Ruby H.N. Nguyen, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health
Contact Info
Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health
PhD, Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University
MHS, Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University
BA, Microbiology, University of Minnesota
Summary
My research focuses on maternal, child and family health; the etiology of reduced fertility; pregnancy-related morbidity, and infertility and later disease. My current work focuses on a cohort study that examines the role of endocrine disrupting chemicals, specifically phthalates, in child development. I am also involved in work related to vulvodynia and chronic pain.
Expertise
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology; Women's Health; Chronic Conditions; Environmental Exposures; Undergraduate Public Health Education
Awards & Recognition
Research
Research Summary/Interests
Selected Current Projects
Research Funding Grants
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine, "Phthalate Exposure and Gender-Related Development," Principal Investgator
- NIH, "The Infant Development and Environment Study (TIDES)," Investigator
Publications
See a full list of publications on PubMed
Recent Publications
- Sathyanarayana S, Grady R, Barrett ES, Redmon B, Nguyen RH, Barthold JS, Bush NR, Swan SH. "First Trimester Phthalate Exposure and Male Newborn Genital Anomalies," Environmental Research, Nov 2016
- Sathyanarayana S, Barrett E, Nguyen R, Redmon B, Haaland W, Swan SH. "First Trimester Phthalate Exposure and Infant Birth Weight in the Infant Development and Environment Study," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Sept 2016
- Nelson JW, Edhlund BL, Johnson J, Rosebush CE, Holmquist ZS, Swan SH, Nguyen RH. "Assessing a New Method for Measuring Fetal Exposure to Mercury: Newborn Bloodspots," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, July 2016
- Barrett ES, Parlett LE, Sathyanarayana S, Redmon JB, Nguyen RH, Swan SH. "Prenatal Stress as a Modifier of Associations between Phthalate Exposure and Reproductive Development: Results from the Multicentre Pregnancy Cohort Study," Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, March 2016
- Alur S, Wang H, Hoeger K, Swan SH, Sathyanarayana S, Redmon BJ, Nguyen R, Barrett ES. "Urinary Phthalate Metabolite Concentrations in Relation to History of Infertility and Use of Assisted Reproductive Technology," Fertility and Sterility, Nov 2015
Teaching
Teaching Areas
I teach in the Maternal and Child Health program as well as lead the curriculum and teach the Public Health Undergraduate Minor.
Courses
- PUBH 3202: What is Public Health?
- PubH 3350: Epidemiology: People, Places, and Disease
- PubH 6605: Perinatal and Reproductive Health
Community Engagement
I am currently part of a working group on violence against Asian women and children, which was part of the 2015 Minnesota session (Chapter 71, Article 8, Section 58). Along with Rainbow Research, a community-based research group, I am overseeing data collection that will become part of a report and recommendations back to the Legislator and Governor in 2017. I am particularly looking at the data on prevalence estimates in Minnesota and the impact of victimization for these women and children.
Media
U of MN Health Sciences Expert Link
In The News
SPH News
- Nguyen Named to Search Committee for Director of Center for Bioethics
- Nguyen Honored as Collegiate Recipient of the 2019 President's Community-Engaged Scholar Award (Read More)
- Exposure to Chemical in Many Plastics Linked to Language Delay in Toddlers (Read More)
- Nguyen Appointed to State Environmental Health Tracking Panel (Read More)
- Nguyen Discusses Macaroni and Cheese and Phthalates (Read More)
- Nguyen Expands Study of Chemical Exposure in Children (Read More)
- Protecting Babies and Children from Harmful Chemicals (Read More)
In The Media
- New prescription: Gender matters in healthcare (Minnesota Monthly)
- Common Plastic Chemicals Linked to Language Delays in Children (Minnesota Daily)
- Study: Chemical in Plastic Linked to Language Delay in Toddlers (KARE 11)