2025 PUBLICATIONS
Izzuddin Aris, PhD, ROSA Scholar and Co-Investigator
- “Neighborhood Vulnerability and Age of Natural Menopause and Menopausal Symptoms Among Midlife Women” JAMA Netw Open. May 2025.
- “Associations of adverse childhood experiences with midlife cardiovascular health in women” Am J Prev Cardiol. August 2025.
- “Perceived discrimination and cardiovascular risk factors in mid-life women: results from Project Viva, a longitudinal cohort in the USA” BMJ Public Health. October 2025.
- “Estimating sex-specific population-level effects of limiting sugar-sweetened beverages or 100% fruit juices during childhood on insulin resistance, central adiposity, and glycemic outcomes in late adolescence” Am J Epidemiol. October 2025.
- “Association of Maternal Prepregnancy BMI With Offspring Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Childhood” Obesity (Silver Spring). October 2025.
- “Adolescent “Lean PCOS” Is Characterized by Higher Insulin Resistance and Adverse Adipokine Profile” J Clin Endocrinol Metab. December 2025.
Deborah Bartz, MD, MPH, Director of Education
- “The Rise and Fall and Rise of Pronatalism: A Disingenuous Policy that Harms the Health of People and Society” J Law Med Ethics. 2025.
- “A Student-Informed Guide for Success on the OB/GYN Clerkship” J Med Educ Curric Dev. January 2025.
- “Abortion care in the emergency department: A national survey of emergency physicians’ perspectives” Acad Emerg Med. February 2025.
- “Implementing a Near-peer Advising Program During the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship Improves Students’ Experience” J Med Educ Curric Dev. April 2025.
- “State-funded insurance coverage of abortions for undocumented immigrants in the United States” Contraception. June 2025.
- “The Rise and Fall and Rise of Pronatalism: A Disingenuous Policy that Harms the Health of People and Society” J Law Med Ethics. July 2025.
Behnood Bikdeli, MD, MS, Tynan Research Fellow, 2021 Specialized Cardiac & Vascular IGNITE Awardee
- “Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Therapy in the 2025 ACC/AHA Guideline for Acute Coronary Syndromes: Key Recommendations” J Am Coll Cardiol. June 2025.
- “Use of Present-on-Admission Indicators to Improve Accuracy of Pulmonary Embolism Identification from Electronic Health Record Data” Semin Thromb Hemost. June 2025.
- “Direct oral anticoagulants versus Vitamin K antagonists in antiphospholipid syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis” Semin Arthritis Rheum. August 2025.
- “Apixaban for Extended Treatment of Provoked Venous Thromboembolism” N Engl J Med. August 2025.
- “Superficial Vein Thrombosis: A Review” JAMA. September 2025.
- Audio Interview: “Superficial Vein Thrombosis”.
Kari Braaten, MD, MPH, Complex Family Planning Fellowship Director
- “Contraceptive Efficacy and Comparative Side Effects of a Mini Copper Intrauterine Device” NEJM Evid. August 2025.
Jorge Chavarro, ScD, MD, ROSA Project 2 Co-Leader
- “Prevalence and correlates of diagnosed and probable polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in a cohort of parous women” Am J Epidemiol. January 2025.
- “Associations of maternal per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance plasma concentrations during pregnancy with offspring polycystic ovary syndrome and related characteristics in project viva” Environ Res. March 2025.
- “Neighborhood Vulnerability and Age of Natural Menopause and Menopausal Symptoms Among Midlife Women” JAMA Netw Open. May 2025.
- “Associations of adverse childhood experiences with midlife cardiovascular health in women” Am J Prev Cardiol. August 2025.
- “Preconception, gestation, and childhood exposure to air pollution and risk of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in a US girls cohort study” Environ Int. November 2025.
- “Adolescent “Lean PCOS” Is Characterized by Higher Insulin Resistance and Adverse Adipokine Profile” J Clin Endocrinol Metab. December 2025.
