Summary
Natalie Rosenquist's research focuses on maternal and child health. Specifically, she is interested in exposures and outcomes related to pregnancy. Her dissertation focused on maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) and how these affect a child’s risk for developing asthma.
Faculty mentor
Awards
- Milton Glick Memorial Scholarship (merit based), 2020-2021
- Graduate Student Access Grant (academic excellence), 2015-2020
- School of Community Health Sciences General Scholarship (merit based), 2016-2018
- Washoe County Board of Health Award (academic excellence), 2015-2017
Selected presentations and publications
Presentations
- Rosenquist N, Richards M, Strickland M, Ferber J, Li D, Darrow L. Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index, Gestational Weight Gain, and Childhood Asthma Risk. Poster presentation at Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research 2020, Virtual Meeting
- Rosenquist N, Cook D, Ehntholt A, Omaye A, Muenning P, Pabayo R. Differential relationship between state level minimum wage and infant mortality risk among US infants born to white and black mothers. Oral presentation at American Public Health Association Annual Conference 2019, Philadelphia, PA
- Pabayo R, Ehntholt A, Sze L, Rosenquist N, Cook D. County-level Social, Economic, Clinical Care, and Health Behavioral Factors and Infant Mortality Risk in the United States, 2010. Oral presentation at American Public Health Association Annual Conference 2019, Philadelphia, PA
- Rosenquist N, Metcalf J, Elhanan G, Grzymski J, Joros A, Field-Ridley A, Coopes M, Strickland M, Darrow L. Acute associations between PM2.5 and allergic and nonallergic asthma exacerbations in children and adults. Poster presentation at International Society for Environmental Epidemiology Annual Conference 2018, Ottawa, Canada
Peer-reviewed publications
- Ehntholt, A., Cook, D. M., Rosenquist, N. A., Muennig, P. & Rabayo, R. (2020). State- and county-level income inequality and infant mortality in the USA in 2010: A cohort study. International Journal of Public Health.
- Pabayo, R., Cook, D. M., Harling, G., Gunawan, A., Rosenquist, N. A. & Muennig, P. (2019). State-level income inequality and mortality among infants born in the United States 2007–2010: A cohort study. BMC Public Health, 19(1).
- Rosenquist, N. A., Cook, D. M., Ehntholt, A., Omaye, A., Muennig, P. & Pabayo, R. (2019). Differential relationship between state-level minimum wage and infant mortality risk among US infants born to White and Black mothers. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
- Rosenquist, N. A., Metcalf, J., Elhanan, G., Grzymski, J., Joros, A., Field-Ridley, A., Coopes, M., Strickland, M. & Darrow, L. (2020). Acute associations between PM2.5 and allergic and nonallergic asthma exacerbations in children and adults. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology.
Teaching experience
- 2021: Instructor, CHS 473: Epidemiology, 91·çÃùÄñ³ª, School of Public Health, Reno, NV
- 2019-2021: Teaching Assistant, CHS 473: Epidemiology, 91·çÃùÄñ³ª, School of Public Health, Reno, NV (Darrow)
- 2019-2020: Participant, Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) course in Effective Teaching Practices, 91·çÃùÄñ³ª, School of Public Health, Reno, NV (Schraeder)
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, Public Health: Epidemiology, 91·çÃùÄñ³ª, School of Public Health, 2022
- Master of Public Health, Public Health: Epidemiology, Summa Cum Laude, 91·çÃùÄñ³ª, School of Public Health, 2017
- Bachelor of Science, Community Health Sciences, 91·çÃùÄñ³ª, School of Public Health, 2015