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Crista E Johnson-Agbakwu MD

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InstitutionUMass Chan Medical School
DepartmentObstetrics and Gynecology
AddressUMass Chan Medical School
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester MA 01655
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    InstitutionT.H. Chan School of Medicine
    DepartmentObstetrics and Gynecology
    DivisionOb/Gyn General

    InstitutionT.H. Chan School of Medicine
    DepartmentPopulation and Quantitative Health Sciences


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    1. Johnston EU, Bhattarai B, Johnson-Agbakwu CE, Coonrod DV. SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence in a Delivering Refugee Population: Refugee Status, Payor Type, Race, and Vaccination Status. J Immigr Minor Health. 2025 Feb; 27(1):104-111. PMID: 39641886.
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    2. Yeo S, Kim-Hines Y, Ehiri J, Magrath P, Johnson-Agbakwu C, Ernst K, Ibrahimi S, Alaof? H. A qualitative study exploring the factors influencing maternal healthcare access and utilization among Muslim refugee women resettled in the United States. PLoS One. 2024; 19(8):e0307192. PMID: 39150938.
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    3. Mathis CM, Steiner JJ, Kappas Mazzio A, Bagwell-Gray M, Wachter K, Johnson-Agbakwu C, Messing J, Nizigiyimana J. Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Needs of Refugee Women Exposed to Gender-Based Violence: The Case for Trauma-Informed Care in Resettlement Contexts. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Aug 08; 21(8). PMID: 39200656.
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    4. Connor JJ, Abdikeir K, Chaisson N, Brady SS, Chen M, Abdi C, Salad M, Johnson-Agbakwu CE, Hussein I, Afey F, Pergament S, Robinson BBE. Discerning Deinfibulation: Impact of Personal, Professional, and Familial Influences on Decision-Making. Qual Health Res. 2025 Feb; 35(2):234-247. PMID: 39116322.
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    5. Besera G, Snead MC, Goodwin M, Smoots A, Bish CL, Ruiz A, Sayyad A, Avripas S, Ubri P, Ahn R, Pineau V, Warren N, Mukangu D, Johnson-Agbakwu CE, Goldberg H, Okoroh E. The women's health needs study among women from countries with high prevalence of female genital mutilation living in the United States: Design, methods, and participant characteristics. PLoS One. 2024; 19(5):e0302820. PMID: 38820266.
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    6. Creger J, Abdikeir K, Kaczmarczik K, Chaisson N, Johnson-Agbakwu CE, Robinson BBE, Connor JJ. The Need for Standardized Nomenclature in Electronic Documentation of Female Genital Cutting in Health Records. J Immigr Minor Health. 2024 Aug; 26(4):667-673. PMID: 38587687.
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    7. Azugbene EA, Cornelius LJ, Johnson-Agbakwu CE. African Immigrant Women's Maternal Health Experiences in Clarkston, Georgia: A Qualitative Study. Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle). 2023; 4(1):603-616. PMID: 38155870.
