The Young Investigator Awards Program supports early career investigators interested in pursuing a long-term career in research and academic medicine with a focus on enhancing the health and well-being of all children, particularly those most vulnerable. The YIA Program seeks to support a diverse cohort of early career investigators - in both lived experience and academic institution.
The Young Investigator Awards Program offers three funding paths for prospective applicants - Read about each path below:
- Academic Pediatric Association Young Investigator Award (APA YIA)
- Academic Pediatric Association Collaborative Research Network Young Investigator Award (APA-CRN YIA)
- Nutrition in Underserved Communities Young Investigator Award (Nutrition YIA)
APA's Call for Applications opens each summer for various programs.
The initial proposals YIA deadline was October 1, 2025.
More about Young Investigator Grants
Initial Proposal
Please take care in reviewing the following steps before submitting an Initial Proposal:
- Select your Funding Path and ensure you are within the eligibility requirements of your selected Funding Path.
- Confirm that both you and your Primary Mentor are current members of the Academic Pediatric Association
- Review the Initial Proposal Checklist for detailed application instructions
A panel, convened by the APA Research Committee Chair, will review initial submissions and select Principal Investigators (PIs) who will be invited to submit full proposals.
Incomplete submissions and application materials that exceed the requested page limits will NOT be considered for review.
Full Proposal
Those who receive an invitation to submit a full proposal will be notified directly with access to the submission portal and a reminder of the deadline.
Please take care in reviewing the following steps before submitting an Full Proposal:
- Review the comments that were provided to you during the Initial Proposal review.
- Review the Full Proposal Checklist for detailed application instructions
A second study section, convened by the APA Research Committee Chair, will review and score the full proposals, and prepare a summary review to be sent to each PI. Funding decisions will be based on the results of the study section review. The number of proposals selected for funding will be determined by the funds available for the given year. The awardees will be announced at the annual Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.
Incomplete submissions and application materials that exceed the requested page limits will NOT be considered for review
Proposal Review Criteria
- Alignment of proposal with the APA mission as well as the YIA's mission of supporting research that enhances health equity for children
- Alignment of proposal with selected funding path
- Primary Mentor engagement with proposal
- Study design and innovation
- Study feasibility
- Potential for project to launch career of applicant
- Potential for project to contribute to evidence base/gap in literature
- Diversity of applicant lived experience and institution
- Likelihood of applicant's ongoing involvement with the APA
Proposals that do not focus on under-served populations or include research on health disparities will be at a significant disadvantage in review.
Submitted proposals should describe research that, with Young Investigator Award funding, will allow the recipient to advance their career in a topic they are passionate about exploring. Proposals should only include aims that require award funding. Do not include aims for which award funding is not needed.
Aims and methods presented in proposals should be those that require funding by the YIA Program. Other relevant components of the project can be described elsewhere in the proposal.
Young Investigator Awards will be given with the understanding that the project is initiated and completed within 1 year. Projects kick off at the annual Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting and are expected to close by the following PAS Meeting.
All awardees are encouraged to submit abstracts from their projects to a PAS Meeting and to submit a manuscript summarizing the project results to the APA Journal, Academic Pediatrics, for possible publication. The APA and YIA Program should be acknowledged in all presentations and publications.
Application Material Templates
The following items are examples of application materials:
2025 Young Investigator Award Recipients
APA Young Investigator Award
- Chelsey Anderson, PhD
Shared Decision Making for Adolescents and Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy
Institution: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Local Mentor: Ellen Lipstein, MD, MPH
National Advisor: Megumi J. Okumura, MD, MAS (University of California, San Francisco) - Jessica Jones, MD
Navigating Resource Limitations in Rural Pediatric Care: A Multi-Site Longitudinal Qualitative Study
Institution: University of Washington
Local Mentor: Corrie McDaniel, DO, MPH
National Advisor: TBA - Gauthami Soma, MD, MHS
Emergency Department Utilization Patterns Among Resettled Refugee Children: A Comparative Analysis and Exploration of Social Determinants
Institution: Yale School of Medicine
Local Mentor: Gunjan Tiyyagura, MD, MHS
National Advisor: TBA
Nutrition in Underserved Communities
- Michael Lugo, MD
Socioecological contributors to food and nutrition security status within hospitalized families: a mixed methods approach
Institution: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Local Mentor: Katherine Auger, MD, MSc & Meghan Fanta, MD, MS
National Advisor: Kelseanna Hollis-Hansen PhD, MPH (Tufts)
2024 Young Investigator Award Recipients
APA Young Investigator Award
- Cecile Yama, MD
Advancing Family-Centered Antipoverty Policies in the United States: A Qualitative Investigation of Cash Transfer, Near-Cash Benefits and Child Health Among Low-Income and Minoritized Parents with Young Children
Institution: UCLA
Local Mentor: Rebecca Dudovitz, MD, MSHS
National Advisor: Tumaini Rucker Coker, MD, MBA (Seattle Childen's) - Katherine Nash, MD, MHS
Identifying Meaningful Targets for Equity Performance Measurement in Pediatrics
Institution: Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Local Mentor: Harold Pincus, MD
National Advisor: Naomi Bardach, MD, MAS (UCSF) & Suni Kaiser MD, MSc (UCSF)
- April Perez-Moore, DO
Investigating how modifiable social determinants of health impact maternal NICU visitation and maternal-preterm infant bonding
Institution: UMass Chan Medical School / UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center
Local Mentor: Sarabeth Broder-Fingert, MD, MPH
National Advisor: Diana Montoya-Williams, MD (CHOP)
Nutrition in Underserved Communities
- Christina Kim, PhD
Examining the Relationship Between Experiences of Weight Stigma During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Behaviors
Institution: NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Local Mentor: Rachel Gross, MD, MS
National Advisor: Sarah Armstrong, MD (Duke)
2023 Young Investigator Award Recipients
APA Young Investigator Award
- Tran Doan, PhD, MPH
Pediatrician preferences on the implementation of universal depression screening in adolescents:
a discrete choice experiment
Institution: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Local Mentor: Kristin N. Ray, MD, MS
National Advisor: Kelly Kamimura-Nishimura, MD (CCHMC) - Nikita Kalluri, MD
Characteristics of Communication in Interpreted and Non-Interpreted NICU Family Meetings
Institution: Boston Children’s Hospital
Local Mentor: Margaret Parker, MD, MPH
National Advisor: Lisa DeCamp, MD (Children's Hospital Colorado)
Nutrition in Underserved Communities
- Cristin Q. Fritz, MD, MPH
NOvel MObile REsource for FI (NO MORE FI)
Institution: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Local Mentor: Derek J. Williams, MD, MPH
National Advisor: Laura Gottlieb, MD, MPH (UCSF)
Primary Care Strategies for Promotion of Early Literacy and School Readiness (Reach Out and Read)
- Oluwafisayomi (Fisayo) Nwachukwu, DO
PROUD: Parents Reading Out loud about Diversity for Preemies (A focused research project to improve literacy and parent bonding for premature infants at a local county NICU hospital)
Institution: Loma Linda Children’s Hospital
Local Mentor: Gabrielle A. Pina, DO & Marti Baum, MD
National Advisor: Kanekal S. Gautham, MD (UCF)
APA Collaborative Research Network Young Investigator Award
- James T. Nugent, MD, MPH
Epidemiology and Management of Hypertension in Children with Obesity in Pediatric Primary Care Clinics
Institution: Yale University School of Medicine
Local Mentor: Mona Sharifi, MD, MPH
National Advisor:
2022 Young Investigator Award Recipients
APA Young Investigator Award
- Carlyn Todorow, MD
The Role of Clinical Factors on Child Engagement in an Organizational Skills Training Intervention
Institution: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Local Mentor: Nate Blum, MD
National Advisor: Sarabeth Broder-Fingert, MD, MPH (UMass Chan) - Jordan Tyris, MD, MSHS
Describing stakeholder perceived drivers of asthma morbidity among young children at risk for asthma using a health disparities framework: A qualitative study
Institution: Children's National Hospital
Local Mentor: Kavita Parikh, MD, MSHS
National Advisor: - Margaret N. Jones, MD
The Patient Family Experience of Racism in Ambulatory Pediatrics
Institution: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Local Mentor: Andrew F. Beck, MD MPH
National Advisor: Laura Gottlieb, MD, MPH (UCSF) - Nathaniel Bayer, MD
Caregiver Wellbeing and Family Adaptation: A Qualitative Study of Caregivers of Children with Medical Complexity
Institution: Golisano Children's Hospital, University of Rochester
Local Mentors: Jill Halterman, MD, MPH
National Advisor: Mark Brittan, MD (Children's Hospital Colorado)
Nutrition in Underserved Communities
- Christine Garner, PhD, MS, RD
