RSPH Faculty


Laura Gaydos  

Updated: 03/18/2011    [update]
Assistant Professor (Graduate Faculty)

PhD

Department of:
Health Policy and Management

1518 Clifton Road
Room 626
Atlanta, GA 30322
lgaydos@emory.edu
tel: 404-727-6554
fax: 404-727-9198

PhD, 2004, UNC Chapel Hill
BA, 1998, Brown University
 
Areas of Interest/Research:
Adolescent Health/Child Health
Faith Based Health
Health Policy
Maternal and Child Health
Nutrition
Obesity Prevention
Sexual Behavior
 
Selected Research Projects:

Religion and Reproductive Health - Emory Religion & Health Collaborative

Dual Protection Special Interest Interest Project - CDC/Emory PRC

PRISE Worksite Fitness for African-American Women - CDC

POWER Lunches Nutrition Intervention - USDA

 

 

 
Selected Publications:
Gaydos, L
.
, Smith A, Hogue C, Blevins J.
An Emerging Field in Religion and Reproductive Health
Journal of Religion and Health - In Press
, 2010.
 
Gaydos, L
.
, Hogue C, Yang Z, Calles D
Are Racial Disparities in Contraceptive Use Reduced in a Student Population?
Journal of Women's Health
, 19(3): 589-595, 2010.
 
Yang Z,
Gaydos, L
.
easons for and Challenges of Recent Increases in Teen Birth Rates: A Study of Family Planning Service Policies and Demographic Changes at the State Level
Journal of Adolescent Health - In Press
, 2010.
 
Lifflander A,
Gaydos, L
.
, Hogue C
Circumstances of Pregnancy: Low Income Women in Georgia Describe the Difference Between Planned and Unplanned Pregnancies
Maternal and Child Health Journal
, 11: 81-89, 2007.
 
Kramer M, Hogue C,
Gaydos, L
.
Non-Contracepting Behavior In Women At Risk For Unintended Pregnancy: What’s Religion Got To Do With It?
Annals of Epidemiology
, 5: 327-34, 2007.
 
Gaydos L, Hogue C, Kramer M
Riskier Than We Thought: Revised Estimates of Non-Contracepting Women Risking Pregnancy.
Public Health Reports
, 121: 2006.
 
Curriculum Vitae
 
Link to this page: http://www.sph.emory.edu/faculty/LGAYDOS