Scholarship

• Akobirshoev I., Hussaini, Z., Nandakumar, A., Mitra, M. "The Intersection of HIV, Disability and Risk of Intimate Partner Violence Among Women in South Africa." (2021). (forthcoming)
• Akobirshoev I., McKee, M., Mitra, M. "Access to Medical Home among Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing." (2021). (forthcoming)
• Akobirshoev I., Mitra, M. "Does Medical Home Reduce the Economic Burden Related to Informal Care Coordination for Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN)." (2021). (forthcoming)
• Akobirshoev I., Mitra, M. "The potential economic benefits of reducing the traditional 14 prenatal visits to 8 or 10 for women with low-risk pregnancies." (2021). (forthcoming)
• Akobirshoev I., Mitra, M., Gardner, F.. "Pregnancy outcomes among women with Autism." (2021). (forthcoming)
• Akobirshoev, I. McKee, M., Reif, S., Adams, R.S., Li, F.S., Mitra, M.. "Opioid Use Disorder-Related Emergency Department Visits Among Deaf or Hard of Hearing Adults in the United States." Disability and Health (2021). (forthcoming)
• Akobirshoev, I. Mitra, M. Cass, A.. "Severe Maternal Morbidity Among US Women: Disparities at the Intersection of IDD and Race/Ethnicity." 2021 AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting. A Virtual Event (forthcoming)
• Akobirshoev, I. Zandam, H., Nandakumar, A., Groce, G., Mitra, M.. "The Compounding Effect of Having HIV and a Disability on Child Mortality among Mothers in South Africa." PLOS ONE (2021). (forthcoming)
• Akobirshoev, I., Ne’eman, A., Mitra, M.. "Risk of Mortality during Emergency Department Visits Among US Autistic Adults: Results from the National Emergency Department Sample (NEDS), 2016–2017." 2021 AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting. A Virtual Event (forthcoming)
• Akobirshoev, I., Shepard, D., Mitra,M., Valentine, A.. "The Compounding Effect of Race/Ethnicity and Disability on Children’s Health Status in the United States." 2021 AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting. A Virtual Event (forthcoming)
• Akobirshoev, I., Shepard, D., Valentine, A., Mitra, M.. "Does Medical Home Reduce the Economic Burden Related to Informal Care Coordination for Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN)." 2021 AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting. A Virtual Event (forthcoming)
• Dembo, R., Lafleur, J., Akobirshoev, I., Mitra. M., Dooley, D., Mehta, A., Batra, N.. "Decomposing Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities among Children with Special Health Care Needs in Boston, Massachusetts." Social Science & Medicine (2021). (forthcoming)
• Hussaini, Z., Akobirshoev I., Nandakumar, A., Mitra, M.,. "Utilization of HIV Testing and Counselling Services by Women with Disabilities During Antenatal Care in Uganda: Analysis of 2016 Demographic and Health Survey." (2021). (forthcoming)
• Mitra, M. McKee, M., Akobirshoev. I. "Severe Maternal Morbidity among women Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Results from Nationally Representative Hospital Discharge Data." (2021). (forthcoming)
• Mitra, M., Akobirshoev I., Valentine, A., Brown, H., Simas, T.S.. "Severe maternal morbidity and mortality in women with intellectual and developmental disabilities." American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2021). (forthcoming)
• Mitra, M., Sammet Moring, N., Akobirshoev, I., & Smith, L. "Childbirth Experiences of Women with Physical Disabilities: Results from a National Survey." (2021). (forthcoming)
• Rosenthal, E. Akobirshoev, I., Parish, S.L.. "Characteristics and well-being of sibling caregivers: results from a nationally representative survey." (2021). (forthcoming)
• Akobirshoev I., Mitra, M. "Mortality after an emergency department visit among American adults on autism spectrum: Results from the national emergency department sample, 2016–2017." (2021).
• Akobirshoev I., Mitra, M., Reif, S., Adams, R.S., McKee, M., Li, F.S.. "Risk of opioid-use-disorder-related ED visits and associated mortalities among deaf or hard of hearing non-elderly adults in the United States." 2020 American Public Health Associations (APHA). Virtual Annual Meeting
• Akobirshoev, I. McKee, M., Reif, S., Adams, R.S., Li, F.S., Mitra, M.. "Opioid Use Disorder-Related Emergency Department Visits Among Deaf or Hard of Hearing Adults in the United States." the 2021 AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting. A Virtual Event
• Akobirshoev, I. Mitra, M. Cass, A.. "Severe Maternal Morbidity Among US Women: Disparities at the Intersection of IDD and Race/Ethnicity." 6th Annual IASSIDD Europe Congress. Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Akobirshoev, I. Zandam, H., Nandakumar, A., Groce, G., Mitra, M.. "The Compounding Effect of Having HIV and a Disability on Child Mortality among Mothers in South Africa." 2021 AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting. A Virtual Event
• Akobirshoev, I., Ne’eman, A., Mitra, M.. "Risk of Mortality during Emergency Department Visits Among US Autistic Adults." 6th Annual IASSIDD Europe Congress. Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Akobirshoev I, Mitra M, Parish SL, Valentine A, Simas T.M.. "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes and Labor and Delivery Charges Among Massachusetts Women With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities." Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 58. 2 (2020): 126-138.
