Samantha Kelleher
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Samantha Parker Kelleher, PhD

Associate Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-3631
separker@bu.edu
Talbot - 425E
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Biography

Dr. Parker Kelleher is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health. Her research interests include understanding the relationship between prenatal exposures and infant and childhood outcomes and the impact of adverse pregnancy and postpartum outcomes on cardiovascular health. She is the Principal Investigator on a R-01 award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to investigate the impact of a remote postpartum blood pressure monitoring program on cardiovascular related severe maternal morbidity. She previously received funding from the American Heart Association to examine health related social needs and postpartum blood pressure. She served as a consultant for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Zika Response in 2016 and was awarded the Tyroler Lilienfeld Award (2014) by the Society of Epidemiologic Research for her dissertation work on preeclampsia. Dr. Parker Kelleher is the Co-Director of the Epidemiology and Biostatistics MPH Certificate and teaches Intermediate Epidemiology, Applications of Intermediate Epidemiology, and Advanced Methods Reproductive, Perinatal, and Pediatric Epidemiology.

Education

  • Boston University School of Public Health, PhD Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • Emory University, MS Field of Study: Public Health
  • University of Miami, BS Field of Study: Chemistry

Websites

Classes Taught

  • SPHEP722
  • SPHEP850
  • SPHEP912
  • SPHPH845

Publications

  • Published on 12/31/2024

    Lovett SM, Woo JMP, O'Brien KM, Parker SE, Sandler DP. Association of early-life trauma with gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Epidemiology. 2024 Dec 31. PMID: 39739403.

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  • Published on 12/16/2024

    Parker SE, Ettinger de Cuba S. It Does Take a Village! How the Presence of Grandparents Promotes Child Development. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2024 Dec 16. PMID: 39679799.

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  • Published on 12/16/2024

    Adrien N, MacLehose RF, Werler MM, Yazdy MM, Fox MP, Parker SE. Assessing the Impact of Exposure Misclassification in Case-Control Studies of Self-Reported Medication Use. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2024 Dec 16. PMID: 39679807.

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  • Published on 12/8/2024

    Petersen JM, Gradus JL, Werler MM, Parker SE. An exploration of potential risk factors for gastroschisis using decision tree learning. Ann Epidemiol. 2025 Jan; 101:19-26. PMID: 39657869.

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  • Published on 10/10/2024

    Palatnik A, Hauspurg A, Hoppe KK, Yee LM, Kulinski J, Khan SS, Sabol B, Yarrington CD, Freaney PM, Parker SE. Postpartum Management of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in Six Large U.S. Hospital Systems: Descriptive Review and Identification of Clinical and Research Gaps. Am J Perinatol. 2024 Oct 10. PMID: 39389559.

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  • Published on 6/27/2024

    Mujic E, Parker SE, Nelson KP, O'Brien M, Chestnut IA, Abrams J, Yarrington CD. Implementation of a Cell-Enabled Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring Program During the Postpartum Period at a Safety-Net Hospital. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Jul 02; 13(13):e034031. PMID: 38934890.

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  • Published on 4/1/2024

    Schrager NL, Parker SE, Werler MM. The timing, duration, and severity of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes among controls without birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Birth Defects Res. 2024 Apr; 116(4):e2334. PMID: 38578229.

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  • Published on 1/27/2024

    Parker SE, Annapragada B, Chestnut IA, Fuchs J, Lee A, Sabharwal V, Wachman EM, Yarrington CD. Trimester and severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy and risk of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. Hypertens Pregnancy. 2024 Dec; 43(1):2308922. PMID: 38279906.

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  • Published on 12/15/2023

    Petersen JM, Kahrs JC, Adrien N, Wood ME, Olshan AF, Smith LH, Howley MM, Ailes EC, Romitti PA, Herring AH, Parker SE, Shaw GM, Politis MD. Bias analyses to investigate the impact of differential participation: Application to a birth defects case-control study. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2024 Aug; 38(6):535-543. PMID: 38102868.

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  • Published on 8/8/2023

    Petersen JM, Smith-Webb RS, Shaw GM, Carmichael SL, Desrosiers TA, Nestoridi E, Darling AM, Parker SE, Politis MD, Yazdy MM, Werler MM. Periconceptional intakes of methyl donors and other micronutrients involved in one-carbon metabolism may further reduce the risk of neural tube defects in offspring: a United States population-based case-control study of women meeting the folic acid recommendations. Am J Clin Nutr. 2023 Sep; 118(3):720-728. PMID: 37661108.

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