Publications

Zandam, H., Moura, I., Akobirshoev, I., & Mitra, M. (2024). Non-COVID respiratory infections related emergency room visits among autistic adults in the United States. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2024.08.011

Akobirshoev, I., Vetter, M., Horner-Johnson, W., Lomerson, N., Moore Simas, T. A., Mitra, M. (2024). Severe Maternal Morbidity by Disability Status and Type in the United States. O&G Open, 1(3). https://doi.org/10.1097/og9.0000000000000027

Caldwell, J., Daniels, E. & Stober, K. (2024). Unmet needs for long-term services and supports and associations with health outcomes. Disability and Health Journal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2024.101678

Larson, S. A., Caldwell, J., Robinson, G., & Oteman, Q. (2024). Housing and Long-Term Services and Supports for People With Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities From Racially and Culturally Minoritized Communities. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 62(3), 200–210. https://doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-62.3.200

Ptacek, M. M., Smith, L. D., Powell, R. M., & Mitra, M. (2024). Experiences with and perceptions of the child welfare system during the perinatal period of mothers with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2024.2362685

James, T. G., McKee, K. S., Simas, T. A. M., Smith, L. D., McKee, M. M., & Mitra, M. (2024). Cesarean Birth and Adverse Birth Outcomes among Sub-Populations of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People. Disability and Health Journal, 101639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2024.101639

Zandam, H., Sulaiman, S. K., & Hamza Mohammad, A. (2024). Too Little, Not Enough: Impact of Safety Nets on Food Security Among Households with Disabled Members in Nigeria. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2024.2345615

Lee-Rambharose, J., Smith, L. D., The, K., Horner-Johnson, W., Long-Bellil, L., Watkins, H., Senda, J., Garr-Colzie, N., Palazios, M. R., & Mitra, M. (2024). Inclusion of Black and Latina Parents With Physical Disabilities in a Qualitative Research Study: A Peer Researcher Training Model. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 23. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069231207771

• Turk, M. & Mitra, M. (2023) Surveys and Research, Disability and Health Journal, 16(4):101522. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2023.101522
• Zhang, W., Bjørnstøl, E., Ding, P., Gao, W., Liu, H., & Liu, Y., Editors (2023) Disability, sexuality, and gender in Asia. Intersectionality, human rights, and the law. First edition. Routledge. doi.org/10.4324/9781003170297
• Helm, K. V. T., Panko, T., Herschel, M., Smith, L. D., Mitra, M. & McKee, M. M. (in press). Maternal health experiences of black deaf and hard of hearing women in the United States. Women’s Health Issues Journal.
• Heyman, M., Li, F., Swinford, L., & Mitra, M. (2023). Housing circumstances of disabled parents within the child welfare system. Children and Youth Services Review, 107089.
• Heyman, M., Li, F. S., Swinford, L., & Mitra, M. Life circumstances of diverse parents with disabilities with child welfare system involvement. Child Welfare, 100(5).
• Mitra, M., & Turk M.A. (2023). The power of advocacy in advancing disability and health research. Disability and Health Journal, 16(3):101487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2023.101487
• Ne'eman, A. (2023). Disability rights and life-sustaining treatment. TBD.
• Powell, R. (2023). Family caregivers' attitudes and perspectives ... TBD.
• Adams, R. S., Akobirshoev, I., Brenner, L. A., Katon, J. G., & Mitra, M. (2023) Pregnancy, fetal, and neonatal outcomes among women with traumatic brain injury. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 10-1097.
• James, T. G., Panko, T., Smith, L. D., Helm, K. V., Katz, G. R., Caballero, M. E., ... & McKee, M. M. (2023). Healthcare communication access among deaf and hard-of-hearing people during pregnancy. Patient Education and Counseling, 107743.
• Turk, M. A., & Mitra, M. (2023). The evolution of disability and health research and practice. Disability and Health Journal, 16(2), 101450.
• Caldwell, J., Heyman, M., Katz, G., & Ho, S. (2023). Facilitators and barriers to person-centered planning from the perspectives of individuals receiving medicaid home and community-based services and care managers. Disability and Health Journal, 101473.
• Cerilli, C., Katz, G., Volandes, A., Davis, A., Paasche-Orlow, M., James, T., & McKee, M. (2023). “There is no communication”: A qualitative examination of Deaf signers’ experiences with advance care planning. Journal of Palliative Care.
• Akobirshoev, I., McKee, M. M., Zhang, J., McKee, K., & Mitra, M. Antenatal emergency department and inpatient use among Massachusetts deaf and hard of hearing women: A retrospective cohort study. Research Square.
• Thomas, C. P., Stewart, M. T., Ledingham, E., Adams, R. S., Panas, L., & Reif, S. (2023). Quality of opioid use disorder treatment for persons with and without disabling conditions. JAMA network open, 6(3), e232052-e232052.
• Heyman, M., Powell, R., The, K., & Mitra, M. (in press). Experiences of parents with psychiatric disabilities with child welfare involvement. Child Welfare.
• Dembo, R. S., Mailick, M. R., Rudolph, A. E., Huntington, N., DaWalt, L. S., & Mitra, M. (2023). Social network diversity and mental health among mothers of individuals with autism. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 128(2), 101-118.
• Kaye, H. S., & Caldwell, J. (2023). Excess deaths of Medicaid home and community-based services recipients during COVID-19. Health Affairs, 42(1), 115-120.
• Mellinger, T.J., Forester, B.P., Vogeli, C., Donelan, K., Gulla, J., Vetter, M., Vienneau, M., Ritchie, C.S. (2023). Impact of dementia care training on nurse care managers’ interactions with family caregivers. BMC Geriatrics, 23 (16).
• Namkung, E. H., & Mitra, M. (2023). Residency differences between fathers with and without disabilities in the United States. Family Relations. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12835