Perceived and Measured Impact of a Healthy Postpartum Meal Delivery Program on Infant Nutrition Among Households with Food Insecurity
Institution: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Local Mentor: Tammy Camp, MD
National Advisor: Rachel Gross, MD, MS (NYU)
Primary Care Strategies for Promotion of Early Literacy and School Readiness (Reach Out and Read)
- Genevieve Guyol, MD, MAT
Drivers of Parenting Practices that Strengthen Early Relational Health Among Low-Income Families with Preterm Children
Institution: Boston Children's Hospital
Local Mentor: Margaret Parker, MD, MPH
National Advisor: Lisa Chamberlain, MD, MPH (Stanford)
2021 Young Investigator Award Recipients
APA Young Investigator Award
- Aditi Vasan, MD
Impact of Government Nutrition Assistance Program Participation on Children’s Healthcare Utilization and Expenditures
Institution: CHOP
Local Mentor: Chen C. Kenyon, MD, MSHP
National Advisor: Tumaini Coker, MD, MBA (Seattle Children's) - Chidiogo Anyigbo, MD, MPH
The Effect of Addressing Social Determinants of Health on Child Healthcare Utilization among Medicaid Beneficiaries
Institution: Cincinnati Children’s
Local Mentor: Beth Anne Tarini, MD, MS
National Advisor: Laura Gottlieb, MD, MPH (UCSF) - James Antoon, MD, PhD
Oseltamivir Use and the Risk of Neuropsychiatric Adverse Events in Children
Institution: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Local Mentor: Derek J. Williams, MD, MPH
National Advisor: Samir Shah, MD, MSCE (Cincinatti Children's) - Jillian Cotter, MD, MSCS
Reducing Antibiotic Overuse in Pediatric Pneumonia
Institution: Children’s Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado School of Medicine
Local Mentors: Amanda Dempsey, MD, PhD, MPH, and Lilliam Ambroggio, PhD, MPH
National Advisor: Derek Williams, MD, MPH (Vanderbilt) - Jennifer Hoffmann, MD
Youth Suicide and Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas
Institution: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Local Mentor: Elizabeth Alpern, MD, MSCE
National Advisor: Andrew Beck, MD, MPH (Cincinnati) - Julia Rosenberg, MD, MHS
Implementing and Evaluating a Wellness and Social-Emotional Learning Program for Refugee Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: EMPOWER (Emotions Program Outside the Clinic and Wellness Education for Refugees)
Institution: Yale
Local Mentor: Mona Sharifi, MD, MPH
National Advisor: Lisa DeCamp, MD (Children's Hospital Colorado)
Nutrition in Underserved Communities
- Emma Edmondson, MD
Emerging Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Understanding Illness Experience and Transition to Adult Care
Institution: CHOP
Local Mentor: Senbagam Virudachalam, MD, MSHP
National Advisor: Megumi Okumura (UCSF)
Primary Care Strategies for Promotion of Early Literacy and School Readiness (Reach Out and Read)
- Catherine Caruso, DO
Developmental Promotion in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A New Shared Reading Program
Institution: Oregon Health & Science University
Local Mentor: Katharine Zuckerman, MD, MPH, and Ellen Stevenson, MD, MPH
National Advisor: Margaret Parker, MD (BMC)
2020 Young Investigator Award Recipients
APA Young Investigator Award
- Abraham Gallegos, MD
Using clinical vignettes to understand medical decision making involved in the management of developmental delay
Institution: UCLA
Local Mentor: Rebecca Dudovitz, MD, MSHS
National Advisor: Lisa DeCamp, MD (Children's Hospital Colorado) - Destiny Tolliver, MD
School Referrals for Mental Health Emergencies for Children and Youth
Institution: Boston Children's Hospital
Local Mentor: Caroline Kistin, MD, MSc
National Advisor: Elizabeth Barnert (UCLA) - Jennifer Kusma, MD
How Does “Medically Needy” Differ Across States? Understanding Distinctions in Access to Medicaid for Children with Medical Complexity
Institution: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Local Mentor: Carolyn Foster, MD, MSHS
National Advisor: David Keller, MD (Children's Hospital Colorado) - Keith Martin, DO, MS
Qualitative Study of Immigration-Related Trauma and Resilience among Latinx Children and Parents
Institution: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Local Mentors: Andrew Beck, MD, MPH, and Kristen Copeland, MD
National Advisor: Fernando Mendoza, MD, MPH (Stanford) - Laura Kirkpatrick, MD
Perspectives of General Pediatricians and Adolescent Medicine Specialists on Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare for Adolescent and Young Adult Women with Epilepsy
Institution: UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Local Mentor: Timothy Shope, MD, MPH
National Advisor: Terry Bravender, MD, MPH (University of Michigan) - Tina Sosa, MD
Pediatric Adverse Medical Device Events in Children with Medical Complexity
Institution: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Local Mentor: Patrick Brady, MD, MSc
National Advisor: Ryan Coller, MD, MPH (University of Wisconsin)
Nutrition in Underserved Communities
- Carol Duh-Leong, MD, MPP
Examining the Relationship Between Social Capital, Health Literacy, and Infant Feeding Behaviors in Low-Income Chinese-American Families
Institution: NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Local Mentor: Shonna Yin, MD, MS
National Advisor: Eliana Perrin, MD, MPH (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine)
Primary Care Strategies for Promotion of Early Literacy and School Readiness (Reach Out and Read)
- Clare Crosh, DO
Parental beliefs and motivations towards shared reading in the first 6 months of life
Institution: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Local Mentor: John Hutton, MD, MS
National Advisor: Mariana Glusman, MD (Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago)
2019 Young Investigator Award Recipients
APA Young Investigator Award
- Ashley Jenkins, MD
Inpatient Healthcare Transition for Adolescents and Young Adults with Chronic Conditions of Childhood Institution: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Local Mentor: Katherine Auger, MD, MSc (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center)
National Advisor: Matthew Davis, MD (Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago) - Alexander Hogan, MD, MS
Predicting Children at Greatest Risk for Late Asthma Readmissions Using Cutting-Edge Analytics Institution: Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Local Mentor: Glenn Flores, MD (Connecticut Children’s Medical Center)
National Advisor: Patrick Brady, MD, MSc (Cincinnati Children’s) - Monique Jindal, MD
Impact of a Racial Bias Curriculum on Residents' White Preference, Empathy, and Perspective-Taking
Institution: Johns Hopkins Medical Institution
Local Mentor: Rachel Thornton, MD, PhD (Johns Hopkins) & Barry Solomon, MD, MPH (Johns Hopkins)
National Advisor: Tiffani Johnson, MD (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia) - Aseel Al-Jadiri, MD
Promoting Family Resilience: Effect of a Parenting Intervention on Families of Children with Autism
Institution: Tufts Medical Center
Local Mentor: Christina Sakai, MD (Tufts Medical Center)
National Advisor: Lee Pachter, DO (Nemours/AI duPont Hospital for Children) - Angela Venegas, MD, MPH, MS
Building Resiliency: A Primary Prevention Program to Address Child Mental Health Disparities in a Summer School Setting
Institution: UCLA
Local Mentor: Rebecca Dudovitz, MD, MSHS (UCLA)
National Advisor: James Guevara, MD, MPH (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia)
Nutrition in Underserved Communities
- Stephanie Mayne, PhD, MHS
Neighborhood Social Environment and Dietary Quality Among Low Income Preschoolers and Their Mothers
Institution: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Local Mentor: Alexander Fiks, MD, MSCE (The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia)
National Advisor: Rachel Gross, MD, MS (New York University School of Medicine)
Primary Care Strategies for Promotion of Early Literacy and School Readiness (Reach Out and Read)
- Elizabeth Erickson, MD
Reach Out and Read from Cradle to Clinic: A novel Reach Out and Read Intervention in the Newborn Nursery
Institution: Duke University School of Medicine
Local Mentor: Sarah Armstrong, MD (Duke University School of Medicine)
National Advisor: Robert Needlman, MD (MetroHealth Medical Center)
Resident Investigator Award
- Jessica Cheng, MD
Experiences of Healthcare Providers during Family-Centered Rounds with Limited English-Proficient Families
Institution: UC Davis
Local Mentor: Jennifer Rosenthal, MD, MAS (UC Davis)
National Advisor: Alice Kuo, MD, PhD, MBA (UCLA) - Daniel Zheng, MD, MHS
Association of household material hardship with psychiatric and healthcare utilization in a population of children with cancer
Institution: Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical Center
Local Mentor: Kira Bona, MD, MPH (Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center)
National Advisor: Jean Raphael, MD, MPH (Baylor College of Medicine)
2018 Young Investigator Award Recipients
APA Young Investigator Award
- Scott Hadland, MD, MPH, MS
Developing a collaborative care model of office-based opioid treatment for adolescents Institution: Boston University School of Medicine
Local Mentor: Michael Silverstein, MD, MPH (Boston Medical Center)
National Advisor: Bonnie Zima, MD, MPH (UCLA-Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior) - Alison Culyba, MD, PhD, MPH
Understanding Neighborhood Contexts to Prevent Youth Violence Institution: The Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC/University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Local Mentor: Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD (The Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC/University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine)
National Advisor: Megan Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE (Boston Medical Center) - Alisa Khan, MD, MPH
Parent, provider, and hospital leader perspectives on family engagement in hospital safety reporting Institution: Boston Children’s Hospital
