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Deborah A. Frank

Boston University · US
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Area of research
General Health Professions · Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Research interest
Research interests include Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects, Homelessness and Social Issues, and Child Nutrition and Water Access.
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59
citations
14,682
works
213
NIH funding
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Recent publications

Published on 8/22/2025 Sheward R, Ettinger de Cuba S, Cutts DB, Frank DA, Poblacion A, Ochoa E, Lê-Scherban F, Black MM, Coleman SM, Heeren TC, Sandel M. Hardship-Free Households Are Associated With Optimal Caregiver and Child Health. AJPM Focus. 2026 Feb; 5(1):100422. PMID: 41159066.
2025cited by 0position: selected
Published on 6/2/2025 Ettinger de Cuba S, Coleman SM, Bovell-Ammon A, Cutts D, Sandel M, Ochoa E, Ruemmele C, Gupta Barnes S, Bruce C, Scully K, Black MM, Frank DA, Lê-Scherban F. Expanded Child Tax Credit, Family Health, and Material Hardships. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jun 02; 8(6):e2518335. PMID: 4058
2025cited by 0position: selected
Published on 3/11/2025 Ettinger de Cuba S, Jones DK, Cutts D, Bovell-Ammon A, Lê-Scherban F, Sandel M, Ochoa E, Poblacion A, Frank DA, Black MM, Fix GM. "But who takes care of the mom?": The daily experiences of immigrant mothers navigating health in family life. Soc Sci Med. 2025 May; 372:117948. P
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Published on 1/10/2025 Lê-Scherban F, Coleman SM, Fusfeld Z, Frank DA, Poblacion A, Black MM, Ochoa E, Sandel M, Ettinger de Cuba S. Maternal adverse childhood experiences and lifetime experiences of racial discrimination: Associations with current household hardships and intergenerational health. S
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Published on 12/5/2024 Poblacion A, Ettinger de Cuba S, Black MM, Weijer I, Giudice C, Esteves G, Fabian P, Zanobetti A, Cutts DB, Lê-Scherban F, Sandel M, Ochoa ER, Frank DA. Food Insecurity and Weight Faltering: US Multisite Analysis of Young Children's Weight Trajectory. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2025 Ju
2024cited by 0position: selected
Published on 7/10/2023 Ettinger de Cuba S, Miller DP, Raifman J, Cutts DB, Bovell-Ammon A, Frank DA, Jones DK. Reduced health care utilization among young children of immigrants after Donald Trump's election and proposed public charge rule. Health Aff Sch. 2023 Aug; 1(2):qxad023. PMID: 38756243.
2023cited by 0position: selected
Published on 6/10/2023 Ettinger de Cuba S, Bovell-Ammon A, Ahmad N, Bruce C, Poblacion A, Rateau LJ, Coleman SM, Black MM, Frank DA, Lê-Scherban F, Henchy G, Ochoa E, Sandel M, Cutts DB. Child Care Feeding Programs Associated With Food Security and Health for Young Children From Families With Low In
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Published on 4/7/2023 Lê-Scherban F, Ettinger de Cuba S, Bovell-Ammon A, Coleman S, Rateau L, Cutts D, Black M, Heeren T, Frank DA. Association Between Material Hardship in Families With Young Children and Federal Relief Program Participation by Race and Ethnicity and Maternal Nativity. JAMA Health
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Published on 2/7/2023 Parker MG, de Cuba SE, Rateau LJ, Shea M, Sandel MT, Frank DA, Cutts DB, Heeren T, Lê-Scherban F, Black MM, Ochoa ER, Rose-Jacobs R, Garg A. Associations of household unmet basic needs and health outcomes among very low birth weight children. J Perinatol. 2023 Mar; 43(3):364-37
2023cited by 0position: selected
Eviction and Household Health and Hardships in Families With Very Young Children
PEDIATRICS 2022cited by 21position: middledoi
Failure to Thrive or Growth Faltering: Medical, Developmental/Behavioral, Nutritional, and Social Dimensions
Pediatrics in Review 2021cited by 49position: lastdoi
Food Insecurity, Health, and Development in Children Under Age Four Years
PEDIATRICS 2019cited by 135position: middledoi
Loss Of SNAP Is Associated With Food Insecurity And Poor Health In Working Families With Young Children
Health Affairs 2019cited by 109position: lastdoi
SNAP, Young Children's Health, and Family Food Security and Healthcare Access
American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2019cited by 71position: lastdoi
Trends in Food Insecurity and SNAP Participation among Immigrant Families of U.S.-Born Young Children
Children 2019cited by 41position: middledoi
Unstable Housing and Caregiver and Child Health in Renter Families
PEDIATRICS 2018cited by 226position: middledoi
Timing and Duration of Pre- and Postnatal Homelessness and the Health of Young Children
PEDIATRICS 2018cited by 52position: lastdoi
Association of Food Insecurity with Children's Behavioral, Emotional, and Academic Outcomes: A Systematic Review
Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics 2017cited by 439position: lastdoi
Prenatal, perinatal, and adolescent exposure to marijuana: Relationships with aggressive behavior
Neurotoxicology and Teratology 2016cited by 24position: lastdoi
Trajectory of Material Hardship and Income Poverty in Families of Children Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Prospective Cohort Study
Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2015cited by 136position: middledoi
Childhood Adversity and Adult Reports of Food Insecurity Among Households With Children
American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2015cited by 84position: middledoi
Development of an Index of Subsidized Housing Availability and its Relationship to Housing Insecurity
Housing Policy Debate 2015cited by 37position: lastdoi
Co-enrollment for Child Health: How Receipt and Loss of Food and Housing Subsidies Relate to Housing Security and Statutes for Streamlined, Multi-Subsidy Application
Journal of Applied Research on Children Informing Policy for Children at Risk 2015cited by 14position: lastdoi
Homelessness During Pregnancy: A Unique, Time-Dependent Risk Factor of Birth Outcomes
Maternal and Child Health Journal 2014cited by 90position: lastdoi
Problematic substance use in urban adolescents: Role of intrauterine exposures to cocaine and marijuana and post-natal environment
Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2014cited by 27position: firstdoi
Are Food Insecurity's Health Impacts Underestimated in the U.S. Population? Marginal Food Security Also Predicts Adverse Health Outcomes in Young U.S. Children and Mothers
Advances in Nutrition 2013cited by 339position: lastdoi

