Dr. Mensah is a maternal-child health epidemiologist who uses large-scale electronic health records (EHR) data to study adverse perinatal outcomes. Her postdoctoral fellowship at Kaiser Permanente focused on epidemiological studies related to preterm birth, newborn blood disorders, preeclampsia, and COVID-19 pregnancy outcomes. She collaborated with the Utah Department of Health during her doctoral training to evaluate the state's maternal and infant health home visiting program. Her dissertation examined the association between prenatal substance exposures and outcomes such as feeding difficulties, congenital heart disease, and involvement with the child welfare system.
In her current research, Dr. Mensah continues to investigate perinatal epidemiology, healthcare utilization patterns during pregnancy, and the impact of prenatal substance exposure on infant health. As an independent researcher, she is dedicated to understanding the in-utero experience and its short- and long-term effects on infant outcomes. Dr. Mensah and her husband are the proud parents of three daughters.
Research Interests
Electronic Health Records
Perinatal Health
Maternal-Child Health Epidemiology
Teaching Interests
Clinical Data Systems
Introduction to Public Health
Education
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Ph.D., Public Health , University of Utah (2021)
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M.P.H., Health Promotion , Brigham Young University (2017)
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B.S., Biological Sciences Pre-professional , Brigham Young University-Hawaii (2012)
Honors and Awards
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Outstanding PhD Student of the Year, Division of Public Health, University of Utah
(2022 - 2022)
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PhD Level Poster Award, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine Poster Summit, University of Utah
(2021 - 2021)
Memberships
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Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM) (2023 - Present)
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Society for Pedratric Epidemiolgic Research (SPER) (2023 - Present)
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American Public Health Association (2015 - Present)
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Society for Epidemiologic Researcgh (2021 - 2022)
Publications
F Qeadan
E VanSant-Webb
B Tingey
TN Rogers
E Brooks
Nana Akofua Mensah
KM Winkfield
AI Saeed
K English
CR Rogers
Nana Akofua Mensah
Michael J Fassett
Lawrence D Lurvey
Yinka Oyelese
David Braun
David A Sacks
Jiaxiao Shi
Nehaa Khadka
Vicki Y Chiu
Morgan R Peltier
others
Fagen Xie
Michael J Fassett
Jiaxiao M Shi
Vicki Y Chiu
Theresa M Im
Sunhea Kim
Nana Akofua Mensah
Nehaa Khadka
Daniella Park
Carol Mao
others
Darios Getahun
David A Sacks
Jiaxiao Shi
Fagen Xie
Nehaa Khadka
Vicki Y Chiu
Nana Akofua Mensah
Chantal C Avila
Meiyu Yeh
Aniket A Kawatkar
others
Morgan R Peltier
Michael J Fassett
Nana Akofua Mensah
Nehaa Khadka
Meiyu Yeh
Vicki Y Chiu
Yinka Oyelese
Darios Getahun
Nehaa Khadka
Morgan R Peltier
Michael J Fassett
Nana Akofua Mensah
Meiyu Yeh
Vicki Y Chiu
Yinka Oyelese
Darios Getahun
Fares Qeadan
Benjamin Tingey
Nana Akofua Mensah
Nehaa Khadka
Michael J Fassett
Yinka Oyelese
Nana Akofua Mensah
Vicki Y Chiu
Meiyu Yeh
Morgan R Peltier
Darios Getahun
Fares Qeadan
Benjamin Tingey
Nana Akofua Mensah
Nana Akofua Mensah
Michael J Fassett
Jiaxiao M Shi
Aniket A Kawatkar
Fagen Xie
Vicki Y Chiu
Meiyu Yeh
Chantal C Avila
Nehaa Khadka
David A Sacks
others
Nana Akofua Mensah
Erin F Madden
Fares Qeadan
Darios Getahun
Yinka Oyelese
Morgan Peltier
Meiyu Yeh
Vicki Y Chiu
Harpreet Takhar
Nehaa Khadka
Nana Akofua Mensah
Chantal Avila
Michael J Fassett
Fares Qeadan
Sunday Azagba
William A Barbeau
Lily Y Gu
Nana Akofua Mensah
Miriam Komaromy
Kevin English
Erin F Madden
Fares Qeadan
Erin F Madden
Nana Akofua Mensah
Benjamin Tingey
Jalene Herron
Alexandra Hernandez-Vallant
Kamilla L Venner
Kevin English
Amruta Dixit
Fares Qeadan
Nana Akofua Mensah
Lily Y Gu
William A Barbeau
Erin Fanning Madden
Christina A Porucznik
Kevin English
Fagen Xie
Nehaa Khadka
Michael J Fassett
Vicki Y Chiu
Chantal C Avila
Jiaxiao Shi
Meiyu Yeh
Aniket Kawatkar
Nana Akofua Mensah
David A Sacks
others
Jiaxiao Shi
Michael J Fassett
Vicki Y Chiu
Chantal C Avila
Nehaa Khadka
Brittany Brown
Pooja Patel
Nana Akofua Mensah
Fagen Xie
Morgan R Peltier
others
Fares Qeadan
Nana Akofua Mensah
Benjamin Tingey
Rona Bern
Tracy Rees
Erin Fanning Madden
Christina A. Porucznik
Kevin English
Trenton Honda
Fares Qeadan
Nana Akofua Mensah
Benjamin Tingey
Joseph B Stanford
Fares Qeadan
Nana Akofua Mensah
Lily Y Gu
Erin F Madden
Kamilla L Venner
Kevin English
Jesse C Bliss
Nana Akofua Mensah
Charles R Rogers
Joseph B Stanford
James VanDerslice
Karen C Schliep
Fares Qeadan
Nana Akofua Mensah
Benjamin Tingey
Rona Bern
Tracy Rees
Sharon Talboys
Tejinder Pal Singh
Steven Lacey
Kimberley Shoaf
Sunday Azagba
Nana Akofua Mensah
Lingpeng Shan
Keely Latham