Holly Crowe, PhD, MPH, 2023 ROSA Pilot Awardee
- “Association of migraine and vasomotor symptom severity and duration among naturally menopausal women in Nurses’ Health Study II” Menopause. July 2025.
Rohini Dutta, MBBS, MPH, 2022 Global Women’s Health Fellow
- “Investing in women’s health: blended finance for cancer care” The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women’s Health. September 2025.
- “Obstetrician and gynaecologist engagement in global surgery: adding necessary value to the field” BMJ Glob Health. October 2025.
Natalie Feldman, MD, Connors Research Scientist
- “Postpartum anxiety: a state-of-the-art review” Lancet Psychiatry. September 2025.
- “Childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD): Quantifying missed opportunities for intervention” Gen Hosp Psychiatry. Nov-Dec 2025.
Alisa Goldberg, MD, MPH, Complex Family Planning Fellowship Associate Director
- “Contraceptive Efficacy and Comparative Side Effects of a Mini Copper Intrauterine Device” NEJM Evid. August 2025.
Irene Gonsalvez, MD, 2023 WHISPR Awardee
- “Adverse cardiometabolic impacts of sleep fragmentation and estradiol suppression: An experimental model of menopause” J Clin Endocrinol Metab. November 2025.
- “Impact of sleep fragmentation and estradiol suppression on positive and negative affect: Results of an experimental model of menopause” Psychoneuroendocrinology. November 2025.
Leilah Grant, PhD, First.In.Women® Research Scientist
- “Adverse cardiometabolic impacts of sleep fragmentation and estradiol suppression: An experimental model of menopause” J Clin Endocrinol Metab. November 2025.
- “Impact of sleep fragmentation and estradiol suppression on positive and negative affect: Results of an experimental model of menopause” Psychoneuroendocrinology. November 2025.
Jessica Harder, MD, Martignetti Awardee
- “Adverse cardiometabolic impacts of sleep fragmentation and estradiol suppression: An experimental model of menopause” J Clin Endocrinol Metab. November 2025.
- “Impact of sleep fragmentation and estradiol suppression on positive and negative affect: Results of an experimental model of menopause” Psychoneuroendocrinology. November 2025.
Aditi Hazra, PhD, MPH, 2024 Gayle Brinkenhoff IGNITE Pilot Award for Breast Cancer Research Awardee
- “Prevalence of Toxic Exposures Among Women Veterans With Breast or Gynecologic Cancers Receiving Veterans Affairs (VA) Care”, Mil Med. November 2025.
Laura Holsen, PhD, Director of Research Training
- “Frequency and Predictors of Shape/Weight Concerns and Objective Binge Eating in Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)” Int J Eat Disord. May 2025.
- “Does restrictive anorexia nervosa impact brain aging? A machine learning approach to estimate age based on brain structure” Comput Biol Med. August 2025.
- “Amygdala and insula activation in youth with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder in response to aversive food-specific fear images” Psychological Medicine. December 2025.
Tianyi Huang, ScD, 2018 WHISPR Awardee
- “Associations between common contraceptive use and circulating inflammatory biomarkers” Am J Epidemiol. January 2025.
Hadine Joffe, MD, MSc, Former Executive Director
- “The Relation between Systemic Inflammation and the Menopause Transition: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation” J Clin Endocrinol Metab. March 2025.
- “Barriers and solutions in women’s health research and clinical care: a call to action” Lancet Reg Health Am. March 2025.
- “Sleep timing, sleep timing regularity, and cognitive performance in women entering late adulthood: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN)” Sleep. May 12.
- “Neighborhood Vulnerability and Age of Natural Menopause and Menopausal Symptoms Among Midlife Women” JAMA Netw Open. May 2025.
- “Protocol for a global menopause priority setting partnership” BMJ Open. June 2025.
- “Association of migraine and vasomotor symptom severity and duration among naturally menopausal women in Nurses’ Health Study II” Menopause. July 2025.
