Shenae Samuels-Staple, Ph.D., Health Policy Research Specialist
Shenae is a research scientist with an expertise in health policy research focused on addressing health disparities and access to care issues among vulnerable populations. Her passion for the work of FHJP stems from the premise that everyone, regardless of their socioeconomic background, deserves access to quality and affordable health care. Her prior research experiences include the Florida Medicaid Reform Evaluation Project, the CDC-funded Florida Office on Disability and Health’s Right To Know Campaign, and the University of Florida Health Disparities and Research Intervention Program. Her research with the Florida Medicaid Reform Evaluation Project led to a co-authorship of the Medicaid Program Flexibility counterpoint in the book, “Debates on U.S. Health Care.” Her doctoral dissertation examined the impact of state Medicaid expansion on access to care and utilization among individuals with ambulatory care sensitive conditions.

Shenae holds a Ph.D. in Health Services Research, and a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree with a concentration in Public Health Management and Policy from the University of Florida.


Education
University of Florida, Ph.D., Health Services Research, 2017

University of Florida, M.P.H., Concentration in Public Health Management and Policy, 2013
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University of Florida, B.S., Health Education, 2010


Publications
Peer-reviewed Publications

Hubert Golingan, Shenae K. Samuels, Pauline Camacho, Darshana M. Dadhania, Fernando E. Pedraza-Taborda, Gregory Randolph, Sareh Parangi, David N. Bimston, and R. Mack Harrell (2019) Management of Hyperparathyroidism in Kidney Transplantation Candidates: A Need For Consensus. Endocrine Practice In-Press. https://doi.org/10.4158/EP-2019-0392

Hong, YR, Samuels, SK, Huo, JH, Lee, N., Mansoor, H. & Duncan, RP. Patient-centered care factors and access to care: a path analysis using the Andersen behavior model. Public Health. 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2019.03.020

Marlow, NM, Samuels, SK, Jo, A. & Mainous, A. Patient-provider communication quality for persons with disabilities: A cross-sectional analysis of the Health Information National Trends Survey. Disability of Health Journal. 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2019.03.010 

Kates, FR, Samuels, SK, Case, JB, & Dujowich, M. Lessons Learned from a Pilot Study Implementing a Team-Based Messaging Application (Slack) to Improve Communication and Teamwork in Veterinary Medical Education. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 2019. DOI: 10.3138/jvme.0717-091r2 

Samuels, S., Hunt, S. & Tezra, J. Fiver Patient Violence Against Healthcare Workers. Journal of Business and Educational Leadership. Fall 2018. 30(2) 

Samuels, S., Hunt, S. & Tyler. JB. Fiver Pillar Deployment Plan: A Journey to Deployment in EMS Systems. Journal of Business and Educational Leadership. Fall 2018. 8(1) 

Kates, F., Samuels, S., Case, J. & Dujowich. M. Lessons learned from a Pilot Study Implementing a Team- based Messaging Application (Slack) to Improve Communication and Teamwork in Veterinary Medical Education. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. Accepted March 2018 

Bilello, L., Hall, A., Harman, J., Scuderi, C., Shah, N., Mills, J., & Samuels, S. Relationship between attributes of patient centered medical homes and patient activation. BMC Family Practice. 2018. 19(4). DOI: 10.1186/s12875-017-0704-3 

Other Publications

Duncan, R., Bell, L., Hall, A. & Samuels, S. (2012). “Medicaid Program Flexibility” Chapter 26 in J. Kronenfeld, W. Parmet & M. Zezza (Eds.), Debates on U.S. Health Care, SAGE Publications, Inc. 

Beau De Rochars, M., Mainous, AG III, Samuels, S., Jo, A., & Tanner, RJ. Health Care Report: Diabetes Estimates among Migrant Farmers Living in Bateyes in the Dominican Republic. November 2016 

Beau De Rochars, M., Mainous, AG III, Samuels, S., Jo, A., & Tanner, RJ. Updated Health Care Report: Diabetes Estimates among Migrant Farmers Living in Bateyes in the Dominican Republic. March 2017 

Doctoral Dissertation

Samuels SK. The early impact of medicaid expansion on health care access and utilization among individuals with ambulatory care sensitive conditions. [Order No. 13847510]. University of Florida; 2017. 


Professional Memberships
AcademyHealth

McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Alumni