Chelsey Schlechter

Chelsey Schlechter, MPH, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Population Health Sciences

Academic Office Information

chelsey.schlechter@hci.utah.edu

Education History

Doctoral Training Kansas State University
 PhD
Graduate Training Kansas State University
 MPH
Undergraduate South Dakota State University
 BS

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. King AJ, Banks A, Hernndez LH, Thompson SS, Stevens L, Potter LN, Kaphingst KA, Estabrooks PA, Del Fiol G, Wetter DW, Schlechter CR (2026). An Acceptance Criteria Framework for Determining the Implementation Fit of Custom Large Language Models in Public Health Interventions. J Med Internet Res, 28, e92356.
  2. Pierce JH, Bian J, Kuzmenko TV, Kaphingst KA, Stevens L, Rush A, Benson R, Borsato EP, Gibson B, Kawamoto K, King AJ, Orleans B, Chipman J, Greene T, Meads R, Siaperas T, Hughes S, Pruhs A, Dinkins CP, Lam CY, Cornia RC, Bradshaw RL, Butler J, Schlechter CR, Wetter DW, Fiol GD (2026). Engagement with a Chatbot-based Intervention for the delivery of mailed at-home COVID-19 Testing: a Descriptive Log Analysis Study from the SCALE-UP II Trial.
  3. Madeo AC, Kaphingst KA, Yack M, Bouldin ED, Schlechter CR, Dallas S, Porter G, Hill JL (2026). Precision Medicine in Rural Settings: Clinician Perspectives on Clinician-Ordered Genetic Testing. Res Sq.
  4. Reinbergs EJ, Goldstein EV, Oakey-Frost N, Schlechter CR (2026). Requiring Lethal Means Safety Interventions in Schools: A Unique Utah Policy Effort. J Sch Health, 96(5), e70145.
  5. Madeo AC, Kaphingst KA, Yack M, Bouldin ED, Schlechter CR, Dallas S, Porter G, Hill JL (2026). Precision Medicine in Rural Settings: Patient Perspectives on Clinician-Ordered Genetic Testing. Res Sq.
  6. Kukhareva PV, Li H, Balbin C, Stevens ER, Mann DM, Butler JM, Caverly TJ, Del Fiol G, Kaphingst KA, Schlechter CR, Tiase VL, Fagerlin A, Zhang Y, Hess R, Flynn MC, Reddy C, Martin D, Warner PB, Nanjo C, Choi J, Ngo-Metzger Q, Kawamoto K (2026). Enhancement of Patient-Centered Lung Cancer Screening: The MyLungHealth Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol, 12(2), 167-176.
  7. Pierce JH, Taber P, Stevens L, Rush A, Benson R, Staes C, King AJ, Schlechter CR, Kaphingst KA, Wetter DW, Del Fiol G (2026). Understanding capability, opportunity, and motivation for at-home COVID-19 testing in underserved populations during the pandemic. Transl Behav Med, 16(1).
  8. King AJ, Li I, Morales JP, Banks A, Wight E, Kaphingst KA, Lam CY, Taber PA, Borsato EP, Schlechter CR, Del Fiol G, Kawamoto K, Wetter DW (2026). Mixed-Method Formative Evaluation and Cultural Adaptation of Digital Health Communication Content and Delivery Promoting Lung Cancer Screening Shared Decision-Making. Cancer Control, 33, 10732748261456371.
  9. Rahim F, Vanneman ME, Tuckett S, Zickmund SL, Gordon AJ, Jones AL, Nelson RE, Schlechter CR (2025). Veterans Health System Leader and Clinician Perspectives on Expanding Access to Methadone Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. J Addict Med.
  10. Del Fiol G, Kuzmenko TV, Orleans B, Chipman JJ, Greene T, Meads R, Kaphingst KA, Gibson B, Kawamoto K, King AJ, Siaperas T, Hughes S, Pruhs A, Dinkins CP, Lam CY, Pierce JH, Benson R, Borsato EP, Cornia RC, Stevens L, Bradshaw RL, Schlechter CR, Wetter DW (2025). Population-Based Digital Health Interventions to Deliver at-Home COVID-19 Testing: SCALE-UP II Randomized Clinical Trial. J Med Internet Res, 27, e74145.
  11. Shen N, Fastner SL, Wang X, Brintz BJ, Schlechter CR, Wu YP (2025). Indoor tanning is associated with substance use behaviors among adolescents. BMC Public Health, 25(1), 2514.
  12. Madeo AC, Bouldin ED, Kaphingst KA, Schlechter CR, Yack M, Hill JL (2025). Prevalence of clinician-ordered genetic testing in rural and urban United States counties: An analysis of the 2022 Health Information National Trends Survey. Prev Med Rep, 57, 103163.
