Projects
COVID-19 and Pregnancy: Pennsylvania – Maternal and Infant Health in a Pandemic
This project aims to examine how COVID-19 impacts maternal and neonatal health outcomes. In this project, we are conducting a longitudinal study of pregnant moms from any point during pregnancy to one month post-partum. Study data includes electronic medical records, survey data, and biospecimen collection of the placenta, maternal blood, and cord blood. My role, as PI, is to supervise all aspects of the project including IRB approval, survey instrument development and protocols for biospecimen collection, data collection including surveys and biospecimens, electronic medical records review, data analysis, and manuscript preparation. Click here to read more about the Penn State COVID-19 Pregnancy Study
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Migration and sexual and reproductive health in Agbogbloshie
This project, in partnership with the University of Ghana, aims to understand how migration to Abogblogshie, an informal settlement in Accra, Ghana, impacts HIV risk behaviors among young adults. This project employed survey data collection, qualitative in-depth interviews, focus groups, and community mapping to gain comprehensive information on predictors of HIV risk behavior among people living in Agblogbloshie.
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Climate Change and Maternal and Child Health
Our team is exploring how factors associated with climate change including heat, humidity, and flooding interact with social determinants of health to lead to poor maternal and child health outcomes.
Global Health Education Trends
I am interested in how global health education is changing and meeting the demands of the workforce. I am currently involved with projects assessing how training among global health students should be conducted to meet the evolving demands of the workforce. These projects address topics in global health education such as cultural humility, ethics, and curriculum development.
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