Jeffrey Roth

Jeffrey Roth, PhD

Research Professor Emeritus

Department: MD-PEDS-PDS
Business Phone: (352) 262-0147
Business Email: jeffroth@ufl.edu

Research Profile

My research interests and objectives are to link events in the perinatal period (including mother’s pregnancy history and infant’s delivery diagnoses) with subsequent educational performance.

The research methods utilized by our unit include multivariable analysis of medical and socio-demographic effects on school achievement, with early intervention program participation (e.g., WIC, Head Start, Part C) serving as covariates. We performed analyses of very large adminstrative data sets resulting from the merger of computerized, de-identified records drawn from Florida Vital Statistics, Healthy Start Prenatal and Postnatal Risk Screening, and the Department of Education’s Data Warehouse.

Another area of my research involves evaluating the effectiveness of preschool early intervention programs. In Florida, these programs represent an annual investment of a quarter billion dollars and the state legislature is keenly interested in identifying which programs produce beneficial long-term results. We received funding from the National Science Foundation, the U.S Department of Education, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation  to answer the following important questions: 1) How do different groups of children (cross-classified by social and biological risk) perform on standardized achievement tests, after controlling for initial medical conditions?; 2) What school policies and practices enhance or dilute the cognitive and social skills acquired through participation in prekindergarten school readiness programs?

Our unit was also contracted by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration to analyze the impact of Medicaid participation (SOBRA and non-SOBRA, payer type, and provider type) on pregnancy and birth outcomes (morbidity and mortality). Our Center conducted annual independent evaluations of Florida’s Medicaid Family Planning Waiver program, focusing on birth averted and cost savings. Our unit specialized in linking cross-sector datasets to estimate the program’s long-term cost effectiveness.

Areas of Interest
  • Longitudinal Data Analysis
  • Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology

