Ndidiamaka Amutah

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Ndidiamaka N. Amutah

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Biography

Montclair State University - Health Science

Associate Professor, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
Higher Education
Dr. Ndidi
A.
Boston, Massachusetts
Dr. Amutah-Onukagha has a long standing commitment to public health that spans over 15 years of Public Health experience. Her current research interests include health disparities, reproductive health, infant mortality and HIV/AIDS in ethnic minority populations.

Dr. Amutah-Onukagha is a Certified Health Education Specialist .She has taught courses on Program Planning and Evaluation and Minority Women’s Health. Dr. Amutah-Onukagha has worked as a researcher in community-based research settings in a variety of areas including maternal and child health, health disparities, and HIV/AIDS. She has published and presented in the area of HIV/AIDS and infant mortality in urban communities.

Specialties: program planning, evaluation, technical assistance, quantitative and qualitative research


Experience

  • Montclair State University

    Assistant Professor

    Research interests include Maternal and Child Health,Health Disparities HIV/AIDS, and Community-Based Participatory Research.

  • W.K. Kellogg Foundation

    Community Health Scholars Post-Doctoral Fellowship

    2 year post-doctoral fellowship for community based-participatory research, health disparities, academia, and policy.

  • Tufts University School of Medicine

    Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine

    My research and scholarly interests include HIV/AIDS, community based participatory research, sexual and reproductive health, and health disparities.

  • Tufts University School of Medicine

    Associate Professor, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine

    Ndidiamaka worked at Tufts University School of Medicine as a Associate Professor, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine

  • Yale University

    2013 REIDS Scholar

    The Research Education Institute for Diverse Scholars (REIDS) program was designed to meet the challenges and barriers experienced by groups who are underrepresented in the field of HIV research. Fellows are expected to attend a six-week Summer Institute for two consecutive summers and will receive sustained mentorship for two full years from an interdisciplinary team at the Institute for Community Research (ICR), the Center for Health, Intervention and Prevention (CHIP) at the University of Connecticut, the Yale School of Nursing, and the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA) at Yale.

  • George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services

    Adjunct Faculty

    Ndidiamaka worked at George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services as a Adjunct Faculty

Education

  • The George Washington University

    M.P.H.

    Public Health
    Concentration: Maternal and Child Health

  • Rutgers University

    B.S. B.A.

    Public Health, African Studies

  • University of Maryland

    Ph.D

    Public Health

Publications

  • Neighborhood characteristics, black immigrant status and uninsurance: A study using the National Study for Children's Health Data

    Journal of Race and Policy

  • Neighborhood characteristics, black immigrant status and uninsurance: A study using the National Study for Children's Health Data

    Journal of Race and Policy

  • Missed Opportunities for HIV Prevention: Results of a Qualitative Study on Mother-Daughter Communication

    Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services

  • Neighborhood characteristics, black immigrant status and uninsurance: A study using the National Study for Children's Health Data

    Journal of Race and Policy

  • Missed Opportunities for HIV Prevention: Results of a Qualitative Study on Mother-Daughter Communication

    Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services

  • Caregiver qualities, family closeness, and the well-being of adolescents engaged in child welfare system

    Children and Youth Services Review

  • Neighborhood characteristics, black immigrant status and uninsurance: A study using the National Study for Children's Health Data

    Journal of Race and Policy

  • Missed Opportunities for HIV Prevention: Results of a Qualitative Study on Mother-Daughter Communication

    Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services

  • Caregiver qualities, family closeness, and the well-being of adolescents engaged in child welfare system

    Children and Youth Services Review

  • Health Disparities in Women

    Clinical Medical Insights

  • Neighborhood characteristics, black immigrant status and uninsurance: A study using the National Study for Children's Health Data

    Journal of Race and Policy

  • Missed Opportunities for HIV Prevention: Results of a Qualitative Study on Mother-Daughter Communication

    Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services

  • Caregiver qualities, family closeness, and the well-being of adolescents engaged in child welfare system

    Children and Youth Services Review

  • Health Disparities in Women

    Clinical Medical Insights

  • Project THANKS: Examinig HIV/AIDS-Related Barriers and Facilitators to Care in African American Women: A Community Perspective

    AIDS Patient Care and STDs

  • Neighborhood characteristics, black immigrant status and uninsurance: A study using the National Study for Children's Health Data

