Peter Rockers
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Peter C. Rockers, ScD

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

617-358-2185
prockers@bu.edu
Crosstown Center
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Biography

Dr. Rockers is an Associate Professor in the Department of Global Health at the Boston University School of Public Health, where he is also the Director of the Global Health Program Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation certificate program. His research is primarily concerned with evaluating the impacts of health system strengthening interventions and policies in low- and middle-income countries using experimental methods. He is particularly interested in interventions that aim to improve early childhood development outcomes in high poverty settings. Dr. Rockers is also involved in efforts to strengthen how the biopharmaceutical industry measures and reports on issues related to access.

Education

  • Harvard University, DSc Field of Study: Global Health Management
  • University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, MPH Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • University of Illinois, BS Field of Study: Mechanical Engineering

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Classes Taught

  • SPHGH815
  • SPHPH845

Publications

  • Published on 10/23/2025

    Lauer JM, Odom AR, Rani A, Story G, Chembe M, Henderson S, Parkerson D, Fink G, Rockers PC, Sela DA, Locks LM. Breastfeeding, the Gut Microbiome, and Growth among Infants in Lusaka, Zambia. J Nutr. 2025 Dec; 155(12):4253-4263. PMID: 41138757.

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  • Published on 10/4/2025

    Brady SP, Rockers PC, Evans D, Coetzee L, Lopera-Perez DC, Fink G, Hamer DH, Yousafzai AK, Tarullo AR. Infant EEG power predicts early childhood language and motor skills in a rural South African cohort. Global Pediatrics. 2025; 14:100298.
  • Published on 9/5/2025

    Williams-Gant AJ, Weisman K, Amin TG, Ghossainy ME, Soueidan G, Nissel J, Kenderla P, Abdel-Hak M, Anggoro FK, Bangayan S, Burdett ERR, Chau E, Chen EE, Chua J, Coetzee L, Coley JD, Dahl A, Dautel JB, Davis EL, Davis HE, DeLeon A, Diesendruck G, Evans D, Feeney A, Fong FTK, Foo X, Garcia A, Gonzalez-Rubio I, Guerrero Galaz E, Gurven M, Hu Y, Huachorunto K, Indrawati K, Jee BD, Kahwa M, Kahwa U, Korah R, Kramer HJ, Kushnir T, Kyriakopoulou N, Lebepe S, Lee HJ, Lesage KA, Leshabana P, Li D, Li PH, Llacua JT, Maluleke V, Marin A, Marshall J, Masebe N, McAuliffe K, McLaughlin A, McMullan A, McShane C, Min C, Mutegeki M, Namara O, Nichols S, Nicolopoulou A, Nielsen M, Otali E, Parise K, Paucar XA, Payir A, Poonawalla S, Reyes-Jaquez B, Riddick S, Rockers PC, Ruiz JK, Sanjidah R, Shneidman L, Skopeliti I, Srinivasan M, Stegall J, Stephens J, Stutesman MG, Sun J, Tarullo A, Taylor LK, Theogen I, Toong D, Turan-Küçük EN, Tusiime P, Ventura EP, Xu J, Ye N, Yu Y, Yucel M, Zhang W, Zhao X, Corriveau KH, Richert RA. Working across religions, cultures, settings, and development: Protocol for wave 2 data collection with children and parents by the developing belief network. PLoS One. 2025; 20(9):e0330727. PMID: 40911539.

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  • Published on 9/1/2025

    Leppänen JM, Pyykkö J, Evans D, Coetzee L, Fink G, Yousafzai AK, Hamer DH, Parkerson D, Rockers PC. Early Emerging Gradients in Children's Eye Movement Times Across Levels of Household Resources. Dev Sci. 2025 Sep; 28(5):e70058. PMID: 40798850.

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  • Published on 8/21/2025

    Galvin M, Coetzee L, Leshabana P, Masebe N, Lebepe S, Moolla A, Tarullo AR, Rockers PC, Evans D. Traditional beliefs and practices surrounding pregnancy loss in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Soc Sci Med. 2025 Oct; 383:118511. PMID: 40865164.

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  • Published on 5/1/2025

    Infant-level and child-level predictors of mortality in low-resource settings: the WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort. Lancet Glob Health. 2025 May; 13(5):e843-e858. PMID: 40288395.

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  • Published on 2/4/2025

    Kaiser JL, Fiorillo RM, Vian T, Ngoma T, Kuhfeldt KJ, Munro-Kramer ML, Hamer DH, Bwalya M, Sakanga VR, Lori JR, Ahmed Mdluli E, Rockers PC, Biemba G, Scott NA. Qualitative application of the diffusion of innovation theory to maternity waiting homes in rural Zambia. Implement Sci Commun. 2025 Feb 04; 6(1):18. PMID: 39905510.

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  • Published on 2/1/2025

    Locks LM, Chembe M, Billima-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. Journal of Nutrition. 2025; 155(2):589-601.
  • Published on 2/1/2025

    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. Journal of Pediatrics. 2025; 277:114408.
  • Published on 1/16/2025

    Ngoma T, Kaiser JL, Morgan AJ, Vian T, Hamer DH, Rockers PC, Sakanga V, Biemba G, Bwalya M, Scott NA. Implementation fidelity of a multisite maternity waiting homes programme in rural Zambia: application of the conceptual framework for implementation fidelity to a complex, hybrid-design study. BMJ Public Health. 2025 Jan; 3(1):e001215. PMID: 40017989.

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