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Paula Amina Alio, Ph.D.

Paula Amina Alio, Ph.D.

About Me

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Public Health Sciences (SMD)

Professor - Center for Community Health and Prevention - Joint

Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing - Department of SON Primary Faculty (SON) - Joint

Credentials

Education

PhD | University of South Florida. Applied Anthropology. 2000

MA | University of South Florida. Francophone Cultures. 1994

BA | Liberty University. Linguistics. 1992

Awards

Centennial Fellow. 2021

Fulbright Africa Regional Travel Award, Dakar, Senegal, ECA. 2018

Fulbright Scholar Award, Assignment: Niger, ECA. 2017

Dr. David Satcher Award for Community Health Improvement. 2015

Young Professional Achievement Award. 2010

Outstanding Research Achievement Award. 2010

Appointed Commissioner, Commission on Paternal Involvement in Pregnancy Outcomes. 2010 - 2014

Research

Research: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Women's Health; Maternal Child Health; Perinatal outcomes; Program Evaluation; Global Health; Community Based Participatory Research.

Dr. Alio has extensive experience in community-based participatory research, qualitative and quantitative methods, and ...
Research: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Women's Health; Maternal Child Health; Perinatal outcomes; Program Evaluation; Global Health; Community Based Participatory Research.

Dr. Alio has extensive experience in community-based participatory research, qualitative and quantitative methods, and evaluation design. Her research areas include racial/ethnic health disparities and global health. Specifically, Dr. Alio focuses on the impact of behavioral, psychosocial and environmental factors on pregnancy outcomes, particularly among African Americans. Her international research is in women's reproductive health, HIV prevention, intimate partner violence and pregnancy outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa.

Publications

Journal Articles

A Community Collaborative for the Exploration of Local Factors Affecting Black Mothers' Experiences with Perinatal Care.

Alio AP, Dillion T, Hartman S, Johnson T, Turner S, Bullock S, Dozier A

Maternal and child health journal.. 2022 April 26 (4):751-760. Epub 03/22/2022.

Addressing Child Health Equity Through Clinical Decision-Making.

Yaeger JP, Alio AP, Fiscella K

Pediatrics.. 2022 February 1149 (2)Epub 1900 01 01.

Association of Voluntary Legal Paternity and Breastfeeding Duration and Exclusivity in a Sample of Mothers in New York State, United States

Alio AP, Liu L, Thevenet-Morrison K, Rubado M, Crean H, Veazie P, Seplaki C, Dozier A.

International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health. 2021; 15(5): 284-97.

Self-Reported Experiences of Racial Discrimination among African Americans in Upstate New York

Alio AP, Lewis CA, Elder H, Norwood W*, Mufhandu K, Keefer MC.

Journal of Black Studies. 2020; 51(5): 481-500.

House Ball Community Leaders' Perceptions of HIV and HIV Vaccine Research.

Alio AP, Sibley C, Ouedraogo HS, Wallace SE, Wakefield S, Humes DL, Fields SD, Keefer MC

International journal of MCH and AIDS.. 2020 9 (1):136-145. Epub 02/13/2020.

Assessing Physical Activity Behavior of Cancer Survivors by Race and Social Determinants of Health.

Asare M, McIntosh S, Culakova E, Alio A, Umstattd Meyer, Kleckner AS, Adunlin G, Kleckner IR, Ylitalo KR, Kamen CS

International quarterly of community health education.. 2019 October 40 (1):7-16. Epub 06/26/2019.

"Loving the sinner, hating the sin": an investigation of religious leaders' perceived role in the lives of persons living with HIV in Soweto, South Africa.

Alio AP, Makhale L, Hornschuh S, Hlongwane K, Otwombe K, Keefer M, Diet- rich JJ.

J Glob Health Rep. 2019; .

Assessing physical activity behavior of cancer survivors by race and social determinants of health.

Asare, M., McIntosh, S., Culakova, E., Alio, A., Umstattd Meyer, M.R., Kleckner, A. S., Adunlin, G., Kleckner, I. R., Ylitalo, K. R., Kamen, C. S.

International Quarterly of Community Health Education. 2019; .

A Qualitative Analysis of Family Dynamics and Motivation in Sessions With 15 Women in Drug Treatment Court.

Goldberg ZE, Chin NP, Alio A, Williams G, Morse DS

Substance abuse : research and treatment.. 2019 13 :1178221818818846. Epub 01/04/2019.