- “Sex differences in clinical trial enrollment in the United States across psychiatric disorders” Contemporary Clinical Trials. September 2025.
- “Adverse cardiometabolic impacts of sleep fragmentation and estradiol suppression: An experimental model of menopause” J Clin Endocrinol Metab. November 2025.
- “Impact of sleep fragmentation and estradiol suppression on positive and negative affect: Results of an experimental model of menopause” Psychoneuroendocrinology. November 2025.
Ursula Kaiser, MD, ROSA Project C Co-Leader
- “Adverse cardiometabolic impacts of sleep fragmentation and estradiol suppression: An experimental model of menopause” J Clin Endocrinol Metab. November 2025.
Elizabeth Klerman, MD, PhD, ROSA Sleep and Light Resource Core Leader
- “Adverse cardiometabolic impacts of sleep fragmentation and estradiol suppression: An experimental model of menopause” J Clin Endocrinol Metab. November 2025.
Amanda Koire, MD, PhD, Connors Research Scientist
- “COVID-19 experiences and persistent maternal mental health symptoms: Examining the role of long COVID, self-efficacy, and partner support” Dev Psychopathol. July 2025.
- “Sex differences in clinical trial enrollment in the United States across psychiatric disorders” Contemporary Clinical Trials. September 2025.
- “Childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD): Quantifying missed opportunities for intervention” Gen Hosp Psychiatry. Nov-Dec 2025.
- “Protecting PRAMS: The Importance of the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System for Perinatal Psychiatric Services”, Psychiatr Serv. November 2025.
Cindy Liu, PhD, Director of Stress and Adversity
- “Infant Distress from the Still-Face and its Association With Increased Problem Solving: Implications for Early Resilience” J Dev Behav Pediatr. June 2025.
- “Adolescent health and the intersectionality of ethnicity/race, sex, and sexual orientation: A national probability sample from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study” Dev Psychol. July 2025.
- “COVID-19 experiences and persistent maternal mental health symptoms: Examining the role of long COVID, self-efficacy, and partner support” Dev Psychopathol. July 2025.
- “Postpartum anxiety: a state-of-the-art review” Lancet Psychiatry. September 2025.
- “Childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD): Quantifying missed opportunities for intervention” Gen Hosp Psychiatry. Nov-Dec 2025.
- “From NICU to home: meeting the mental health needs of families after discharge”, J Perinatol. November 2025.
Fei Liu, PhD, 2024 Connors BWH-MGB Collaborative IGNITE Awardee
- “Tear fluid derived extracellular vesicles for new biomarker discovery” Ocul Surf. July 2025.
Shruthi Mahalingaiah, MD, 2022 BWH-MGB Collaborative IGNITE Awardee
- “Associations of maternal per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance plasma concentrations during pregnancy with offspring polycystic ovary syndrome and related characteristics in project viva” Environ Res. March 2025.
- “Digitally Enabled AI-Interpreted Salivary Ferning-Based Ovulation Prediction: Feasibility Study” J Med Internet Res. August 2025.
- “Preconception, gestation, and childhood exposure to air pollution and risk of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in a US girls cohort study” Environ Int. November 2025.
Morteza Mahmoudi, PhD, 2019 IGNITE Awardee
- “Bioengineering solutions to improve women’s health” Med. May 2025.
- “The Importance of Sex-Based Comparisons in Preclinical Nanomedicine and Regenerative Chronic Wound Therapies” ACS Biomater Sci Eng, September 2025.
JoAnn Manson, MD, DrPH, MACP, Scientific Advisor
- “Joint Physical-Psychosocial Frailty and Risks of All-Cause and Cause-Specific Premature Mortality” J Gen Internal Med. January 2025.
- “Pre-pandemic leukocyte count is associated with severity of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection among older women in the Women’s Health Initiative” Menopause. March 2025.
- “Life satisfaction as compared with traditional risk factors in relation to incident cardiovascular diseases” Eur J Epidemiol. April 2025.
