Publications
Most recent from the CIRCLE
Pediatricians' Practices and Desired Resources for Addressing Intimate Partner Violence.
Scott S, Ragavan MI, Mickievicz E, Handrinos A, Amodei J, Chang JC, Balaban Z, Duplessis V, DeGue S, Villaveces A, Miller E, Randell KA.
Partner Abuse. 2024 Oct
Huerta C, Randell KA, Unger J, Rothenberger S, Chaves-Gnecco D, Barral R, Shaw D, Culyba AJ, Miller E, Ragavan MI.
J Interpers Violence. 2024 Oct 7
Publications
2024
Schmitz K, Patel M, Ragavan MI, Rojas CR. Prioritizing caregiver mental health to promote child health. Pediatr Res. 2024 Dec 17.
Karolcik BA, Calcaterra MJ, Smith KL, Schiff MD, Ragavan MI, Alsaied T, Follansbee CW, Beerman LB, Arora G. Association of Child Opportunity Index with Outcomes in Pediatric Supraventricular Tachycardia. Pediatr Cardiol. 2024 Nov 27.
Scott S, Ragavan MI, Mickievicz E, Handrinos A, Amodei J, Chang JC, Balaban Z, Duplessis V, DeGue S, Villaveces A, Miller E, Randell KA. Pediatricians' Practices and Desired Resources for Addressing Intimate Partner Violence. Partner Abuse. 2024 Oct; 15(4): 550-570.
Scott SE, Lavage DR, Bochinski SG, Risser L, Ragavan MI, Storz O, Miller E, Wallace ML. Exploring the Dimensions and Correlates of Teen Economic Abuse Through a Cross-Sectional Survey. J Adolesc Health. 2024 Nov 7: S1054-139X(24)00452-X.
Huerta C, Randell KA, Unger J, Rothenberger S, Chaves-Gnecco D, Barral R, Shaw D, Culyba AJ, Miller E, Ragavan MI. Associations Between Acculturation, Discrimination, and Adolescent Relationship Abuse: A Matched Parent-Adolescent Study of Latine Families. J Interpers Violence. 2024 Oct 7: 8862605241280087.
Harrison C, Ragavan MI, Zupa MF, Qin X, Helgeson VS, Vajravelu ME. Loneliness, Discrimination, Stress, and Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Young Adults. Am J Prev Med. 2024 Oct 1: S0749-3797(24)00336-2.
Godse S, Shabanova V, Ragavan MI, Mitchell M, Chen L, Flom JD, Sheares BJ. Caregivers of children with asthma alarmed by climate change: a cross-sectional study. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024 Sep 25.
Shah SH, Ragavan MI. Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, and Child Health: A Call to Action. Pediatrics. 2024 Sep 1;154(3):e2024067391.
Ragavan MI, Oghifobibi O, Salter CL, Patel M, Anderson B. Doulas as family partners in the neuro neonatal intensive care unit. Pediatr Res. 2024 Aug 21.
Ragavan MI, Méndez DD, Caballero TM. Promoting Language Justice for Children With Medical Complexity and Their Families: An Urgent Call to Action. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 Jul 29: e2024007792.
Coulter RWS, Dougherty M, Clark MB, Wilson A, Miller E, Ragavan MI. Online Human-Centered Design Methods are Acceptable, Appropriate, and Feasible for Generating Adolescent Relationship Abuse Intervention Ideas With Sexual and Gender Diverse Youth. J Adolesc Health. 2024 Jul 25: S1054-139X(24)00284-2.
Scott SE, Laubacher C, Chang J, Miller E, Bocinski SG, Ragavan MI. Perinatal Economic Abuse: Experiences, Impacts, and Needed Resources. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2024 Jul 22.
Culyba A, Ragavan MI, Miller E. Supporting Youth Exposed to Violence in the Post-Pandemic: Prevention and Intervention Strategies. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2024 Aug; 71(4):567-581.
Chivate R, Schoemer P, Ragavan MI, Ray K, Bensignor MO, Goldschmidt AB, Vajravelu ME. Primary care perspectives on prescribing anti-obesity medication for adolescents. Pediatr Obes. 2024 Aug; 19(8):e13146.
