Recent Publications

Nita Amornsiripanitch, MD, 2022 Gayle Brinkenhoff IGNITE Awardee

• “Audit of Prior Screening Mammograms of Screen-Detected Cancers: Implications for the Delay in Breast Cancer Detection”, Seminars in Ultrasound, CT, and MR, February 2023.
• “Reducing Barriers to Care in Screening Mammography Among Underserved Populations Through a Quality Improvement Approach”, Journal of the American College of Radiology, February 2023.
• “Experience of a single healthcare system with screening mammography before and after COVID-19 shutdown”, Clinical Imaging, September 2023.

Izzuddin Aris, PhD, ROSA Scholar

• “Associations of age at first birth and lifetime parity with weight and adiposity across midlife in women from Project Viva”, Obesity, September 2023.

Deborah Bartz, MD, MPH, Director of Education

• “Acute complications with same-day versus overnight cervical preparation before dilation and evacuation at 14 to 16 weeks”, Contraception, January 2023.
• “Society of Family Planning Clinical Recommendation: Emergency contraception”, Contraception, May 2023.
• “An assessment of postpartum contraception rates with evolving care during the COVID-19 pandemic”, Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, June 2023.
• “Allergic and infectious complications of Etonogestrel implant placements: A case series”, Contraception, June 2023.
• “Second-Trimester Dilation and Evacuation: A Simulation-Based Team Training Curriculum”, MedEdPORTAL, August 2023.

Behnood Bikdeli, MD, MS, Tynan Research Fellow, 2021 Specialized Cardiac & Vascular IGNITE Awardee

• “Sex-Related Differences in Patients Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Symptomatology in Older Adults with Pulmonary Embolism: Findings from the SERIOUS-PE Study”, Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, March 2023.

Kari Braaten, MD, MPH, Complex Family Planning Fellowship Associate Director

• “Expanding medical education in women’s health beyond reproductive organs”, Medical Education, May 2023.
• “Second-Trimester Dilation and Evacuation: A Simulation-Based Team Training Curriculum”, MedEdPORTAL, August 2023.

Jorge Chavarro, ScD, MD, ROSA Project 2 Co-Leader

• “Maternal Mortality in the United States: Trends and Opportunities for Prevention”, Annual Review of Medicine, January 2023.
• “Fruit and vegetable consumption, pesticide residue intake from consumption of fruits and vegetables, and risk of uterine fibroids”, F&S Science, February 2023.
• “Infertility and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study”, Journal of the American Heart Association, March 2023.
• “Comparison of factors associated with postpartum depression from two cohorts of nurses: the Korea Nurses’ Health Study and the Nurses’ Health Study 3”, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, April 2023.
• “Occupational factors and markers of testicular function among men attending a fertility center”, Human Reproduction, April 2023.
• “Genome-wide analysis identifies genetic effects on reproductive success and ongoing natural selection at the FADS locus”, Nature Human Behavior, May 2023.
• “Perceived stress and markers of ovarian reserve among subfertile women”, Reproductive Biomedicine Journal, June 2023.
• “Intake of soy products and soy isoflavones in relation to ovarian reserve”, Fertility and Sterility, June 2023.
• “Association of laparoscopically-confirmed endometriosis with long COVID-19: a prospective cohort study”, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, June 2023.
• “A prospective cohort study of infertility and cancer incidence”, Fertility and Sterility, July 2023.
• “Iron intake in relation to ovarian reserve among women seeking infertility treatment”, Human Reproduction, August 2023.
• “Prepregnancy plant-based diets and risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy”, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, August 2023.
• “Cervical and systemic innate immunity predictors of HIV risk linked to genital herpes acquisition and time from HSV-2 seroconversion”, Sexually Transmitted Infections, August 2023.
• “Associations of age at first birth and lifetime parity with weight and adiposity across midlife in women from Project Viva”, Obesity, September 2023.

Dawn DeMeo, MD, 2020 IGNITE Awardee

• “Zinc finger protein 33B demonstrates sex interaction with atopy-related markers in childhood asthma”, The European Respiratory Journal, January 2023.
• “X chromosome associations with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and related phenotypes: an X chromosome-wide association study”, Respiratory Research, February 2023.

