Eric Rubenstein
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Eric S Rubenstein, PhD, ScM

Assistant Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-3728
erubens@bu.edu
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Biography

Eric Rubenstein, PhD, ScM is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Boston University School of Public Health. His work is focused on improving the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), including Down syndrome (DS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Epidemiology, the science of public health, is the crucial tool that can help reach the ultimate goal of improving health and well-being for the population with IDD. That work cannot be done without input and collaboration from the IDD community, which motivates and drives the work to be impactful and translatable.

Dr. Rubenstein's work covers issues that impact health and well-being across the life course for people with IDD. He is currently the PI of a National Institute for Child Health and Human Development study of pregnancy in women with IDD. He has extensive work examining phenotype and service type in children on the autism spectrum. Dr. Rubenstein uses Medicaid data to examine service use and health outcomes for people with IDD who are often served by the public insurance system.

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Classes Taught

  • SPHEP770
  • SPHEP911

Publications

  • Published on 1/1/2025

    Scott A, Gould R, Quidore L, Koeut-Futch K, Bock E, Kumar PS, Christensen S, Edouard A, Golden B, Rapp E, Sigelko K, Sokoloff A, Versfelt C, Rubenstein E. Stress, Anxiety and Coping in Adults With Down Syndrome: An Exploratory Co-Research Study. J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2025 Jan; 38(1):e13311. PMID: 39448390.

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  • Published on 9/24/2024

    Tewolde S, Scott A, Higgins A, Blake J, Michals A, Fox MP, Tripodis Y, Rubenstein E. Doubly Marginalized: The Interplay of Racism and Disability in Outcomes for Minoritized People With Down Syndrome. Epidemiology. 2025 Jan 01; 36(1):66-75. PMID: 39316830.

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  • Published on 9/3/2024

    Rubenstein E, Tewolde S, Michals A, Weuve J, Fortea J, Fox MP, Pescador Jimenez M, Scott A, Tripodis Y, Skotko BG. Alzheimer Dementia Among Individuals With Down Syndrome. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Sep 03; 7(9):e2435018. PMID: 39312235.

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  • Published on 8/2/2024

    Levine AA, Cole MB, Michals AL, Wang N, Rubenstein E. Inequities in medicaid home- and community-based services waiver enrollment among people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities: A nationwide claims-based analysis. Disabil Health J. 2024 Aug 02; 101676. PMID: 39097466.

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  • Published on 7/24/2024

    Rubenstein E, Toth M, Tewolde S. Autism Among Adults with Down Syndrome: Prevalence, Medicaid Usage, and Co-Occurring Conditions. J Autism Dev Disord. 2024 Jul 24. PMID: 39046684.

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  • Published on 6/25/2024

    Rubenstein E, Tewolde S, Skotko BG, Michals A, Fortea J. Occurrence of mosaic Down syndrome and prevalence of co-occurring conditions in Medicaid enrolled adults, 2016-2019. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2024 Dec; 196(4):e32097. PMID: 38925597.

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  • Published on 6/13/2024

    Van Dyke J, Rosenberg SA, Crume T, Reyes N, Alexander AA, Barger B, Fitzgerald R, Hightshoe K, Moody EJ, Pazol K, Rosenberg CR, Rubenstein E, Wiggins L, DiGuiseppi C. Child Age at Time of First Maternal Concern and Time to Services Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2024 Jul-Aug 01; 45(4):e293-e301. PMID: 38896561.

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  • Published on 2/28/2024

    Furnier SM, Gangnon R, Daniels JL, Ellis Weismer S, Nadler C, Pazol K, Reyes NM, Rosenberg S, Rubenstein E, Wiggins LD, Yeargin-Allsopp M, Durkin MS. Racial and ethnic disparities in the co-occurrence of intellectual disability and autism: Impact of incorporating measures of adaptive functioning. Autism Res. 2024 Mar; 17(3):650-667. PMID: 38415400.

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  • Published on 1/24/2024

    Rubenstein E, Tewolde S, Levine AA, Droscha L, Meyer RM, Michals A, Skotko B. Medicare, Medicaid, and dual enrollment for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Health Serv Res. 2024 Jun; 59(3):e14287. PMID: 38264862.

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  • Published on 12/1/2023

    Rubenstein E, Tewolde S, Michals A, Fox M, Wang N. Prevalence of Autism Among Medicaid-Enrolled Adults. JAMA Psychiatry. 2023 Dec 01; 80(12):1284-1287. PMID: 37792361.

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