  13. Estabrooks PA, Bolyard ML, Casucci T, Christensen JT, Gibson B, Golden CA, Hill JL, Horvath L, Lee S, Maxfield EM, McFarland MM, Merle JL, Michaud TL, Miller M, Pereira EL, Schlechter CR, Simonsen SE, Wetter DW, Locke AB (2025). Identifying recruitment strategies to improve the reach of evidence-based health promotion, disease prevention, and disease self-management interventions: a scoping review. Front Public Health, 13, 1515042.
  14. Potter LN, Jones DR, Schlechter CR, Lam CY, Nahum-Shani I, Fagundes CP, Wetter DW (2024). Momentary predictors of tobacco lapse among African Americans during a quit attempt. Addict Behav, 162, 108231.
  15. Kukhareva P, Balbin C, Stevens E, Mann D, Tiase V, Butler J, Del Fiol G, Caverly T, Kaphingst K, Schlechter CR, Fagerlin A, Li H, Zhang Y, Hess R, Flynn M, Reddy C, Warner P, Choi J, Martin D, Nanjo C, Metzger Q, Kawamoto K (2024). The MyLungHealth study protocol: a pragmatic patient-randomised controlled trial to evaluate a patient-centred, electronic health record-integrated intervention to enhance lung cancer screening in primary care. BMJ Open, 14(12), e087056.
  16. Schlechter CR, Kuzmenko TV, Orleans B, Wirth J, Kaphingst KA, Gibson B, Kawamoto K, Siaperas T, Pruhs A, Dinkins CP, Greene T, Zhang Y, Chipman JJ, Friedrichs M, Lam CY, Pierce JH, Borsato EP, Cornia RC, Stevens L, Martinez A, Bradshaw RL, Hess R, Fiol GD, Wetter DW (2024). Reach and Engagement With Population Health Management Interventions to Address COVID-19 Among Safety-Net Health Care Systems. Am J Public Health, 114(11), 1207-1211.
  17. Del Fiol G, Orleans B, Kuzmenko TV, Chipman J, Greene T, Martinez A, Wirth J, Meads R, Kaphingst KK, Gibson B, Kawamoto K, King AJ, Siaperas T, Hughes S, Pruhs A, Pariera Dinkins C, Lam CY, Pierce JH, Benson R, Borsato EP, Cornia R, Stevens L, Bradshaw RL, Schlechter CR, Wetter DW (2024). SCALE-UP II: protocol for a pragmatic randomised trial examining population health management interventions to increase the uptake of at-home COVID-19 testing in community health centres. BMJ Open, 14(3), e081455.
  18. Wu YP, Brady HL, Wankier AP, Tanguy WJ, Smith HJ, Brunsgaard EK, Chipman J, DeSantis S, Abildso C, Haaland B, Schlechter CR, Wetter DW, Tercyak KP (2024). Preliminary effects of a rural skin cancer prevention intervention for youths. Health Psychol, 43(5), 339-351.
  19. Schlechter CR, Del Fiol G, Jones DR, Orleans B, Gibson B, Nahum-Shani I, Maxfield E, Locke A, Cornia R, Bradshaw R, Wirth J, Jaggers SJ, Lam CY, Wetter DW (2023). Increasing the reach of evidence-based interventions for weight management and diabetes prevention among Medicaid patients: study protocol for a pilot Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomised Trial. BMJ Open, 13(11), e075157.
  20. Potter LN, Schlechter CR, Nahum-Shani I, Lam CY, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW (2023). Socio-economic status moderates within-person associations of risk factors and smoking lapse in daily life. Addiction, 118(5), 925-934.
  21. Schlechter CR, Reese TJ, Wirth J, Gibson B, Kawamoto K, Siaperas T, Pruhs A, Pariera Dinkins C, Zhang Y, Friedrichs M, George S, Lam CY, Pierce JH, Borsato EP, Cornia RC, Stevens L, Martinez A, Bradshaw RL, Kaphingst KA, Hess R, Del Fiol G, Wetter DW (2023). Rapid-cycle designs to adapt interventions for COVID-19 in safety-net healthcare systems. Transl Behav Med, 13(6), 389-399.
  22. Essay AM, Schenkelberg MA, Von Seggern MJ, Rosen MS, Schlechter CR, Rosenkranz RR, Dzewaltowski DA (2023). A Protocol for a Local Community Monitoring and Feedback System for Physical Activity in Organized Group Settings for Children. J Phys Act Health, 1-9.
  23. Potter LN, Schlechter CR, Shono Y, Lam CY, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW (2022). An ecological momentary assessment study of outcome expectancies and smoking lapse in daily life. Drug Alcohol Depend, 238, 109587.
