Kathleen O'Connor Duffany, PhD, MEd
Assistant Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences); Director of Research and Evaluation, Community Alliance for Research and Engagement (CARE); Co-director, Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center
Research & Publications
Biography
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Research Summary
Key research interest: health equity and health disparities, community engagement, food security, child and adolescent health, maternal and child health, cross-sector collaborations to address social determinants, evaluation and qualitative and quantitative evaluation methodologies.
Coauthors
Public Health Interests
Community Health; Epidemiology Methods; Maternal & Child Health; Child/Adolescent Health; Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice
Selected Publications
- The Implementation of a Nutrition Intervention in Food Pantries: The Spirit of SWAPMorales S, Vicente G, LaMonaca K, Rios J, Cunningham S, Higginbottom J, Mathios E, Werlin S, Cramer J, Santilli A, Duffany K. The Implementation of a Nutrition Intervention in Food Pantries: The Spirit of SWAP. Health Promotion Practice 2023, 24: 80s-91s. PMID: 36999497, DOI: 10.1177/15248399221112454.
- Coalition Building and Food Insecurity: How an Equity and Justice Framework Guided a Viable Food Assistance NetworkSantilli A, Lin-Schweitzer A, Morales S, Werlin S, Hart K, Cramer J, Martinez J, Duffany K. Coalition Building and Food Insecurity: How an Equity and Justice Framework Guided a Viable Food Assistance Network. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 19: 11666. PMID: 36141937, PMCID: PMC9517197, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191811666.
- Barriers and facilitators to exclusive breastfeeding among Black mothers: A qualitative study utilizing a modified Barrier Analysis approachTran V, Masterson A, Frieson T, Douglass F, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Duffany K. Barriers and facilitators to exclusive breastfeeding among Black mothers: A qualitative study utilizing a modified Barrier Analysis approach. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2022, 19: e13428. PMID: 36098279, PMCID: PMC9749593, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13428.
- Latina Women’s Experiences With Health Facility Breastfeeding Care: Implications for Quality ImprovementRhodes E, Vicente G, Morales S, Brown L, Duffany K, VanderWoude E, Pérez-Escamilla R. Latina Women’s Experiences With Health Facility Breastfeeding Care: Implications for Quality Improvement. Current Developments In Nutrition 2022, 6: 707. PMCID: PMC9194250, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzac061.091.
- COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Access Among Black and Latinx CommunitiesBalasuriya L, Santilli A, Morone J, Ainooson J, Roy B, Njoku A, Mendiola-Iparraguirre A, Duffany K, Macklin B, Higginbottom J, Fernández-Ayala C, Vicente G, Venkatesh A. COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Access Among Black and Latinx Communities. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2128575. PMID: 34643719, PMCID: PMC8515205, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28575.
- Large for Gestational Age and Risk for Academic Delays and Learning Disabilities: Assessing Modification by Maternal Obesity and DiabetesDuffany K, McVeigh KH, Lipkind HS, Kershaw TS, Ickovics JR. Large for Gestational Age and Risk for Academic Delays and Learning Disabilities: Assessing Modification by Maternal Obesity and Diabetes. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2020, 17: 5473. PMID: 32751314, PMCID: PMC7432935, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17155473.
- Implementing School-Based Policies to Prevent Obesity: Cluster Randomized TrialIckovics JR, Duffany KO, Shebl FM, Peters SM, Read MA, Gilstad-Hayden KR, Schwartz MB. Implementing School-Based Policies to Prevent Obesity: Cluster Randomized Trial. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2019, 56: e1-e11. PMID: 30573151, PMCID: PMC7050629, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.08.026.
- Availability, Accessibility, Utilization: In-Depth Interviews with Food Insecure Residents and Emergency Food Providers in New Haven, CTCarroll G, Keene D, Santilli A, Johannes J, Ickovics J, Duffany K. Availability, Accessibility, Utilization: In-Depth Interviews with Food Insecure Residents and Emergency Food Providers in New Haven, CT. Journal Of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition 2018, 14: 240-251. DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2018.1555072.
- Maternal Obesity: Risks for Developmental Delays in Early ChildhoodDuffany K, McVeigh KH, Kershaw TS, Lipkind HS, Ickovics JR. Maternal Obesity: Risks for Developmental Delays in Early Childhood. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2015, 20: 219-230. PMID: 26694046, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-015-1821-z.
- Blood Pressure Changes during Pregnancy: Impact of Race, Body Mass Index, and Weight GainMagriples U, Boynton M, Kershaw T, Duffany K, Rising S, Ickovics J. Blood Pressure Changes during Pregnancy: Impact of Race, Body Mass Index, and Weight Gain. American Journal Of Perinatology 2013, 30: 161-162. DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1333570.
- Blood Pressure Changes during Pregnancy: Impact of Race, Body Mass Index, and Weight GainMagriples U, Boynton M, Kershaw T, Duffany K, Rising S, Ickovics J. Blood Pressure Changes during Pregnancy: Impact of Race, Body Mass Index, and Weight Gain. American Journal Of Perinatology 2012, 30: 415-424. PMID: 23059493, PMCID: PMC3938313, DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1326987.
- Community Interventions for Health (CIH): A novel approach to tackling the worldwide epidemic of chronic diseasesDuffany K, Finegood D, Matthews D, McKee M, Narayan K, Puska P, Siegel K, Stevens D, Wong F, Woodward M, Yach D. Community Interventions for Health (CIH): A novel approach to tackling the worldwide epidemic of chronic diseases. Global Heart 2011, 6: 47-56. DOI: 10.1016/j.cvdpc.2011.02.005.