Harrison C, Peyyety V, Rodriguez Gonzalez A, Chivate R, Qin X, Zupa MF, Ragavan MI, Vajravelu ME. Prediabetes Prevalence by Adverse Social Determinants of Health in Adolescents. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jun 3; 7(6):e2416088.
Ragavan MI, Coulter RWS, Sickler L, Shaw DS, De Genna NM. Associations Among Plurisexual Identity, Intimate Partner Violence, Reproductive Coercion, and Parental Monitoring in a Sample of Adolescent and Young Adult Pregnant People. LGBT Health. 2024 Apr 4.
Schweiberger K, Patel M, Ragavan MI. Promoting Equity in Pediatric Health Care Through Language Services Reimbursement. Pediatrics. 2024 May 1; 153(5):e2023064214.
Schweiberger K, Migliori O, Mbangah M, Arena C, Diaz J, Liu SY, Kihumbu B, Rijal B, Mwaliya A, Castillo Smyntek XA, Hoffman H, Timsina K, Salib Y, Amodei J, Perez AJ, Chaves-Gnecco D, Ho K, Mugwaneza K, Sidani J, Ragavan MI. "How Fluent Do I Need to Be to Say I'm Fluent?" Research Experiences of Communities that Speak Languages Other than English. Community Health Equity Res Policy. 2024 Mar 14:2752535X241238095.
Doan T, López-Zerón G, Prado G, Ragavan MI. Applying a Language Justice Framework in Research: A Step Toward Achieving Health Equity. Health Promot Pract. 2024 Mar 11:15248399241236182.
Lee X, Griffin A, Ragavan MI, Patel M. Adolescent mental health and academic performance: determining evidence-based associations and informing approaches to support in educational settings. Pediatr Res. 2024 May; 95(6):1395-1397.
Scott SE, Jenkins G, Mickievicz E, Saladino J, Rick AM, Levenson R, Chang JC, Randell KA, Duplessis V, Miller E, Ragavan M. Creating Healing-Centered Spaces for Intimate Partner Violence Survivors in the Postpartum Unit: Examining Current Practices and Desired Resources Among Health Care Providers and Postpartum People. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2024 Feb; 33(2): 204-217.
Vajravelu ME, Chu PY, Frank DA, Ragavan MI, Vajravelu RK. Projected impact of anti-obesity pharmacotherapy use on racial and ethnic disparities in adolescent obesity. Pediatr Obes. 2024 Feb 6:e13103.
Scott SE, Lavage DR, Risser L, Gonzalez Bockinski S, Miller E, Ragavan MI. Economic Abuse and Help-Seeking Intentions Among Adolescents. J Interpers Violence. 2024 Jan; 39(1-2): 107-132.
2023
Ragavan MI, Culyba AJ. Intimate Partner Violence-Related Firearm Child Homicides: An Urgent Call to Action. Pediatrics. 2023 Dec 1; 152(6): e2023063805.
Ragavan MI, Murray A. Supporting Intimate Partner Violence Survivors and Their Children in Pediatric Healthcare Settings. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2023 Dec; 70(6): 1069-1086.
Loo S, Brady KJS, Ragavan MI, Griffith KN. Validation of the Clinicians' Cultural Sensitivity Survey for Use in Pediatric Primary Care Settings. J Immigr Minor Health. 2023 Aug; 25(4): 790-802.
Tiffany-Appleton S, Mickievicz E, Ortiz Y, Migliori O, Randell KA, Rothman EF, Chaves-Gnecco D, Rosen D, Miller E, Ragavan MI. Adolescent Relationship Abuse Prevention in Pediatric Primary Care: Provider, Adolescent, and Parent Perspectives. Acad Pediatr. 2023 Aug; 23(6): 1151-1158.
Scott S, Lavage DR, Acharya G, Risser L, Bocinski SG, Walker EA, Randell KA, Ragavan MI, Miller E. Experiences of Exploitation and Associations With Economic Abuse in Adolescent Dating Relationships: Findings From a U.S. Cross-Sectional Survey. J Trauma Dissociation. 2023 Jul-Sep; 24(4): 489-505.