  24. Kukhareva PV, Weir C, Del Fiol G, Aarons GA, Taft TY, Schlechter CR, Reese TJ, Curran RL, Nanjo C, Borbolla D, Staes CJ, Morgan KL, Kramer HS, Stipelman CH, Shakib JH, Flynn MC, Kawamoto K (2022). Evaluation in Life Cycle of Information Technology (ELICIT) framework: Supporting the innovation life cycle from business case assessment to summative evaluation. J Biomed Inform, 127, 104014.
  25. Reese TJ, Schlechter CR, Kramer H, Kukhareva P, Weir CR, Del Fiol G, Caverly T, Hess R, Flynn MC, Taft T, Kawamoto K (2022). Implementing lung cancer screening in primary care: needs assessment and implementation strategy design. Transl Behav Med, 12(2), 187-197.
  26. Vinci C, Lam C, Schlechter CR, Shono Y, Vidrine JI, Wetter DW (2021). Increasing treatment enrollment among smokers who are not motivated to quit: a randomized clinical trial. Transl Behav Med, 12(1).
  27. Essay AM, Schlechter CR, Mershon CA, Fial AV, Ellison J, Rosenkranz RR, Dzewaltowski DA (2021). A scoping review of whole-of-community interventions on six modifiable cancer prevention risk factors in youth: A systems typology. Prev Med, 153, 106769.
  28. Schlechter CR, Del Fiol G, Lam CY, Fernandez ME, Greene T, Yack M, Schulthies S, Nelson M, Bohner C, Pruhs A, Siaperas T, Kawamoto K, Gibson B, Nahum-Shani I, Walker TJ, Wetter DW (2021). Application of community - engaged dissemination and implementation science to improve health equity. Prev Med Rep, 24, 101620.
  29. Gibson B, Kramer H, Weir C, Fiol G, Borbolla D, Schlechter CR, Lam C, Nelson M, Bohner C, Schulthies S, Sieperas T, Pruhs A, Nahum-Shani I, Fernandez ME, Wetter DW (2021). Workflow analysis for design of an electronic health record-based tobacco cessation intervention in community health centers. JAMIA Open, 4(3), ooaa070.
  30. Potter LN, Haaland BA, Lam CY, Cambron C, Schlechter CR, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW (2020). A time-varying model of the dynamics of smoking lapse. Health Psychol, 40(1), 40-50.
  31. Fernandez ME, Schlechter CR, Del Fiol G, Gibson B, Kawamoto K, Siaperas T, Pruhs A, Greene T, Nahum-Shani I, Schulthies S, Nelson M, Bohner C, Kramer H, Borbolla D, Austin S, Weir C, Walker TW, Lam CY, Wetter DW (2020). QuitSMART Utah: an implementation study protocol for a cluster-randomized, multi-level Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial to increase Reach and Impact of tobacco cessation treatment in Community Health Centers. Implement Sci, 15(1), 9.
  32. Schlechter CR, Rosenkranz RR, Guagliano JM, Dzewaltowski DA (2018). Impact of troop leader training on the implementation of physical activity opportunities in Girl Scout troop meetings. Transl Behav Med, 8(6), 824-830.
  33. Schlechter CR, Guagliano JM, Rosenkranz RR, Milliken GA, Dzewaltowski DA (2018). Physical activity patterns across time-segmented youth sport flag football practice. BMC Public Health, 18(1), 226.
  34. Guagliano JM, Updyke NJ, Rodicheva NV, Rosenkranz SK, Dzewaltowski DA, Schlechter CR, Rosenkranz RR (2017). Influence of Session Context on Physical Activity Levels Among Russian Girls During a Summer Camp. Res Q Exerc Sport, 88(3), 352-357.
  35. Schlechter CR, Rosenkranz RR, Fees BS, Dzewaltowski DA (2016). Preschool Daily Patterns of Physical Activity Driven by Location and Social Context. J Sch Health, 87(3), 194-199.
  36. Schlechter CR, Rosenkranz RR, Milliken GA, Dzewaltowski DA (2016). Physical activity levels during youth sport practice: does coach training or experience have an influence? J Sports Sci, 35(1), 22-28.
  37. Schlechter CR, Rosenkranz RR, Guagliano JM, Dzewaltowski DA (2016). A systematic review of children's dietary interventions with parents as change agents: Application of the RE-AIM framework. Prev Med, 91, 233-243.

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