Center for Global Health Faculty

Professor

William H. Gates Sr. Chair, Department of Population, Family & Reproductive Health

Academic Degrees

• MD
• PhD
• MPH

Departmental Affiliation

• Name:

  Population, Family and Reproductive Health

  Affiliation Type:

  Primary

Departmental Address

Contact Information

Email:

rblum+jhsph.edu

Phone:

410-955-3384

Fax:

410-955-2303

Link:

SciVal Experts Research Profile

Research and Professional Experience

Robert Wm. Blum, MD, MPH, PhD, is the William H. Gates, Sr. Professor and Chair of the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He has edited two books, and has written nearly 250 journal articles, book chapters and special reports.

In July 2007, Dr. Blum was named the Director of the Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute. He is a Past-President of the Society for Adolescent Medicine; has served on the American Board of Pediatrics; was a charter member of the Sub-Board of Adolescent Medicine is a past chair of the Alan Guttmacher Institute Board of Directors and served as chair of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Adolescent Health and Development. In 2006, The National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine elected Dr. Blum into membership. He is a consultant to The World Bank and UNICEF as well as the World Health Organization where he has served on the Technical Advisory Group of the Child and Adolescent Health Department as well as the Scientific and Technical Advisory Group of the Human Reproductive Program. He has been awarded the Society for Adolescent Medicine’s Outstanding Achievement Award (1993); and in 1998 was the recipient of the American Public Health Association’s Herbert Needleman Award “for scientific achievement and courageous advocacy” on behalf of children and youth.

Keywords

adolescent sexuality, chronic illness, and international adolescent health, Native American youth health, Gates Chair, urban health

Honors and Awards

Received the Vince Hutchins Partnership Award from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau in 2010.  Nominated for Golden Apple Award (for small class size), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Student Assembly, 2008 Elected Member, National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine Best Doctors in America, 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award, American Medical Student Association, 2005 Herbert Needleman Award, American Public Health Association, 1997 Outstanding Achievement Award, Society for Adolescent Medicine, 1993

Selected Publications

Fatusi, Adesegun O., Blum, RW.^.Predictors of Early Sexual Initiation among a Nationally Representative Sample of Nigerian Adolescents. BMC Public Health 2008, 8:136.

Charles, Vignetta E., Polis, Chelsea, Sridhara, Srinivas, Blum, RW. Abortion and long-term mental health outcomes: a systematic review of the evidence.  Contraception 78 (2008) 436-450

Le, Linh Cu, Blum, RW. Premarital sex and condom use among never married youth in Vietnam Int J Adolesc Med Health 2009; 21(3)

Zabin, Laurie S., Blum, RW, Bishai, D. et. al. Levels of Change in Adolescent Sexual Behavior in Three Asian Cities. Studies in Family Planning 2009; 40(1): 1–12.

Mmari, K., Blum, R. Risk and Protective Factors that Affect Adolescent Reproductive Health in Developing Countries: A Structured Review.  Global Public Health Journal. 2009; 4(4):350-366.

Charles VE, Blum RW. Core Competencies and the Prevention of High-Risk Sexual Behavior. New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. Winter; 2008(122):61-74.

Mmari, K, Blum, RW.  What Increases Risk and Protection for Delinquent Behaviors among American Indian Youth? Findings from Three Tribal Communities.  Youth & Society.  Online at: http://yas.sagepub.com/cgi/rapidpdf/0044118X09333645v1

Johnson SB, Blum RW, Giedd JN. Adolescent Maturity and the Brain: The Promise and Pitfalls of Neuroscience Research in Adolescent Health Policy. J Adolescent Health. 2009(45):216-221.

Blum, RW. Response to: Global Patterns of Mortality in Young People. Linked Commentary in Lancet. (2009)  374:9693: 853-854.

Le, LC, Blum, RW.  Premarital Sex and Condom use Among Married Youth in Vietnam.  International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health.  (2009) 21:3: 299-312.

Johnson, S., Sudhinaraset, M., Blum, RW.  Neuromaturation and Adolescent Risk Taking: Why Development is not Determinism.  Journal of Adolescence Research. (2010) 25:1:4-23.

Bradshaw, Catherine P., Sudhinaraset, May, Mmari, Kristin, Blum, RW. School Transitions among Military Adolescents: A Qualitative Study of Stress and Coping. School Psychology Review. (2010)  39:1.

Sudhinaraset, M., Blum, R.  Adolescents’ and Young Adults’ Unique Developmental Factors in Relation to Work-related Health Risks.  International Journal of Occupational Medicine & Environmental Health.(2010) 16:2:216-222.

Mmari, K, Roche, K., Sudhinaraset, M., Blum, RW.  When a Parent Goes off to War: Exploring the Issues Faced by Adolescents and Their Families.  Youth & Society. (2009) 40: 4:455-475.

Mmari, KN.,  Bradshaw, CP., Sudhinaraset, M, Blum, RW.  Exploring the Role of Social Connectedness Among Military Youth: Perceptions from Youth, Parents, and School Personnel.  Child Youth Care Forum.  (2010) 39:5:351-36.

Fatusi, A., Blum, RW.  Adolescent Health in an International Context: The Challenge of Sexual & Reproductive Health in Sub-Saharan Africa. Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews (AM:STAR). (2009) 20:3:874-86.

Pilgrim, NA, Blum, RW.   Protective and Risk Factors Associated with Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in the English-speaking Caribbean: A Literature Review. 2010. (J. Adolescent Health, in press).

Pilgrim, NA, Blum, RW.  Adolescent Mental and Physical Health in the English-speaking Caribbean: A structured literature review.  Bulletin of the World Health Organization (in press).