Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
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2021 - Present
Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health,
Pediatrics
Recent Publications
Early childhood literacy and emergent literacy development
Chapter · January 1, 2023 Learning to read is an essential skill that has far reaching implications for healthy development and success in adulthood. As such, understanding the development of emergent literacy skills is important for clinicians to support appropriate development an ... Full text CiteSocial drivers of health
Chapter · January 1, 2023 Multidisciplinary research on the impact of social drivers of health has led to a groundbreaking shift in our understanding of how to support overall child health and wellness. Models derived from basic science, translational, and clinical research as well ... Full text CiteAdvancing early relational health: a collaborative exploration of a research agenda.
Journal Article Front Pediatr · 2023 Here, we introduce the Early Relational Health (ERH) Learning Community's bold, large-scale, collaborative, data-driven and practice-informed research agenda focused on furthering our mechanistic understanding of ERH and identifying feasible and effective ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
NC PAL Expansion
Public ServicePhysician · Awarded by NC DHHS · 2022 - 2026Strengthening the Carolina's Collaborative to Address Disparities in Child Health Across the Carolinas
Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Institute for Child Success Inc. · 2025 - 2025Pediatrics Supporting Parents
Institutional SupportInvestigator · Awarded by Durham Children's Initiative · 2023 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Wake Forest University, School of Medicine ·
2010
M.D.