Erika R. Cheng

3.8k citations

66 papers · 2.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 24

Obstetrics and Gynecology top 1%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions 12
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management 6
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health top 1%
- Birth, Development, and Health 11
- Infant Development and Preterm Care 10
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health top 1%
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum 17
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet 17
Clinical Psychology top 5%
General Health Professions top 2%
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations 7
Health
- Health disparities and outcomes 7

Co-authors: Elsie M. Taveras Meghan Perkins Tiffany Blake‐Lamb Lindsey M. Locks Jennifer A. Woo Baidal Whitney P. Witt Lauren E. Wisk Kristin Litzelman
Cited by: Obstetrics and Gynecology Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Partner nations: United States Kenya South Africa

In The Last Decade

Erika R. Cheng

63 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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2016 Risk Factors for Childhood Obesity in the First 1,000 Days
2016 Interventions for Childhood Obesity in the First 1,000 Days A Systematic Review

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1	Associations of Newborn Social Risk Factors With High Infant Weight‐for‐Length at Age 6 Months: Observational Clinical Cohort Carol Duh‐Leong,Ivette Partida,Celine Bien‐Aime,Morgan A. Finkel,Melissa S. Stockwell,Andrew Rundle,Manuela Orjuela‐Grimm,Eliana M. Perrin,Erika R. Cheng,Dodi Meyer,Esther Velásquez,Jeff Goldsmith,Jennifer A. Woo Baidal	2025	0
2	Human-centered designed communication tools for obesity prevention in early life Erika R. Cheng,Courtney Moore,Lisa Parks,Elsie M. Taveras,Sarah E. Wiehe,Aaron E. Carroll	2023	4
3	Communicating Risk for Obesity in Early Life: Engaging Parents Using Human-Centered Design Methodologies Erika R. Cheng,Courtney Moore,Lisa Parks,Elsie M. Taveras,Sarah E. Wiehe,Aaron E. Carroll	2022	2
4	Outcomes of a two-visit protocol for long acting reversible contraception for adolescents and young adults Tracey A. Wilkinson,Brownsyne Tucker Edmonds,Erika R. Cheng	2021	2
5	A cross-sectional study of predatory publishing emails received by career development grant awardees Tracey Wilkinson,Christopher J. Russell,William E. Bennett,Erika R. Cheng,Aaron E. Carroll	2019	30
6	Caregiver Comfort in Adolescents Independently Completing Screening Tablet-Based Questionnaires at Primary Care Visits Stephanie N. Ferrin,Randall W. Grout,Amy Gilbert,Tracey A. Wilkinson,Erika R. Cheng,Stephen M. Downs,Matthew C. Aalsma	2019	1
7	Nutrition provider confidence in the Massachusetts Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (MA-CORD) study Erika R. Cheng,Candace C. Nelson,Peggy Leung‐Strle,Rachel Colchamiro,Elsie M. Taveras,Jennifer A. Woo Baidal	2019	2
8	Codesigned Shared Decision-Making Diabetes Management Plan Tool for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Their Parents: Prototype Development and Pilot Test Tamara S. Hannon,Courtney Moore,Erika R. Cheng,Dustin Lynch,Lisa Yazel-Smith,Gina Claxton,Aaron E. Carroll,Sarah E. Wiehe	2018	14
9	A six-year repeated evaluation of computerized clinical decision support system user acceptability Randall W. Grout,Erika R. Cheng,Aaron E. Carroll,Nerissa S. Bauer,Stephen M. Downs	2018	24
10	Association of vitamin E intake at early childhood with alanine aminotransferase levels at mid‐childhood Jennifer A. Woo Baidal,Erika R. Cheng,Sheryl L. Rifas‐Shiman,Emily Oken,Matthew W. Gillman,Elsie M. Taveras	2017	1
11	Paternal Acculturation and Maternal Health Behaviors: Influence of Father's Ethnicity and Place of Birth Erika R. Cheng,Elsie M. Taveras,Summer Sherburne Hawkins	2017	5
12	Multilevel Correlates of Healthy BMI Maintenance and Return to a Healthy BMI among Children in Massachusetts Lauren Fiechtner,Erika R. Cheng,Gabriel López,Mona Sharifi,Elsie M. Taveras	2017	14
13	Trajectories of Externalizing and Internalizing Behaviors in Preterm Children Admitted to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Emily D. Gerstein,Ashley C. Woodman,Cynthia Burnson,Erika R. Cheng,Julie Poehlmann	2017	21
14	Infant birthweight in the US: the role of preconception stressful life events and substance use Whitney P. Witt,Kara Mandell,Lauren E. Wisk,Erika R. Cheng,Debanjana Chatterjee,Fathima Wakeel,Hyojun Park,Dakota Zarak	2016	14
15	Postnatal Depressive Symptoms Among Mothers and Fathers of Infants Born Preterm: Prevalence and Impacts on Children's Early Cognitive Function Erika R. Cheng,Milton Kotelchuck,Emily D. Gerstein,Elsie M. Taveras,Julie Poehlmann	2016	1
16	Predictors of alcohol and tobacco use prior to and during pregnancy in the US: the role of maternal stressors Whitney P. Witt,Kara Mandell,Lauren E. Wisk,Erika R. Cheng,Debanjana Chatterjee,Fathima Wakeel,Hyojun Park,Dakota Zarak	2014	13
17	Cumulative Social Risk Exposure, Infant Birth Weight, and Cognitive Delay in Infancy Erika R. Cheng,Julie Poehlmann,John Mullahy,Whitney P. Witt	2014	13
18	Measuring Stress Before and During Pregnancy: A Review of Population-Based Studies of Obstetric Outcomes Whitney P. Witt,Kristin Litzelman,Erika R. Cheng,Fathima Wakeel,Emily Barker	2013	61
19	Preconception Mental Health Predicts Pregnancy Complications and Adverse Birth Outcomes: A National Population-Based Study Whitney P. Witt,Lauren E. Wisk,Erika R. Cheng,John M. Hampton,Erika W. Hagen	2011	78
20	Does the perception that stress affects health matter? The association with health and mortality. Abiola O. Keller,Kristin Litzelman,Lauren E. Wisk,Torsheika Maddox,Erika R. Cheng,Paul D. Creswell,Whitney P. Witt	2011	242

About Erika R. Cheng

Erika R. Cheng is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, having authored 66 papers that have together received 2.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (17 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (17 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (12 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (11 papers), Infant Development and Preterm Care (10 papers), Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (7 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (7 papers) and Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Obstetrics and Gynecology (564 citations), Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (999 citations) and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (1.3k citations). Erika R. Cheng has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Kenya and South Africa. Frequent co-authors include Elsie M. Taveras, Meghan Perkins, Tiffany Blake‐Lamb, Lindsey M. Locks, Jennifer A. Woo Baidal, Whitney P. Witt, Lauren E. Wisk, Kristin Litzelman, Fathima Wakeel and Paul D. Creswell.

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