Featured Publications
Converging on Bladder Health through Design Thinking: From an Ecology of Influence to a Focused Set of Research Questions
Lewis J, Brady S, Sutcliffe S, Smith A, Mueller E, Rudser K, Markland A, Stapleton A, Gahagan S, Cunningham SD, Consortium P. Converging on Bladder Health through Design Thinking: From an Ecology of Influence to a Focused Set of Research Questions. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2020, 17: 4340. PMID: 32560510, PMCID: PMC7345219, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17124340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract symptomsBladder healthTract symptomsLower Urinary Tract SymptomsProtective factorsLongitudinal observational studyBladder functionObservational studyCandidate riskPrevention effortsRapid-cycle prototypingWomenSymptomsResearch ConsortiumSubstantial numberTransdisciplinary consortiumHealthRiskFocused research questionsPrevention
2023
Perceived Stress and Depressive Symptoms Are Associated With Emotional Eating but Not Nutritional Intake During Pregnancy: A Prospective Cohort Study
Carandang R, Epel E, Radin R, Lewis J, Ickovics J, Cunningham S. Perceived Stress and Depressive Symptoms Are Associated With Emotional Eating but Not Nutritional Intake During Pregnancy: A Prospective Cohort Study. Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health 2023, 69: 64-70. PMID: 37358371, DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.13537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThird trimesterNutritional intakeDepressive symptomsPregnant womenPsychological distressEmotional eatingProspective cohort studySocial supportAssociation of changesDiverse pregnant womenHigher depressive symptomsLogistic regression modelsCohort studyProspective studySecond trimesterPregnancyTrimesterClinical sitesSymptomsIntakeMajor life eventsMental healthChange scoresWomenGreater likelihood
2021
Features and Impact of Trust-Based Relationships Between Community Health Workers and Low-Resource Perinatal Women with Chronic Health Conditions
Boyd LM, Mehra R, Thomas J, Lewis JB, Cunningham SD. Features and Impact of Trust-Based Relationships Between Community Health Workers and Low-Resource Perinatal Women with Chronic Health Conditions. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2021, 25: 1866-1874. PMID: 34674101, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-021-03242-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerinatal womenLow-resource womenCommunity health care programsCommunity health workersChild health outcomesChronic health conditionsHealth worker programmesHealth care programsPrenatal careChronic conditionsInfant healthHealth workersHealth behaviorsCare programHealth outcomesMethodsFocus groupsHealth conditionsWomenImproved healthHealthcare systemCHWsCare relationshipsCareEmotional supportClient engagementAssociations between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Sexual Risk among Postpartum Women
Thomas JL, Lewis JB, Ickovics JR, Cunningham SD. Associations between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Sexual Risk among Postpartum Women. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2021, 18: 3848. PMID: 33917634, PMCID: PMC8038841, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18073848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRapid repeat pregnancyACE exposureSexual riskPostpartum womenRepeat pregnancyPostpartum periodContraceptive methodsChild health outcomesYears of ageSexual risk outcomesAdverse childhood experiencesChildhood experiencesRisky sexual behaviorSTI acquisitionMaternal healthEpidemiological evidenceReproductive ageContraceptive useHealth outcomesCondom useAge 18Logistic regressionPregnancyWomenConvenience sample
2020
Perinatal Depressive Symptom Trajectories Among Adolescent Women in New York City
Simons HR, Thorpe LE, Jones HE, Lewis JB, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Perinatal Depressive Symptom Trajectories Among Adolescent Women in New York City. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2020, 67: 84-92. PMID: 32268996, PMCID: PMC11225562, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.12.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptom trajectoriesDepressive symptomsAdolescent womenSymptom trajectoriesHigher symptomsDepressive symptom dataDepressive symptoms postpartumModerate depressive symptomsDistinct trajectory patternsHigher depressive symptomsGroup-based trajectory modelingPregnancy characteristicsEarly pregnancyPrenatal careEarly treatmentPerinatal periodSymptom dataSymptomsPregnancy distressNew York CityControl participantsWomenTrajectory groupsPostpartumYork CityApplying concepts of life course theory and life course epidemiology to the study of bladder health and lower urinary tract symptoms among girls and women
Brady SS, Berry A, Camenga DR, Fitzgerald CM, Gahagan S, Hardacker CT, Harlow BL, Hebert‐Beirne J, LaCoursiere DY, Lewis JB, Low LK, Lowder JL, Markland AD, McGwin G, Newman DK, Palmer MH, Shoham DA, Smith AL, Stapleton A, Williams BR, Sutcliffe S, Symptoms P. Applying concepts of life course theory and life course epidemiology to the study of bladder health and lower urinary tract symptoms among girls and women. Neurourology And Urodynamics 2020, 39: 1185-1202. PMID: 32119156, PMCID: PMC7659467, DOI: 10.1002/nau.24325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower urinary tract symptomsUrinary tract symptomsBladder healthTract symptomsLife course epidemiologyLower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research ConsortiumProtective factorsHealth promotion programsIntrapartum interventionsMultiple pregnanciesMusculoskeletal healthBrain healthLifestyle behaviorsHormonal statusMedical conditionsWomen's healthPromotion programsPhysical healthWomenPregnancyLife courseSymptomsEpidemiologyHealthResearch Consortium
