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Geeta Krishna Swamy

Haywood Brown, MD Distinguished Professor of Women's Health
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine
Box 3967 Med Ctr, Durham, NC
Pavilion East At Lakeview, 2608 Erwin Road, Suite 200, Durham, NC 27705

Selected Presentations & Appearances


Open Science by Design at Duke - Association of Research Libraries Scholars and Scholarship Committee Meeting · May 2020 Invited Talk
Strategies for Building a Culture of Integrity in Research · February 2020 Invited Talk Council on Government Relations (COGR), Washington, DC
Keynote address - Association of American Universities (AAU) and Association of Public & Land Grant Universites (APLU) National Summit on Accelerating Public Access to Research Data · February 2020 Invited Talk
Integrity in research: in theory and in practice · November 2019 Keynote/Named Lecture Cedars Sinai Medical Center RCR Workshop, Los Angeles, CA
The Institution’s Role in Building a Culture of Integrity in Research - Enhancing Scientific Reproducibility through Transparent Reporting · September 2019 Invited Talk National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Washington, DC
Case Studies & Strategies for Building a Culture of Integrity in Research - The Role of Research Integrity in Promoting Excellence: Tools for College and University Leaders · May 2019 Invited Talk Northwestern Research Integrity Conference, Chicago, IL
Rigor & Reproducibility, Research Integrity, & Public Data Access - Federal Demonstration Partnership · January 2019 Invited Talk Washington, DC
Respiratory Infections in Pregnancy - IDWeek – Infectious Disease Society of American Annual Scientific Meeting · October 2018 National Scientific Meeting San Francisco, CA
A River Runs Through IT: Epic as a Research Enabling Platform - Epic User Group Meeting Research Forum · August 2018 Invited Talk Verona, WI
Exposure to Varicella Requires Quick Action: Are You Prepared? - Infectious Diseases Society in Obstetrics & Gynecology Roundtable · August 2018 National Scientific Meeting Philadelphia, PA
Vaccines in Pregnancy: Current Recommendations & Future Directions - HHS HRSA Division of Injury Compensation Programs Grand Rounds · June 2018 Invited Talk
Enrolling Pregnant Women & Infants in Clinical Trials - AME Zion Clergy and Duke Partnership Leadership Training · May 2018 Invited Talk Durham, NC
Research Without Walls - DCRI Operations Symposium · May 1, 2018 Invited Talk Duke University, Durham, NC
Vaccines in ObGyn - Grand Rounds · April 13, 2018 Invited Talk Saint Louis University Dept of ObGyn,
Vaccines in ObGyn: What's on the Horizon - 44th Annual Vail ObGyn Conference · February 19, 2018 International Meeting or Conference Vail, CO
CMV, Toxoplasmosis, & Parvovirus in Pregnancy - 44th Annual Vail ObGyn Conference · February 19, 2018 International Meeting or Conference Vail, CO
Zika in Pregnancy: A Clinical Update - 44th Annual Vail ObGyn Conference · February 18, 2018 International Meeting or Conference Vail, CO
IRB Chairs Forum: A Structured Discussion for IRB Chairs - Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research (PRIM&R) · November 7, 2017 International Meeting or Conference San Antonio, TX
IRB Chair Responsibilities & Roles: Beyond the IRB Meeting - Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research (PRIM&R) · November 6, 2017 International Meeting or Conference San Antonio, TX
Case Based Problems in Vaccines: Beyond the Guidelines - IDWeek - Infectious Disease Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting · October 6, 2017 International Meeting or Conference San Diego, CA
Rational Approach to Dosing Medications During Pregnancy - American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Scientific Meeting, Section on Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics · September 18, 2017 International Meeting or Conference Chicago, IL
Best Practices to Improve Maternal Immunization - ACOG Immunization Program Webinar · August 7, 2017 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium
Vaccines in ObGyn: What's on the Horizon - Grand Rounds · August 2, 2017 Invited Talk Duke ObGyn, Durham, NC

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship


Bass Connections Faculty Team Leader - Vaccine Misinformation and Its Link to Vaccine Hesitancy and Uptake in Durham · 2018 - 2019 Projects & Field Work flag North Carolina

Primary Theme: Global Health

Vaccinations administered during pregnancy and the first year of a child’s life are crucial for preventing a myriad of potentially deadly and debilitating infections such as polio, pertussis, measles, influenza and tetanus. Despite overwhelming scientific evidence on the benefits of vaccinations, pregnant women and parents of young children often refuse to accept, or choose to space out, vaccinations for themselves or their children. This phenomenon, termed vaccine hesitancy, is blamed for several vaccine-preventable outbreaks in the U.S., including the 2017 measles outbreak in a Somali community in Minnesota. In order to design effective behavior change interventions to mitigate vaccine hesitancy, we need to understand the role of misinformation in the development or promotion of vaccine hesitancy, as well as the subsequent decision to accept vaccines without delay.

Service to the Profession


Member · 2020 Committee Service Womxns Health Collaborative,
Member - Consultation on immunogenicity, safety and efficacy of vaccines in pregnant women · December 2019 Committee Service WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
Chair - Independent Data Monitoring Committee, GlaxoSmithKline · 2019 - 2023 Other RSV Vaccines in Pregnant Women, Washington, DC
Member - Harmonization of Financial Disclosure Reporting in Biomedical Journals, Working Group on Relevancy for Conflict of Interest Reporting and Disclosure · 2019 Committee Service AAMC ,
Member - Women First Research Coalition · 2019 Committee Service AGOS,
Federally- Appointed Voting Member - Vaccines & Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) · 2018 - 2022 Committee Service
Faculty Scholar - American Academy of Pediatrics Perinatal and Developmental Medicine Advisory Board · 2017 - 2021 Committee Service
Chair - Independent Data Monitoring Committee for the Pfizer Group B Streptococcus Vaccine Program #C109 · 2017 Consulting
Federally-Appointed Voting Member - National Vaccine Advisory Committee · 2017 Committee Service
Chair - NIH-NICHD Initial Review Group Pediatrics Subcommittee (CHHD-A) · 2017 Committee Service
Member - American Board of Pediatrics, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Consultant for the Sub-board of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine · 2017 Consulting
Member - ACOG Immunization & Emerging Infection Expert Working Group · 2015 Committee Service ACOG,
Member - NC Department of Public Health - Immunization Advisory Committee · 2012 Committee Service

Service to Duke


Task Force on Eliminating Racism in Clinical Research (School) · 2020 - 2020 Committee Service Duke University,
Duke Faculty Affairs Steering Committee (University) · 2018 Committee Service
Medicine Chair Search Committee (School) · 2017 - 2017 Committee Service
DCRI 5-year Review Committee (School) · 2017 - 2018 Committee Service
Duke University School of Medicine Bridge Funding Review Committee (School) · 2016 - 2019 Committee Service
Lead Chair, DUHS IRB (University) · 2016 - 2018 Committee Service

Clinical Activities


Outpatient and inpatient high-risk obstetric care