Our Research by Health Topic

Cancer Disparities

• Pang, Emily M., Olga Saynina, Lidia Schapira, Paul H. Wise, Heidi Boynton, Mary Smith, Lisa J. Chamberlain, and Stephanie M. Smith. Cancer center-based follow-up among pediatric and adolescent/young adult cancer survivors: the role of a community-based organization and the social determinants of health. Journal of Cancer Survivorship (2023): 1-11.
• Alvarez E, Muffly L, Qian Li, Brunson A, Wun T, Chamberlain L, Keegan T.  Care at Specialized Cancer Centers Among Young Adults with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in California. Leuk Lymphoma. 2018 Oct;59(10):2482-2484.
• Johnston EE, Alvarez E, Saynina O, Sanders L, Bhatia S, Chamberlain LJ. Inpatient Utilization and Disparities: The Last Year of Life of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Patients in California. Cancer. 2018 Apr 15;124(8):1819-1827.
• Alvarez E, Chamberlain LJ, Aftandilian C, Saynina O, Wise PW. Pediatric Oncology Discharges with Febrile Neutropenia: Variation in Location of Care. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. Jan 2017:39(1)e1-e7.
• Alvarez E, Keegan TH, Johnston EE, Haile R, Sanders L, Saynina O, Chamberlain LJ. Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Patients: Disparities in Access to Specialized Cancer Centers. Cancer. Feb 27, 2017. 1;123(13):2516-2523.
• Alvarez EM, Keegan TH, Johnston EE, Haile R, Sanders L, Wise PH, Saynina O, Chamberlain LJ. The Affordable Care Act Dependent Coverage Expansion: Disparities in Impact in Young Adult Oncology Patients. Cancer. 2017 Sep 22.
  
• Chamberlain LJ, Pineda N, Winestone L, Saynina O, Rangaswami A, Link M, Wise PH. Increased utilization of pediatric specialty care: a population study of pediatric oncology inpatients in California. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2014 Mar;36(2):99-107. doi: 10.1097/01.mph.0000438027.07467.f1. PMID: 24517965.

Human Trafficking

• Grace AM, Lippert S, Collins K, Pineda N, Tolani A, Walker R, Jeong M, Trounce MB, Graham C, Martinez J, Dotzler J, Vanek J, Oki K, Storfer-Isser A, Chamberlain LJ, Horwitz SM.  Educating health professionals on human trafficking: A randomized controlled trial. Pediatr Emerg Care. Nov 2014:30 (12): 856-861.

Juvenile Justice

• Park S, Onufrak S, Cradock A, Patel AI, Hecht C, Merlo C, Blanck H. Correlates of Infrequent Plain Water Intake among US High School Students: National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017. American Journal of Health Promotion. 2020. June 34(5):549-554.
• Anoshiravani, A, Saynina O, Chamberlain L, Goldstein B, Huffman LC, Wang NE, Wise PH. Mental illness drives hospitalizations in detained California youth: A total population study. J Adolesc Health. 2015 Jun 27.

Literacy

• Peterson JW, Loeb S, Chamberlain LJ. The Intersection of Health and Education to Address School Readiness of All Children: A State of the Art Review. Pediatrics. 2018 Nov;142(5).

Pediatric Cardiology Disparities

• Chamberlain LJ, Fernandes S, Saynina O, Grady, S, Sanders L, Wise P. Variation in utilization of pediatric cardiology subspecialty care: A total population in California, 1983-2011. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Jul 7;66(1):37-44. 
  
• Fernandes SM, Chamberlain LJ, Grady S, Saynina O, Opotowsky AR, Sanders, L, Wise PH. Trends in utilization of specialty care centers in California for adults with congenital heart disease. Am J Cardiol. 2015 May 1;115(9):1298-304.

Diabetes

• Addala, A., Medina Peñaranda, R., Figg, L. E., Hanes, S., Garfias Silva, D., Ortega, H. I., Peña, D., Shaw, G. M., Chamberlain, L. J., Naranjo, D., Raymond, J. K., Maahs, D. M., & Hood, K. K. (2025). The experience of Discrimination Impacts Technology Readiness and psychosocial states of minoritized families living with type 1 diabetes: Findings from the bead-T1D pilot study. Endocrine Practice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eprac.2025.06.023 
• Lee JM, Sundaram V, Sanders L, Chamberlain L, Wise P. Health care utilization and costs of publicly-insured children with diabetes in California. J Pediatr. 2015 Aug;167(2):449-454.e6.
• Falbe J, Thompson HR, Patel AI, Madsen KA. Potentially Addictive Properties of Sugar Sweetened Beverages among Adolescents. Appetite. 2018; 133: 130–37