• Mitra, M., Long-Bellil, L., Moura, I., Miles, A., & Kaye, H. S. (2022). Advancing health equity and reducing health disparities for people with disabilities in the United States. Health Affairs, 41(10), 1379–1386. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00499
• Ne'eman, A., Stein, M., & Grabowski, D. C. (2022). Nursing home residents younger than age sixty-five are unique and would benefit from targeted policy making. Health Affairs, 41(10), 1449–1459. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00548
• Akobirshoev, I., Vetter, M., Iezzoni, L. I., Rao, S. R., & Mitra, M. (2022). Delayed medical care and unmet care needs due to the COVID-19 pandemic among adults with disabilities in the US. Health Affairs, 41(10), 1505–1512. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00509
• Powell, R. M. (2022). Achieving justice for disabled parents and their children: An abolitionist approach. Yale Journal of Law & Feminism, 33(2), 35–109. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3916265
• Andrews, E. E., Powell, R. M., & Ayers, K. (2022). The evolution of disability language: Choosing terms to describe disability. Disability and Health Journal, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2022.101328.
• Powell, R. M., Parish, S. L., Mitra, M., Waterstone, M., & Fournier, S. (2022). Child welfare system inequities experienced by disabled parents: towards a conceptual framework. Disability & Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2022.2071675
• Meschede, T., Trivedi, K., & Caldwell, J. (2022). Severe housing and neighborhood inequities of households with disabled members and households in need of long-term services and supports. Housing & Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/08882746.2022.2065614
• Caldwell, J., Heyman, M., Atkins, M., & Ho, S. (2022). Experiences of individuals self-directing Medicaid home and community-based services during COVID-19. Disability & Health Journal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2022.101313
• Dembo, R. S., Huntington, N., Mitra, M., Rudolph, A. E., Lachman, M. E., & Mailick, M. R. (2022). Social network typology and health among parents of children with developmental disabilities: Results from a national study of midlife adults. Social Science & Medicine, 292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114623
• Ledingham, E., Wright, G. W., & Mitra, M. (2022). Sexual violence against women with disabilities: Experiences with force and lifetime risk. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749379722000496

