Jennifer Ahern, Ph.D., M.P.H.Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
PHONE: (510) 643-4350
FAX: (510) 643-5163
E-MAIL: jahern@berkeley.edu
LOCATION: 106 Haviland Hall
Courses
- Methods in Social Epidemiology (PH298 Sec 53) – Spring
Research Interests
- Social epidemiology
- Neighborhood characteristics and health
- Methodological issues and novel methodological applications in social epidemiology
- Traumatic events
- Substance use
- Mental health
- Behavioral health
- Birth outcomes and maternal health
- Population health
Selected publications
Ahern J, Galea S, Hubbard A, Karpati A. Population vulnerabilities and capacities related to health: a test of a model. In Press: Social Science and Medicine.
Galea S, Ahern J, Tracy M, Hubbard A, Cerda M, Goldmann E, Vlahov D. The longitudinal determinants of post-traumatic stress in a population-based cohort study. In Press: Epidemiology.
Bernstein KT, Galea S, Ahern J, Vlahov D. The built environment and alcohol consumption in urban neighborhoods. In Press: Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
Galea S, Ahern J, Nandi A, Tracy M, Beard J, Vlahov D. Urban neighborhood socioeconomic status and incidence of depression: Evidence from a population-based cohort study. In Press: Annals of Epidemiology.
Ahern J, Stuber J, Galea S. Stigma, discrimination and the health of illicit drug users. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2007;88:188-96.
Ahern J, Galea S. Social context and depression after a disaster: The role of income inequality. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2006;60:766-70.
Nandi A, Galea S, Ahern J, Bucciarelli A, Vlahov D, Tardiff K. What explains the association between neighborhood-level income inequality and the risk of fatal overdose in New York City? Social Science Medicine 2006; 63(3):662-74.
Galea S, Ahern J. Distribution of education and population health: an ecological analysis of New York City neighborhoods. American Journal of Public Health 2005;95(12):2198-205.
Galea S, Ahern J, Rudenstine S, Wallace Z, Vlahov D. The urban built environment and depression: a multilevel analysis. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2005;59:822-827.
Galea S, Ahern J, Karpati A. A model of underlying socioeconomic vulnerability in human populations: evidence from variability in population health and implications for public health. Social Science and Medicine 2005;60:2417-2430.
Ahern J, Galea S, Resnick H, Vlahov D. Television watching and mental health in the general population of New York City after September 11. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma 2004;9(1/2):109-124.
Ahern J, Galea S, Fernandez WG, Koci B, Waldman R, Vlahov D. Gender, social support, and posttraumatic stress in postwar Kosovo. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 2004;192(11):762-70.
Edwards Y, Ahern J. Unequal treatment in state Supreme Courts: minority and city schools in education finance reform litigation. New York University Law Review 2004;79:326-66.
Ahern J, Galea S, Resnick H, Vlahov D. Television images and probable PTSD after September 11: The role of background characteristics, event exposures and peri-event panic. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 2004;192:217-26.
Galea S, Ahern J, Vlahov D. Contextual determinants of drug use risk behavior: A theoretic framework. Journal of Urban Health 2003;80(Suppl 3):III50-III58.
Galea S, Vlahov D, Resnick H, Ahern J, Susser E, Gold J, Bucuvalas M, Kilpatrick D. Trends of probable post-traumatic stress disorder in New York City after the September 11 terrorist attacks. American Journal of Epidemiology 2003;158:514-24.
Ahern J, Pickett KE, Selvin S, Abrams B. Preterm birth among African American and White women: A multilevel analysis of socioeconomic characteristics and cigarette smoking. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2003;57(8):606-11.
Galea S, Ahern J, Vlahov D, Coffin PO, Fuller C, Leon AC, Tardiff K. Income distribution and risk of fatal drug overdose in New York City neighborhoods. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2003;70:139-148.
Ahern J, Galea S, Resnick H, Kilpatrick D, Bucuvalas M, Gold J, Vlahov D. Television images and psychological symptoms after the September 11 terrorist attacks. Psychiatry 2002;65(4):289-300.
Pickett KE, Ahern J, Selvin S and Abrams B. Neighborhood socioeconomic status, maternal race and preterm delivery: A case-control study. Annals of Epidemiology 2002;12:410-418.
Galea S, Ahern J, Resnick H, Kilpatrick D, Bucuvalas M, Gold J, Vlahov D. Psychological sequelae of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City. New England Journal of Medicine 2002;346(13):982-987.
Profile Updated: October 15, 2007