Vanessa Short, PhD, MPH

• Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Epidemiology
• Behavioral and Community Health

• PhD, University of Pittsburgh, Epidemiology (2009)
• MPH, University of Pittsburgh, Behavioral and Community Health (2005)
• BS, Pennsylvania State University, Biology (2002)

Gannon M, McLaughlin K, Short V, Nguyen T, Hand DJ, Abatemarco DJ. Understanding How Persons With Maternal Opioid Use Disorder Experience Public Food Assistance Programs WIC and SNAP. Subst Use Addctn J. 2025 Apr 29:29767342251336041. doi: 10.1177/29767342251336041. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40302358.

Gannon M, Hand D, Short V, Carrubba T, Thiele G, Pancoe S, Lawson S, Haerizadeh-Yazdi N, Scott K, Abatemarco D. Someone is there with you through this [pregnancy] that isn't seeing you through a negative lens: Considerations for integrating doula referrals into opioid treatment programs." In Press, Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment. 2024.

Gannon M, Short V, Keith S, Hand D, Owen Oliner L, Yang A, Haerizadeh-Yazdi N, Ize-Iyamu A, Kelly E, Weinstein L, Goyal N, Jeminiwa R, Abatemarco D. "Scarce Perinatal Social Support for Women with OUD: Opportunities for Doula Services".  In Press, Midwifery. 2024

Szajna A, Tekkalaki B, Nandagaon V, Udapi G, Sogalad M, Dandagi S, Kole U, Patil S, Raddi S, Short V, Kelly PJ. Feasibility and acceptability of a community health worker administered behavioral activation intervention for postpartum depression: a single arm pilot study from India. Front Psychiatry. 2024 Apr 29;15:1284674

Short, VL, Spritzer K, Jaffe GA, Sabitsky M, Abatemarco D, McLaughlin K, Hand DJ, Gannon M. Perceptions of Primary Care Among Women in Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: A Qualitative Study.  Substance Use Addiction Journal. 2024 May 15:29767342241253129. PMID: 38747610

Short V, Allen R, Earley CJ, Bahrain H, Rineer S, Kashi K, Gerb J, Auerbach M. A randomized double-blind pilot study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of intravenous iron versus oral iron for the treatment of restless legs syndrome in patients with iron deficiency anemia. American Journal of Hematology. 2024 Mar 13. 

Derman RJ, Derman RJ, Bellad RB, Bellad MB, Bradford-Rogers J, Georgieff MK, Aghai ZH, Thind S, Auerbach M, Boelig R, Leiby BE, Short V, Yogeshkumar S, Charantimath US, Somannavar MS, Mallapur AA, Pol R, Ramadurg U, Sangavi R, Peerapur BV, Banu N, Patil PS, Patil AP, Roy S, Vastrad P, Wallace D, Shah H, Goudar SS. RAPIDIRON Trial follow-up study - the RAPIDIRON-KIDS Study: protocol of a prospective observational follow-up study. Trials. 2023 Dec 20;24(1):818.

Gannon M, Hand D, Short V, McLaughlin K, Flood T, Shaffer K, Lenegan N, Abatemarco D,  DiDonato S, Maternal Perspective of Inpatient Methadone Initiation: Opportunities to Increase Retention in Treatment. Journal of Addiction Medicine. 2023.

Short VL, Hand D, Mancuso F, Sinnott J, Caldarone L, Rosenthal E, Liveright E, Abatemarco D. Group Prenatal Care for Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder: Preliminary Evidence for Acceptability and Benefits Compared to Individual Prenatal Care. Birth. 2024 Mar;51(1):144-151. PMID: 37800365.

Gannon M, McLaughlin K, Short V, Wu A, Inguito K, Hand DJ, Abatemarco DJ. Food Insecurity and Psychological Distress Amongst Parenting Women in Treatment for Opioid Use: Identifying Barriers to Nutritional Equity and Implications for Future Intervention Research. American Journal of Health Promotion. 2023 Jul 24:8901171231192840. PMID: 37489060.

Goyal N, Gannon M, Sood E, Harris G, Franko E, Abatemarco DJ, Hand DJ, Leib S, Short VL. Group Well Child Care for Mothers with Opioid Use Disorder: Framework for Implementation. Maternal Child Health Journal. 2023 Jul 29. PMID: 37515747

Goyal NK, ,Abatemarco DJ, Sood E, Hand DJ, Gannon M, Hossain J, Short VL. Priorities for well child care of mother-child dyads affected by opioid use disorder. Accepted for publication to Journal of Addiction Medicine. May 2023.

Short VL, Abatemarco DJ, Sood E, Hand DJ, Gannon M, Hossain J, Goyal NK. The Child Healthcare at MATER Pediatric Study (CHAMPS): A 2-arm cluster randomized control trial of group well child care for mothers in treatment for opioid use disorder and their children. Accepted for publication, Trials May 2023.

Schwartz BI, Bear B, Short VL, Kazak AE. Outcomes of Menstrual Management Use in Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescents. Obstetrics & Gynecology 2023 Mar 9;141(4):748-55. PMID: 36897186.

Bellad R, Mahantshetti NS, Charantimath US, Ma T, Washio Y, Short V, Chang K, Lalakia P, Jaeger F, Kelly PJ, Mungarwadi G, Karadiguddi CC, Goudar SS, Derman RJ. A training curriculum for an mHealth supported peer counseling program to promote exclusive breastfeeding in rural India. International Breastfeeding Journal. 2023 Jan 19;18(1):6. PMID: 36658581.

