women's health | drmartinaphd website

BLOG

Administrator

Nov 141 min read

Mentee Leon Ruiter-Lopez in the press!!

Leon's first authored publication in Neurotrauma Reports was picked up and featured by UPMC press . In this groundbreaking work, Leon...

0 views

Dr. Hemika Vempalli joins the lab as our first Post Doctoral Associate!

Administrator

Jun 171 min read

Dr. Hemika Vempalli joins the lab as our first Post Doctoral Associate!

In 2023, I decided to change my research to focus on positive psychology and protective factors. Rather than asking "What deficits does...

51 views

Dr. Anto-Ocrah joins LoveYourBrain Yoga's Advisory Team

Administrator

Apr 251 min read

Dr. Anto-Ocrah joins LoveYourBrain Yoga's Advisory Team

In 2024, Dr. Anto-Ocrah joined the Advisory Team of LoveYourBrain (LYB) Yoga which includes leaders with both lived and learned...

13 views

Welcoming the Lab's First Maternal Child Health Fellow

Administrator

Jan 26, 20231 min read

Welcoming the Lab's First Maternal Child Health Fellow

Beyond pleased to share that MPH student Ramatu Abdul Hamid Alhassan is the FIRST #maternalchildhealth fellow in the Anto-Ocrah lab,...

86 views

The Washington Post (and other news outlets) pick up our COVID and Women's health work!

Administrator

Nov 7, 20221 min read

The Washington Post (and other news outlets) pick up our COVID and Women's health work!

It is wonderful to see our work on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women's reproductive health published in Obstetrics and...

90 views

2022 Summer highlight: Keynote Speaker at USC-GRIT lab

Administrator

Oct 28, 20221 min read

2022 Summer highlight: Keynote Speaker at USC-GRIT lab

It was such an honor to speak to women's health in the global context at the Commitment, Courage and Resilience in Global Health...

6 views

Pink Concussion gave me my first break...on this YouTube video, we circle back

Administrator

Oct 28, 20220 min read

Pink Concussion gave me my first break...on this YouTube video, we circle back

8 views

Administrator

Oct 28, 20221 min read

Mentees Killing it!

Two of our medical students killed it this year! Brooke Jones presented her summer project titled "Assessing Women's Lived Experience and...

72 views

JAMA Invited Review from Dr. Anto-Ocrah: Women More Prone to Concussion's Long-Term Harms

Administrator

Apr 8, 20211 min read

JAMA Invited Review from Dr. Anto-Ocrah: Women More Prone to Concussion's Long-Term Harms

April 8, 2021 By Amy Norton After a concussion, women may be at heightened risk of lasting physical and mental symptoms, a new study...

12 views

Administrator

Apr 9, 20201 min read

Mentees' Accomplishments

Anna Bowen (MD 2021) receives 2020 Marvin J. Hoffman Award Monday, November 9, 2020 Mentee Anna Bowen receives 2020 Marvin J. Hoffman...

21 views

Dr. Anto-Ocrah presents at the 2020 5th African Conference in Emergency Medicine

Administrator

Feb 15, 20201 min read

Dr. Anto-Ocrah presents at the 2020 5th African Conference in Emergency Medicine

December 15, 2020 Dr. Anto-Ocrah presents at the 2020 5th African Conference in Emergency Medicine (AfCEM). Talk Title: “A woman’s worth....

8 views

Martina Anto-Ocrah at UB for Sex, Gender, Health Initiative Talk

Administrator

Feb 5, 20191 min read

Martina Anto-Ocrah at UB for Sex, Gender, Health Initiative Talk

Tuesday, February 5, 2019 “Pink” Concussions: How Gender Affects Care for Traumatic Brain Injury Martina Anto-Ocrah March 5, 2019 11 am -...

3 views

Martina Anto-Ocrah speaks at Inaugural Concussion in Women and Girls Conference in Toronto, Canada

Administrator

Jan 8, 20181 min read

Martina Anto-Ocrah speaks at Inaugural Concussion in Women and Girls Conference in Toronto, Canada

Monday, January 8, 2018 Martina Anto-Ocrah received her doctoral degree in Epidemiology from the University of Rochester in May 2018....

1 view

Griffs under 40: Martina M. (Ossei-Anto) Ocrah '00

Administrator

Jul 18, 20171 min read

Griffs under 40: Martina M. (Ossei-Anto) Ocrah '00

Tuesday, July 18, 2017 Martina Anto-Ocrah vividly remembers the young girl who sat next to her in elementary school in her native Ghana,...

1 view