Pediatric Disparities

• Kling S, SidenT , Blacker A, Brown–Johnson CG, Chilukuri N, Bruce JS, Safaeinili N, Shaw JG, Unaka N, Lee GM. Current state assessment of food insecurity screening at Stanford Medicine Childrens Health: Lessons learned. Health Services Research 60(51), 2025.
• Lee M, Bruce JS, Sinclair S, Gerbino N, Baker-Simon V, Vinton E, Kadiyala S, Escobar G, Chamberlain LC, Floyd B. Diapers at the Doctor: Addressing Diaper Need in a Pediatric Clinic. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved Volume 36(1), 2025.
• Dang R, Patel AI, Marlow J, Wang Y, Wang ME, Schroeder AR. Frequency and Impact of Routine Temperature Measurement at Well-Child Visits. Pediatrics J Pediatr. 2021 May; 232:237-242.
• Krissberg J, Sutherland SM, Chamberlain LJ, Wise PH. Policy in Pediatric Nephrology: Successes, Failures, and Where to Go From Here. Pediatr Nephrol. 2020 Sep 23. PMID: 32968856
• Cohen E, Hall M, Lopert R, Bruen B, Chamberlain LJ, Bardach N, Gedney J, Zima BT, Berry, JG. High Expenditure Pharmaceutical Use Among Children in Medicaid. Pediatrics. 2017 Aug 1
• Swenson SM, Chamberlain LJ, Sanders LM, Sundaram V, Wise PH. Costs of Outpatient Pharmacy Services among Children with Serious Chronic Illness. JAMA. 2015 Jul 28;314(4):405-7.
• Young CA, Chan C, Stookey J, Patel AI, Evans J, Cohn K, Agana L, Yen IH, Fernandez A, Cabana MD. Development of a Tool to Evaluate Asthma Preparedness and Management in Childcare Centers. Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonology. 2015 Jun 1;28(2):121-128.
• Leventer-Roberts M, Patel AI, Trasande L. Is severity of obesity associated with diagnosis or health education practices? Int J Obes (Lond). 2012 Dec; 36(12):1571-7. 
• Burman NJ, Cabana MD, Maselli JH, Hilton JF, Patel AI. Missing documentation of weight and height at preventive visits for children. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2012 Oct; 51(10):933-8.
• Patel AI, Madsen KA, Maselli JH, Cabana MD, Stafford RS, Hersh AL. Underdiagnosis of pediatric obesity during outpatient preventive care visits. Acad Pediatr. 2010 Nov-Dec; 10(6):405-9.

End of Life

• Johnston EE, Adesina OO, Alvarez E, Amato H, Paulukonis S, Nichols A, Chamberlain LJ, Bhatia S. Acute Care Utilization at End of Life in Sickle Cell Disease: Highlighting the Need for a Palliative Approach. J Palliat Med. 2020 Jan.
• Johnston EE, Bogetz J, Saynina O, Chamberlain LJ, Bhatia S, Sanders L. Disparities in Inpatient Intensity of End-of-Life Care for Complex Chronic Conditions. Pediatrics. 2019 May;143(5).
• Johnson EE, Muffly LS, Alvarez E, Saynina O, Sanders L, Bhatia S, Chamberlain LJ.  End-of-Life Care Intensity in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant. Recipients: A Population Level Analysis. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2018 Sep 5
• Rajeshuni N, Johnston E, Saynina O, Sanders L, Chamberlain LJ. Disparities in Location of Death of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer: A Longitudinal, Population Study in California. Cancer. 2017 Nov 1;123(21):4178-4184.
• Johnston EE, Alvarez E, Saynina O, Sanders L, Bhatia S, Chamberlain LJ. Disparities in the Intensity of End-of-Life Care for Children with Cancer. Pediatrics. 2017 Oct;140(4).
• Johnston EE, Alvarez E, Saynani O, Sanders L, Bhatia S, Chamberlain LJ. End-of-Life Intensity for Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer: A Californian Population-Based Study That Shows Disparities. J Oncol Pract. 2017 Aug 22.
• Johnston EE, Molina J, Martinez I, Dionne-Odom JN, Currie ER, Crowl T, Butterworth L, Chamberlain LJ, Bhatia S, Rosenberg AR. Bereaved parents' views on end-of-life care for children with cancer: Quality marker implications. Cancer. 2020 Jul 15;126(14):3352-3359. doi: 10.1002/cncr.32935. Epub 2020 May 8. PMID: 32383817.

