Her research investigates the interplay of biomedical, behavioural, social and psychological factors that influence individual and community health.
She has also led a US National Institutes of Health training grant intended to advance prevention research, with a focus on HIV risk reduction.
[2] She is an elected Fellow of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research and the American Psychological Association.
[5][6] Further research has found that group prenatal care is associated with a lower prevalence of preterm birth, low birthweight, and neonatal intensive care utilization,[7][8][9][10][11] along with higher levels of maternal mental health, breastfeeding, and optimal pregnancy weight gain and postpartum weight loss, among other factors.
For example, in partnership with the New Haven Public Schools and the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, they conducted a randomized controlled trial documenting how school-based policies could reduce risk and improve outcomes related to obesity, chronic disease and academic achievement.