Differences in the ability to predict and prepare for sexual activity between HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected young South African Women.

Sadeghi R, Alio A, Bennie T, Wallace M, Cai S, Abar B, Bekker LG, Adler D

Journal of AIDS and HIV research.. 2018 10 (1)Epub 01/31/2018.

Investigating the debate of home birth safety: A critical review of cohort studies focusing on selected infant outcomes.

Elder HR, Alio AP, Fisher SG

Japan journal of nursing science : JJNS.. 2016 July 13 (3):297-308. Epub 01/28/2016.

A quasi-experimental design to assess the effectiveness of the federal healthy start in reducing preterm birth among obese mothers.

August EM, Salihu HM, de la Cruz CZ, Mbah AK, Alio AP, Lo Berry E

The journal of primary prevention.. 2015 June 36 (3):205-12. Epub 1900 01 01.

Paternal involvement and fetal morbidity outcomes in HIV/AIDS: a population-based study.

Alio AP, Mbah AK, Shah K, August EM, Dejoy S, Adegoke K, Marty PJ, Salihu HM, Aliyu MH

American journal of men's health.. 2015 January 9 (1):6-14. Epub 08/02/2013.

Impact of a federal healthy start program on feto-infant morbidity associated with absent fathers: a quasi-experimental study.

Salihu HM, August EM, Mbah AK, Alio AP, Berry EL, Aliyu MH

Maternal and child health journal.. 2014 November 18 (9):2054-60. Epub 1900 01 01.

Assessing the economic impact of paternal involvement: a comparison of the generalized linear model versus decision analysis trees.

Salihu HM, Salemi JL, Nash MC, Chandler K, Mbah AK, Alio AP

Maternal and child health journal.. 2014 August 18 (6):1380-90. Epub 1900 01 01.

Project VOGUE: A partnership for increasing HIV knowledge and HIV vaccine trial awareness among House Ball leaders in Western New York.

Alio AP, Fields SD, Humes DL, Bunce CA, Wallace SE, Lewis C, Elder H, Wakefield S, Keefer MC,

Journal of gay & lesbian social services.. 2014 July 126 (3):336-354. Epub 1900 01 01.

Theoretical model of critical issues in informed consent in HIV vaccine trials.

Lewis CA, Dewhurst S, McMahon JM, Bunce CA, Keefer MC, Alio AP

AIDS care.. 2014 26 (11):1452-60. Epub 05/28/2014.

Capacity building among african american faith leaders to promote HIV prevention and vaccine research.

Alio AP, Lewis CA, Bunce CA, Wakefield S, Thomas WG, Sanders E, Keefer MC

Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action.. 2014 8 (3):305-16. Epub 1900 01 01.

The role of folic acid in fetal programming of birth phenotypes and early human development: a biopsychosocial perspective.

Salihu HM, Salinas-Miranda A, de la Cruz C, Alio AP

Journal of developmental origins of health and disease.. 2013 December 4 (6):442-57. Epub 1900 01 01.

All-cause infant mortality and the risk for subsequent preterm birth.

Salihu HM, August EM, De La Cruz C, Weldeselasse H, Sanchez E, Alio AP, Marty PJ

Minerva ginecologica.. 2013 October 65 (5):557-66. Epub 1900 01 01.

An assessment of essential maternal health services in Kwara State, Nigeria.

Saidu R, August EM, Alio AP, Salihu HM, Saka MJ, Jimoh AA

African journal of reproductive health.. 2013 March 17 (1):41-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

A community perspective on the role of fathers during pregnancy: a qualitative study

Alio AO, Lewis CA, Scarborough K, Harris K, Fiscella K.

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013; 13: 60 PMCID: PMC3606253.

HIV infection and its impact on fetal outcomes among women of advanced maternal age: a propensity score weighted matching approach

Salihu HM, Mogos MF, August EM, Dejoy S, de la Cruz C, Alio AP, Marty PJ.

AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2013; 29(3): 581-7.

The Impact of birth spacing on subsequent feto-infant outcomes among community enrollees of a federal healthy start project

Salihu HM, August EM, Mbah AK, de Cuba RJ 2nd, Alio AP, Rowland-Mishkit B, Berry EL.

J Community Health. 2012; 37(1): 137-42.

The association between female genital mutilation and intimate partner violence

Salihu HM, August EM, Salemi JL, Weldeselasse H, Sarro YS, Alio AP.

BJOG. 2012; 119(13): 1597-1605 Epub 2012 Aug 24.

