Renee Mehra, PhD

Renee Mehra, PhD

Renee Mehra, PhD

Assistant Professor

Family Health Care Nursing

Biography

Dr. Mehra's research focuses on diversification of the perinatal workforce and social and structural factors that influence racial inequities in maternal and infant health. Using reproductive justice and ecosocial frameworks and mixed methods and community-partnered approaches, she conducts research and evaluations on diversifying the midwifery, doula, and community health care workforce. Her research also examines multilevel mechanistic pathways and the impact of programs and policies on reducing inequities in maternal and infant health.

PhD, 05/2020 - Public Health, Yale University

MS, 2009 - Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

BS (Honors), 1999 - Biochemistry, University of Queensland

BS, 1998 - Life Sciences, Australian National University

Attitude Of Health Personnel

Hospitalization

Child, Hospitalized

Nurses, Neonatal

Whole Genome Sequencing

Health Inequites

Social And Structural Determinants Of Health

Infant And Child Health

https://profiles.ucsf.edu/renee.mehra

Anemia in older persons: etiology and evaluation

Approaches to evaluating abortion training programs: A scoping review.

Factors associated with the mental health of parents during and after their child's hospitalisation: an international longitudinal prospective cohort study.

Psychosocial correlates of awareness of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among persons who inject drugs in Northeast Georgia.

Hospital Leader Views on the Family-Centeredness of Pediatric Care: A Global Survey.

Implementation of Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing in Pediatric Acute Care is Associated with Positive Shifts in Health Care Professionals' Perspectives Toward Testing.

Infant and Family Outcomes and Experiences Related to Family-Centered Care Interventions in the NICU: A Systematic Review.

Child and Family Outcomes and Experiences Related to Family-Centered Care Interventions for Hospitalized Pediatric Patients: A Systematic Review.

Home Visiting in California During the First Two Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study of Low-Income Pregnant and Parenting Caregivers.

A Qualitative Analysis of Low-Income Pregnant and Parenting Caregivers' Experiences With Home Visiting in California During the First 2 Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

"'Oh gosh, why go?' cause they are going to look at me and not hire": intersectional experiences of black women navigating employment during pregnancy and parenting.

Racism is a motivator and a barrier for people of color aspiring to become midwives in the United States.

"Police shootings, now that seems to be the main issue" - Black pregnant women's anticipation of police brutality towards their children.

The Space in the Middle: Attitudes of Women's Health and Neonatal Nurses in the United States about Abortion.

Structural racism and social distancing: Implications for COVID-19.

Considerations to promote sustainability of community health worker programs to improve maternal health

Black pregnant women “get the most judgment”: a qualitative study of the experiences of Black women at the intersection of race, gender, and pregnancy

Racial and ethnic disparities in adverse birth outcomes: Differences by racial residential segregation

Area-level deprivation and preterm birth: cross-sectional results from a national, commercially-insured population

Recommendations for the pilot expansion of Medicaid coverage for doulas in New York State

Combining phylogenetic and network approaches to identify HIV-1 transmission links in San Mateo County, California

Why people smoke: addressing the ‘causes of causes’ of health inequities

Trump’s housing cuts put Americans’ health at risk

Racial residential segregation and adverse birth outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

PhD, Nursing

Community and Population Health

Health Equity

Health Policy and Health Services Research

Implementation Science

Reproductive, Maternal, and Child Health