Britney P Smart

Britney's professional experience prior to starting the program included multiple research roles at NorthShore University HealthSystem in the Department of OBGYN and being an Associate Director of Evaluation at Sinai Urban Health Institute. Britney's areas of interest in MCH include inequities in perinatal and reproductive health, racism, breastfeeding, implementation science, structural violence, translational research, community engagement. Her professional goal after graduating is to be a tenure-track faculty member.

Fun Fact: Britney has traveled to 11 countries in 1 year

Keenan-Devlin, L., Miller, G. E., Ernst, L. M., Freedman, A., Smart, B., Britt, J. L., . . . Borders, A. (2023). Inflammatory markers in serum and placenta in an RCT of Group Prenatal Care. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, 101200. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajogmf.2023.101200

Butler M., Smart B., Narla S., Watson E., Keenan-Devlin L. (under review) Breastfeeding durations differ at the intersection of race/ethnicity and educational attainment in a nationally representative sample from the US. Journal of Human Lactation.

Crockett, A. H., Chen, L., Heberlein, E. C., Britt, J. L., Covington-Kolb, S., Witrick, B., Doherty, E., Zhang, L., Borders, A., Keenan-Devlin, L., Smart, B., & Heo, M. (2022). Group vs traditional prenatal care for improving racial equity in preterm birth and low birthweight: the Centering and Racial Disparities randomized clinical trial study. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 227(6), 893.e1-893.e15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2022.06.066

Keenan-Devlin, L. S., Smart, B. P., Grobman, W., Adam, E. K., Freedman, A., Buss, C., . . . Borders, A. E. B. The intersection of race and socioeconomic status is associated with inflammation patterns during pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, n/a(n/a), e13489. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/aji.13489

Freedman AA, Papachristos AV, Smart BP, Keenan-Devlin LS, Khan SS, Borders A, Kershaw KN, Miller GE (2022). Complaints about excessive use of police force in the neighborhood and women’s perinatal and cardiovascular health. Science Advances, 8(3), eabl5417. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abl5417

Freedman, A. A., Smart, B. P., Keenan-Devlin, L. S., Borders, A., Ernst, L. M., & Miller, G. E. (2021). Living in a block group with a higher eviction rate is associated with increased odds of preterm delivery. Journal of epidemiology and community health, jech-2020-215377. doi:10.1136/jech-2020-215377

Freedman AA, Miller GE, Keenan-Devlin LS, Smart BP, Romero J, Borders A, Ernst LM. Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Following the Assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963. Matern Child Health J. 2021 May 21. doi: 10.1007/s10995-021-03139-x. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34021436.

Freedman AA, Smart BP, Keenan-Devlin LS, Romero J, Franklin A, Borders A, Ernst LM, Miller GE. Time-dependent changes in placental mRNA expression after delivery due to delayed specimen collection. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2021 May 20:e13452. doi: 10.1111/aji.13452. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34014593.

Leszko, M., Keenan-Devlin, L., Grobman, W. A., Smart, B., Borders, A., & Mroczek, D. K. (2020). Is there a relationship between personality traits and fruit and vegetable intake among pregnant women? Health Psychology Open, 7(2), 205510292097424–2055102920974245. https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102920974245