in clinical outcomes while simultaneously understanding how these interventions can be feasibly administered during routine, community-based service delivery where they can benefit a range of patient populations. She has participated in the development, conduct, and publication of research studies focusing on the quality of chronic disease care (asthma, diabetes, depression, chronic back pain) in community, primary care, and acute care settings and, with a multidisciplinary team, has developed a widely disseminated a low literacy diabetes intervention. She has successfully partnered with clinicians to develop means of feasibly and effectively incorporating a self-management intervention in community (vs academic) primary care practice settings serving vulnerable patient populations, as well as with clinicians in the VA Medical System to better understand the discharge experiences of rural veterans. Most recently, Dr. Wallace is also involved in a program of research focusing on how to best account for patients’ social support during routine discharge planning and in risk modeling. As a consequence of her methodological interest in how to best implement research into clinical settings, Dr. Wallace was one of only ten national experts appointed to the NIH workgroup on implementation methodology.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Wallace AS Wang CY (03/01/2022). Feasibility and usefulness of the going home toolkit, an mhealth app, during hospital discharge: patient and clinician perspectives. Inform Health Soc Care, 1-12. (Read full article)
  2. Sharareh N (03/01/2022). Applying a Health Access Framework to Understand and Address Food Insecurity. 10(2). (Read full article)
  3. Schmutz KE Wallace AS (02/01/2022). Hospital Discharge During COVID-19: The Role of Social Resources. Clin Nurs Res, 31(4), 10547738221075760. (Read full article)
  4. Guo JW Wallace AS (01/01/2022). Psychometric Evaluation of the Screener for Intensifying Community Referrals for Health. 1632787211029360. (Read full article)
  5. Wallace AS Luther BL (10/01/2021). Integrating social determinants of health screening and referral during routine emergency department care: evaluation of reach and implementation challenges. 2(1), 114. (Read full article)
  6. Manges KA Wallace AS (09/01/2021). Ready to Go Home? Assessment of Shared Mental Models of the Patient and Discharging Team Regarding Readiness for Hospital Discharge. J Hosp Med, 16, 326-332. (Read full article)
  7. Wallace AS Luther B Guo JW (05/01/2021). Implementing a Social Determinants Screening and Referral Infrastructure During Routine Emergency Department Visits, Utah, 2017-2018. 17, E45. (Read full article)
  8. Sharareh N Hess R (02/01/2021). Incorporation of Information-Seeking Behavior Into Food Insecurity Research. Am J Prev Med, 58(6), 879-887. (Read full article)
  9. Rowley T Balk J (10/01/2020). Factors influencing nurse practitioners' decisions to join nurse practitioner associations. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract, 32(2), 152-159. (Read full article)
  10. Sharareh N Hess R Wan N Zick CD Wallace AS (03/01/2020). Incorporation of Information-Seeking Behavior Into Food Insecurity Research. Am J Prev Med, 58(6), 879-887. (Read full article)
  11. Rowley T Balk J Guo JW Wallace AS (02/01/2020). Factors influencing nurse practitioners' decisions to join nurse practitioner associations. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract, 32(2), 152-159. (Read full article)
  12. Sisler SM Schapiro NA (01/01/2020). Consider the root of the problem: increasing trainee skills at assessing and addressing social determinants of health. Transl Behav Med, 9(3), 523-532. (Read full article)
  13. Sisler SM Schapiro NA Stephan L Mejia J Wallace AS (01/01/2020). Consider the root of the problem: increasing trainee skills at assessing and addressing social determinants of health. Transl Behav Med, 9(3), 523-532. (Read full article)
  14. Wallace AS Pierce NL Davisson E Manges K Tripp-Reimer T (09/01/2019). Social resource assessment: Application of a novel communication tool during hospital discharge. Patient Educ Couns, 102, 542-549. (Read full article)
  15. Wallace AS (03/01/2019). Quality of Transition From Hospital to Home: The Influence of Nurse- and Patient-Reported Readiness. Clin Nurs Res, 27, 129-147. (Read full article)
  16. Wallace AS Perkhounkova Y Bohr NL (03/01/2019). Quality of Transition From Hospital to Home: The Influence of Nurse- and Patient-Reported Readiness. Clin Nurs Res, 27, 129-147. (Read full article)
  17. Wallace AS Perkhounkova Y Bohr NL (01/01/2018). Quality of Transition From Hospital to Home: The Influence of Nurse- and Patient-Reported Readiness. Clin Nurs Res, 27, 129-147. (Read full article)
