Wartime toxicology: the spectre of chemical and radiological warfare in Ukraine.
Chai PR, Berlyand Y, Goralnick E, Goldfine CE, VanRooyen MJ, Hryhorczuk D, Erickson TB.
Toxicol Commun. 2022. 6(1):52-58. PMID: 35497376
Secondary Faculty
Michael J. VanRooyen
Lavine Family Professor of Humanitarian Studies in the Department of Global Health and Population
Global Health and Population
Other Positions
Director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Global Health and Population
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
J. Stephen Bohan Professor of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine-Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine-Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Head of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital
Emergency Medicine-Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Head of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital
Emergency Medicine-Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Links
Bibliography
Prioritizing vulnerable populations and women on the frontlines: COVID-19 in humanitarian contexts.
Sharma V, Scott J, Kelly J, VanRooyen MJ.
Int J Equity Health. 2020 05 13. 19(1):66. PMID: 32404178
MacArthur Foundation's investment in education: model for the future.
Burkle FM, Strickler JC, VanRooyen MJ, Little GA, Hein KK, Sullivan LW.
Lancet. 2018 08 25. 392(10148):635-636. PMID: 30152342
A qualitative analysis of decision-making among women with sexual violence-related pregnancies in conflict-affected eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Scott J, Onyango MA, Burkhardt G, Mullen C, Rouhani S, Haider S, Albutt K, Greiner A, VanRooyen M, Bartels S.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2018 Aug 08. 18(1):322. PMID: 30089448
Rejection, acceptance and the spectrum between: understanding male attitudes and experiences towards conflict-related sexual violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Kelly J, Albutt K, Kabanga J, Anderson K, VanRooyen M.
BMC Womens Health. 2017 Dec 08. 17(1):127. PMID: 29221482
A qualitative analysis of psychosocial outcomes among women with sexual violence-related pregnancies in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Scott J, Mullen C, Rouhani S, Kuwert P, Greiner A, Albutt K, Burkhardt G, Onyango M, VanRooyen M, Bartels S.
Int J Ment Health Syst. 2017. 11:64. PMID: 29075319
Sexual violence-related pregnancies in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: a qualitative analysis of access to pregnancy termination services.
Burkhardt G, Scott J, Onyango MA, Rouhani S, Haider S, Greiner A, Albutt K, VanRooyen M, Bartels S.
Confl Health. 2016. 10:30. PMID: 28031743
A Qualitative Analysis of Disclosure Patterns among Women with Sexual Violence-Related Pregnancies in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Onyango MA, Burkhardt G, Scott J, Rouhani S, Haider S, Greiner A, Albutt K, Mullen C, VanRooyen M, Bartels S.
PLoS One. 2016. 11(10):e0164631. PMID: 27741262
Stigmatisation and rejection of survivors of sexual violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Albutt K, Kelly J, Kabanga J, VanRooyen M.
Disasters. 2017 Apr. 41(2):211-227. PMID: 27238379
A quantitative assessment of termination of sexual violence-related pregnancies in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Rouhani SA, Scott J, Burkhardt G, Onyango MA, Haider S, Greiner A, Albutt K, VanRooyen M, Bartels SA.
Confl Health. 2016. 10:9. PMID: 27053946
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