Short VL, Hand DJ, Pyfer L, Steiger H, Gannon M, Jaffe G, Abatemarco DJ. Health status and preventive health services among reproductive-aged women in treatment for opioid use disorder. Women’s Health Report 2022 Dec 15;3(1):998-1005. PMID: 36636314.

Beldick SR, Rhodes JF, Short VL, Abatemarco D, Goyal NK. Pediatric primary care diagnoses among children with intrauterine opioid exposure. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 2022;34(1):161-179.

Short, V, Gannon M, Sood E, Harris G, Kale A, Abatemarco D, Hand D, Goyal N. Opportunities to increase well child care engagement for families affected by maternal opioid use disorder: Perceptions of mothers and clinicians. Academic Pediatrics. 2022 Jul 22;S1876-2859(22)00363-1. PMID: 35878748.

Ma T, Chang K, Alyusuf A, Bajracharya E, Washio Y, Kelly P, Ballad R, Mahantashetti N, Charantimath U, Short VL, Lalakia P, Jaeger F, Goudar S, Derman R. Design, Development, and Testing of Best4Baby, a Mobile Health Technology to Support Exclusive Breastfeeding in India: A Pilot Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2022 Sep 8;6(9):e32795. PMID: 36074546.

Gannon M, Mackenzie M, Short V, Reid L, Hand D, Abatemarco D. “You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn how to surf”: Realized mindfulness in practice for parenting women in recovery. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice Journal. 2022 May;47:101549. PMID: 35180680.

Schwartz BI, Effron A, Bear B, Short V, Eisenberg J, Felleman S, Kazak A. Experiences with menses in transgender and gender non-binary adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology. 2022;35(4):450-456. PMID: 35123055.

Gannon M, Short V, Becker M, Parikh S, McGuigan K, Hand D, Keith S, Abatemarco D. Doula Engagement and Maternal Opioid Use Disorder (OUD): Experiences of women in OUD recovery during the perinatal period. Midwifery. 2021 Dec 30;106:103243. PMID: 34999514.

Short V, Gannon M, Abatemarco D. Breastfeeding intention, knowledge and attitude of pregnant women in treatment for opioid use disorder. American Journal of Perinatology. +9- 2021 Nov 28;10.1055/s-0041-1740145. PMID: 34839473.

Derman R, et al. RAPIDIRON: Reducing Anaemia in Pregnancy in India-a 3-arm, randomized-controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of oral iron with single-dose intravenous iron in the treatment of iron deficiency anaemia in pregnant women and reducing low birth weight deliveries. Trials 2021 Sep 23;22(1):649. PMID: 34556166.

Abatemarco D, Gannon M, Short V, Catov J. Mindfulness in Pregnancy: A brief intervention for women at risk. Journal of Maternal and Child Health. 2021 Dec;25(12):1875-1883. PMID: 34618309.

Gerb J, Strauss W, Derman R, Short V, Mendelson B, Bahrain H, Auerbach M. Ferumoxytol for the treatment of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia of pregnancy. Therapeutic Advances in Hematology. 2021 Mar;34(6):1002-1005. PMID: 34104372.

Rosenthal E, Short V, Cruz Y, Barber C, Baxter JK, Abatemarco DJ, Roman AR, Hand DJ. Racial Inequity in Methadone Dose at Delivery in Pregnant Women with Opioid UseDisorder. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 2021 Apr 29;131:108454. PMID: 34098304.

Short V, Bellad R, Kelly P, Washio Y, Ma T, Chang K, Majantashetti N, Charantimath U, Jaeger F, Lalakia P, Goudar S, Derman R. Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of an mHealth and breastfeeding peer counselor intervention in rural India. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 2022 Jan;156(1):48-54. PMID: 33454986.

Short V, et al. Safety of daily low-dose aspirin use during pregnancy in low-income and middle-income countries. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology Global Reports. 2021 Feb;1(1):100003. PMID: 34085052.

Short V, Alexander K, Gannon M, Abatemarco D, Goyal N. What aspects of their child's primary care do mothers value? A qualitative analysis of perspectives of women in treatment for opioid use disorder. Child Health Care Development. 2021 Jan;47(1):40-46. PMID: 33016377.

Gannon M, Short V, LaNoue M, Abatemarco D. Gannon M, Short V, LaNoue M, Abatemarco D. Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences of Parenting Women in Drug Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. Journal Community Mental Health. 2021 Jul;57(5):872-879, PMID: 32556861.

Short V, Gannon M, Hand D, Abatemarco D. Maternal characteristics associated with preconception marijuana use. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2020 Oct;59(4):555- 561. PMID: 32800424.

Alexander K, Short V, Gannon M, Abatemarco D, Goyal N. Identified gaps and opportunities in perinatal healthcare delivery for women in treatment for opioid use disorder. Substance Abuse. 2021;42(4):552-558. PMID: 32814008.

Charantimath U, Bella R, Majantashetti N, Washio Y, Derman, Kelly P, V Short V, Chung E, Goudar S. Facillitators and Challenges to Exclusive Breastfeeding in Belagavi District, Karnataka, India. PLOS One. 2020;15(5):e0231755.

Chung E, Short V, Hand D, Gubernick R, Abatemarco D. Poor prenatal care does not predict well child care for children born to mothers with opioid use disorder. Journal of Substance Abuse. 2020 Mar 11 [Online ahead of print].

Goyal N, Rohde J, Chung E, Short V, Patrick S, Abatemarco D. Well child care use after intrauterine opioid exposure in the first 2 years of life. Pediatrics. 2020 Feb;145(2). PMID:318965482.