- “Identification of individuals who benefit from omega-3 fatty acid supplementation to prevent coronary heart disease: a machine-learning analysis of the VITAL” Eur J Epidemiol. June 2025.
- “The Effect of Vitamin D3 Supplementation on the Incidence of Diagnosed Dementia Among Healthy Older Adults-The Finnish Vitamin D Trial” J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. June 2025.
- “Comparative Effectiveness of Metformin Versus Sulfonylureas on Exceptional Longevity in Women With Type 2 Diabetes: Target Trial Emulation” J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. June 2025.
- “Global Sociodemographic Disparities in Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality According to Sex, 1980 to 2021” Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. July 2025.
- “Associations of adverse childhood experiences with midlife cardiovascular health in women” Am J Prev Cardiol. August 2025.
- “Integrating Diet and Physical Activity When Prescribing GLP-1s-Lifestyle Factors Remain Crucial” JAMA Intern Med. September 2025.
- “Anthropometric indices of obesity and their relationships with diabetes risk by race and ethnicity among postmenopausal women”, Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. November 2025.
- “Prospective associations between accelerometer-measured physical activity, sedentary behavior, and healthy longevity: the Women’s Health Accelerometry Collaboration”, J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. November 2025.
- “Racial differences in breast cancer-specific mortality and CVD-specific mortality after breast cancer in post-menopausal women”, Cardiooncology. November 2025.
- “Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women With Vasomotor Symptoms: A Secondary Analysis of the Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Clinical Trials”, JAMA Intern Med. November 2025.
- “Follicle stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone and adiposity trajectories in postmenopausal women”, Climacteric. December 2025.
Emily Oken, MD, MPH, ROSA Project Co-Leader
- “Prevalence and correlates of diagnosed and probable polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in a cohort of parous women” Am J Epidemiol. January 2025.
- “Associations of maternal per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance plasma concentrations during pregnancy with offspring polycystic ovary syndrome and related characteristics in project viva” Environ Res. March 2025.
- “Neighborhood Vulnerability and Age of Natural Menopause and Menopausal Symptoms Among Midlife Women” JAMA Netw Open. May 2025.
- “Associations of adverse childhood experiences with midlife cardiovascular health in women” Am J Prev Cardiol. August 2025.
- “Perceived discrimination and cardiovascular risk factors in mid-life women: results from Project Viva, a longitudinal cohort in the USA” BMJ Public Health. October 2025.
- “Estimating sex-specific population-level effects of limiting sugar-sweetened beverages or 100% fruit juices during childhood on insulin resistance, central adiposity, and glycemic outcomes in late adolescence” Am J Epidemiol. October 2025.
- “Adolescent “Lean PCOS” Is Characterized by Higher Insulin Resistance and Adverse Adipokine Profile” J Clin Endocrinol Metab. December 2025.
Lydia Pace, MD, MPH, Director of Women’s Health Policy and Advocacy and the Global Women’s Health Fellowship
- “The association of travel distance and other patient characteristics with breast cancer stage at diagnosis and treatment completion at a rural Rwandan cancer facility” BMC Cancer. January 2025.
- “Breast imaging recommendations for young females (age < 40 years) with ≥ 20% lifetime breast cancer risk: practice patterns at a specialized clinic” Breast Cancer Res Treat. August 2025.
- “Means Testing and Contraceptive Uptake Among Young People” JAMA Pediatr. August 2025.
- “Early experience scaling up a breast cancer early detection initiative integrated with cervical cancer screening in Rwanda”, BMJ Global Health. October 2025.
- “Where U.S. Women Receive Primary Care: A Cross-Sectional Analysis”, J Gen Intern Med. November 2025.
- “Evaluating the Implementation and Maintenance of a Breast Cancer Risk-Assessment and Prevention Program”, Ann Surg Oncol. November 2025.
Shadab Rahman, PhD, ROSA Project B Co-Leader
- “Adverse cardiometabolic impacts of sleep fragmentation and estradiol suppression: An experimental model of menopause” J Clin Endocrinol Metab. November 2025.