Local Mentor: Christopher Landrigan, MD, MPH (Boston Children's Hospital)
National Advisor: Shonna Yin (Bellevue Hospital /NYU School of Medicine) - Michelle White, MD
Changes in the recreational built environment and youth BMI in Durham, NC
Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Local Mentor: Eliana Perrin, MD, MPH (Duke University Medical Center)
National Advisor: Nicolas Oreskovic, MD, MPH (Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital)
Nutrition in Underserved Communities
- Colin Orr, MD
Risk of food insecurity and adverse health consequences over the first year of life
Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Local Mentor: Kori Flower, MD, MS, MPH (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
National Advisor: Tumaini Coker, MD, MBA (University of Washington)
Primary Care Strategies for Promotion of Early Literacy and School Readiness (Reach Out and Read)
- Erin Roby, PhD
The impact of parental bookreading strategies on low-income children’s social-emotional outcomes
Institution: New York University
Local Mentors: Carolyn Cates, PhD, Alan Mendelsohn, MD (NYU School of Medicine)
National Advisor: James Guevara (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia)
Resident Investigator Award
- Yuan He, MD, MPH
National trends in substance use and corresponding trends in child maltreatment
Institution: Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical Center
Local Mentor: Caroline Kistin, MD (Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center)
National Advisor: John Leventhal, MD (Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital/ Yale University School of Medicine) - Jacquelin Rankine, MD
Building better together: School nursing and primary care partnerships
Institution: Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Local Mentor: Kristin Ray, MD, MS (Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh/ University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine)
National Advisor: Jill Halterman, MD, MPH (University of Rochester) - Erin Hickey, MD
Food as medicine: Evaluating the impact of a pediatric primary care clinic-based food pantry on food insecure families
Institution: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Local Mentor: Melissa Klein, MD (Cincinnati Children's Hospital/ University of Cincinnati)
National Advisor: Arvin Garg, MD, MPH (Boston Medical Center/ Boston University School of Medicine) - Kasi Eastep, DO
Trends in prescription opioid patterns among children enrolled in Kentucky Medicaid: A review from 2012 to 2016
Institution: University of Louisville
Local Mentor: Michelle Stevenson, MD, MS (University of Louisville)
National Advisor: Karen Sheehan, MD (Lurie Children’s/Northwestern University)
2017 Young Investigator Award Recipients
APA Young Investigator Award
- Lauren Wisk, PhD
Creating a Dynamic Online Cohort to Study Health Care Transition
Institution: Boston Children's Hospital
Mentor: Elssa Weitzman, MD (Boston Children's Hospital)
National Facilitator: Megumi Okumura, MD, MAS (University of California San Francisco) - Kao-Ping Chua, MD
Predictors of Overuse in Pediatrics
Institution: University of Chicago
Mentor: Elbert Hunag, MD, MPH (University of Chicago)
National Facilitator: Peter Szilagyi, MD, MPH (UCLA) - Francis Real, MD
CHANGE Asthma: Effect of a Caregiver Education Bundle on Asthma Control
Institution: Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Mentor: Melissa Klein, MD, MEd (Cincinnati Children's Hospital)
National Facilitator: Teri Turner, MD, MPH, MEd (Baylor College of Medicine) - Angela Chang, MD
General Pediatrician Beliefs and Practices Regarding Early Peanut Introduction
Institution: University of California San Francisco
Mentor: Megumi Okumura, MD (University of California San Francisco)
National Facilitator: Julie Wang, MD (Mount Sinai)
APA/Bright Futures Young Investigator Award
- Tania Maria Caballero, MD
Maternal contraception use & assessment of family planning clinic websites in Latina mothers of young children
Institution: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mentor: Lisa DeCamp, MD, MSPH (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)
National Facilitator: Maryellen Gusic, MD (UVA School of Medicine) - Anne Fuller, MD
Material Hardship in Families of Children with Special Health Care Needs
Institution: Montefiore Medical Center
Mentor: Rachel Gross, MD, MS (Montefiore Medical Center)
National Facilitator: Arvin Garg, MD, MPH (Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center) - Rachel Herbst, PhD
Impact of a Behavioral Health Resident Education Curriculum on Physician
Communication and Parental Behavior
Institution: Children's Hospital Medical Center
Mentor: Thomas Boat, MD (Cincinnati Children's Hospital)
National Facilitator: Laurel Leslie, MD (Tufts Medical) - Brian Jenssen, MD
Parent eReferral to Tobacco Quitline in Pediatric Primary Care
Institution: The Children's Hopsital of Philadelphia
Mentor: Alexander Fiks, MD (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)
National Facilitator: Richard "Mort" Wasserman, MD (University of Vermont) - Maya Ragavan, MD, MPH
Exploring Asian Parents' Perceptions about Well-Child Visits: Attitudes, Social Influences, and Perceived Control
Institution: Boston Medical Center
Mentor: Megan Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE (Boston Medical Center)
National Facilitator: John Cowden, MD, MPH (Children’s Mercy Kansas City) - Kate Wallis, MD, MPH
Doctor-Patient Communication in Primary Care: Talking about Developmental Concerns
Institution: The Children's Hopsital of Philadelphia
Mentor: David Mandell, ScD (University of Pennsylvania)
Nutrition in Underserved Communities
- Laura Kair, MD
Breast Pumps at Hospital Discharge to Improve Exclusive Breastfeeding among Low-Income, First-time Mothers: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Institution: University of California Davis
Mentor: Caroline Chantry, MD (University of California Davis)
National Facilitator: Eliana Perrin, MD, MPH (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Primary Care Strategies for Promotion of Early Literacy and School Readiness (ROR)
Primary Care Strategies for Promotion of Early Literacy and School Readiness (ROR)
- Tiffany Munzer, MD
Electronic versus print books: Differences in parent-toddler interactions and toddler behavioral regulation
Institution: University of Michigan Medical School
Mentor: Jenny Radesky, MD (University of Michigan Medical School)
National Facilitator: TBD
Resident Investigator Award Recipients
- Marcia Morgenlander, MD
Current Practices for Identifying and Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Continuity Clinic
Institution: UNC School of Medicine
Mentor: Samantha Schilling, MD, MSPH (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
National Facilitator: Iman Sharif, MD, MPH (Sunset Park Family Health Center at NYU Langone) - Jayme Congdon, MD, MS
Acceptability and Feasibility of Parental Family Planning Counseling and Contraception Provision in Pediatric Settings
Institution: Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University
Mentor: Lisa Chamberlain, MD, MPH (Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University)
National Facilitator: Paul Chung, MD, MS (UCLA) - Margot Lazow, MD
Development of an Interactive Virtual Tour of a Local Impoverished Neighborhood: Can this impact pediatric residents' perspectives and practice?
Institution: Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Mentor: Melissa Klein, MD, MEd (Cincinnati Children's Hospital)
National Facilitator: Arvin Garg, MD, MPH (Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center) - Anthony Kuleto, MD
War-Related Stressors on Military-Connected Families: Stratification of those who develop resiliency versus those that suffer adverse outcomes
Institution: UC San Diego
Mentor: Elizabeth Cius, MD (Naval Medical Center San Diego)
National Facilitator:
2016 Young Investigator Award Recipients
APA Young Investigator Award
- Edward Cruz, MD, MPH
Interventions to Help Asthma Clinical Adherence (ITHACA)
Mentor: Michael Cabana, MD, MPH (University of California San Francisco)
National Facilitator: Glenn Flores, MD (Medica Research Institute) - Stephanie Doupnik, MD
Identifying Risk Factors for Poor Hospital Outcomes in Pediatric Asthma Patients with Depression or Anxiety
Institution: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Mentor: Chris Feudtner, MD, PhD, MPH (The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)
National Facilitator: James Perrin, MD (MassGeneral Hospital for Children) - Alexander Glick, MD
Investigating the Role of Health Literacy in Parent Understanding and Execution of Discharge Instructions: A First Step to Identifying Strategies to Prevent PostHospitalization Morbidity
Institution: NYU School of Medicine / Bellevue Hospital Center
Mentor: H. Shonna Yin, MD, MS (NYU School of Medicine)
National Facilitator: Joel Tieder, MD, MPH (Seattle Children's Hospital and The University of Washington) - Anita Shah, DO
Effect of Parental Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resilience on Outcomes After Pediatric Discharge
Institution: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Mentor: Jeffrey Simmons, MD, MSc (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center)
National Facilitator: David Keller, MD (University of Colorado School of Medicine/Children's Hospital Colorado)
APA/Bright Futures Young Investigator Award
- Callie Brown, MD
Defining Picky Eating and its Relationship to Feeding Behaviors and Obesity
Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mentor: Eliana Perrin, MD, MPH (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
National Facilitator: Ian Paul, MD, MSc (Penn State College of Medicine/Hershey Medical Center) - Mersine Bryan, MD
How can pediatricians use social media to convey high quality health information?
