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Shayna D. Cunningham, PhD

Assistant Professor, Public Health Sciences


Academic Office Location: Public Health Sciences UConn Health 263 Farmington Avenue Farmington, CT 06030-6325
Website(s):	Public Health Sciences

Education & Training
Publications

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
BS	University of Vermont	Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
MHS	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health	Epidemiology
PhD	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health	Social and Behavioral Interventions

Degree

Institution

Major

University of Vermont

Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

MHS

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Epidemiology

PhD

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Social and Behavioral Interventions

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
Health Acceleration Challenge Finalist Team Member	Harvard Business School and Harvard Medical School
Hemsley Challenge Finalist Team Member	United Health Group
Loan Repayment Program Award	National Institutes of Health
Nancy Stephens Student Support Fund	Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
National Research Service Award	National Institute of Mental Health
Warren R. Steinbring Award for Excellence in Microbiology	University of Vermont
SUGRE/FAME Research Scholarship	University of Vermont
National Institutes of Health Summer Internship	National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases
Edith T. and Charles Dana Bennett Foundation Scholarship	University of Vermont

Name of Award/Honor

Awarding Organization

Health Acceleration Challenge Finalist Team Member

Harvard Business School and Harvard Medical School

Hemsley Challenge Finalist Team Member

United Health Group

Loan Repayment Program Award

National Institutes of Health

Nancy Stephens Student Support Fund

Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

National Research Service Award

National Institute of Mental Health

Warren R. Steinbring Award for Excellence in Microbiology

University of Vermont

SUGRE/FAME Research Scholarship

University of Vermont

National Institutes of Health Summer Internship

National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases

Edith T. and Charles Dana Bennett Foundation Scholarship

University of Vermont

Journal Articles

Influence of resilience and social support on the association between food insecurity and depressive symptoms during pregnancy: A moderated mediation model.
Carandang, Rogie Royce; Lewis, Jessica B; Masters, Claire; Ickovics, Jeannette R; Cunningham, Shayna D Journal of affective disorders 2025 Aug;383435-442
Evaluating a train-the-trainer approach for implementing obstetric life support in diverse healthcare contexts throughout Arizona: a mixed methods protocol.
Cunningham, Shayna D; Carandang, Rogie Royce; Wood, Laurie S; Barry, Marcia; Baker, Peggy; Murphy, Makayla; Roth, Cheryl K; Becker, Les R; Thomson, Brook; Mosesso, Vincent; Vidosh, Jacqueline; Phelps, John; Sutton, Benjamin; Grady, James J; Annis-Brayne, Kristen; Shields, Andrea BMC health services research 2025 May;25(1):707
Associations Between U.S. Women's Toileting Behaviors and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of RISE for HEALTH Study Data.
Berry, Amanda; Brady, Sonya S; Burgio, Kathryn L; Cunningham, Shayna D; Gahagan, Sheila; James, Aimee S; Low, Lisa Kane; LaCoursiere, D Yvette; Lipman, Terri H; McGwin, Gerald; Mueller, Margaret G; Palmer, Mary H; Rodriguez-Ponciano, Dulce P; Smith, Ariana L; Sutcliffe, Siobhan; Williams, Beverly R; Wyman, Jean F; Newman, Diane K Journal of women's health (2002) 2025 Mar;
Association between prenatal depressive symptoms and receipt of recommended maternal and infant care postpartum.
Masters, Claire; Carandang, Rogie Royce; Rojina, Janet A; Lewis, Jessica B; Ickovics, Jeannette R; Cunningham, Shayna D; Hagaman, Ashley Journal of affective disorders 2025 Jan;375174-179
Bladder Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs among US Adolescent Women.
Camenga, Deepa R; Brady, Sonya S; Bilger, Andrea; Klusaritz, Heather; Lipman, Terri H; Levin, Elise C; Brown, Oluwateniola; Cunningham, Shayna; LaCoursiere, D Yvette; James, Aimee S; Gahagan, Sheila; Hebert-Beirne, Jeni; Low, Lisa Kane Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology 2024 Oct;
Associations of financial strain and unmet social needs with women's bladder health.
Brady, Sonya S; Cunningham, Shayna D; Brubaker, Linda; Falke, Chloe; James, Aimee S; Kenton, Kimberly S; Low, Lisa Kane; Markland, Alayne D; Mcgwin, Gerald; Newman, Diane K; Norton, Jenna M; Nuscis, Katlin; Rodriguez-Ponciano, Dulce P; Rudser, Kyle D; Smith, Abigail R; Stapleton, Ann; Sutcliffe, Siobhan; Klusaritz, Heather A; Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2024 Aug;
Exploring women's bladder self-care practices: A qualitative secondary analysis.
