Anna Porter, MPH, PhD
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Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
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Associate Research Scientist in Biostatistics
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Biography
Anna Porter is an Associate Research Scientist at the Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science (CMIPS). She has 20 years of diverse experience in public health research, and an interest in work devoted to answering both methodological and health outcome questions. Her own research has historically focused in the area of physical activity, and specifically how the built environment influences physical activity behaviors such as bicycling. She has expertise in clinical and translational research in the areas of behavioral and environmental health.
Anna completed a PhD in Epidemiology at the UTHealth School of Public Health in Austin, and post-doctoral training in Cardiovascular Epidemiology at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health.
Appointments
Biostatistics
Associate Research ScientistPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Biostatistics
- Yale School of Public Health
- Yale School of Public Health - NEW
Education & Training
- PhD
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health in Austin, Epidemiology (2017)
- MPH
- The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, Health Behavior (2009)
- BS
- The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Psychology (2006)
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0000-0002-4353-5422
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Publications
2024
Occurrence of COVID-19 and serum per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: A case-control study among workers with a wide range of exposures
Porter AK, Kleinschmidt SE, Andres KL, Reusch CN, Krisko RM, Taiwo OA, Olsen GW, Longnecker MP. Occurrence of COVID-19 and serum per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances: A case-control study among workers with a wide range of exposures. Global Epidemiology. 2024;7:100137. 10.1016/j.gloepi.2024.100137Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Factors Influencing Mental Health Outcomes of University Personnel During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Holland RC, Kossman MK, Oglesby LW, Eckenrod MR, Willis AS, Porter AK. Factors Influencing Mental Health Outcomes of University Personnel During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Public Health in the Deep South, 2023;3(2):3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBurnout in Secondary School Athletic Trainers, Part II: Correlations With Substance Us
Oglesby LW, Gallucci AR, Porter AK, Elliott AP. Burnout in Secondary School Athletic Trainers, Part II: Correlations With Substance Use. International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training. 2023;28(1):36-39. doi:10.1123/ijatt.2021-0101Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Antibody response to COVID-19 vaccines among workers with a wide range of exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Porter AK, Kleinschmidt SE, Andres KL, Reusch CN, Krisko RM, Taiwo OA, Olsen GW, Longnecker MP. Antibody response to COVID-19 vaccines among workers with a wide range of exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Environ Int 2022, 169: 107537. PMID: 36183490, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBurnout in and Commission of Medical Errors by Secondary School Athletic Trainers.
Oglesby LW, Gallucci AR, Porter AK, Vineyard AP. Burnout in and Commission of Medical Errors by Secondary School Athletic Trainers. J Athl Train 2022, 57: 234-239. PMID: 35302620, DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-630-20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchValidity, Reliability, and Usability of a Smartphone App to Measure Bicycling Location.
Porter AK, Evenson KR, Griffin GP. Validity, Reliability, and Usability of a Smartphone App to Measure Bicycling Location. Findings (Syd) 2022, 2022 PMID: 36755795, DOI: 10.32866/001c.57773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBurnout in Secondary School Athletic Trainers, Part I: Correlations With Situational Variables
Oglesby LW, Gallucci AR, Porter AK, Elliott AP. Burnout in Secondary School Athletic Trainers, Part I: Correlations With Situational Variables. International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training. 2022 Jul 12;28(1):31-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Developing the Active Communities Tool to Implement the Community Guide's Built Environment Recommendation for Increasing Physical Activity.
Evenson KR, Porter AK, Day KL, McPhillips-Tangum C, Harris KE, Kochtitzky CS, Bors P. Developing the Active Communities Tool to Implement the Community Guide's Built Environment Recommendation for Increasing Physical Activity. Prev Chronic Dis 2020, 17: E142. PMID: 33180689, DOI: 10.5888/pcd17.200118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParticipation in specific leisure-time activities and mortality risk among U.S. adults.
Porter AK, Cuthbertson CC, Evenson KR. Participation in specific leisure-time activities and mortality risk among U.S. adults. Ann Epidemiol 2020, 50: 27-34.e1. PMID: 32660884, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2020.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of phosphorus and calcium to phosphorus consumption ratio on mineral metabolism and cardiometabolic health.
Gutiérrez OM, Porter AK, Viggeswarapu M, Roberts JL, Beck GR Jr. Effects of phosphorus and calcium to phosphorus consumption ratio on mineral metabolism and cardiometabolic health. J Nutr Biochem 2020, 80: 108374. PMID: 32278118, DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2020.108374.Peer-Reviewed Original Research