Rhode Island Department of Health
Division of Community Health and Equity
3 Capitol Hill
Providence,
RI
USA
02906
Email:
Annie.Gjelsvik@health.ri.gov
Biographical Sketch:
Experience:
· Epidemiologist, Rhode Island Department of Health, Diabetes Prevention and Control (DPCP), March 2006 – present
· Investigator, Brown University Department of Community Health, 2003 – April 2008
· Assistant Professor (Research), Brown University Department of Community Health, April 2008-Present
· Program Coordinator, , Rhode Island Department of Health, Assessment Initiative, 2003 – present.
Major areas of interest include: health disparities, data dissemination, program evaluation.
Publications:
· Gjelsvik, A and Buechner, J. States’ Approaches to Implementing a Web-based Data Query System. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 2006, 12(2), 170-175.
· Gjelsvik, A, Zierler, S, Blume, J. Homicide Risk Across Race and Class: A Small- Area Analysis in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine 2004, Vol. 81, No. 4:702-718.
· Gjelsvik A, Verhoek-Oftedahl W, Pearlman DP. Domestic violence incidents with children witnesses: Findings from Rhode Island Surveillance Data. Women’s Health Issues 2003;13/2: 67-72.
· Pearlman DP, Zierler S, Gjelsvik A, Verhoek-Oftedahl W. Neighborhood Environment, Racial Position, and Risk of Police-Reported Domestic Violence: A Contextual Analysis. Public Health Reports 2003;118: 44-58.