Wyman, Jean F; Burgio, Kathryn L; Newman, Diane K; Cunningham, Shayna D; Hebert-Beirne, Jeni; Low, Lisa Kane; Meister, Melanie R; Stapleton, Ann; Gahagan, Sheila; Williams, Beverly R; Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium Journal of advanced nursing 2024 Jun;
Association between mindful and practical eating skills and eating behaviors among racially diverse pregnant women in four selected clinical sites in the United States.
Carandang, Rogie Royce; Epel, Elissa; Radin, Rachel; Lewis, Jessica; Ickovics, Jeannette; Cunningham, Shayna Nutrition and health 2024 Apr;2601060241246353
Discrimination and perinatal depressive symptoms: The protective role of social support and resilience.
Masters, Claire; Lewis, Jessica B; Hagaman, Ashley; Thomas, Jordan L; Carandang, Rogie Royce; Ickovics, Jeannette R; Cunningham, Shayna D Journal of affective disorders 2024 Mar;354656-661
Group prenatal care successes, challenges, and frameworks for scaling up: a case study in adopting health care innovations.
Masters, Claire; Carandang, Rogie Royce; Lewis, Jessica B; Hagaman, Ashley; Metrick, Rebecca; Ickovics, Jeannette R; Cunningham, Shayna D Implementation science communications 2024 Mar;5(1):20
Psychosocial Factors Associated with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms One Year Postpartum.
Cunningham, Shayna D; Carandang, Rogie Royce; Boyd, Lisa M; Lewis, Jessica B; Ickovics, Jeannette R; Rickey, Leslie M International journal of environmental research and public health 2023 Dec;21(1):
The brain, gut, and bladder health nexus: A conceptual model linking stress and mental health disorders to overactive bladder in women.
Smith, Ariana L; Berry, Amanda; Brubaker, Linda; Cunningham, Shayna D; Gahagan, Sheila; Kane Low, Lisa; Mueller, Margaret; Sutcliffe, Siobhan; Williams, Beverly R; Brady, Sonya S; the Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium Neurourology and urodynamics 2023 Dec;
Building Community Engagement (CE) capacity in a transdisciplinary, population level clinical research study.
James, Aimee; Nodora, Jesse; Maki, Julia; Harlow, Bernard L; Low, Lisa Kane; Coyne-Beasley, Tamera ; Cunningham, Shayna D; El-Fahmawi, Ayah; Klusaritz, Heather; Lipman, Terri H; Simon, Melissa; Hebert-Beirne, Jeni. Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship 2023 Dec;
Preferences for Public Health Messaging Related to Bladder Health in Adolescent and Adult Women.
Burgio, Kathryn L; Cunningham, Shayna D; Newman, Diane K; Low, Lisa Kane; Nodora, Jesse; Lipman, Terri H; Klusaritz, Heather; James, Aimee S; Rickey, Leslie; Gahagan, Shelia; Hebert-Beirne, Jeni; Kenton, Kimberly S; Williams, Beverly Rosa Journal of women's health (2002) 2023 Oct;32(10):1120-1135
Is there an association between physical activity and lower urinary tract symptoms in adolescent girls? Results from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children.
Fitzgerald, Colleen M; Cunningham, Shayna D; Berry, Amanda; Gahagan, Sheila; Joinson, Carol; Lindberg, Sarah; Newman, Diane K; Schmitz, Kathryn H; Smith, Ariana L; Sutcliffe, Siobhan; Shoham, David A; Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium International urogynecology journal 2023 Sep;
Neighborhood Social Environment and Body Mass Index: The Mediating Role of Mental Wellbeing.
Cunningham, Shayna D; Mandelbaum, Jennifer; Shebl, Fatma M; Abraham, Mark; O'Connor Duffany, Kathleen International journal of environmental research and public health 2023 Aug;20(16):
Perceived Stress and Depressive Symptoms Are Associated With Emotional Eating but Not Nutritional Intake During Pregnancy: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Carandang, Rogie Royce; Epel, Elissa; Radin, Rachel; Lewis, Jessica B; Ickovics, Jeannette R; Cunningham, Shayna D Journal of midwifery & women's health 2023 Jun;
Leadership Link: Evaluation of an Online Leadership Curriculum for Certified Midwives and Certified Nurse-Midwives.
Clark, Emma; Solomon, Julie; Cunningham, Shayna D; Bard, Kristin; Storey, Akane Sugimoto Journal of midwifery & women's health 2023 May;
The Implementation of a Nutrition Intervention in Food Pantries: The Spirit of SWAP.
Morales, Sofia I; Vicente, Genesis; LaMonaca, Katherine; Rios, Jasmine; Cunningham, Shayna D; Higginbottom, Jackson; Mathios, Erin; Werlin, Steve; Cramer, James; Santilli, Alycia; O'Connor Duffany, Kathleen Health promotion practice 2023 May;24(1_suppl):80S-91S
Development of a tool to assess bladder health knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs (BH-KAB).
LaCoursiere, Daphne Yvette; Kane Low, Lisa; Putnam, Sara; Wyman, Jean F; Newman, Diane K; Cunningham, Shayna; Rickey, Leslie; Berry, Amanda; Gahagan, Sheila; Vaughan, Camille P; Brown, Oluwateniola; Brady, Sonya S; Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium Neurourology and urodynamics 2023 Mar;
Action learning and public health pedagogy: Student reflections from an experiential public health course.
