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Elizabeth Strachan Erickson

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health
Box 3675, Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
3116 North Duke Street, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Pediatrics · 2021 - Present Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Pediatrics

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Published November 30, 2022
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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 Cite

Social 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 Cite

Advancing 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 Cite
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Recent Grants


NC PAL Expansion

Public ServicePhysician · Awarded by NC DHHS · 2022 - 2026

Strengthening the Carolina's Collaborative to Address Disparities in Child Health Across the Carolinas

Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Institute for Child Success Inc. · 2025 - 2025

Pediatrics Supporting Parents

Institutional SupportInvestigator · Awarded by Durham Children's Initiative · 2023 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications


Wake Forest University, School of Medicine · 2010 M.D.