Rohini Dutta, MBBS, 2022 Global Women’s Health Fellow

• “What to scale first? A cross-sectional analysis of factors affecting cesarean delivery rates at first referral units in Bihar, India”, Global Health Action, December 2023.
• “Academic global surgical competencies: A modified Delphi consensus study”, PLOS Global Public Health, July 2023.
• “The Paradoxical Criticism of Gender Parity in Surgery”,  Journal of Surgical Education, August 2023.

Natalie Feldman, MD, Women’s Mental Health Fellow

• “Postpartum experiences among individuals with suspected and confirmed prenatal generalized anxiety disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for help-seeking”, Psychiatry Research, May 2023.
• “Pregnant onsite essential workers: Mental health outcomes in a vulnerable population”, General Hospital Psychiatry, July-August 2023.

Alisa Goldberg, MD, MPH, Director of the Complex Family Planning Fellowship

• “Acute complications with same-day versus overnight cervical preparation before dilation and evacuation at 14 to 16 weeks”, Contraception, January 2023.
• “Extending the use of levonorgestrel 52 mg intrauterine devices to 8 years”, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, March 2023.
• “At-home urine pregnancy test assessment after mifepristone and misoprostol for undesired pregnancy of unknown location”, Contraception, April 2023.
• “Extending the use of levonorgestrel 52 mg intrauterine devices to 8 years”, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, July 2023.
• “Second-Trimester Dilation and Evacuation: A Simulation-Based Team Training Curriculum”, MedEdPORTAL, August 2023.
• “Mifepristone use for early pregnancy loss: A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators among OB/GYNS in Massachusetts, USA”, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, September 2023.
• “Induced Abortion and the Risk of Rh Sensitization”, JAMA, September 2023.
• “Use of Abortion Services in Massachusetts After the Dobbs Decision Among In-State vs Out-of-State Residents”, JAMA Network Open, September 2023.
• “Management of early pregnancy loss among obstetrician-gynecologists in Massachusetts and barriers to mifepristone use”, Contraception, October 2023.

Leilah Grant, PhD, Tynan Research Scientist

• “Effects of sleep fragmentation and estradiol decline on cortisol in a human experimental model of menopause”, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and metabolism, May 2023.
• “Supplementation of ambient lighting with a task lamp improves daytime alertness and cognitive performance in sleep-restricted individuals”, Sleep, August 2023.
• “A pilot study of light exposure as a countermeasure for menstrual phase-dependent neurobehavioral performance impairment in women”, Sleep Health, September 2023.

Laura Holsen, PhD, Director of Research Training

• “Lower Ghrelin Levels Are Associated With Higher Anxiety Symptoms in Adolescents and Young Adults With Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder”, Journal of Clinical Psychology, May 2023.
• “Neural activation of regions involved in food reward and cognitive control in young females with anorexia nervosa and atypical anorexia nervosa versus healthy controls”, Translational Psychiatry, June 2023.
• “Explicating the role of amygdala substructure alterations in the link between hypoleptinemia and rumination in anorexia nervosa”, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, September 2023.

Tianyi Huang, ScD, 2018 WHISPR Awardee

• “Sleep duration, plasma metabolites, and obesity and diabetes: a metabolome-wide association study in US women”, Sleep, January 2023.
• “Estimated ovulatory years prior to menopause and postmenopausal endogenous hormone levels”, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, May 2023.
• “Chronotype, Unhealthy Lifestyle, and Diabetes Risk in Middle-Aged U.S. Women : A Prospective Cohort Study”, Annals of Internal Medicine, October 2023.

Hadine Joffe, MD, MSc, Executive Director

• “Improving biobehavioral health in younger breast cancer survivors: Pathways to Wellness trial secondary outcomes”, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, January 2023.
• “Efficacy and safety of elinzanetant, a selective neurokinin-1,3 receptor antagonist for vasomotor symptoms: a dose-finding clinical trial (SWITCH-1)”, Menopause, January 2023.
• “Effects of sleep fragmentation and estradiol decline on cortisol in a human experimental model of menopause”, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and metabolism, May 2023.
• “The 2023 nonhormone therapy position statement of The North American Menopause Society“, Menopause, June 2023.
• “Targeting psychological and menopausal factors linked to non-adherence to anti-estrogen therapy in women with early-stage hormone-receptor positive breast cancer: A web-based feasibility study of Finding My Way”, Psychooncology, September 2023.
• “A pilot study of light exposure as a countermeasure for menstrual phase-dependent neurobehavioral performance impairment in women”, Sleep Health, September 2023.