Pham, Christine N; Cunningham, Shayna D; Humphries, Debbie L Frontiers in public health 2023 Jan;111128705
Resilience Among Small Community-based Organizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights for Future Public Health Crises.
Cunningham, Shayna D; Flores, Candida; Mohamed-Abouh, Fawatih; Dittmore, Alixe; Schensul, Stephen; Schensul, Jean; Brown, Stacey; Grady, Megan A Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action 2023 Jan;17(4):739-743
Need for Public Health Messaging Related to Bladder Health from Adolescence to Advanced Age.
Burgio, Kathryn L; Cunningham, Shayna D; Newman, Diane K; Low, Lisa Kane; Nodora, Jesse; Lipman, Terri H; Gahagan, Shelia; Klusaritz, Heather; James, Aimee S; Rickey, Leslie; Kenton, Kimberly S; Hebert-Beirne, Jeni; Williams, Beverly Rosa; Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium Journal of women's health (2002) 2022 Nov;
A community-engaged approach to the design of a population-based prospective cohort study to promote bladder health.
Klusaritz, Heather; Maki, Julia; Levin, Elise; Ayala, Amy; Nodora, Jesse; Coyne-Beasley, Tamera; Hebert-Beirne, Jeni; Lipman, Terri H; James, Aimee; Gus, Emily; Cunningham, Shayna D; Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium. Neurourology and urodynamics 2022 Nov;
RISE FOR HEALTH: Rationale and protocol for a prospective cohort study of bladder health in women.
Smith, Ariana L; Rudser, Kyle; Harlow, Bernard L; McGwin, Gerald; Barthold, Julia; Brady, Sonya S; Brubaker, Linda; Cunningham, Shayna D; Griffith, James W; Kenton, Kim; Klusaritz, Heather; Lewis, Cora E; Lukacz, Emily S; Maki, Julia; Markland, Alayne D; Mueller, Elizabeth R; Newman, Diane K; Nodora, Jesse; Rickey, Leslie M; Rockwood, Todd; Simon, Melissa; Wyman, Jean F; Sutcliffe, Siobhan; Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium Neurourology and Urodynamics 2022 Nov;
The Nurse Empowerment Program for Nurses in Direct Care Positions.
Bard, Kristin; Cornell, Julie A; Cunningham, Shayna D; Madigan, Elizabeth A; Solomon, Julie The Journal of nursing administration 2022 Oct;52(10):542-548
Sex-based differences in atrial fibrillation ablation adverse events.
Mszar, Reed; Friedman, Daniel J; Ong, Emily; Du, Chengan; Wang, Yongfei; Zeitler, Emily P; Cunningham, Shayna D; Akar, Joseph; Curtis, Jeptha P; Freeman, James V Heart (British Cardiac Society) 2022 Sep;
Group Medical Care: A Systematic Review of Health Service Performance.
Cunningham, Shayna D; Sutherland, Ryan A; Yee, Chloe W; Thomas, Jordan L; Monin, Joan K; Ickovics, Jeannette R; Lewis, Jessica B International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021 Dec;18(23):
Features and Impact of Trust-Based Relationships Between Community Health Workers and Low-Resource Perinatal Women with Chronic Health Conditions.
Boyd, Lisa M; Mehra, Renee; Thomas, Jordan; Lewis, Jessica B; Cunningham, Shayna D Maternal and Child Health Journal 2021 Oct;
Group prenatal care and improved birth outcomes: Results from a type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation study.
Lewis, Jessica B; Cunningham, Shayna D; Shabanova, Veronika; Hassan, Sonia S; Magriples, Urania; Rodriguez, Marisa G; Ickovics, Jeannette R Preventive Medicine 2021 Oct;153106853
Associations between adverse childhood experiences and sexual risk among postpartum women.
Thomas, Jordan L; Lewis, Jessica B; Ickovics, Jeannette R; Cunningham Shayna D. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021 Apr;18(7):3848
Associations between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Sexual Risk among Postpartum Women.
Thomas, Jordan L; Lewis, Jessica B; Ickovics, Jeannette R; Cunningham, Shayna D International journal of environmental research and public health 2021 Apr;18(7):
Views of normal bladder function among women experiencing lower urinary tract symptoms.
Burgio, Kathryn L; James, Aimee S; LaCoursiere, D Yvette; Mueller, Elizabeth R; Newman, Diane K; Low, Lisa Kane; Weinfurt, Kevin P; Wyman, Jean F; Cunningham, Shayna D; Vargo, Keith; Connett, John; Williams, Beverly Rosa; Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium. Urology 2020 Aug;150103-109
Converging on bladder health through design thinking: From an ecology of influence to a focused set of research questions.
B Lewis, Jessica; S Brady, Sonya; Sutcliffe, Siobhan; L Smith, Ariana; R Mueller, Elizabeth; Rudser, Kyle; D Markland, Alayne; Stapleton, Ann; Gahagan, Sheila; Cunningham, Shayna D; Prevention Of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Plus Research Consortium. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020 Jun;17(12):4340
Safe Start community health worker program: A multisector partnership to improve perinatal outcomes among low-income pregnant women with chronic health conditions.
Cunningham, Shayna D; Riis, Valerie; Line, Laura; Patti, Melissa; Bucher, Melissa; Durnwald, Celeste; Srinivas, Sindhu K. American Journal of Public Health 2020 Jun;110(6):836-839
