Leah Robinson
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Leah is a PhD student in the Department of Health Policy & Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her research focuses on the intersections of homelessness, housing policy, and health. She holds a MPH degree from the Yale School of Public Health and a BA from Washington University in St. Louis. Prior to beginning her PhD, she worked for the CDC, the NYC Department of Homeless Services, and Yale’s Housing & Health Equity Lab.
Last Updated on February 02, 2026.
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Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Leah Robinson's published research.
Alana Rosenberg, MPH
Ambrose Wong, MD, MSEd, MHS
Anthony J. Pavlo, PhD
Kimberly Yonkers, MD
Publications
2022
Racial and ethnic disparities in use of chemical restraint in the emergency department
Robinson L, Cramer LD, Ray JM, Brashear TK, Agboola IK, Bernstein SL, Taylor RA, Wong AH. Racial and ethnic disparities in use of chemical restraint in the emergency department. Academic Emergency Medicine 2022, 29: 1496-1499. PMID: 35934988, PMCID: PMC9771988, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricQualitative study of patient experiences and care observations during agitation events in the emergency department: implications for systems-based practice
Wong AH, Ray JM, Eixenberger C, Crispino LJ, Parker JB, Rosenberg A, Robinson L, McVaney C, Iennaco JD, Bernstein SL, Yonkers KA, Pavlo AJ. Qualitative study of patient experiences and care observations during agitation events in the emergency department: implications for systems-based practice. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e059876. PMID: 35545394, PMCID: PMC9096567, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEmergency departmentAgitation eventsQualitative studyEmergency careQualitative studies of patients' experiencesPhysical restraintStudies of patients' experiencesAvoidance of physical restraintSystem of healthcare deliveryPhysical restraint useEmergency care networkCommunity-based teaching hospitalSystems-based practiceTertiary care academic centreInterviews of patientsVerbal de-escalationGrounded theory approachPatient-oriented strategiesExposure to psychological traumaExcessive psychomotor activityCare approachSocioeconomic inequalitiesPatient experienceRestraint useCare network“You have a place to rest your head in peace”: Use of hotels for adults experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic
Robinson, L., Schlesinger, P., & Keene, D. E. (2022). “You have a place to rest your head in peace”: Use of hotels for adults experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Housing Policy Debate, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511482.2022.2113816Peer-Reviewed Original Research