Water Access

• Tasian GE, Ross M, Song L, Audrain-McGovern J, Wiebe D, Warner SG, Henderson B, Patel A, Furth SL. Ecological Momentary Assessment of Factors Associated with Water Intake among Adolescents with Kidney Stone Disease. J Urol. 2019 Mar;201(3):606-614
• Bogart LM, Babey SH, Patel AI, Wang P, Schuster MA. Lunchtime school water availability and water consumption among California adolescents. J Adolesc Health. 2016 Jan 58(1):98-103.
• Patel AI, Shapiro DJ, Wang YC, Cabana MD. Sociodemographic characteristics and beverage intake of children who drink tap water. Am J Prev Med. 2013 Jul; 45(1):75-82.

Domestic Violence

• Ragavan M, Karpel H, Bogetz A, Lucha S, Bruce J. Health education for women and children: a community-engaged mutual learning curriculum for health trainees. MedEdPORTAL Publications. 2016; 12:10492.
• Ragavan M, Bruce JS, Lucha S, Chamberlain LJ. Building a novel health curriculum for survivors of intimate partner violence residing at a transitional housing program. Violence Against Women. 2016: 1:20.
• Ragavan M, Bruce JS, Lucha S, Chamberlain LJ. The Health of Women and Children After Surviving Intimate Partner Violence. Violence Against Women. 2016: 1-23.

Human Trafficking

• Barnert E, Iqbal Z^†, Bruce J, Anoshiravani A, Kolhatkar G, Greenbaum J. Commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of children and adolescents: a narrative review. Academic pediatrics. 2017 Nov 1;17(8):825-9.

Food Insecurity

• Olarte, D. A., Gosliner, W., Chapman, L. E., Hecht, C., Hecht, K., Ohri‐Vachaspati, P., Patel, A. I., Read, M., Ritchie, L. D., Schwartz, M. B., Zuercher, M. D., Orta‐Aleman, D., Polacsek, M., & Cohen, J. F. (2025). Foodservice directors’ perceived barriers to student participation in school meals when meals were served free of charge during the 2021–2022 school year. Journal of School Health, 95(8), 575–586. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.70019 
• Chapman LE, Gosliner W , Schwartz MB, Zuercher MD, Ritchie LD, Orta-Aleman D, Hecht CE, Hecht K, Polacsek M, Patel AI, Ohri-Vachaspati P, Read M, Olarte DA, Cohen JFW. Understanding Free or Reduced-Price School Meal Stigma: A Qualitative Analysis of Parent Perspectives. Journal of School Health 95(6), 2025: 389-399.
• Bruce, JS., Lien TN, George E, Puri V, Ramirez M, and Merrell SB. Examination of an Intergenerational Summer Meal Program for Children and Older Adults. Journal of Community Health, August 1, 2022.
• Jowell, Ashley H, Janine S Bruce, Gabriela V Escobar, Valeria M Ordonez, Christina A Hecht, and Anisha I Patel. Mitigating Childhood Food Insecurity during COVID-19: A Qualitative Study of How School Districts in California’s San Joaquin Valley Responded to Growing Needs. Public Health Nutrition, July 30, 2021, 1–11.
• De La Cruz M, Phan K, Bruce JS. More to Offer than Books: Stakeholder Perceptions of a Public Library-Based Meal Programme. Public Health Nutrition 23, no. 12 (August 2020): 2179–88.
• Cooper AY^†, Altman E, Hecht CE, Bruce, J, Patel AI. Stories of Success: A Qualitative Examination of Contributors to Excellence in School Drinking Water Access. Public Health Nutrition 23, no. 10 (July 2020): 1800–1809.
• Bruce JS, De La Cruz M, Lundberg K, Vesom N, Aguayo J, Merrell SB. Combating Child Summer Food Insecurity: Examination of a Community-Based Mobile Meal Program. Journal of Community Health, May 9, 2019.
• Bruce JS, De La Cruz M, Moreno G, Chamberlain LJ. Lunch at the library: Examination of a community-based approach to addressing summer food insecurity. Public Health Nutr. 2017: Mar 20: 1-10.
• Schmitt M, Bejar AR, Trieu E, Farnan S, Williams NF, Bruce J. Hunger in the Hospital: Assessing Inpatient Caregiver Food Insecurity and a Program to Address It. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2024;35(4S):203-217. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2024.a942878. PMID: 39584274.