Institution: University of Washington
Mentor: Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH (Seattle Children's Hospital)
National Facilitator: Aaron Carroll, MD, MS (Indiana University School of Medicine/Riley Children's Hospital) - Olivier Drouin, MD
Integrated electronic screening to address major pediatric health risks
Institution: MassGeneral Hospital for Children
Mentor: Jonathan Winickoff, MD, MPH (MassGeneral Hospital for Children)
National Facilitator: Stephen Downs, MD, MS (Indiana University School of Medicine/Riley Children's Hospital) - Christopher Mehus, PhD
Parents perceptions of pediatricians attention to behavioral health issues: Toward the implementation of evidence-based parenting programs though primary care settings
Institution: University of Minnesota
Mentor: Iris Wagman Borowsky, MD, PhD (University of Minnesota)
National Facilitator: Laurel Leslie, MD, MPH (Tufts Medical Center/Floating Hospital for Children) - Megha Shah, MD, MPH
Impact of a school-based health center intervention on reducing missed opportunities for human papillomavirus immunization among adolescents
Institution: University of California, Los Angeles
Mentor: Peter Szilagyi, MD MPH (Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA)
National Facilitator: Rita Mangione-Smith, MD, MPH (University of Washington Medical Centers/Seattle Children's Hospital) - Elizabeth Wolf, MD, MPH
Identifying Gaps in Well-Child Care (WCC) Attendance among Primary Care Clinics Serving Low-Income Families
Institution: Virginia Commonwealth University
Mentor: Alex Krist, MD, MPH (Virginia Commonwealth University)
National Facilitator: Richard "Mort" Wasserman, MD, MPH (University of Vermont/Vermont Children's Hospital)
Nutrition in Underserved Communities
- Megan Pesch, MD
Super-Size It: The role of portion size in maternal restrictive feeding behaviors among mothers of obese and non-obese children
Institution: University of Michigan
Mentor: Julie C. Lumeng, MD (University of Michigan)
National Facilitator: Elsie M. Taveras, MD, MPH (Mass General Hospital for Children/Harvard Medical School)
Primary Care Strategies for Promotion of Early Literacy and School Readiness (ROR)
Primary Care Strategies for Promotion of Early Literacy and School Readiness (ROR)
- Kymberly Gonzalez, MD
Understanding the Relationship of Parental ACEs and Reading Behaviors among Poor Urban Parents
Institution: The Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at the University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: James P. Guevara, MD MPH (The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)
National Facilitator: Manuel Jimenez, MD (Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School/Children’s Specialized Hospital) - Anna Miller-Fitzwater, MD, MPH
Reach Out and Read Earlier - Implementing the Reach Out and Read Model at the Newborn Visit.
Institution: Wake Forest Baptist Health - Brenner Children's Hospital
Mentor: Katherine Poehling, MD, MPH (Wake Forest Baptist Health - Brenner Children's Hospital) and Kathleen Gallagher, PhD (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
National Facilitator: Mariana Glusman, MD (Northwestern University/Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago)
2015 Young Investigator Award Recipients
APA Young Investigator Award
- Christopher Bonafide, MD, MSCE
Impact of a Data Driven Monitor Alarm Reduction Strategy Implemented in Safety Huddles
Institution: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Mentor: Ron Keren, MD, MPH
National Facilitator: Chris Landrigan, MD, MPH (Boston Children's Hospital) - JoAnna Leyenaar, MD, MPH, MSc
Perspectives and Experiences of Key Stakeholders in Pediatric Hospital Admissions: a Qualitative Analysis
Institution: Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Centr
Mentor: Peter K Lindenauer, MD, MSc
National Facilitator: Maria Britto, MD, MPH (Cincinnati Children's) - Christopher Russell, MD
Risk Factors for Hospitalization Attributable to Bacterial Respiratory Tract Infections within Twelve Months of Initial Tracheostomy Placement
Institution: USC Keck School of Medicine
Mentor: Michael Neely, MD, MSc, FCP (USC Keck School of Medicine)
National Facilitator: Jay Berry, MD, MPH (Boston Children's Hospital) - Tracey Wilkinson, MD, MPH
Examining Over-the-Counter Availability and Access to Emergency Contraception
Institution: USC Keck School of Medicine
Mentor: Kathleen Nelson, MD (USC Keck School of Medicine)
National Facilitator: Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD (Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh)
APA/Bright Futures Young Investigator Award
- Caitlin Canfield, PhD
Understanding Intergenerational Transmission of Toxic Stress and its Role in Childrens Mental Health Outcomes
Institution: New York University School of Medicine
Mentor: Alan Mendelsohn, MD (New York University School of Medicine)
National Facilitator: Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD (University of Wisconsin) - Keely Dwyer-Matzky, MD
Adolescent to Adult-Oriented Health Care Transition Survey: Study of a Video-Based Educational Intervention
Institution: University of Rochester
Mentor: Barbara Asselin, MD (University of Rochester)
National Facilitator: David Wood, MD, MPH (East Tennessee State University) - Stacy Ellen, DO
Text Message-Based Parenting Advice Focus Groups and Pilot Study
Institution: St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Mentor: Lee Pachter, DO (St. Christopher's Hospital for Children)
National Facilitator: Ivor Horn, MD, MPH (University of Washington) - Dawn Magnusson, MPT, PhD
Anticipatory Guidance for Parents of Children Screening Positive for Developmental Delay: Exploring the Role of Parent Beliefs in Early Intervention Utilization
Institution: Johns Hopkins University
Mentor: Cynthia Minkovitz, MD, MPP and Kamila Mistry, PhD, MPH (Johns Hopkins University)
National Facilitator: Karen Kuhlthau, PhD (Massachusetts General Hospital) - Deepak Palakshappa, MD
Addressing Household Food Insecurity in Suburban Pediatric Primary Care Practices
Institution: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Mentor: Alexander G. Fiks, MD, MSCE
National Facilitator: Alex Kemper, MD, MPH, MS (Duke University School of Medicine) - Elizabeth Peacock-Chambers, MD
Parental Self-efficacy and Perceived Control Regarding Child Development: Implications for Anticipatory Guidance
Institution: Boston Medical Center
Mentor: Megan Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE
National Facilitator: Ellen Perrin, MD (Tufts Medical Center)
Resident Investigator Award
- Edward Iglesia, MD
Assessing the Influence of Parental Health Literacy on Infant Immunization Status
Institution: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Mentor: Russell Rothman, MD, MPP
National Facilitator: Lee Sanders, MD, MPH (Stanford University School of Medicine)
Nutrition in Underserved Communities
- Charles Wood, MD, MPH
Assessing Beliefs, Behaviors and a Novel Intervention to Prevent Obesity in Bottle-Fed Infants
Institution: University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
Mentor: Eliana Perrin, MD (University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill)
National Facilitator: Shari Barkin, MD, MSHS (Vanderbilt University School of Medicine)
Primary Care Strategies for Promotion of Early Literacy and School Readiness (ROR)
- Sai Iyer, MD
Pre-school Literacy Screening in Primary Care Title: Integrating the Early Literacy Screener along with Reach Out and Read
Institution: University of California, San Diego
Mentor: Sheila Gahagan, MD, MPH
National Facilitator: TBD
2014 Young Investigator Award Recipients
APA Young Investigator Award
- Eric Biondi, MD
Incidence, Epidemiology, Resistance Patterns and Contamination Costs of Suspected Serious Bacterial Infection in Previously Healthy Infants
University of Rochester Medical Center
Mentor: Francis Gigliotti, MD (University of Rochester Medical Center)
National Facilitator: Thomas Neumann, MD, MPH (University of California, San Francisco) - Arti Desai, MD
Developing a Parent-Reported Outcome Measure to Assess the Quality of Transitions from Hospital to Home: a Validation Study
University of Washington
Mentor: Rita Mangione-Smith, MD, MPH (University of Washington)
National Facilitator: Maria Britto, MD, MPH (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center) - Charisse Kwan, MD
Climbing the Learning Curve- Teaching the Pediatric Emergency Physician How to Interpret Point-of-Care Ultrasound Images
The Hospital for Sick Children
Mentor: Kathy Boutis, MD (The Hospital for Sick Children)
National Facilitator: Steve Selbst, MD (A.I. duPont Hospital for Children) - Carolyn Schook, MD
Achieving High Quality Pediatric Hospital to Home Transitions: The Parent and Healthcare Provider Perspectives
University of Washington
Mentor: Rita Mangione-Smith, MD, MPH (University of Washington)
National Facilitator: Matt Davis, MD, MPP (University of Michigan) - Joanna Thomson, MD
Pneumonia in Children with Neurological Impairment
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Mentor: Samir Shah, MD, MSCE (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center)
National Facilitator: Jay Berry, MD, MPH (Boston Children's Hospital)
APA/ Bright Futures Young Investigator Award
- Amy Beck, MD, MPH
Evaluation of a Primary Care-Based Intervention to Reduce Consumption of Sugar-sweetened Beverages and 100% Fruit Juice Among Latino Children
University of California San Francisco
Mentor: Michael Cabana, MD, MPH (University of California San Francisco)
National Facilitator: Alex Kemper, MD, MPH, MS - Lisa DeCamp, MD, MSPH
Health and Healthcare Activation among Latino Parents of Young Children
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mentor: Tina Cheng, MD, MPH (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine) National Facilitator: Christina Bethell, PhD, MPH, MBA (Oregon Health Science University) - Kathryn King, MD
Anticipatory Guidance for Healthy Schools: Exploring How School Wellness Climate Affects Fitness, Academics and Behavior
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mentor: Nancy Hutton, MD (Johns Hopkins University)
National Facilitator: Jill Halterman, MD, MPH (University of Rochester) - Jenny Radesky, MD
Parent views about mobile device use around and by young children: A qualitative analysis of styles of use, perceived risks and benefits, and parent-child interaction
Boston Medical Center
Mentor: Michael Silverstein, MD, MPH (Boston Medical Center)
National Facilitator: Richard "Mort" Wasserman, MD, MPH (University of Vermont) - Krishna Upadhya, MD, MPH
Enhancing Reproductive Health in Adolescent Preventive Visits Using a Preconception Health Framework
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mentor: Tina Cheng, MD, MPH (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)
National Facilitator: Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD (Children's Hospital Pittsburgh) - Ashley Weedn, MD, MPH
Cultural Assessment of Obesity in American Indian Preschool Children: A Qualitative Study of Parents and Caregivers
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Mentor: Paul Darden, MD (University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)
