Mario Schootman, PhD

Research Program: Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences Faculty Rank: Professor and Vice Chair of the Dept of Medicine Campus: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College: Northwest Arkansas Campus Department: Internal Medicine

Cancer Research Interest

• Disease Site Focus: GI, Breast
• Research Focus Area: Treatment, Informatics, Prevention
• Type of Research: Population Sciences
• Research Keywords: neighborhood; GIS, epidemiology; real-world data; effectiveness
• Research Interest Statement: Geographic variation in cancer-related patient outomes. Using real-world data (e.g., EMR and claims data) to examine the effectiveness of cancer-related treatment.

Contact Information

• Email Address: MSCHOOTMAN@UAMS.EDU
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Active Grants

• NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences – 1K12TR004924
  “CTSA K12 Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences”
  Principal Investigator
  7/1/2024 – 6/30/2029
• Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute – 2023C1-31347-PS1 – Modification 002
  “Delivering HOPE (Helping Women Optimize Prenatal Equity)”
  Co-Investigator
  4/1/2024 – 3/31/2031

Recent Publications

• Dong K, Fuccello A, Schootman M, [et al.]. Disparities in Extended Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis After Pancreatic Cancer Surgery. Annals of surgical oncology. 2025. PMID: 40413324.
• Clennin M, Schootman M, Tucher EL, [et al.]. Social Risk and Acute Health Care Utilization Among Insured Adults. JAMA network open. 2025 8(4):e254253. PMID: 40168021. PMCID: PMC11962667.
• Plascak JJ, Xing CY, Mooney SJ, [et al., including Schootman M]. Neighborhood disinvestment predicts shorter cancer survival time among Black women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. 2025. PMID: 39976537. PMCID: PMC12046317.
• Knott CL, McCullers A, Woodard N, [et al., including Schootman M]. Community engagement to inform multi-level analyses of the role of neighborhood factors in cancer control behaviors in African Americans. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. 2025. PMID: 39820265.
• Yu T, Wen Y, Dong PP, [et al., including Schootman M]. The association between anthropogenic heat and parent-report symptoms of childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in China: A novel perspective reflecting climate change. International journal of hygiene and environmental health. 2024 264:114518. PMID: 39740574.
• Lucas MM, Schootman M, Laryea JA, [et al.]. Bias in Prediction Models to Identify Patients With Colorectal Cancer at High Risk for Readmission After Resection. JCO clinical cancer informatics. 2024 8. PMID: 39831110. PMCID: PMC11741203.
• Sharma M, Bowman E, Zheng F, [et al., including Schootman M]. Reducing Iatrogenic Blood Losses in Premature Infants. Pediatrics. 2024 154(4). PMID: 39290188. PMCID: PMC11422196.
• Li C, Peng C, DelNero P, [et al., including Schootman M]. Investigating the coverage of the Arkansas All-Payer Claims Database for examining health disparities related to persistent poverty areas in colorectal cancer patients. Cancer causes & control : CCC. 2024. PMID: 39306812.
• Rumpel JA, Perazzo S, Bona J, [et al., including Schootman M]. ADVANCE: a biomedical informatics approach to investigate acute kidney injury in infants. Pediatric research. 2024. PMID: 39122822. PMCID: PMC12024515.
• Li C, Peng C, DelNero P, [et al., including Schootman M]. Sampling coverage of the Arkansas all-payer claims database by County's persistent poverty designation. Health services research. 2024 59(4):e14342. PMID: 38880660. PMCID: PMC11249802.
• Park YM, Amick Iii BC, McElfish PA, [et al., including Schootman M]. Income dynamics and risk of colorectal cancer in individuals with type 2 diabetes: a nationwide population-based cohort study. Journal of epidemiology. 2024. PMID: 38972733. PMCID: PMC11637811.
