Lindsey Locks
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Lindsey Locks, ScD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Global Health - Boston University School of Public Health

Biography

Dr. Locks is an Assistant Professor of Health Sciences at Boston University's Sargent College and an Assistant Professor of Global Health at the BU School of Public Health. She is a global health nutritional epidemiologist. She has expertise in quantitative research methods; nutrition interventions in low-resource settings; assessment of diet and nutritional status; and maternal, child and adolescent health. She has experience working in both sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia with academic institutions, UN agencies and non-governmental organizations.

Other Positions

  • Assistant Professor, Health Sciences - Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College

Education

  • Harvard School of Public Health, ScD Field of Study: Nutrition/Food Science
  • Columbia University School of Public Health, MPH Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • Princeton University, BA Field of Study: History

Publications

  • Published on 11/17/2024

    Lauer JM, Pyykkö J, Chembe M, Billima-Mulenga T, Sikazwe D, Chibwe B, Henderson S, Parkerson D, Leppänen JM, Fink G, Locks LM, Rockers PC. Markers of Environmental Enteric Dysfunction are Associated with Poor Growth and Developmental Outcomes among Young Children in Lusaka, Zambia. J Pediatr. 2024 Nov 17; 277:114408. PMID: 39551093.

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  • Published on 11/13/2024

    Locks LM, Chembe M, Bilima-Mulenga T, Lauer JM, Sizakawe D, Henderson S, Rockers PC, Parkerson D, Fink G. Predictors of Stunting and Pathway Analysis for Linear Growth among Children Aged Two to Three Years after a Trial of Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements and Home-Installed Growth Charts in Three Districts in Zambia. J Nutr. 2024 Nov 13. PMID: 39542400.

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  • Published on 11/11/2024

    Dhurde VS, Patel AB, Locks LM, Hibberd PL. Anaemia prevalence, its determinants and profile of micronutrient status among rural school adolescent girls aged 14-19 years: a cross-sectional study in Nagpur district, Maharashtra, India. Public Health Nutr. 2024 Nov 11; 27(1):e248. PMID: 39526451.

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  • Published on 11/6/2024

    Locks LM, Parekh A, Newell K, Dauphinais MR, Cintron C, Maloomian K, Yu EA, Finkelstein JL, Mehta S, Sinha P. The ABCDs of nutritional assessment in infectious diseases research. J Infect Dis. 2024 Nov 06. PMID: 39504432.

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  • Published on 10/15/2024

    Lauer JM, Bhaise S, Dhurde V, Gugel A, Shah M, Hibberd PL, Patel A, Locks LM. Maternal Anemia during Pregnancy and Infant Birth Outcomes: A Prospective Cohort Study in Eastern Maharashtra, India. Curr Dev Nutr. 2024 Nov; 8(11):104476. PMID: 39559722.

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  • Published on 8/16/2024

    Fink G, Locks LM, Lauer JM, Chembe M, Henderson S, Sikazwe D, Billima-Mulenga T, Parkerson D, Rockers PC. The impact of home-installed growth charts and small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) on child growth in Zambia: a four-arm parallel open-label cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Glob Health. 2024 Aug 16; 9(8). PMID: 39153751.

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  • Published on 6/28/2024

    Locks LM, Bhaise S, Dhurde V, Gugel A, Lauer J, Shah M, Goghari A, Hibberd PL, Patel A. The prevalence of anemia during pregnancy and its correlates vary by trimester and hemoglobin assessment method in Eastern Maharashtra, India. Matern Child Nutr. 2024 Oct; 20(4):e13684. PMID: 38943254.

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  • Published on 6/21/2023

    Buonomo G, Acuña-Villaorduna C, Poongothai V, Dharmalingam M, Cintron C, Dauphinais M, Babu SP, Locks LM, Sarkar S, Salgame P, Hochberg NS, Lakshminaryanan S, Narasimhan PB, Sinha P. A micro-costing analysis of nutritional support for persons with TB and their families in India. Public Health Action. 2023 Jun 21; 13(2):34-36. PMID: 37359061.

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  • Published on 2/26/2023

    Locks LM, Newell KB, Imohe A, Moloney GM, Shaker-Berbari L, Paudyal N, Jefferds MED. The effect of interventions distributing home fortification products on infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices: A systematic narrative review. Matern Child Nutr. 2023 Jul; 19(3):e13488. PMID: 36842164.

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  • Published on 1/1/2023

    Carwile M, Cintron C, Jain K, Buonomo G, Oliver M, Dauphinais M, Narasimhan PB, Prakash Babu S, Sarkar S, Locks L, Kulatilaka N, Hochberg N, Lakshminarayanan S, Sinha P. Not business as usual: Engaging the corporate sector in India's TB elimination efforts. Glob Public Health. 2023 Jan; 18(1):2120405. PMID: 37252903.

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