The effect of paternal age on fetal birth outcomes

Alio AP, Salihu HM, McIntosh C, August EM, Weldeselasse H, Sanchez E, Mbah AK.

Am J Mens Health. 2012; 6(5): 427-35.

Temporal trends in cardiomyopathy in pregnancy and association with feto-infant morbidity outcomes

Whiteman VE, Salihu HM, Weldeselasse HE, August EM, Alio AP, Marty PJ.

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012; 25(6): 627-31.

Fetal sex and differential survival in preeclampsia and eclampsia

Aliyu MH, Salihu HM, Lynch O, Alio AP, Marty PJ.

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2012; 285(2): 361-5.

Effectiveness of a federal healthy start program in reducing the impact of particulate air pollutants on feto-infant morbidity outcomes

Salihu HM, August EM, Mbah AK, Alio AP, de Cuba RJ, Jaward FM, Berry EL.

Matern Child Health J. 2012; 16(8): 1602-11.

Placental abruption, offspring sex, and birth outcomes in a large cohort of mothers

Aliyu MH, Salihu HM, Lynch O, Alio AP, Marty PJ.

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012; 25(3): 248-52 Epub 2011 Jun 30.

Particulate pollutants and racial/ethnic disparity in feto-infant morbidity outcomes

Salihu HM, Ghaji N, Mbah AK, Alio AP, August EM, Boubakari I.

Matern Child Health J. 2012; 16(8): 1679-87.

Neonatal outcomes of successful VBAC among obese and super-obese mothers

Belogolovkin V, Crisan L, Lynch O, Weldeselasse H, August EM, Ali AP, Salihu HM.

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012; 25(6): 714-8.

Previous caesarean section, gestational age at first delivery and subsequent risk of pre-eclampsia in obese mothers

Mbah AK, Sharma PP, Alio AP, Fombo DW, Bruder K, Salihu HM.

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2012; 285(5): 1375-81 Epub 2011 Dec 9.

Prevalence and temporal trends of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS co-infection during pregnancy across the decade 1998-2007

Salihu HM, Connell L, Salemi JL, August EM, Weldeselasse HE, & Alio AP.

J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2012; 21(1): 66-72.

Infant Mortality and the Risk of Small Size for Gestational Age in the Subsequent Pregnancy: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Salihi HM, August EM, de la Cruz C, Mogos MF, Weldeselasse H, Alio AP.

Matern Child Health J. 2012; : 26 PMCID PMC36122146.

Impact of prior bariatric surgery on maternal and fetal outcomes among obese and non-obese mothers

Belogolovkin V, Salihu HM, Weldeselasse H, Biroscak BJ, August EM, Mbah AK, Alio AP.

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2012; 285(5): 1211-8.

Teenage pregnancy and the influence of paternal involvement on fetal outcomes

Alio A, Mbah AK, Grunsten RA, Salihu HM.

J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2011; 24(6): 404-9.

Assessing the impact of paternal involvement on racial/ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates

Alio PA, Mbah AK, Kornosky JL, Wathington D, Marty PJ, Salihu HM.

J Community Health. 2011; 36(1): 63-68.

The psychosocial impact of vesico-vaginal fistula in Niger

Alio AP, Merrell L, Roxbury K. Clayton HB, Bomboka L, Marty PJ, Traore S. Salihu HM.

Arch Obstet Gynecol. 2011; 284(2): 371-8 Epub 2010 Aug 29.

Changes in prepregnancy body mass index between pregnancies and risk of gestational and type 2 diabetes

Whiteman VE, Aliyu MH. August EM, McIntosh C, Alio AP, Salihu HM.

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2011; 284(1): 235-240 Epub 2011 May 5.

Addressing policy barriers to paternal involvement during pregnancy

Alio AP, Bond MJ, Padilla YC, Heidelbaugh JJ, Lu M, Parker WJ.

Matern Child Health. 2011; 15(4): 425-430.

Effectiveness of a federal healthy start program in reducing primary and repeat teen pregnancies: our experience over the decade

Hamisu M, Salihu HM, August EM, Jeffers DF, Mbah AK, Alio AP, Berry E.

J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2011; 24(3): 153-160 Epub 2011 Mar 12.

Recurrent versus isolated pre-eclampsia and risk of feto-infant morbidity outcomes: racial/ethnic disparity

Mbah AK. Alio AP, Marty PJ, Bruder K, Wilson R, Salihu HM.

