Scholar Projects
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Baylor College
Alison Goulding-Mustoe, MD
Biological embedding of social determinants of health: Exploring the epigenetic changes associated with social disadvantage during pregnancy
Alexa Sassin, MD
Alterations of the microbiome associated with western style diet feeding in a primate model of testosterone induced polycystic ovarian syndrome as modulators of reproductive health
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Kathryn Fay, MD, MSc
Development of a validated reproductive coercion scale and survivor-identified clinical interventions
Lydia Shook, MD
SARS-CoV-2 infection and immune activation during pregnancy: exploring implications for long-term offspring health
Duke University
Jeff Federspiel, MD, PhD
Postpartum prophylaxis following cesarean delivery: building evidence for individualization and translation
Jonas Swartz, MD, MPH
Barriers to Postpartum Contraceptive Care, Perceived Racial Discrimination and Long-Term Maternal and Infant Health
Johns Hopkins University
Katie Cameron, MD
Long-term impact of uterine fibroids on maternal and offspring health
Kamaria Cayton Vaught, MD
A-Kinase Anchoring Protein 13 (AKAP13): A Cytoplasmic Regulator of Gonadotropin Signaling in Granulosa Cells
Northwestern University
Elnur Babayev, MD
The alterations in oocyte microenvironment with advanced reproductive age; Analysis of follicular fluid cytokine levels and cumulus cell gene expression in adolescents undergoing fertility preservation
Jessica Walter, MD
Feasibility of topical, self-administered therapy to improve HPV & cervical precancer treatment outcomes in low-resource settings
Oregon Health & Science University
Abigail Liberty, MD
Elizabeth Rubin, MD
Stanford University
Irogue Igbinosa, MD
Pilot Trial for Prevention of Anemia at Time of Birth Admission
Danielle Panelli, MD
Exercise and Sleep in Pregnancy
University of California San Diego
Ukachi Emeruwa, MD, MPH
Optimal Postpartum Blood Pressure Monitoring For Hypertensive Disorders Of Pregnancy
Nicole Teal, MD, MPH
Increasing Low Dose Aspirin Prescription to and Uptake among Pregnant Patients at High Risk for Preeclampsia: A Community-Engaged Implementation Science Approach
University of California San Francisco
Stephanie Cham, MD
Optimizing Surgical Outcomes among Frail Patients with Gynecologic Cancer
Nicholas Rubashkin, MD, MA, PhD
Toward Brining BCAB Back: Community driven and patient-centered identification of barriers and facilitators to equitable mode of birth care in California
University of Colorado Anschutz
Nancy Fang, MD, MS
Cesarean scar ectopic pregnancies: An urgent need for evidence
Nicole Marjon, MD, PhD
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells in ovarian cancer: releasing the brakes on the adaptive immune system
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Andrea Knittel, MD, PhD, FACOG
The MATernity Cohort Study: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Outcomes for Mothers and Infants Experiencing Incarceration During Pregnancy
Chemtai Mungo, MD, MPH
Feasibility of topical, self-administered therapy to improve HPV & cervical precancer treatment outcomes in low-resource settings
University of Pennsylvania
Alice Abernathy, MD
A conversational artificial intelligence platform to improve periconception and maternal health outcomes
Jennifer McCoy, MD
Machine learning to improve interpretation of intrapartum electronic fetal monitoring
University of Utah
Ann Bruno, MD
Heparin prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism prevention after cesarean delivery
Whitney Hendrickson-Cahill, MD
Treatment Response Over Time in Women with Urgency Urinary Incontinence: A Novel Approach
University of Washington
Lyndsey Benson, MD, MS
Early Pregnancy Loss in the Emergency Department
Elizabeth Harrington, MD, MPH
Reproductive empowerment and contraceptive choice among adolescent girls and young women in Kenya: A person-centered approach to unintended pregnancy prevention
Yale University
Olga Grechukhina, MD
Mechanisms and biomarkers of placental under and over invasion in placental insufficiency syndromes and placenta accreta spectrum disorders
Liubin Yang, MD, PhD, FACOG
Genetics of diminished ovarian reserve