Dr. Teresa Janevic

Biography

Teresa Janevic is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. She is a perinatal epidemiologist whose research focuses on the social structural determinants of health and healthcare. Her work examines how exposures, policy, neighborhood context, racial discrimination, immigration, and stress influence perinatal and reproductive health outcomes. With a preference for mixed methods, Janevic utilizes large administrative data to provide a real-world perspective on population health, complemented by community-enhanced qualitative work that amplifies the voices of vulnerable women and stimulates innovative research hypotheses. She is passionate about discovering strategies to attain health equity and is dedicated to catalyzing a new generation of health equity researchers. Janevic leads the VIBE Research Lab, which investigates how policy, healthcare, and neighborhood environments impact maternal and infant health equity. The lab employs diverse methods, including longitudinal mixed models and machine learning, to explore complex questions surrounding lifecourse, structural racism, and implementation science frameworks. Her research has been funded by several prestigious organizations, including the March of Dimes and the Centers for Disease Control.

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