Education
BA, Biology, summa cum laude, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA, 1999
MPH, Epidemiology, Emory University, 2001
PhD, Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2005
Professional Training
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2006-2007
Profile
Dr. Rudra completed her MPH at Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in 2001. She moved to Seattle to pursue her PhD at University of Washington, received it in 2005, and remained at UW for an 18 month postdoctoral appointment with Dr. Michelle Williams. She joined the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine as an Assistant Professor in August 2007. She is a perinatal epidemiologist with an interest in both behavioral and environmental exposures.
Research Interests
Dr. Rudra is Principal Investigator of a research project designed to examine the relations between air pollutant exposures and risks of preeclampsia and preterm delivery. She also researches the impact of physical activity on pregnancy complications (particularly metabolic disorders) and maternal wellness. She is interested in methods of using geographic information systems for exposure assessment in epidemiologic studies of physical activity, the built environment, and environmental exposures.
Selected Publications
- Dempsey JC, Butler CL, Sorensen TK, Lee IM, Thompson ML, Miller RS, Frederick IO, Williams RA. A case control study of maternal recreational physical activity and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Diab Res Clin Pract 2004;66:203-15.
- Butler CL, Williams MA, Sorensen TK, Frederick IO, Leisenring WM. Relation between maternal recreational physical activity and plasma lipids in early pregnancy. Am J Epidemiol 2004;160:350-9.
- Rudra CB, Williams MA, Lee IM, Miller RS, Sorensen TK. Perceived exertion during prepregnancy physical activity and preeclampsia risk. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2005;37:1836-41.
- Rudra CL [sic], Williams MA. BMI as a modifying factor in the relations between age at menarche, menstrual cycle characteristics, and risk of preeclampsia. Gynecol Endocrinol 2005;21:200-5.
- Rudra CB, Williams MA, Lee IM, Miller RS, Sorensen TK. Perceived exertion in physical activity and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Epidemiol 2006;17:31-7.
- Butler CL, Williams MA, Frederick IO, Luthy DA. Maternal asthma and risk of preeclampsia: a case-control study. J Repro Med 2006;51:94-100.
- Frederick IO, Rudra CB, Miller RS, Foster JC, Williams MA. Adult weight change, weight cycling, and pre-pregnancy obesity in relation to risk of preeclampsia. Epidemiol 2006;17:428-34.
- Rudra CB, Qiu C, David RM, Bralley JA, Walsh SW, Williams MA. A prospective study of early-pregnancy plasma malondialdehyde concentration and risk of preeclampsia. Clin Biochem 2006;39:722-6.
- Rudra CB, Sorensen TK, Leisenring WM, Dashow E, Williams MA. Weight characteristics and height in relation to risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Am J Epidemiol 2007;165:302-8.
- Qiu C, Rudra CB, Austin MA, Williams MA. Association of gestational diabetes and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particle size in pregnant women. Physiol Res 2007 (e-pub ahead of print).
- Miller RS, Rudra CB, Williams MA. First trimester mean arterial pressure and risk of preeclampsia. Am J Hypertension 2007;20:573-8.
Professional Affiliations
Society for Paediatric and Perinatal Epideiologic Research
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