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Rachel R Yorlets, PhD, MPH

Postdoctoral Fellow

Boston University School of Public Health

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ORCID : 0000-0002-0986-5444

Rachel Yorlets, PhD MPH is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Biostatistics at the Boston University School of Public Health. Her research agenda applies modern causal inference methods to social epidemiology questions, and she is especially interested in understanding how migration affects long-term health care engagement among vulnerable populations. She enjoys teaching and mentoring.

Dr. Yorlets earned her PhD in Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health and her MPH in Epidemiology at the Boston University School of Public Health.

Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Faculty can login to make corrections and additions.

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Yorlets RR, Goméz-Olivé FX, Ginsburg C, Harawa S, Kahn K, Tollman S, Collinson M, Lurie M. Self-reported HIV testing and treatment among migrants from northeast South Africa: A cross-sectional, population-based analysis. South Afr J HIV Med. 2025; 26(1):1666. PMID: 40356942; PMCID: PMC12067506; DOI: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v26i1.1666;

Yorlets RR, Lee Y, Gantenberg JR. Calculating risk and prevalence ratios and differences in R: Developing intuition with a hands-on tutorial and code. Ann Epidemiol. 2024 Nov; 99:48-53. PMID: 39531944; DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2024.10.004;

Yorlets RR, Lee Y, Gantenberg JR. Corrigendum to "Calculating risk and prevalence ratios and differences in R: Developing intuition with a hands-on tutorial and code" [Ann Epidemiol 86 (2023) 104-109]. Ann Epidemiol. 2024 Oct 15; 99:47. PMID: 39413480; DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2024.09.003;

Samuels EA, Goedel WC, Jent V, Conkey L, Hallowell BD, Karim S, Koziol J, Becker S, Yorlets RR, Merchant R, Keeler LA, Reddy N, McDonald J, Alexander-Scott N, Cerda M, Marshall BDL. Characterizing opioid overdose hotspots for place-based overdose prevention and treatment interventions: A geo-spatial analysis of Rhode Island, USA. Int J Drug Policy. 2024 Mar; 125:104322. PMID: 38245914; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104322;

Yorlets RR, Lee Y, Gantenberg JR. Calculating risk and prevalence ratios and differences in R: developing intuition with a hands-on tutorial and code. Ann Epidemiol. 2023 Oct; 86:104-109. PMID: 37572803; DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2023.08.001;

Dzomba A, Ginsburg C, Kabudula CW, Yorlets RR, Ndagurwa P, Harawa S, Lurie MN, McGarvey ST, Tollman S, Collinson MA, White MJ, Gomez-Olive FX. Epidemiology of chronic multimorbidity and temporary migration in a rural South African community in health transition: A cross-sectional population-based analysis. Front Epidemiol. 2023; 3:1054108. PMID: 38455922; PMCID: PMC10910947; DOI: 10.3389/fepid.2023.1054108;

Yorlets RR, Lurie MN, Ginsburg C, Hogan JW, Joyce NR, Harawa S, Collinson MA, Gómez-Olivé FX, White MJ. Correction to: Validity of Self-Report for Ascertaining HIV Status Among Circular Migrants and Permanent Residents in South Africa: A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Analysis. AIDS Behav. 2023 Mar; 27(3):928. PMID: 36357810; PMCID: PMC11908450; DOI: 10.1007/s10461-022-03881-5;

Griffith J, Yorlets RR, Chambers LC, Davis CS, Wentz A, Beaudoin FL, Baird J, Samuels EA. Statewide Policy to Increase Provision of Take-Home Naloxone at Emergency Department Visits for Opioid Overdose, Rhode Island, 2018?2019. Am J Public Health. 2023 Apr; 113(4):372-377. PMID: 36745856; PMCID: PMC10003491; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.307213;

Ledesma JR, Lurie P, Yorlets RR, Daly G, Chrysanthopoulou S, Lurie MN. Spurious early ecological association suggesting BCG vaccination effectiveness for COVID-19. PLoS One. 2022; 17(9):e0274900. PMID: 36125984; PMCID: PMC9488757; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274900;

Yorlets RR, Lurie MN, Ginsburg C, Hogan JW, Joyce NR, Harawa S, Collinson MA, Gómez-Olivé FX, White MJ. Validity of Self-Report for Ascertaining HIV Status Among Circular Migrants and Permanent Residents in South Africa: A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Analysis. AIDS Behav. 2023 Mar; 27(3):919-927. PMID: 36112260; PMCID: PMC9974592; DOI: 10.1007/s10461-022-03828-w;

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Peters AW, Yorlets RR, Shrime MG, Alkire BC. The Macroeconomic Consequences Of Firearm-Related Fatalities In OECD Countries, 2018-30: A Value-Of-Lost-Output Analysis. Health Aff (Millwood). 2020 Nov; 39(11):1961-1969. PMID: 33136496; DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2019.01701;

Lurie MN, Silva J, Yorlets RR, Tao J, Chan PA. Corrigendum to: COVID-19 Epidemic Doubling Time in the United States Before and During Stay-at-Home Restrictions. J Infect Dis. 2020 Oct 13; 222(10):1758. PMID: 32905597; PMCID: PMC7499635; DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa506;

Lurie MN, Silva J, Yorlets RR, Tao J, Chan PA. Coronavirus Disease 2019 Epidemic Doubling Time in the United States Before and During Stay-at-Home Restrictions. J Infect Dis. 2020 Oct 13; 222(10):1601-1606. PMID: 32738142; PMCID: PMC7454739; DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa491;

