Dr. Christine Ann Riedy Murphy

Director of Oral Health Workforce Innovation and Population Health
Associate Professor of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology
Delta Dental of Massachusetts Professor in Oral Public Health and Epidemiology
Christine Riedy
617-432-5251
christine_riedy@hsdm.harvard.edu
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Dr. Christine Riedy received her MA in 1995 and PhD in 1997 in psychology and her MPH in health services in 2002 from the University of Washington. Her research has primarily focused on understanding and preventing early childhood caries, particularly in underserved and diverse populations. Recent publications include "A dental intervention with an Alaskan Native population: lessons learned," "An intergenerational approach to oral health promotion: pregnancy and utilization of dental services," and "Changing knowledge and beliefs through an oral health pregnancy message."

Riedy's  funded studies by HRSA and NIH-NIDCR have focused on the intergenerational aspect of dental disease and behavioral strategies for promoting prenatal dental visits to potentially prevent the initial transmission of infection between mothers and their children. She was the sub-project co-principal investigator of Community-Based Intergenerational Oral Health Promotion in Rural America within the Northwest Center to Reduce Oral Health Disparities at the University of Washington.