Adam C. Carle, MA, PhD

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

adam.carle@cchmc.org

About

Biography

Adam Carle, MA, PhD, is a clinically and quantitatively trained investigator who uses advanced statistical methods to study health disparities among adults and children, especially children with special health care needs.

Dr. Carle uses latent variable models like item response theory, confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and multilevel models to examine health disparities across traditionally underserved and underrepresented groups (e.g., US minorities). He seeks to better understand individual and contextual variables in comparative effectiveness research, health disparities, and public policy for children at individual, local, state, and national levels.

Dr. Carle received his PhD in 2003 from Arizona State University. Following his doctoral degree, Dr. Carle completed a a two-year post-doctoral appointment at the US Census Bureau. He spent three years as an assistant professor of psychology at the University of North Florida before joining Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

Interests

Patient reported outcomes; measure development; item response theory; measurement theory; structural equation modeling; multilevel modeling; complex survey methods

Research Areas

Quality Improvement

Publications

Psychometric properties of the Fluoride Hesitancy Identification Tool (FHIT). Carle, AC; Pallotto, I; Edwards, TC; Carpiano, R; Kerr, DC; Chi, DL. PloS one. 2024; 19:e0297188.

State-Level Anti-Immigrant Sentiment and Policies and Health Risks in US Latino Children. Slopen, N; Umaña-Taylor, AJ; Shonkoff, JP; Carle, AC; Hatzenbuehler, ML. Pediatrics. 2023; 152:e2022057581.

Metformin for Overweight and Obese Children With Bipolar Spectrum Disorders Treated With Second-Generation Antipsychotics (MOBILITY): Protocol and Methodological Considerations for a Large Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial. Welge, JA; Correll, CU; Sorter, MT; Fornari, VM; Blom, TJ; Carle, AC; Huang, B; Klein, CC; DelBello, MP. 2023; 1:60-73.

Preventable harm because of outpatient medication errors among children with leukemia and lymphoma: A multisite longitudinal assessment. Wong, CI; Vannatta, K; Gilleland Marchak, J; Quade, EV; Rodgers, IM; Reid, CM; Dandoy, CE; Billett, AL; Miller, TP; Vaughn, S; et al. Cancer. 2023; 129:1064-1074.

A conceptual model on caregivers' hesitancy of topical fluoride for their children. Chi, DL; Kerr, D; Nguyen, DP; Shands, ME; Cruz, S; Edwards, T; Carle, A; Carpiano, R; Lewis, F. PloS one. 2023; 18:e0282834.

Development and evaluation of the patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS) pediatric pain quality item bank and short form. Mara, CA; Carle, AC; Goldschneider, KR; Kashikar-Zuck, S; Sherry, DD; Dampier, C; Morgan, EM. PAIN. 2023; 164:555-562.

Topical fluoride hesitancy among caregivers: Development of a content-valid topical fluoride hesitancy identification item pool. Edwards, TC; Carle, A; Kerr, D; Carpiano, RM; Nguyen, DP; Orack, JC; Chi, DL. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 2023; 83:116-122.

Association between caregiver opposition to topical fluoride and COVID-19 vaccines. Saini, SJ; Carle, AC; Forsyth, AR; Chi, DL. Vaccine. 2023; 41:1035-1041.

Using percentiles in the interpretation of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System scores: Guidelines for autism. Schuchard, J; Kaplan-Kahn, EA; Carle, AC; Holmes, LG; Law, K; Miller, JS; Parish-Morris, J; Forrest, CB. Autism Research: official journal of the International Society for Autism Research. 2022; 15:2336-2345.

Interpreting Patient-Reported Outcome Scores: Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease as a Use Case. Schuchard, J; Carle, AC; Kappelman, MD; Tucker, CA; Forrest, CB. Academic Pediatrics. 2022; 22:1520-1528.