Wendy Avila Rodriguez, MPH
Doctoral Candidate
Community Health Sciences
Maternal and Child Health
Pronouns: She/Her/Ella
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About
Wendy Avila Rodriguez is a doctoral student in the Community Health Sciences department with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health. She is a skilled program evaluator with experience in research and evaluation, technical assistance, public health education, program implementation, maternal and child health, and behavioral science on a domestic and global scale.
Wendy’s areas of interest include:
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Substance Use Disorders
- School-Based Mental Health
- Health Equity
- Global Health
Selected Publications
Smith, J. C., Alderman, L., Attell, B. K., Avila Rodriguez, W., Covington, J., Manteuffel, B., … & Minyard, K. (2021). Dynamics of Parental Opioid Use and Children’s Health and Well-Being: An Integrative Systems Mapping Approach. Frontiers in psychology, 2402. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.687641.
Beauregard, J. L., Hamner, H. C., Chen, J., Avila-Rodriguez, W., Elam-Evans, L. D., & Perrine, C. G. (2019). Racial disparities in breastfeeding initiation and duration among US infants born in 2015. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 68(34), 745. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6834a3
Avila, W. (2018). In-Depth Assessment of Exclusive Breastfeeding Attitudes, Beliefs, Practices and Key Influencers of Behavior in Villa Guadalupe, Managua. Emory University Theses and Dissertations: https://etd.library.emory.edu/concern/etds/qn59q4032?locale=en
Education
Master of Public Health, Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences
Complex Humanitarian Emergencies Certificate
Emory University
Bachelor of Arts, International Studies and Global Health, Culture, and Society
Emory University