2023 Department of Pediatrics Academic Annual Report

Pediatr Obes. 2023 Feb 21;e13012. Seasonal variability in body mass index change among children enrolled in the Pediatric Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry: A step in the right direction. Taylor S Lane, Derek L Sonderegger, Helen J Binns, Shelley Kirk, Amy L Christison, Marsha Novick, Jared Tucker, Eileen King, Stephenie Wallace, Keith Brazendale, Roohi Y Kharofa, Sherry Walka, Hendrik ‘Dirk’ De Heer; POWER Work Group. Pediatr Ann. 2023 Mar;52(3):e102-e105. Leveling the Playing Field: Promoting Vaccines equity for Adolescent and Young Adults. Holder NA, Coyne-Beasley T. Pediatrics. 2023 Apr 1;151(Suppl 1):e2022057267F. Health Equity and the Impact of Racism on Adolescent Health. Tamera Coyne Beasley, Samantha V Hill, Elizabeth Miller, Maria Veronica Svetaz. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023 Apr 11. HPV and HPV Vaccine Awareness Among African Americans in the Black Belt Region of Alabama. Hee Yun Lee, Yan Luo, Cho Rong Won, Casey Daniel, Tamera Coyne-Beasley. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2023 Apr;70(2):271-282. A Structural Lens Approach to Vaccine Hesitancy and Identity. Kusma JD, Walker Harding L, Svetaz MV, Coyne-Beasley T. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2023 Apr;70(2):xvii-xix. Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy for Child and Adolescent Vaccines: The Next Big Challenge. Szilagyi PG, Humiston SG, Coyne-Beasley T. Neurourol Urodyn. 2023 Jun;42(5):1068-1078. A community-engaged approach to the design of a population-based prospective cohort study to promote bladder health. Klusaritz H, Maki J, Levin E, Ayala A, Nodora J, Coyne-Beasley T, Hebert-Beirne J, Lipman TH, James A, Gus E, Cunningham SD. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2023 Jul 23;S1081-1206(23)00520-3. Preference for and Impact of Telehealth vs. In-person Asthma Visits Among Black and Latinx Adults. Israel C Ugalde, Amanda Ratigan, Conner Merriman, Jing Cui, Brianna Ericson, Paula Busse, Jennifer K Carroll, Thomas Casale, Juan Carlos Celedón, Tamera Coyne-Beasley, Maureen Fagan, Anne L Fuhlbrigge, Gabriela Gaona Villarreal, Paulina Arias Hernandez, Sunit Jariwala, Jean Kruse, Nancy E Maher, Brian Manning, Giselle Mosnaim, Sylvette Nazario, Wilson D Pace, Wanda Phipatanakul, Victor Pinto-Plata, Isaretta Riley, Jacqueline Rodriguez-Louis, Justin Salciccioli, Kartik Shenoy, Joel B Shields, Yasir Tarabichi, Bonnie Telon Sosa, Michael E Wechsler, Juan Wisnivesky, Barbara Yawn, Elliot Israel, Juan Carlos Cardet. Coyne-Beasley T, Svetaz, V. (2023). Pediatric and Adolescent Research on Race and Racism. Untangling the Thread of Racism: A Primer for Pediatric Health Professionals. American Academy Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1542/9781610027113-32 Owen, Wallace SB. (2023). Youth Legal System. Untangling the Thread of Racism: A Primer for Pediatric Health Professionals. (pp. 125-131). American Academy Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1542/9781610027113-18 EXTRAMURAL AWARDS, RECOGNITION & LEADERSHIP ROLES Heather Austin, Ph.D., serves as chair, Networking & Career Development Program Planning Committee and the co-chair, Health Services Mental Health Committee for the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Dr. Austin serves as the past president of the Alabama Psychological Association until January 2025. She serves as the co-chair, Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, MI MED. Dr. Austin was selected as to participate at the Mid-Career Bootcamp (MCBC) by the Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC). She serves as chair, Interprofessional Education (IPE) Special Interest Group for the Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers. Dr. Austin serves as a consultant, Screening Effectively and Empowering Now (SEEN) and Alabama Child Health Care Improvement Alliance (ACHIA). She serves as the secretary on the Board of Directors for Mind Grown. Tamera Coyne-Beasley, M.D., MPH, FAAP, FSAHM is a member of the Journal of Adolescent Health (JAH)’s Editorial Board. She served as guest editor for the Pediatric Clinics of North America’s issue on Vaccine Hesitancy. Dr. Coyne-Beasley was appointed to the Pediatric Academic Societies’ Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee as the American Pediatric Society Liaison. Dr. Coyne-Beasley was appointed to the American Pediatrics Society’s Finance Committee for a three-year term. Dr. Coyne-Beasley was selected to the National Academy of Science, Empowering Medicine’s Committee on progress toward human health and community resilience in the Gulf of Mexico. She serves on the Board of Directors for UNITY Consortium. She serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Vaccinate Your Family. Dr. Coyne-Beasley served as a committee member of Racism in Medicine at the Center for Health Equity Education and Advocacy, Harvard University. Click here for the full list of publications from the division faculty in 2023.

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