• Akobirshoev I., Mitra, M., Li.F.S.. "Mortality after an emergency department visit among American adults on autism spectrum: Results from the national emergency department sample, 2016–2017." 2020 American Public Health Associations (APHA). Virtual Annual Meeting
• Akobirshoev, I. Mitra, M. "ED visits involving Opioid Use Disorder and Associated Mortalities Among Adults Who Deaf or Hard of Hearing in the United States: Results from the National Emergency Department Sample." 2020 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium. Washington, D.C., US
• Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M., Li, Frank S.., Dembo, R., Dooley, D., Mehta, A., Batra, N.. "The Compounding Effect of Race/Ethnicity and Disability Status on Children’s Health and Health Care by Geography in the United States." Medical Care 58. 2 (2020): 1059-1068.
• Akobirshoev, I., Shepard, D., Mitra,M., Valentine, A.. "Does medical home reduce the economic burden related to care coordination for children with special health care needs." 2020 American Public Health Associations (APHA). Virtual Annual Meeting
• Horner-Johnson, W., Akobirshoev, I., Amutah-Onukagha, N., Slaughter-Acey, J. Mitra, M.. "Preconception Health Risks Among U.S. Women: Disparities atthe Intersection of Disability and Race or Ethnicity." Women’s Health 31. 1 (2020): 65-74.
• Mitra, M., McKee, M., Akobirshoev, I. Valentine, A., Ritter, G., Zhang, J., McKee, K., Iezzoni, L.. "Pregnancy, Birth, and Infant Outcomes among Women who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing." American Journal of Preventive Medicine 58. 3 (2020): 418-426.
• Zandam, H., Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M.. "Prevalence of HIV among women with disabilities and use of modern contraceptives in sub-Saharan Africa." 2020 American Public Health Associations (APHA). Virtual Annual Meeting
• Adams-Sayko, R., Akobirshoev I., & Mitra, M. "Pregnancy and neonatal outcomes among women with traumatic brain injury." 13th World Congress on Brain Injury, International Brain Injury Association. Toronto, Canada
• Akobirshoev I., Mitra, M., Parish, S.L. Finkel, S. "Differences in Birth Outcomes Among Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities by Type of Disability. Poster presentation at the 2019 Annual Meeting of American Public Health (November 2019). Differences in Birth Outcomes Am." 2019 Annual Meeting of American Public Health Associations (APHA). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
• Akobirshoev I., Parish S.L., Mitra, M., Dembo, R. "Inpatient Hospital Mortality Among Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the United States: A Retrospective Analysis of U.S. Hospital Discharge Data." 2018 Annual Meeting of American Public Health Associations (APHA). San-Diego, California, US
• Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M. Dembo, R. "In-Hospital Mortality Among Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the United States: A Retrospective Analysis of US Hospital Discharge Data." 2019 AcademyHealth’s Disability Research Interest Group Meeting. Washington, DC, US
• Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M. Parish, S.L., Valentine, A. Moore-Simas, T. "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes and Labor and Delivery Charges Among Massachusetts Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)." 2019 AcademyHealth’s Disability Research Interest Group Meeting. Washington, DC, US
• Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M., Dembo, R. and Gardner, F. "Birth Outcomes Among US Women with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Results from Nationally Representative Hospital Discharge Data." 2019 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. Washington, DC, US
• Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M., Dembo, R., & Lauer, E. "In-hospital mortality among adults with autism spectrum disorder in the United States: A retrospective analysis of US hospital discharge data." Autism (2019).
• Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M., Parish, S. Valentne, A., and Moore-Simas, T. "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes and Labor and Delivery Charges Among Massachusetts Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities." 2019 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. Washington, DC, US
• Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M., Parish, S.L.,Valentine, A., Moore Simas, T.. "Racial and ethnic disparities in birth outcomes and labor and delivery charges among Massachusetts mothers with intellectual and developmental disabilities." American Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (2019).
• Akobirshoev, I., Parish, S., Mitra, M., & Dembo, R.. "Impact of Medical Home on Health Care of Children With and Without Special Health Care Needs: Update from the 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health." Maternal and Child Health (2019).
