Claire E. Margerison, PhD
Claire E. Margerison is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics at Michigan State University. Her research focuses on identifying determinants of racial/ethnic and socioeconomic inequities in women’s health, particularly in and around the pregnancy period. Currently, Dr. Margerison and her research team are assessing the impacts of health and social policies, particularly the Affordable Care Act, on women’s preconception health, reproductive health behaviors, and pregnancy outcomes. Dr. Margerison is also working on research examining mortality and morbidity due to drugs, self-harm, and violence during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
- Women’s Health
- Perinatal Health
- Health Equity
- Public Policy
PhD in Epidemiology
University of California, Berkeley
MPH in Epidemiology, 2008
University of California, Berkeley
JAMA Network Open.
Changes in pregnancy-associated deaths in the United States during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
JAMA Network Open.
Association of the 2021 Child Tax Credit Advance Payments With Low Birth Weight in the US
American Journal of Public Health.
Changes in racial and ethnic inequities in pregnancy-associated death during the COVID-19 pandemic
Impacts of the Affordable Health Care Act on Women’s Health
Our research team is assessing the impact of the Affordable Care Act on reproductive health behaviors, preconception preventive health, pregnancy health, and postpartum health.
Pregnancy-Associated Mortality and Morbidity due to Drugs, Self-harm, and Suicide
Our ongoing research is estimating the incidence of deaths during pregnancy and postpartum due to drugs, suicide, and homicide in the US as a whole.
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