Considerations for building sustainable community health worker programs to improve maternal health.
Mehra, Renee; Boyd, Lisa M; Lewis, Jessica B; Cunningham, Shayna D. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health 2020 Jan;112150132720953673
I never knew anyone who peed on themselves on purpose: Exploring adolescent and adult women's lay language and discourse about bladder health and function.
Williams, Beverly Rosa; Nodora, Jesse; Newman, Diane K; Kane Low, Lisa; James, Aimee S; Camenga, Deepa R; Hebert-Beirne, Jeni; Brady, Sonya S; Hardacker, Cecilia T; Smith, Ariana L; Cunningham, Shayna D; Burgio, Kathryn L; Prevention Of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Plus Research Consortium. Neurourology and Urodynamics 2020 Jan;39(1):225-236
Application of the Social Vulnerability Index for identifying teen pregnancy intervention need in the United States.
Yee, Chloe W; Cunningham, Shayna D; Ickovics, Jeannette R. Maternal and Child Health Journal 2019 Nov;23(11):1516-1524
Associations between intimate partner violence profiles and mental health among low-income, urban pregnant adolescents.
Thomas, Jordan L; Lewis, Jessica B; Martinez, Isabel; Cunningham, Shayna D; Siddique, Moiuri; Tobin, Jonathan N; Ickovics, Jeannette R. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 Apr;19(1):120
Transforming prenatal care: Multidisciplinary team science improves a broad range of maternal-child outcomes.
Ickovics, Jeannette R; Lewis, Jessica B; Cunningham, Shayna D; Thomas, Jordan; Magriples, Urania. The American Psychologist 2019 Apr;74(3):343-355
Factors associated with pregnant adolescents' access to sexual and reproductive health services in New York City.
Flanagan, Kelly F; Cunningham, Shayna D; Lewis, Jessica B; Tobin, Jonathan N; Ickovics, Jeannette R. Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare 2019 Mar;1950-55
Area-level deprivation and preterm birth: results from a national, commercially-insured population.
Mehra, Renee; Shebl, Fatma M; Cunningham, Shayna D; Magriples, Urania; Barrette, Eric; Herrera, Carolina; Kozhimannil, Katy B; Ickovics, Jeannette R. BMC Public Health 2019 Feb;19(1):236
Recommendations for the pilot expansion of Medicaid coverage for doulas in New York State.
Mehra, Renee; Cunningham, Shayna D; Lewis, Jessica B; Thomas, Jordan L; Ickovics, Jeannette R. American Journal of Public Health 2019 Feb;109(2):217-219
Group prenatal care reduces risk of preterm birth and low birth weight: A matched cohort study.
Cunningham, Shayna D; Lewis, Jessica B; Shebl, Fatma M; Boyd, Lisa M; Robinson, Marc A; Grilo, Stephanie A; Lewis, Susan M; Pruett, Anne L; Ickovics, Jeannette R. Journal of Women's Health 2019 Jan;28(1):17-22
Postpartum depressive symptoms: Gestational weight gain as a risk factor for adolescents who are overweight or obese.
Cunningham, Shayna D; Mokshagundam, Shilpa; Chai, Hannah; Lewis, Jessica B; Levine, Jessica; Tobin, Jonathan N; Ickovics, Jeannette R. Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health 2018 Mar;63(2):178-184
Association between maternal comorbidities and emergency department use among a national sample of commercially insured pregnant women.
Cunningham, Shayna D; Magriples, Urania; Thomas, Jordan L; Kozhimannil, Katy B; Herrera, Carolina; Barrette, Eric; Shebl, Fatma M; Ickovics, Jeannette R. Academic Emergency Medicine 2017 Aug;24(8):940-947
Maternal medical complexity: Impact on prenatal health care spending among women at low risk for cesarean section.
Cunningham, Shayna D; Herrera, Carolina; Udo, Ifeyinwa E; Kozhimannil, Katy B; Barrette, Eric; Magriples, Urania; Ickovics, Jeannette R. Women's Health Issues 2017 Apr;27(5):551-558
Association Between Maternal Depression and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Their Primary School-Age Daughters: A Birth Cohort Study.
Cunningham, Shayna D; Lindberg, Sarah; Joinson, Carol; Shoham, David; Chu, Haitao; Newman, Diane; Epperson, Neill; Brubaker, Linda; Low, Lisa Kane; Camenga, Deepa R; LaCoursiere, D Yvette; Meister, Melanie; Kenton, Kimberly; Sutcliffe, Siobhan; Markland, Alayne D; Gahagan, Sheila; Coyne-Beasley, Tamera; Berry, Amanda; Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium* Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing : official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society 51(1):53-60
Resilience among small community-based organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights for future public health crises
Cunningham, Shayna D; Flores, Candida; Mohamed-Abouh, Fawatih; Dittmore, Alixe; Schensul, Stephen; Schensul, Jean; Brown, Stacey; O'Grady, Megan A. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action
The implementation of a nutrition intervention in food pantries: The spirit of SWAP.
Morales, Sofia; Vicente, Genesis; LaMonaca, Katherine; Rios, Jasmine; Cunningham, Shayna; Higginbottom, Jackson; Mathios, Erin; Werlin, Steve; Cramer, James; Santilli, Alycia; O'Connor Duffany, Kathleen Health Promotion Practice

