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Overview

Lorna E. Thorpe is affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their research primarily revolves around Medicine, with a strong focus on public health and disease impacts in urban environments.

The main fields of study for Thorpe include:

  • Medicine

Their subfields encompass:

  • General Health Professions
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Health
  • Infectious Diseases

Thorpe's research addresses several key topics, such as:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Their notable recent papers include:

  • Assessment of Community-Level Disparities in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infections and Deaths in Large US Metropolitan Areas (2020, JAMA Network Open)
  • Gut microbiome dysbiosis in antibiotic-treated COVID-19 patients is associated with microbial translocation and bacteremia (2022, Nature Communications)
  • Generalisable long COVID subtypes: findings from the NIH N3C and RECOVER programmes (2022, EBioMedicine)
  • Long COVID risk and pre-COVID vaccination in an EHR-based cohort study from the RECOVER program (2023, Nature Communications)
  • Exposure density and neighborhood disparities in COVID-19 infection risk (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

Thorpe frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Brian Elbel (23 coauthored publications)
  • Sarah Conderino (20 coauthored publications)
  • Pasquale E. Rummo (18 coauthored publications)
  • Rania Kanchi (17 coauthored publications)
  • Nadia Islam (17 coauthored publications)

Their work is often published in journals such as:

  • JAMA Network Open (8 publications)
  • Journal of Urban Health (7 publications)
  • UNC Libraries (6 publications)
  • American Journal of Public Health (5 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (5 publications)

Best Publications

  • Differences in PTSD Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors Among World Trade Center Disaster Rescue and Recovery Workers

    Megan A. Perrin;Laura DiGrande;Katherine Wheeler;Lorna Thorpe

  • Clinical outcome of individualised treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Latvia: a retrospective cohort study

    Vaira Leimane;Vija Riekstina;Timothy H Holtz;Evija Zarovska

  • Speaking the same language: treatment outcome definitions for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.

    Kayla F. Laserson;L. E. Thorpe;V. Leimane;K. Weyer

  • Asthma and posttraumatic stress symptoms 5 to 6 years following exposure to the World Trade Center terrorist attack

    Robert M. Brackbill;James L. Hadler;Laura DiGrande;Christine C. Ekenga

  • A biomonitoring study of lead, cadmium, and mercury in the blood of New York city adults.

    Wendy McKelvey;R. Charon Gwynn;Nancy Jeffery;Daniel Kass

  • An Overview of 9/11 Experiences and Respiratory and Mental Health Conditions among World Trade Center Health Registry Enrollees

    Mark Farfel;Laura DiGrande;Robert Brackbill;Angela Prann

  • Integrating Data On Social Determinants Of Health Into Electronic Health Records

    Michael N. Cantor;Lorna Thorpe

  • Assessment of Community-Level Disparities in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infections and Deaths in Large US Metropolitan Areas.

    Samrachana Adhikari;Nicholas P. Pantaleo;Justin M. Feldman;Olugbenga Ogedegbe

  • Posttraumatic stress symptoms, PTSD, and risk factors among lower Manhattan residents 2-3 years after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks

    Laura DiGrande;Megan A. Perrin;Lorna E. Thorpe;Lisa Thalji

  • Childhood Obesity in New York City Elementary School Students

    Lorna E. Thorpe;Deborah G. List;Terry Marx;Linda May

  • The National Children's Study: A 21-Year Prospective Study of 100 000 American Children

    Philip J. Landrigan;Leonardo Trasande;Lorna E. Thorpe;Charon Gwynn

  • Trends and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Gestational Diabetes Among Pregnant Women in New York City, 1990–2001

    Lorna E. Thorpe;Diana Berger;Jennifer A. Ellis;Vani R. Bettegowda

  • Health care access and utilization among women who have sex with women: sexual behavior and identity.

    Bonnie D. Kerker;Farzad Mostashari;Lorna Thorpe

  • Surveillance for World Trade Center Disaster Health Effects Among Survivors of Collapsed and Damaged Buildings

    Robert M. Brackbill;Lorna E. Thorpe;Laura DiGrande;Megan Perrin

  • Understanding and Addressing Unique Needs of Diabetes in Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders

    George L. King;Marguerite J. McNeely;Lorna E. Thorpe;Marjorie L.M. Mau

  • Seasonality of tuberculosis in India: is it real and what does it tell us?

    Lorna E Thorpe;Thomas R Frieden;Thomas R Frieden;Thomas R Frieden;Kayla F Laserson;Charles Wells

  • Risk factors associated with default from multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment, South Africa, 1999-2001.

    Timothy H. Holtz;J. Lancaster;K. F. Laserson;C. D. Wells

  • Asthma Diagnosed after 11 September 2001 among Rescue and Recovery Workers: Findings from the World Trade Center Health Registry

    Katherine Wheeler;Wendy McKelvey;Lorna Thorpe;Megan Perrin

  • Secondhand smoke exposure among nonsmokers nationally and in New York City.

    Jennifer A. Ellis;Charon Gwynn;Renu K. Garg;Robyn Philburn

  • Behavioral interventions for reduction of sexually transmitted disease/HIV transmission among female commercial sex workers and clients in Bali, Indonesia

    Kathleen Ford;Dewa Nyoman Wirawan;Peter Fajans;Partha Meliawan

Frequent Co-Authors

Chau Trinh-Shevrin
Chau Trinh-Shevrin New York University
Nicola Segata
Nicola Segata University of Trento
Mary T. Bassett
Mary T. Bassett Harvard University
Paul J. Lioy
Paul J. Lioy Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
James M. Swanson
James M. Swanson University of California, Irvine
Zigui Chen
Zigui Chen Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dustin T. Duncan
Dustin T. Duncan Columbia University
Frederica P. Perera
Frederica P. Perera Columbia University
Vickie M. Mays
Vickie M. Mays University of California, Los Angeles
Helen Y. Chu
Helen Y. Chu University of Washington

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