Christine Ekenga, PhD, MPH

Research Program

Cancer Prevention and Control
Phone Number

404-727-4502
Email Address

cekenga@emory.edu

Biography

Christine C. Ekenga, PhD, MPH, is an assistant professor of environmental health at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. Trained in epidemiology and the environmental health sciences, Dr. Ekenga's work focuses on investigating the contributions of environmental and occupational factors to human health and well-being. She utilizes transdisciplinary and community-engaged approaches to better understand complex public health challenges.

Dr. Ekenga is a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Education

Dr. Ekenga received her PhD in Environmental Health Sciences from New York University and completed National Institutes of Health postdoctoral training at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine.

Titles & Roles

Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health

Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Research

Dr. Ekenga's research examines the ways in which environmental and occupational factors influence health and contribute to disparities in exposures and outcomes. Recent work has focused on chronic health conditions, such as cancers and respiratory diseases.

Title/Journal	Authors	Publication Date
Impact of collaborative chronic care management with remote monitoring on blood glucose and blood pressure in federally qualified health center patients: A pilot study. Health science reports	V Ekenga, N Copelin, C Moten, W Gray-Winfrey, CC Ekenga	01/02/2024
The CHANGE (Climate Health ANalysis Grading Evaluation) tool for weight of evidence reviews on climate change and health research. Environmental health : a global access science source	NL Sprague, SP Uong, H Zonnevylle, T Chatterjee, D Hernández, AG Rundle, CC Ekenga	19/01/2024
Long-term association of air pollution and incidence of lung cancer among older Americans: A national study in the Medicare cohort. Environment international	CS Liu, Y Wei, M Danesh Yazdi, X Qiu, E Castro, Q Zhu, L Li, P Koutrakis, CC Ekenga, L Shi, JD Schwartz	01/11/2023
Environmental health perceptions of urban youth from low-income communities: A qualitative photovoice study and framework. Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy	NL Sprague, HM Zonnevylle, L Jackson Hall, R Williams, H Dains, D Liang, CC Ekenga	01/10/2023
Disparities in survival improvement for U.S. childhood and adolescent cancer between 1995 and 2019: An analysis of population-based data. Cancer epidemiology	X Wang, DS Brown, Y Cao, CC Ekenga, S Guo, KJ Johnson	01/08/2023
Health Insurance Coverage and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in US Childhood and Adolescent Cancer Survival. The Journal of pediatrics	X Wang, DS Brown, Y Cao, CC Ekenga, S Guo, KJ Johnson	01/06/2023
The impact of health insurance coverage on racial/ethnic disparities in US childhood and adolescent cancer stage at diagnosis. Cancer	X Wang, DS Brown, Y Cao, CC Ekenga, S Guo, KJ Johnson	01/09/2022
Keeping Each Other Safe: Who Checks on Their Neighbors During Weather Extremes in Summer and Winter? Disaster medicine and public health preparedness	LR Mason, CC Ekenga	01/08/2022
The impact of nature-based education on health-related quality of life among low-income youth: results from an intervention study. Journal of public health (Oxford, England)	NL Sprague, CC Ekenga	27/06/2022
Multimorbidity and Employment Outcomes Among Middle-Aged US Cancer Survivors. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine	CC Ekenga, B Kim, E Kwon, S Park	01/06/2022
The COVID-19 Pandemic as a Threat Multiplier for Childhood Health Disparities: Evidence from St. Louis, MO. Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine	NL Sprague, AG Rundle, CC Ekenga	01/04/2022