Ursula Kaiser, MD, ROSA Project Co-Leader

• “Effects of sleep fragmentation and estradiol decline on cortisol in a human experimental model of menopause”, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and metabolism, May 2023.
• “Rare variants in the MECP2 gene in girls with central precocious puberty: a translational cohort study”, Lancet Diabetes Endocrinology, August 2023.

Ingrid Katz, MD, 2007-2009 Global Women’s Health Fellow

• “Multi-level Factors Driving Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Non-initiation Among Young Women at High Risk for HIV in Kenya”, AIDs and Behavior, January 2023.

Elizabeth Klerman, MD, PhD, ROSA Sleep Resource Core Leader

• “Effects of sleep fragmentation and estradiol decline on cortisol in a human experimental model of menopause”, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and metabolism, May 2023.

Vesela Kovacheva, MD, PhD, 2021 IGNITE Awardee

• “Hemodynamic changes in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection presenting for cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia: a retrospective case-control study”, International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia, February 2023.
• “A Methodology for a Scalable, Collaborative, and Resource-Efficient Platform, MERLIN, to Facilitate Healthcare AI Research”, IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, June 2023.

Annie Lewis-O’Connor, PhD, NP-BC, MPH, FAAN, Leiden Fund Recipient

• “Imaging patterns of thoracic injuries in survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV)”, Emergency Radiology, February 2023.
• “Pregnant onsite essential workers: Mental health outcomes in a vulnerable population”, General Hospital Psychiatry, July-August 2023.
• “Factors that influence interprofessional implementation of trauma-informed care in the emergency department”, JACEP Open, July 2023.

Cindy Liu, PhD, Director of Psychosocial Stress, Diversity, and Health

• “Psychological Distress and Heavy Alcohol Consumption Among U.S. Young Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic”, Women’s Health Issues, January-February 2023.
• “Postpartum experiences among individuals with suspected and confirmed prenatal generalized anxiety disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for help-seeking”, Psychiatry Research, May 2023.
• “Pregnant onsite essential workers: Mental health outcomes in a vulnerable population”, General Hospital Psychiatry, July-August 2023

Lydia Lynch, PhD, 2021 WHISPR Awardee

• “Interleukin-17 as a key player in neuroimmunometabolism”, Nature Metabolism, July 2023.
• “γδ T cell dichotomy with opposing cytotoxic and wound healing functions in human solid tumors”, Nature Cancer, August 2023.
• “Diet, nutrient supply, and tumor immune responses”, Trends in Cancer, September 2023.

Shruthi Mahalingaiah, MD, 2022 BWH-MGB Collaborative IGNITE Awardee

• “Abnormal uterine bleeding patterns determined through menstrual tracking among participants in the Apple Women’s Health Study”, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. February, 2023.
• “Use of personal care products during pregnancy and birth outcomes – A pilot study”, Environmental Research, May 2023.

Morteza Mahmoudi, PhD, MSc, 2019 IGNITE Awardee

• “Impact of Nanomedicine in Women’s Metastatic Breast Cancer”, Small, June 2023.

JoAnn Manson, MD, DrPH, MACP, Scientific Advisor

• “Sleep duration, plasma metabolites, and obesity and diabetes: a metabolome-wide association study in US women”, Sleep, January 2023.
• “Management of Menopausal Symptoms: A Review”, JAMA, February 2023.
• “Hyperinsulinemic and Pro-Inflammatory Dietary Patterns and Metabolomic Profiles Are Associated with Increased Risk of Total and Site-Specific Cancers among Postmenopausal Women”, Cancers, March 2023.
• “Association of Preterm Birth With Prevalent and Incident Hypertension, Early-Onset Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Disease in the Women’s Health Initiative”, The American Journal of Cardiology, April 2023.
• “Accelerometer-measured physical activity and postmenopausal breast cancer incidence in the Women’s Health Accelerometry Collaboration”, Cancer, May 2023.
• “Association between urinary phthalate biomarker concentrations and adiposity among postmenopausal women”, Environmental Research, April 2023.
• “Factors Associated With Sex Disparities in Leisure-Time Physical Activity: An Analysis of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011 to 2021”, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, April 2023.
• “Longitudinal patterns of abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue, total body composition, and anthropometric measures in postmenopausal women: Results from the Women’s Health Initiative”, International Journal of Obesity, April 2023.
• “Association of Age at Menopause and Hormone Therapy Use With Tau and β-Amyloid Positron Emission Tomography”, JAMA Neurology, May 2023.
• “Associations of maternal preterm birth with subsequent risk for type 2 diabetes in women from the women’s health initiative”, Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, June 2023.
• “Menopausal hormone therapy and dementia”, BMJ, June 2023.
• “Race and Ethnicity and Fracture Prediction Among Younger Postmenopausal Women in the Women’s Health Initiative Study”, JAMA Internal Medicine, July 2023.
• “Adverse pregnancy outcomes and risk of type 2 diabetes in postmenopausal women”, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, July 2023.
• “Management of perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms”, BMJ, August 2023.
• “Cervical and systemic innate immunity predictors of HIV risk linked to genital herpes acquisition and time from HSV-2 seroconversion”, Sexually Transmitted Infections, August 2023.
• “Association of Later-Life Weight Changes With Survival to Ages 90, 95, and 100: The Women’s Health Initiative”, J Gerontol, August 2023.
• “The menopausal transition period and cardiovascular risk”, Nature Reviews, Cardiology, September 2023.
• “Premenstrual Disorders, Timing of Menopause, and Severity of Vasomotor Symptoms”, JAMA Network Open, September 2023.

