General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health
Generating, applying, and disseminating new knowledge which contributes to the optimal health, well-being, and life course of all children and adolescents
In the news
Do Experiences With Nature Promote Learning? Converging Evidence of a Cause-and-Effect Relationship, featuring the work of Dr. Cathy Jordan, February 2019
Report: Traumatic childhood experiences linked to greater risk of obesity, featuring the work of Dr. Laurel Davis, Dr. Andy Barnes, and Dr. Rebecca Shlafer, January 2019
Correlates of positive parental attitudes towards adolescent indoor tanning in the U.S.A., featuring the work of Dr. Annie-Laurie McRee, December 2018
Profiles of minority stressors and identity centrality among sexual minority Latinx youth, featuring division postdoctoral fellow Dr. Maura Shramko, December 2018
A Phenomenological Study on the Experience of Syrian Asylum-Seekers and Refugees in the United States, featuring division postdoctoral fellow Dr. Damir Utržan, November 2018
When Canyons Are Classrooms and Trees and Trees Teach Lessons, featuring Cathy Jordan, August 2018
Report: Guns tied to high suicide risk for teens with self-harm history, featuring Andy Barnes, March 2018
Report: More US teens are rejecting 'boy' or 'girl" gender identities, featuring the work of division members Barb McMorris, Amy Gower, and Marla Eisenberg, February 2018
Report: Minnesota teen pregnancy rates at historic lows, featuring Jill Farris, June 2017
Teen births down in Minnesota, but sexually transmitted diseases up, featuring Jill Farris, June 2017
What happens to kids whose parents are incarcerated, featuring Rebecca Shlafer, April 2017
Beverages Shown on TV Shows May Adversely Impact Youth Health, featuring Marla Eisenberg, February 2017
Expert Perspective: 1-in-4 U.S. men has HPV strains linked to cancer, featuring Annie-Laurie McRee, January 2017
Strong provider recommendation can make significant difference in HPV vaccination rates. Annie-Laurie McRee discussed her research for Health Talk. August 25, 2016.
Pregnant, in prison and facing health risks: prenatal care for incarcerated women. The Conversation. featuring Rebecca Shlafer, February 2016.
Good Question: What do healthy bodies look like? WCCO, featuring Dr. Michele Strachan. January 28th, 2016.
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