Brittany Chambers Butcher, PhD
Assistant Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
School of Medicine

Education & Training

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• PhD Community Health Education University of North Carolina, Greensboro 2017
• MPH Health Promotion California State University, Fresno 2013
• BA Anthropology University of California, Berkeley 2010

Publications (42)

Top publication keywords:
Prenatal CareInfant, PrematurePregnancy RatePremature BirthPregnant WomenPostpartum PeriodSex EducationPregnancyRacismInfant MortalityGestational AgeSocial WorkEducationSocial SegregationJuvenile Delinquency

• "Palliative Care" as an Outcome Measure and Its Impact on Our Interpretation of Racial Disparities.
  Journal of pain and symptom management 2023 Heitner R, Chambers B, Silvers A, Bowman B, Johnson KS
• The Experience of Black Patients With Serious Illness in the United States: A Scoping Review.
  Journal of pain and symptom management 2023 Heitner R, Rogers M, Chambers B, Pinotti R, Silvers A, Meier DE, Bowman B, Johnson KS
• "She should support me, she's my doctor:" Patient perceptions of agency in contraceptive decision-making in the clinical encounter in Northern California.
  Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health 2023 Rao L, Rocca CH, Muñoz I, Chambers BD, Devaskar S, Asiodu IV, Stern L, Blum M, Comfort AB, Harper CC
• Structural Racism Operationalized via Adverse Social Events in a Single-Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
  The Journal of pediatrics 2023 Karvonen KL, Anunwah E, Chambers Butcher BD, Kwarteng L, Mathis-Perry T, McLemore MR, Oh S, Pantell MS, Smith O, Rogers E
• "It was just one moment that I felt like I was being judged": Pregnant and postpartum black Women's experiences of personal and group-based racism during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Social science & medicine (1982) 2023 Chambers BD, Fontenot J, McKenzie-Sampson S, Blebu BE, Edwards BN, Hutchings N, Karasek D, Coleman-Phox K, Curry VC, Kuppermann M