  18. Brown CH Curran G Palinkas LA Aarons GA Wells KB Jones L Collins LM Duan N Mittman BS Wallace A Tabak RG Ducharme L Chambers DA Neta G Wiley T Landsverk J Cheung K Cruden G (12/01/2017). An Overview of Research and Evaluation Designs for Dissemination and Implementation. Annu Rev Public Health, 38, 1-22. (Read full article)
  19. Wallace AS Perkhounkova Y Sussman AL Hein M Chung SJ Tripp-Reimer T (09/01/2017). Implementation of collaborative goal setting for diabetes in community primary care. Transl Behav Med, 6, 202-11. (Read full article)
  20. Wallace AS Perkhounkova Y Sussman AL Hein M Chung SJ Tripp-Reimer T (09/01/2017). Implementation of collaborative goal setting for diabetes in community primary care. Transl Behav Med, 6, 202-11. (Read full article)
  21. Wallace AS Perkhounkova Y Sussman AL (09/01/2017). Implementation of collaborative goal setting for diabetes in community primary care. Transl Behav Med, 6, 202-11. (Read full article)
  22. Wallace AS Perkhounkova Y Sussman AL Hein M Chung SJ Tripp-Reimer T (09/01/2017). Implementation of collaborative goal setting for diabetes in community primary care. Transl Behav Med, 6, 202-11. (Read full article)
  23. Wallace A Papke T Davisson E Spooner K Gassman L (08/01/2017). Provider Opinions and Experiences Regarding Development of a Social Support Assessment to Inform Hospital Discharge: The Going Home Toolkit. Prof Case Manag, 22, 214-227. (Read full article)
  24. Wallace AS Perkhounkova Y Bohr NL Chung SJ (06/01/2017). Readiness for Hospital Discharge, Health Literacy, and Social Living Status. Clin Nurs Res, 25, 494-511. (Read full article)
  25. Wallace AS Perkhounkova Y (06/01/2017). Readiness for Hospital Discharge, Health Literacy, and Social Living Status. Clin Nurs Res, 25, 494-511. (Read full article)
  26. Wallace AS Perkhounkova Y Bohr NL Chung SJ (06/01/2017). Readiness for Hospital Discharge, Health Literacy, and Social Living Status. Clin Nurs Res, 25, 494-511. (Read full article)
  27. Wallace AS Perkhounkova Y Bohr NL (09/01/2016). Quality of Transition From Hospital to Home: The Influence of Nurse- and Patient-Reported Readiness. Clin Nurs Res. (Read full article)
  28. Wallace AS Perkhounkova Y Sussman AL Hein M Chung SJ Tripp-Reimer T (06/01/2016). Implementation of collaborative goal setting for diabetes in community primary care. Transl Behav Med, 6, 202-11. (Read full article)
  29. Wallace AS Driessnack M Bohr N Tripp-Reimer T (04/01/2015). Diabetes self-management: using the Colored Eco-Genetic Relationship Map to assess social support. Nurs Res, 64, 111-6. (Read full article)
  30. Wallace AS Driessnack M (04/01/2015). Diabetes self-management: using the Colored Eco-Genetic Relationship Map to assess social support. Nurs Res, 64, 111-6. (Read full article)
  31. Wallace AS Driessnack M Bohr N Tripp-Reimer T (04/01/2015). Diabetes self-management: using the Colored Eco-Genetic Relationship Map to assess social support. Nurs Res, 64, 111-6. (Read full article)
  32. Wallace AS Sussman AL Anthoney M Parker EA (04/01/2013). From intervention to innovation: applying a formal implementation strategy in community primary care. Nurs Res Pract, 2013, 605757. (Read full article)
  33. Wallace AS Sussman AL (04/01/2013). From intervention to innovation: applying a formal implementation strategy in community primary care. Nurs Res Pract, 2013, 605757. (Read full article)
  34. Wallace AS Sussman AL Anthoney M Parker EA (04/01/2013). From intervention to innovation: applying a formal implementation strategy in community primary care. Nurs Res Pract, 2013, 605757. (Read full article)
  35. Wallace AS Carlson JR Malone RM Joyner J Dewalt DA (09/01/2010). The influence of literacy on patient-reported experiences of diabetes self-management support. Nurs Res, 59(5), 356-63. (Read full article)
  36. Wallace AS Seligman HK Davis TC Schillinger D Arnold CL Bryant-Shilliday B Freburger JK DeWalt DA (09/01/2010). Literacy-appropriate educational materials and brief counseling improve diabetes self-management. Patient Educ Couns, 75, 328-33. (Read full article)
  37. Wallace AS Carlson JR Malone RM Joyner J Dewalt DA (09/01/2010). The influence of literacy on patient-reported experiences of diabetes self-management support. Nurs Res, 59(5), 356-63. (Read full article)
  38. Wallace AS Seligman HK Davis TC Schillinger D Arnold CL Bryant-Shilliday B Freburger JK DeWalt DA (09/01/2010). Literacy-appropriate educational materials and brief counseling improve diabetes self-management. Patient Educ Couns, 75, 328-33. (Read full article)
  39. Wallace AS Seligman HK Davis TC Schillinger D (09/01/2010). Literacy-appropriate educational materials and brief counseling improve diabetes self-management. Patient Educ Couns, 75, 328-33. (Read full article)