Immigration

• Ghida El-Banna, BA, MPP; Kimberly Higuera, BA; Fernando S. Mendoza, MD, MPH. The Intergenerational Health Effects of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program on Families with Mixed Immigration Status. Academic Pediatrics. July 25, 2021
• Peoples JD, Bishop (Bruce) JS, Health, Barrera B, Lamas O, Dunlap J^†, Gonzalez PA^†, Horwitz SM, Chamberlain LJ. Health, Occupational and Environmental Risks of Emancipated Migrant Farmworker Youth. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 21, no. 4 (2010): 1215–1226.

Literacy

• Bruce, Janine S., Monica M. De La Cruz, Reshma Thadani, Jecca R. Steinberg, Ryan Brewster, Shannon Chiu, Reagan Dunham, Eleni Ramphos, Melanie Ramirez, and Lisa J. Chamberlain. Kinder Ready Clinics: A Collaborative Model for Creating Equitable and Engaged Early Learning Environments for Low-Income Families. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 33, no. 1 (2022): 528–41.
• Grummon AH, Sokol RL, Goodman D, Hecht CA, Salvia M, Musicus AA, Patel AI. Promoting healthy beverage intake via children’s books: An online randomized experiment with parents of young children. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 62(2), 2022: 183-192.
• Chamberlain, Lisa J., Janine Bruce, Monica De La Cruz, Lynne Huffman, Jecca Rhea Steinberg, Ren Bruguera, Jaime W. Peterson, et al. “A Text-Based Intervention to Promote Literacy: An RCT.” Pediatrics 148, no. 4 (October 2021): e2020049648. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-049648.
• Connelly, E^†, Ordaz, Y^†, Perez, J^†, De La Cruz, M, Bruguera, L^†, Steinberg, JR^†, Chamberlain, LJ, Bruce, JS*. Clinic-Based School Readiness: A Qualitative Examination of a Text Messaging Intervention. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 32, no. 2S (2021): 43–61.
• Peterson JW, Huffman LC, Bruce H, Prata N, Harley KG, and Chamberlain LJ. A Clinic-Based School Readiness Coaching Intervention for Low-Income Latino Children: An Intervention Study. Clinical Pediatrics, 2020, 12.
• Steinberg JR^†, Bruce JS, Marin-Nevarez P^†, Phan K^†, Merrell SB, Chamberlain LJ. Early childhood learning and the pediatrician: A qualitative study among diverse, low-income caregivers. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 2018: March.
• Peterson J, Bruce, JS, Patel N, Chamberlain, L. Parental Attitudes, Behaviors, and Barriers to School Readiness among Parents of Low-Income Latino Children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 2 (January 24, 2018): 188.
• Peterson JW, Almanzar N, Chamberlain LJ, Huffman L, Butze T, Marin-Nevarez P, Bruce JS. School Readiness Coaching in the Pediatric Clinic: Latinx Parent Perspectives. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Jul;21(5):802-808. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.10.009. Epub 2020 Oct 20. PMID: 33096288.
• Zahedivash A, Padrez R, Chamberlain LJ. Beyond mortality: early childhood development and COVID's impact. Pediatr Res. 2023 Nov;94(5):1589-1591. doi: 10.1038/s41390-023-02843-4. Epub 2023 Oct 13. PMID: 37833528.
• Padrez RC, Chamberlain LJ, Wise PH. A Lost Pandemic Generation: Only If We Do Not Act Now. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jan 3;6(1):e2249267. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.49267. PMID: 36622680.

Healthcare Access

• Rios CC^†, Ling EJ, Rivera R, Gonzalez J, Barry M, Bruce JS, Merrell SB, de Jesus Perez V. Puerto Rico Health System Resilience After Hurricane Maria: Implications for Disaster Preparedness in the COVID-19 Era. Frontiers in Communication 5 (February 3, 2021): 593939.
  
