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Jeannette R. Ickovics

Jeannette R. Ickovics

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
71
Citations
24002
World Ranking
723
National Ranking
342

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Jeannette R. Ickovics is affiliated with Yale University in the United States, with a primary research focus in Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The researcher's main topics include Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Migration, Health and Trauma, Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Child Abuse and Trauma, Gestational Diabetes Research and Management, Climate Change and Health Impacts, and Racial and Ethnic Identity Research.

Recent publications showcase a range of interdisciplinary studies:

  • Black Pregnant Women "Get the Most Judgment": A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Black Women at the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Pregnancy (2020, Women's Health Issues)
  • COVID-19 stressors and health behaviors: A multilevel longitudinal study across 86 countries (2022, Preventive Medicine Reports)
  • Group prenatal care and improved birth outcomes: Results from a type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation study (2021, Preventive Medicine)
  • Group Medical Care: A Systematic Review of Health Service Performance (2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • "Police shootings, now that seems to be the main issue" - Black pregnant women's anticipation of police brutality towards their children (2022, BMC Public Health)

Frequent co-authors contributing to the academic output include:

  • Jessica B. Lewis
  • Shayna D. Cunningham
  • Rogie Royce Carandang
  • Trace Kershaw
  • Claire Masters

Publications frequently appear in journals such as the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, the Journal of Affective Disorders, UNC Libraries, Women's Health Issues, and Preventive Medicine Reports, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach to public and maternal health challenges.

In recognition of professional contributions, Jeannette R. Ickovics was named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Relationship of subjective and objective social status with psychological and physiological functioning: preliminary data in healthy white women.

    Nancy E. Adler;Elissa S. Epel;Grace Castellazzo;Jeannette R. Ickovics

  • Self-reported adherence to antiretroviral medications among participants in HIV clinical trials: The AACTG Adherence Instruments

    Margaret A. Chesney;J. R. Ickovics;D. B. Chambers;A. L. Gifford

  • Mortality, CD4 Cell Count Decline, and Depressive Symptoms Among HIV-Seropositive Women: Longitudinal Analysis From the HIV Epidemiology Research Study

    Jeannette R. Ickovics;Merle E. Hamburger;David Vlahov;Ellie E. Schoenbaum

  • Group prenatal care and perinatal outcomes: a randomized controlled trial.

    Jeannette R. Ickovics;Trace S. Kershaw;Claire Westdahl;Urania Magriples

  • Stress and body shape: Stress-induced cortisol secretion is consistently greater among women with central fat.

    Elissa S. Epel;Bruce McEwen;Teresa Seeman;Karen Matthews

  • Disentangling neighborhood contextual associations with child body mass index, diet, and physical activity: the role of built, socioeconomic, and social environments.

    Amy Carroll-Scott;Kathryn Gilstad-Hayden;Lisa Rosenthal;Susan M. Peters

  • Psychosocial factors and surgical outcomes: an evidence-based literature review.

    Patricia H. Rosenberger;Peter Jokl;Jeannette Ickovics

  • Women's health. Review and research agenda as we approach the 21st century.

    Judith Rodin;Jeannette R. Ickovics

  • Adherence in AIDS clinical trials: a framework for clinical research and clinical care.

    Jeannette R. Ickovics;Andrew W. Meisler

  • Embodying Psychological Thriving: Physical Thriving in Response to Stress

    Elissa S. Epel;Bruce S. McEwen;Jeannette R. Ickovics

  • Group prenatal care and preterm birth weight: results from a matched cohort study at public clinics

    Jeannette R. Ickovics;Trace S. Kershaw;Claire Westdahl;Sharon Schindler Rising

  • The intergenerational cycle of teenage motherhood: an ecological approach.

    Christina S. Meade;Trace S. Kershaw;Jeannette R. Ickovics

  • Self-esteem, emotional distress and sexual behavior among adolescent females: Inter-relationships and temporal effects

    Kathleen A. Ethier;Kathleen A. Ethier;Trace S. Kershaw;Jessica B. Lewis;Stephanie Milan

  • Women and AIDS in the United States: epidemiology, natural history, and mediating mechanisms.

    Jeannette R. Ickovics;Judith Rodin

  • New School Meal Regulations Increase Fruit Consumption and Do Not Increase Total Plate Waste

    Marlene B. Schwartz;Kathryn E. Henderson;Margaret Read;Nicole Danna

  • Systematic review of sexual risk among pregnant and mothering teens in the USA: pregnancy as an opportunity for integrated prevention of STD and repeat pregnancy

    Christina S. Meade;Jeannette R. Ickovics

  • Urban teens: Trauma, posttraumatic growth, and emotional distress among female adolescents.

    Jeannette R. Ickovics;Christina S. Meade;Trace S. Kershaw;Stephanie Milan

  • Adherence to HAART among patients with HIV: breakthroughs and barriers.

    J R Ickovics;C S Meade

  • Social support and social conflict as predictors of prenatal depression.

    Claire M. Westdahl;Stephanie Milan;Urania Magriples;Trace S. Kershaw

  • CenteringPregnancy group prenatal care: Promoting relationship-centered care.

    Zohar Massey;Sharon Schindler Rising;Jeannette Ickovics

  • Effects of propranolol on recovery of heart rate variability following acute myocardial infarction and relation to outcome in the Beta-Blocker Heart Attack Trial.

    Rachel Lampert;Jeannette R Ickovics;Catherine J Viscoli;Ralph I Horwitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Trace Kershaw
Trace Kershaw Yale University
Valerie A. Earnshaw
Valerie A. Earnshaw University of Delaware
Linda M. Niccolai
Linda M. Niccolai Yale University
Elissa S. Epel
Elissa S. Epel University of California, San Francisco
Judith Rodin
Judith Rodin Rockefeller Foundation
Christina S. Meade
Christina S. Meade Duke University
Tracey E. Wilson
Tracey E. Wilson SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Katie B. Biello
Katie B. Biello Brown University
Marlene B. Schwartz
Marlene B. Schwartz University of Connecticut
Tené T. Lewis
Tené T. Lewis Emory University

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