Books

Golden R, Collins C, Cunningham SD, Newman E, Card JJ. Best-Evidence Structural Interventions for HIV Prevention. 2013 Jan;

Book Chapters

A typology of family engagement in youth development settings.
Krieder H, Cunningham SD. The Family-School-Community Partnership Series: Promising Practices for Family Engagement in Out-of-School Time. 2011 Jan;
Assessing and improving outcomes through a research practice partnership.
Cunningham SD, Krieder H, Wu J, Morin G. The Family-School-Community Partnership Series: Promising Practices for Family Engagement in Out-of-School-Time. 2011 Jan;17-29
Existing longitudinal data sets for the study of health and social aspects of aging.
Huguet N, Cunningham SD, Newsom JT. Longitudinal Data Analysis: A Practical Guide for Researchers in Aging, Health, and Social Sciences. 2011 Jan;1-42
Weighting and complex sampling design adjustments in longitudinal studies.
Cunningham SD, Huguet N. Longitudinal Data Analysis: A Practical Guide for Researchers in Aging, Health, and Social Sciences. 2011 Jan;43-69
Replicating and adapting effective programs.
Cunningham SD, Solomon J, Card JJ. HIV/AIDS Prevention Practitioner Institute: How to Plan, Implement, and Evaluate your HIV Prevention Program. 2009 Jan;29-60
Understanding outcome evaluation strategies.
Cunningham SD, Peterson JL, Raghupathy S. HIV/AIDS Prevention Practitioner Institute: How to Plan, Implement, and Evaluate your HIV Prevention Program. 2009 Jan;99-122