Adel Mburia-Mwalili, Ph.D., MPH

Mburia-Mwalili’s research interests include maternal child health, birth defects, social support and intimate partner violence.

Prior to joining the University of Nevada, Reno, Mburia-Mwalili worked as a biostatistician in the Office of Public Health Informatics and Epidemiology, Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health. In addition, Dr. Mburia-Mwalili has international research and teaching experience, having taught at Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya and malaria and intestinal helminths research in Kenya funded by the World Health Organization.

Publications

2015

Mburia-Mwalili A, Yang W. Interpregnancy Interval and Birth Defects. Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical Molecular Teratology.2015 Nov;103(11):904-12. doi: 10.1002/bdra.23420. Epub 2015 Sep 23.

2014

Mburia-Mwalili A, Yang W. Birth Defects Surveillance in the United States: Challenges and Implications of International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification Implementation. International Scholarly Research Notices Volume2014, Article ID 212874 [Internet]. Available from: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/isrn/2014/212874/

2010

Mburia-Mwalili A, Clements-Nolle K, Lee W, Shadley M, Yang, W. Intimate Partner Violence and depression in a population-based sample of women: Can social support help? Journal of Interpersonal Violence December 2010 25: 2258-2278.Granner ML, Mburia-Mwalili A. Correlates of television viewing among African American and Caucasian women. Women and Health 2010 50 (8):783-94.

2009

Granner ML, Mburia-Mwalili A. Correlates of television viewing among African American and Caucasian women. Women and Health 2010 50 (8):783-94.

Cook D, Mburia-Mwalili A. Medication Therapy Management Favors Large Pharmacy Chains and Creates Potential Conflicts of Interest. Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy 2009 15(6)495-500.

Education

Ph.D., Epidemiology, University of Nevada, Reno (2015)

MPH, Epidemiology, University of Nevada, Reno (2008)

M.Ed., Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya (1999)