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• A qualitative exploration of experiences accessing community and social services among pregnant low-income people of color during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Women's health (London, England) 2023 Blebu BE, Kuppermann M, Coleman-Phox K, Karasek D, Lessard L, Chambers BD
• Structural racism is associated with adverse postnatal outcomes among Black preterm infants.
  Pediatric research 2022 Karvonen KL, McKenzie-Sampson S, Baer RJ, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Rogers EE, Pantell MS, Chambers BD
• Antibias Efforts in United States Maternity Care: A Scoping Review of the Publicly Funded Health Equity Intervention Pipeline.
  Clinical obstetrics and gynecology 2022 Garrett SB, Walia A, Miller F, Tahir P, Jones L, Harris J, Powell B, Chambers B, Simon MA
• Agency in Contraceptive Decision-Making in Patient Care: a Psychometric Measure.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2022 Harper CC, Rao L, Muñoz I, Stern L, Kerns JL, Parra M, Chambers BD, Rocca CH
• Clinicians' Perspectives on Racism and Black Women's Maternal Health.
  Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) 2022 Chambers BD, Taylor B, Nelson T, Harrison J, Bell A, O'Leary A, Arega HA, Hashemi S, McKenzie-Sampson S, Scott KA, Raine-Bennett T, Jackson AV, Kuppermann M, McLemore MR
• Risk of early birth by body mass index in a propensity score-matched sample: A retrospective cohort study.
  BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 2022 Baer RJ, Chambers BD, Coleman-Phox K, Flowers E, Fuchs JD, Oltman SP, Scott KA, Ryckman KK, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL
• Infant Outcomes Following Maternal Infection With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): First Report From the Pregnancy Coronavirus Outcomes Registry (PRIORITY) Study.
  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2021 Flaherman VJ, Afshar Y, Boscardin WJ, Keller RL, H Mardy A, Prahl MK, T Phillips C, Asiodu IV, Berghella V, Chambers BD, Crear-Perry J, Jamieson DJ, Jacoby VL, Gaw SL
• Maternal nativity and risk of adverse perinatal outcomes among Black women residing in California, 2011-2017.
  Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2021 McKenzie-Sampson S, Baer RJ, Blebu BE, Karasek D, Oltman SP, Pantell MS, Rand L, Rogers EE, Torres JM, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Scott KA, Chambers BD
• Correction: Racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes through 1 year of life in infants born prematurely: a population based study in California.
  Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2021 Karvonen KL, Baer RJ, Rogers EE, Steurer MA, Ryckman KK, Feuer SK, Anderson JG, Franck LS, Gano D, Petersen MA, Oltman SP, Chambers BD, Neuhaus J, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Pantell MS
• The Index of Concentration at the Extremes (ICE) and Pregnancy-Associated Mortality in Louisiana, 2016-2017.
  Maternal and child health journal 2021 Dyer L, Chambers BD, Crear-Perry J, Theall KP, Wallace M
• The association between preterm birth and postpartum mental healthcare utilization among California birthing people.
  American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM 2021 Calthorpe LM, Baer RJ, Chambers BD, Steurer MA, Shannon MT, Oltman SP, Karvonen KL, Rogers EE, Rand LI, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Pantell MS
• "Far More than Just a Prescription": Focus Groups With U.S. Family Planning Providers and Staff About Integrating PrEP for HIV Prevention Into Their Work.
  Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health 2021 Razon N, Rodriguez A, Carlson K, Witt J, Logan R, Chambers B, Weber S, Seidman D
• Occurrence of fatal police violence during pregnancy and hazard of preterm birth in California.
  Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology 2021 Goin DE, Gomez AM, Farkas K, Duarte C, Karasek D, Chambers BD, Jackson AV, Ahern J
• Racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes through 1 year of life in infants born prematurely: a population based study in California.
  Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2021 Karvonen KL, Baer RJ, Rogers EE, Steurer MA, Ryckman KK, Feuer SK, Anderson JG, Franck LS, Gano D, Petersen MA, Oltman SP, Chambers BD, Neuhaus J, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Pantell MS
• Risk of Early Birth among Women with a Urinary Tract Infection: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
  AJP reports 2021 Baer RJ, Nidey N, Bandoli G, Chambers BD, Chambers CD, Feuer S, Karasek D, Oltman SP, Rand L, Ryckman KK, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL
• Black Women's Perspectives on Structural Racism across the Reproductive Lifespan: A Conceptual Framework for Measurement Development.
  Maternal and child health journal 2021 Chambers BD, Arega HA, Arabia SE, Taylor B, Barron RG, Gates B, Scruggs-Leach L, Scott KA, McLemore MR
• Clinical Presentation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Pregnant and Recently Pregnant People.
  Obstetrics and gynecology 2020 Afshar Y, Gaw SL, Flaherman VJ, Chambers BD, Krakow D, Berghella V, Shamshirsaz AA, Boatin AA, Aldrovandi G, Greiner A, Riley L, Boscardin WJ, Jamieson DJ, Jacoby VL, Pregnancy CoRonavIrus Outcomes …
• Risk and Protective Factors for Preterm Birth Among Black Women in Oakland, California.
  Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities 2020 McLemore MR, Berkowitz RL, Oltman SP, Baer RJ, Franck L, Fuchs J, Karasek DA, Kuppermann M, McKenzie-Sampson S, Melbourne D, Taylor B, Williams S, Rand L, Chambers BD, Scott K, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL
