Cresta W Jones

Cresta W Jones is an Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota's School of Medicine, affiliated with the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health. Her work focuses on maternal-fetal medicine, substance use disorders in pregnancy, and public health interventions.

• Active projects include Machine Learning-assisted Obstetric Ultrasound (MOBUS) Screening Algorithms (PI, 2024-2026) and the Healthy Brain and Child Development National Consortium (CoI, 2021-2026).
• Research spans opioid epidemics, neonatal abstinence syndrome, maternal health disparities, and machine learning in obstetric diagnostics.
• Recent articles address substance use treatment trends, alcohol screening protocols, and maternal mortality review committees.