Renice Obure

  • Assistant Teaching Professor in Public Health
  • PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM
Renice

Research Interests

My longstanding interest is in participatory public health, where theory meets data meets practice! My research focuses on family health, refugee health, quality improvement, implementation science, and community-engaged work. Previously, I collaborated with local refugee resettlement organizations and Congolese families to design tailored messaging for sexual health education programs and COVID-19 pandemic policies. I also worked with REACHUP Incorporated, a local community organization to evaluate how well evidence-based 24/7 Dad fatherhood training program, translated among low-income African American fathers.

My current work is on a project completed with Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative using implementation science frameworks to evaluate implementation of Maternal Levels of Care (MLC) in Florida hospitals.

Recent Publications

  • Quinonez, R.B., Vamos, C.A., Obure R, et al. Using Implementation Science to Evaluate Longitudinal Assessment of Entrustable Professional Activities in Dental Education. J Dent Educ. 2024; 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.13780
  • Obure R., Reid C.N., Salemi J.L., Rubio E., Louis J., Sappenfield W.M. (2023). Assessing Hospital Differences in Low-Risk Cesarean Metrics in Florida. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Jun 13:S0002-9378(23)00408-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.06.016. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37321284.
  • Reid, C.N., Obure, R., Salemi, J.L., Ilonzo, C., Louis, J., Rubio, E., Sappenfield, W.M. (2023) Race and Ethnicity Misclassification in Hospital Discharge Data and the Impact on Differences in Severe Maternal Morbidity Rates in Florida. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 20(9):5689.
  • Baer, R. D., Holbrook, E., Obure, R., & Mahoney, D. (2021). Experiences and Effects of Food Insecurity Among Recently Resettled Refugees from the Congo Wars. Annals of Anthropological Practice, 45(2), 142-161.
  • Mahoney, D., Obure, R., Billingsley, K., Inks, M., Umurutasate, E., & Baer, R. D. (2020). Evaluating Understandings of State and Federal Pandemic Policies: The Situation of Refugees from the Congo Wars in Tampa, Florida. Human Organization, 79(4), 271-280.
  • Obure, R., Salihu, H. M., Aggarwal, A., & Turner, A. E. (2020). Evaluation of an Evidence-based and Community-responsive Fatherhood Training Program: Providers’ Perspective. International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS, 9(1), 64.
  • Wilson, R. E., Obure, R., Omokaro, P., & Salihu, H. M. (2020). Effectiveness of a 24/7 Dad® Curriculum in Improving Father Involvement: Profiles of Engagement. International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS, 9(1), 34.