National Facilitator: Elsie Taveras, MD, MPH (Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital)
APA/ Reach Out and Read Young Investigator Award
- John Hutton, MD
A Neuroimaging-Based Pilot Study Comparing Brain Regions Involved With Receptive Language in Reach Out and Read"Graduates" and Unexposed Children
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Mentor: Tom Dewitt, MD (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center)
National Facilitator: Alan Mendelsohn, MD (New York University School of Medicine) - Jayna Schumacher, MD
Use of E-Books to Support Emerging Readers from Families with Low Socioeconomic Status Boston Medical Center
Mentor: Barry Zuckerman, MD (Boston Medical Center)
National Facilitator: Robert Needlman, MD (MetroHealth Medical Center)
Resident Investigator Award
- Julia Sharp
The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute
Mentor: Eliana M. Perrin (UNC) - Francis Real
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Mentor: Barry Solomon (Johns Hopkins)
2013 Young Investigator Award Recipients
APA Young Investigator Award
- Lilliam Ambroggio, PhD, MPH
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Mentor: Samir S. Shah, MD, MSCE (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center) - Elizabeth Barnert, MD, MS
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program/ University of California, Los Angeles
Mentor: Paul J. Chung, MD, MS (University of California, Los Angeles) - Patrick Brady, MD, MSc
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Mentor: Samir S. Shah, MD, MSCE (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center) - Melissa Gilkey, PhD, MPH
University of North Carolina
Mentor: Noel T. Brewer, PhD (University of North Carolina)
APA/Bright Futures Young Investigator Award
- Victoria Chen, MD
New York University School of Medicine
Mentor: Alan Mendelsohn, MD (New York University School of Medicine) - William Heerman, MD
Vanderbilt University
Mentor: Shari Barkin, MD (Vanderbilt University) - Suzanna Martinez, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
Mentor: Michael Cabana, MD, PhD (University of California, San Francisco) - Anne Palaia, PhD, MPH
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Mentor: Anne Duggan, ScD (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine) - Alison Riese, MD
Rhode Island Hospital
Mentor: Megan Ranney, MD, MPH (Brown University) - Christina Sakai, MD
Tufts Medical Center
Mentor: Roula Choueiri, MD (Tufts Medical Center)
APA/ CDC Adolescent Reproductive, Perinatal, & Newborn Health Young Investigator Award
- Michele Decker, PhD, MPH
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Nan M. Astone, PhD (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) - Emily Gregory, MD
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Mentor: Arlene Butz, ScD, RN, MSN, CPNP (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine) - Reena Oza-Frank PhD, RD
Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Mentor: Mark A. Klebanoff, MD, MPH (Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital)
APA/ Reach Out and Read Young Investigator Award
- Adriana Weisleder, PhD
New York University School of Medicine
Mentor: Alan Mendelsohn, MD (New York University School of Medicine)
Resident Investigator Award
- Jessica Cataldi, MD
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Mentor: Edwin J. Asturias, MD (University of Colorado School of Medicine) - Matthew Zackoff, MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Mentor: Melissa Klein, MD, MEd (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center)
2012 Young Investigator Award Recipients
APA Young Investigator Award
- Arlene Chung, MD, MPH
Tweeting to Health
University of North Carolina
Mentor: Eliana Perrin, MD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
National Facilitator: Shari Barkin, MD, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine - Julia Kim, MD
Unintended Consequences of an Electronic Health Record-based Immunization Reminder System on Other Childhood Preventive Health Services
Johns Hopkins
Mentor:Barry Soloman, MD, Johns Hopkins University
National Facilitator: Peter Szilagyi, MD, MPH, University of Rochester School of Medicine - Julia Morinis, MD
The Weight of Place: The Role of Neighborhood Deprivation on Childhood Obesity
University of Toronto
Mentor: Catherine Birken, MD, University of Toronto
National Facilitator: Matthew Gillman, MD, SM Harvard Medical School/Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute - Greg Faris, MD
Prediction of Post-concussion Syndrome in Children Using a Neuroimaging Rule
University of Cincinnati
Mentor: Lynn Babcock, MD, University of Cincinnati
National Facilitator: Marc Gorelick, MD, MSCE, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin - Chen Kenyon, MD
Assessing Asthma Readmission Risk at the Patient, Health System and Population Level
University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: Chris Feudtner, MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
National Facilitator: Glenn Flores, MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Medical Center
MCHB-funded Bright Futures
- Sheryl Levy, MD
Co-located Care Among Pediatricians and Mental Health Providers: What Makes It Collaborative?
Tufts New England Medical Center
Mentor: Ellen Perrin, MD, Tufts-New England Medical Center
National Facilitator: Jim Guevara, MD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Anson Koshy, MD
The Behavioral Health Checklist: A new measure for behavioral health screening in Primary Care
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Mentor: Thomas J. Power, MD, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
National Facilitator: Robert J Voigt, MD, Baylor College of Medicine - Katherine Connor, MD
Feasibility of Implementing Group Well Child Care at Community Health Centers in Baltimore
Johns Hopkins
Mentor: Cynthia Minkovitz, MD, MPP, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
National Facilitator: David Bergman, MD, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital - Megan Tschudy, MD
The IMPROVE-Care Study: Impressions from Mothers on Pediatric Relationships, Observations, and Values for Excellence in Care
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mentor: Tina Cheng, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
National Facilitator: Shari Barkin, MD, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine - Inyang Isong, MD, MPH, SM
Addressing Chronic Disease Behavioral Risk Factors in Early Childhood
Harvard Medical School
Mentor: Jonathan Winickoff, MD, Harvard Medical School
National Facilitator: Rita M. Mangione-Smith, MD, MPH, University of Washington - Senbagam Virudachalam, MD
Understanding and Improving Home Food Preparation Practices in Families with Young Children
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Mentor: Chris Feudtner, MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
National Facilitator: Paul Chung, MD, MS, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Annie Laurie McRee, PhD, MPH
Maximizing adolescent health supervision and anticipatory guidance through HPV vaccination visits
University of Minnesota
Mentor: Iris Borowsky, MD, University of Minnesota
National Facilitator: Amanda (Mandy) F. Dempsey, MD, PhD, MPH, University of Colorado
Reach-Out-and-Read YIAs
- Teri DeLucca, PhD
A Multifaceted Examination of Reach Out and Read: Physician, Family and Child Outcomes
New York University School of Medicine
Mentor: Iman Sharif, MD, New York University School of Medicine
National Facilitator: Alan Mendelsohn, MD, New York University School of Medicine
Aetna Foundation/APA YIAs
- Mahnoosh (Mona) Sharifi, MD
Built Environment, Obesity-Related Behavior, and Response to Interventions
Obesity
Children's Hospital Boston
Mentor: Elsie Taveras, MD, MPH, Harvard Medical School/Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
National Facilitator: Tom Robinson, MD, MPH, Stanford University - Ashaunta Tumblin, MD, MPH
Cross Cultural Perspectives on Parenting Education as a Prenatal School Readiness Intervention
Racial/Ethnic Healthcare Equity
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Mentor: Paul Chung, MD, MS, UCLA
National Facilitator: Barry Zuckerman, MD, Boston Medical Center - Kavita Parikh, MD
Bronchiolitis Practice Management: Before and After AAP Guidelines
Integrated Healthcare
Children's National Medical Center
Mentor: Stephen Teach, MD, MPH, Children's National Medical Center
National Facilitator: Ron Keren, MD, MPH, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Resident Investigator Award
- Anne Fuller, MD
Nutrition and Body Mass Index in Early Childhood: A TARget Kids! Study
University of Toronto
Mentor: Catherine Birken, MD, University of Toronto
National Facilitator: Stephen Gortmaker, PhD, Harvard School of Public Health - Karissa Brazauskas, MD
Overweight and Obesity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Massachusetts General Hospital
Mentor: Jeanne Van Cleave, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
National Facilitator: Sandra Hassink, MD, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
2011 Young Investigator Award Recipients
APA Young Investigator Award
- Christine Briccetti, MD
Factors Associated with Sleep Quality in Baltimore Children
Johns Hopkins
Mentor: Peter Rowe, MD
National Facilitator: Laurel Leslie - Kandyce Larson, PhD
Intergenerational Health Disparities: Income, Maternal Health, and Child Well-Being
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Mentor: Neal Halfon, MD, MPH
National Facilitator: Robert Kahn - Ellen Lipstein, MD
Adolescent Participation in Chronic Disease Treatment Decisions
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Mentor: Maria T. Britto, MD, MPH
National Facilitator: Judy Shaw - Margaret Wolff, MD
Improved Primary Care Follow-up for Adolescents with Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial Using Text Message Reminders
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Mentors: Esther Sampayo, MD, MPH; Cynthia Mollen, MD, MSCE
National Facilitator: Steve Krug
APA/AHRQ YIAs
- Cade Nylund, MD
Pharmacologic Risk Factors for the Development of Clostridium difficile Infections in Children
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Mentor: Commander Gregory Gorman, MD, MPH
National Facilitator: Samir Shah - Glenn Rosenbluth, MD
Impact of Decreased Heparin Dose for Flush-Lock of Implanted Venous Access Devices in Pediatric Oncology Patients
UCSF
Mentor: Andrew D. Auerbach, MD, MPH
National Facilitator: Raj Srivastava - Mark Zonfrillo, MD
Long-Term Outcomes Following Pediatric Trauma
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Mentor: Dennis R. Durbin, MD, MSCE
National Facilitator: Fred Rivara
Commonwealth Fund YIAs
- Manuel Jiménez, MD
Understanding Barriers to Evaluation for Early Intervention Services: A Qualitative Study
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Mentor: Alexander Fiks, MD, MSCE
National Facilitator: Benard Dreyer - Marianne San Antonio, DO
Do the Conditions of Administration Affect the Reliability of Developmental Screening in the Pediatric Waiting Room?