• Akobirshoev, I., and Mitra, M. "Are US Minority Women Charged at Higher Rates for Normal (uncomplicated) Vaginal Birth." 2019 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. Washington, DC, US
• Dembo, R. S., Mitra, M., Akobirshoev, I., & Manning, S. E. "Symptom Sequelae Following Violence Against Youth With Disabilities." Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2019).
• Dembo, R., Akobirshoev I.. "Violence Against Youth with Disabilities: Residual Physical and Mental Health Symptoms." 2018 Annual Meeting of American Public Health Associations (APHA),. San-Diego, California, US
• Dembo, R., Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M. "Neighborhood Social Conditions and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health among Children with Special Health Care Needs: A Decomposition Approach." 2019 AcademyHealth’s Disability Research Interest Group Meeting. Washington, DC
• Mitra, M., Akobirshoev, I., Parish, Valentine, A., Clements, K., Moore Simas, T. "Postpartum emergency department use among women with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A retrospective cohort study." Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health (2019).
• Mitra, M., Akobirshoev, I., and McKee, M.. "Pregnancy Outcomes Among Deaf or Hard of Hearing Women." 2018 AcademyHealth’s Disability Research Interest Group. Seattle, Washington, US.
• Mitra, M., McKee, M., Akobirshoev I. "Pregnancy Outcomes among Women who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Paper presentation at the 2018 Annual Meeting of American Public Health Associations (APHA)." San-Diego, California, US
• Shields, M. C., Akobirshoev, I., Dembo, R. S., & Mitra, M.. "Self-Injurious Behavior Among Adults With ASD: Hospitalizations, Length of Stay, and Costs of Resources to Deliver Care." Psychiatric Services (2019).
• Shields, M., Akobirshoev I., Mitra, M., Dembo, R. "Self-injurious behavior among adults with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder: Comparing differences in hospital admissions, lengths of stay, and costs." 2018 AcademyHealth’s Disability Research Interest Group. Seattle, Washington, US
• Valentine, A., Akobirshoev, I., & Mitra, M. "Intimate Partner Violence among Women with Disabilities in Uganda." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16. 6 (2019).
• Akobirshoev I., Parish S.L., Mitra, M., Dembo, R. "Impact of Medical Home on Health Care of Children with and without Special Health Care Needs: Update from The 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health." 2018 Annual Meeting of American Public Health Associations (APHA). San-Diego, California, US.
• Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M., Parish, S. L., Moore Simas, T. A., Dembo, R., & Ncube, C. N.. "Racial and ethnic disparities in birth outcomes and labour and delivery-related charges among women with intellectual and developmental disabilities." Journal of Intellectual Disability Research (2018).
• Dembo, R. M. Mitra, Akobirshoev, I., Ellie Rosenthal. "Symptom Sequalae Following Violence Against Youth with Disabilities.." 2018 AcademyHealth’s Disability Research Interest Group. Seattle, Washington, US
• Mitra, M., Akobirshoev, I., and McKee, M. "Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes Among Deaf or Hard of Hearing Women." 2018 AcademyHealth’s Disability Research Interest Group. Seattle, Washington, US
• Mitra, M., Parish, S. L., Akobirshoev, I., Rosenthal, E., & Moore Simas, T. A.. "Postpartum Hospital Utilization among Massachusetts Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Retrospective Cohort Study." Maternal and Health journal (2018).
• Akobirshoev I., Bowser, D., Parish S.L., Thomas, C., & Bachman, S.. "Does parental health mediate the relationship between parental uninsurance and insured children's health outcomes: Evidence from a national survey in the United States." Journal of Health and Social Work (2017): 1-9.
• Akobirshoev, I., & Nandakumar, A.K.. "Ending Violence in Childhood Index: Multiple imputation approach." Open Society Foundation North America Regional Conference, Chicago, IL. March 2017.
• Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M., McKee, M.. "Access to Medical Home Among Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing." The 2017 AcademyHealth’s Interest Groups Meeting. New Orleans, LA, US. June 2017.
• Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M., Parish, S. "Racial and ethnic disparities in birth outcomes and delivery related hospitalization costs among Massachusetts mothers with intellectual and developmental disabilities." 12th World Congress of the International Health Economics Association. Boston, MA, US. July 2017.
• Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M., Parish, S. & Rosenthal, E.. "Birth Outcomes among US Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities." Disability and Health Journal (2017).
• Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M., Parish, S.L.. "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes and Delivery Related Hospitalization Costs Among US Mothers with Intellectual and Developmental Disability." The 2017 AcademyHealth’s Interest Groups Meeting. New Orleans, LA, US. June 2017.
• Akobirshoev, I., Parish, S.L., I. Doonan, S., & Igdalsky.. "Does Neighborhood Quality Mediates Racial Disparities In Access to Medical Home among Children with Special Healthcare Needs." Annual Meeting of American Public Health Association, Atlanta, Georgia. 2017.
