Congratulations to Dr. Tamar Krishnamurti on her new NIMH R01: Machine learning for personalized preventative intervention in perinatal depression!
Congrats Dr. Krishnamurti on your new R01!
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A Model for Engaging Citizen Scientists: A Community-Partnered Research Collaboration to Address Inequities for Black Birthing People
Persistent disparities characterize maternal and child health outcomes in the United States. These disparities, mediated by poverty, racism, and place-based social and structural determinants of health, are the biggest threats to Black maternal health. Recently, community-engaged efforts to improve Black maternal health disparities have moved towards cross-sector approaches that center the lived experiences of Black birthing people. Despite these comprehensive approaches, community members rarely participate throughout the research lifecycle.
Mobile App Predicts Future Depression in Pregnant People
“Depression is a leading complication during pregnancy with about 15% of patients reporting symptoms at some point in their pregnancy journey,” said lead author Dr. Tamar Krishnamurti. “We already have great screening tools for active depression, but our approach is unique because it predicts who is likely to develop depression in the future. If we can identify people early on, before symptoms emerge, we might be able to tailor preventive care and offer tools and support to address underlying triggers of depression.”
Proceedings Release: Defining and Evaluating In-Home Drug Disposal Systems For Opioid Analgesics Workshop
Dr. Tamar Krishnamurti was one of the panelists discussing real world implementation considerations for in-home opioid disposal systems for National Academies Sciences Engineering Medicine's drug forum publication on drug disposal systems for opioids.
Tamar Krishnamurti receives the First in FemTech Award!
Tamar Krishnamurti, PhD received the First in FemTech Award from FemTech Focus! The FemTech movement is built and inspired by leaders like Dr. Krishnamurti and she is being recognized for her showed contributions to women’s health through her excellence in innovation, leadership qualities, milestones accomplished, collaborative spirit, and her dedication to accessibility, affordability, and diversity.
Using implementation science frameworks to translate and adapt a pregnancy app for the Latino community
Dr. Tamar Krishnamurti's recent work illustrates a process to adapt an mHealth pregnancy app to the needs of the Latino community, by incorporating culturally sensitive Spanish language content while focusing on addressing existing health disparities. Findings show that there are several instances where a direct translation approach, predicated on a positive patient-provider relationship, would fail to address the healthcare needs of the members of the Latino community.
A Framework for FemTech
Our FemTech Collaborative proposed a set of guiding principles for building technology that proactively identifies and addresses critical gaps in health care for people socially and economically marginalized people who are capable of pregnancy.
You can read this publication here: https://www.jmir.org/2022/4/e36338
National Institutes of Health Request for Comments on Women's Health
On September 15, 2021, CWHRI faculty collaborated on a letter to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) about the current state of women's and gender health. Focusing on developing and validating meaningful measures, building data infrastructure, and developing and testing innovative interventions, these comments create a foundation for how the NIH can move forward to advance gender and racial equity in the Office of Research on Women's Health.
Low libido in post-menopausal women
Faculty members Dr. Holly Thomas, Dr. Megan Hamm, Dr. Tamar Krishnamurti, Dr. Sonya Borrero, and Dr. Rebecca Thurston did a qualitative study of low libido in postmenopausal women.