1. Formagini, T., Kim, M., Wei, X., Tovar, S., Salvador, A.M., Nanda, R., Hsieh, T., Martin, J.P, Coleman, K.J., Wu, B.U. Improving glycemic control through population-based strategies: a case-control study within a large health system. [Accepted for Publication 2026: Journal of General Internal Medicine]
2. Gonzalez, C., Hernandez, N., Perez-Mejia, C.N., Flaxman, H., Stephenson-Hunter, C., Gil, E., Formagini T., Chambers, E. C., Shapiro, M. G., Gonzalez, J. S. Experiences and preferences of Hispanic men in the National Diabetes Prevention Program: a qualitative study guided by the COM-B framework. [Accepted for Publication 2026: BMJ Open]
3. Arredondo., A. Schneider, J., Torres, M., Telles, V. M., Martinez I., Chagolla, D., Garcia, J., Formagini, T., et al. Enhancing organizational capacity to deliver an evidence-based promotora-led physical activity intervention for Latinas in churches: rationale and design. [Accepted for Publication 2026: BMC Public Health]
4. O’Brien, M. J., & Formagini, T. Addressing health-related social needs in diabetes care: increasing our stride toward health equity? Diabetes Care 2026; dci250090. https://doi.org/10.2337/dci25-0090
5. Formagini, T., Rodriguez, D., Rezwan, A., O’Brien, M.J., Ng, B.P. (2025) Social vulnerability and National Diabetes Prevention Program recognition status. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Jan 1;68(1):172-5.
6. Gonzalez, C., Perez-Mejia, C.N., Hernandez, N., Flaxman, H., Stephenson-Hunter, C., De Leon, E., Formagini T., et al. Engaging Hispanic men in the Diabetes Prevention Program: a qualitative study comparing those with low and high levels of engagement. JAMA Network Open, 2;8(6):e2515046
7. Formagini, T., Rezwan, A., Rodriguez, D., Venkataramani, M., O’Brien, M.J, Arredondo, E., Ng, B.P. (2025) Navigating CDC recognition for the National DPP in socially vulnerable communities: barriers, facilitators, and recommendations. Archives of Public Health, 83, 57.
8. Formagini, T., Gonzalez, C., Dias, J., Arredondo, A., Hekler, E., O’Brien, M.J. (2025) Advancing type 2 diabetes prevention through text-messaging interventions: a narrative review. Current Diabetes Reports, 25, 9.
9. Formagini, T., Behar, A., Schneider, J., Torres, M., Telles, V. M., Marquez, B., Roesch, S., Ayala, G. X., Baranowski, T., Arredondo, E. (2025) The association between father support and daughter physical activity: insights from a study involving U.S. Latina pre-peens. American Journal of Health Promotion. Jan 18:8901171251315022.
10. Yeary, K.H., Allen, J.D., Arredondo, E., Atemnkeng, J., Buzcu-Guven, B., Day, K.R., Dicarlo, E., Formagini, T., Kwon, S.C., McElfish, P., McNeill, L.H. (2025) Cancer interventions with faith-based organizations: a scoping review. Cancer Causes & Control. Mar 4:1-5.
11. Naqvi, J., Formagini, T., Larsen, B., Allison, M. (2025) Racial/ethnic differences in the link between social support and cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). BMC Public Health. Jan 16;25:192.
12. Brooks, J., Formagini, T., Poague, C., Sinclair, C., Porter-Williamson, K. (2025) Patient and caregiver experiences of palliative care co-management in oncology Palliative & Supportive Care, Jan 13:23:e18
13. Formagini, T., Rodriguez, D., Dias, J., Brooks, J.V. (2024) Reassessing established assumptions of dietary habits in the U.S. in the context of migration and acculturation: a qualitative study of Latino immigrants. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, Apr 26:1-11.
14. Formagini, T., Brooks, J.V., Roberts A., Bullard, K.M., Zhang Y., Saelee, R., O’Brien, M.J. (2023) Prediabetes prevalence and awareness by race, ethnicity, and educational attainment among U.S. adults. Frontiers in Public Health, 11:1277657.
15. Formagini, T., Teruel-Camargo, J., Perales Purshalt J., Dress B.M., Fracachán M., Ramirez M. (2023) A culturally and linguistically adapted text-message Diabetes Prevention Program for Latinos: feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness. Translational Behavioral Medicine. Sep 16:ibad053.
16. Formagini, T., Saint Onge, J.M, O’Brien, M.J., Ramírez, M., Brooks, J.V. (2023) The experience of Spanish-speaking Latinos in maintaining dietary and physical activity changes after the National Diabetes Prevention Program. American Journal of Health Education. Apr 3:1-9.
