Erin Oakley

Erin Oakley
Senior Research Associate
Research Staff
School: Milken Institute School of Public Health
Department: Global Health
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Erin is a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Global Health focused on maternal health. She works as a Data Manager/Analyst for the Pregnancy Risk Infant Surveillance and Measurement Alliance (PRISMA) study and for the Multiple Micronutrient Supplements for Maternal Anemia Prevention (MMS-MAP) clinical trial in Tanzania with PI Dr. Emily Smith. She formerly worked as the Data Manager for the Prospective Meta-analysis (PMA) on Perinatal COVID-19 (PI Dr. Emily Smith) and as a quantitative researcher for the Gender & Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) study (PI Dr. Sarah Baird).
Erin is a PhD student in Global Public Health Sciences. She earned her MPH at GWSPH in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health.
- MPH, George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Global Environmental Health (2020)
- BA, American University, International Relations (2013)
I work as a data manager/analyst for the Pregnancy Risk, Infant Surveillance, and Measurement Alliance study (PRISMA -- read more here: https://prisma-mnh.org/) and the Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation for Maternal Anemia in Pregnancy (MMS-MAP) randomized trial.
- Abu Hamad B, Jones N, Abuhamad S, Baird S, Oakley E. Can social protection contribute to social connectedness in contexts of forced displacement and crisis? Lessons from Jordan’s labelled cash transfer for education. World Dev. 2025 Apr 1;188(106886):106886. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2024.106886
- Oakley E, Vintges J, Abu Hamad B, Mitu K, Seager J, Yadete W, et al. Adolescence, Interrupted: A narrative review of the impact of Covid-19 on adolescent wellbeing. World Dev. 2025 Jan 1;185(106786):106786. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2024.106786
- Baird S, Das S, Luckenbill S, Oakley E, Banati P. Accelerating well-being for adolescents through transformative public policy: A framework for action. J Adolesc Health. 2024 Oct 1;75(4S):S37–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.03.013
- Seager J, Oakley E, Akhtar A, Das S, Hamory J, Baird S. Adolescent social outcomes declined during COVID-19: Evidence from Bangladesh, Jordan, and Ethiopia. Health Affairs. 2023 Dec 4;42(12):1726–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2023.00818
- Smith ER, Oakley E. Geospatial disparities in federal COVID-19 test-to-treat program. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2023 May 1;64(5):761–4. http://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749379723000181/abstract
- Baird S, Abu Hamad B, Baniodeh K, Carew M, Goel N, Ismail A, Oakley E, Seager J, Woldehanna T, Jones N. Creating a better post-pandemic future for adolescents with disabilities. BMJ. 2023 Mar 20;380:e072343. https://www.bmj.com/content/380/bmj-2022-072343.abstract
- Smith ER, Oakley E, Grandner GW, Rukundo G, Farooq F, Ferguson K, Baumann S, Adams Waldorf KM, Afshar Y, Ahlberg M, Ahmadzia, H, Akelo V, Aldrovandi G, Bevilacqua E, Bracero N, Brandt JS, Broutet N, Carrillo J, Conry J, Cosmi E, Crispi F, Crovetto F, Del Mar Gil M, Delgado-López C, Divakar H, Driscoll AJ, Favre G, Fernandez Buhigas I, Flaherman V, Gale C, Godwin CL, Gottlieb S, Gratacós E, He S, Hernandez O, Jones S, Joshi S, Kalafat E, Khagayi S, Knight M, Kotloff K, Lanzone A, Laurita Longo V, Le Doare K, Lees C, Litman E, Lokken EM, Madhi SA, Magee LA, Martinez-Portilla RJ, Metz TD, Miller ES, Money D, Moungmaithong S, Mullins E, Nachega JB, Nunes MC, Onyango D, Panchaud A, Poon LC, Raiten D, Regan L, Sahota D, Sakowicz A, Sanin-Blair, Stephansson O, Temmerman M, Thorson A, Thwin S, Tippett Barr BA, Tolosa JE, Tug N, Valencia-Prado M, Visentin S, von Dadelszen P, Whitehead C, Wood M, Yang H, Zavala R, Tielsch JM. Clinical risk factors of adverse outcomes among women with COVID-19 in the pregnancy and postpartum period: a sequential, prospective meta-analysis. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2023 Feb;228(2):161–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2022.08.038