2018
The Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) in girls and women: Developing a conceptual framework for a prevention research agenda
Brady SS, Bavendam TG, Berry A, Fok CS, Gahagan S, Goode PS, Hardacker CT, Hebert‐Beirne J, Lewis CE, Lewis JB, Low L, Lowder JL, Palmer MH, Wyman JF, Lukacz ES, Consortium F. The Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) in girls and women: Developing a conceptual framework for a prevention research agenda. Neurourology And Urodynamics 2018, 37: 2951-2964. PMID: 30136299, PMCID: PMC6451314, DOI: 10.1002/nau.23787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower urinary tract symptomsUrinary tract symptomsPrevention research agendaTract symptomsBladder healthLower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research ConsortiumWorld Health Organization's conceptual frameworkDomains of healthPelvic floor dysfunctionPromotion of healthTreatment of illnessPrevention interventionsSocial determinantsSocial ecological modelSymptomsPreventionBiopsychosocial modelNational InstituteGreater likelihoodPublic healthHealthResearch ConsortiumWomenTreatmentDiverse populationsA Novel Research Definition of Bladder Health in Women and Girls: Implications for Research and Public Health Promotion
Lukacz ES, Bavendam TG, Berry A, Fok CS, Gahagan S, Goode PS, Hardacker CT, Hebert-Beirne J, Lewis CE, Lewis J, Low LK, Lowder JL, Palmer MH, Smith AL, Brady SS. A Novel Research Definition of Bladder Health in Women and Girls: Implications for Research and Public Health Promotion. Journal Of Women's Health 2018, 27: 974-981. PMID: 29792542, PMCID: PMC6104253, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2017.6786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower urinary tract symptomsBladder healthBladder functionHealth promotionBladder health promotionWorld Health Organization definitionUrinary tract symptomsPublic health initiativesPublic health promotionObjective measuresBladder dysfunctionTract symptomsBladder's abilityOrganization definitionHealth initiativesHealth definitionsBiologic threatsNational InstituteDaily activitiesResearch definitionsHealthBioregulatory functionsWomenGirlsDysfunction
2017
Who Is at Risk for Intimate Partner Violence Victimization: Using Latent Class Analysis to Explore Interpersonal Polyvictimization and Polyperpetration Among Pregnant Young Couples
Willie TC, Powell A, Lewis J, Callands T, Kershaw T. Who Is at Risk for Intimate Partner Violence Victimization: Using Latent Class Analysis to Explore Interpersonal Polyvictimization and Polyperpetration Among Pregnant Young Couples. Violence And Victims 2017, 32: 545-564. PMID: 28516847, PMCID: PMC5550321, DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.vv-d-16-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Group Prenatal Care Attendance: Determinants and Relationship with Care Satisfaction
Cunningham SD, Grilo S, Lewis JB, Novick G, Rising SS, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Group Prenatal Care Attendance: Determinants and Relationship with Care Satisfaction. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2016, 21: 770-776. PMID: 27485493, PMCID: PMC5290265, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-016-2161-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup prenatal carePrenatal care visitsPrenatal careCare visitsCare satisfactionPrenatal care attendanceStrong clinical effectMultivariable linear regression modelsSession attendance ratePercent of womenValue-based reimbursement modelsGroup sessionsPregnant woman's abilityCare attendancePatient characteristicsBirth outcomesClinical effectsCare sessionsSecondary data analysisPregnant adolescentsCare resultsCareAttendance ratesWomenReimbursement modelsDiscrimination and excessive weight gain during pregnancy among Black and Latina young women
Reid AE, Rosenthal L, Earnshaw VA, Lewis TT, Lewis JB, Stasko EC, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Discrimination and excessive weight gain during pregnancy among Black and Latina young women. Social Science & Medicine 2016, 156: 134-141. PMID: 27038321, PMCID: PMC4847945, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.03.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcessive weight gainDepressive symptomsWeight gainRace/ethnicityWeight-related health disparitiesYoung womenLatina womenLater life obesityYoung pregnant womenPregnant young womenThird trimesterLife obesitySecond trimesterPregnant womenMedical recordsMedicine recommendationsLatina young womenHealth outcomesHealth disparitiesSymptomsPsychosocial determinantsPregnancyInfluence of discriminationWomenEnvironmental Affordances Model
2015
Exploring Group Composition among Young, Urban Women of Color in Prenatal Care: Implications for Satisfaction, Engagement, and Group Attendance