Publications

Academic Articles
2023
Males at the Tails: How Socioeconomic Status Shapes the Gender Gap.
Economic journal (London, England). 133(656):3136-3152 [DOI] 10.1093/ej/uead069. [PMID] 37808479.
2021
Sibling Spillovers
The Economic Journal. 131(633):101-128 [DOI] 10.1093/ej/ueaa074.
2020
Birth order and delinquency: Evidence from Denmark and Florida
Journal of Labor Economics. 38(1):95-142 [DOI] 10.1086/704497.
2020
The developmental consequences of Superfund sites
Journal of Labor Economics. 38(1):1-57 [DOI] 10.1086/706807.
2019
Family Disadvantage and the Gender Gap in Behavioral and Educational Outcomes
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. 11(3):338-381 [DOI] 10.1257/app.20170571.
2019
School Starting Age and Cognitive Development
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 38(3):['538+']-578 [DOI] 10.1002/pam.22135.
2019
Small-for-Gestational Age Birth Confers Similar Educational Performance through Middle School.
The Journal of pediatrics. 212:159-165.e7 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.04.055. [PMID] 31301852.
2017
Combining adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes for women exposed to antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy, using a latent trait model.
BMC pregnancy and childbirth. 17(1) [DOI] 10.1186/s12884-016-1190-7. [PMID] 28061833.
2017
Educational Performance of Children Born Prematurely.
JAMA pediatrics. 171(8):764-770 [DOI] 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.1020. [PMID] 28604933.
2017
Socioeconomic status and genetic influences on cognitive development.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 114(51):13441-13446 [DOI] 10.1073/pnas.1708491114. [PMID] 29133413.
2016
Long-term Cognitive and Health Outcomes of School-Aged Children Who Were Born Late-Term vs Full-Term.
JAMA pediatrics. 170(8):758-64 [DOI] 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0238. [PMID] 27271240.
2016
Potential selection bias associated with using geocoded birth records for epidemiologic research.
Annals of epidemiology. 26(3):204-11 [DOI] 10.1016/j.annepidem.2016.01.002. [PMID] 26907541.
2015
Association of Atmospheric Particulate Matter and Ozone with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.
Environmental health perspectives. 123(9):853-9 [DOI] 10.1289/ehp.1408456. [PMID] 25794412.
2015
Associations Between Residential Proximity to Power Plants and Adverse Birth Outcomes.
American journal of epidemiology. 182(3):215-24 [DOI] 10.1093/aje/kwv042. [PMID] 26121989.
2015
Information Shocks and the Take-Up of Social Programs
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 34(4):781+-804 [DOI] 10.1002/pam.21855.
2014
Ambient air pollution and hypertensive disorder of pregnancy.
Journal of epidemiology and community health. 68(1):13-20 [DOI] 10.1136/jech-2013-202902. [PMID] 24022815.
2014
Ambient Air Pollution and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Atmospheric environment (Oxford, England : 1994). 97:336-345 [PMID] 25242883.
2014
Combining Adverse Perinatal and Pregnancy Outcomes Using a Latent Trait Model
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 23(1, SI)
2014
Population attributable risks of neurobehavioral disorders due to low birth weight in US children.
Advances in pediatric research. 1 [DOI] 10.12715/apr.2014.1.2. [PMID] 29057332.
2014
The effects of air pollution on adverse birth outcomes.
Environmental research. 134:198-204 [DOI] 10.1016/j.envres.2014.08.002. [PMID] 25173052.
2014
The Effects of Poor Neonatal Health on Children’s Cognitive Development.
The American economic review. 104(12):3921-55 [PMID] 29533575.
2013
Identifying indicators during pregnancy for child maltreatment.
Maternal and child health journal. 17(10):1817-24 [DOI] 10.1007/s10995-012-1201-x. [PMID] 23233243.
2013
Neighborhood-level hot spot maps to inform delivery of primary care and allocation of social resources.
The Permanente journal. 17(1):4-9 [DOI] 10.7812/TPP/12-090. [PMID] 23596361.
2013
Prevalence of prescription and illicit drugs in pregnancy-associated non-natural deaths of Florida mothers, 1999-2005.
Journal of forensic sciences. 58(6):1536-41 [DOI] 10.1111/1556-4029.12219. [PMID] 23879385.
2013
The association of maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index with breastfeeding initiation.
Maternal and child health journal. 17(10):1842-51 [DOI] 10.1007/s10995-012-1204-7. [PMID] 23247667.
2013
Use of a prenatal risk screen to predict maternal traumatic pregnancy-associated death: program and policy implications.
Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health. 23(3):e187-93 [DOI] 10.1016/j.whi.2013.02.002. [PMID] 23660432.
2009
Birth weight as a risk factor for breast cancer: a meta-analysis of 18 epidemiological studies.
Journal of women's health (2002). 18(8):1169-78 [DOI] 10.1089/jwh.2008.1034. [PMID] 19630536.
2009
Does prenatal WIC participation improve birth outcomes? New evidence from Florida
Journal of Public Economics. 93(1-2):235-245
2009
Does Prenatal Wic Participation Improve Birth Outcomes? New Evidence From Florida
Journal of Public Economics. 93(1-2):235-245 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2008.08.003.
2009
Early school-age outcomes of late preterm infants.
Pediatrics. 123(4):e622-9 [DOI] 10.1542/peds.2008-1405. [PMID] 19336353.
2009
Length of prenatal participation in WIC and risk of delivering a small for gestational age infant: Florida, 1996-2004.
Maternal and child health journal. 13(4):479-88 [DOI] 10.1007/s10995-008-0391-8. [PMID] 18661219.
2008
Development and validation of an infant morbidity index using latent variable models.
Statistics in medicine. 27(7):971-89 [PMID] 17573677.
2006
Racial and gender differences in the viability of extremely low birth weight infants: a population-based study.
Pediatrics. 117(1):e106-12 [PMID] 16396844.
2006
The risk of birth defects in multiple births: a population-based study.
Maternal and child health journal. 10(1):75-81 [PMID] 16240077.
2005
Sex differences in birth defects: a study of opposite-sex twins.
Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology. 73(11):876-80 [PMID] 16265641.
2004
Maternal and infant factors associated with excess kindergarten costs.
Pediatrics. 114(3):720-8 [PMID] 15342845.
2004
Risk factors for infant maltreatment: a population-based study.
Child abuse & neglect. 28(12):1253-64 [PMID] 15607768.
2003
A population-based study of the effects of birth weight on early developmental delay or disability in children.
American journal of perinatology. 20(6):321-32 [PMID] 14528402.
2003
A risk assessment screening test for very low birth weight.
Maternal and child health journal. 7(2):127-36 [PMID] 12870628.
1999
The impact of low birth weight, perinatal conditions, and sociodemographic factors on educational outcome in kindergarten.
Pediatrics. 104(6) [PMID] 10586008.
1998
Educational disabilities of neonatal intensive care graduates.
Pediatrics. 102(2 Pt 1):308-14 [PMID] 9685431.
1998
The risk of teen mothers having low birth weight babies: implications of recent medical research for school health personnel.
The Journal of school health. 68(7):271-5 [PMID] 9779401.
1997
How integration of services improves family literacy: Testimony from Even Start participants.
Journal for a Just and Caring Education. 3:418-432
1995
Changes in survival patterns of very low-birth-weight infants from 1980 to 1993.
Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine. 149(12):1311-7 [PMID] 7489066.

Grants

Jul 2013 – Jun 2016
Florida Family Planning Waiver Evaluation
Role: Project Manager
Funding: AGCY FOR HLTH CARE ADMN via US DEPT OF HLTH AND HUMAN SER
Oct 2012 – Jun 2018
Florida Medicaid Maternal and Child Health Status Indicators Project
Role: Project Manager
Funding: AGCY FOR HLTH CARE ADMN via US DEPT OF HLTH AND HUMAN SER

Education

Ph.D
1983-1987 · University of Florida
M.A.
1962-1965 · Indiana University
B.A.
1958-1962 · Brooklyn College

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 262-0147
Emails:
Business:
jeffroth@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100296
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
1600 SW ARCHER RD
GAINESVILLE FL 32610