• Lee July^†, Bruce JB, and Wang NE. Opportunities for Supporting Latino Immigrants in Emergency and Ambulatory Care Settings. Journal of Community Health, July 22, 2020.
• Carroll AL^†, Garcia D, Cassells SJ^†, Bruce JS, Merrell SB, Schillinger E. ‘Making It Work’: A Preliminary Mixed Methods Study of Rural Trauma Care Access and Resources in New Mexico. Cureus, October 24, 2020.
• Cooper AY^†, Altman E, Hecht CE, Bruce, J, Patel AI. Stories of Success: A Qualitative Examination of Contributors to Excellence in School Drinking Water Access. Public Health Nutrition 23, no. 10 (July 2020): 1800–1809.
• Gaskin, G^†, Bruce, JB, Anoshiravani, A. Understanding Parent Perspectives Concerning Adolescents’ Online Access to Personal Health Information. Journal of Participatory Medicine 8 (2016).
• Bruce JS. Sexual and Reproductive Health Policies for Foster Youth in California: A Qualitative Study of Child Welfare Professionals’ Experiences and Perceptions of Policies. Children and Youth Services Review 61 (2016): 184–200.
  
• Johnston EE, Argueza B^†, Graham C, Bruce J, Chamberlain LJ, Anoshiravani A. In Their Own Voices: The Reproductive Health Care Experiences of Detained Adolescent Girls. Women’s Health Issues 26, no. 1 (January 2016): 48–54.
• Chamberlain LJ, Hughes DC, Bishop (Bruce) JS, Matsuda DH^†, Sassoubre L. Universal Health Care Coverage for Children: Impact on Pediatric Health Care Providers. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 16, no. 4 (2005): 622–633.
• Javier JR, Chamberlain LJ, Rivera KK, Gonzalez SE, Mendoza FS, Huffman LC. Lessons learned from a community-academic partnership addressing adolescent pregnancy prevention in Filipino American families. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2010 Winter;4(4):305-13. doi: 10.1353/cpr.2010.0023. PMID: 21169708; PMCID: PMC4189834.
• Trope LA, Congdon JL, Bruce JS, Chung PJ, Dehlendorf C, Chamberlain LJ. Meeting the Needs of Postpartum Women: Provider Perspectives on Maternal Contraceptive Care in Pediatric Settings. Acad Pediatr. 2023 May-Jun;23(4):821-828. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2022.08.013. Epub 2022 Sep 5. PMID: 36067921; PMCID: PMC11189802.
• Congdon JL, Trope LA, Bruce JS, Chung PJ, Dehlendorf C, Chamberlain LJ. Meeting the Needs of Postpartum Women With and Without a Recent Preterm Birth: Perceptions of Maternal Family Planning in Pediatrics. Matern Child Health J. 2020 Mar;24(3):378-388. doi: 10.1007/s10995-019-02829-x. PMID: 31875305.

Tobacco & Smoking Prevention

• Stewart HC^†, Stevenson TN, Bruce JS, Greenberg, B, Chamberlain, LJ. Attitudes Toward Smoking Cessation Among Sheltered Homeless Parents. Journal of Community Health 40, no. 6 (December 2015): 1140–48.
• Buu MC, Carter L, Bruce JS, Baca EA, Greenberg B, Chamberlain LJ. Asthma, Tobacco Smoke and the Indoor Environment: A Qualitative Study of Sheltered Homeless Families. Journal of Asthma 51, no. 2 (March 2014): 142–48.

