Graduate Student
alkramer@email.unc.edu
Carolina Population Center
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5191-1336
Research Interests
Infancy, pregnancy, infant sleep, fertility, maternal-child health
Research Background
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Education
PhD, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2024; MSPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2019; BS, Northeastern University, 2017
Publications
1. Evenson, K.R., Brown, W.J., Brinson, A.K., Budzynski-Seymour, E., & Hayman, M. (2023). A scoping review of public health guidelines for postpartum physical activity and sedentary behavior from around the world. Prev Med.
2. Henrich,N., Brinson, A.,Arnold,A., & Jahnke, H.(2023). Digital health needs and preferences during pregnancy and postpartum: a mixed-methods study. JMIR Form Res.
Karwa, S., Jahnke, H., Brinson, A.K., Shah, N., Guille, C., & Henrich, N. (2023). Doula use on a digital health platform and birth outcomes: opportunities in health equity. Obstet Gynecol.
Guille, C., Henrich, N., Brinson, A.,& Jahnke, H.(2023).Improving the management of maternal mental health with digital health care. Psychiatr res clin pract.
Brinson, A.K., daSilvaS.G., Hesketh, K.R.,& Evenson, K.R.(2023).Impact of physical activity and sedentary behavior on spontaneous female and male fertility: a systematic review. J Phys Act Health.
Brinson, A.K., Jahnke, H., Rubin-Miller, L., Henrich, N., Challa, B., Moss, C., Shah, N., Peahl, A. (2023). Trajectories of digital prenatal service utilization during pregnancy: a multi-trajectory analysis. MCP: Digital Health.
Hayman, M., Brown, W.J., Brinson, A.K., Budzynski-Seymour, E., Bruce, T., & Evenson, K.R. (2023). Public health for physical activity during pregnancy from around the world: a scoping review. Br. J. Sports Med.
Nulty, A.K., Chen, E., & Thompson, A.L.(2022).The Ava bracelet for collection of fertility and pregnancy data in free-living conditions: An exploratory validity and acceptability study. Digit Health. doi:10.1177/20552076221084461
Nulty, A.K., Bovbjerg, M.L., Savitz, D.A., Herring, A.H., Bradley, C.B., & Evenson, K.R. (2022). Maternal physical activity at term and spontaneous labor: a case-crossover study. J Phys Act Health. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2021-0160
Nulty, A.K., Thompson, A.L., Wasser, H.M., & Bentley, M.E. (2021). Directionality of the associations between bedsharing, maternal depressive symptoms, and infant sleep during the first 15 months of life. Sleep Health. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2021.11.001
Nulty, A.K., Bovbjerg, M.L., Herring, A.H., Siega-Riz, A.M., Thorp, J.M., & Evenson, K.R. (2021). Meal patterning and the onset of spontaneous labor. Birth. doi: 10.1111/birt.12583
Nezami, B.T., Valle, C.G., Nulty, A.K., Espeland, M., Wing, R.R., & Tate, D.F. (2021). Predictors and outcomes of lapses in daily weighing and physical activity tracking among young adults during weight gain prevention. Obesity. doi: 10.1002/oby.23123
Thompson, A.L., Wasser, H.M., Nulty, A.K., & Bentley, M.E. (2020). Feeding style profiles are associated with maternal and infant characteristics and infant feeding practices and weight outcomes in African American mothers and infants. Appetite. Dec 24; 105084. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2020.10508412421
Presentations
"Brinson, A.K., Jahnke, H., Arnold, A., L., & Henrich, N. Digital health needs during pregnancy and postpartum. Poster presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo. November 2023
Brinson, A.K., McLaughlin, K., Short, S., Wasser, H.M., Thompson, A.L., & Propper, C.B. Does a bedtime routine improve infant sleep? The influence of infant temperament. Oral presentation at the Annual Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Scientific Conference. November 2023.
Suchy, N., Murgueitio, N., Brinson, A.K., Carlson, A., Short, S.J., Knickmeyer, R.C., & Propper, C.B. Associations between prenatal maternal gut microbiome composition and infant temperament. Poster presentation at the 24th Occasional Temperament Conference. October 2023.
Hayman, M., Brown, W.J., Brinson, A.K., Budzynski-Seymour, E., Bruce, T., & Evenson, K.R. Public health for physical activity during pregnancy from around the world: a scoping review. Submitted for presentation at The International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 22nd Annual Meeting. June 2023.
Long, A.M., Brinson, A.K., Nicholas, K.M., Thompson, A.L., Bentley, M.E., & Wasser, H.M. Comparing the relationship between neighborhood-level and individual-level measures of socioeconomic adversity on maternal prenatal depressive symptoms. Poster presentation at the Human Biology Association 2023 Annual Meeting. April 2023.
Nulty, A.K., Thompson, A.L., Bentley, M.E., & Wasser, H.M. Household chaos and infant feeding: the role of infant temperament. Poster presentation at the Human Biology Association 2022 Annual Meeting. March 2022.
Nulty, A.K., Nicholas, K., Thompson, A.L., Wasser, H.M., & Bentley, M.E. Trajectories of infant diet profiles among non-Hispanic Black infants in central North Carolina. Poster presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo. October 2021.
Nulty, A.K., Chen, E., & Thompson, A.L. Evolutionary mismatch and reproductive health tracking. Oral presentation at the International Society for Evolution, Medicine, & Public Health 2021 Annual Meeting. July 2021.
Nulty, A.K., Bovbjerg, M.L., Savitz, D.A., Herring, A.H., Bradley, C.B., & Evenson, K.R. Association between physical activity and the onset of spontaneous labor. Poster presentation at the 2021 American College of Sports Medicine 68th Annual Meeting. June 2021.
Nulty, A., Zvara, B., Andridge, R., Keim, S., & Anderson, S. Toddler sleep duration and nighttime awakenings associated with regular bedtime and sleep time routines. Poster presentation at Society for Research and Child Development 2021 Virtual Biennial Meeting. May 2021.
Carrier, J., Nulty, A., Thompson, A.L., Wasser, H., & Bentley, M.E. Socioeconomic determinants of breastfeeding intentions and duration among Black women in central North Carolina. Poster presentation at the Human Biology Association 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting. March 2021.
Nulty, A.K., Thompson, A.L., Wasser, H.M., & Bentley, M.E. Maternal perception of insufficient breastmilk supply: predictors and potential pathways. Oral presentation at the Human Biology Association 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting. March 2021.
Nulty, A.K., Thompson, A.L., Wasser, H.M., & Bentley, M.E. (2020). Maternal-infant bedsharing associated with maternal depressive symptoms and perception of infant sleep. Curr Dev Nutr, 4 (supplement_2), 1052. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa054_124 *Emerging Leader in Nutrition Science Finalist in the Maternal, Perinatal and Pediatric Nutrition Topical Area
Thompson, A.L., Wasser, H.M., Nulty, A.K., & Bentley, M.E. (2020). Examining pathways underlying the association between maternal depressive symptoms and infant weight outcomes. Curr Dev Nutr, 4 (supplement_2), 1088. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa054_160
Thompson, A.L., Wasser, H.M., Nulty, A.K., & Bentley, M.E. (2019). Feeding style patterns are relatively stable across infancy and are associated with feeding and weight outcomes in African American infants. Curr Dev Nutr, 3 (supplement_1), 1098. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz048.P11-120-19"