General Pediatric Research
Our faculty have unique research interests and contribute to state-of-the-art research. We collaborate with Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU), Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS), the Georgia School-Based Health Alliance, as well as other local, state and national organizations.
Research Interests
Medical education
History of medicine and pediatrics
Pediatric infectious disease
Injury prevention
Adolescent health
Oral health
Child advocacy
Foster care
Trauma-informed care and adverse childhood experiences
Medical toxicology and environmental preparedness
Health disparities and social determinants of health
Climate change and child health
Global health/ immigrant and refugee care
School-based health
Early childhood literacy and school preparation
Developmental progress for at risk children
Research Highlights
Evaluation of One Program's Use of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Resident Curriculum
Holly Gooding
"The publicly available Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) Resident Curriculum provides resources for blended learning. This report presents a formal evaluation of this blended learning curriculum."
Strengthening the US Health Workforce to End the HIV Epidemic: Lessons Learned From 11 Ending the HIV Epidemic Jurisdictions
Samantha Hill
"The objective of this study was to synthesize lessons learned, identify areas of research sufficiently studied, and present an agenda for future research on HIV health workforce development from a collaboration across 9 EHE projects in 11 jurisdictions in the United States."
Incorporating Cardiovascular Risk Assessment into Adolescent Reproductive Health and Primary Care Visits
Holly Gooding
"This study aimed to evaluate the usability and feasibility of incorporating a cardiovascular risk assessment tool into adolescent reproductive health and primary care visits."
Demystifying Traumatic Experiences and their Complex Effects in People living with HIV and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Tennessee
Samantha Hill
"The primary goal of this study was to investigate trauma exposure typologies and sequelae among PWH to inform trauma screening and interventions."