17. Wallace, A., Ogungbe, O., Sattler, E., Aidoo, E.L.P, Allen, T.S., Bernard, L., Chen, Y., Du, S., Formagini. T. et al. (2023) Highlights from the American Heart Association’s EPI|Lifestyle Scientific Sessions 2023. Journal of the American Heart Association. e029894.
18. Cruvinel, E., Formagini, T., Ervilha, R.R., Amaral, L., Richter, K., Colugnati, F., Ronzani, T.M. (2022) Association between tobacco and alcohol use among hospital inpatients. Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas). Jun 10;39.
19. Formagini, T., Brooks, J.V., Jacobson L., Roberts A.W. (2021) Reimbursement policies for Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP): implications for racial and ethnic health disparities. Kansas Journal of Medicine, 14, 234-237.
20. Formagini, T., Poague, C., O’Neal, A., Brooks, J.V. (2021) “When I heard the word palliative:” obscuring and clarifying factors impacting the stigma around palliative care referral in oncology. JCO Oncology Practice, Jul: OP-21.
21. Brooks, J.V., Poague, C., Formagini, T., Roberts, A.W., Sinclair, C.T., Keirns, C.C. (2020) Palliative care's role managing cancer pain during the opioid crisis: a qualitative study of patients, caregivers, and clinicians. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 60(6), 1127-1135.
22. Brooks, J.V., Poague, C., Formagini, T., Sinclair, C.T., Nelson-Brantley, H.V. (2020) The role of a symptom assessment tool in shaping patient-physician communication in palliative care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 59(1), 30-38.
23. Cupertino, A.P., Cartujano-Barrera, F., Colugnati, F.A.B., Formagini, T., de Siqueira Galil, A.G., Banhato, E.F.C., ... Richter, K.P. (2020) Web-based decision-making tool for smoking cessation (Pare de fumar conosco) among patients with chronic conditions in Brazil: one-arm feasibility study. BMJ Health and Care Informatics, 27(1).
24. Cupertino, A.P., Cartujano-Barrera, F., Perales, J., Formagini, T., Rodriguez-Bolanos, R., Ellerbeck, E.F., ... Reynales-Shigematsu, L.M. (2019) “Vive Sin Tabaco…¡ Decídete!” Feasibility and acceptability of an e-Health smoking cessation informed decision-making tool integrated in primary healthcare in Mexico. Telemedicine and e-Health, 25(5), 425-431.
25. Machado, N.M., Richter, K.P., Formagini, T.D.B., Ronzani, T.M. (2018) A qualitative review of tobacco research related to public and structural stigma. Stigma and Health, 3(4), 395.
26. Formagini, T.D.B., Gomide, H.P., Perales, J., Colugnati, F.A.B. (2017) Prevalence and correlates of light and non-daily smoking in Brazil: results from a nationwide representative survey. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 178, 15-19.
27. Formagini, T.D.B., Ervilha, R.E., Machado, N.M., Andrade, B.A.B., Gomide, H.G., Ronzani, T.M. (2017) Review of smartphone applications for smoking cessation available in Portuguese. Reports in Public Health, Brazil.
28. Ervilha, R.R., de Andrade, B.A.B., Gomide, H.P., Machado, N.M., Formagini, T.D.B., Ronzani, T. M. (2017) Use of text messages for smoking cessation: a systematic review. Psicologia em Estudo, Brazil. [Study in Portuguese]
29. Barros, V.V., Kozasa, E.H., Formagini, T.D.B., Pereira, L.H., Ronzani, T.M. (2015) Smokers show lower levels of psychological well-being and mindfulness than non-smokers. PloS One, 10(8), e0135377.
30. Formagini, T.D.B., Machado, N.M., Richter, K.P., Ronzani, T.M. (2015) Smoking cessation intervention in light and intermittent smokers: a systematic review. Psicologia em Estudo, Brazil. [Study in Portuguese]
BOOK CHAPTERS
1. Ackermann, R., Dorans, K., Formagini, T., O’Brien, M. J. Prevention of type 2 diabetes in adults. Invited chapter in Diabetes in America. Lawrence JM, Casagrande SS, Herman WH, et al., editors. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Peer-reviewed.
2. Ronzani, T.M., Costa, P.H., Cruvinel, E., Formagini, T.D. B, Medeiros, A. (2016) Integration of the care to drug users in health policy and social care: considerations from the psychosocial model of analysis and intervention, in "Vulnerabilities and Drug Use." CRR-UFMG. Book chapter. [Published in Portuguese]