Healthy Eating & Obesity

• Moreno GD, Schmidt LA, Ritchie LD, McCulloch C, Cabana MD, Brindis CD, Green LW, Altman EA, Patel AI. A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of an Elementary School Drinking Water Access and Promotion Intervention: Rationale, Study Design, and Protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2020 Dec 25.
• Patel AI, Podrabsky M, Hecht A, Morris S, Yovanovich S, Walkinshaw L, Ritchie L, Hecht C. Development and Validation of a Photo-Evidence Tool to Examine Characteristics of Effective Drinking Water Access in Schools. Journal of School Health. 2020 April; 90(4): 271-277.
• Lawman HG, Grossman S, Lofton X, Tasian G, Patel AI. Hydrate Philly: an Intervention to Increase Water Access and Appeal in Recreation Centers. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2020 February; 17: E15
• Patel AI, Hecht A, Hampton K, Hecht C, Buck S. Agua4All: Providing Safe Drinking Water in Rural California Communities. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2019 November; 16: E151.
• Grummon AH, Cabana MD, Hecht A, Alkon A, McCulloch C, Brindis C, Patel AI. Effects of a Multi-pronged Beverage Intervention on Young Children’s Beverage Intake and Weight. Public Health Nutrition. 2019; Oct;22 (15): 2856-2867.
• Laguna MC, Hecht AA, Ponce, J, Jue T, Brindis C, Patel AI. Teachers as Healthy Beverage Role Models: Relationship of Student and Teacher Beverage Choices in Elementary Schools. Journal of Community Health. 2019 August; 45: 121–127.
• Park S, Onufrak S, Patel AI, Sharkey JF, Blank HM. Perceptions of Drinking Water Safety and Their Associations with Plain Water Intake among US Hispanic Adults. J Water Health. 2019 Aug;17(4):587-596.
• Walkinshaw LP, Hecht C, Patel AI, Podrabsky M. Training High School Student “Citizen Scientists” to Document School Water Access: a Feasibility Study. Journal of School Health. 2019 June; 89 (8); 653-661.
• Lawman HG, Lofton X, Grossman S, Root M, Perez M, Tasian G, Patel AI. A Randomized Trial of a Multi-level Intervention to Increase Water Access and Appeal in Community Recreation Centers. Contemporary Clinical Trials. Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 Apr;79:14-20.
• Patel AI, Bogart LM, Klein DJ. Middle school student attitudes about school drinking fountains and water intake. Acad Pediatr. 2014 Sep-Oct; 14(5):471-7.
• Patel AI, Bogart LM, Elliott MN, Lamb S, Uyeda KE, Hawes-Dawson J, Klein DJ, Schuster MA. Increasing the availability and consumption of drinking water in middle schools: a pilot study. Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 May; 8(3):A60.
• Patel AI, Bogart LM, Uyeda KE, Rabin A, Schuster MA. Perceptions about availability and adequacy of drinking water in a large California school district. Prev Chronic Dis. 2010 Mar; 7(2):A39.
• Patel AI, Bogart LM, Uyeda KE, Martinez H, Knizewski R, Ryan GW, Schuster MA. School site visits for community-based participatory research on healthy eating. Am J Prev Med. 2009 Dec; 37(6 Suppl 1):S300-6.
  
• Nagata JM, Djafari JT, Chamberlain LJ. The Option of Replacing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Fruit Juice Supplements With Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. JAMA Pediatr. 2016 Sep 1;170(9):823-4. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.1178. PMID: 27399219.
• Sohlberg TM, Higuchi EC, Ordonez VM, Escobar GV, De La Rosa A, Islas G, Castro C, Hecht K, Hecht CE, Bruce JS, Patel AI. Parent Perception of School Meals in the San Joaquin Valley during COVID-19: A Photovoice Project. Nutrients. 2023 Feb 22;15(5):1087. doi: 10.3390/nu15051087. PMID: 36904087; PMCID: PMC10005543.

Advocacy

• Chung  RJ, Ramirez  MR, Best  DL, Cohen  M, Chamberlain  LJ. Advocacy and community engagement: perspectives from pediatric department chairs. J Pediatr. Published online January 11, 2022.
• Steinberg JR^†, Bruce JS, Marin-Nevarez P^†, Phan K^†, Merrell SB, Chamberlain L. What Do Clinical Environments Say to Our Patients? A Replicable Model for Creative Advocacy. American Journal of Public Health 108, no. 11 (November 2018): 1509–10.
• Anwar E, Chung RJ, Bautista D, Chamberlain LJ, Best DL. The Academic Pediatrician-Advocate: A View from Government Relations Officials of United States Freestanding Children's Hospitals. J Pediatr. 2025 Mar;278:114335. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114335. Epub 2024 Oct 9. PMID: 39389457.

Education

• Chamberlain LJ, Hanson ER, Klass P, Schickedanz AB, Nakhasi A, Barnes M, Berger S, Boyd R, Dreyer B, Meyer D, Navsaria D, Rao S and Klein M. Childhood Poverty and Its Impact on Health and Well-Being: Enhancing Training for Learners Across the Medical Education Continuum. Acad Pediatr. 2016 Apr;16(3 Suppl):S155-62.
• Bode SM, Anwar E, Best DL, Patel M, Beers LS, Kaczorowski JM, Solomon BS, Chamberlain LJ. Pediatric advocacy: Advancement in academic institutions. Pediatr Res. 2024 May;95(6):1476-1479. doi: 10.1038/s41390-023-02997-1. Epub 2024 Jan 9. PMID: 38195941; PMCID: PMC11126388.

