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Emily Meredith D'Agostino

Associate Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery, Occupational Therapy
311 Trent Dr., 2nd FL, Occupational Therapy Doctorate Division, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Presentations & Appearances


How should future epidemiologists learn epidemiology? - Society for Epidemiologic Research Conference · 2020 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Society for Epidemiologic Research , Salt Lake City, UT
Objective measurement of physical activity attributed to a park-based afterschool program - The Active Living Research Conference (2020) · 2020 National Scientific Meeting Orlando, FL
After-School Park Internship Program for Urban Teens at High-Risk for Violence Exposure: A CBPR Approach to Poly-Strengths Programming - ResilienceCon Conference · 2019 National Scientific Meeting Nashville, TN
Differences in the Association between Residential Segregation and Youth Cardiovascular Health Risk across Gender and Transportation Vulnerability - Georgia State University Community Geography Annual Conference · 2019 National Scientific Meeting Atlanta, GE
Teaching Epidemiology for Undergraduate Students: Empowering and Student-Centered Learning - Urban Studies 220, Profs. Sherry Baron and Alfredo Morabia · 2019 Visiting Professorship Lecture City University of New York, Queens College, Barry Commoner Center
New York City Youth Cardiovascular Fitness and Subsequent School Absenteeism Have an Inverse, Dose-Response Relationship, Regardless of How Poverty is Measured - EPI Lifestyle · 2019 National Scientific Meeting American Heart Association, Houston, TX
Differences in the effects of student, school and neighborhood poverty on the association between fitness changes and absenteeism in New York City middle school youth - The Active Living Research Conference · 2019 National Scientific Meeting Charleston, SC
Longitudinal Population-Level Health-Related Fitness Patterns in New York City Public School Children and Adolescents, 2006-2017 - Society for Epidemiologic Research Conference · 2019 National Scientific Meeting Society for Epidemiologic Research, Minneapolis, MN
Changes in Cardiovascular Health and Physical Fitness in Youth with Disabilities Participating in a Park-Based Afterschool Program for Two Years - The American Public Health Association Annual Meeting · 2018 National Scientific Meeting APHA, San Diego, CA
The economic stability of a healthy community: Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department · 2018 Invited Talk Aetna Foundation/South Florida Business Journal , Florida International University
Parks and recreation—making fitness fun for kids - University of Miami Mailman Center for Child Development Community Health IPC Innovation & Connection Conference · 2017 Invited Talk University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL
Examining the longitudinal association of fitness and chronic absenteeism in New York City 6th-8th grade youth over four years - New York City Epidemiology Forum · 2017 National Scientific Meeting New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Stepping Out of Our Comfort Zones: Moving Beyond Mental Health Clinics and Delivering Services to Children in Their Natural Environments - 51st Association for Behavioral Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention · 2017 National Scientific Meeting San Diego, CA
Miami-Dade Parks: Fit2Lead & Fit2Play · 2016 Broadcast Appearance NBC6, Miami, FL
Impact of a park-based afterschool healthy weight program on modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors in youth over 6 years of implementation - The American Public Health Association Annual Meeting · 2016 National Scientific Meeting APHA, Denver, CO
Workforce capacity building in after-school settings: Training paraprofessionals to promote youth mental health - 50th Association for Behavioral Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention · 2016 National Scientific Meeting New York, NY
ISSUES: M-D Parks’ Fit2Lead Program – Helping Local Youth · 2016 Broadcast Appearance WPBT2 South Florida PBS, Miami, FL
The effect of gender on the causal longitudinal association of change in fitness on absenteeism in NYC middle school youth - The American Public Health Association Annual Meeting · 2016 National Scientific Meeting APHA, Denver, CO
Being Brand New in the NYC DOE - New York City United Federation of Teachers New Teacher Reception Invited Speaker · 2004 Keynote/Named Lecture New York City United Federation of Teachers, New York, NY
Cross-comparative population analyses of infant thermal care practices across cultural groups - Victorian SIDS Research Forum and National SIDS Council of Australia Forum · 1996 International Meeting or Conference Melbourne, Australia

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship


Reviewer - Epidemiology · 2019 Editorial Activities
Reviewer - Health & Place · 2019 Editorial Activities
Reviewer - American Journal of Public Health · 2019 Editorial Activities
Reviewer - BMJ Open · 2019 Editorial Activities
Reviewer - Preventive Medicine Reports · 2018 Editorial Activities
Reviewer - Preventing Chronic Disease · 2018 Editorial Activities
Reviewer - Jornal de Pediatria · 2018 Editorial Activities
Reviewer - Society for Epidemiology Research Annual Meeting · 2018 Editorial Activities
Reviewer - European Journal of Preventive Cardiology · 2017 Editorial Activities
Reviewer - American Journal of Epidemiology · 2017 Editorial Activities
Assistant Producer, American Journal of Public Health Monthly Podcast · 2017 Editorial Activities APHA
Reviewer · 2017 Editorial Activities American Public Health Association, Annual Meeting & Expo
Reviewer - Preventive Medicine · 2017 Editorial Activities
Reviewer · 2016 Editorial Activities Pediatrics
Reviewer · 2014 Editorial Activities Journal of Urban Health

Service to the Profession


Associate Editor · 2024 Editorial Activities Childhood Obesity,
Education Consultant - Erasmus Summer Program · 2018 Consulting Erasmus Medical College, Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences
Research Consultant - New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · 2017 Consulting Queens, NY
Curriculum Consultant - Green Beetz (Nonprofit) · 2014 Consulting New York, NY

Academic & Administrative Activities


2021- present: Director, Community-Engaged Research Practice, Duke Occupational Therapy Division, Duke University Department of Orthpaedic Surgery