Yale
Mentor: Carol Weitzman, MD
National Facilitator: Ruth Stein - Katharine Zuckerman, MD
Early Identification and Diagnosis of Autism in Latino Children: A Survey of California Pediatricians
Oregon HSU
Mentor: Christina Bethell. PhD, MBA, MPH
National Facilitator: Gary Freed
MCHB-funded Bright Futures YIAs
- Nerissa Bauer, MD, MPH
Promoting Healthy Parent-Child Relationships in Pediatric Primary Care
Indiana University
Mentor: Steve Downs, MD, MS
National Facilitator: Barry Zuckerman - Clement Bottino, MD
Assessing Unmet Social Needs and Children's Diet Quality in Pediatric Primary Care: Implementation of a Web-Based Assessment and Referral Tool
Harvard/Children's Hospital Boston
Mentors: Joanne Cox, MD and Mark Schuster, MD, PhD
National Facilitator: Tina Cheng - Raymond Perry, MD
Evaluating the Impact of a Sexual Health Text Messaging Service for Teens
UCLA
Mentor: Paul Chung, MD, MS
National Facilitator: Charlie Irwin - Deepa Sekhar, MD
Improving Detection of Adolescent Hearing Loss
Penn State
Mentor: Ian Paul, MD, MSc
National Facilitator: Mark Schuster - Rashmi Shetgiri, MD
Can Pediatricians Prevent Bullying?: Parent and Community Perspectives on the Pediatrician's Role in Bullying Prevention
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Medical Center Dallas
Mentor: Glenn Flores, MD
National Facilitator: - Pooja Tandon, MD
Understanding the Impact of Preschool Environments and Outdoor Time on Physical Activity
University of Washington
Mentor: Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH
National Facilitator: Tom Robinson
Reach-Out-and-Read YIAs
- Meghan Treitz, MD
Promoting Early Childhood Literacy with Low Income Families in a Primary Care Pediatric Clinic Using a Video Tutorial to Teach Dialogic Reading
University of Colorado
Mentor: Lindsey Lane
National Facilitator: Tom DeWitt
2010 Young Investigator Award Recipients
APA Young Investigator Award
- Suzanne Dakil, MD
Risk and Protective Factors for Child Maltreatment: A Qualitative Study of Parents and Caretakers
Academic Pediatric Fellow
U of TX Southwestern Medical Center - Sara Eleoff, MD
Risk Factors and Unmet Needs among Children in Kinship Care
Fellow Academic General Pediatrics, Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry - Todd Florin, MD
Nebulized Hypertonic Saline Solution for Acute Bronchiolitis in the Emergency Department
Fellow, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Derek Williams, MD
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure among Children Hospitalized with Pneumonia
Fellow, General Pediatrics
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
APA/AHRQ YIAs
- Janet Coffman, MPP, PhD
Trends in Children's Use of Asthma Controller Medications, 2000-2007: An Analysis of Data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies
University of California, San Francisco - Anthony Goudie, PhD
The Association Between Non-Urgent Pediatric Emergency Department Utilization and the Medical Home
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Child Policy Research Center - Megan McCarville, MD, MPH
Asthma Severity and Environmental Exposures in Chicago Children
Fellow, General Academic Pediatrics
Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Commonwealth Fund YIAs
- Carolyn Brockmeyer, PhD
Investigating Trajectories of Shared Bookreading Interactions to Enhance Pediatric Preventive Developmental Services for Low Socioeconomic Status Families
New York University School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics - Ariane Marie-Mitchell, MD, PhD, MPH
Child Outcomes that Matter: Measures of Success for Prevention Through Pediatric Primary Care
University of Rochester Medical Center
Department of Community and Preventive Medicine - Heather O'Donnell, MD, Msc
Interphysician Communication Surrounding Newborn Hospital Discharge
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Division of General Pediatrics
MCHB-funded Bright Futures YIAs
- Nina Burtchen, MD
Subclinical Maternal Depressive Symptoms identified in Pediatric Primary Care: Implications for the Mother-Infant Relationship and Infant Self-regulation Six Months Postpartum in Families of Low Socio-Economic Status
New York University School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics - Rachel Gross, MD
Impact of Infant Social Emotional Problems on Childhood Obesity
Instructor in Pediatrics
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Children's Hospital at Montefiore - Marjorie Rosenthal, MD
A Feasibility Study of Pediatric Residents Facilitating Group Well Child Care
Associate Research Scientist, Division of General Pediatrics
Yale University School of Medicine - Sara Slovin, MD
Pre-visit Parent Questionnaires and Well-Child Care for Low-Income Families
Fellow, General Academic Pediatrics
Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Johns Hopkins University - Tyler Smith, MD
Determining ways to encourage young fathers' involvement in their children's health
Fellow, General Academic Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - Jeffrey Tom, MD
Is Use of a Shared Medical Record Associated With Parents Reporting More Positive Primary Care Experiences for Their Child with Chronic Disease?
