Christina Mehta PhD, MSPH
Overview
Dr. C. Christina Mehta is the Director of Biostatistics for the Atlanta site of the MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study as well as the co-Director of the Bioinformatics Resource Core of the Emory Specialized Center of Research Excellence on Sex Differences (SCORE), an Emory WIHS-linked research program. In this capacity, I provide biostatistical leadership and collaboration to all Emory investigators utilizing data from these large and complex studies. In addition, Dr. Mehta is a member of the CFAR Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core. Her role in these cores is to provide biostatistical leadership and collaboration in the areas of study design, development of data collection tools, assist with grant proposals, data analysis, interpretation and publication of results for investigators ranging in experience from student or trainee to established researcher. She is active in the educational mission of the Department of Medicine and the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, including teaching and mentoring of students, trainees, and clinical researchers on conducting high-quality, rigorous biomedical and behavioral research as well as teach and mentor on foundational biostatistical methods.
Academic Appointment
- Associate Professor of Medicine (Provisional), Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
Education
Degrees
- PhD from Emory University
- MSPH from Emory University
Research
Publications
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Substance Use and Drug Treatment Among Reproductive-Age Women With and Without HIV in the Southern United States.
Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 12 Page(s): ofaf202
04/01/2025 Authors: Fujita AW; Mehta CC; Yang Q; Tisdale TT; Alcaide ML; Rana A; Konkle-Parker DJ; Westreich D; Kassaye SG; Topper EF -
Short and Long-term Body Weight Change Following the Switch to or the Addition of Integrase Inhibitors in Persons With HIV Differs by Sex.
Clin Infect Dis Volume: 80 Page(s): 575 - 584
03/17/2025 Authors: Lahiri CD; Mehta CC; Yang Q; Maramba T; Musonge-Effoe J; Yang C-A; Dumond JB; Alcaide ML; Lake JE; Rubin LH -
Histone H3E50K remodels chromatin to confer oncogenic activity and support an EMT phenotype.
NAR Cancer Volume: 7 Page(s): zcaf002
03/01/2025 Authors: Sad K; Fawwal DV; Jones CY; Hill EJ; Skinner KT; Adams ML; Lustenberger S; Lee RS; Lohano SV; Elayavalli SR -
Interest in and Preference for Long-acting Injectable Antiretroviral Therapy in the Era of Approved Cabotegravir/Rilpivirine Among Reproductive-aged Women in the US South.
Clin Infect Dis Volume: 80 Page(s): 164 - 167
02/05/2025 Authors: Collins LF; Sheth AN; Tisdale T; Mehta CC; Daniel G; Westreich D; Kassaye S; Topper EF; Konkle-Parker D; Rana A -
Nutritional Anemia Reductions Due to Food Fortification Among Women of Childbearing Age: A Literature Review and Bayesian Meta-Analysis.
Matern Child Nutr Page(s): e13801
02/03/2025 Authors: Dorbu AD; Waddel HB; Chadha MK; de Romaa DL; Arabi M; Moore RH; Mehta C; Pachn H -
Non-invasive markers of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis following INSTI initiation in women with HIV.
Clin Infect Dis
02/03/2025 Authors: Yu MA; Gerig L; Mehta CC; Musonge-Effoe J; Alvarez JA; Ofotokun I; Sheth AN; Ali MK; Ziegler TR; Yang Q -
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Is Associated With Endothelial Dysfunction in Women With HIV.
JACC Adv Volume: 4 Page(s): 101572
02/01/2025 Authors: Vatsa N; Rahbar A; Kauser T; Kirksey A; Gold DA; Jain V; Gold ME; Wang H; Mehta C; Moran CA -
Switch to Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors during the Menopausal Transition is Associated with Accelerated Body Composition Change in Women with HIV.
Clin Infect Dis
11/04/2024 Authors: Abelman RA; Ma Y; Mehta CC; Yang Q; Xia F; Brock JB; Alcaide M; Sharma A; Floris-Moore M; Topper E -
Consequences of low-level viremia among women with HIV in the United States.
AIDS Volume: 38 Page(s): 1829 - 1838
11/01/2024 Authors: Aldredge A; Mehta CC; Lahiri CD; Schneider MF; Alcaide ML; Anastos K; Plankey M; French AL; Floris-Moore M; Tien PC -
Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection and Outcome of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Use: A Population-Based Assessment.
Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 11 Page(s): ofae309
01/18/2024 Authors: Mehta N; Goodenough D; Gupta NK; Thomas S; Mehta C; Prakash R; Woodworth MH; Kraft CS; Fridkin SK