Description: Community-based, public, and population health research in dermatology focuses on addressing health disparities, improving access to care, promoting skin health equity, and integrating preventive strategies through community engagement, policy development, and data-driven interventions.
Key Publications
- Jain S, Shah K, Woo S, Dykman M, Fung LK, Rork JF. Strengths-Based Assessment and Inclusive Language for Patients With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Pediatr Dermatol. Published online December 11, 2024. doi:10.1111/pde.15832
- Barton DT, Zens MS, Marmarelis EL, Gilbert-Diamond D, Karagas MR. Cosmetic Tattooing and Early Onset Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Population-based Case-Control Study from New Hampshire. Epidemiology. 2020 May;31(3):448-450. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001179. PMID: 32079835.
- Barton DT, Zens MS, Nelson HH, Christensen BC, Storm CA, Perry AE, Karagas MR. Distinct Histologic Subtypes and Risk Factors for Early Onset Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Population-Based Case Control Study from New Hampshire. J Invest Dermatol. 2016 Feb;136(2):533-535. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2015.11.002. Epub 2015 Nov 18. PMID: 26967485; PMCID: PMC4790460.
- Barton DT, Karagas MR, Samie FH. Eruptive Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Keratoacanthoma Type Arising in a Cosmetic Lip Tattoo. Dermatol Surg. 2015 Oct;41(10):1190-3. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000000459. PMID: 26336055.
Faculty
Dorothea Barton, MD
- Associate Professor of Dermatology
- Section Chief of Complex Medical Dermatology
Jillian Rork, MD
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Lynn Foster-Johnson, PhD
- Associate Professor of Medical Education
- Associate Professor of The Dartmouth Institute
- Associate Professor of Dermatology
Grants and Funding
- Jamie Karch ‘24. Sunscreen dispensers. Vermont Taking Action Against Cancer (VTAAC).
- Miranda Lee-Foltz ‘26, Amari Harris ‘27, Jennifer Shah ‘27, Jonathan Glass, MD, FAAD and Lynn Foster Johnson, PhD. Skin Cancer in the Upper Valley: Understanding Patient Knowledge and Incidence in an Underinsured Population. Northern New England Clinical Oncology Society.