Wanjiku Njoroge
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2025
What Influences Postpartum Depressive Symptoms? The role of Social Determinants of Health, Race-Based Discrimination and Stressful Life Experiences
Ringenary H, Froelich J, Njoroge W, Gerstein E. What Influences Postpartum Depressive Symptoms? The role of Social Determinants of Health, Race-Based Discrimination and Stressful Life Experiences. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2025, 1-11. PMID: 39826084, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-025-04055-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostpartum depressive symptomsSocial determinants of healthDeterminants of healthPostpartum checkupSocial determinantsStressful life experiencesRace-based discriminationBirth certificate dataSecondary data analysisLife experiencesMultiple racesCertificate dataMaternal wellbeingHispanic womenCheckup dataDepressive symptomsBlack womenPostpartumAsian womenCheckupAnalysis of mothersHealthLong-term impactConclusionThe influenceWomen
2024
Implications of mappings between International Classification of Diseases clinical diagnosis codes and Human Phenotype Ontology terms
Tan A, Gonçalves R, Yuan W, Brat G, Gentleman R, Kohane I, Masino A, Makoudjou A, Albayrak A, Gutiérrez-Sacristán A, Zambelli A, Malovini A, Carmona A, Hoffmann A, Gramfort A, Geva A, Blanco-Martínez A, Tan A, Terriza-Torres A, Spiridou A, Prunotto A, South A, Vallejos A, Atz A, Burgun A, Alloni A, Cattelan A, Jannot A, Neuraz A, Bellasi A, Maram A, Dagliati A, Sandrin A, Serret-Larmande A, Mensch A, Pfaff A, Batugo A, Krishnamurthy A, Adam A, Dionne A, Devkota B, Moal B, He B, Beaulieu-Jones B, Beaulieu-Jones B, Ostasiewski B, Aronow B, Tan B, Tan B, Torti C, Sáez C, Neto C, Sonday C, Caucheteux C, Mao C, Zucco C, Daniel C, Haverkamp C, Hong C, Bonzel C, Moraleda C, Leprovost D, Key D, Zöller D, Pillion D, Mowery D, Amendola D, Henderson D, Hanauer D, Taylor D, Wassermann D, Hazard D, Kraska D, Mazzotti D, Silvio D, Bell D, Murad D, Salamanca E, Bucholz E, Getzen E, Pfaff E, Schriver E, Toh E, Parimbelli E, Trecarichi E, Ashraf F, Vidorreta F, Bourgeois F, Sperotto F, Angoulvant F, Brat G, Varoquaux G, Omenn G, Agapito G, Albi G, Weber G, Verdy G, Lemaitre G, Roig-Domínguez G, Prokosch H, Zhang H, Estiri H, Krantz I, Kohane I, Honerlaw J, Cruz-Rojo J, Norman J, Balshi J, Cimino J, Aaron J, Santos J, Newburger J, Zahner J, Moore J, Marwaha J, Craig J, Klann J, Morris J, Obeid J, Vie J, Chen J, Son J, Zachariasse J, Booth J, Holmes J, Bernal-Sobrino J, Cruz-Bermúdez J, Leblanc J, Schuettler J, Dubiel J, Champ J, Olson K, Moshal K, Kernan K, Kirchoff K, Wagholikar K, Ngiam K, Cho K, Mandl K, Huling K, Chen K, Lynch K, Sanchez-Pinto L, Garmire L, Han L, Patel L, Waitman L, Lenert L, Anthony L, Esteve L, Chiudinelli L, Chiovato L, Scudeller L, Samayamuthu M, Martins M, Minicucci M, Menezes M, Vella M, Mazzitelli M, Savino M, Milano M, Okoshi M, Cannataro M, Alessiani M, Keller M, Hilka M, Wolkewitz M, Boeker M, Raskin M, Bucalo M, Hutch M, Bernaux M, Beraghi M, Morris M, Vitacca M, Pedrera-Jiménez M, Daniar M, Shah M, Liu M, Maripuri M, Kainth M, Yehya N, Santhanam N, Palmer N, Loh N, Sebire N, Romero-Garcia N, Brown N, Paris N, Griffon N, Gehlenborg N, Orlova N, García-Barrio N, Grisel O, Rojo P, Serrano-Balazote P, Sacchi P, Tippmann P, Martel P, Serre P, Avillach P, Azevedo P, Rubio-Mayo P, Schubert P, Guzzi P, Sliz P, Das P, Long Q, Ramoni R, Goh R, Badenes R, Bruno R, Kavuluru R, Bellazzi R, Issitt R, Follett R, Bradford R, Prudente R, Bey R, Griffier R, Duan R, Mahmood S, Mousavi S, Lozano-Zahonero S, Pizzimenti S, Maidlow S, Wong S, DuVall S, Cossin S, L'Yi S, Murphy S, Fan S, Visweswaran S, Rieg S, Bosari S, Makwana S, Bréant S, Bhatnagar S, Tanni S, Cormont S, Ahooyi T, Priya T, Naughton T, Ganslandt T, Colicchio T, Cai T, Gradinger T, González T, Zuccaro V, Tibollo V, Jouhet V, Quirós-González V, Panickan V, Benoit V, Njoroge W, Bryant W, Yuan W, Xiong X, Wang X, Ye Y, Luo Y, Ho Y, Strasser Z, Abad Z, Xia Z, Kate K, Hernández-Arango A, Schwamm E. Implications of mappings between International Classification of Diseases clinical diagnosis codes and Human Phenotype Ontology terms. JAMIA Open 2024, 7: ooae118. PMID: 39559493, PMCID: PMC11570992, DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooae118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsElectronic health record datasetInternational Classification of Diseases codesInternational Classification of DiseasesAlignment of ontologiesMedical Language SystemHuman Phenotype OntologyData annotationBiomedical entitiesUMLData integrationElectronic health record dataInternational ClassificationHuman Phenotype Ontology termsHealth recordsOntologyCodeAnnotated phenotypesClinical diagnosis codesClassification of DiseasesLanguage systemDatasetResearch ontologyMap coverageDiagnosis codesAACAP'S 2024 HONORS PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS
Njoroge W. AACAP'S 2024 HONORS PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 63: s138. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.08.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEditors’ Note: 2024 Annual Report Regarding JAACAP’s Antiracist Journey
Novins D, Singh M, Althoff R, Bagot K, Blader J, Brotman M, DelBello M, Dickstein D, Doyle A, Drury S, Findling R, Fortuna L, Fristad M, Middeldorp C, Njoroge W, Rogers C, Pumariega A, Bath E, Bihani N, Thompson-Felix T, Billingsley M, Family J. Editors’ Note: 2024 Annual Report Regarding JAACAP’s Antiracist Journey. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 63: 1184-1192. PMID: 39307183, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Secret Shopper Study of Language Accessibility of Community-Based Behavioral Health Services for Children in Families Who Speak Spanish and English
Lomax S, Klusaritz H, Jimenez M, Frausto B, Cahen V, Njoroge W, Yun K. A Secret Shopper Study of Language Accessibility of Community-Based Behavioral Health Services for Children in Families Who Speak Spanish and English. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2024, 276: 114275. PMID: 39218205, PMCID: PMC11645237, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBehavioral health facilitiesMedicaid-insured childrenHealth facilitiesPreferred languageBehavioral health careSubstance abuse servicesSpanish-speaking familiesModifiable barriersHealth schedulesHealth careAbuse servicesOutpatient facilitiesStandardized scriptPrimary outcomeTelephone numbersAppointmentChildrenEnglishCallersLanguageScripted callsAccess trainingFacilitiesSpanishFamilyBringing the Village to the Child: Addressing the Crisis of Children’s Mental Health
Robles-Ramamurthy B, Njoroge W, Benton T. Bringing the Village to the Child: Addressing the Crisis of Children’s Mental Health. Child And Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics Of North America 2024, 33: i. DOI: 10.1016/s1056-4993(24)00056-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRacial Implicit Associations in Child Psychiatry
Malison K, Avila-Quintero V, Al-Mateen C, Flores J, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Njoroge W, Novins D, Robles-Ramamurthy B, Taylor J, Bloch M, Tobón A. Racial Implicit Associations in Child Psychiatry. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024 PMID: 38823476, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplicit Association TestRace Implicit Association TestRecruitment of human participantsExternalizing behavior problemsPaper self-identifiesImplicit associationsChildren faceBehavior problemsChild psychiatryAbstractText Label="DIVERSITY &Negatively valenced wordsExternal wordHuman participantsValenced wordsExternalizing disordersParticipating psychiatristsPsychiatric cliniciansNegative valenceNegative wordsPsychiatristsAssociation TestPsychiatryInvestigate psychiatristsReduce racial inequalityDemographic predictorsBringing the village to the child: answering the call to lead and transform child and adolescent psychiatry
Robles-Ramamurthy B, Njoroge W, Benton T. Bringing the village to the child: answering the call to lead and transform child and adolescent psychiatry. Child And Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics Of North America 2024, 33: xvii-xix. PMID: 38823821, DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2024.03.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe impact of the pandemic on mothers and children, with a focus on syndemic effects on black families: the “Prenatal to Preschool” study protocol
Njoroge W, Tieu T, Eckardt D, Himes M, Alexandre C, Hall W, Wisniewski K, Popoola A, Holloway K, Rodriguez Y, Kornfield S, Momplaisir F, Wang X, Gur R, Waller R. The impact of the pandemic on mothers and children, with a focus on syndemic effects on black families: the “Prenatal to Preschool” study protocol. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2024, 14: 1281666. PMID: 38260788, PMCID: PMC10801187, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1281666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental healthCOVID-19 pandemicChildren ages 24Parent/caregiver questionnairesCohort of mothersMental health equityElectronic medical recordsAge 36 monthsCohort studyChild age 36 monthsPostpartum womenMedical recordsPeripartum periodStudy protocolMultiple time pointsSyndemic effectCaregiver questionnaireClinical InterviewCaregivers' experiencesSocial determinantsPreventative interventionsAge 24Prospective researchHealth equitySecondary caregiversEditors’ Best of 2023
Novins D, Althoff R, Brotman M, DelBello M, Doyle A, Fortuna L, Fristad M, Middeldorp C, Njoroge W, Rogers C, Singh M. Editors’ Best of 2023. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 63: 3-6. PMID: 38154857, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research