- Smith ER, Oakley E, Grandner GW, Ferguson K, Farooq F, Afshar Y, Ahlberg M, Ahmadzia H, Akelo V, Aldrovandi G, Tippett Barr BA, Bevilacqua E, Brandt JS, Broutet N, Fernández Buhigas I, Carrillo J, Clifton R, Conry J, Cosmi E, Crispi F, Crovetto F, Delgado-López C, Divakar H, Driscoll AJ, Favre G, Flaherman VJ, Gale C, Del Mar Gil M, Gottlieb SL, Gratacós E, Hernandez O, Jones S, Kalafat E, Khagayi S, Knight M, Kotloff K, Lanzone A, Le Doare K, Lees C, Litman E, Lokken EM, Laurita Longo V, Madhi SA, Magee LA, Martinez-Portilla RJ, McClure EM, Metz TD, Miller ES, Money D, Moungmaithong S, Mullins E, Nachega JB, Nunes MC, Onyango D, Panchaud A, Poon LC, Raiten D, Regan L, Rukundo G, Sahota D, Sakowicz A, Sanin-Blair J, Söderling J, Stephansson O, Temmerman M, Thorson A, Tolosa JE, Townson J, Valencia-Prado M, Visentin S, von Dadelszen P, Adams Waldorf K, Whitehead C, Yassa M, Tielsch JM, and Perinatal COVID PMA Study Collaborators}; {and Perinatal COVID PMA Study Collaborators.Adverse maternal, fetal, and newborn outcomes among pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection: an individual participant data meta-analysis. BMJ Global Health. 2023 Jan;8(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2022-009495
- Abu Hamad BA, Jones NA, Baird SJ, Abuhamad SH, Diab RA, Oakley E, Małachowska, AM. Exploring the gendered mental health experiences of adolescents in Gaza during the Covid-19 pandemic. Advances in Global Health. 2022 Nov 1;1(1):1730691. https://online.ucpress.edu/agh/article-pdf/1/1/1730691/762101/agh.2022.1730691.pdf
- Oakley E, Abuhamad S, Seager J, Avuwadah B, Hamory J, Jones N, Małachowska A, Yadete W, Abu Hamad B, Baird S. COVID-19 and the gendered impacts on adolescent wellbeing: Evidence from a cross-sectional study of locally adapted measures in Ethiopia, Jordan, and Palestine. eClinical Medicine. 2022 Oct;52:101586. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101586
- Smith ER, Oakley E, He S, Zavala R, Ferguson K, Miller L, Grandner GW, Abejirinde IO, Afshar Y, Ahmadzia H, Aldrovandi G, Akelo V, Tippett Barr BA, Bevilacqua E, Brandt JS, Broutet N, Fernández Buhigas I, Carrillo J, Clifton R, Conry J, Cosmi E, Delgado-López C, Divakar H, Driscoll AJ, Favre G, Flaherman V, Gale C, Del Mar Gil M, Godwin C, Gottlieb S, Hernandez Bellolio O. Kara E, Khagayi S, Kim CR, Knight M, Kotloff K, Lanzone A, Le Doare K, Lees C, Litman E, Lokken EM, Laurita Longo V, Magee LA, Martinez-Portilla RJ, McClure E, Metz TD, Money D, Mullins E, Nachega JB, Panchaud A, Playle R, Poon LC, Raiten D, Regan L, Rukundo G, Sanin-Blair J, Temmerman M, Thorson A, Thwin S, Tolosa JE, Townson J, Valencia-Prado M, Visentin S, von Dadelszen P, Adams Waldorf K, Whitehead C, Yang H, Thorlund K, Tielsch JM. Protocol for a sequential, prospective meta-analysis to describe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the pregnancy and postpartum periods. PLoS One. 2022 Jun 16;17(6):e0270150. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270150
- Jones N, Pincock K, Guglielmi S, Baird S, Sánchez Tapia I, Oakley E, Seager J. Barriers to refugee adolescents’ educational access during COVID-19: Exploring the roles of gender, displacement, and social inequalities. Journal on Education in Emergencies. 2022 Jun;8(2):44. https://doi.org/10.33682/7e0m-40rq
- Jones N, Baird S, Abu Hamad B, Bhutta ZA, Oakley E, Shah M, Sajdi J, Yount KM. Compounding inequalities: Adolescent psychosocial wellbeing and resilience among refugee and host communities in Jordan during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS One. 2022 Feb 2;17(2):e0261773. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261773
- Jones N, Sanchez Tapia I, Baird S, Guglielmi S, Oakley E, Yadete WA, Sultan M, Pincock, K. Intersecting barriers to adolescents’ educational access during COVID-19: Exploring the role of gender, disability and poverty. International Journal of Educational Development. 2021 Sep;85(102428):102428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2021.102428
- Hamad BA, Elamassie S, Oakley E, Alheiwidi S, Baird S. ‘No one should be terrified like I was!’ Exploring drivers and impacts of child marriage in protracted crises among Palestinian and Syrian refugees. European Journal of Development Research. 2021 Jul 26;33(5):1209–31. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41287-021-00427-8
- Baird S, Alheiwidi S, Dutton R, Mitu K, Oakley E, Woldehanna T, Jones N. Social isolation and disrupted privacy. Girlhood Studies. 2020 Dec 1;13(3):98–115. https://www.berghahnjournals.com/downloadpdf/journals/girlhood-studies/…