• Brown, H. K. & Mitra, M. (2021). Improved obstetric care for people with disabilities: An urgent call for accessibility and inclusion. Journal of Women's Health. https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2021.0510
• Gardiner, F. (2021). Housing Problems for Disabled People. Easy read brief from the Community Living Policy Center. https://heller.brandeis.edu/community-living-policy/images/pdfpublications/2021-housing-easyread-brief.pdf
• Nicholson, J., English, K., & Heyman, M. (2021). The ParentingWell Learning Collaborative Feasibility Study: Training Adult Mental Health Service Practitioners in a Family-Focused Practice Approach. Community Mental Health Journal, 4, 1-16. DOI: 10.1007/s10597-021-00818-5
• Powell, R. M., & Nicholson, J. (2021). Addressing Risk Factors Among Parents With Serious Mental Illness: Commentary on Ostrow et al. Psychiatric Services, 72(4), 466–467. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000790

• Mitra, M., McKee, M.M., Akobirshoev, I., Valentine, A., Ritter, G., Zhang, J., McKee K., Iezzoni, L.I. (2020). Pregnancy, Birth, and Infant Outcomes among Women who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Am J Prev Med, 2020 Jan 15. pii: S0749-3797(19)30477-5. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.10.012.
• Powell, R.M., Parish, S.L., Mitra, M., & Nicholson, J. (2020). Responding to the legal needs of parents with psychiatric disabilities. Law and Equality, 38(1), 69-114.
• Powell, R.M., Mitra, M., Nicholson, J., & Parish, S.L. (2020). Perceived community-based needs of low-income parents with psychiatric disabilities who experienced legal challenges to their parenting rights. Children and Youth Services Review, [DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104902]
• Albert, S. & Powell, R.M. (2020) Supporting disabled parents and their families: perspectives and recommendations from parents, attorneys, and child welfare professionals, Journal of Public Child Welfare, DOI: 10.1080/15548732.2020.1751771
• Powell, R.M., Parish, S., Mitra, M., Waterstone, M.E. & Fournier, S., Terminating The Parental Rights Of Mothers With Disabilities: An Empirical Legal Analysis (April 7, 2020). Missouri Law Review, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3570938
• Powell, R., Parish, S., Mitra, M., Waterstone, M. E. & Fournier, S. (2020) The Americans with Disabilities Act and Termination of Parental Rights Cases: An Examination of Appellate Decisions Involving Mothers with Disabilities. Yale Law & Policy Review, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3571729
• Akobirshoev, I. , Mitra, M. , Parish, S., Valentine, A. & Moore Simas, T. (2020) Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes and Labor and Delivery Charges Among Massachusetts Women With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Apr 2020, Vol.58(2), pp.126-138
• Trotter Davis, M., Warfield, M.E., Boguslaw,J., Roundtree-Swain, D., & Kellogg, G. (2020) Parenting a 6 year old is not what I planned in retirement:Trauma and Stress Among Grandparents due to the Opioid Crisis, Journal of Gerontological Social Work, DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2020.1752872
• Clements, K. M., Mitra, M., Zhang, J., Parish, S.L. (2020) Postpartum Health Care Among Women With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2020.03.011
• Horner-Johnson W., Akobirshoev I., Amutah-Onukagha N.N., Slaughter-Acey J.C., Mitra M. (2020) Preconception Health Risks Among U.S. Women: Disparities at the Intersection of Disability and Race or Ethnicity. Womens Health Issues, 2020 Nov 21:S1049-3867(20)30105-5. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2020.10.001. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33234388.
• Andrews, E.E., Powell, R.M., Ayers, K.B. (2020). Experiences of Breastfeeding among Disabled Women. Womens Health Issues, Jan-Feb 2021;31(1):82-89. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2020.09.001. Epub 2020 Oct 10
• Akobirshoev, I. Mitra. M., Li, S.F., Dembo, R., Dooley, D., Mehta, A., Batra, N. (2020). The Compounding Effect of Race/Ethnicity and Disability Status on Children’s Health and Health Care by Geography in the United States. Medical Care, 2020 Dec;58(12):1059-1068. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001428
• Namkung, E. H., Valentine, A., Warner, L., & Mitra, M. (2020). Contraceptive use at first sexual intercourse among adolescent and young adult women with disabilities: The role of formal sex education. Contraception, 103(3), 178–184.
• Powell, R. & Albert, S. (2020). Barriers and Facilitators to Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act by the Child Welfare System: Insights from Interviews with Disabled Parents, Child Welfare Workers, and Attorneys. Stanford Law & Policy Review, 32, 119–178. Available at: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3679229

• Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M., Dembo, R., & Lauer, E. (2019). In-hospital mortality among adults with autism spectrum disorder in the United States: A retrospective analysis of US hospital discharge data. Autism. doi: 10.1177/1362361319855795
• Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M., Parish, S.L., Valentine, A., Moore Simas, T. (in press). Racial and ethnic disparities in birth outcomes and labor and delivery charges among Massachusetts mothers with intellectual and developmental disabilities. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
• Dembo, R. S., Mitra, M., Akobirshoev, I., & Manning, S. E. (2019). Symptom sequelae following violence against youth with disabilities. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. doi: 10.1177/0886260519889928
• Mitra, M., Akobirshoev, I., Parish, S.L., Valentine, A., Clements, K., & Moore Simas, T. (2019). Postpartum emergency department use among women with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 73(6), 557-563. doi: 10.1136/jech-2018-211589
• Moring, N. S., Parish, S. L., Mitra, M., & Alterio, N. (2019). After disclosure: A research protocol to respond to sexual assault and abuse disclosures in research with adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities. doi: 10.1111/jppi.12292
• Namkung, E.H., Mitra, M., & Nicholson, J. (2019). Do disability, parenthood, and gender matter for health disparities?: A U.S. population-based study. Disability and Health Journal.
• Nicholson, J., & Valentine, A. (2019). Key informants specify core elements of peer supports for parents with serious mental illness. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00106
• Powell, R.M. (2019). Family law, parents with disabilities, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Family Court Review, 57(1), 37-53. doi:10.1111/fcre.12396.
• Powell, R.M. & Nicholson, J. (2019). Disparities in child protective services: Commentary on Kaplan et al. (2019). Psychiatric Services, 70(3), 209-210. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201900027.
• Shields, M.C., Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M., Dembo, R. (2019). Self-injurious behavior among adults with ASD: Hospitalizations, length of stay, and costs of resources to deliver care. Psychiatric Services. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201800318
• Sonik, R.A., Parish, S. L. & Mitra, M. (2019) Association of health status with receipt of supplemental security income among individuals with severe disabilities and very low income and assets. JAMA Internal Medicine. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.8609
• Sonik, R.A., Parish, S. L. & Mitra, M. (2019) Food insecurity patterns before and after initial receipt of Supplemental Security Income. Public Health Nutrition, 22(10), 1909-1913. doi: 10.1017/S1368980019000570
• Valentine, A., Akobirshoev, I., & Mitra, M. (2019). Intimate partner violence among women with disabilities in Uganda. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(6). doi: 10.3390/ijerph16060947

• Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M., Parish, S., Moore Simas, T.A., Dembo, R., & Ncube, C. N. (2018). 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, 63(4), 313-326. doi: 10.1111/jir.12577
• Clements, K.C., Mitra, M., Zhang, J., & Iezzoni, L.I. (2018). Antenatal hospital utilization among women at risk for disability. Journal of Women's Health, 27(8),1026-1034. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2017.6543
• Crossman, M.K., Parish, S., Hauser-Cram, P., & Warfield, M.E. (2018). The influence of early intervention, informal support and the family environment on trajectories of competence for fathers raising children with developmental disabilities. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 81,122-133. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2018.04.025
• Crossman, M.K., Warfield, M.E., Kotelchuck, M., Hauser-Cram, P., & Parish, S. (2018). Associations between early intervention home visits, family relationships and competence for mothers of children with developmental disabilities. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 22(4), 599-607. doi: 10.1007/10995-018-2429-x
• Dembo, R. S., Mitra, M., & McKee, M. (2018). The psychological consequences of violence against people with disabilities. Disability and Health Journal, 11(3), 390-397. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2018.01.006
• Eagan, T.J., Teshale, S., Herrera-Venson, A.P., Ordway, A., & Caldwell, J. (2018). Participation in two evidence-based falls prevention programs by adults aging with a long-term disability: Case-control study of reach and effectiveness. Journal of Aging and Health. doi: 10.1177/0898264318808918
• Floyd, F.J., Mailick, M.R., Greenberg, J.S., Namkung, E.H., & Song, J. (2018). Families at midlife. APA Handbook of Contemporary Family Psychology, 1, 611-629. Retrieved from: https://psycnet.apa.org/buy/2018-59956-034
• Li, H., Mitra, M., Wu, J. P., Parish, S.L., Valentine, A., & Dembo, R.S. (2018). Female sterilization and cognitive disability in the United States, 2011–2015. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 132(3), 559-564. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002778
• Mitra, M., Akobirshoev, I., Clements, K., Parish, S. L., & Zhang, J. (2018). Antenatal hospitalization among U.S. women with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A retrospective cohort study. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research, 123(5), 399-411. doi: 10.1352/1944-7558-123.5.399
• Mitra, M., Akobirshoev, I., Rosenthal, E. & Moore-Simas, T.A. (2018). Postpartum hospital utilization among Massachusetts women with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A retrospective cohort study. Maternal and Child Health, 22, 1492. doi: 10.1007/10995-018-2546-6
• Mitra, M., Long-Bellil, L., & Powell, R. M. (2018). Public health ethics relating to persons with disability. In J. Kahn, N. Kass & A. Mastroianni (Eds.). Oxford Handbook of Public Health Ethics. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190245191.013.20
• Mitra, M., Parish, S. L., Akobirshoev, I., Rosenthal, E. & Moore Simas, T. A. (2018). Postpartum Hospital Utilization among Massachusetts Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Maternal and Child Health, 22(10), 1492-1501. doi: 10.1007/10995-018-2546-6
• Namkung, E.H., Greenberg, J.S., Mailick M.R., & Floyd , F.J. (2018). Lifelong parenting of adults with developmental disabilities: Growth trends over 20 years in midlife and later life. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 123(3), 228-240. doi: 10.1352/1944-7558-123.3.228
• Nicholson, J., & Valentine, A. (2018). Defining "Peerness": Developing peer supports for parents with mental illnesses. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 41(2), 157-159. doi: 10.1037/prj0000301
• Parish, S.L., Son, E., Powell, R.M., & Igdalsky, L. (2018). Reproductive cancer treatment hospitalizations of U.S. women with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, 56(1), 1-12. doi: 10.1352/1934-9556-56.1.1
• Powell, R.M., Mitra, M., Smeltzer, S.C., Long-Bellil, L.M., Smith L.D., Rosenthal, E., & Iezzoni, L. (2018). Adaptive parenting strategies used by mothers with physical disabilities caring for infants and toddlers. Health and Social Care in the Community. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12706
• Powell, R.M., Mitra, M., Smeltzer, S.C., Long-Bellil, L. M., Smith, L. D., & Rosenthal, E. S. (2018). Breastfeeding among women with physical disabilities in the United States. Journal of Human Lactation, 34(2), 253-261. doi: 10.1177/0890334417739836
• Sannicandro, T., Parish, S.L., Fournier, S., Mitra, M., & Paiewonsky, M. (2018). Employment, income, and SSI effects of postsecondary education for people with intellectual disability. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 123(5), 412-425. doi: 10.1352/1944-7558-123.5.412
• Shields, M. C., Reneau, H., Albert, S., Siegel, L., & Trinh, N. (2018). Harms within inpatient psychiatric facilities in the United States: An analysis of news articles. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 39(9), 757-763. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2018.1451579
• Smeltzer, S.C., Mitra, M., Long-Bellil, L. M., Iezzoni L.I., & Smith, L.D. (2018). Obstetric clinicians' experiences and educational preparation for caring for pregnant women with physical disabilities: A qualitative study. Disability and Health Journal, 11(1), 8-13. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2017.07.004
• Sonik, R.A., Parish, S.L., Mitra, M., & Nicholson, J. (2018). Parents with and without disabilities: Demographics, material hardship, and program participation. Review of Disability Studies, 14(4). Retrieved from: https://rdsjournal.org/index.php/journal/article/view/822
• Sonik, R.A, Parish, S. L., Mitra, M. (2018). Inpatient Medicaid utilization and expenditure patterns after changes in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit levels. Preventing Chronic Disease, 15. Retrieved from: https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/18_0185.htm
• Warfield, M.E., Adams, R.S., Ritter, G., Valentine, A., Williams, T.V., & Larson, M.J. (2018). Health care utilization among children with special health care needs in military families. Disability and Health Journal, 11(4), 624-63. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2018.06.002
• Woodman, A.C., Demers, L.B., Crossman, M.K., Warfield, M.E., & Hauser-Cram, P. (2018). The influence of Part C early intervention dosage levels on growth in adaptive skills through adolescence. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 43(2), 73-82. doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2018.01.007
• Wu, J.P., Zhang, J., Mitra, M., Parish, S.L., & Reddy, G.K. (2018). Provision of moderately and highly effective reversible contraception to women with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Evidence from the Massachusetts All-Payer Claims Database. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 132(3), 565-574. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002777

