Media Expertise:
Stillbirth
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Bio
Dr. Christiansen-Lindquist is a Maternal and Child Health epidemiologist, with particular expertise on stillbirth in the United States. Her research interests include stillbirth prevention, and improving both stillbirth reporting and the care that families' receive around the time of a loss. Dr. Christiansen-Lindquist led the first study to create a new surveillance system for stillbirth in the United States. She is well known for her classroom teaching, and also serves as the Director of Graduate Studies for MPH and MSPH programs in Epidemiology.
Areas of Interest
- Maternal and Child Health
- Epidemiology
- Surveillance
- Research Methods
Education
- BA, University of Minnesota
- MPH, Emory University
- PhD, Emory University
Courses Taught
- EPI 598R - MPH Thesis Research
- EPI 599R - Thesis
- RES 999PUBH - Graduate Residence Full-Time
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Lauren Christiansen-Lindquist, PhD, associate professor of epidemiology, was an invited guest at a stillbirth prevention event hosted by the Office of the Vice President on July 8, which, celebrated the passage of a piece of the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act.