Naomi O. Riches

Naomi O. Riches, MSPH, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Obstetrics & Gynecology

Naomi Riches is a Research Assistant Professor in the University of Utah Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Her previous research has focused on the environmental risk factors and qualitative experience of stillbirth, placenta accreta spectrum disorder, type 2 diabetes, and COVID-19. Dr. Riches received her Doctorate in Occupational and Environmental Health and completed a Postdoctoral fellowship in Biomedical Informatics. She is an active member of the Center of Excellence in Exposure Health Informatics (CEEHI) and the NIH National Covid Cohort Collaborative (N3C) Social Determinants of Health working group. Research interests include Stillbirth, Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorder, Shared Decision Making, Qualitative Research, Informatics, Exposure Science, and Social Determinants of Health.

Education History

Doctoral Training University of Utah School of Medicine
 PhD
Graduate Training University of Utah School of Medicine
 MSPH
Undergraduate University of Utah
 BA

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Johnson EP, Riches NO, Aljardali MW, Nussbaum P, Dean-Olmstead E, Rothwell E (2024). Informal Prenatal Genetic Screening Education: What can you learn from Google and YouTube? Genet Med Open.
  2. Riches NO, Workalemahu T, Johnson EP, Silver RM, Lopez S, Page J, Sartori B, Rothwell E (2023). Creating a postmortem examination decision aid: Suggestions from bereaved parents of a stillborn. Patient Educ Couns, 112, 107746. (Read full article)
  3. Riches NO, Johnson EP, Subramaniam A, Vora NL, Hardisty E, LaRiviere K, Rothwell E (2023). Understanding the experiences and perspectives of prenatal screening among a diverse cohort. Prenat Diagn, 43(5), 605-612. (Read full article)
  4. Rothwell E, Riches NO, Johnson E, Kaphingst KA, Kehoe K, Jenkins SM, Palmquist R, Torr C, Frost CJ, Wong B, Bonkowsky JL (2022). Evaluating visual imagery for participant understanding of research concepts in genomics research. J Community Genet, 14(1), 51-62. (Read full article)
  5. Phuong J, Riches NO, Calzoni L, Datta G, Duran D, Lin AL, Singh RP, Solomonides AE, Whysel NY, Kavuluru R (2022). Toward Informatics-enabled Preparedness for Natural Hazards to Minimize Health Impacts of Climate Change. J Am Med Inform Assoc, 29(12), 2161-2167.
  6. Riches NO, Gouripeddi R, Payan-Medina A, Facelli JC (2022). K-means cluster analysis of cooperative effects of CO, NO2, O3, PM2.5, PM10, and SO2 on incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the US. Environ Res, 212(Pt B), 113259. (Read full article)
  7. Phuong J, Riches NO, Madlock-Brown C, Duran D, Calzoni L, Espinoza JC, Datta G, Kavuluru R, Weiskopf NG, Ward-Caviness CK, Lin AY (2022). Social Determinants of Health Factors for Gene-Environment COVID-19 Research: Challenges and Opportunities. Adv Genet (Hoboken), 3(2), 2100056. (Read full article)
  8. Madlock-Brown C, Wilkens K, Weiskopf N, Cesare N, Bhattacharyya S, Riches NO, Espinoza J, Dorr D, Goetz K, Phuong J, Sule A, Kharrazi H, Liu F, Lemon C, Adams WG (2022). Clinical, social, and policy factors in COVID-19 cases and deaths: methodological considerations for feature selection and modeling in county-level analyses. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 747. (Read full article)
  9. Rothwell E, Johnson E, Wong B, Goldenberg A, Tarini BA, Riches N, Stark LA, Pries C, Langbo C, Langen E, Botkin J (2020). Comparison of Video, App, and Standard Consent Processes on Decision-Making for Biospecimen Research: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics, 15(4), 252-260. (Read full article)
  10. Riches NO, Johnson EP, Frost CJ, Goldenberg AJ, Rothwell E (2020). The limited use of US residual newborn screening dried bloodspots for health disparity research. Genet Med, 22(10), 1723-1726. (Read full article)
  11. Rothwell E, Lamb B, Johnson E, Gurtcheff S, Riches N, Fagan M, Sabatello M, Johnstone E (2020). Patient perspectives and experiences with in vitro fertilization and genetic testing options. Ther Adv Reprod Health, 14, 2633494119899942. (Read full article)
  12. Rothwell E, Johnson E, Riches N, Botkin JR (2018). Secondary research uses of residual newborn screening dried bloodspots: a scoping review. Genet Med, 21(7), 1469-1475. (Read full article)
  13. Lamb B, Johnson E, Francis L, Fagan M, Riches N, Canada I, Wilson A, Mathiesen A, Sabatello M, Gurtcheff S, Johnstone E, Rothwell E (2018). Pre-implantation genetic testing: decisional factors to accept or decline among in vitro fertilization patients. J Assist Reprod Genet, 35(9), 1605-1612. (Read full article)
  14. Rothwell E, Goldenberg A, Johnson E, Riches N, Tarini B, Botkin JR (2017). An Assessment of a Shortened Consent Form for the Storage and Research Use of Residual Newborn Screening Blood Spots. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics, 12(5), 335-342. (Read full article)
  15. Boregowda S, Handy RG, Sleeth D, Riches NO (2017). Using Thermodynamic Degradation Approach to Quantify Human Stress Response. Journal of Thermodynamics, 1-5.
  16. Thorsen ML, Handy RG, Sleeth DK, Thiese MS, Riches NO (2017). A comparison study between previous and current shoreline concentrations of heavy metals at the Great Salt Lake using portable X-ray fluorescence analysis. Hum Ecol Risk Assess, 1-14.
  17. Riches NO, Alder S, White GL, Druding R, Bond MG, De Michele M (2010). Standardized ultrasound protocol, trained sonographers and digital system for carotid atherosclerosis screening. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown), 11(9), 683-8. (Read full article)

Review

  1. Gibbins KJ, Vora NL, Subramaniam A, Page JM, Riches NO, Rothwell E (September 2024). Addressing Barriers to Autopsy and Genetic Testing in Stillbirth Workup. [Review]. O G Open, 1(3), 025.
  2. Mistry S, Riches NO, Gouripeddi R, Facelli JC (2022). Environmental exposures in machine learning and data mining approaches to diabetes etiology: A scoping review. [Review]. Artif Intell Med, 135, 102461. (Read full article)
  3. Phuong J, Riches NO, Calzoni L, Datta G, Duran D, Lin AY, Singh RP, Solomonides AE, Whysel NY, Kavuluru R (2022). Toward informatics-enabled preparedness for natural hazards to minimize health impacts of climate change. [Review]. J Am Med Inform Assoc, 29(12), 2161-2167. (Read full article)

Other

  1. Madlock-Brown C, Wilkens K, Weiskopf N, Cesare N, Bhattacharyya S, Riches NO, Espinoza J, Dorr D, Goetz K, Phuong J, Sule A, Kharrazi H, Liu F, Lemon C, Adams WG (2022). Correction: Clinical, social, and policy factors in COVID-19 cases and deaths: methodological considerations for feature selection and modeling in county-level analyses. BMC Public Health (22(1), p. 1250). England. (Read full article)