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    8. Schuster RC, Wachter K, McRae K, McDaniel A, Davis OI, Nizigiyimana J, Johnson-Agbakwu CE. "If You Don't Have the Heart to Help, You Cannot Do This Job": The Multidimensional Wellbeing of Community Health Workers Serving Refugees During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Qual Health Res. 2024 02; 34(3):183-194. PMID: 37950593.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    9. Chaisson N, Johnson-Agbakwu CE, Finch A, Salad M, Connor JJ, Chen M, Robinson BBE. Beautiful vulvas: expanding illustrative visual imagery of female genital cutting types. J Sex Med. 2023 10 31; 20(11):1301-1311. PMID: 37721173.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    10. Johnson-Agbakwu CE, Chen M, Salad M, Chaisson N, Connor JJ, Robinson BBE. Female genital cutting (FGC) type: proposing a multifaceted, interactive method for FGC self-assessment. J Sex Med. 2023 10 31; 20(11):1292-1300. PMID: 37721131.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    11. Fink G, Abdulcadir J, Johnson-Agbakwu CE. Rates of Cervical Cancer Screening and Dysplasia Among Refugees in a Health Care Safety Net System. J Immigr Minor Health. 2023 Dec; 25(6):1315-1322. PMID: 37249752.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    12. Koukoui SD, Michlig GJ, Johnson-Agbakwu CE. Response to Comment on "Health outcomes and female genital mutilation/cutting: how much is due to the cutting itself?" Int J Impot Res. 2023 05; 35(3):231-233. PMID: 36894631.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    13. Johnson-Agbakwu CE, Michlig GJ, Koukoui S, Akinsulure-Smith AM, Jacobson DS. Health outcomes and female genital mutilation/cutting: how much is due to the cutting itself? Int J Impot Res. 2023 May; 35(3):218-227. PMID: 36599966.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    14. Besera G, Goldberg H, Okoroh EM, Snead MC, Johnson-Agbakwu CE, Goodwin MM. Attitudes and Experiences Surrounding Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States: A Scoping Review. J Immigr Minor Health. 2023 Apr; 25(2):449-482. PMID: 36542264.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    15. Johnson-Agbakwu CE. The Impact of Racism and the Sociopolitical Climate on the Birth Outcomes of Migrant Women, Mothers, and Birthing People in the United States. Med Care. 2022 11 01; 60(11):795-798. PMID: 36173103.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    16. Morrison M, Nobles V, Johnson-Agbakwu CE, Bailey C, Liu L. Classifying Refugee Status Using Common Features in EMR. Chem Biodivers. 2022 Oct; 19(10):e202200651. PMID: 36050919.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    17. Lee M, Chang Y, Ahmadinejad N, Johnson-Agbakwu C, Bailey C, Liu L. COVID-19 mortality is associated with pre-existing impaired innate immunity in health conditions. PeerJ. 2022; 10:e13227. PMID: 35547187.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    
    18. Johnson-Agbakwu CE, Fox KA, Banke-Thomas A, Michlig GJ. Influence of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting on Health Morbidity, Health Service Utilization and Satisfaction with Care among Somali Women and Teenage Girls in the United States. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023 04; 10(2):788-796. PMID: 35258838.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    19. Mercado M, Wachter K, Schuster RC, Mathis CM, Johnson E, Davis OI, Johnson-Agbakwu CE. A cross-sectional analysis of factors associated with stress, burnout and turnover intention among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Health Soc Care Community. 2022 09; 30(5):e2690-e2701. PMID: 35037346.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    20. Abdulcadir J, Manin E, Earp BD, Ferguson EMN, O'Dey DM, Johnson-Agbakwu CE. Rethinking Reconstruction: Ethical Standards and Practice Guidelines as a Prerequisite to Clitoral Reconstruction Following Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. Aesthet Surg J. 2022 01 12; 42(2):NP137-NP139. PMID: 34726752.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    21. Michlig GJ, Johnson-Agbakwu C, Surkan PJ. "Whatever you hide, also hides you": A discourse analysis on mental health and service use in an American community of Somalis. Soc Sci Med. 2022 01; 292:114563. PMID: 34776285.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    22. Thomas HS, Mmonu NA, Amend G, Dubinskaya A, Johnson-Agbakwu C, Rowen TS, Anger JT, Breyer BN. Awareness, Clinical Experience and Knowledge of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Among Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgeons in the United States. Urology. 2022 01; 159:59-65. PMID: 34758373.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    23. Marea CX, Warren N, Glass N, Johnson-Agbakwu C, Perrin N. Assessing the reliability and validity of attitudes and confidence scales for the care of women and girls affected by female genital mutilation/cutting. BMC Public Health. 2021 07 17; 21(1):1415. PMID: 34273951.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    24. Wachter K, Bunn M, Schuster RC, Boateng GO, Cameli K, Johnson-Agbakwu CE. A Scoping Review of Social Support Research among Refugees in Resettlement: Implications for Conceptual and Empirical Research. J Refug Stud. 2022 Mar; 35(1):368-395. PMID: 35360343.
