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Katharine Mccarthy, PhD
About Me
Dr. McCarthy is a perinatal epidemiologist with research focused on identifying the drivers of lifecourse disparities in cardiometabolic and maternal and newborn health. Dr. McCarthy has multidisciplinary training that ranges from (1) the biological level, understanding the epigenetic ramifications of external stressors, to (2) quantifying the association between adverse life course exposures in relation to trajectories maternal and newborn health outcomes and (3) improving measurement of the coverage and quality of essential maternal and newborn health interventions aimed at addressing health disparities. She seeks to develop a translational research program across these areas to investigate how exposure to structural and social disadvantage disrupts normal biological processes across the life course to amplify risk of adverse maternal and newborn health outcomes with the goal of intervention development.
Dr. McCarthy teaches Epidemiology III in the Masters of Health Program at ISMMS and is affiliated with the Blavatnik Family Women’s Health Research Institute. She leads the Institute’s summer mentorship program for adolescent girls, which seeks to increase representation of underrepresented groups in women’s health research and practice.
Language
English
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Population Health Science and Policy, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science
Education
MPH, Columbia University
PhD, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy
BS, Emory University
Awards
2022
KL2 Clinical and Translational Research Scholar
Publications
Selected Publications
- Characterizing labor progression and duration according to maternal body mass index. Sara E. Edwards, Rebecca Cohen, Zhan Zhao, Raina Kishan, Morgan Steelman, Angela Bianco, Katharine McCarthy, Kimberly B. Glazer, Chelsea A. DeBolt. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Early Pregnancy Body Mass Index and Experiences of Gendered Racial Microaggressions in a Multiracial, Multiethnic Prospective Cohort. Kimberly B. Glazer, Natalie Boychuk, Frances M. Howell, Micki Burdick, Sarah Nowlin, Sheela Maru, Oluwadamilola Oshewa, Maria Monterroso, Erynne Jackson, Katharine McCarthy, Alva Rodriguez, Jennifer Lewey, Elizabeth A. Howell, Lisa Levine, Teresa Janevic. Birth
- Identifying cardiovascular health profiles in early pregnancy: A "Life’s Essential 8"-based approach to assessing risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Chelsea A. DeBolt, Rebecca M. Cohen, Zhan Zhao, Katharine McCarthy, Kimberly B. Glazer. Pregnancy Hypertension
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