Rakesh Adelli

College of Public Health

Rakesh Adelli

Rakesh Adelli, DrPH
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Center for Applied Research & Evaluation (CARE) Women's Health
423-439-5017 / ADELLI@mail.etsu.edu


EDUCATION

  • Doctor of Public Health-Epidemiology, East Tennessee State University – Johnson City, TN
  • Master’s in Public Health, St. Catherine University - Saint Paul, MN
  • Bachelor of Medicine And Bachelor of Surgery, Zhejiang University - Hangzhou, China

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Clinical Research Assistant – Quillen College of Medicine – Department of Pediatrics - Johnson City, TN
  • Doctoral Research Assistant - East Tennessee State University – Center for Applied Research and Evaluation - Johnson City, TN
  • Epidemiologist - Minnesota Department of Health, MN
  • COVID-19 Case Investigator – Supervisor, Minnesota Department of Health, MN
  • Graduate Research Assistant - St. Catherine University, Saint Paul, MN
  • Community Mobilization Officer - Catholic Medical Mission Board, Lusaka, Zambia

PUBLICATIONS

  • Adelli, R., Olsen, M., Ramirez, A., Shah, D., Subbanna, M., & Walker, M. (2023). Comparison of Weaning and Non-weaning of Medication-Assisted Treatments in Pregnant and Postpartum Women With Opioid Use Disorder: A Systematic Review. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 141(5S), 5S. DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000929744.11290.1a
  • Beatty, K., Smith, M.G., de Jong, J., Weber, A., Adelli, R., & Khoury, A. (2023). Impact of the Choose Well Initiative on Contraceptive Access at Federally Qualified Health Centers in South Carolina: A Midline Evaluation. Am J Public Health, 113(11), 1167-1172. DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2023.307384
  • Adelli R, Beatty K, Smith M, Khoury A, Ventura L, Jong J de. Impact of Training for Contraceptive Provision at Title X Clinics: Evidence from South Carolina. American Public Health Association. Published online 2022.
  • Hearst, M.O., Adelli, R., Hepperlen, R., Biggs, J., DeGracia, D., Ngulube, E., ... Rabaey, P. (2022). Community-based intervention to reduce stigma for children with disabilities in Lusaka, Zambia: a pilot. Disabil Rehabil, 44(11), 2295-2304. DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1829105

PRESENTATIONS

  • Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting (2024). Impact of Medication-Assisted Treatment Weaning During Varied Trimesters on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Incidence and Neonatal Outcomes
  • Appalachian Student Research Forum (2024). Impact of Choose Well Initiative on Contraceptive Availability Among Federally Qualified Health Centers.
  • Appalachian Student Research Forum (2023). Examining Components of Collective Impact across the South Carolina Choose Well Contraceptive Access Initiative.
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2023). Comparison of Weaning and Non-weaning of Medication-Assisted Treatments in Pregnant and Postpartum Women With Opioid Use Disorder: A Systematic Review.
  • Appalachian Student Research Forum (2022). Access to Contraceptive Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perceptions of Choose Well Hospital Partners.
  • American Public Health Association (2022). Impact of Training for Contraceptive Provision at Title X Clinics: Evidence from South Carolina.
  • ETSU Pediatric Conference (2022). Comparison of Weaning and Non-Weaning of Medication Assisted Treatments in Pregnant and Postpartum women with Opioid Use Disorder– A Systematic Review.

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Workouts, hiking, cooking, travelling, reading, and poker