Mollie E. Wood

Mollie E. Wood, PhD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health. Her research focuses on medication safety during pregnancy, particularly for chronic conditions like depression, migraine, and diabetes. She holds a PhD in Clinical and Population Health from the University of Massachusetts Medical School (2015), an MPH in Epidemiology from Boston University (2009), and a BA in Zoology/Psychology from Miami University (2004).

Dr. Wood's work bridges reproductive/perinatal epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, and epidemiologic methods. She examines how healthcare policies and practices influence maternal and child health outcomes, with recent studies addressing midwifery access, contraceptive use trends, and neurodevelopmental effects of prenatal drug exposures. Her methodological innovations include improving pregnancy cohort identification in insurance claims and addressing structural racism in health intervention evaluations.

Her research has been published in high-impact journals, emphasizing rigorous epidemiologic methods and real-world data applications. She collaborates across disciplines to advance evidence-based practices in perinatal health and reduce healthcare disparities.