Rachel C. Oblath, PhD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Publications

  • Published 9/17/2025

    Willis MD, Cesare N, Harleman M, Black-Ingersoll F, Gradus JL, Thombs R, Oblath R, Buonocore JJ, Welch BM, Casey JA, Braun D, Dominici F, Nori-Sarma A. IMPACT OF BOOM-AND-BUST ECONOMIES FROM OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT ON PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATIONS AMONG MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES. Environ Res Health. 2025 Sep; 3(3). PMID: 41099011.

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  • Published 7/10/2025

    Vrkljan KA, Oblath R, Black-Ingersoll F, Grady ST, Burrows K, Fabian MP, Parker SE, Nori-Sarma A, Willis MD. A Case-Crossover Study of Extreme Heat and Psychiatric Emergency Encounters Among Vulnerable Pregnant People. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2025 Aug; 39(6):571-581. PMID: 40641135.

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  • Published 1/1/2025

    Rudolph KA, Beaugard CA, Xu C, Syed S, Duncan A, Brown HE, Henderson DC, Oblath R. Psychiatric Emergency Service Use Trends: Adults Experiencing Homelessness in Massachusetts from 2005-2020. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2025; 36(1):240-256. PMID: 39957648.

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  • Published 9/24/2024

    Tessema SA, Torba AN, Tesfaye E, Alemu B, Oblath R. Suicidal behaviours and associated factors among residents of Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2024 Sep 24; 14(9):e085810. PMID: 39317502.

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  • Published 6/18/2024

    Hayek W, Oblath R, Bryant V, Duncan A. Risk management or racial Bias? The disparate use of restraints in the Emergency Department of an Urban Safety-Net Hospital. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2024; 90:56-61. PMID: 38991310.

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Education

  • Boston University, PhD
  • Boston College, MEd
  • College of William & Mary, BS