    Journal of Race and Policy

  • Missed Opportunities for HIV Prevention: Results of a Qualitative Study on Mother-Daughter Communication

    Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services

  • Caregiver qualities, family closeness, and the well-being of adolescents engaged in child welfare system

    Children and Youth Services Review

  • Health Disparities in Women

    Clinical Medical Insights

  • Project THANKS: Examinig HIV/AIDS-Related Barriers and Facilitators to Care in African American Women: A Community Perspective

    AIDS Patient Care and STDs

  • An examination of NYC's public health policy education and its effectiveness on regulated business owners

    Journal of Education and Human Development

  • Neighborhood characteristics, black immigrant status and uninsurance: A study using the National Study for Children's Health Data

    Journal of Race and Policy

  • Missed Opportunities for HIV Prevention: Results of a Qualitative Study on Mother-Daughter Communication

    Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services

  • Caregiver qualities, family closeness, and the well-being of adolescents engaged in child welfare system

    Children and Youth Services Review

  • Health Disparities in Women

    Clinical Medical Insights

  • Project THANKS: Examinig HIV/AIDS-Related Barriers and Facilitators to Care in African American Women: A Community Perspective

    AIDS Patient Care and STDs

  • An examination of NYC's public health policy education and its effectiveness on regulated business owners

    Journal of Education and Human Development

  • The Effects of School-Based Discrimination on Adolescents of Color Sexual Health Outcomes: A Social Determinants Approach

    Social Work in Public Health

  • Neighborhood characteristics, black immigrant status and uninsurance: A study using the National Study for Children's Health Data

    Journal of Race and Policy

  • Missed Opportunities for HIV Prevention: Results of a Qualitative Study on Mother-Daughter Communication

    Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services

  • Caregiver qualities, family closeness, and the well-being of adolescents engaged in child welfare system

    Children and Youth Services Review

  • Health Disparities in Women

    Clinical Medical Insights

  • Project THANKS: Examinig HIV/AIDS-Related Barriers and Facilitators to Care in African American Women: A Community Perspective

    AIDS Patient Care and STDs

  • An examination of NYC's public health policy education and its effectiveness on regulated business owners

    Journal of Education and Human Development

  • The Effects of School-Based Discrimination on Adolescents of Color Sexual Health Outcomes: A Social Determinants Approach

    Social Work in Public Health

  • Progresses and challenges of utilizing traditional birth attendants in maternal ad child health in Nigeria

    International Journal of MCH and AIDS

  • Neighborhood characteristics, black immigrant status and uninsurance: A study using the National Study for Children's Health Data

    Journal of Race and Policy

  • Missed Opportunities for HIV Prevention: Results of a Qualitative Study on Mother-Daughter Communication

    Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services

  • Caregiver qualities, family closeness, and the well-being of adolescents engaged in child welfare system

    Children and Youth Services Review

  • Health Disparities in Women

    Clinical Medical Insights

  • Project THANKS: Examinig HIV/AIDS-Related Barriers and Facilitators to Care in African American Women: A Community Perspective

    AIDS Patient Care and STDs

  • An examination of NYC's public health policy education and its effectiveness on regulated business owners

    Journal of Education and Human Development

  • The Effects of School-Based Discrimination on Adolescents of Color Sexual Health Outcomes: A Social Determinants Approach

    Social Work in Public Health

  • Progresses and challenges of utilizing traditional birth attendants in maternal ad child health in Nigeria

    International Journal of MCH and AIDS

  • Shaping the Conversation: A Secondary Analysis of Reproductive Decision-Making Among Black Mothers with HIV

    Clinical Medicine Insights: Women's Health

    The purpose of this qualitative secondary data analysis is to examine the major influencers on mothers with HIV in their childbearing decisions, as well as how those influencers shape conversations with clinicians and health-care providers regarding HIV treatment and prevention. The original study gained insight into the reproductive decision-making of mothers with HIV. By analyzing a subsample of 15 interviews from an original cohort of 25 participants in the earlier study, three major themes were identified as follows: (1) family members, not health-care providers, influence reproductive decisions; (2) negative attitudes toward subsequent pregnancies are mainly due to HIV transmission; and (3) birth control decisions were predominately supported by family members, while health-care providers were not consulted.

