Publications
Following are some of my selected publications divided into topic areas.
Methodological Research
- Zivich PN, Breskin A. “Machine learning for causal inference: on the use of cross-fit estimators” Epidemiology. 2020; 32(3):393-401 LINK
- Zivich PN, Edwards JK, Shook-Sa BE, Lofgren ET, Lessler J, Cole SR. Synthesis estimators for transportability with positivity violations by a continuous covariate. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A: Statistics in Society. 2025; 188(1):158-180 LINK
- Ross RK, Zivich PN, Stringer JS, & Cole SR. M-estimation for common epidemiological measures: introduction and applied examples. International Journal of Epidemiology, 2024; 53(2):dyae030 LINK
Applied Research
- Zivich PN, Cole SR, Edwards JK, et al. HIV Prevention Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Tenofovir Alafenamide Combination Preexposure Prophylaxis Versus Placebo. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2024; 229(4):1123-1130 LINK
- Zivich PN, Yotebieng M, Lapika B, Behets F. “Implementation of Ten Steps to successful Breastfeeding and incidence of diarrhea, respiratory tract infection, and hospitalization among 0-6 month infants in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: A randomized controlled trial” Maternal and Child Health. 2018; 22(5):762-771 LINK
- Agler RA, Zivich PN, Kawende B, Behets F, Yotebieng M. “Postpartum depressive symptoms following implementation of the 10 steps to successful breastfeeding program in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: A cohort study”. PLOS Medicine 2021;18(1): e1003465 LINK
Reviews
- Zivich PN, Grabenstein JD, Becker-Dreps SI, Weber DJ. “Streptococcus pneumoniae Outbreaks and Implications for Transmission and Control: A Systematic Review” Pneumonia. 2018; 10(11) LINK
- Zivich PN, Gancz A, Aiello AE. “Effect of Hand Hygiene in the Office Workplace on Infectious Diseases: A Systematic Review” American Journal of Infection Control. 2018; 46(4):448-455 LINK
- Aiello AE, Renson A, Zivich PN. “Social media- and internet-based surveillance for public health” Annual Reviews of Public Health. 2020; 41 LINK
Software
- Zivich PN, Klose M, Cole SR, Edwards JK, & Shook-Sa BE. “Delicatessen: M-Estimation in Python” arXiv:2203.11300 LINK