Brittany Chambers Butcher, PhD

Assistant Professor, Dept of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Research Scientist, California Preterm Birth Initiative
University of California San Francisco
Publications: 

"Palliative Care" as an Outcome Measure and Its Impact on Our Interpretation of Racial Disparities.

Journal of pain and symptom management

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

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

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

Karvonen KL, Anunwah E, Chambers 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)

Chambers BD, Fontenot J, McKenzie-Sampson S, Blebu BE, Edwards BN, Hutchings N, Karasek D, Coleman-Phox K, Curry VC, Kuppermann M

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)

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

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

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

Harper CC, Rao L, Mu?oz 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.)

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

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 SARS-CoV-2: First Report from the PRIORITY Study.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Flaherman VJ, Afshar Y, Boscardin J, Keller RL, Mardy A, Prahl MK, Phillips C, Asiodu IV, Berghella WV, 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

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

The Index of Concentration at the Extremes (ICE) and Pregnancy-Associated Mortality in Louisiana, 2016-2017.

Maternal and child health journal

Dyer L, Chambers BD, Crear-Perry J, Theall KP, Wallace M

The association between preterm birth and postpartum mental health care utilization among California birthing people.

American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM

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

Razon N, Rodriguez A, Carlson K, Witt J, Logan R, Chambers B, Weber S, Seidman D

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

Karvonen KL, Baer RJ, Rogers EE, Steurer MA, Ryckman KK, Feuer SK, Anderson JG, Franck LS, Gano D, Peterson 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chambers BD, Baer RJ, McLemore MR, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL

Context of Breastfeeding among Latina Mothers using a Social-ecological Approach: An Exploratory Study.

Journal of public health issues and practices

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

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

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

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

Tanner AE, Philbin MM, Chambers BD, Ma A, Hussen S, Ware S, Lee S, Fortenberry JD

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

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

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

Applying an intervention framework to assess North Carolina's adolescent pregnancy prevention efforts.

Sexual & reproductive healthcare : official journal of the Swedish Association of Midwives