Research Associate 

Departments / Divisions

Medicine / General Internal Medicine (Primary)

Contact Information

Johns Hopkins ProHealth Clinical Research Unit
1849 Gwynn Oak Avenue; Suite 1
Baltimore, MD 21207
Phone: 410-281-1130
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Centers & Institutes: Johns Hopkins ALACRITY Center for Health & Longevity in Mental Illness

Expertise: Randomized clinical trial management and operations, clinical trial staff training and development

Research Interests: Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease risk factors in persons with serious mental illness, weight loss, tobacco smoking cessation, health disparities, community engagement

Experience

Education

• Degrees
  • BS; Gannon University (1998)
  • MS; Marywood University (2000)
  • PhD; Kennedy-Western University (2005)
• Professional Licensure and Certifications
  • Registered Dietitian, Commission on Dietetic Registration, 1998, (#861308)
  • Licensed Dietitian, State of Maryland Board of Dietetic Practice, 2005, (#DX2547)

Background

Joseph Gennusa, PhD, RDN, LDN is a Research Associate and the Community Engagement Co-Director at the NIMH P50 Johns Hopkins ALACRITY Center for Health and Longevity in Mental Illness. Dr. Gennusa helps to lead community engagement across all research trials at the Center, develop evidence-based research protocols, and coordinate the daily operations of clinical trials.

Dr. Gennusa has devoted his career to improving the health and well-being of individuals with cardiovascular disease. He has been involved in several trials including the Achieve Healthy Lifestyles Trial, the IDEAL cardiovascular disease risk reduction and care management trial, the TRIUMPH smoking cessation and weight management trial, and the CHAMPION weight management program for youth with serious emotional disturbances. He has extensive experience managing evidence-based programs for vulnerable populations, training and leading research teams, and recruiting and retaining trial participants.

Publications

• Gudzune, KA, Jerome, GJ, Dalcin, AT, Gao, R, Mace, E, Fink, T, Minahan, E, Yuan, C, Xie, A, Goldsholl, S, Gennusa, JV, Daumit, GL. Scaling a behavioral weight-loss intervention for individuals with serious mental illness using the enhanced replicating effective programs framework: a preconditions phase proof-of-concept study. Obes Sci Pract. 2023; 1- 13. https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.690
• Daumit GL, Evins AE, Cather C, Dalcin AT, Dickerson FB, Miller ER 3rd, Appel LJ, Jerome GJ, McCann U, Ford DE, Charleston JB, Young DR, Gennusa JV, Goldsholl S, Cook C, Fink T, Wang NY. Effect of a Tobacco Cessation Intervention Incorporating Weight Management for Adults With Serious Mental Illness: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2023 Jun 28. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.1691. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37378972.
• Dickerson F, Goldsholl S, Yuan CT, Dalcin A, Eidman B, Minahan E, Gennusa JV, Mace E, Cullen B, Evins AE, Cather C, Wang NY, McGinty EM, Daumit GL. Promoting Evidence-Based Tobacco Cessation Treatment in Community Mental Health Clinics: Protocol for a Prepost Intervention Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2023 May 12;12:e44787. doi: 10.2196/44787. PMID: 37171851; PMCID: PMC10221516.
• Jerome GJ, Goldsholl S, Dalcin AT, Gennusa JV, Yuan CT, Brown K, Fink T, Minahan E, Wang NY, Daumit GL, Gudzune K. Comparing Implementation Strategies for an Evidence-Based Weight Management Program Delivered in Community Mental Health Programs: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2023 May 10;12:e45802. doi: 10.2196/45802. PMID: 37163331; PMCID: PMC10209790.
• Dalcin AT, Yuan CT, Jerome GJ, Goldsholl S, Minahan E, Gennusa J, Fink T, Gudzune KA, Daumit GL, Dickerson F, Thompson DA, Wang NY, Martino S. Designing Practical Motivational Interviewing Training for Mental Health Practitioners Implementing Behavioral Lifestyle Interventions: Protocol for 3 Pilot Intervention Studies. JMIR Res Protoc. 2023 Mar 16;12:e44830. doi: 10.2196/44830. PMID: 36927501.
• McGinty, E.E., Thompson, D., Murphy, K.A., Stuart, E.A., Wang, N.Y., Dalcin, A., Mace, E., Gennusa, J., Daumit, G.L. Adapting the Comprehensive Unit Safety Program (CUSP) implementation strategy to increase delivery of evidence-based cardiovascular risk factor care in community mental health organizations: protocol for a pilot study. Implement Sci Commun. 2021 Mar 4;2(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s43058-021-00129-6. PMID: 33663620.
• Daumit GL, Dalcin AT, Dickerson FB, Miller ER, Evins AE, Cather C, Jerome GJ, Young DR, Charleston JB, Gennusa JV, Goldsholl S, Cook C, Heller A, McGinty EE, Crum RC, Appel LJ, Wang NY. Effect of a Comprehensive Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Intervention in Persons with Serious Mental Illness: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open, 2020 Jun 1;3(6):e207247. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.7247. PMID: 32530472
• Dalcin AT, Jerome GJ, Appel LJ, Dickerson FB, Wang N-Y, Miller ER, Young DR, Charleston JB, Gennusa JV, Goldsholl S, Heller A, Evins AE, Cather C, McGinty EE, Crum RM and Daumit GL. Need for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Persons With Serious Mental Illness: Design of a Comprehensive Intervention: Front Psychiatry. 2019 Feb 8;9:786. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00786. eCollection 2018. PMID: 30800079

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