Kimberly A. Lewis, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CGNC

Selected Publications

Kesler, S.R., Lewis, K.A., Cuevas, H., Flowers, E. (In Press). Temporal dysregulation of PPARG-PRKAG2 co-expression in gray matter: Implications for cognitive decline and intervention targets in type 2 diabetes. Alzheimer’s & Dementia.

Longoria, K.D., Wright, M.L., Lewis, K.A., Garcia, S.R., Franco-Rocha, O., Dube, S., Nguyen, T.C., Flowers, E., Widen, E.M.. (In Press). Perinatal shifts in fecal-derived metabolites and associations with postpartum depression. Metabolomics.

Lewis, K.A., Stroebel, B.M., Kanaya, A.M., Aouizerat, B., Longoria, K.D., Flowers, E. (2025). Metabolomic signatures in adults with metabolic syndrome indicate preclinical disruptions in pathways associated with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, sugar alcohols. Cardiovascular Diabetology – Endocrinology Reports, 11(11), 1-11. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40842-025-00223-x

Kesler, S. R., Cuevas, H., Lewis, K. A., Franco-Rocha, O. Y., & Flowers, E. (2025). The expression of insulin signaling and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor genes in areas of gray matter atrophy is associated with cognitive function in type 2 diabetes. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 1-13. doi: 10.1177/13872877251364906

Stroebel, B. M., Gadgil, M., Lewis, K. A., Longoria, K. D., Zhang, L., & Flowers, E. (2025). Body composition differentiates prediabetes phenotype clusters in the diabetes prevention program study. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgaf163

Franco-Rocha, O. Y., Lewis, K. A., Kesler, S. R., & Henneghan, A. M. (2025). An exploratory analysis of contributors to cognitive functioning among sexual and gender minority individuals who had COVID-19. Journal of homosexuality, 72(1), 129–144. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2024.2309497

Flowers, E., Stroebel, B., Lewis, K.A., Aouizerat, B., Gadgil, M., Kanaya, A., Zhang, L. (2024). Longitudinal associations between microRNAs and weight in the diabetes prevention program. Frontiers in endocrinology, 15, 1419812. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2024.1419812

Longoria, K.D., Ngyuen, T.C., Franco-Rocha, O., Garcia, S.R., Lewis, K.A., Gandra, S., Cates, F., Wright, M. (2024). A sum of its parts: A systematic review evaluating biopsychosocial and behavioral determinants of perinatal depression. PLOS ONE. doi:  https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.08.02.23293552

Lewis, K.A., Stroebel, B., Zhang, L., Aouizerat, B., Mattas, A., Flowers, E. (2024). MicroRNAs associated with metformin treatment in the Diabetes Prevention Program. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(11), 5684. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25115684 

Kesler, S.R., Franco-Rocha, O., De La Torre, A., Lewis, K.A., Aziz, R.M., Brode, W.M., Melamed, E. (2024). Accelerated brain age in young to early middle-aged adults after mild to moderate COVID-19 infection. Annals of Medical and Health Science Research, 14, 1031-1038. doi: 10. 54608.annalsmedical.2024.167 

Kesler, S. R., Franco-Rocha, O. Y., De La Torre Schutz, A., Lewis, K. A., Aziz, R. M., Henneghan, A. M., Melamed, E., & Brode, W. M. (2024). Altered functional brain connectivity, efficiency, and information flow associated with brain fog after mild to moderate COVID-19 infection. Scientific reports, 14(1), 22094. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-73311-0

Lewis, K.A., Asam, K., [Co-First Authors] Kober, K., Gong, X., Kanaya, A. M., Aouizerat, B.E., Flowers, E. (2023). Multi-tiered assessment of gene expression provides evidence for mechanisms that underlie risk for type 2 diabetes. Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity: targets and therapy, 16, 3445–3457. https://doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S428572

Kariuki, D., Asam, K., Aouizerat, B.E., Lewis, K.A., Kanaya A.M., Zhang, L., Florez, J., Flowers, E. (2023). Review of databases for human microRNA-mRNA interactions. DATABASE, baad014. https://doi.org/10.1093/database/baad014

Franco-Rocha, O. Y., Lewis, K. A., Longoria, K. D., Vela, R., Wright, M., Kessler, S.R. (2023). Cancer related cognitive impairment in racial and ethnic minorities: A scoping review. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, 1-27. doi: 10.1007/s00432-023-05088-0

Lewis, K. A., Chung, J., Chang, L.,… Flowers, E. (2022). Systematic review of the transcriptome and microRNAome associations with gestational diabetes mellitus. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13, 971354. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.971354

Lewis, K. A., Osier, N., Carrasco, R., Chiou, J., Garcia, A., Carter, P., …Tiziani, S. (2022). Serine, N-acetylaspartate differentiate adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis from healthy controls: A metabolomics cross-sectional study. Pediatric Rheumatology, 20(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s12969-022-00672-z

Kesler, S., Henneghan, A., Lewis, K.A., Gill, E. (2022). Cognitive impairment in non-critical, mild to moderate COVID-19 survivors. Frontiers in Psychology, section Cognition. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.770459

Polinard, E., Ricks, T., Duke, E., Lewis, K. A. (2022). Pandemic perspectives from the front line – The nursing stories. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 78, 3290-3303. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15306