Thackeray J, Livingston N, Ragavan MI, Schaechter J, Sigel E; Council on Child Abuse and Neglect; Council on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention. Intimate Partner Violence: Role of the Pediatrician. Pediatrics. 2023 Jul 1; 152(1): e2023062509.
Ragavan MI, Garg A, Raphael JL. Creating Healing-Centered Health Systems by Reimagining Social Needs Screening and Supports. JAMA Pediatr. 2023 Jun 1; 177(6): 555-556.
Huerta C, Gutschow B, Bañales J, Boyzo H, Jenkins V, Document P, Taverno SE, Goodkind S, Ragavan MI. Developing a Youth Participatory Action Research Program for Latine Youth in an Emerging Community. Health Promot Pract. 2023 May 22: 15248399231176248.
Khetarpal SK, Tiffany-Appleton S, Mickievicz EE, Barral RL, Randell KA, Temple JR, Miller E, Ragavan MI. Sexual health and relationship abuse interventions in pediatric primary care: A systematic review. J Adolesc Health. 2023 Apr; 72(4): 487-501.
Chen A, Demaestri S, Schweiberger K, Sidani J, Wolynn R, Chaves-Gnecco D, Hernandez R, Rothenberger S, Mickievicz E, Cowden JD, & Ragavan MI. Inclusion of Non-English-Speaking Participants in Pediatric Health Research: A Review. JAMA pediatrics. 2023 Jan; 177(1):81-88.
2022
Tiffany-Appleton S, Mickievicz E, Ortiz Y, Migliori O, Randell KA, Rothman EF, Chaves-Gnecco D, Rosen D, Miller E, Ragavan MI. Adolescent Relationship Abuse Prevention in Pediatric Primary Care: Provider, Adolescent, and Parent Perspectives. Acad Pediatr. 2022 Dec 27: S1876-2859(22)00633-7.
Krakora M, Townsend T, Castillo Smyntek XA, Sickler L, Henry C, Hardeman C, Savage Friedman F, Sidani JE, Amodei J, Ruiz M, Rosen D, Ho K, Patterson K, Massart M, Miller E, Tharp-Gilliam S, Ragavan MI. From Vaccines to Vitality: The Progression of a Community-Academic Collaboration. Health Promot Pract. 2022 Dec 8: 15248399221137271.
Salib Y, Amodei J, Sanchez C, Castillo Smyntek XA, Lien M, Liu S, Acharya G, Kihumbu B, Mishra P, Chaves-Gnecco D, Timsina K, Diaz J, Henry C, Mickievicz E, Mwaliya A, Ho K, Sidani J, Ragavan MI. The COVID-19 vaccination experience of non-English speaking immigrant and refugee communities of color: A community co-created study. Community Health Equity Res Policy. 2022 Oct 25: 2752535X221133140.
Ragavan MI, Risser L, Duplessis V, DeGue S, Villaveces A, Hurley TP, Chang J, Miller E, Randell KA. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Needs and Lived Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence Survivors in the United States: Advocate Perspectives. Violence Against Women. 2022 Oct; 28(12-13): 3114-3134.
Khetarpal SK, Szoko N, Culyba AJ, Shaw D, Ragavan MI. Associations Between Parental Monitoring and Multiple Types of Youth Violence Victimization: A Brief Report. J Interpers Violence. 2022 Oct; 37(19-20): NP19216-NP19227.
Henderson C, Scott T, Schinder B, Hager E, Friedman FS, Miller E, Ragavan MI. Shifting the Paradigm From Participant Mistrust to Researcher & Institutional Trustworthiness: A Qualitative Study of Researchers' Perspectives on Building Trustworthiness With Black Communities. Community Health Equity Res Policy. 2022 Sep 20: 272684X221117710.
Renov V, Risser L, Berger R, Hurley T, Villaveces A, DeGue S, Katz A, Henderson C, Premo K, Talis J, Chang JC, Ragavan M. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child protective services caseworkers and administrators. Child Abuse Negl. 2022 Aug; 130(Pt 1): 105431.
Risser L, Berger RP, Renov V, Aboiye F, Duplessis V, Henderson C, Randell KA, Miller E, Ragavan MI. Supporting Children Experiencing Family Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic: IPV and CPS Provider Perspectives. Acad Pediatr. 2022 Jul; 22(5): 842-849.