  • Neighborhood characteristics, black immigrant status and uninsurance: A study using the National Study for Children's Health Data

    Journal of Race and Policy

  • Missed Opportunities for HIV Prevention: Results of a Qualitative Study on Mother-Daughter Communication

    Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services

  • Caregiver qualities, family closeness, and the well-being of adolescents engaged in child welfare system

    Children and Youth Services Review

  • Health Disparities in Women

    Clinical Medical Insights

  • Project THANKS: Examinig HIV/AIDS-Related Barriers and Facilitators to Care in African American Women: A Community Perspective

    AIDS Patient Care and STDs

  • An examination of NYC's public health policy education and its effectiveness on regulated business owners

    Journal of Education and Human Development

  • The Effects of School-Based Discrimination on Adolescents of Color Sexual Health Outcomes: A Social Determinants Approach

    Social Work in Public Health

  • Progresses and challenges of utilizing traditional birth attendants in maternal ad child health in Nigeria

    International Journal of MCH and AIDS

  • Shaping the Conversation: A Secondary Analysis of Reproductive Decision-Making Among Black Mothers with HIV

    Clinical Medicine Insights: Women's Health

    The purpose of this qualitative secondary data analysis is to examine the major influencers on mothers with HIV in their childbearing decisions, as well as how those influencers shape conversations with clinicians and health-care providers regarding HIV treatment and prevention. The original study gained insight into the reproductive decision-making of mothers with HIV. By analyzing a subsample of 15 interviews from an original cohort of 25 participants in the earlier study, three major themes were identified as follows: (1) family members, not health-care providers, influence reproductive decisions; (2) negative attitudes toward subsequent pregnancies are mainly due to HIV transmission; and (3) birth control decisions were predominately supported by family members, while health-care providers were not consulted.

  • Impact of Immigration and Duration of Residence in US on Length of Gestation Among Black Women in Newark, New Jersey

    Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Positions

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • New Jersey Public Health Association

    Member

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • New Jersey Public Health Association

    Member

  • Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues

    President

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • New Jersey Public Health Association

    Member

  • Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues

    President

  • Delta Omega

    General Member at Large

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • New Jersey Public Health Association

    Member

  • Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues

    President

  • Delta Omega

    General Member at Large

  • International Society for Urban Health

    Member

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • New Jersey Public Health Association

    Member

  • Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues

    President

  • Delta Omega

    General Member at Large

  • International Society for Urban Health

    Member

  • The Womens Collective

    Board of Directors

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • New Jersey Public Health Association

    Member

  • Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues

    President

  • Delta Omega

    General Member at Large

  • International Society for Urban Health

    Member

  • The Womens Collective

    Board of Directors

  • Society of Public Health Education

    Member

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • New Jersey Public Health Association

    Member

  • Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues

    President

  • Delta Omega

    General Member at Large

  • International Society for Urban Health

    Member

  • The Womens Collective

    Board of Directors

  • Society of Public Health Education

    Member

  • Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health

    Member

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • New Jersey Public Health Association

    Member

  • Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues

    President

  • Delta Omega

    General Member at Large

  • International Society for Urban Health

    Member

  • The Womens Collective

    Board of Directors

  • Society of Public Health Education

    Member

  • Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health

    Member

  • Newark GALS Board of Directors

    Member

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • New Jersey Public Health Association

    Member

  • Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues

    President

  • Delta Omega

    General Member at Large

  • International Society for Urban Health

    Member

  • The Womens Collective

    Board of Directors

  • Society of Public Health Education

    Member

  • Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health

    Member

  • Newark GALS Board of Directors

    Member

  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated

    Member

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • New Jersey Public Health Association

    Member

  • Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues

    President

  • Delta Omega

    General Member at Large

  • International Society for Urban Health

    Member

  • The Womens Collective

    Board of Directors

  • Society of Public Health Education

    Member

  • Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health

    Member

  • Newark GALS Board of Directors

    Member

  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated

    Member

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • New Jersey Public Health Association

    Member

  • Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues

    President

  • Delta Omega

    General Member at Large

  • International Society for Urban Health

    Member

  • The Womens Collective

    Board of Directors

  • Society of Public Health Education

    Member

  • Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health

    Member

  • Newark GALS Board of Directors

    Member

  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated

    Member

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • New Jersey Public Health Association