Fellow, General Pediatrics
National Research Service Award
University of Washington, Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute
2009 Young Investigator Award Recipients
APA Young Investigator Award
- Grace Lee
Incidence of Pneumonia-Related Complications in US Children Hospitalized with Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Post-Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Era
CHOP - Shonna Yin
Use of Plain-language, Pictogram-based Medication Instruction Sheets to Improve Parent Understanding of Medication Instructions and Prevent Medication Errors in Children
NYU - Anisha Patel
Hydrate for a Healthy Start: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Availability and Consumption of Beverages in Child Care Facilities
UCLA
APA/AHRQ YIAs
- Patricia Li
A population-based study on the effect of clinical practice guidelines in the emergency department on childhood asthma admissions and bounce backs in Ontario, Canada
Hospital for Sick Children - Matthew Kronman
Defining trends in antibiotic use and factors associated with broad-spectrum antibiotic overuse in childhood pneumonia
CHOP - Alexander Fiks
Shared Decision Making in Pediatrics: A National Perspective
CHOP
Commonwealth Fund YIAs
- Aasma Khandekar
A Quality Improvement Initiative for Reach Out and Read
Boston Medical Center - Michael Leu
Feasibility study of an online, family-focused developmental screening instrument based on Bright Futures
Seattle Children's - Alma Guerrero
Quality of Preventive Care for Young Latino Children: Assessment of Disparities and Impact
UCLA
MCHB-funded Bright Futures YIAs
- Darcy Thompson
Providing nutritional anticipatory guidance to low-income Spanish-speaking parents via touch screen computer kiosks
Johns Hopkins - Allison Gorman
Obesity Prevention in Toddler and Preschool Children: Parental and Practitioner Knowledge Attitudes and Behavior
NYU - Kristina Gustafson
Safety First: Implementing Bright Futures Evidence Based Curriculum In a Pediatric Residency Continuity Clinic
MUSC
2008 Young Investigator Award Recipients
APA Young Investigator Award
- Samantha Berkule
The Impact of a Relationship-Based Pediatric Primary Care Intervention on Attachment Security in Low Socioeconomic Status Families
NYU School of Medicine - Deepa Camenga
Transitioning Teenagers with Asthma from Pediatric Care
University of Rochester - Tumaini Coker
Developing a New Model for Well-Child Care: Views from the Payors
UCLA - Megumi Okumura
Perspectives in Transitioning: A Qualitative Study of Youth with Chronic Conditions in San Francisco
UCSF
APA/AHRQ YIAs
- Jill Baumgartner
Effects of environmental tobacco smoke exposure on blood pressure in children and adolescents
University of Wisconsin Madison - Renee Boyton-Jarrett
The Social Ecology of Adolescent Obesity: The Role of Adverse Social Settings and Social Stress
Boston Medical Center - Karen Farst
Trends in child maltreatment hospitalizations in young children from 1997-2005
Arkansas Children's Hospital
2007 Young Investigator Award Recipients
APA Young Investigator Award
- Amanda Dempsey, MD, PhD, MPH
Evaluating Risk Facot-Basede Strategies for Human Papillomavirus Vaccination
- H. Mollie Greves, MD
Measuring the Impact of School Physical Activity Policies: Can We Identify Best Practices Through Behavior Outcomes?
University of Washington Seattle - Najah Senno Musacchio, MD
DONT 4GET: Text Message Reminders to Improve Adolescent Clinic Attendance
APA/AHRQ YIAs
- Stephen Pont, MD
Healthcare Encounters Due to Diarrheal Illness in Children
Vanderbilt - Srilakshmi Gnansekaran, MD, MPH
Child Health Policy and Asthma Outcomes: A Multi-Level Analysis
Mass General - Sheela Sathayanarayana, MD
Is Ambient Air Pollutant Exposure Associated with Preterm and Small for Gestational Age Birth in the Puget Sound Air Basin?
Boston
2006 Young Investigator Award Recipients
APA Young Investigator Award
- Lei Chen
Training of preshospital personnel in the use of laryngeal mask airways in simulated pediatric arrest scenarios
Yale University - Emmanuel Ngui
A qualitative study of racial disparities in neonatal mortality: The perspectives of African-American women who recently had an infant die
Medical College of Wisconsin - Melissa Stockwell
Defining a Medical Home for Inner-City Families
Columbia University - Karen Wilson
Self-care and over-the-counter medication use among adolescents
University of Rochester
APA/AHRQ YIAs
- Kym Ahrens
Does having a mentor during adolescence predict improved adult outcomes in special populations of high-risk adolescents?
The University of Washington - Renata Arrington Sanders
Effect of a clinical practice improvement intervention on HIV screening in sexually active adolescents
Johns Hopkins University - Stephanie Zandieh
Disparities in Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events in Children
Weill Cornell Medical College
2005 Young Investigator Award Recipients
APA Young Investigator Award
- Alexy Arauz, MD
Relationship of Language and Racial/Ethnic Concordance to the Quality of Preventive Health Care in Children
MassGeneral Hospital for Children - Dorene Balmer, RD
Exploring the Role of Continuity clinic Preceptors in Competency-Based GME
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Joyce Javier, MD
Immigrant Children with Special Health Care Needs; Findings from the California Health Interview Survey
Stanford University - Lisa E. Nigrovic, MD
Clinical Decision Rule for Identifying Children with Cerebrospinal Fluid Pleocytosis at Very Low Risk for Bacterial Meningitis
Boston Children's Hospital - Jennifer Shapiro, PhD
Traditional versus Technological Self-Monitoring for the Treatment of Childhood Obesity
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
APA/AHRQ YIAs
- Kecia N. Carroll, MD, MPH
Population Based Screening for Hypothyroidism in Children with Down Syndrome
Vanderbilt Children's Hospital - Tanya Froehlich, MD
ADHA, Its Subtypes, and Comorbidity in a Nationally Representative Sample: Overall Prevalance and Sociodemographic Variation
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center - Prashil Govind, MD
Longitudinal Relationship of Family Structure to Behavior and Academic Achievement: Nationally Representative Sample of a Kindergarten through 3rd Grade Children
Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center, Bronx, NY - Tamara Simon, MD
Ambulatory Injury: The Role of Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status
UHCSC-COHO
Immunization (CDC) YIAs
- Quimby McCaskill, MD, MPH
The Role of Social Capital in the Immunization Rates of Marginalized Children
University of Florida
2004 Young Investigator Award Recipients
APA Young Investigator Award
- Scott Krugman, MD
Measuring the Quality of Care of Underserved Populations in Resident Continuity Practices - Catherine S. Nelson, MD
Communication Between Medical Homes and Family Support Programs: Determining the Barriers and Benefits - Sergey Kunkov, MD
Adherence and Morbidity Following Emergency Department Care for Inner-City Children with Asthma - William B. Brinkman, MD
Randomized Controlled Trial of Multi-Source Feedback to Pediatric Residents: The Value of an ACGME Competency-Based Assessment Tool for Quality Improvement - Martha F. Perry, MD
Unhealthy Eating and its Place in the Trajectory of Risk Behaviors among Adolescents
APA/AHRQ YIAs
- Susan M. Yussman, MD, MPH
Ethnic Differences in Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Older U.S. Adolescents - Romi A. Webster, MD, MPH
Teen Suicide: Attributes and Opportunities for Prevention - Eric W. Fleegler, MD
Patient-Centered Access to Resources for Families with Health Related Social Problems
2003 Young Investigator Award Recipients
APA Young Investigator Award
- Anne Elizabeth Stuart, MD, MSED
Working toward culturally effective pediatric care: A controlled trial using structured encounter forms as a tool for multicultural education - Christina Ullrich, MD
Using Reticulocyte Hemoglobin Content (CHr) to Identify and Manage Iron Deficiency in Infants
Children's Hospital, Boston - Nicole Frei, MD
A Clinic Based Intervention for Treating Obesity in Latino Children using the Low Glycemic Index Diet and a Feedback Enhanced Exercise Program - Sandra Jee, MD
Caregiver Continuity and Impact on Health Care Utilization for Children in Foster Care - Susanne Tanski, MD
Characteristics of Smoking Parents: The Impact on Child Health and Health Care Utilization - Tracy King, MD
Language Delays Among Urban Children at Environmental Risk: Determinants of Early Identification
APA/AHRQ YIAs
- David Brousseau, MD
Unmet Medical Needs: Risk Factors for their Presence and their Effect on Pediatric Emergency Department Utilization
Medical College of Wisconsin - Patricia Geraty McBurney, MD
Racial Disparities: Is It the Content of Care? - Joshua Schaffzin, MD, PhD
Physicians' Perceptions of Barriers to Adolescent Sexually Transmitted Disease Screening: A Qualitative Assessment and Survey Design - Laura Voigt, MD
The Relationship Between Obesity and School Performance in a Nationally Representative Sample of Children, Kindergarten Through Third Grade
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Immunization (CDC) YIAs
- Benjamin H. Levi, MD, PhD
Addressing Parents’ Concerns about Childhood Immunizations: A Tutorial for Pediatric Residents
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center - Andrea L. Benin, MD
Attitudes of Adolescents and Parents about Immunization: How Should We Communicate with Teenagers about Vaccination?
