Overview
Faculty in the Child Abuse and Neglect Service are engaged in a wide range of research related to pediatric child abuse and neglect prevention.
Research Faculty and Staff
Aditee Narayan, MD, MPH
Areas of interest: Medical education, objective evaluations of maltreatment, secondary prevention
Lindsay Terrell, MD
Areas of interest: Child abuse and neglect prevention, community response to child abuse/neglect, inflicted and accidental traumatic brain injury, medical training in child abuse and neglect, medical care of children in foster care
Stephanie MacPherson, MD
Areas of interest: Child abuse and neglect prevention, quality improvement, medical evaluation and documentation of child abuse/neglect, follow up medical care of abused children
Research Interests
Specific research interests in child abuse and neglect include:
- Traumatic brain injury prevention
- Long-term effects and outcomes in abused and neglected children
- Factors affecting child disclosures of abuse and neglect
- The relationship of domestic violence and fatal cases of child abuse/neglect
- International child abuse and neglect