Shannon Monnat

Associate Professor of Sociology and Lerner Chair of Public Health Promotion

Selected Papers

“Using Census Data to Understand County-Level Differences in Overall Drug Mortality and Opioid-Related Mortality by Opioid Type.” 2019. Monnat, Shannon M., David J. Peters, Mark Berg, and Andrew Hochstetler. American Journal of Public Health, 109:1084-1091.

“The Contributions of Socioeconomic and Opioid Supply Factors to U.S. Drug Mortality Rates: Urban-Rural and Within-Rural Differences.” 2019. Monnat, Shannon M. Journal of Rural Studies. Journal of Rural Studies 68:319-335.

“’You Never Know What You’re Getting’: Opioid Users’ Perceptions of Fentanyl in Southwest Pennsylvania.” 2019. McLean, Katherine, Shannon M. Monnat, Khary K. Rigg, Glenn Sterner, and Ashton Verdery. Substance Use and Misuse. 54(6):955-966.

“Opioid-Related Mortality in Rural America: Geographic Heterogeneity and Intervention Strategies.” 2018. Rigg, Khary K., Shannon M. Monnat, and Melody N. Chavez. International Journal of Drug Policy 57:119-129.

“Factors Associated with County-Level Differences in U.S. Drug-Related Mortality Rates.” 2018. Shannon M. Monnat. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 54(5):611-619.

“More than a Rural Revolt: Landscapes of Despair and the 2016 Election.” 2018. Shannon M. Monnat and David L. Brown. Journal of Rural Studies 55C:227-236.

“The New Destination Disadvantage: Disparities in Hispanic Health Insurance Coverage Rates in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan New and Established Destinations.” Shannon M. Monnat, Rural Sociology, Vol. 82, No. 1 (2017), pp. 3-43.

“Teaching to the Opioid Epidemic: An Interdisciplinary Approach.” 2017. George, Daniel R., Shannon M. Monnat, Rachel Levine, Barbara Blatt, and Jed Gonzalo. Medical Teacher 39(6):672-673.

“Associations between Demographic Characteristics and Physical Activity Practices in Nevada Schools.” Shannon M. Monnat, Monica A.F. Lounsbery, Thomas L. McKenzie, and Raeven Faye Chandler, Preventive Medicine, Vol. 95(Supp), S4-S9 (2017).

“Examining Rural/Urban Differences in Prescription Opioid Misuse among U.S. Adolescents.” Shannon M. Monnat and Khary K. Rigg, Journal of Rural Health, Vol. 32, No. 2 (2016), pp. 204-218.

“The Great Recession and America’s Geography of Unemployment.” Brian C. Thiede and Shannon M. Monnat, Demographic Research, Vol. 30 (2016), pp. 891-928.

“Differences in Human Papillomavirus Vaccination among Adolescent Girls in Metropolitan and Non- metropolitan Areas: Considering the Moderating Roles of Maternal Socioeconomic Status and Health Care Access.” Shannon M. Monnat, Danielle Rhubart, and Sherrie Flynt Wallington, Maternal and Child Health Journal, Vol. 20, No. 2 (2016), pp. 315-325.

“Racial/Ethnic Differences in Use of Health Care Services for Diabetes Management.” Raeven Faye Chandler and Shannon M. Monnat, Health Education & Behavior, Vol. 42, No. 6 (2015), pp. 783-792.

“Long-Term Physical Health Consequences of Adverse Childhood Experiences.” Shannon M. Monnat and Raeven Faye Chandler, The Sociological Quarterly, Vol. 56 (2015), pp. 723-752.

“Prohibiting Juvenile Access to Tobacco: Violation Rates, Cigarette Sales, and Youth Smoking.” Andrew Spivak and Shannon M. Monnat, International Journal of Drug Policy, Vol. 26 (2015), pp. 851-859.

“Comparing Characteristics of Prescription Painkiller Misusers and Heroin Users in the U.S.” Khary K. Rigg and Shannon M. Monnat, Addictive Behaviors, Vol. 51 (2015), pp. 106-112.

“Urban vs. Rural Differences in Prescription Opioid Misuse among Adults in the United States: Informing Region Specific Drug Policies and Interventions.” Khary K. Rigg and Shannon M. Monnat, International Journal of Drug Policy, Vol. 26 (2015), pp. 484-491.

“Correlates of State Enactment of Elementary School Physical Education Laws.” Shannon M. Monnat, Monica A.F. Lounsbery, and Nicole J. Smith, Preventive Medicine, Vol. 69 (Supp), S5-S11 (2014).