Susan Dwight Bliss Professor Emeritus
Research Interests
- Epidemiology
- Gynecology
- Neurology
- Pediatrics
- Perinatal Care
- Evidence-Based Medicine
Maternal and Child Health
CDE faculty focus their research on a broad range of maternal health conditions, genetic susceptibilities, nutritional, and environmental exposures during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period and their associated child health outcomes. Our research is implemented through prospective birth cohorts, pre-conception cohorts, and randomized controlled trials. Research areas are diverse ranging from vitamin D and miscarriage risk, to the effect of air pollution on fetal growth, to the impacts of obesity and gestational diabetes on childhood metabolic health, and the genetic pathways associated with pre-eclampsia and childhood asthma.
Faculty of Interest
Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases); Co-Director, Yale Center for Perinatal, Pediatric and Environmental Epidemiology, Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Research Interests- Asthma
- Chronic Disease
- Epidemiology
- Genetics
- Leukemia
- Norway
- Pre-Eclampsia
- Sepsis
- Biostatistics
- Genetic Pleiotropy
Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases); Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Research Interests- Diabetes Mellitus
- Hypertension
- Maternal Health Services
- Maternal-Child Health Centers
- Obesity
- Pregnancy
- Prenatal Care
- Global Health
- Samoa
- American Samoa
Professor Adjunct of Psychiatry
Research Interests- Anxiety Disorders
- Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
- Mood Disorders
- Substance-Related Disorders
- Sexual and Gender Disorders
Centers and other resources
- Empower Neighborhoods and Relationships to Improve Community Health (ENRICH)ENRICH explores the impact of people and environments on individuals and communities, and in collaboration with communities, develops programs to improve community health.
- Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF): A Guide to Global Scale UpThis evidence-informed initiative is designed to help countries identify the strength of their breastfeeding-friendly environment and to improve breastfeeding policies and programs.
- Center for Perinatal, Pediatric and Environmental Epidemiology (CPPEE)CPPEE aims, through epidemiologic studies, to investigate the impact of environmental, genetic, and clinical factors on pregnancy, birth, and childhood.
- Community Alliance for Research and Engagement (CARE)CARE promotes the prevention of chronic diseases by focusing on social, environmental, and behavioral risk factors.
- Caroline Johnson LabJohnson Lab explores sex-specific differences in metabolism that influence colorectal cancer etiology, progression, and response to therapeutics.
- Samoan Obesity, lifestyle and Genetic Adaptations Study Group (OLAGA)OLAGA study group aims to understand the origins of obesity among Samoans and other Pacific Islanders to develop relevant interventions to reduce obesity and obesity-related conditions.
- Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center (PRC)The PRC works with community partners to develop and implement community-based approaches to prevent and control chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.