Zeinab Baba

Zeinab Baba
  • Associate Professor
  • BSPH Program Director
  • Department: Public Health Sciences
  • Research Cluster: Public Health, Epidemiology & Global Health
  • Institution: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
  • Email: ZBABA@wcupa.edu

Education

  • The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, Mathematics, African Studies(minor), 2004
  • The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, MS, Epidemiology, 2006
  • Drexel University, Philadelphia, DrPH, Community Health and Prevention, 2014

Research Interests

EpidemiologyResearch MethodsDisease Prevention and ControlHealth Equity

Opportunities

Work Study Positions Available: No

Grant Funded Positions Available: No

Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No

Volunteer Research Positions Available: No

Open to Faculty Mentoring: Yes

Biography

Zeinab Baba, DrPH, MS, CPH is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences and the BSPH Program Director. She earned her doctorate in Community Health and Prevention from Drexel University in 2014 where she worked as an outreach educator for the Drexel University College of Medicine's Department of Surgery. Prior to joining WCU she worked as a Chronic Disease Epidemiologist in the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at the Delaware Division of Public health and as a research assistant and data analyst/programmer at the children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Baba has extensive experience managing and analyzing various healthcare datasets for pediatric and adult populations. At WCU, Dr. Baba teaches courses in the undergraduate and graduate programs.

Contact Information

Phone: 610-436-2164

List of Publications

  • Baba, Z., Kienle, S. & Edelblute, H. (2024) Using COVID-19 online learning modules to examine concerns of university students returning to in-person learning: a mixed-methods study, Journal of American College Health, DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2023.2299407
  • Edelblute, H. B., Baba, Z., Tinago, C. B., & Fyalkowski, S. (2023). Exploring acculturative stress and family dynamics in African immigrant students in the US: implications for mental health. Ethnicity & health, 1–15. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2023.2279935
  • Deedat, H.A., Baba, Z. & Faye, P. (2022). Sub-Saharan African immigrant parents and child protection in the United States: Considerations for the U.S. child welfare system. APSAC Advisor, 36(2), 25-39.
  • Trego, M.L., Baba, Z., DiSantis, K.I. & Longacre, M.L. (2019). Food insecurity among adult cancer survivors in the United States. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 13(4), 641-652. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-019-00783-9
  • Pati, S., Calixte, R., Wong, A., Huang, J., Baba, Z., Luan, X. & Cnaan, A. (2018). Maternal and child patters of Medicaid Retention: A prospective cohort study. BMC Pediatrics, 18(1), 275. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-018-1242-4

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