Albutt K, Drevin G, Yorlets RR, Svensson E, Namanya DB, Shrime MG, Kayima P. 'We are all serving the same Ugandans': A nationwide mixed-methods evaluation of private sector surgical capacity in Uganda. PLoS One. 2019; 14(10):e0224215. PMID: 31648234; PMCID: PMC6812829; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224215;

Al-Shammari I, Roa L, Yorlets RR, Akerman C, Dekker A, Kelley T, Koech R, Mutuku J, Nyarango R, Nzorubara D, Spieker N, Vaidya M, Meara JG, Ljungman D. Implementation of an international standardized set of outcome indicators in pregnancy and childbirth in Kenya: Utilizing mobile technology to collect patient-reported outcomes. PLoS One. 2019; 14(10):e0222978. PMID: 31618249; PMCID: PMC6795527; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222978;

Shrime MG, Iverson KR, Yorlets R, Roder-DeWan S, Gage AD, Leslie H, Malata A. Predicted effect of regionalised delivery care on neonatal mortality, utilisation, financial risk, and patient utility in Malawi: an agent-based modelling analysis. Lancet Glob Health. 2019 Jul; 7(7):e932-e939. PMID: 31200892; PMCID: PMC6581692; DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30170-6;

Taghinia AH, Yorlets RR, Doyle M, Labow BI, Upton J. Long-Term Functional Upper-Extremity Outcomes in Adults with Apert Syndrome. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Apr; 143(4):1136-1145. PMID: 30676503; DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000005479;

Yorlets RR, Iverson KR, Leslie HH, Gage AD, Roder-DeWan S, Nsona H, Shrime MG. Latent class analysis of the social determinants of health-seeking behaviour for delivery among pregnant women in Malawi. BMJ Glob Health. 2019; 4(2):e000930. PMID: 30997159; PMCID: PMC6441245; DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-000930;

Sood R, Yorlets RR, Raykar NP, Menon R, Shah H, Roy N. The global surgery blood drought: frontline provider data on barriers and solutions in Bihar, India. Glob Health Action. 2019; 12(1):1599541. PMID: 31018826; PMCID: PMC6493310; DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2019.1599541;

Ng-Kamstra JS, Arya S, Greenberg SLM, Kotagal M, Arsenault C, Ljungman D, Yorlets RR, Agarwal A, Frankfurter C, Nikouline A, Lai FYX, Palmqvist CL, Fu T, Mahmood T, Raju S, Sharma S, Marks IH, Bowder A, Pi L, Meara JG, Shrime MG. Perioperative mortality rates in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Glob Health. 2018; 3(3):e000810. PMID: 29989045; PMCID: PMC6035511; DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-000810;

Albutt K, Yorlets RR, Punchak M, Kayima P, Namanya DB, Anderson GA, Shrime MG. You pray to your God: A qualitative analysis of challenges in the provision of safe, timely, and affordable surgical care in Uganda. PLoS One. 2018; 13(4):e0195986. PMID: 29664956; PMCID: PMC5903624; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195986;

Resnick CM, Kim S, Yorlets RR, Calabrese CE, Peacock ZS, Kaban LB. Evaluation of Andrews' Analysis as a Predictor of Ideal Sagittal Maxillary Positioning in Orthognathic Surgery. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2018 Oct; 76(10):2169-2176. PMID: 29654777; DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2018.03.013;

Kelly CM, Starr N, Raykar NP, Yorlets RR, Liu C, Derbew M. Provision of surgical care in Ethiopia: Challenges and solutions. Glob Public Health. 2018 Nov; 13(11):1691-1701. PMID: 29448900; DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2018.1436720;

Daniels KM, Yorlets RR, Flath-Sporn SJ, Labow BI, Heald RR, Taghinia AH. Physician Courtesy and Patient Satisfaction in a Pediatric Plastic and Oral Surgery Department. J Healthc Manag. 2017; 62(3):211-219. PMID: 28471859; DOI: 10.1097/JHM-D-16-00002;

Raykar NP, Yorlets RR, Liu C, Goldman R, Greenberg SLM, Kotagal M, Farmer PE, Meara JG, Roy N, Gillies RD. The How Project: understanding contextual challenges to global surgical care provision in low-resource settings. BMJ Glob Health. 2016; 1(4):e000075. PMID: 28588976; PMCID: PMC5321373; DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000075;

Yorlets RR, Busa K, Eberlin KR, Raisolsadat MA, Bae DS, Waters PM, Labow BI, Taghinia AH. Fingertip Injuries in Children: Epidemiology, Financial Burden, and Implications for Prevention. Hand (N Y). 2017 Jul; 12(4):342-347. PMID: 28644934; PMCID: PMC5484449; DOI: 10.1177/1558944716670139;

Flath-Sporn SJ, Yorlets RR, Rangel SJ, Stey AM, Redett RJ, Urata MM, Meara JG, Taghinia AH. Focusing Quality Improvement Initiatives in Pediatric Plastic Surgery: A Descriptive Study Using the Pediatric National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. J Craniofac Surg. 2016 Mar; 27(2):277-81. PMID: 26963296; DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002419;

Raykar NP, Yorlets RR, Liu C, Greenberg SL, Kotagal M, Goldman R, Roy N, Meara JG, Gillies RD. A qualitative study exploring contextual challenges to surgical care provision in 21 LMICs. Lancet. 2015 Apr 27; 385 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S15. PMID: 26313061; PMCID: PMC4803468; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60810-8;

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 28 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2019

Bar chart showing 28 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2019

Year	Publications
2015	1
2016	3
2017	1
2018	4
2019	6
2020	3
2022	2
2023	4
2024	3
2025	1

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Causal Inference
Social Epidemiology
Migration/Human Mobility
HIV/AIDS
TB
Health care engagement

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