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Deborah B. Nelson, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health

Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences

Director, Master of Science in Epidemiology Program

Telephone:  215-204-9659

Email: dnelson@temple.edu

Department of Public Health

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences

BS, Chemistry, State University of New York, College of Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY, 1989

 

PhD, Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, 1998

 

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National Societies:

• American College of Epidemiology, 1998
• American Public Health Association, 1991
• Society for Epidemiology Research, 1991
• Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research, 2002 (elected board member, 2005)
• Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 2003

Local Societies:

• Pennsylvania Public Health Association, 1991

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• Clinical and sociologic risk factors for spontaneous abortion
• Spontaneous preterm birth
• Preeclampsia

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Recent Medically Related Publications, Obtained from PubMed (Click on PubMed ID to view abstract)

19830561. Friedenberg FK, Hanlon A, Vanar V, Nehemia D, Mekapati J, Nelson DB, Richter JE, Trends in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease as Measured by the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. Dig Dis Sci :()2009 Oct 15

19033686. Cassilly DW, Wang YR, Friedenberg FK, Nelson DB, Maurer AH, Parkman HP, Symptoms of gastroparesis: use of the gastroparesis cardinal symptom index in symptomatic patients referred for gastric emptying scintigraphy. Digestion 78:2-3(144-51)2008

18999913. Nelson DB, Hanlon A, Hassan S, Britto J, Geifman-Holtzman O, Haggerty C, Fredricks DN, Preterm labor and bacterial vaginosis-associated bacteria among urban women. J Perinat Med 37:2(130-4)2009

18300379. Ness RB, Soper DE, Richter HE, Randall H, Peipert JF, Nelson DB, Schubeck D, McNeeley SG, Trout W, Bass DC, Hutchison K, Kip K, Brunham RC, Chlamydia antibodies, chlamydia heat shock protein, and adverse sequelae after pelvic inflammatory disease: the PID Evaluation and Clinical Health (PEACH) Study. Sex Transm Dis 35:2(129-35)2008 Feb

18184644. Gomez LM, Ma Y, Ho C, McGrath CM, Nelson DB, Parry S, Placental infection with human papillomavirus is associated with spontaneous preterm delivery. Hum Reprod 23:3(709-15)2008 Mar

18166300. Trautmann GM, Kip KE, Richter HE, Soper DE, Peipert JF, Nelson DB, Trout W, Schubeck D, Bass DC, Ness RB, Do short-term markers of treatment efficacy predict long-term sequelae of pelvic inflammatory disease? Am J Obstet Gynecol 198:1(30.e1-7)2008 Jan

18091021. Nelson DB, Sammel MD, Freeman EW, Lin H, Gracia CR, Schmitz KH, Effect of physical activity on menopausal symptoms among urban women. Med Sci Sports Exerc 40:1(50-8)2008 Jan

18070232. Friedenberg FK, Palit A, Parkman HP, Hanlon A, Nelson DB, Botulinum toxin A for the treatment of delayed gastric emptying. Am J Gastroenterol 103:2(416-23)2008 Feb

17977863. Arechavaleta-Velasco F, Gomez L, Ma Y, Zhao J, McGrath CM, Sammel MD, Nelson DB, Parry S, Adverse reproductive outcomes in urban women with adeno-associated virus-2 infections in early pregnancy. Hum Reprod 23:1(29-36)2008 Jan

17666595. Freeman EW, Sammel MD, Lin H, Gracia CR, Pien GW, Nelson DB, Sheng L, Symptoms associated with menopausal transition and reproductive hormones in midlife women. Obstet Gynecol 110:2 Pt 1(230-40)2007 Aug

17546484. Nelson DB, Bellamy S, Nachamkin I, Ruffin A, Allen-Taylor L, Friedenberg FK, Characteristics and pregnancy outcomes of pregnant women asymptomatic for bacterial vaginosis. Matern Child Health J 12:2(216-22)2008 Mar

17434499. Nelson DB, Bellamy S, Nachamkin I, Ness RB, Macones GA, Allen-Taylor L, First trimester bacterial vaginosis, individual microorganism levels, and risk of second trimester pregnancy loss among urban women. Fertil Steril 88:5(1396-403)2007 Nov

17274857. Nelson DB, Bellamy S, Odibo A, Nachamkin I, Ness RB, Allen-Taylor L, Vaginal symptoms and bacterial vaginosis (BV): how useful is self-report? Development of a screening tool for predicting BV status. Epidemiol Infect 135:8(1369-75)2007 Nov

17151383. Datner EM, Wiebe DJ, Brensinger CM, Nelson DB, Identifying pregnant women experiencing domestic violence in an urban emergency department. J Interpers Violence 22:1(124-35)2007 Jan

16910904. Sarwer DB, Allison KC, Gibbons LM, Markowitz JT, Nelson DB, Pregnancy and obesity: a review and agenda for future research. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 15:6(720-33)2006 Jul-Aug

16585466. Freeman EW, Sammel MD, Lin H, Nelson DB, Associations of hormones and menopausal status with depressed mood in women with no history of depression. Arch Gen Psychiatry 63:4(375-82)2006 Apr

19803898. Nelson DB, Treatment and management of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy: current and future perspectives. Womens Health (Lond Engl) 2:2(267-77)2006 Mar

16260206. Macones GA, Peipert J, Nelson DB, Odibo A, Stevens EJ, Stamilio DM, Pare E, Elovitz M, Sciscione A, Sammel MD, Ratcliffe SJ, Maternal complications with vaginal birth after cesarean delivery: a multicenter study. Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:5(1656-62)2005 Nov

16157110. Cahill A, Stamilio DM, Paré E, Peipert JP, Stevens EJ, Nelson DB, Macones GA, Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) attempt in twin pregnancies: is it safe? Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:3 Pt 2(1050-5)2005 Sep

16145310. Gracia CR, Freeman EW, Sammel MD, Lin H, Nelson DB, The relationship between obesity and race on inhibin B during the menopause transition. Menopause 12:5(559-66)2005 Sep-Oct

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