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Research interests
Dr. Kristin Sznajder's research centers on the social and environmental determinants of health among vulnerable populations, with a focus on women of reproductive age. Her current projects are on COVID-19 and maternal and child health in Pennsylvania and HIV and migrant youth in Ghana.
Teaching and educational interests
Dr. Kristin Sznajder is the Associate Director for International Initiatives and leads the global health educational program within the Department of Public Health Sciences at Penn State College of Medicine.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Postdoctoral Fellow, US Army Public Health Command
… → 2014
Epidemiology, PhD, University of Michigan
… → May 2013
MPH, Emory University
… → May 2007
BS, The Pennsylvania State University
… → May 2002
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Belmont Forum Collaborative Research: Advancing Resilience in Low Income Housing Using Climate-Change Science and Big Data Analytics
Obonyo, E. A., Sznajder, K., Halperin, D. D. & Agarwal, P. P.
1/1/19 → 3/31/24
Project: Research project
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English as a foreign language writing anxiety and its relationship with self-esteem and mobile phone addiction among Chinese medical students—A structural equation model analysis
Song, Y., Sznajder, K., Bai, Q., Xu, Y., Dong, Y. & Yang, X., Apr 2023, In: PloS one. 18, 4 April, e0284335.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Helping first-time mothers establish and maintain breastfeeding: Access to someone who can provide breastfeeding advice is an important factor
Massare, B. A., Hackman, N. M., Sznajder, K. K. & Kjerulff, K., Jun 2023, In: PloS one. 18, 6 June, e0287023.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The association between prenatal psychosocial factors and autism spectrum disorder in offspring at 3 years: a prospective cohort study
Seebeck, J., Sznajder, K. K. & Kjerulff, K. H., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Timing of hospital admission at first childbirth: A prospective cohort study
Kjerulff, K. H., Attanasio, L. B., Vanderlaan, J. & Sznajder, K. K., Feb 2023, In: PloS one. 18, 2 February, e0281707.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Anxiety and its relationship with sleep disturbance and problematic smartphone use among Chinese medical students during COVID-19 home confinement — A structural equation model analysis
Song, Y., Sznajder, K., Cui, C., Yang, Y., Li, Y. & Yang, X., Jan 1 2022, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 296, p. 315-321 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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