Mintesnot T. Teni, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Education
Ph.D., Public Health Studies/Behavioral Science and Health Education, Saint Louis
University
MSc, Epidemiology, University of Groningen
MSc, Nursing, Addis Ababa University
Research Interests
Maternal and Child Health; Sexual and Reproductive Health; Geospatial design; Global Health
Publications and Media Placements
1. Kuhlmann, A. S., Palovick, K. A., Teni, MT., & Hunter, E. (2023). Period Product Resources and Needs in Schools: A Statewide
Survey of Missouri’s School Nurses. The Journal of School Health, 93(7), 557–564.
https://doi.org/10.1111/JOSH.13326
2. Hunter, E., Palovick, K., Teni, MT., Sebert Kuhlmann, A. COVID-19 Made it Harder to Access Period Products: The Effects
of a Pandemic on Period Poverty. Frontiers in Reproductive Health 2022, 91 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frph.2022.1003040
3. Teni, MT, Loux T, Sebert Kuhlmann A. Racial disparity in gestational diabetes mellitus and
the association with sleep-disordered breathing and smoking cigarettes: a cross-sectional
study. J Matern Neonatal Med 2022:1–7. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2022.2139175
4. Sebert Kuhlmann A, Hunter E, Wall, LL, Boyko, M, Teni, MT. State standards for menstrual hygiene education in the US schools. J Sch Health.
2022; DOI: 10.1111/josh.13135
5. Sebert Kuhlmann A, Teni, MT, Key R, Billingsley C. Period Product Insecurity, School Absenteeism, and use of
School Resources to Obtain Period Products among High School Students in St. Louis,
Missouri. The Journal of School Nursing. December 2021. doi:10.1177/10598405211069601
6. Sebert Kuhlmann. A, Key. R, Billingsley. C, Shato. T, Scroggins. S, Teni, MT. Students’ menstrual hygiene needs and school attendance in an urban St. Louis, MO
district. J Adolesc Heal 2020. 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.05.040
Honors and Awards
1. Mary Gumble Levy Award to an Outstanding Public Health Doctoral Student, Saint
Louis University, 2021
2. Abel Tasman Talent program, University of Groningen, 2017
Professional Organizations and Associations
American Public Health Association