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2011; 156(1): 23-28 Epub 2011 Feb 11.

Spousal concordance in attitudes toward violence and reported physical abuse in African couples

Alio AP, Clayton HB, Garba M, Mbah AK, Daley E, Salihu HM.

J Interpers Violence. 2011; 26(14): 2790-810 Epub 2010 Dec 13.

Association between intimate partner violence and induced abortion in Cameroon

Alio AP, Salihu HM, Nana PN, Clayton HB, Mbah AK, Marty PJ.

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2011; 112(2): 83-87 Epub 2010 Dec 4.

Examining barriers to cervical cancer screening and treatment in Florida through a socio-ecological lens

Daley E, Alio A, Anstey EH, Chandler R, Dyer K, Helmy H.

J Community Health. 2011; 36(1): 121-131.

Younger maternal age (at initiation of childbearing) and recurrent perinatal mortality

Salihu HM, Duan J, Nabukera SK, Mbah AK, Alio AP.

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Bio. 2011; 154(1): 31-36.

Impact of prenatal alcohol consumption on placenta-associated syndromes

Salihu HM, Kornosky JL, Lynch O, Alio AP, August EM, Marty PJ.

Alcohol. 2011; 45(1): 73-79 Epub 2010 Jul 2.

Assessing the impact of paternal involvement on racial/ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates

Alio AP, Mbah AK, Kornosky JL, Wathington D, Marty PJ, Salihu HM.

J Community Health. 2011; 36(1): 63-68.

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy and risk of placental abruption and placenta previa

Aliyu MH, Lynch O, Nana PN, Alio AP, Wilson RE, Zoorob R, Salihy HM.

Matern Child Health J. 2011; 15(5): 670-676.

Association between tobacco use in pregnancy and placenta-associated syndromes: a population-based study

Aliyu MH, Lynch O, Wilson RE, Alio AP, Kristensen S, Marty PJ, Whiteman VE, Salihu HM.

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2011; 283(4): 729-734 Epub 2010 Mar 31.

Maternal mortality in Niger: a retrospective study in a high risk maternity

Garba M, Nayama M, Alio AP, Holloway ML, Salihu HM.

Afr J Med Med Sci. 2011; 40(4): 393-7.

Interpregnancy body mass index changes and risk of stillbirth

Whiteman VE, Crisan L, McIntosh C, Alio AP, Duan J. Marty PJ, Salihu HM.

Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2011; 72(3): 192-5.

Community-academic partnerships to reduce black-white disparities in infant mortality in Florida

Salihu HM, August EM, Alio AP, Jeffers D, Austin D, Berry E.

Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2011; 5(1): 53-66.

Repeat caesarean delivery as a risk factor for abnormal blood loss, blood transfusion and perinatal mortality

Saidu R, Bolaji BO, Olatinwo AW, McIntosh CM, Alio AP, Salihu HM.

J Obstet Gynaecol. 2011; 31(8): 728-31.

Infant mortality and subsequent risk of stillbirth: a retrospective cohort study

August EM, Salihu HM, Weldeselasse H, Biroscak BJ, Mbah AK, & Alio AP.

BJOG. 2011; 118(3): 1636-45.

Teenage pregnancy and the influence of paternal involvement on fetal outcomes

Alio AP, Mbah AK, Grunsten RA, Salihu HM.

J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2011; 24(6): 404-9.

Intrauterine exposure to tobacco and risk of medically indicated and spontaneous preterm birth

Aliyu MH, Lynch O, Saidu R, Alio AP, Marty PJ, Salihu HM.

Am J Perinatol. 2010; 27(5): 405-410.

An ecological approach to understanding Black-White disparities in perinatal mortality

Alio A, Richman AR, Clayton HB, Jeffers DF, Wathington DJ, Salihu HM.

Matern Child Health J. 2010; 14(4): 557-566.

Disparities in rates and trends of HIV/AIDS during pregnancy across the decade, 1998-2007

Salihu HM, Stanley KM, Mbah AK, August EM, Alio AP, Marty PJ.

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010; 55(3): 391-396.

The impact of paternal involvement on feto-infant morbidity among Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics

Alio AP, Mbah AK, Kornosky JL, Marty PJ Salihu HM.

Matern Child Health J. 2010; 14(5): 735-41.

Mbah AK, Alio AP, Marty PJ, Bruder K, Whiteman VE, Salihu HM.

