Ayers Lab

Publications

Morales, JM; Villar, CF; Varman, B; Colombo, GM; Li, D; Sadek, SJ; Robinson, M-E; Murali, CN; Ayers, K; Gomez, J; Lee, B; Sutton, VR; Storch, EA; Wiese, AD. Psychiatric Comorbidities and Treatment Modalities in Children With Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Systematic Review of Mental Health. American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A. 2025.

Locascio, G; Ayers, KB; Bechtold, KT. Transition to Adulthood. In: The Oxford Handbook of Rehabilitation Psychology. Oxford University Press (OUP); 2025:399-435.

Guo, S; Gedeon, FC; Wiese, AD; Qian, JH; Morales, JM; Shepherd, WS; Colombo, GM; Ayers, KB; Cho, H; Rork, WC; Murali, CN; Lee, B; Sutton, VR; Storch, EA. Facilitators and barriers to care among individuals with osteogenesis imperfecta. Psychology and Health. 2025; 1-16.

Qian, JH; Wiese, AD; Gonzalez, C; Shepherd, WS; Cho, H; Colombo, GM; Morales, JM; Guo, S; Kostick-Quenet, KM; Nguyen, D; Murali, CN; Lee, B; Sutton, VR; Storch, EA. A qualitative exploration of child, caregiver, and clinician perspectives on mental health in children with osteogenesis imperfecta. Journal of Child Health Care. 2025; 13674935251379181.

Colombo, GM; Wiese, AD; Mercado, AE; Shepherd, WS; Fynan, M; Ayers, K; Rork, WC; Kostick-Quenet, KM; Nguyen, D; Schneider, SC; Robinson, M-E; Lee, B; Sutton, VR; Storch, EA. Osteogenesis imperfecta and the family: A qualitative analysis of the experiences of family and caregivers. Families, Systems and Health. 2025; 43(3):482-499.

Schelhaas, A; Ayers, K; Meredith, S; Smith, L; Stoll, K. Ensuring diverse representation and minimizing conflicts of interest in clinical practice guidelines. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 2025; 21(8):510-511.

Mccabe, MA; Gabor, A; Stephens, J; Mckee, MM; Brown, HK; Ayers, KB; Valentine, A; Horner-Johnson, W; Mitra, M; Harris, JA. Pilot study for a preconception educational intervention for people with mobility disabilities. Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare. 2025; 44:101101.

Ricks, SJ; Johnson, J; Ayers, KB; Pena, LDM. Balancing independence: Priorities, tensions, obstacles, and facilitators for independence among young adults with skeletal dysplasia and short stature. Journal of Genetic Counseling. 2025; 34(3):e70033.

Smith, JD; Wamsley, F; Gile, AC; Weber, S; Adams, R; Esbensen, AJ; Shaffer, RC; Ayers, K. Practice Makes Possible: Preliminary Feasibility of an Air Travel Accessibility Program for Children and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Families. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 2025; 1-11.

Gabor, A; Stephens, J; Mckee, MM; Brown, HK; Ayers, KB; Valentine, A; Horner-Johnson, W; Mitra, M; Harris, JA. Consensus Preconception Educational Domains for People With Mobility Disabilities: A Delphi Study. Women's Health Issues. 2025; 35(1):20-27.

Nabors, L; Glubzinski, A; Sanyaolu, O; Ayers, K; Kelcey, B; Bandini, L. Feasibility of the Eat and Exercise to Win Program for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 2024; 8(4):600-613.

Cochran, T; Smith, L; Ayers, K; Van Stone, M. Beyond Stigma: The Case Against the Criminalization of Sex Work for HIV Prevention and Health Equity. American Journal of Public Health. 2024; 114(11):1175-1178.

Ayers, KB. Exploring Dwarfism Representation in Social Media: Intentionality and Advocacy as a Digital Content Creator. In: Dwarfism Arts and Advocacy. Emerald; 2024:121-129.

