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The Effects of In Utero Exposure to Influenza on Birth and Infant Outcomes in the US

The Effect of Advanced Placement Science on Students' Skills, Confidence, and Stress

Older Adult Family Structure and Mortality (co-authored work with Sarah Patterson and Rachel Margolis)

Exploring the Recent Decline in U.S. Fertility Rates

"Come, we try" - A qualitative study of changing marital practices in low-income settings in Eastern Africa and the implications for maternal and child health

Structural Racism and Population Health

Completeness of Abortion Reporting in Three National Surveys in the United States

Objectives. We evaluated the combined impact of community-level environmental and socioeconomic factors on the risk of campylobacteriosis. Methods. We obtained Campylobacter case data (2002–2010; n = 3694) from the Maryland Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network. We obtained community-level socioeconomic and environmental data from the 2000 US Census and the 2007 US Census of Agriculture. We linked data by zip code. We derived incidence rate ratios by Poisson regressions. We mapped a subset of zip code–level characteristics. Results. In zip codes that were 100% rural, incidence rate ratios (IRRs) of campylobacteriosis were 6 times (IRR = 6.18; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.19, 11.97) greater than those in urban zip codes. In zip codes with broiler chicken operations, incidence rates were 1.45 times greater than those in zip codes without broilers (IRR = 1.45; 95% CI = 1.34, 1.58). We also observed higher rates in zip codes whose populations were predominantly White and had high median incomes. Conclusions. The community and environment in which one lives may significantly influence the risk of campylobacteriosis.

Newsweek article examines legislative action to develop a plan to increase life expectancy

NICHD-R01 - Dr. Sonalde Desai