Michelle Menegay is an Assistant Director at the Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center, overseeing the Population Health and Quality Improvement Analytics section. In this role, she designs and conducts research projects that focus on improving the health of Ohioans. She leads several maternal, infant, and family health survey/evaluation projects and has implemented quality improvement initiatives on severe maternal hypertension, maternal opioid use, chronic hypertension, and diabetes. She is currently the principal/co-principal investigator of the Ohio Pregnancy Assessment Survey (Ohio’s version of PRAMS), Ohio Study of Associated Risks of Stillbirth, Ohio Fatherhood Survey, Interview of Ohio Mothers on Medicaid, Maternal Safety Quality Improvement Bundles (Hypertension, Hemorrhage, Substance Use Disorder, Urgent Maternal Warning Signs).
Prior to joining the GRC in 2014, she worked jointly for the Research Association for Public Health Improvement (Ohio’s Public Health Practice-Based Research Network) and the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods at Case Western Reserve University. In this role, she managed statewide initiatives designed to measure and improve the quality of public health practice.
Dr. Menegay holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Medical Anthropology and a Master of Public Health degree (with a specialization in Health Promotion Disease Prevention) from Case Western Reserve University. She earned her PhD in Epidemiology from the College of Public Health at The Ohio State University where she focused on women’s reproductive health.
Her research interests include severe maternal morbidity and mortality, pregnancy loss, reproductive trauma, and infertility. She is passionate about helping families navigate adverse and unexpected outcomes of pregnancy through research and healthcare improvement. Dr. Menegay has published on a variety of topics, including preconception health, contraception, and maternal hypertension. Her research has been published in several outlets, including American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology Maternal Fetal Medicine, Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, Health Equity, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment and Journal for Healthcare Quality.
A complete list of her publications is available via Google Scholar.