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    25. Marea CX, Warren N, Glass N, Johnson-Agbakwu C, Perrin N. Factors Associated with Health Care Provider Attitudes, and Confidence for the Care of Women and Girls Affected by Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. Health Equity. 2021; 5(1):329-337. PMID: 34036217.
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    26. Michlig G, Warren N, Berhe M, Johnson-Agbakwu C. Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting among Somali Women in the U.S. State of Arizona: Evidence of Treatment Access, Health Service Use and Care Experiences. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 04 02; 18(7). PMID: 33918419.
      Citations: 10     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    27. Johnson-Agbakwu CE, Eakin CM, Bailey CV, Sood S, Ali N, Doehrman P, Bhattarai B, Chambliss L, Coonrod DV. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2: a canary in the coal mine for public safety net hospitals. AJOG Glob Rep. 2021 May; 1(2):100009. PMID: 33937884.
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    28. Johnson-Agbakwu CE, Ali NS, Oxford CM, Wingo S, Manin E, Coonrod DV. Racism, COVID-19, and Health Inequity in the USA: a Call to Action. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2022 02; 9(1):52-58. PMID: 33197038.
      Citations: 43     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    29. Young J, Rodrigues KK, Imam B, Johnson-Agbakwu C. Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting-Pediatric Physician Knowledge, Training, and General Practice Approach. J Immigr Minor Health. 2020 Aug; 22(4):668-674. PMID: 31602532.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    30. Young J, Nour NM, Macauley RC, Narang SK, Johnson-Agbakwu C. Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment of Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting in Girls. Pediatrics. 2020 08; 146(2). PMID: 32719089.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    31. Johnson-Agbakwu CE, Manin E. Sculptors of African Women's Bodies: Forces Reshaping the Embodiment of Female Genital Cutting in the West. Arch Sex Behav. 2021 07; 50(5):1949-1957. PMID: 32328914.
      Citations: 15     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    32. Cottler-Casanova S, Horowicz M, Gieszl S, Johnson-Agbakwu C, Abdulcadir J. Coding female genital mutilation/cutting and its complications using the International Classification of Diseases: a commentary. BJOG. 2020 May; 127(6):660-664. PMID: 31930648.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    33. Sharif Mohamed F, Wild V, Earp BD, Johnson-Agbakwu C, Abdulcadir J. Clitoral Reconstruction After Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A?Review of Surgical Techniques and Ethical Debate. J Sex Med. 2020 03; 17(3):531-542. PMID: 31932257.
      Citations: 13     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    34. Fox KA, Johnson-Agbakwu C. Crime Victimization, Health, and Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting Among Somali Women and Adolescent Girls in the United States, 2017. Am J Public Health. 2020 01; 110(1):112-118. PMID: 31725330.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    35. Banke-Thomas A, Agbemenu K, Johnson-Agbakwu C. Factors Associated with Access to Maternal and Reproductive Health Care among Somali Refugee Women Resettled in Ohio, United States: A Cross-Sectional Survey. J Immigr Minor Health. 2019 Oct; 21(5):946-953. PMID: 30206769.
      Citations: 15     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    36. Lane JL, Johnson-Agbakwu CE, Warren N, Budhathoki C, Cole EC. Female Genital Cutting: Clinical knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices from a Provider survey in the US. J Immigr Minor Health. 2019 Oct; 21(5):954-964. PMID: 30443876.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    37. Njie-Carr VPS, Sabri B, Messing JT, Ward-Lasher A, Johnson-Agbakwu CE, McKinley C, Campion N, Childress S, Arscott J, Campbell J. Methodological and Ethical Considerations in Research With Immigrant and Refugee Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence. J Interpers Violence. 2021 10; 36(19-20):NP10790-NP10808. PMID: 31549582.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    38. Agbemenu K, Banke-Thomas A, Ely G, Johnson-Agbakwu C. Avoiding obstetrical interventions among US-based Somali migrant women: a qualitative study. Ethn Health. 2021 10; 26(7):1082-1097. PMID: 31072134.
