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Elizabeth Kelvin
Assistant Professor
Degrees/Diplomas: MPH, Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, New York, 2001
Campus Affiliation: Hunter College
Research Interests: Infectious disease epidemiology, including HIV/AIDS & parasitic infections, Environmental health, International health
Phone: (212) 396-7751

Primary Teaching Areas

  • Biostatistics
  • Epidemiology
Selected Publication
  • Carpio A, Kelvin EA, Bagiella E, Leslie D, Leon P, Andrews H, Hauser WA, and the Ecuadorian Neurocysticercosis Group. The effects of albendazole treatment on neurocysticercosis: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 79(9): 1050-1055, 2008.
  • Hoffman S , Beckford SL, Kelvin EA, Wallace S, Augenbraun M,  Hogben M, Liddon N,  McCormack WM, Rubin S, Wilson TE.  West Indian immigrant and US-born Black STI clinic attenders:  comparison of HIV/STI risk behaviors, self- efficacy, attitudes, and intentions for condom use and partner notification of STI. American Journal of Public Health, 98(11): 2042-2050, 2008.
  • Donohue KM, Al-alem U, Perzanowski MS, Chew JL, Johnson A, Divjan A, Kelvin EA, Hoepner LA, Perera FP, Millar RL.  Anti-cockroach, mouse IgE is associated with early wheeze and atopy in an inner-city birth cohort.   Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, 112(5): 914-920, 2008.
  • Kelvin EA, Carpio A, Hesdorffer, DC, Bagiella E, Leslie D, Leon P, Andrews H, Hauser WA, and the Ecuadorian Neurocysticercosis Group. Investigation of familial aggregation of seizures in neurocysticercosis patients. Epilepsy Research, 84:  67-71, 2009.
  • Kelvin EA, Smith RA, Mantell JE, Stein ZA.  Adding the female condom to the public health agenda on prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among men and women during anal intercourse.  American Journal of Public Health, 99(6): 985-987, 2009.
  • Kelvin EA, Edwards S, Jedrychowski W, Schleicher RL, Camann D, Tang D, Perera FP.  Modulation of the effect of prenatal PAH exposure on PAH-DNA adducts in cord blood by plasma antioxidants.  Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 18 (8): 2262-2268, 2009.
  • Kelvin EA, Carpio A, Bagiella E, Leslie D, Leon P, Andrews H, Hauser WA, and the Ecuadorian Neurocysticercosis Group.  The association of host age and gender with inflammation around neurocysticercosis cysts. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology, 103 (6): 487–499, 2009.
  • Mantell JE, Kelvin EA, Exner TM, Hoffman S, Needham S, Stein ZA.  Anal use of the female condom:   does uncertainty justify provider inaction?  AIDSCare, 21(9): 1185-1194, 2009. 
  • Chang C, Gauvey-Kern K, Johnson A, Kelvin EA, Chew GL, Perera F, Miller RL. Cord blood versus age 5 mononuclear cell proliferation on IgE and asthma.  Clin Mol Allergy,  8(1): 11, 2010.
  • Rosa MJ, Jung KH, Perzanowski MS, Kelvin EA, Darling KW, Camann D, Bernert JT, Chillrud SN, Whyatt RM, Kinney PL, Perera FP, Miller RL.  Prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, environmental tobacco smoke and asthma in young children.  Respiratory Medicine, 105(6): 869-76, 2010.
  • Kelvin EA, Carpio A, Bagiella E, Leslie D, Leon P, Andrews  H, Hauser  WA, and The Ecuadorian Neurocysticercosis Group.  Seizure in People with Newly Diagnosed Active or Transitional Neurocysticercosis. Seizure, 20(2): 119-125,2011.
  • Mantell JE, Kelvin EA, Sun X, Zhou JF, Exner TM, Hoffman S, Zhou F, Sandfort TGM ,  Leu CS.  HIV/STI risk by migration status among workers in an urban high-end entertainment centre in Eastern China.   Health Education Research, 26(2): 283-295, 2011.
  • Kelvin EA, Mantell JE, Candelario N, Hoffman S, Exner TM, Stackhouse W, Stein ZA.  Off-Label Use of the Female Condom for Anal Intercourse among a Group of Men in New York City.  American Journal of Public Health, 101(12): 2241-2244, 2011

Education

  • BA, Psychology (biopsychology), University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1989
  • MA, Latin American Studies, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1995
  • MPH, Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, New York, , 2001