Earnshaw VA, Rosenthal L, Cunningham SD, Kershaw T, Lewis J, Rising SS, Stasko E, Tobin J, Ickovics JR. Exploring Group Composition among Young, Urban Women of Color in Prenatal Care: Implications for Satisfaction, Engagement, and Group Attendance. Women's Health Issues 2015, 26: 110-115. PMID: 26542382, PMCID: PMC4690784, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2015.09.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultEthnicityFemaleGroup ProcessesHealth Care SurveysHumansInterviews as TopicNew York CityPatient CompliancePatient ParticipationPatient SatisfactionPregnancyPregnant WomenPrenatal CareRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUrban PopulationYoung AdultConceptsPrenatal careGroup attendanceUrban womenPrenatal care groupsGroup prenatal careCare-related outcomesGreater patient engagementTerms of ageMore group sessionsPregnancy needThird trimesterCare groupCare sessionsPatient satisfactionPatient engagementCareWomenGroup sessionsAgeExploratory findingsActor-partner interdependence modelAttendanceNew York CityMultilevel regressionGroup
2014
Housing Instability and Birth Weight among Young Urban Mothers
Carrion BV, Earnshaw VA, Kershaw T, Lewis JB, Stasko EC, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Housing Instability and Birth Weight among Young Urban Mothers. Journal Of Urban Health 2014, 92: 1-9. PMID: 25344356, PMCID: PMC4338127, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-014-9913-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousing instabilityLow birth weightBirth weightPregnant teensHousing stabilitySocial conditionsWomen ages 14Second trimesterInfant healthCommunity hospitalHealth centersNew York CityFinancial supportPregnancySingle-family homesUrban mothersYoung womenFuture interventionsYoung mothersDelivery logsSevere stressorsSignificant predictorsWomenYork CityAge 14Discrimination and Sexual Risk Among Young Urban Pregnant Women of Color
Rosenthal L, Earnshaw VA, Lewis JB, Lewis TT, Reid AE, Stasko EC, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Discrimination and Sexual Risk Among Young Urban Pregnant Women of Color. Health Psychology 2014, 33: 3-10. PMID: 24417689, PMCID: PMC3951106, DOI: 10.1037/a0032502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTI diagnosisRisky sexual partnersSexual riskThird trimesterPregnant womenCondom useSelf-reported STI diagnosisRisk behaviorsSexual partnersUrban pregnant womenBlack pregnant womenNegative health outcomesSocioeconomic health disparitiesSecond trimesterPrenatal careHealth centersGreater oddsHealth outcomesHealth disparitiesTrimesterHIVDiagnosisPotential mechanismsWomenPregnancy
2012
Maternal Experiences with Everyday Discrimination and Infant Birth Weight: A Test of Mediators and Moderators Among Young, Urban Women of Color
Earnshaw VA, Rosenthal L, Lewis JB, Stasko EC, Tobin JN, Lewis TT, Reid AE, Ickovics JR. Maternal Experiences with Everyday Discrimination and Infant Birth Weight: A Test of Mediators and Moderators Among Young, Urban Women of Color. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine 2012, 45: 13-23. PMID: 22927016, PMCID: PMC3562380, DOI: 10.1007/s12160-012-9404-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
The Skinny on Sexual Risk: The Effects of BMI on STI Incidence and Risk
Kershaw TS, Arnold A, Lewis JB, Magriples U, Ickovics JR. The Skinny on Sexual Risk: The Effects of BMI on STI Incidence and Risk. AIDS And Behavior 2010, 15: 1527-1538. PMID: 20976536, PMCID: PMC3158959, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9842-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexNormal-weight womenSTI incidenceMonths postpartumWeight womenSexual riskEffect of BMISexual risk behaviorsSexual risk preventionObese womenOverweight womenBMI groupsMass indexRisky partnersRisk behaviorsPostpartumIncidenceWeight lossYoung mothersWomenRisky sexRiskSTIsPrevention
2007
CAREGIVING HISTORY AND PRENATAL DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN LOW‐INCOME ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT WOMEN: MODERATING AND MEDIATING EFFECTS
Milan S, Kershaw T, Lewis J, Westdahl C, Rising S, Patrikios M, Ickovics J. CAREGIVING HISTORY AND PRENATAL DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN LOW‐INCOME ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT WOMEN: MODERATING AND MEDIATING EFFECTS. Psychology Of Women Quarterly 2007, 31: 241-251. DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2007.00367.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrenatal depressive symptomsDepressive symptomsYoung womenMental health interventionsPregnant young womenYoung adult womenIndependent associationLow-income adolescentsPregnant adolescentsHealth interventionsSymptomsAdult womenLatina womenMaternal inconsistencyYoung adultsPrenatal supportMaternal unavailabilityWomenDevelopmental differencesAdolescentsAssociationNegative outcomes
2005
The influence of pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and human immunodeficiency virus perceived susceptibility patterns on sexual risk reduction for adolescent females
Kershaw T, Ethier K, Milan S, Lewis J, Niccolai L, Meade C, Ickovics J. The influence of pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and human immunodeficiency virus perceived susceptibility patterns on sexual risk reduction for adolescent females. Journal Of Community Psychology 2005, 33: 313-331. DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman immunodeficiency virusSexual risk behaviorsSubsequent STDSexual riskRisk behaviorsCurrent sexual risk behaviorSexual behaviorHigh sexual riskLow sexual riskRisky sexual behaviorImmunodeficiency virusSTD acquisitionYoung womenAdolescent femalesSexual historyPregnancyRiskSTDsSignificant changesSubgroupsMultiple outcomesHigher numberDiseaseRisk perceptionWomen