• Akobirshoev, I.. "Does mothers’ lack of health insurance negatively affect children’s health and health seeking behavior?." The 2012 Annual Meeting of Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP). Denver, Colorado, US. August 2012.
• Mitra, M., Akobirshoev, I., Sammet Moring,N., Long-Bellil, L., Smeltzer, S., Smith, L., Iezzoni, L.. "Access to and Satisfaction with Prenatal Care Among Pregnant Women with Physical Disabilities: Findings from a National Survey." Jounral of Women's Health (2017).
• Mitra,M., Akobirshoev,I. Parish,S.L. "An examination of the role of paternity status on birth outcomes among women with and without IDD." The International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD) Asia-Pacific Congress. Bangkok, Thailand
• Mitra,M., Akobirshoev,I. Parish,S.L.. "Postpartum emergency department use among mothers with intellectual and developmental disabilities." The International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD) Asia-Pacific Congress. Bangkok, Thailand
• Powell, R.M., Parish, S.L., & Akobirshoev, I.. "The health and economic wellbeing of US mothers with intellectual impairments." Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities (2017).
• Sonik, R., Parish, S. L., Akobirshoev, I., Son, E., & Rosenthal, E.. "Population Estimates, Health Care Characteristics, and Material Hardship Experiences of U.S. Children With Parent-Reported Speech-Language Difficulties." Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools (2017).
• (Contributor). National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Speech and language disorders in children: Implications for the Social Security Administration's Supplemental Security Income Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2016.
• Akobirshoev I., Parish, S.L., I. Igdalsky, L.. "Does neighborhood quality mediates racial disparities in the receipt of quality health care services among children with autism." The Annual Meeting of American Public Health Associations (APHA). Denver, Colorado, US. November 2016.
• Akobirshoev, I., & Mitra, M. "Postnatal hospital utilization and emergency department use among mothers with intellectual and developmental disability." Disability seminar course. Waltham, MA, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management. November 2016.
• Akobirshoev, I., & Nandakumar, A.. "Multiple imputation of Ending Violence in Childhood Index (EVIC) indicators." Round table meeting organized by NGO Know Violence. New York, NY, US. October 2016.
• Bowser, D., Wu, Z., Akobirshoev, I. Morrill, T, & Nandakumar, A.. "The impact of health care spending and income inequality on stunting prevalence." International Journal of Healthcare (2016).
• Monika Mitra, Ilhom Akobirshoev, Michael M. McKee, Lisa I. & Iezzoni.. "Birth Outcomes Among U.S. Women With Hearing Loss." American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2016).
• Powell, R.M., Parish. S.L., & Akobirshoev, I.. "Health of young children whose mothers have intellectual disabilities." American Journal on Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (2016).
• Parish, S.L., Sonik, R., Akobirshoev, I., & Son, E.. "Understanding children with speech and language disorders in the National Survey of Children’s Health, the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs, and the Survey of Income and Program Participation." Institute of Medicine’s Committee on the Evaluation of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Disability Program for Children with Speech Disorders and Language Disorders. Washington, DC.. May 2015.
• Akobirshoev, I.. "Cost-benefit analysis of scaling up evidence-based nutrition interventions in Tajikistan." Open Society Foundation Conference. New York, NY, U.S.. April 2013.
• Akobirshoev, I.. "Does mothers’ lack of health insurance negatively affect children’s health and health seeking behavior." The 140th Annual Meeting of American Public Health Associations (APHA). San Francisco, California, U.S.. October 2012.
• Beswick, J., Akobirshoev, I., & Nandakumar, A. What development actors and development practitioners need to learn from Kerala experience. Institute for Global Health and Development, The Heller School for Social Policy and Managment: 2011.
• Akobirshoev, Ilhom. "The situation of children and women in Tajikistan." The Ministerial meeting with UN agencies. Dushanbe, Tajikistan. April 2010.
• Akobirshoev, Ilhom. "Making pro-poor growth in Tajikistan sustainable." The National Conference on Poverty. Dushanbe, Tajikistan. May 2007.
• Akobirshoev, Ilhom. "The impact of global economic and financial crisis on Tajikistan." Public Financial Management Workshop. Istanbul, Turkey.. May 2007.
• Akobirshoev,I., Andersson,J., Ronnås, P., Sjöberg,O.. Making pro-poor growth in Tajikistan sustainable – an integrated economic analysis approach. Stockholm. Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency: 2007.
• Akobirshoev, Ilhom. Poverty update and assessment of development results in Tajikistan: Aga Khan Foundation’s Mountain Societies Development Support Program contribution. Dushanbe. Aga Khan Foundation’s Mountain Societies Development Support Program: 2005.