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Child & Adolescent Health

IHPI experts strive to enhance knowledge that can improve child and adolescent health through research that examines the quality, equity, delivery and costs of the care and services that the youngest and often most vulnerable need to thrive throughout their lives.
 

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Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research Center (CHEAR)

A multidisciplinary health services research unit, based in the Division of General Pediatrics, that brings together faculty from multiple pediatric subspecialty disciplines, other departments from the school of medicine and across the University of Michigan to address the most pressing child health issues of the day. 

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Kaitlin McCloskey, Ph.D.
Cognitive sequelae of pediatric cancer; pediatric neuropsychology
Joyce Lee, M.D., M.P.H.
Joyce Lee, M.D., M.P.H.
Design and emerging technologies, pediatric diabetes care
Caroline Hogan
Caroline Hogan, M.D.
Preventive health interventions and health policy
Karen Uzark
Karen Uzark, Ph.D., N.P.
Quality of life in children with heart disease
Naomi Laventhal
Naomi Laventhal, M.D., M.A.
Neonatal and pediatric clinical ethics and research ethics
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Sun Young Park, Ph.D.
Health information technology and digital intervention, Patient-provider communication, Patient empowerment
Megan Pesch
Megan Pesch, M.D., M.S.
Congenital diseases and childhood obesity
Courtney Shepard
Courtney Streur, M.D., M.S.
Improving the transition to adulthood for adolescents with disabilities
Kevin Dombkowski
Kevin Dombkowski, Dr.P.H., M.S.
Preventive services for children with chronic conditions, population health informatics