Bizu Gelaye

Bizu Gelaye, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Psychiatry
Member, HMS Center for Bioethics

Bizu Gelaye, Ph.D., M.P.H., is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Psychiatry at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School and at The Chester M. Pierce, MD Division of Global Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. He received his Ph.D. and M.P.H. in epidemiology from the University of Washington, Seattle. Dr. Gelaye’s research makes innovative use of population-based data and biomarkers to understand resilience and risk factors for neuropsychiatric disorders. His work, in collaboration with multidisciplinary researchers, focuses on how trauma affects health across the life course and intergenerationally. Dr. Gelaye’s research also includes a focus on the application of psychometric methods in cross-cultural settings. In addition to research, Dr. Gelaye is a highly regarded mentor preparing outstanding, diverse public health scientists and leaders. He served as program director of the Multidisciplinary International Research Training (MIRT) program at Harvard (program ended in 2019) for 14 years. Currently, he is the program director of the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health Mississippi Delta Partnership in Public Health Program and the associate director of the Global Initiative for Neuropsychiatric Genetics Education in Research (GINGER) program fellowship. Dr. Gelaye has been a teaching faculty at the Center for Bioethics since 2016. His research interests in ethics include ethics of global health, allocation of scarce resources and social justice.

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Systematic review of burnout among healthcare providers in sub-Saharan Africa.
Authors: Authors: Dubale BW, Friedman LE, Chemali Z, Denninger JW, Mehta DH, Alem A, Fricchione GL, Dossett ML, Gelaye B.
BMC Public Health
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Equivalency of the diagnostic accuracy of the PHQ-8 and PHQ-9: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis - ERRATUM.
Authors: Authors: Wu Y, Levis B, Riehm KE, Saadat N, Levis AW, Azar M, Rice DB, Boruff J, Cuijpers P, Gilbody S, Ioannidis JPA, Kloda LA, McMillan D, Patten SB, Shrier I, Ziegelstein RC, Akena DH, Arroll B, Ayalon L, Baradaran HR, Baron M, Bombardier CH, Butterworth P, Carter G, Chagas MH, Chan JCN, Cholera R, Conwell Y, de Manvan Ginkel JM, Fann JR, Fischer FH, Fung D, Gelaye B, Goodyear-Smith F, Greeno CG, Hall BJ, Harrison PA, Härter M, Hegerl U, Hides L, Hobfoll SE, Hudson M, Hyphantis T, Inagaki M, Jetté N, Khamseh ME, Kiely KM, Kwan Y, Lamers F, Liu SI, Lotrakul M, Loureiro SR, Löwe B, McGuire A, Mohd-Sidik S, Munhoz TN, Muramatsu K, Osório FL, Patel V, Pence BW, Persoons P, Picardi A, Reuter K, Rooney AG, Santos IS, Shaaban J, Sidebottom A, Simning A, Stafford L, Sung S, Tan PLL, Turner A, van Weert HC, White J, Whooley MA, Winkley K, Yamada M, Benedetti A, Thombs BD.
Psychol Med
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Analysis of polygenic risk score usage and performance in diverse human populations.
Authors: Authors: Duncan L, Shen H, Gelaye B, Meijsen J, Ressler K, Feldman M, Peterson R, Domingue B.
Nat Commun
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Early Parental Death and Risk of Psychosis in Offspring: A Six-Country Case-Control Study.
Authors: Authors: Misra S, Gelaye B, Koenen KC, Williams DR, Borba CPC, Quattrone D, Di Forti M, La Cascia C, La Barbera D, Tarricone I, Berardi D, Szöke A, Arango C, Tortelli A, de Haan L, Velthorst E, Bobes J, Bernardo M, Sanjuán J, Santos JL, Arrojo M, Del-Ben CM, Menezes PR, Selten JP, Jones PB, Kirkbride JB, Rutten BPF, van Os J, Murray RM, Gayer-Anderson C, Morgan C.
J Clin Med
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Equivalency of the diagnostic accuracy of the PHQ-8 and PHQ-9: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.
Authors: Authors: Wu Y, Levis B, Riehm KE, Saadat N, Levis AW, Azar M, Rice DB, Boruff J, Cuijpers P, Gilbody S, Ioannidis JPA, Kloda LA, McMillan D, Patten SB, Shrier I, Ziegelstein RC, Akena DH, Arroll B, Ayalon L, Baradaran HR, Baron M, Bombardier CH, Butterworth P, Carter G, Chagas MH, Chan JCN, Cholera R, Conwell Y, de Man-van Ginkel JM, Fann JR, Fischer FH, Fung D, Gelaye B, Goodyear-Smith F, Greeno CG, Hall BJ, Harrison PA, Härter M, Hegerl U, Hides L, Hobfoll SE, Hudson M, Hyphantis T, Inagaki MD, Jetté N, Khamseh ME, Kiely KM, Kwan Y, Lamers F, Liu SI, Lotrakul M, Loureiro SR, Löwe B, McGuire A, Mohd-Sidik S, Munhoz TN, Muramatsu K, Osório FL, Patel V, Pence BW, Persoons P, Picardi A, Reuter K, Rooney AG, Santos IS, Shaaban J, Sidebottom A, Simning A, Stafford MD, Sung S, Tan PLL, Turner A, van Weert HC, White J, Whooley MA, Winkley K, Yamada M, Benedetti A, Thombs BD.
Psychol Med
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Interconnections in Violence Over the Life Course: From Cradle to Grave.
Authors: Authors: Koenen KC, Gelaye B, Denckla CA.
JAMA Intern Med
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Physical Exertion Immediately Before Early Preterm Delivery: A Case-Crossover Study.
Authors: Authors: Chahal HS, Gelaye B, Mostofsky E, Sanchez SE, Mere JF, Mercado FG, Pacora P, Williams MA.
Epidemiology
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Preconceptional paternal antiepileptic drugs use and risk of congenital anomalies in offspring: a nationwide cohort study.
Authors: Authors: Yang F, Yuan W, Liang H, Song X, Yu Y, Gelaye B, Miao M, Li J.
Eur J Epidemiol
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Using A Body Shape Index (ABSI) and Body Roundness Index (BRI) to predict risk of metabolic syndrome in Peruvian adults.
Authors: Authors: Stefanescu A, Revilla L, Lopez T, Sanchez SE, Williams MA, Gelaye B.
J Int Med Res
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Secular trends in stillbirth by maternal socioeconomic status in Spain 2007-15: a population-based study of 4 million births.
Authors: Authors: Luque-Fernandez MA, Thomas A, Gelaye B, Racape J, Sanchez MJ, Williams MA.
Eur J Public Health
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