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Barbara O’Brien
Associate Director
Contact
BarbaraOBrien@westat.comOverview
Barbara O’Brien is an Associate Director for Public Health. She has 30 years of experience directing or managing health research projects of national significance with particular focus on cancer screening and etiology, and the impact on human health of life-course environmental exposures and genetic interaction. Her projects have included large multisite longitudinal surveys, epidemiologic studies, and methods research.
O’Brien’s expertise spans all aspects of coordinating center and survey operations, including materials design and development, training, data collection and management, monitoring, reporting, and quality assurance. She specializes in collection, handling, and processing of biospecimens and management of biorepository and analytic laboratory services.
Education
- MPH, Epidemiology and Health Promotion, University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health
- BA, Microbiology, University of Texas at Austin
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Journal Article
Relationships between social vulnerability and coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination coverage and vaccine effectivenessClinical Infectious Diseases
2023
A.F. Dalton, Z.A. Weber, K.S. Allen, E. Stenehjem, S.A. Irving, T.L. Spark, K. Adams, O. Zerbo, V. Lazariu, B.E. Dixon, K. Dascomb, E. Hartmann, A.B. Kharbanda, T.C. Ong, M.B. DeSilva, M. Beaton, M. Gaglani, P. Patel, A.L. Naleway, M.N.S. Kish
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Journal Article
Association of tobacco product use with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) prevalence and incidence in waves 1 through 5 (2013-2019) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study<Respiratory Research
2022
L.M. Paulin, M.J. Halenar, K.C. Edwards, K. Lauten, C.A. Stanton, Kristie Taylor, D. Hatsukami, A. Hyland, T. MacKenzie, M.C. Mahoney, R. Niaura, D. Trinidad, C. Blanco, W.M. Compton, L.D. Gardner, H.L. Kimmel, D. Lauterstein, D. Marshall, J.D. S
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Journal Article
Barriers to client engagement and strategies to improve participation in mental health and supported employment servicesPsychiatric Services
2022
T.E. Smith, D. Bury, D. Hendrick, G. Morse, Robert Drake
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