• Mitra, M., Parish, S. L., Akobirshoev, I., & Moore-Simas, T. A. (2017). Postnatal hospital utilization among U.S. women with intellectual and developmental disabilities [10N]. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 129(5). doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000514720.96759.d1
• Mitra, M., Smith, L. D., Smeltzer, S. C., Long-Bellil, L. M., Moring, N. S., & Iezzoni, L. I. (2017). Barriers to providing maternity care to women with physical disabilities: Perspectives from health care practitioners. Disability and Health Journal, 10(3), 445-450. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2016.12.021
• Powell, R. M. (2017). Safeguarding the rights of parents with intellectual disabilities in child welfare cases: The convergence of social science and law. CUNY Law Review, 20(1), 127-149. Retrieved from: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1415&context=clr
• Powell, R. M., Mitra, M., Long-Bellil, L. M., Smeltzer, S. C., Smith, L. D., & Iezzoni, L. I. (2017). Family attitudes and reactions towards pregnancy among women with physical disabilities. Women's Health Issues, 27(3), 345-350. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2017.01.003
• Powell, R. M., Mitra, M., Smeltzer, S. C., Long-Bellil, L. M., Smith, L. D., & Rosenthal, E. S. (2017). Breastfeeding among women with physical disabilities in the United States. Journal of Human Lactation, 34(2), 253-261. doi: 10.1177/0890334417739836
• Powell, R. M. & Parish, S. L. (2017). Behavioral and cognitive outcomes in young children of mothers with intellectual impairments. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 61(1), 50-61. doi: 10.1111/jir.12308
• Powell, R. M., Parish, S. L., & Akobirshoev, I. (2017). The health and economic wellbeing of U.S. mothers with intellectual impairments. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 30(3), 456-468. doi: 10.1111/jar.12308
• Sannicandro, T., Parish, S. L., Son, E., & Powell, R. M. (2017). Health care changes for children with special health care needs, 2005-2011. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 21(3), 524-530. doi: 10.1007/s10995-016-2136-4
• Smeltzer, S. C., Mitra, M., Long-Bellil, L. M., Iezzoni, L. I., & Smith, L. D. (2017). Obstetric clinicians' experiences and educational preparation for caring for pregnant women with physical disabilities: A qualitative study. Disability and Health Journal, 11(1), 8-13. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2017.07.004
• Sonik, R. A., Parish, S. L., Akobirshoev, I., Son, E., & Rosenthal, E. S. (2017). Population estimates, health care characteristics, and material hardship experiences of U.S. children with parent-reported speech-language difficulties: Evidence from three nationally representative surveys. Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, 48(4), 286-293. doi: 10.1044/2017_LSHSS-16-0072