  40. Wallace AS Carlson JR Malone RM Joyner J Dewalt DA (09/01/2010). The influence of literacy on patient-reported experiences of diabetes self-management support. Nurs Res, 59(5), 356-63. (Read full article)
  41. Wallace AS Seligman HK Davis TC Schillinger D Arnold CL Bryant-Shilliday B Freburger JK DeWalt DA (09/01/2010). Literacy-appropriate educational materials and brief counseling improve diabetes self-management. Patient Educ Couns, 75, 328-33. (Read full article)
  42. DeWalt DA Davis TC Wallace AS Seligman HK Bryant-Shilliday B Arnold CL Freburger J Schillinger D (01/01/2010). Goal setting in diabetes self-management: taking the baby steps to success. Patient Educ Couns, 77, 218-23. (Read full article)
  43. DeWalt DA Davis TC Wallace AS Seligman HK Bryant-Shilliday B Arnold CL Freburger J Schillinger D (01/01/2010). Goal setting in diabetes self-management: taking the baby steps to success. Patient Educ Couns, 77, 218-23. (Read full article)
  44. DeWalt DA Davis TC Wallace AS Seligman HK (01/01/2010). Goal setting in diabetes self-management: taking the baby steps to success. Patient Educ Couns, 77, 218-23. (Read full article)
  45. DeWalt DA Davis TC Wallace AS Seligman HK Bryant-Shilliday B Arnold CL Freburger J Schillinger D (01/01/2010). Goal setting in diabetes self-management: taking the baby steps to success. Patient Educ Couns, 77, 218-23. (Read full article)
  46. Wallace AS Freburger JK Darter JD Jackman AM Carey TS (11/01/2009). Comfortably numb? Exploring satisfaction with chronic back pain visits. 9, 721-8. (Read full article)
  47. Wallace AS Freburger JK (11/01/2009). Comfortably numb? Exploring satisfaction with chronic back pain visits. 9, 721-8. (Read full article)
  48. Wallace AS Freburger JK Darter JD Jackman AM Carey TS (11/01/2009). Comfortably numb? Exploring satisfaction with chronic back pain visits. 9, 721-8. (Read full article)
  49. Freburger JK Carey TS Holmes GM Wallace AS Castel LD Darter JD Jackman AM (04/01/2009). Exercise prescription for chronic back or neck pain: who prescribes it? who gets it? What is prescribed? 61, 192-200. (Read full article)
  50. Freburger JK Carey TS Holmes GM (04/01/2009). Exercise prescription for chronic back or neck pain: who prescribes it? who gets it? What is prescribed? 61, 192-200. (Read full article)
  51. Freburger JK Carey TS Holmes GM Wallace AS Castel LD Darter JD Jackman AM (04/01/2009). Exercise prescription for chronic back or neck pain: who prescribes it? who gets it? What is prescribed? 61, 192-200. (Read full article)
  52. Freburger JK Holmes GM Agans RP Jackman AM Darter JD Wallace AS Castel LD Kalsbeek WD Carey TS (03/01/2009). The rising prevalence of chronic low back pain. Arch Intern Med, 169, 251-8. (Read full article)
  53. Freburger JK Holmes GM Agans RP Jackman AM (03/01/2009). The rising prevalence of chronic low back pain. Arch Intern Med, 169, 251-8. (Read full article)
  54. Freburger JK Holmes GM Agans RP Jackman AM Darter JD Wallace AS Castel LD Kalsbeek WD Carey TS (03/01/2009). The rising prevalence of chronic low back pain. Arch Intern Med, 169, 251-8. (Read full article)
  55. Seligman HK Wallace AS DeWalt DA Schillinger D Arnold CL Shilliday BB Delgadillo A Bengal N Davis TC (11/01/2007). Facilitating behavior change with low-literacy patient education materials. Am J Health Behav, 31 Suppl 1, S69-78. (Read full article)
  56. Seligman HK Wallace AS DeWalt DA Schillinger D (11/01/2007). Facilitating behavior change with low-literacy patient education materials. Am J Health Behav, 31 Suppl 1, S69-78. (Read full article)
  57. Seligman HK Wallace AS DeWalt DA Schillinger D Arnold CL Shilliday BB Delgadillo A Bengal N Davis TC (11/01/2007). Facilitating behavior change with low-literacy patient education materials. Am J Health Behav, 31 Suppl 1, S69-78. (Read full article)
  58. Wallace AS (07/01/2005). Development of the enteric nervous system, smooth muscle and interstitial cells of Cajal in the human gastrointestinal tract. Cell Tissue Res, 319, 367-82. (Read full article)
  59. Anderson ME Freas MR Wallace AS Kempe A Gelfand EW Liu AH (09/01/2004). Successful school-based intervention for inner-city children with persistent asthma. 41, 445-53. (Read full article)
  60. Anderson ME Freas MR Wallace AS (09/01/2004). Successful school-based intervention for inner-city children with persistent asthma. 41, 445-53. (Read full article)
  61. Anderson ME Freas MR Wallace AS Kempe A Gelfand EW Liu AH (09/01/2004). Successful school-based intervention for inner-city children with persistent asthma. 41, 445-53. (Read full article)
  62. Wallace A Scott J Klinnert M Anderson ME (08/01/2004). Impoverished children with asthma: a pilot study of urban healthcare access. 9, 50-8. (Read full article)