Lidia Minguez-Alarcon, PHD, 2022 WHISPR Awardee

• “Occupational factors and markers of testicular function among men attending a fertility center”, Human Reproduction, April 2023.
• “Plasma concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are associated with perturbations in lipid and amino acid metabolism”, Chemosphere, May 2023.
• “Perceived stress and markers of ovarian reserve among subfertile women”, Reproductive Biomedicine Journal, June 2023.
• “Intake of soy products and soy isoflavones in relation to ovarian reserve”, Fertility and Sterility, June 2023.
• “Iron intake in relation to ovarian reserve among women seeking infertility treatment”, Human Reproduction, August 2023.
• “Prepregnancy plant-based diets and risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy”, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, August 2023.

Leena Mittal, MD, Women’s Mental Health Fellowship Director

• “The role of perinatal psychiatry access programs in advancing mental health equity”, General Hospital Psychiatry, March 2023.
• “Postpartum experiences among individuals with suspected and confirmed prenatal generalized anxiety disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for help-seeking”, Psychiatry Research, May 2023.
• “Pregnant onsite essential workers: Mental health outcomes in a vulnerable population”, General Hospital Psychiatry, July-August 2023.

Maria Nardell, MD, 2018-2020 Global Women’s Health Fellow

• “Multi-level Factors Driving Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Non-initiation Among Young Women at High Risk for HIV in Kenya”, AIDs and Behavior, January 2023.

Margo Nathan, MD, 2020 WHISPR Awardee

• “Targeting psychological and menopausal factors linked to non-adherence to anti-estrogen therapy in women with early-stage hormone-receptor positive breast cancer: A web-based feasibility study of Finding My Way”, Psychooncology, September 2023.

Sara Neill, MD, 2019-2021 Complex Family Planning Fellow

• “Mifepristone use for early pregnancy loss: A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators among OB/GYNS in Massachusetts, USA”, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, September 2023.
• “Management of early pregnancy loss among obstetrician-gynecologists in Massachusetts and barriers to mifepristone use”, Contraception, October 2023.

Michelle O’Donoghue, MD, MPH, WHAM! Research Awardee

• “Sex-Related Differences in Patients Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Symptomatology in Older Adults with Pulmonary Embolism: Findings from the SERIOUS-PE Study”, Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, March 2023.

Emily Oken, MD, MPH, ROSA Project Co-Leader

• “The Role of Prenatal Psychosocial Stress in the Associations of a Proinflammatory Diet in Pregnancy With Child Adiposity and Growth Trajectories”, JAMA Network Open, January 2023.
• “Intergenerational transmission of the effects of maternal exposure to childhood maltreatment in the USA: a retrospective cohort study”, Lancet Public Health, March 2023.
• “Associations of age at first birth and lifetime parity with weight and adiposity across midlife in women from Project Viva”, Obesity, September 2023.

Rose Olsen, MD, Global Women’s Health Fellow

• “Assessment of Microfinance Interventions and Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis”, JAMA Network Open, January 2023.
• “Factors that influence interprofessional implementation of trauma-informed care in the emergency department”, JACEP Open, July 2023.
• “Conflict-related sexual violence continues in Tigray, Ethiopia”, Lancet, September 2023.

