2024
Expect With Me — Group Prenatal Care to Reduce Disparities
Lewis J, Ickovics J. Expect With Me — Group Prenatal Care to Reduce Disparities. New England Journal Of Medicine 2024, 390: 2039-2040. PMID: 38856191, DOI: 10.1056/nejmp2400482.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
“‘Oh gosh, why go?’ cause they are going to look at me and not hire”: intersectional experiences of black women navigating employment during pregnancy and parenting
Mehra R, Alspaugh A, Dunn J, Franck L, McLemore M, Keene D, Kershaw T, Ickovics J. “‘Oh gosh, why go?’ cause they are going to look at me and not hire”: intersectional experiences of black women navigating employment during pregnancy and parenting. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2023, 23: 17. PMID: 36627577, PMCID: PMC9830615, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-05268-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEmploymentFemaleHumansIntersectional FrameworkParentingParturitionPregnancyPregnant WomenUnited StatesConceptsFamily-friendly workplace policiesIntersectional frameworkPregnancy discriminationLived experienceWorkplace policiesUnited StatesSemi-structured interviewsEconomic marginalizationIntersectional experiencesWomen's experiencesWomen's perspectivesRacial inequitiesSocial identityLabor forceEmployment contextSecure futureQualitative dataHealth equityInterview transcriptsI WannaBlack womenLegal protectionPolicyPregnant women's experiencesEmployment
2019
Application of the Social Vulnerability Index for Identifying Teen Pregnancy Intervention Need in the United States
Yee CW, Cunningham SD, Ickovics JR. Application of the Social Vulnerability Index for Identifying Teen Pregnancy Intervention Need in the United States. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2019, 23: 1516-1524. PMID: 31228149, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-019-02792-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArea-level deprivation and preterm birth: results from a national, commercially-insured population
Mehra R, Shebl FM, Cunningham SD, Magriples U, Barrette E, Herrera C, Kozhimannil KB, Ickovics JR. Area-level deprivation and preterm birth: results from a national, commercially-insured population. BMC Public Health 2019, 19: 236. PMID: 30813938, PMCID: PMC6391769, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6533-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArea-level deprivationPreterm birthHighest quartileMultiple adverse birth outcomesSecond highest quartileRetrospective cohort studyLive singleton birthsAdverse birth outcomesGeneralized estimation equation modelsHealth Care Cost InstituteEstimation equation modelsCommercial health insuranceIndividual socioeconomic statusCohort studyBirth outcomesSingleton birthsResultsIn totalLowest quartileLower riskPsychosocial factorsQuartileMaternal mediatorsZip code level dataSocioeconomic statusWomen
2017
Association Between Maternal Comorbidities and Emergency Department Use Among a National Sample of Commercially Insured Pregnant Women
Cunningham SD, Magriples U, Thomas JL, Kozhimannil KB, Herrera C, Barrette E, Shebl FM, Ickovics JR. Association Between Maternal Comorbidities and Emergency Department Use Among a National Sample of Commercially Insured Pregnant Women. Academic Emergency Medicine 2017, 24: 940-947. PMID: 28471532, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency department usePregnant womenMaternal comorbiditiesEmergency careED visitsED useDepartment useMore visitsAcute unscheduled careRetrospective cohort studyMore ED visitsLive singleton birthsMore comorbid conditionsMedical claims dataWomen ages 18Health Care Cost InstituteResidential zip codeComorbidity burdenGestational diabetesCohort studyED utilizationHospital admissionComorbid conditionsNational sampleSingleton births
2016
Applying Community Organizing Principles to Assess Health Needs in New Haven, Connecticut.
Santilli A, Carroll-Scott A, Ickovics JR. Applying Community Organizing Principles to Assess Health Needs in New Haven, Connecticut. American Journal Of Public Health 2016, 106: 841-7. PMID: 26985599, PMCID: PMC4985100, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2016.303050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunity-Based Participatory ResearchCommunity-Institutional RelationsConnecticutFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth Services AccessibilityHealth StatusHospitals, VoluntaryHumansInformation DisseminationMaleNeeds AssessmentPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActPoverty AreasPublic HealthResidence CharacteristicsSocial CapitalSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesUniversities
2010
Parity & Untreated Dental Caries in US Women
Russell S, Ickovics J, Yaffee R. Parity & Untreated Dental Caries in US Women. Journal Of Dental Research 2010, 89: 1091-1096. PMID: 20631092, PMCID: PMC3318049, DOI: 10.1177/0022034510375282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAttitude to HealthDental CareDental CariesDental Restoration, PermanentDiet, CariogenicDMF IndexEducational StatusFemaleHealth BehaviorHumansIncomeMarital StatusMiddle AgedModels, TheoreticalOccupationsParityPregnancySmokingSocial ClassSocial SupportSocioeconomic FactorsStress, PsychologicalUnited StatesYoung Adult
2008
Experiences of Racial Discrimination & Relation to Violence Perpetration and Gang Involvement among a sample of Urban African American Men
Reed E, Silverman J, Ickovics J, Gupta J, Welles S, Santana M, Raj A. Experiences of Racial Discrimination & Relation to Violence Perpetration and Gang Involvement among a sample of Urban African American Men. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2008, 12: 319-326. PMID: 18553221, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9159-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAdultAgedBlack or African AmericanConfidence IntervalsCrimeCross-Sectional StudiesCultureData CollectionHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPrejudicePsychometricsResidence CharacteristicsRisk FactorsSocial AlienationSocioeconomic FactorsSpouse AbuseSpousesStress, PsychologicalUnited StatesUrban PopulationYoung Adult
2000
Relationship of Subjective and Objective Social Status With Psychological and Physiological Functioning: Preliminary Data in Healthy White Women
Adler N, Epel E, Castellazzo G, Ickovics J. Relationship of Subjective and Objective Social Status With Psychological and Physiological Functioning: Preliminary Data in Healthy White Women. Health Psychology 2000, 19: 586-592. PMID: 11129362, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.19.6.586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubjective socioeconomic statusObjective social statusLaboratory stress studySocial statusSubjective social statusPsychological functioningNegative affectivityPsychological perceptionHealthy white womenPhysiological functioningFunctioningObjective indicatorsWhite womenMost associationsHealth-related factorsSocioeconomic statusPsychologicalSES-health gradientAffectivityStress studiesPerceptionPreliminary dataWomenStatusAssociation
1999
Medicine and motherhood
Potee R, Gerber A, Ickovics J. Medicine and motherhood. Academic Medicine 1999, 74: 911-9. PMID: 10495733, DOI: 10.1097/00001888-199908000-00017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical trainingPrimary careAverage ageYale University SchoolFemale physiciansChild care opportunitiesAbsolute numberCare opportunitiesSurgical specialtiesTraining of doctorsWomenLength of leaveChildrenUniversity SchoolPhysiciansPractice of medicineMedicineLevel of satisfactionProfessional demographicsMaternity leaveQuestionnaire
1992
Women and AIDS in the United States: Epidemiology, Natural History, and Mediating Mechanisms
Ickovics J, Rodin J. Women and AIDS in the United States: Epidemiology, Natural History, and Mediating Mechanisms. Health Psychology 1992, 11: 1-16. PMID: 1559529, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.11.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatural historyHuman immunodeficiency virusProportion of womenImportant sex differencesImmunodeficiency syndromeImmunodeficiency virusViral exposureDisease outcomeEpidemiologic reviewDisease processPsychosocial factorsU.S. womenAIDSWomenStudy of menHIVPsychosocial mechanismsSex differencesDiseaseSocial supportPreventionTreatmentMale counterpartsSyndromeEpidemiology