Pre-eclampsia in the first pregnancy and

Prepregnancy obesity and risk of stillbirth in viable twin gestations

Salihu HM, Alio AP. Belogolovkin V, Aliyu MH, Wilson RE, Reddy UM, Bruder K, Whiteman VE.

Obesity. 2010; 18(9): 1795-1800.

Nulliparity and preterm birth in the era of obesity epidemic

Salihu HM, Mbah AK, Alio AP, Whiteman V, Kornosky J, Rubin L.

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2010; 23(12): 1444-50.

Improving research, policy and practice to promote paternal involvement in pregnancy outcomes: the roles of obstetricians-gynecologists

Bond MJ, Heidelbaugh JJ, Robertson A, Alio PA, Parker WJ.

Curr Opin Obster Gynecol. 2010; 22(6): 525-529.

To breastfeed or not to breastfeed: a review of the impact of lactational exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) on infants

Aliyu MH, Alio P, Salihu HM.

J Environ Health. 2010; 73(3): 8-14.

Super-obesity and risk for early and late pre-eclampsia

Mbah AK, Kornosky JL, Kristensen S, August EM, Alio AP, Marty PJ.

BJOG. 2010; 117(8): 997-1004 Epub 2010 May 19.

Obesity in older mothers, gestational weight gain, and risk estimates for preterm phenotypes

Aliyu MH, Luke S, Wilson RE, Saidu R, Alio AP, Salihu HM, Belogolovkin V.

Maturitas. 2010; 66(1): 88-93 Epub 2010 Mar 21.

Prenatal smoking among adolescents and risk of fetal demise before and during labor

Aliyu MH, Salihu HM, Alio AP, Wilson RE, Chakrabarty S, Clayton HB.

J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2010; 23(3): 129-135 Epub 2010 Feb 11.

Joint effect of obesity and teenage pregnancy on the risk of pre-eclampsia: a population-based study

Aliyu MH, Luke S, Kristensen S, Alio AP, Salihu HM.

J Adolesc Health. 2010; 46(1): 77-82 Epub 2009 Aug 13.

Feto-infant health and survival: does paternal involvement matter?

Alio AP, Salihu HM, Kornosky JL, Richman AM, Marty PJ.

Matern Child Health. 2010; 14(6): 931-937.

Increased risk of placental abruption in underweight women

Deutsch AB, Lynch O, Alio AP, Salihu HM, Spellacy WN.

Am J Perinatol. 2010; 27(3): 235-240 Epub 2009 Sep 26.

The association of prepregnancy body mass index with pregnancy outcomes in triplet gestations

Russell Z, Salihu HM, Lynch O, Alio AP. Belogolovkin V.

Am J Perinatol. 2010; 27(1): 41-46 Epub 2009 Sep 26.

The impact of obesity on spontaneous and medically indicated preterm birth among adolescent mothers

Salihu HM, Luke S, Alio AP, Deutsch A, Marty PJ.

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2010; 282(2): 127-134 Epub 2009 Aug 26.

Spousal violence and magnitude of potentially preventable single and recurrent spontaneous fetal loss in an African setting

Alio AP, Nana PN, Salihu HM.

Lancet. 2009; 373(9660): 318-324.

Risk Factors for Major Antenatal Depression among Low-income African American Women

Luke S, Salihu HM, Alio AP. Mbah AK. Jeffers D, Berry EL. Mishkit,VR.

J Women's Health (Larchmt). 2009; 18(11): 1841-6.

The superobese mother and ethnic disparities in preterm birth

Salihu HM, Luke S, Alio AP, Wathington D, Mbah AK, Marty PJ, Whiteman V.

J Natl Med Assoc. 2009; 101(11): 1125-1131.

Success of programming fetal growth phenotypes among obese women

Salihu HM, Mbah AK. Alio AP, Kornoshy JL, Bruder K.

Obstet Gynecol. 2009; 114(2 Pt 1): 333-339.

Extreme maternal underweight and feto-infant morbidity outcomes: a population study

Salihu HM, Lynch O, Alio AP, Mbah AK, Kornosky JL, Marty PJ.

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2009; 22(5): 428-434.

Maternal pre-gravid body weight and risk for placental abruption among twin pregnancies

Aliyu MH, Alio AP, Lynch O, Mbah A, Salihu HM.

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2009; 22(9): 745-750.

Intimate partner violence and contraception use among women in Sub-Saharan Africa

Alio AP, Daley EM, Nana PN, Duan J, Salihu HM.

Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2009; 107(1): 35-38.

Racial disparities in mortality among infants with Dandy-Walker syndrome

Salihu HM, Koronosky JL, Alio AP, Druschel CM.

J Natl Med Assoc. 2009; 101(5): 456-461.

Obesity: What is an elderly population growing into?

Salihu HM, Bonnema SM, Alio AP.

Maturitas. 2009; 63(1): 7-12.

Low pre-pregnancy body mass index and risk of medically indicated versus spontaneous preterm singleton birth

Salihu HM, Mbah AK, Alio AP, Clayton HB, Lynch O.

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2009; 144(2): 119-123.

Prenatal alcohol consumption and fetal growth restriction: potentiation effect by concomitant smoking

Aliyu MH, Wilson RE, Zoorob R, Alio AP, Clayton H, Salihu HM.

Nicotine Tob Res. 2009; 11(1): 36-43.

Patterns and success of fetal programming among women with low and extremely low pre-pregnancy BMI

Belogolovkin V, Alio AP, Mbah AK, Clayton HB, Wathington D, Salihu HM.

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2009; 280(4): 579-584.

Extreme obesity and risk of placental abruption

Salihu HM, Lynch O, Alio AP, Kornosky JL, Clayton HB, Mbah AK.

Hum Reprod. 2009; 24(2): 438-444.

Healthy Start program and feto-infant morbidity outcomes: evaluation of program effectiveness

Salihu HM, Mbah AK, Jeffers D, Alio AP, Berry L.

Matern Child Health J. 2009; 13(1): 56-65.

Maternal prepregnancy underweight and risk of early and late stillbirth in black and white gravidas

Salihu HM, Mbah AK, Alio AP, Lynch O, Wathington D, Kornosky JL.

J Natl Med Assoc. 2009; 101(6): 582-587.

Advanced maternal age and risk of antepartum and intrapartum stillbirth

Salihu HM, Wilson RE, Alio AP, Kirby RS.

J Obstet Gynecol Res. 2008; 34(5): 843-850.

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy and the risk of early stillbirth among singletons

Aliyu MH, Wilson RE, Zoorob R, Chakravarty S, Alio AP, Lirby RS, Salihu HM.

Alcohol. 2008; 42(5): 369-374.

Obesity and extreme obesity: new insights into the black-white disparity in neonatal mortality

Salihu HM, Alio AP, Wilson RE, Sharma PP, Kirby RS, Alexander GR.

Obstet Gynecol. 2008; 111(6): 1410-1416.

Obesity subtypes and risk of spontaneous versus medically indicated preterm births in singletons and twins

Salihu HM, Lynch O, Alio AP, Liu J.

Am J Epidemiol. 2008; 168(1): 13-20.

AGA-primed uteri compared with SGA-primed uteri and the success of subsequent in utero fetal programming

Salihu HM, Mbah AK. Alio AP, Kirby RS.

Obstet Gynecol. 2008; 111(4): 935-943.

The risk of intrapartum stillbirth among smokers of advanced maternal age

Aliyu MH, Salihu HM, Wilson RE, Alio AP, Kirby RS.

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2008; 278(1): 39-45.

Young maternal age and risk of intrapartum stillbirth

Wilson RE, Alio AP, Kirby RS, Salihu HM.

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2008; 278(3): 231-236.

Extreme obesity and risk of stillbirth among black and white gravidas

Salihu HM, Dunlop AL, Hedayatzadeh A. Alio AP, Kirby RS Alexander GR.

Obstet Gynecol. 2007; 110(3): 552-557.

Obesity research and the forgotten African American child

Alio AP, Salihu HM, Berrings TJ, Gramling MD, Burton JA, Gayles TA,Jackson TR.

Ethn Dis. 2006; 16(2): 569-575.

Risk of stillbirth following a cesarean delivery: black-white disparity

Salihu HM, Sharma PP, Kristensen S, Blot C, Alio AP, Anath CV. Kirby RS.

Obstet Gynecol. 2006; 107(2 Pt 1): 383-390.

Maternal determinants of pediatric preventive care utilization among blacks and whites

Alio A, Salihu HM.

J Natl Med Assoc. 2005; 97(6): 792-797 PMCID: PMC 2569499.

Single motherhood and neonatal survival of twins among blacks and whites

Salihu HM, Chatman LM, Alio AP, Aliyu MH, Kirby RS, Alexander GR.

J Natl Med Assoc. 2004; 96(12): 1618-1625.