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Shayna D. Cunningham, Ph.D.

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
B.S.	University of Vermont	Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
M.H.S.	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health	Epidemiology
Ph.D.	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health	Social and Behavioral Interventions

Degree

Institution

Major

B.S.

University of Vermont

Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

M.H.S.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Epidemiology

Ph.D.

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

Associations between adverse childhood experiences and sexual risk among postpartum women
Thomas JL, Lewis JB, Ickovics JR, Cunningham SD International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Helath 2021 Apr;18(7):3848
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;
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):
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 27(5):551-558

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