University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Department of OB/Gyn
Knoxville, TN, United States
Alicia Mastronardi is an epidemiologist and research associate with the University of Tennessee Medical Center Graduate School of Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology Division. Her primary research focuses on contraception decision-making during pregnancy and uptake immediately postpartum. The team she is part of specifically evaluating a policy change around TennCare coverage for immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception and the possible effect on subsequent short-interval births statewide. Additionally, they are assessing contraception decision trends around the COVID epidemic and the post-Dobbs SCOTUS decision in 2022. Currently, assessment of pregnant patients’ social drivers of health and residential location in correlation with multiple maternal and infant outcomes to better address gaps in the communities served has also been a primary focus of their work. Other research interests include marijuana use during pregnant, trends in gestational diabetes, postpartum depression, HPV vaccination rates and physician recommendations and hepatitis C linkage to care postpartum.
Sunday, May 19, 2024
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Sunday, May 19, 2024
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM PDT