Chiamaka Onwuzurike, MD, MPH, 2021 Global Women’s Health Fellow

• “An assessment of postpartum contraception rates with evolving care during the COVID-19 pandemic”, Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, June 2023.

Maria Pabon, MD, First.In.Women Fellow

• “Influence of background medical therapy on efficacy and safety of dapagliflozin in patients with heart failure with improved ejection fraction in the DELIVER trial”. European Journal of Heart Failure, September 2023.

Lydia Pace, MD, MPH, Director of Women’s Health Policy and Advocacy and the Global Women’s Health Fellowship

• “Screening MRI Does Not Increase Cancer Detection or Result in an Earlier Stage at Diagnosis for Patients with High-Risk Breast Lesions: A Propensity Score Analysis”, Annals of Surgical Oncology, January 2023.
• “Financial Toxicity Among Patients With Breast Cancer Worldwide: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis”, JAMA Network Open, February 2023.
• “Cascade Analysis for Women Presenting With Breast Concerns to a Zonal Hospital in Mwanza, Tanzania”, JCO Global Oncology, March 2023.
• “Implementation research: including breast examinations in acervical cancer screening programme, Rwanda”, Bulletin of the World Health Organization, May 2023.
• “Massachusetts’ innovative policy approach to expanding contraceptive options in primary care”, Health Affairs Scholar, September 2023.
• “Patients’ experiences undergoing breast evaluation in Rwanda’s Women’s Cancer Early Detection Program”, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, August 2023.
• “Inequities in referrals to a breast cancer risk assessment and prevention clinic: a mixed methods study”, BMC Primary Care, August 2023.
• “Credentialing Internal Medicine Physicians to Expand Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Access”, Annals of Internal Medicine, August 2023.

Shadab Rahman, PhD, MPH, 2023 Connors Center IGNITE Awardee

• “Effects of sleep fragmentation and estradiol decline on cortisol in a human experimental model of menopause”, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and metabolism, May 2023.
• “Supplementation of ambient lighting with a task lamp improves daytime alertness and cognitive performance in sleep-restricted individuals”, Sleep, August 2023.
• “A pilot study of light exposure as a countermeasure for menstrual phase-dependent neurobehavioral performance impairment in women”, Sleep Health, September 2023.

Kavitha Ranganathan, MD, 2021-2022 Global Women’s Health Fellow

• “Financial Toxicity Among Patients With Breast Cancer Worldwide: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis”, JAMA Network Open, February 2023.

Susan Redline, MD, ROSA Co-Investigator

• “Sleep duration, plasma metabolites, and obesity and diabetes: a metabolome-wide association study in US women”, Sleep, January 2023.
• “Chronotype, Unhealthy Lifestyle, and Diabetes Risk in Middle-Aged U.S. Women : A Prospective Cohort Study”, Annals of Internal Medicine, October 2023.

Kathryn Rexrode, MD, ROSA Career Enhancement Core Co-Leader

• “Maternal Mortality in the United States: Trends and Opportunities for Prevention”, Annual Review of Medicine, January 2023.
• “Sleep duration, plasma metabolites, and obesity and diabetes: a metabolome-wide association study in US women”, Sleep, January 2023.
• “Infertility and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study”, Journal of the American Heart Association, March 2023.
• “Hyperinsulinemic and Pro-Inflammatory Dietary Patterns and Metabolomic Profiles Are Associated with Increased Risk of Total and Site-Specific Cancers among Postmenopausal Women”, Cancers, March 2023.
• “Prepregnancy Migraine, Migraine Phenotype, and Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes”, Neurology, April 2023.
• “Considering the Use of Female Hormone Therapy in Women With Cerebral Cavernous Malformations: An Editorial”, Neurology, April 2023.
• “Validation of parental recall questionnaire to classify preterm delivery subtypes: Spontaneous preterm labour, preterm premature rupture of membranes and clinician-initiated preterm delivery”, Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, September 2023.