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Frequent collaborators

Timothy Heeren · Boston University12 papers (2013–2022)S. M. Coleman · Boston University11 papers (2013–2022)Diana B. Cutts · Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute11 papers (2013–2022)Maureen M. Black · Johns Hopkins Medicine11 papers (2013–2022)Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba · Boston University11 papers (2013–2022)Patrick H. Casey · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill9 papers (2013–2019)John T. Cook · Boston University8 papers (2013–2019)Megan Sandel · Boston University7 papers (2013–2022)Ruth Rose‐Jacobs · Boston University4 papers (2013–2018)Allison Bovell-Ammon · Boston Medical Center4 papers (2019–2022)Eduardo Ochoa · Boston Medical Center3 papers (2018–2022)Richard Sheward · Boston University3 papers (2018–2019)Howard Cabral · Boston University2 papers (2014–2016)Mark A. Richardson · CSIRO Manufacturing2 papers (2014–2016)Alan Meyers · Cook County Health and Hospitals System2 papers (2014–2015)Soukaina Adolphe · Boston Medical Center1 papers (2021–2021)Margot N. Tang · Boston University1 papers (2021–2021)Danielle P. Appugliese · North East University1 papers (2014–2014)Justin Pasquariello · Boston Medical Center1 papers (2018–2018)Joanne Wolfe · Harvard University1 papers (2015–2015)
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