Bio
Dr. Carmichael is a perinatal and nutritional epidemiologist and Professor of Pediatrics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Her research focuses on finding ways to improve maternal and infant health. Exposure themes include nutrition, social context, care, environmental contaminants and genetics. Outcome themes include severe maternal morbidity, stillbirth, birth defects, and preterm delivery. She is particularly interested in understanding the intersectionality of these varied types of exposures and outcomes and how they interact to impact health and health disparities, for the mother-baby dyad, in domestic as well as global health settings.
Academic Appointments
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Professor (Research), Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine
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Professor (Research), Obstetrics & Gynecology - Maternal Fetal Medicine
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Professor (Research) (By courtesy), Epidemiology and Population Health
Administrative Appointments
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Faculty Senator, Stanford University (2020 - 2022)
Honors & Awards
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Lechner Fellowship, Texas A&M University (1984-88)
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A.J. Bryan Scholarship, Kaiser Fellowship, U.C., Berkeley (1993-94)
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Regents Fellowship and Kaiser Fellowship, U.C., Berkeley (1994-95)
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Warren Winkelstein Epidemiology Award, U.C., Berkeley (1996)
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Public Health Citation, Public Health Service, DHHS (1997)
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F. Clarke Fraser New Investigator Award, Teratology Society (2005)
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Post-Doc Mentor Award, Dept. of Pediatrics, Stanford Univ. School of Medicine (2020)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Faculty Fellow, Stanford Center for Population Health Sciences (2017 - Present)
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Member, Science Advisory Board, Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee, OEHHA, State of California (2015 - Present)
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President, Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research (2015 - 2016)
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Epidemiology Section Editor, Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal (2014 - 2017)
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Associate Editor, Annals of Epidemiology (2009 - Present)
Professional Education
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PhD, U.C., Berkeley, Epidemiology (1996)
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M.S., U.C., Davis, International Agricultural Development (1992)
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B.S., Texas A&M University, Scientific Nutrition (1988)
Community and International Work
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Peace Corps Volunteer, Honduras, 1992
Ongoing Project
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Opportunities for Student Involvement
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