    Member

  • Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues

    President

  • Delta Omega

    General Member at Large

  • International Society for Urban Health

    Member

  • The Womens Collective

    Board of Directors

  • Society of Public Health Education

    Member

  • Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health

    Member

  • Newark GALS Board of Directors

    Member

  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated

    Member

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • New Jersey Public Health Association

    Member

  • Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues

    President

  • Delta Omega

    General Member at Large

  • International Society for Urban Health

    Member

  • The Womens Collective

    Board of Directors

  • Society of Public Health Education

    Member

  • Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health

    Member

  • Newark GALS Board of Directors

    Member

  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated

    Member

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • New Jersey Public Health Association

    Member

  • Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues

    President

  • Delta Omega

    General Member at Large

  • International Society for Urban Health

    Member

  • The Womens Collective

    Board of Directors

  • Society of Public Health Education

    Member

  • Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health

    Member

  • Newark GALS Board of Directors

    Member

  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated

    Member

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • New Jersey Public Health Association

    Member

  • Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues

    President

  • Delta Omega

    General Member at Large

  • International Society for Urban Health

    Member

  • The Womens Collective

    Board of Directors

  • Society of Public Health Education

    Member

  • Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health

    Member

  • Newark GALS Board of Directors

    Member

  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated

    Member

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • New Jersey Public Health Association

    Member

  • Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues

    President

  • Delta Omega

    General Member at Large

  • International Society for Urban Health

    Member

  • The Womens Collective

    Board of Directors

  • Society of Public Health Education

    Member

  • Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health

    Member

  • Newark GALS Board of Directors

    Member

  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated

    Member

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • New Jersey Public Health Association

    Member

  • Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues

    President

  • Delta Omega

    General Member at Large

  • International Society for Urban Health

    Member

  • The Womens Collective

    Board of Directors

  • Society of Public Health Education

    Member

  • Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health

    Member

  • Newark GALS Board of Directors

    Member

  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated

    Member

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • New Jersey Public Health Association

    Member

  • Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues

    President

  • Delta Omega

    General Member at Large

  • International Society for Urban Health

    Member

  • The Womens Collective

    Board of Directors

  • Society of Public Health Education

    Member

  • Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health

    Member

  • Newark GALS Board of Directors

    Member

  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated

    Member

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • New Jersey Public Health Association

    Member

  • Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues

    President

  • Delta Omega

    General Member at Large

  • International Society for Urban Health

    Member

  • The Womens Collective

    Board of Directors

  • Society of Public Health Education

    Member

  • Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health

    Member

  • Newark GALS Board of Directors

    Member

  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated

    Member

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • New Jersey Public Health Association

    Member

  • Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues

    President

  • Delta Omega

    General Member at Large

  • International Society for Urban Health

    Member

  • The Womens Collective

    Board of Directors

  • Society of Public Health Education

    Member

  • Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health

    Member

  • Newark GALS Board of Directors

    Member

  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated

    Member

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • New Jersey Public Health Association

    Member

  • Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues

    President

  • Delta Omega

    General Member at Large

  • International Society for Urban Health

    Member

  • The Womens Collective

    Board of Directors

  • Society of Public Health Education

    Member

  • Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health

    Member

  • Newark GALS Board of Directors

    Member

  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated

    Member

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • New Jersey Public Health Association

    Member

  • Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues

    President

  • Delta Omega

    General Member at Large

  • International Society for Urban Health

    Member

  • The Womens Collective

    Board of Directors

  • Society of Public Health Education

    Member

  • Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health

    Member

  • Newark GALS Board of Directors

    Member

  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated

    Member

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • New Jersey Public Health Association

    Member

  • Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues

    President

  • Delta Omega

    General Member at Large

  • International Society for Urban Health

    Member

  • The Womens Collective

    Board of Directors

  • Society of Public Health Education

    Member

  • Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health

    Member

  • Newark GALS Board of Directors

    Member

  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated

    Member

  • American Public Health Association

    Section Councilor

  • New Jersey Public Health Association

    Member

  • Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues

    President

  • Delta Omega

    General Member at Large

  • International Society for Urban Health

    Member

  • The Womens Collective

    Board of Directors

  • Society of Public Health Education

    Member

  • Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health

    Member

  • Newark GALS Board of Directors

    Member

  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated

    Member

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