• Preterm birth and nativity among Black women with gestational diabetes in California, 2013-2017: a population-based retrospective cohort study.
  BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2020 Scott KA, Chambers BD, Baer RJ, Ryckman KK, McLemore MR, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL
• Exposures to structural racism and racial discrimination among pregnant and early post-partum Black women living in Oakland, California.
  Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress 2020 Chambers BD, Arabia SE, Arega HA, Altman MR, Berkowitz R, Feuer SK, Franck LS, Gomez AM, Kober K, Pacheco-Werner T, Paynter RA, Prather AA, Spellen SA, Stanley D, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, McLemore MR
• First-year college students' alcohol and hookup behaviours: sexual scripting and implications for sexual health promotion.
  Culture, health & sexuality 2019 Thorpe S, Tanner AE, Kugler KC, Chambers BD, Ma A, Jenkins Hall W, Ware S, Milroy JJ, Wyrick DL
• Associations between unstable housing, obstetric outcomes, and perinatal health care utilization.
  American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM 2019 Pantell MS, Baer RJ, Torres JM, Felder JN, Gomez AM, Chambers BD, Dunn J, Parikh NI, Pacheco-Werner T, Rogers EE, Feuer SK, Ryckman KK, Novak NL, Tabb KM, Fuchs J, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL
• Blended Learning for Sexual Health Education: Evidence Base, Promising Practices, and Potential Challenges.
  The Journal of school health 2019 Coyle KK, Chambers BD, Anderson PM, Firpo-Triplett R, Waterman EA
• Socioeconomic Status, Preeclampsia Risk and Gestational Length in Black and White Women.
  Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities 2019 Ross KM, Dunkel Schetter C, McLemore MR, Chambers BD, Paynter RA, Baer R, Feuer SK, Flowers E, Karasek D, Pantell M, Prather AA, Ryckman K, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L
• Using Index of Concentration at the Extremes as Indicators of Structural Racism to Evaluate the Association with Preterm Birth and Infant Mortality-California, 2011-2012.
  Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine 2019 Chambers BD, Baer RJ, McLemore MR, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL
• The Association Between the Intersection of Immigrant Status and Insurance with Adverse Birth Outcomes Among Mexican Women Residing in the San Joaquin Valley: A Mediation Analysis of Late Initiation or No Prenatal Care.
  Journal of immigrant and minority health 2018 Chambers BD, Capitman JA
• Context of Breastfeeding among Latina Mothers using a Social-ecological Approach: An Exploratory Study.
  Journal of public health issues and practices 2018 Ma A, Merçon-Vargas EA, Chambers BD, Nyambe M, Williams TA
• Pre-pregnancy or first-trimester risk scoring to identify women at high risk of preterm birth.
  European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology 2018 Baer RJ, McLemore MR, Adler N, Oltman SP, Chambers BD, Kuppermann M, Pantell MS, Rogers EE, Ryckman KK, Sirota M, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL
• The Intersection Between Women's Reproductive Desires and HIV Care Providers' Reproductive Health Practices: A Mixed Methods Analysis.
  Maternal and child health journal 2018 Tanner AE, Chambers BD, Philbin MM, Ware S, Eluka N, Ma A, Kinnard EN, Fortenberry JD
• The Association between Incarceration and Transactional Sex among HIV-infected Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States.
  Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine 2018 Philbin MM, Kinnard EN, Tanner AE, Ware S, Chambers BD, Ma A, Fortenberry JD
• Healthcare Transition for Youth Living With HIV: Outcomes from a Prospective Multi-site Study.
  The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2018 Tanner AE, Philbin MM, Chambers BD, Ma A, Hussen S, Ware S, Lee S, Fortenberry JD
• Race, Sex, and Discrimination in School Settings: A Multilevel Analysis of Associations With Delinquency.
  The Journal of school health 2018 Chambers BD, Erausquin JT
• Testing the Association Between Traditional and Novel Indicators of County-Level Structural Racism and Birth Outcomes among Black and White Women.
  Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities 2017 Chambers BD, Erausquin JT, Tanner AE, Nichols TR, Brown-Jeffy S
• Adolescent and Adult HIV Providers' Definitions of HIV-Infected Youths' Successful Transition to Adult Care in the United States.
  AIDS patient care and STDs 2017 Philbin MM, Tanner AE, Ma A, Chambers BD, Ware S, Kinnard EN, Hussen SA, Lee S, Fortenberry JD
• Adolescent to Adult HIV Health Care Transition From the Perspective of Adult Providers in the United States.
  The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2017 Tanner AE, Philbin MM, Ma A, Chambers BD, Nichols S, Lee S, Fortenberry JD, Adolescent Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions
• Transitioning HIV-infected adolescents to adult care at 14 clinics across the United States: using adolescent and adult providers' insights to create multi-level solutions to address transition barriers.
  AIDS care 2017 Philbin MM, Tanner AE, Chambers BD, Ma A, Ware S, Lee S, Fortenberry JD
• Applying an intervention framework to assess North Carolina's adolescent pregnancy prevention efforts.
  Sexual & reproductive healthcare : official journal of the Swedish Association of Midwives 2016 Chambers BD, Ma A