Dr. Patricia C. da Rosa

Position: Research Associate
Building: Uptown München-Campus D, Georg-Brauchle-Ring 60/62,
Room L512 (5th floor)

Office hours: By arrangement (via e-Mail)
E-Mail: patricia.rosa(at)tum.de
Phone: +49 89 289 24194

About Dr. Patricia C. da Rosa

Dr. Patricia da Rosa holds a dental degree (DDS) from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul and a specialization in Public Health from the CSEM/Public Health School of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. She earned her M.Sc. from the INRS Institut Armand Frappier, Canada, and a Ph.D. from South Dakota State University (SDSU), USA.

Since 2019, Patricia da Rosa has been an associate editor for the journal Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD). In April 2024, she joined the Technical University of Munich (TUM) as a public health researcher, contributing to both the Chair of Social Determinants of Health and the Chair of Preventive Pediatrics.

Research Profile

• Socio Determinants of (oral) Health 
• Social Inequalities in tobacco use
• Health Consequences of adverse childhood experiences 
• Quantitative Research

Lectures

Former courses:

• Course ‘Introduction to Epidemiology’ for undergraduates, College of Nursing, SDSU
• Assisted with lectures for the courses Dental Public Health (DENT 305) and Clinical Decision Making (DENT 337) with Dr. Beddos and Nicolau at the Faculty of Dental Medicine, McGill University, Canada

Curriculum Vitae

• since April 2024:
  Research associate at the Chair of Social Determinants of Health and Preventive Pediatrics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM)

• since 2019:
  Associate Editor for the journal Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)

• 2023:
  Public health data analyst for the CDC Foundation, Maine, United States

• 2020 - 2023:
  Ph.D. degree in Biological Sciences, South Dakota State University, USA. Dissertation: Exploring Disparities in Prenatal Smoking and the Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences

• 2015 - 2023:
  Research associate at the Population Health Evaluation Center/ College of Nursing, South Dakota State University, United States

• 2009 - 2014:
  Research assistant at the QUALITY Cohort Study, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences at McGill University, Quebec, Canada

• 2007 - 2009:
  Master's degree in Health Science, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit at INRS Institut Armand Frappier, Canada. Thesis: Associations entre les indices de défavorisation des écoles et l'état de santé buccodentaire des élèves au Québec

• 2005 - 2007:
  Specialist in public health and primary health care, CSEM/Public Health School of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

• 1999 - 2004:
  Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Publications

(Selected) Publications

 

Journal articles (peer reviewed):

Varilek BM, Da Rosa P (2024). Analysis of palliative care knowledge and symptom burden among female veterans with serious illness: a cross-sectional study. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, doi:10499091231187341.

Brown R, Da Rosa P, Pravecek B, Carson P (2023). Factors associated with changes in nurses' emotional distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Applied Nursing Research, 69: 151659.

Da Rosa P, Rekabdarkolaee HM, Koenecke L, Gudgeon L, Milroy M (2023). Trends in Eligibility and Geographic Variations in Breast Cancer Screening Participation Among Underserved Women in South Dakota. South Dakota Medicine, 76 (2).

Da Rosa P (2023). Exploring Disparities in Prenatal Smoking and the Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences. South Dakota State University.

Da Rosa P, Koenecke L, Gudgeon L, Keller W, Gu W (2021). Role of Nurses in the Prevention and Early Detection of Oral Cavity and Pharynx Cancers. Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 21 (2): 152-166.

Da Rosa P, Brown R, Pravecek B, Carotta C, Garcia AS, Carson P, et al. (2021). Factors associated with nurses' emotional distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Applied Nursing Research, 62: 151502.

Garcia AS, Carotta CL, Brown R, Da Rosa P, Pravecek B, Carson P (2021). Parenting stress, self-efficacy, and COVID-19 health risks as predictors of general stress among nurses. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 27 (6): e13009.

Ngorsuraches S, Michael S, Poudel N, Djira G, Griese E, Selya A, Da Rosa P et al. (2021). Using electronic medical records and health claim data to develop a patient engagement score for patients with multiple chronic conditions: an exploratory study. Journal of Patient Experience, 8: 2374373520981480.

Minton ME, Isaacson MJ, Da Rosa P (2020). Psychometric analysis of the Comfort with Communication in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (C-COPE) instrument. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 26 (8): 404-412.

Da Rosa P, Parsons J, Miller A, Jodozi-Molengraaf C, Kerkvliet J (2020). E-cigarette Use Among Youth: Results from the 2019 South Dakota Youth Tobacco Survey. South Dakota Medicine, 73 (10).

Da Rosa P (2020). Quality Focus: Trends in Incidence and Mortality of Early Age Onset Colorectal Cancer in South Dakota. South Dakota Medicine, 73 (3).

Isaacson MJ, Minton ME, Da Rosa P, Harming S (2019). Nurse comfort with palliative and end-of-life communication: a rural and urban comparison. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 21 (1): 38-45.

Isaacson MJ, Minton ME, Da Rosa P, Harming S (2019). Nurse comfort with palliative and end-of-life communication: a rural and urban comparison. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 21.

Holzhauser C, Da Rosa P, Michael S (2018). Forecasting Participants in the All Women Count! Mammography Program. Preventing Chronic Disease, 2018.

Lin, Y., Wimberly, M. C., Da Rosa, P., Hoover, J., & Athas, W. F. (2018). Geographic access to radiation therapy facilities and disparities of early-stage breast cancer treatment. Geospatial health, 13(1), 622. doi.org/10.4081/gh.2018.622

Da Rosa, P., Rousseau, M. C., Edasseri, A., Henderson, M., & Nicolau, B. (2017). Investigating Socioeconomic Position in Dental Caries and Traumatic Dental Injury among Children in Quebec. Community dental health, 34(4), 226–233. https://doi.org/10.1922/CDH_4125DaRosa08

Da Rosa, P., Nicolau, B., Lambert, M. A., O'Loughlin, J., Tremblay, A., & Rousseau, M. C. (2011, June). Exploring Socioeconomic Gradients in Traumatic Dental Injury Among Children in Quebec. In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY (Vol. 173, pp. S146-S146). 

Da Rosa, P., Nicolau, B., Brodeur, J. M., Benigeri, M., Bedos, C., & Rousseau, M. C. (2011). Associations between school deprivation indices and oral health status. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 39(3), 213-220.