      Citations: 13     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    39. Johnson-Agbakwu C, Brown L, Yuan J, Kissling R, Greenblatt DJ. Effects of Flibanserin on the Pharmacokinetics of a Combined Ethinylestradiol/Levonorgestrel Oral Contraceptive in Healthy Premenopausal Women: A Randomized Crossover Study. Clin Ther. 2018 01; 40(1):64-73. PMID: 29198449.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    40. Abdulcadir J, Abdulcadir O, Caillet M, Catania L, Cuzin B, Ess?n B, Fold?s P, Johnsdotter S, Johnson-Agbakwu C, Nour N, Ouedraogo C, Warren N, Wylomanski S. Clitoral Surgery After Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. Aesthet Surg J. 2017 10 01; 37(9):NP113-NP115. PMID: 29025234.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    41. Warren N, Alvarez C, Makambo MT, Johnson-Agbakwu C, Glass N. "Before the war we had it all": Family planning among couples in a post-conflict setting. Health Care Women Int. 2017 08; 38(8):796-812. PMID: 28586271.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    42. Brotto L, Atallah S, Johnson-Agbakwu C, Rosenbaum T, Abdo C, Byers ES, Graham C, Nobre P, Wylie K. Psychological and Interpersonal Dimensions of Sexual Function and Dysfunction. J Sex Med. 2016 Apr; 13(4):538-71. PMID: 27045257.
      Citations: 91     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    43. Atallah S, Johnson-Agbakwu C, Rosenbaum T, Abdo C, Byers ES, Graham C, Nobre P, Wylie K, Brotto L. Ethical and Sociocultural Aspects of Sexual Function and Dysfunction in Both Sexes. J Sex Med. 2016 Apr; 13(4):591-606. PMID: 27045259.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    44. Johnson-Agbakwu CE, Flynn P, Asiedu GB, Hedberg E, Breitkopf CR. Adaptation of an Acculturation Scale for African Refugee Women. J Immigr Minor Health. 2016 Feb; 18(1):252-62. PMID: 24573644.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    45. Johnson-Agbakwu CE, Allen J, Nizigiyimana JF, Ramirez G, Hollifield M. Mental health screening among newly arrived refugees seeking routine obstetric and gynecologic care. Psychol Serv. 2014 Nov; 11(4):470-476. PMID: 25383999.
      Citations: 24     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    46. Padela AI, Peek M, Johnson-Agbakwu CE, Hosseinian Z, Curlin F. Associations between religion-related factors and cervical cancer screening among Muslims in greater chicago. J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2014 Oct; 18(4):326-32. PMID: 24914883.
      Citations: 43     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    47. Lazar JN, Johnson-Agbakwu CE, Davis OI, Shipp MP. Providers' perceptions of challenges in obstetrical care for somali women. Obstet Gynecol Int. 2013; 2013:149640. PMID: 24223041.
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    48. Johnson-Agbakwu CE, Helm T, Killawi A, Padela AI. Perceptions of obstetrical interventions and female genital cutting: insights of men in a Somali refugee community. Ethn Health. 2014 Aug; 19(4):440-57. PMID: 23961882.
      Citations: 30     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    49. Krychman M, Kellogg Spadt S, Burrows LJ, Johnson-Agbakwu C, Goldstein I, Goldstein A. Commentary on the supplement american journal of obstetrics and gynecology: a hormonal contraceptive update: a decade of innovation and transformation. J Sex Med. 2012 Aug; 9(8):2196-7. PMID: 22620711.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
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