Nabors, L; Bauer, A; Ayers, K; Workman, B; Butsch Kovacic, M; Lee, S-Y. A Short-Term Evaluation of the Eat and Exercise to Win Program for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Nutrients. 2024; 16(18).

Meredith, S; Dolan, S; Kuppermann, M; Talati, A; Ayers, K; Michie, M; Stoll, K. Equitable Care for Patients With Disabilities: Considerations for the Gynecologic Health Care Professional. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2024; 144(3):e56.

Ayers, KB; Riddle, I. Implications of Health Equity for Children With Disabilities. JAMA pediatrics. 2024; 178(6):518-519.

Ayers, K; Coleman, B. Multimedia Spirit and Sport Explores the Intersections of Sport, Religion, and Disability. The Review of Disability Studies (RDS): An International Journal. 2024; 18(1).

Ayers, KB; Hall, JP; Burdick, C. Chapter 4 Linking community participation, mobility disabilities, and the COVID-19 pandemic. In: Linking Neuroscience and Behavior in COVID-19. Elsevier; 2024:39-48.

Ayers, KB; Schneider, MC. Chasing a runaway train: disability policy grapples with accelerated prenatal genetic technologies. In: Research Handbook on Disability Policy. Edward Elgar Publishing; 2023:600-614.

Andrews, EE; Pilarski, CR; Ayers, K; Dunn, DS. Advocacy: The seventh foundational principle and core competency of rehabilitation psychology. Rehabilitation Psychology. 2023; 68(2):103-111.

Meredith, S; Brackett, S; Diaz, KM; Freeman, KG; Huggins, E; Khan, H; Leach, MW; Levitz, M; Michie, M; Onufer, J; Skotko, BG; Smith, L; Nicole White, A; Waller, T; Ayers, K. Recommendations to improve the patient experience and avoid bias when prenatal screening/testing. Disability and Health Journal. 2023; 16(2):101401.

Andrews, EE; Ayers, KB; Stramondo, JA; Powell, RM. Rethinking systemic ableism: A response to Zagouras, Ellick, and Aulisio. Clinical Ethics. 2023; 18(1):7-12.

Nabors, L; Sanyaolu, O; Adabla, S; Ghussin, D; Ayers, K. Evaluation of the Eat and Exercise to Win Program: Improving Healthy Behaviors of Adults with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 2023; 7(1):107-122.

Lineberry, S; Bogenschutz, M; Dinora, P; Ayers, K. The Role of Information and Knowledge in COVID-19 Vaccination Among People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Their Families. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. 2023; 61(1):16-30.

Ayers, KB. Old Problems, New Virus: Ableism in Ohio’s COVID Pandemic Response: Research and Reflection Article. In: Ohio Under Covid Lessons from Americas Heartland in Crisis. 2023:237-255.

Sheppard-Jones, K; Ayers, K; Kleinert, H; Li, J; Moseley, E; Adams, C. Perceived stress of individuals with disabilities in the United States during COVID-19. Rehabilitation Psychology. 2022; 67(4):526-534.

Lund, EM; Ayers, KB. Ever-changing but always constant: "Waves" of disability discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Disability and Health Journal. 2022; 15(4):101374.

Jo, G; Habib, D; Varadaraj, V; Smith, J; Epstein, S; Zhu, J; Yenokyan, G; Ayers, K; Swenor, BK. COVID-19 vaccine website accessibility dashboard. Disability and Health Journal. 2022; 15(3):101325.

Andrews, EE; Powell, RM; Ayers, K. The evolution of disability language: Choosing terms to describe disability. Disability and Health Journal. 2022; 15(3):101328.

Ayers, K; Misri, A. “More than Medals” Sets the Stage for Tokyo Paralympics First-of-its-Kind Historical Analysis. The Review of Disability Studies (RDS): An International Journal. 2022; 17(4).

Ayers, KB; Reed, KA. Inspiration Porn and Desperation Porn: Disrupting the Objectification of Disability in Media. In: Personal Public Scholarship. 2022:90-101.