Shayna Cunningham, MHS, PhD
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Dr. Cunningham's research focuses on the fundamental determinants of health disparities and the development, implementation, and evaluation of sustainable intervention strategies that address them. She is an expert in the field of sexual and reproductive health and has extensive experience in the use of mixed methods research design, program and policy development and evaluation, working in multi-disciplinary teams, and collaborating with individuals from government, the private-sector, community-based organizations, and academic institutions.
Extensive Research Description
Dr. Cunningham is currently the Principal Investigator for an evaluation, funded by Merck for Mothers, on the use of community health workers to improve outcomes among pregnant women with chronic disease in three United States cities and a co-investigator for Yale's Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium. Recent past projects include a United Health Foundation-sponsored initiative to develop and implement an innovative group prenatal care model and assess its impact on perinatal outcomes and healthcare costs and a Health Resources and Services Administration-funded study aimed at describing patterns and identifying multi-level factors that impact variation in utilization and costs of maternity services.
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Aging; Chronic Diseases; Community Health; Mental Health; Reproduction; Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice
Selected Publications
- Association Between Maternal Comorbidities and Emergency Department Use Among a National Sample of Commercially Insured Pregnant WomenCunningham 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.
- Maternal Medical Complexity: Impact on Prenatal Health Care Spending among Women at Low Risk for Cesarean SectionCunningham SD, Herrera C, Udo IE, Kozhimannil KB, Barrette E, Magriples U, Ickovics JR. Maternal Medical Complexity: Impact on Prenatal Health Care Spending among Women at Low Risk for Cesarean Section. Women's Health Issues 2017, 27: 551-558. PMID: 28420558, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2017.03.003.
- Prenatal Depressive Symptoms and Postpartum Sexual Risk Among Young Urban Women of ColorCunningham SD, Smith A, Kershaw T, Lewis JB, Cassells A, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Prenatal Depressive Symptoms and Postpartum Sexual Risk Among Young Urban Women of Color. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2015, 29: 11-17. PMID: 26165914, PMCID: PMC5536107, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2015.04.011.
- Realities of replication: implementation of evidence-based interventions for HIV prevention in real-world settingsCunningham SD, Card JJ. Realities of replication: implementation of evidence-based interventions for HIV prevention in real-world settings. Implementation Science 2014, 9: 5. PMID: 24387142, PMCID: PMC3892051, DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-9-5.