RWJ Clinical Scholars Program
Yale University School of Medicine
2002 Young Investigator Award Recipients
APA Young Investigator Award
- Jennifer Christner, MD
Does the Use of Self-Assessment Techniques Improve Actual Performance in a Pediatric Residency Program - Doris Cascino, MD, MPP
Implementation of Parenting Classes in a Hospital-Based Pediatric Practice: Impact on Behvioral Outcomes - James Guevara, MD, MPH
Expenditures for Health Services for Children with Behavioral Disorders - Nancy R. Kelly, MD, MPH
A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Poison Prevention Program Implemented in Women, Infant and Children (WIC) Clinics
APA/AHRQ YIAs
- Whitney Witt, PhD, MPH
Treatment of Maternal Depression and the Impact on Children’s Use of and Expenditures for Healthcare - Cheryl Kodjo, MD, MPH
Barriers to Mental Health Services for Adolescents
Immunization (CDC) YIAs
- Frances D. Butterfoss, PhD
Communication Skills in Vaccine Safety (CSVS): A Methodology for Training Providers and Immunization Advocates
2001 Young Investigator Award Recipients
General
- Anita W. Eisenhart, MD
Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy (OMT) on Children with Acute Asthma Exacerbations Presenting to the Emergency Department - Cynthia Minkovitz, MD, MPP
Maternal Influences on Health Status and Health Care Utilization for Children with Chronic Conditions - Kyle A. Nelson, MD
Placebo-controlled study of Montlukast for acute management of asthma exacerbations
- Beth Ebel, MD
Motor Vehicle Safety: Translating Injury Prevention Into Practice
- Kirsten Roberts-Butelman, MD
Barriers to Enrollment in Free or Low-Cost Health Insurance Reported by Immigrant Parents of Children with Asthma
- Sheela R. Geraghty, MD
The Breastfeeding Practices of Mothers of Multiples
- Thyde Dumont-Mathieu, MD
Ethno-cultural perceptions of parenting and the role of the Pediatrician
APA/AHRQ
- Simon J. Hambidge, MD, PhD
Epidemiology and External Causes of Pediatric Injury-Related Visits to Emergency Departments and Hospital Outpatient Departments in the United States, 1997-1998
- Alice A. Kuo, MD
Assessment of School Readiness in Pediatric Office Visits
- Daniela Hoffmann Davis, MD
Trends in the Nonoperative Management of Splenic Injury in Children
Immunization
- Barbara Anne Oettgen, MD
Parent Immunization Survey
2000 Young Investigator Award Recipients
General
- Tahniat Syed, MD
The Effectiveness of Zyban for Smoking Cessation in the Adolescent Population
- Eugenia Chan, MD
Factors Associated with Referral for Speech and Language Disorders in Billingual Children
- Laura P. Richardson, MD
Longitudinal Analysis of Obesity and Depression in Pre-Adolescence and Adolescence
- Mary A. Ott, MD
Transmission and Translation of HIV/STD Risk Reduction Information: Building and Testing a Model of Peer Education
APA/AHRQ
- Anna Mandalakas, MD
Factors Affecting the Transmission of Tuberculosis in Children
Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital - Caroline Chantry, MD
Effects of Lactation on Bone Density, Lean Body Mass and Growth in Teen Mothers
UC Davis Medical Center - Jennifer Kasper, MD, MPH
Are Poverty and Food Insufficiency Associated with Impaired Growth, Cognition, and Behavior among Children in the United States
Boston Medical Center
Immunization
- Simon J. Hambidge, MD, PhD
Impact of Interventions to Increase Well Child Care and Immunization Levels on Varicella Vaccination Rates in an Urban Inner City Public Health Care System
- Anna Mandalakas, MD
Immunization in Internationally Adopted Children
- Michael Cabana, MD, MPH
Hospital Nursery Awareness and Adherence to Newborn Immunization Recommendations
1999 Young Investigator Award Recipients
General
- Eugene Dinkevich, MD
Does Bright Futures Project Promote Parent-Doctor Interaction? - Kieran J. Phelan, MD
Trends and Patterns of Playground Injuries in U.S. Children and Adolescents - Joel A. Fein, MD
Do Symptoms of Acute Stress Response (ASR) Predict Development of Post – Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Violently Injured Youth - Karen Wilson, MD
Adolescents use of Alternative Medicine - JoAnn Carson Lord, MD
Fractures in Young Children: Comparison of Mandated Reporting Behavior in Different Hospital Settings - Mary Ann LoFrumento, MD
Introduction to the Pediatric Examination for Medical Students - Pradeep Gidwani, MD
Cultural Variation in Parents’ Perceptions of Hyperactivity
Immunization
- Lindsey J. Lane, MD
A Patient-Based Intervention to Decrease the Number of Missed Opportunities for Immunization in an Urban Pediatric Clinic - Heather A. McPhillips, MD
Provider Beliefs and Practices Around the Rotavirus Vaccine - Anne C. Beal, MD
Predictors of Varicella Vaccine Coverage - William Basco, MD
Do Patients Seen by Pediatric Subspecialists Receive Less Primary Care
AHCPR
- Marielena Lara, MD
Ethnicity in Childhood Asthma: What Accounts for the Variation Among Hispanic Children? - Chris Feudtner, MD
Hospital Epidemiology of Pediatric Complex Chronic Conditions: A Study of Hospital Admission Secular Trends and Case Mix - Jill Hoube, MD
The Relationships of Health System to Outcomes in Low Birth Weight Infants
1998 Young Investigator Award Recipients
General
- Dilek A. Bishku, MD, MSc
Developmental Assessment Over the Internet - Rebecca R. S. Socolar, MD
A Study of Parental Discipline Practices within the UNC/UAB Healthy Steps Site - Eileen Marrinan, MS
Comparison of Two Models for Delivery of Health Service for Cleft Lip/Palate Patients
Immunization
- J. Thomas Cross, Jr., MD, MPH
Parents Understanding of Current Immunization Information: Is More Better? - Bretten D. Pickering, MD
Introduction of a Standing Order Policy for Immunizations in a University-based Pediatric Teaching Clinic - Patricia Hicks, MD
The Baseline knowledge and Attitudes about Routine Pediatric Immunization within a Cohort of Hispanic Mothers of First-born Children in Dallas in 1998
AHCPR
- Shale L. Wong, MD
Prescribing Patterns and Factors Influencing Choice of Antibiotic for Otitis Media - Andy Aligne, MD
Passive Smoking and Children: An Analysis of NHANES III to determine outcomes associated with childhood exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
1997 Young Investigator Award Recipients
General
- Louis C. Hampers, MD
The Effect of Price Information on Housestaff Test Ordering Behavior in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago - Kahn
Addressing Child-Relevant Maternal Health Risks in the Postpartum Period: Exploring a Pediatric-Office Based Approach - Giuseppina "Giosi" DiMeglio, MD
The Influence of Peer Support on Breastfeeding Duration Among Adolescents - Anthony J. Alario, Jr., MD
Literacy Program in Low Income Hispanic Families
Hasbro Children's Hospital
Packard funding contribution
- David K. Shay, MD, MPH
A Capitation Adjustment Model for Pediatrics Based on Data Routinely Collected by a Health Maintenance Organization
Acting Instructor in Pediatrics and Senior Fellow in General Pediatrics
University of Washington School of Medicine - Nathan Kuppermann, MD, MPH
Predictive Factors for Cerebral Edema Complicating Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children
University of California Davis Medical Center
- Rolanda Maxim, MD
Are Television Viewing Habits Associated with Sleep Disturbances in School-Ages Children?
Fellow, Child Development
Brown University School of Medicine
Pfizer
- Carol Cohen Weitzman, MD
Improving Residents' Abilities to Promote Positive Parenting During Well-Child Visits: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Instructor in Pediatrics
Yale University School of Medicine - Scott Faber, MD
The Use of Skin Conductance Biofeedback as a Treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Fellow in Behavioral Pediatrics
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Immunization
- Robert Ellis, MD
A Comparison of Needleless Intramuscular Jet Injection with Standard Administration of Immunization in Children
Pediatric Residency Program Director
Naval Medical Center - Robert D. Newman, MD
A Comparison of Parental and Pediatricians Health Beliefs Regarding the Varicella Vaccine
University of Washington - Judith Shaw, RN, BLS
Assessment of an Immunization Reminder and Post-Encounter Feedback System on Resident Education
Children's Hospital, Boston
1996 Young Investigator Award Recipients
Special 2-Year Award
- Cynthia T. Rust, MD
Impact of Feedback to Residents on Missed Opportunities for Immunization and Immunization Rates: A Randomized Controlled Trail
Emory University School of Medicine
Immunization
- Diana Adams
A Shot in the Arm: A Start-Up Program to Reduce the Pain of Immunizations
Children's Hospital Pittsburgh - Mary Tomlinson
Effects of Medicaid Managed Care on Immunization Rates
Children's Hospital Philadelphia - Maria Britto, MD
Universal Hepatitis B Immunization of Adolescents: An Accepted Strategy?
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center - Kathleen Hall
Impact of Feedback to Residents on Missed Opportunities for Immunization and Immunization Rates: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Emory University
Key Dates for the 2026 Application Cycle
- October 1, 2025 - Deadline for Initial Proposals
- October - November 2025 - Initial Proposal Reviews
- November 2025 - Feedback provided to all applicants and Full Proposal Invitations
- January 2026 - Full Proposals due
- January - February 2026 - Full Proposals Reviews
- March 2026 - Feedback provided to all applicants and 2026 YIAs announced
Submitted proposals should describe research that, with Young Investigator Award funding, will allow the recipient to advance their career in a topic they are passionate about exploring. Proposals should only include aims that require award funding. Do not include aims for which award funding is not needed.
Read through prior, successfully-funded Young Investigator Award applications.
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Hear from past YIAs about their experiences!
2020 APA YIA: Abraham Gallegos, MD
2020 APA YIA: Tina Sosa, MD
2020 Nutrition YIA: Carol Duh-Leong, MD, MPE
APA YIA Funding Path Chair
Sarabeth Broder-Fingert, MD, MPH
Boston University School of Medicine
Nutrition Funding Path Chair
Darcy Thompson, MD, MPH/MSPH
Children's Hospital Colorado
