Research and Scholarly Activity

Projects

A pediatric resident presenting at a conference

Each of our residents is expected to complete a scholarly project during his or her three years in our pediatric residency program. Resident projects are diverse and encompass all areas of academic work, including clinical and translational research, healthcare delivery science, educational research, advocacy, and quality improvement.

Each resident is able to pursue his or her area of interest with close faculty mentorship. Strong mentorship, departmental funding, and support for scholarly work are all central to our curriculum. A majority of our residents present their work at regional or national meetings, and many contribute to publications during their residency. Additionally, all of our residents present Grand Rounds in their third year of residency; this is an opportunity to highlight their scholarly work for the department.

Curriculum

Our scholarly activity curriculum, consisting of conference based-educational sessions, journal clubs, and structured assignments to gain skills in literature search and critical appraisal, is a longitudinal component of our resident education providing ongoing exposure to academic inquiry. This curriculum, paired with the invaluable experiences acquired through the process of conducting a scholarly project, builds a solid foundation for all our residents both to practice evidence-based medicine in the clinical setting and to pursue further academic endeavors.

Selected resident presentations and publications

Below is a sampling of resident projects completed over the past five years. If you have a particular area of interest you don’t see represented in this list, please feel free to ask for examples of projects completed in that area.

Peer-reviewed publications

Walsh T, House S, Monroe E, Clendenning W, Klaas C, Melgar S, Rosales-Albarran I, Hartman T, Richards K. Using Life Cycle Assessments to Measure the Environmental Impact of Alternative Care Models in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2026 May 20;23(5):681.
Parikh AD, Barisciano L, Verdi M, St Marie S, Eid R, Eid S, Conway A, Sanders J, Walsh T, Bartnikas LM, Ullah HK, Sharif N, Rathkopf M, Demain JG, Lang D, Oppenheimer J, Bernstein JA, Davis CM, Bingemann T, Verdi W, Tsoulis M, Blatman KH, Shaker M. Values-Based Healthcare and the Quintuple Aim: Connection, Compassion, Equity, & Stewardship. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2026 Apr 18:S2213-2198(26)00330-2.
Corbett KL, Tyler M, Lim-Liberty F, Rattan J, O’Dea CL. Responding to families who express biases: an adaptable standardized participant communication simulation to train upstander pediatric providers. MedEdPORTAL. March 2026; 22:11588.
Lim-Liberty F, L.L.C., Schroeder H, Shubkin CD. Parental paradox: ethical considerations in supporting parents of transgender youth when politics or faith create a divide. Journal of Pediatric Ethics. August 2025; 4(2):55-63.
Leyenaar JK, Arakelyan M, Acquilano SC, Gilbert TL, Craig JT, Lee CN, Kodak SG, Ignatova E, Mudge LA, House SA, Brady RE. I-CARE: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Appropriateness of a Digital Health Intervention for Youth Experiencing Mental Health Boarding. J Adolesc Health. 2023 Jun;72(6):923-932. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.01.015. Epub 2023 Mar 3.
DeCaro JJ, Sanville JL. Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome. Pediatr Rev. 2023 Mar 1;44(3):185-187. doi: 10.1542/pir.2022-005559.
Truelove JJ, House SA. Reducing PICC Placement in Pediatric Osteomyelitis: A Diamond in the Deimplementation Rough? Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Jun 29:hpeds.2021-006029.
McLaughlin BT, Filiano JJ. Pediatric Brain Death. Pediatr Rev. 2021 Mar;42(3):161-163. doi: 10.1542/pir.2020-0133

Regional and national presentations

DuMont, M., Luis, E., Ratzlaff. C., Hartman, A., Wolcott. D. The Resident – nurse buddy system: Building the foundation for positive interprofessional relationships and collaboration in an inpatient pediatric unit. APA region 1 conference, Boston, Massachusetts, USA April 2026.
Luis, E, Ferrara, E, Ruelas Lomeli, D, Holmes, A. Higher value follow-up for mild antenatal urinary tract dilation: How many additional ultrasounds? Pediatric Academic Societies 2026 Annual Meeting, April 2026, Boston, MA
Clinical Outcomes of Rural Tertiary Pediatric Intensive Care Units Arpin PA, Corbett K Society for Critical Care Medicine Annual Meeting - Orlando, FL Feb 2025
Walsh, T, Clendenning, W, Klaas, C, Melgar, S, Rosales-Albarran, I, Monroe, E, Hartman, T, House, S. Leveraging an Interdisciplinary Team to Measure the Environmental Impact of Alternative Care Models for Premature Infants. Pediatric Academic Societies 2025 Annual Meeting, April 2025, Honolulu, Hawaii.
K. Kelly, S. Chisholm, S. Chapman. “Supporting Families in Recovery in the Outpatient Clinic” Abstract/Poster: Northern NE Advocacy Conference, October 2023, Burlington, VT.
Wolcott, D, Rattan J, Litzky J, Bradley J, House S. A resident-led initiative to improve the quality of written discharge information on the Pediatric Hospitalist service. Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, Denver, Colorado, April 2022
Gallibois, C; Chapman, S; Stocker, K. Food insecurity in NH, 2021 Northern New England Advocacy Summit, Sept 29, 2021; NH.
Abraham, N, House, S. “Post-COVID Kawasaki Disease Versus Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Complicated by Herpes Simplex Virus-1 in a Two-Year-Old Child.” Poster, New England Pediatric Hospital Medicine Meeting, New Haven, CT, June 2023.
McCarty EJ, Halloran SR, House SA, Leyenaar JK. Hospital boarding: A qualitative study of healthcare for youth awaiting psychiatric placement. Platform Presentation, Academic Pediatric Association Region 1 Meeting. Virtual 03/29/2021.
Shubkin CD, Felek S, O’Dea CL. What does diversity mean to you? Multi-site analysis of resident perspectives on racial diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives. Virtual presentation, Association of Pediatric Program Directors Meeting. March 2021.
Tou A, Al-Nimr A. Esophageal squamous papilloma in children: A single center case series. Virtual presentation, North American Society For Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Annual Meeting. November 2020.
Felek, S, The Healer's Tales: A New England Story Slam Championship. A virtual night of story-telling by medical students, residents, and fellows across New England.