• Gui ZH, Heinrich J, Min Qian Z, [et al., including Schootman M]. Exposures to particulate matters and childhood sleep disorders-A large study in three provinces in China. Environment international. 2024 190:108841. PMID: 38917626.
• Park YM, Baek JH, Lee HS, [et al., including Schootman M]. Income variability and incident cardiovascular disease in diabetes: a population-based cohort study. European heart journal. 2024 45(21):1920-1933. PMID: 38666368.
• Narcisse MR, Wang ML, Schootman M, [et al.]. Physical activity among cancer survivors: do neighborhood walkability and metropolitan size play a role?. Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice. 2024. PMID: 38775900.
• Yell N, Eberth JM, Alberg AJ, [et al., including Schootman M]. Comparison of the characteristics of the population eligible for lung cancer screening under 2013 and population newly eligible under 2021 US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations. Cancer causes & control : CCC. 2024. PMID: 38717723. PMCID: PMC11377476.
• Narcisse MR, McElfish PA, Schootman M, [et al.]. Type 2 diabetes and health-related quality of life among older Medicare beneficiaries: The mediating role of sleep. Sleep medicine. 2024 117:209-215. PMID: 38593616. PMCID: PMC11081429.
• Clennin M, Reifler L, Goodman O, [et al., including Schootman M]. Association of Housing Instability with Obesity Status Among Insured Adults. American journal of preventive medicine. 2024. PMID: 38648907.
• Park YM, Jung W, Yeo Y, [et al., including Schootman M]. Mid- and long-term risk of atrial fibrillation among breast cancer surgery survivors. BMC medicine. 2024 22(1):88. PMID: 38419017. PMCID: PMC10903065.
• Sharma M, Brown AW, Powell NM, [et al., including Schootman M]. Racial and skin color mediated disparities in pulse oximetry in infants and young children. Paediatric respiratory reviews. 2024. PMID: 38233229. PMCID: PMC11139570.
• Bekteshi V, Schootman M. Bridging Gaps in Breast Cancer Screening: A Comparative Study of Mexican Women in U.S. Rural and Urban Areas. Journal of primary care & community health. 2024 15:21501319241295916. PMID: 39526849. PMCID: PMC11555735.
• Schootman M, Li C, Ying J, [et al.]. Maximizing Readmission Reduction in Colon Cancer Patients. The Journal of surgical research. 2023 295:587-596. PMID: 38096772. PMCID: PMC10922981.
• Jordan EJ, Shih PC, Nelson EJ, [et al., including Schootman M]. Ecological Momentary Assessment of Midlife Adults' Daily Stress: Protocol for the Stress Reports in Variable Environments (STRIVE) App Study. JMIR research protocols. 2023 12:e51845. PMID: 37796561. PMCID: PMC10587811.
• Mavros MN, Johnson LA, Schootman M, [et al.]. Adherence to Extended Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and Outcomes After Complex Gastrointestinal Oncologic Surgery. Annals of surgical oncology. 2023 30(9):5522-5531. PMID: 37338748. PMCID: PMC10409669.
• Mavros MN, Johnson LA, Schootman M, [et al.]. ASO Visual Abstract: Adherence to and Outcomes of Extended Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis After Complex Gastrointestinal Oncologic Surgery. Annals of surgical oncology. 2023 30(9):5532-5533. PMID: 37428329.
• Narcisse MR, Shah SK, Hallgren E, [et al., including Schootman M]. Factors associated with breast cancer screening services use among women in the United States: An application of the Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services Use. Preventive medicine. 2023 173:107545. PMID: 37201597. PMCID: PMC10773561.
• Barnes JM, Graboyes EM, Adjei Boakye E, [et al., including Schootman M]. Insurance Coverage and Forgoing Medical Appointments Because of Cost Among Cancer Survivors After 2016. JCO oncology practice. 2023:OP2200587. PMID: 36649493. PMCID: PMC10530391.