Health Disparities

• Patel AI, Schmidt LA. Water Access in the United States: Health Disparities Abound and Solutions are urgently Needed. American Journal of Public Health. 2017 Sep; 107(9):1354-1356.
• Suleman S, Chamberlain LJ. Impact of COVID-19 on the Health of Migrant Children in the United States: From Policy to Practice. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2024 Jun;71(3):551-565. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2024.01.019. Epub 2024 Mar 11. PMID: 38754941.
• Wise PH, Chamberlain LJ. Adversity and Opportunity-The Pandemic's Paradoxical Effect on Child Health and Well-being. JAMA Pediatr. 2022 Jul 1;176(7):e220063. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.0063. Epub 2022 Jul 5. PMID: 35285893.

Food Insecurity

• Orta-Aleman, D., Schwartz, M. B., Patel, A. I., Polacsek, M., Hecht, C., Hecht, K., Zuercher, M. D., Ritchie, L., Cohen, J., & Gosliner, W. (2025). Statewide Universal school meal policies and food insecurity in households with children. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 107942. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2025.107942 
• Kling S, SidenT , Blacker A, Brown–Johnson CG, Chilukuri N, Bruce J, Safaeinili N, Shaw JG, Unaka N, Lee GM. Current state assessment of food insecurity screening at Stanford Medicine Childrens Health: Lessons learned. Health Services Research 60(51), 2025.
• Sharma P, Altman EA, Hampton KE, Moreno G, Hecht C, Patel AI. Strength and Comprehensiveness of Drinking Water Language in California School District Wellness Policies. Journal of Nutrition, Education, and Behavior. 2021 Jun.
• Altman EA, Lee KL, Hecht CE, Hampton KE, Moreno G, Patel AI. Drinking Water Access in California Schools: Before and After the Implementation of School Water Policies. Preventive Medicine Reports. 2020; 19:101143.
• Umunna I, Blacker L, Hecht C, Edwards M, Altman E, Patel AI. Water Safety in California Public Schools Following Implementation of School Drinking Water Policies. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2020 Dec 17: E166.
• Patel AI, Schmidt LA. Healthy beverage initiatives in higher education: An untapped strategy for health promotion. Public Health Nutrition. 2020 Oct; 1-3.
• Patel AI, Hecht CE, Cradock AL, Edwards M, Ritchie L. Drinking Water in the United States: Implications of Water Safety, Access and Consumption. Annual Review of Nutrition. 2020 Sept 40: 345-373.
• Beck A, Martinez S, Patel AI, Fernandez A. Trends in Sugar-sweetened Beverage Consumption among California Children. Public Health Nutrition. 2020 June 23(16): 2864-2869. 
• Cooper AY, Altman EA, Hecht CE, Bruce J, Patel AI. Stories of success: A qualitativeexamination of contributors to excellence in school drinking water access in schools. Public Health Nutrition. 2020 Feb 26:1-10
• Bruce, Janine S., Monica M. De La Cruz, Katherine Lundberg, Nicholas Vesom, Javier Aguayo, and Sylvia Bereknyei Merrell. Combating Child Summer Food Insecurity: Examination of a Community-Based Mobile Meal Program. Journal of Community Health, May 9, 2019.
• Long MW, Gortmaker SL, Patel AI, Onufrak SJ, Wilking CL, Cradock AL. Public Perception of and Quality and Support for Required Access to Drinking Water in Schools and Parks. American Journal of Health Promotion. Am J Health Promot. 2018 Jan;32(1):72-74.
• Hecht AA, Grumbach JM, Hampton KE, Hecht K, Braff-Guajardo E, Brindis CD, McCulloch CE, Patel AI. Validation of a Survey to Examine Drinking Water Access, Practices, and Policies in Schools. Public Health Nutrition. 2017 Dec;20(17):3068-3074
• Patel AI, Grummon A, Hampton KE, Oliva A, McCulloch CE, Brindis CD.  A Trial of the Efficacy and Cost of Water Delivery Systems in Schools. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2016 Jul;13:160108.
• Patel AI, Brindis CD. Maximizing School Policies to Reduce Youth Consumption of Sugar Sweetened Beverages. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2016 Jul; 59(1):1-2.
• Grummon AH, Oliva A, Hampton KE, Patel AI. Association between Student Purchases of Beverages during the School Commute and In-school Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2015 Dec 12: E220.
• Ritchie LD, Yoshida S, Sharma S, Patel AI, Homel Vitale E, Hecht K. Drinking Water in California Childcare: Before and After 2011-2012 Beverage Policy. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2015 Jun 4;12:E89.
• Dooley D, Patel AI, Schmidt LA. "Chocolate Milk in Schools" Response Letter to Snacks,Sweetened Beverages, Added Sugars, and Schools: Council on School Health, Committee on Nutrition. Pediatrics, 2015 March 135(3): 575-583.
• Nagata J, Chamberlain LJ, Robinson TN. More Hippocrates, less hypocrisy: Eliminate sugar-sweetened beverages from residency lunches. Academic Medicine: February 2015:90 (2): 127-128.
• Patel AI, Hecht K, Hampton KE, Grumbach JM, Braff-Guajardo E, Brindis CD. Tapping into water: key considerations for achieving excellence in school drinking water access. Am J Public Health. 2014 Jul; 104(7):1314-9.
• Patel AI, Ritchie L. Striving for meaningful policies to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage intake among young children. Pediatrics. 2013 Sep; 132(3):566-8. PMID: 23918894
• Beck AL, Patel AI, Madsen K. Trends in sugar-sweetened beverage and 100% fruit juice consumption among California children. Acad Pediatr. 2013 Jul-Aug; 13(4):364-70.
• Patel AI, Chandran K, Hampton KE, Hecht K, Grumbach JM, Kimura AT, Braff- Guajardo E, Brindis CD. Observations of drinking water access in school food service areas before implementation of federal and state school water policy, California, 2011. Prev Chronic Dis. 2012; 9:E121.
• Patel AI, Hampton KE. Encouraging consumption of water in school and child care settings: access, challenges, and strategies for improvement. Am J Public Health. 2011 Aug; 101(8):1370-9.
• Patel AI, Cabana MD. Encouraging healthy beverage intake in child care and school settings. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2010 Dec; 22(6):779-84.