- “Impact of sleep fragmentation and estradiol suppression on positive and negative affect: Results of an experimental model of menopause” Psychoneuroendocrinology. November 2025.
Kathryn Rexrode, MD, ROSA Career Enhancement Core Co-Leader
- “Assessing and Addressing Cardiovascular and Obstetric Risks in Patients Undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technology: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association” Circulation. February 2025.
- “Association of migraine and vasomotor symptom severity and duration among naturally menopausal women in Nurses’ Health Study II” Menopause. July 2025.
- “Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women With Vasomotor Symptoms: A Secondary Analysis of the Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Clinical Trials”, JAMA Intern Med. November 2025.
Janet Rich-Edwards, ScD, MPH, Director of Lifecourse Epidemiology
- “Association of migraine and vasomotor symptom severity and duration among naturally menopausal women in Nurses’ Health Study II” Menopause. July 2025
- “Sex differences in clinical trial enrollment in the United States across psychiatric disorders” Contemporary Clinical Trials. September 2025.
- “Adverse pregnancy outcomes and development of short-term cardiovascular disease risk factors”, Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. December 2025.
- “A National Institute on Aging workshop on the long-term effects of pregnancy on aging”, Nat Aging. December 2025.
Naoko Sasamoto, MD, Ovarian Cancer Fund Recipient
- “Associations between common contraceptive use and circulating inflammatory biomarkers” Am J Epidemiol. January 2025.
- “Prospective evaluation of plasma proteins in relation to surgical endometriosis diagnosis in the Nurses’ Health Study II” EBioMedicine. May 2025.
Primavera Spagnolo, MD, PhD, Interim Executive Director and Scientific Director of First.In.Women® Precision Medicine Platform
- “Sex differences in the comorbidity between attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis”. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. July-August 2025.
- “Sex differences in clinical trial enrollment in the United States across psychiatric disorders” Contemporary Clinical Trials. September 2025.
- “Sex differences in endocannabinoid and inflammatory markers associated with posttraumatic stress disorder”, Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry, October 2025.
- “Impact of sleep fragmentation and estradiol suppression on positive and negative affect: Results of an experimental model of menopause” Psychoneuroendocrinology. November 2025.
- Spagnolo, Primavera, MD, PhD: “Toward Inclusive, Evidence-Based rTMS Care for Patients With Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders”, Am J Psychiatry. December 2025.
Jennifer Stuart, ScD, ROSA Scientist, 2020 WHISPR Awardee
- “Response to the Letter to the Editor: “Signs or symptoms of suspected preeclampsia – A retrospective National database study of prevalence, costs, and outcomes”” Pregnancy Hypertens. March 2025.
Kathryn Terry, ScD, Ovarian Cancer Fund Recipient
- “Associations between common contraceptive use and circulating inflammatory biomarkers” Am J Epidemiol. January 2025.
- “Prospective evaluation of plasma proteins in relation to surgical endometriosis diagnosis in the Nurses’ Health Study II” EBioMedicine. May 2025.
Paula Voinescu, MD, 2023 Casey Toolin McAuliffe Memorial IGNITE Awardee
- “Neuropsychological Outcomes in 6-Year-Old Children of Women With Epilepsy: A Prospective Nonrandomized Clinical Trial” JAMA Neurol. January 2025.
- “Comparative analysis of postpartum depression incidence in patients with epilepsy on levetiracetam or lamotrigine monotherapy during pregnancy” Epilespy Behav. July 2025.
Wendy Wang, MD, First.In.Women Fellow
- “Finerenone in Women and Men With Heart Failure With Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Secondary Analysis of the FINEARTS-HF Randomized Clinical Trial” JAMA Cardiol. January 2025.
Menglu Yang, MD, PhD, 2024 Connors BWH-MGB Collaborative IGNITE Awardee
- “Tear fluid derived extracellular vesicles for new biomarker discovery” Ocul Surf. July 2025.
