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Nicola Hawley, PhD

Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases)
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Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

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Chronic Disease Epidemiology

60 College Street, P.O. Box 208034

New Haven, CT 06520-8034

United States

About

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Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases)

Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

Biography

Dr. Nicola Hawley is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Disease) and Anthropology at the Yale School of Public Health. Her expertise is in the etiology and prevention of obesity-related chronic disease in resource-poor, low-income settings. Her research focuses predominantly on Pacific Islander populations, although she has ongoing collaborations in South Africa, Uganda, Honduras, China, Columbia and the US. Methodologically, Dr. Hawley employs a life-course approach that utilizes cross-sectional, cohort, and randomized controlled trial designs to address questions of causality and identify critical periods of susceptibility. She is a mixed-methods expert and an advocate for community-engaged approaches to research, intervention, and development of health policy.

Dr. Hawley’s current research focuses broadly on: (1) understanding how maternal and child health are impacted by rising levels of obesity and diabetes in resource-poor settings; (2) determining how innovations in healthcare delivery can impact identification and treatment of obesity-related disease during the perinatal period; and (3) developing interventions focused on pregnancy, childhood, and adolescence to prevent the intergenerational transmission of obesity-related disease.

Appointments

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Postdoctoral Fellow
Brown University (2014)
Postdoctoral Fellow
Brown University (2011)
PhD
Loughborough University (2009)
BS
Loughborough University (2005)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

American Samoa; Diabetes Mellitus; Global Health; Hypertension; Maternal Health Services; Maternal-Child Health Centers; Obesity; Pregnancy; Prenatal Care; Samoa

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Nicola Hawley's published research.

Publications

2024

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    Group Prenatal Care Study

  • honor

    Yale School of Public Health "Teacher of the Year"

  • activity

    Ola Tuputupua'e (Growing Up) in Samoa Study

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    Infant Feeding Studies

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    Soifua Manuia (Good Health) Study

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Chronic Disease Epidemiology

60 College Street, P.O. Box 208034

New Haven, CT 06520-8034

United States

Locations

  • 60 College Street

    Academic Office

    Ste 438

    New Haven, CT 06510