David Abramson
David Abramson
Clinical Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Professional overview
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Dr. David Abramson is a Clinical Professor at NYU’s School of Global Public Health and the director of the research program on Population Impact, Recovery and Resilience (PiR2). His research employs a social ecological framework to examine the health consequences of disasters, individual and community resilience, and long-term recovery from acute collective stressors. His work has focused on population health consequences, interactions of complex systems, and risk communication strategies associated with hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, the Joplin tornado, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H1N1, and Zika, among other natural, technological, and man-made disasters. Before joining NYU’s faculty, Dr. Abramson was the Deputy Director at Columbia University’s National Center for Disaster Preparedness at the Earth Institute.
In 2005 Dr. Abramson launched the Gulf Coast Child and Family Health study, an ongoing longitudinal cohort study of over 1,000 randomly sampled Katrina survivors in Louisiana and Mississippi, which is presently a core research project in the NIH-funded Katrina@10 Program (P01HD082032, NICHD). After Superstorm Sandy he partnered with colleagues at Rutgers University, Columbia University, and the University of Colorado to conduct the Sandy Child and Family Health study, an observational cohort study modeled on the Katrina study. More recently, he was funded by the National Science Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to study the risk salience of an evolving threat, the Zika virus, among the US population in general and among women of child-bearing age. In addition, Dr. Abramson serves on two National Academies of Medicine panels, the Standing Committee on Medical and Public Health Research During Large-Scale Emergency Events, and the Committee on Evidence-Based Practices for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response.
Prior to entering the field of public health, Dr. Abramson spent a decade as a national magazine journalist, having worked at or written for such publications as Rolling Stone, Esquire, and Outside magazines, and was a nationally-certified paramedic. He has a PhD in sociomedical sciences, with a sub-specialization in political science, and an MPH, both from Columbia University.
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Education
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BA, English (High Honors), Queens College, New York, NYMPH, Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NYPhD, Sociomedical Sciences/Political Science, Columbia University, New York, NY
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Honors and awards
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Columbia University Alumni Association Scholarship (2003)Eugene Litwak Prize for best doctoral dissertation proposal, Mailman School of Public Health (2002)Columbia University School of Public Health Alumni Association Scholarship Award (1982)Nyack Hospital Paramedic Program Valedictorian (1989)
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Areas of research and study
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Community HealthDisaster HealthDisaster Impact and RecoveryEnvironmental ImpactPopulation HealthPublic Health SystemsSocial BehaviorsSocial Determinants of Health
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Publications
Publications
Adverse Effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Amid Cumulative Disasters : A Qualitative Analysis of the Experiences of Children and Families
Failed retrieving data.COVID-19 Vaccine Information Seeking Patterns and Vaccine Hesitancy : A Latent Class Analysis to Inform Practice
Failed retrieving data.Ethnic and Racial Disparities in Self-Reported Personal Protective Equipment Shortages Among New York Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Failed retrieving data.One year later : What role did trust in public officials and the medical profession play in decisions to get a booster and to overcome vaccine hesitancy?
Failed retrieving data.The influence of risk perception on disaster recovery : A case study of new Jersey families impacted by hurricane sandy
Failed retrieving data.Examining the effects of cumulative environmental stressors on Gulf Coast child and adolescent health
Failed retrieving data.Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Women’s Mental Health : A Longitudinal Study of Hurricane Katrina Survivors, 2005–2015
Failed retrieving data.The Determintal Effect of High Mobility on Long-Term Mental Health Trajectories Following Hurricane Katrina
Failed retrieving data.The New York State COVID-19 Healthcare Personnel Study: One-Year Follow-up of Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants, 2020-2021
Failed retrieving data.Association between city-wide lockdown and COVID-19 hospitalization rates in multigenerational households in New York City
Failed retrieving data.Association between COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and trust in the medical profession and public health officials
Failed retrieving data.Closing the Knowledge Gap in the Long-Term Health Effects of Natural Disasters : A Research Agenda for Improving Environmental Justice in the Age of Climate Change
Failed retrieving data.Determinants of the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy spectrum
Failed retrieving data.Disasters, Displacement, and Housing Instability : Estimating Time to Stable Housing 13 Years after Hurricane Katrina
Failed retrieving data.Hopelessness in New York State physicians during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak
Failed retrieving data.Impact of Hurricanes and Associated Extreme Weather Events on Cardiovascular Health: A Scoping Review
Failed retrieving data.Occupational Conditions Associated with Negative Mental Health Outcomes in New York State Health Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Failed retrieving data.Strategies and Costs of Building and Maintaining a Longitudinal Disaster Cohort
Failed retrieving data.The COVID-19 Healthcare Personnel Study (CHPS) : Overview, methods, and preliminary findings
Failed retrieving data.Trends in National Institutes of Health Funding on the Health-Related Effects of Climate Change and Natural Disasters
Failed retrieving data.Adverse Physical and Mental Health Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill among Gulf Coast Children : An Environmental Justice Perspective
Failed retrieving data.Bowling together : Community social institutions protective against poor child mental health
Failed retrieving data.Differences in post-disaster mental health among Vietnamese and African Americans living in adjacent urban communities flooded by Katrina
Failed retrieving data.Examining the Dose–Response Relationship : Applying the Disaster Exposure Matrix to Understand the Mental Health Impacts of Hurricane Sandy
Failed retrieving data.Factors related to self-reported distress experienced by physicians during their first COVID-19 triage decisions
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