Perinatal Epidemiology
Maternal Health Disparities
Global Health
Contact Information
901 Walnut Street, 10th Floor
Philadelphia , PA 19107
Adjunct Instructor
Research and Practice Interests
Education
PhD, University of Pittsburgh
MPH, Tulane University
BS, University of Maryland, College Park
Publications
- A Hospital-Based Initiative for Infant Safe Sleep Practice
- Source of Prenatal Care and Nonreceipt of Postpartum Health Care in the United States
- Racial/ethnic distribution of graduates from doctorate and masters epidemiology degree programs in the United States, 2008 to 2018
- Evaluation of an Electronic Health Record Alert to Improve Screening and Management of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Factors in a High-Risk Population
- Measuring psychosocial stress during pregnancy: a multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis across race/ethnicity among Medicaid-covered pregnant women in the United States
TEACHING
Healthcare Quality & Safey
Biography
Dr. Jean-Charles earned a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and a Master of Public Health (MPH) from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. She obtained post-doctoral research training at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and Emory University.
Her doctoral training in the Reproductive, Perinatal, & Pediatric Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh, applied epidemiologic research methods to global reproductive health studies; while her postdoctoral training in Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology initiated a research interest in identifying strategies to reduce disparities in adverse postpartum maternal health outcomes in the U.S. through examining the role of social determinants of health. Dr. Jean-Charles has published her work in peer-reviewed journals, and she has been an active member in the American Public Health Association (APHA) MCH Section, beginning service as Secretary-Elect in 2019.