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Amna Umer

Associate Professor of Pediatric Epidemiology, West Virginia University

Associate Professor of Pediatric Epidemiology, West Virginia University I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine at West Virginia University. I earned my master’s degree in public health from Northeastern University, Boston, and received my Ph.D. in Epidemiology from West Virginia University. I have more than 10 years of experience in maternal and child health research. My current work focuses on examining perinatal risk factors, particularly prenatal substance exposures and short- and long-term health outcomes for newborns.