• PhD, Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2025
• MPH, Epidemiology, Emory University, 2017
• BA, Anthropology, Macalester College, 2014

Social epidemiology
Reproductive and perinatal health
Mental health
Health services
Spatial epidemiology

AcademyHealth
IAPHS, Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Sciences
International Marcé for Perinatal Mental Health
SPER, Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research
SER, Society for Epidemiologic Research

Fundamentals of Epidemiology

Dr. Haight specializes in social, reproductive and perinatal, mental health, and health services epidemiology. Her current work focuses on understanding how social factors at the structural, interpersonal, and individual level contribute to inequities in perinatal mental health and access to care. She also assesses how the measurement and conceptualization of socio-spatial factors can influence research findings.

Teal EN, Daye A, Haight SC, Blades K, Menard K, Sheffield-Abdullah K. (2025). Black birthing people’s perspectives on racial concordance with obstetric providers. O&G Open; 2(3): p e090.

Cowan KN, Haight SC, Edwards JK, Luben TJ, Martin CL. (2025). Does choice of neighborhood disadvantage index matter? An application with preterm birth disparities. In press Annals of Epidemiology.

Haight SC, Shartle K, Kachoria AG, Hagaman A, Gupta S, Escobar Carias M et al. (2025). Female agency and probable depression in the perinatal period and beyond: longitudinal findings from rural Pakistan. Social Science & Medicine; 367.

Haight SC, Daw JR, Martin CL, Sheffield-Abdullah K, Verbiest S, Pence BW, et al. (2024). Racial and ethnic inequities in postpartum depressive symptoms, diagnosis, and care in 7 US jurisdictions. Health Affairs; 43(4):486-495.

Teal EN, Daye A, Haight SC, Menard K, Sheffield-Abdullah K. (2024). Examining the importance of racial concordance between Black birthing people and prenatal providers. Health Equity; 8(1): 588-598.

Haight SC, Ghastine L, Maselko, J, Hoyo C, Martin CL. (2023) Residential segregation and prenatal depression in a non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic cohort in North Carolina, 2005-2009. Annals of Epidemiology; 83:15-22

Haight SC, Gallis JA, Chung EO, Baranov V, Bibi A, Frost A, et al. (2022) Stressful life events, intimate partner violence, and perceived stress in the postpartum period: longitudinal findings in rural Pakistan. Social Psychology and Psychiatric Epidemiology; 57(11):2193-2205.

Haight SC, Ko JY, Yogman MW, Farr SL. (2020). Postpartum depressive symptoms and screening opportunities at health care encounters, 2012–2015. Journal of Women’s Health; 30(5):731-738.