Jennifer Culhane, MPH, Ph.D.

Dr. Jennifer F. Culhane is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Drexel University College of Medicine and of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Drexel School of Public Health.  She is also a Senior Investigator at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in the Department of Adolescent Medicine. Both institutions are located in Philadelphia, PA.

Dr. Culhane's research interests include the interaction of stress, infection and pregnancy outcomes. She is currently the principal investigator for multiple research grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examining the causes of preterm birth and particularly the associated racial and ethic disparities.

Dr. Culhane has extensive experience researching maternal and child health issues. Her research has been widely published in such journals as the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the American Journal of Public Health and Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. Before coming to Drexel University College of Medicine, she was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Thomas Jefferson University, and prior to that she was the Director of Research at the Health Federation in Philadelphia. She also directed the Healthy Start evaluation with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health. Dr. Culhane graduated magna cum laude with a BA in Biochemistry from Mount Holyoke College and completed her Masters in Public Health and PhD in Public Health at Temple University.