Primary Care Redesign

• Suleman, S., Keller, D., Ragavan, M.I. et al. Equitable research is better research: let’s invest in doing it right. Pediatr Res (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-025-04119-5
• Patel AI, Sanchez-Vaznaugh E, Woodward-Lopez G. The Importance of Body Mass Index Assessment and Surveillance in Schools. JAMA Pediatrics. 2021 Feb 22. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.0016. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33616644
• Fierman A, Beck AF, Chung EK, Tschudy MM, Coker TR, Mistry KB, Siegel B, Chamberlain LJ, Conroy K, Federico SG, Flanagan PJ, Garg A, Gitterman BA, Grace AM, Gross R, Hole MK, Klass P, Kraft CA, Kuo AA, Lewis G, Lobach KS, Long D, Ma CT, Messito MJ, Navsaria D, Northrip KD, Osman C,Sadof MD, Schickedanz A, Cox JE.  Redesigning Health Care Practices to Address Childhood Poverty. Acad Pediatr. 2016 Apr;16(3 Suppl):S136-46.
• Beck A, Tschudy M, Coker T, Mistry K, Cox J, Gitterman B, Chamberlain L, Grace A, Hole M, Klass P, Lobach K, Ma C, Navsaria D, Northrip K, Sadof M, Shah A, Fierman A. Determinants of Health and Pediatric Primary Care Practices. Pediatrics. 2016 Mar;137(3):e20153673.
• Chamberlain LJ, Kelly N. Child Advocacy in the 21^st Century. Adv Pediatr. 2015 Aug;62(1):91-103.
• Saper JK, Raphael JL, Chamberlain LJ, Perrin JM. Medicaid and pediatric subspecialty care. Pediatr Res. 2024 Dec;96(7):1555-1556. doi: 10.1038/s41390-024-03275-4. Epub 2024 May 15. PMID: 38750295.
• Coker TR, Gregory EF, McCord M, Cholera R, Bakken H, Chapman S, Anwar E, Lee J, Henry S, Chamberlain LJ. Integrating community health workers in early childhood well-child care: a statement from the Pediatric Academic Societies Maternal Child Health: First 1,000 days Special Interest Group. BMC Prim Care. 2024 Sep 27;25(1):345. doi: 10.1186/s12875-024-02582-3. PMID: 39333888; PMCID: PMC11428482.

Injury Prevention

Sun, V.K., Dodington, J., Chamberlain, L.J. et al. The role of prevention and policy in protecting teens from motor vehicle crash and firearm injuries and deaths. Pediatr Res 97, 2170–2172 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-025-04187-7

Medical Education

• Eneriz-Wiemer M, Nelson BD, Bruce J, Chamberlain LJ. Global Health Training in Pediatric Residency: A Qualitative Analysis of Faculty Director Insights. Academic Pediatrics 12, no. 3 (2012): 238–244.