Rahel Mathews
Rahel Mathews
Research Associate, FCRU, Social Science Research Center
MPH International Health and Development, Tulane University
B.S. Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Email: rahel.mathews@ssrc.msstate.edu
Phone: (662) 325-8413
Ms. Mathews is a public health scientist, with research interests in epidemiology and population-based studies that focus on women’s health, child’s health and/or racial health disparities.
Primarily, Ms. Mathews works for the Delta Oral Health Project. She coordinates quantitative data collection, management and prepares statistical analysis. She also collaborates with other PIs in the center with data analysis and drafting manuscripts.
Prior to joining the SSRC, Ms. Mathews worked in various settings: state public health agencies, non-profit as well as corporate, always focused on health, data and statistical methodologies. She has worked on projects with the CDC and USAID. She has expertise in several topics including child labor and human rights, HIV in Africa, and gender-based violence. Her interest in international issues intersects with domestic issues with immigrants and their health issues. For example, Ms. Mathews has a strong interest in shedding light on the patterns of high diabetes mortality and morbidity in South Asian populations in the US and educating physicians and nurses.
Ms. Mathews has been published in several journals including: The Lancet, The Annals of Epidemiology, and The American Journal of Infection Control and Epidemiology.
Ms. Mathews is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, having served 2 years in Senegal, West Africa where she primarily focused on HIV education with women and adolescents.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Leiss JK, Giles D, Sullivan K, Mathews R, Sentelle G, Tomashek K. US Maternally Linked Birth Records May Be Biased for Hispanics and Other Population Groups. Ann Epidemiol January 2010;20: 23-31.
Mathews R and Zachariah R. Coronary Heart Disease in South Asian Immigrants: Synthesis of Research and Implications for Health Promotion and Prevention in Nursing Practice. Journal of Transcultural Nursing July 2008 19:3 292-299.
Leiss, JK, Mathews R, Lee RC, Robinette J, Crockett PW. Improving the Methodology for Creating Record Linkages and Analyzing Linked Records. Final Report for contract number GS-10F- 0351K. Prepared for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Constella Group LLC, Durham, April 2007.
Venkateswarlu D, Kasper J, Mathews R, Reis C, Iacopino V, Wise P. Child labour in India: a health and human rights perspective. Lancet Dec 2003 362 Suppl:s 32-3.
Mathews R, Reis C, Iacopino V. Child Labor: A Matter of Health and Human Rights. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management April-June 2003 26:2.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS:
Mathews, R., Hanna, H., Gallman S, and Mosca, N. “ Screening for early childhood caries in early child care settings in the Mississippi Delta: Providing access to eliminate barriers.” Presented at the 138th American Public Health Association meeting, Denver, CO, November 2010.
Hanna, H., Mathews R. “Use of Paid Child Care Consultants and Provision of Health Services among Head Start and non-Head Start centers.” Presented at Head Start’s 10th National Research Conference, Washington DC June 2010.
Mathews, R. and Mosca N. “Year 1 findings for the Delta Oral Health Project.” Presented at community advisory board meeting in Clarksdale, MS, June 2010.
Mathews, R., J. Leiss, and A. Vanderpuije. “Completion of high school among teenage mothers in North Carolina: a prospective study using maternally-linked birth records.” Poster presented at the 134th annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, November 2006.
Mathews, R, J. Leiss and S. Sousa. “Birthweight and gestational age among American Indians
and non-Hispanic whites in 3 southern states.” Paper presented at the 134th annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA, November 2006.
Mathews, R and J. Leiss. “Perinatal outcomes among Asian Indians in Georgia.” Paper presented at the 134th annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA, November 2006.
Mathews, R, J. Leiss, S. Sousa, J. Ratcliffe, J. Lyden, and J. Jagger. “Availability and use of personal protective equipment and safety devices in the National Study to Prevent Blood Exposure in Paramedics.” Paper presented at the 133rd annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, December 2005.
Zachariah, R. and R. Mathews. “Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes among South Asians: Literature Review and Recommendations.” Paper presented at New England Minority Health Conference, Boston, MA, March 2003.
Mathews, R. “Intimate Partner Violence and Immigrants and Refugees in Massachusetts: Data Collection Sources and Issues.” Paper presented at the Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants Conference, Boston, MA, November 2000.
Mathews, R. “South Asians: who are they and what are their health concerns?” Presented to the Massachussetts Department of Public Health, September 2000.
Mathews, R., Hathaway, J., Pratt C. “Teen Dating Violence Findings from the 1997 Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior Survey.” Paper presented at the Jane Doe Inc. conference, Making the Connection, Boston, MA, June 2000.
March 6, 2011SSRC 2011 Annual Report
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