• Willis DE, Schootman M, Shah SK, [et al.]. Parent/guardian intentions to vaccinate children against COVID-19 in the United States. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics. 2022 18(5):2071078. PMID: 35506876. PMCID: PMC9302502.
• Schootman M, Steinmeyer BC, Chen L, [et al.]. Influence of Neighborhood Conditions on Recurrent Hospital Readmissions in Patients with Heart Failure: A Cohort Study. The American journal of medicine. 2022 135(9):1116-1123.e5. PMID: 35472381.
• Plascak JJ, Mooney SJ, Schootman M, [et al.]. Validating a spatio-temporal model of observed neighborhood physical disorder. Spatial and spatio-temporal epidemiology. 2022 41:100506. PMID: 35691640. PMCID: PMC9193978.
• Schootman M, Wiskow C, Loux T, [et al.]. Evaluation of the effectiveness of an automated sepsis predictive tool on patient outcomes. Journal of critical care. 2022 71:154061. PMID: 35598533.
• McElfish PA, Willis DE, Shah SK, [et al., including Schootman M]. Parents' and Guardians' Intentions to Vaccinate Children against COVID-19. Vaccines. 2022 10(3). PMID: 35334993. PMCID: PMC8949105.
• Plascak JJ, Rundle AG, Xu X, [et al., including Schootman M]. Associations between neighborhood disinvestment and breast cancer outcomes within a populous state registry. Cancer. 2022 128(1):131-138. PMID: 34495547. PMCID: PMC9070603.
• Mody A, Pfeifauf K, Bradley C, [et al., including Schootman M]. Understanding Drivers of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Racial Disparities: A Population-Level Analysis of COVID-19 Testing Among Black and White Populations. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2021 73(9):e2921-e2931. PMID: 33315066. PMCID: PMC7799327.
• Yu H, Hu LW, Zhou Y, [et al., including Schootman M]. Association between eye-level greenness and lung function in urban Chinese children. Environmental research. 2021 202:111641. PMID: 34252432.
• Yu H, Zhou Y, Wang R, [et al., including Schootman M]. Associations between trees and grass presence with childhood asthma prevalence using deep learning image segmentation and a novel green view index. Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987). 2021 286:117582. PMID: 34438500.
• Boakye EA, Stierwalt T, Grundy S, [et al., including Schootman M]. Human papillomavirus vaccination uptake among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults in the United States. Annals of epidemiology. 2021 66:52-55. PMID: 34563569.
• Geng EH, Schwab J, Foraker R, [et al., including Schootman M]. Outcomes Associated With Social Distancing Policies in St Louis, Missouri, During the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA network open. 2021 4(9):e2123374. PMID: 34468756. PMCID: PMC8411298.
• Eberth JM, Zahnd WE, Josey MJ, [et al., including Schootman M]. Trends in spatial access to colonoscopy in South Carolina, 2000-2014. Spatial and spatio-temporal epidemiology. 2021 37:100414. PMID: 33980409. PMCID: PMC8575121.
• Schootman M, Mutch M, Loux T, [et al.]. Differences in effectiveness and use of laparoscopic surgery in locally advanced colon cancer patients. Scientific reports. 2021 11(1):10022. PMID: 33976338. PMCID: PMC8113575.
• Adjei Boakye E, Osazuwa-Peters N, López J, [et al., including Schootman M]. Disparities in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine initiation and completion based on sexual orientation among women in the United States. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics. 2021 17(2):428-433. PMID: 32701386. PMCID: PMC7899676.
• Zahnd WE, Josey MJ, Schootman M, Eberth JM. Spatial accessibility to colonoscopy and its role in predicting late-stage colorectal cancer. Health services research. 2021 56(1):73-83. PMID: 32954527. PMCID: PMC7839638.
• Adjei Boakye E, Wang M, Sharma A, [et al., including Schootman M]. Risk of second primary cancers in individuals diagnosed with index smoking- and non-smoking- related cancers. Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology. 2020 146(7):1765-1779. PMID: 32356175.