Janet Rich-Edwards, ScD, MPH, Director of Lifecourse Epidemiology

• “Maternal Mortality in the United States: Trends and Opportunities for Prevention”, Annual Review of Medicine, January 2023.
• “Prepregnancy Migraine, Migraine Phenotype, and Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes”, Neurology, April 2023.
• “Postpartum home blood pressure monitoring and lifestyle intervention in overweight and obese individuals the first year after gestational hypertension or pre-eclampsia: A pilot feasibility trial”, BJOG, February 2023.
• “Infertility and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study”, Journal of the American Heart Association, March 2023.
• “Intimate Partner Violence, Mental Health Symptoms, and Modifiable Health Factors in Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US”, JAMA Network Open, March 2023.
• “Coronary artery restenosis and target lesion revascularisation in women by pregnancy history”, Open Heart, March 2023.
• “Genome-wide analysis identifies genetic effects on reproductive success and ongoing natural selection at the FADS locus”, Nature Human Behavior, May 2023.
• “Sex-Inclusive Biomedicine: Are New Policies Increasing Rigor and Reproducibility?”, Ageing Research Reviews, May 2023.
• “Adverse childhood experiences and pre-pregnancy body mass index in the HUNT study: A population-based cohort study”, PLoS One, May 2023.
• “Association of laparoscopically-confirmed endometriosis with long COVID-19: a prospective cohort study”, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, June 2023.
• “A prospective cohort study of infertility and cancer incidence”, Fertility and Sterility, July 2023.
• “Prepregnancy plant-based diets and risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy”, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, August 2023.
• “Cervical and systemic innate immunity predictors of HIV risk linked to genital herpes acquisition and time from HSV-2 seroconversion”, Sexually Transmitted Infections, August 2023.
• “Validation of parental recall questionnaire to classify preterm delivery subtypes: Spontaneous preterm labour, preterm premature rupture of membranes and clinician-initiated preterm delivery”, Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, September 2023.
• “First-trimester occupational exposures and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among US nurses”, Occupational Medicine, October 2023.

Hadi Shafiee, PhD, 2022 BWH-MGB Collaborative IGNITE Awardee

• “Advancements in the future of automating micromanipulation techniques in the IVF laboratory using deep convolutional neural networks”, Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, February 2023.
• “The use of voting ensembles to improve the accuracy of deep neural networks as a non-invasive method to predict embryo ploidy status”, Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, February 2023.

Diana Soria-Contreras, PhD, MSc, ROSA Associate Scholar

• “Associations of age at first birth and lifetime parity with weight and adiposity across midlife in women from Project Viva”, Obesity, September 2023.

Primavera A Spagnolo, MD, PhD, Scientific Director, First.In.Women

• “Sex-Related Differences in Patients Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Symptomatology in Older Adults with Pulmonary Embolism: Findings from the SERIOUS-PE Study”, Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, March 2023.
• “Methylome changes associated with functional movement/conversion disorder: Influence of biological sex and childhood abuse exposure”, Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry, March 2023

Hanni Stoklosa, MD, MPH, 2013-2015 Global Women’s Health Fellow

• “Factors that influence interprofessional implementation of trauma-informed care in the emergency department”, JACEP Open, July 2023.

Jennifer Stuart, ScD, ROSA Scientist, 2020 WHISPR Awardee

• “Prepregnancy Migraine, Migraine Phenotype, and Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes”, Neurology, April 2023.
• “Prepregnancy plant-based diets and risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy”, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, August 2023.
• “First-trimester occupational exposures and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among US nurses”, Occupational Medicine, October 2023.
• “Validation of parental recall questionnaire to classify preterm delivery subtypes: Spontaneous preterm labour, preterm premature rupture of membranes and clinician-initiated preterm delivery”, Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, September 2023.

Paula Voinescu, MD, 2023 Casey Toolin McAuliffe Memorial IGNITE Awardee

• “Catamenial epilepsy occurrence and patterns in a mixed population of women with epilepsy”, Epilepsia, July 2023.

Wendy Wang, MD, First.In.Women Fellow

• “Influence of background medical therapy on efficacy and safety of dapagliflozin in patients with heart failure with improved ejection fraction in the DELIVER trial”. European Journal of Heart Failure, September 2023.
• “Sex Differences in Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes After Myocardial Infarction With Low Ejection Fraction: Insights From PARADISE-MI”, Journal of the American Heart Association, September 2023.

Aleta Wiley, MPH, MSc, Director of Research Program Management

• “Effects of sleep fragmentation and estradiol decline on cortisol in a human experimental model of menopause”, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and metabolism, May 2023.
• “Targeting psychological and menopausal factors linked to non-adherence to anti-estrogen therapy in women with early-stage hormone-receptor positive breast cancer: A web-based feasibility study of Finding My Way”, Psychooncology, September 2023.