Randell KA, Ragavan MI, Query LA, Sundaram M, Bair-Merritt M, Miller E, Denise Dowd M. Intimate Partner Violence and the Pediatric Electronic Health Record: A Qualitative Study. Acad Pediatr. 2022 Jul; 22(5): 824-832.
Ragavan MI, Miller E. Healing-Centered Care for Intimate Partner Violence Survivors and Their Children. Pediatrics. 2022 Jun 1; 149(6): e2022056980.
Johnson NP, Sundaram MA, Alder J, Miller E, Ragavan MI. The Lasting Influence of a Peer-led Adolescent Relationship Abuse Prevention Program on Former Peer Leaders' Relationships, Identities, and Trajectories in Emerging Adulthood. J Interpers Violence. 2022 May; 37(9-10): NP7580-NP7604.
Konuthula D, de Abril Cameron F, Jonassaint N, Ufomata E, Torres O, Essien UR, Hamm ME, Merlin J, Ragavan MI. Perspectives on Anti-Black Racism and Mitigation Strategies Among Faculty Experts at Academic Medical Centers. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Apr 1; 5(4): e228534.
Ragavan MI, Barral R, Randell KA. Addressing Adolescent Relationship Abuse in the Context of Reproductive Health Care. Seminars in Reproductive Medicine. 2022 Mar; 40(1-02): 146-154.
Hill AV, Moehling Geffel K, Lavage DR, Davis A, Dwarakanath N, Ettinger AK, Ragavan MI. Parent-Reported Intention to Vaccinate Children Against COVID-19: Influences of COVID-19 and Seasonal Influenza Vaccination. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2022 Feb; 61(2): 107-111.
Okoniewski W, Sundaram M, Chaves-Gnecco D, McAnany K, Cowden JD, Ragavan M. Culturally Sensitive Interventions in Pediatric Primary Care Settings: A Systematic Review. Pediatrics. 2022 Feb 1; 149(2): e2021052162.
Ragavan M, Miller E. Prioritizing Prevention of Teen Dating Violence. JAMA Pediatr. 2022 Feb 1; 176(2): 127-128.
Ragavan MI, Ripper L, Davidson M, Scott T, Gutschow B, Muthama V, Townsend T, Schindler B, Hager E, Carmona E, Henderson C, Chaves-Gnecco D, Miller E, Sidani J. COVID-19 Information Sources for Black and Latine Communities: A Community Co-created Survey. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2022;16(2S):23-32.
Garcia R, Henderson C, Randell K, Villaveces A, Katz A, Abioye F, DeGue S, Premo K, Miller-Wallfish S, Chang JC, Miller E, Ragavan MI. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Intimate Partner Violence Advocates and Agencies. J Fam Violence. 2022; 37(6): 893-906.
2021
Scott T, Gutschow B, Ragavan MI, Massart M, Ho K, Ripper L, Muthama V, Miller M, Bey J, Abernathy P. A community partnered approach to promoting COVID-19 vaccine equity. Health Promotion Practice. 2021 Nov; 22(6): 758-760.
Khetarpal SK, Szoko N, Ragavan MI, Culyba AJ. Future Orientation as a Cross-Cutting Protective Factor Against Multiple Forms of Violence. J Pediatr. 2021 Aug; 235: 288-291.
Szoko N, Ragavan MI, Khetarpal SK, Chu KH, Culyba AJ. Protective Factors Against Vaping and Other Tobacco Use. Pediatrics. 2021 Aug; 148(2): e2020048066.
Khetapal SK, Szoko N, Ragavan MI, Culyba AJ. Future orientation as a cross-cutting protective factor against multiple forms of violence. Journal of Pediatrics. 2021 Aug; 235: 288-291.
Ragavan MI, Zenni E, Turner T, Klein M. Academic general pediatrics hiring practices and completion of AGP fellowships. Academic Pediatrics. 2021 Jul; 21(5): 912-916.
Soglin LF, Ragavan MI, Li JC, Soglin DF. A Validated Screening Instrument for Identifying Intimate Partner Violence in South Asian Immigrant Women. J Interpers Violence. 2021 Jul; 36(13-14): NP7027-NP7044.
Ragavan MI, Zenni EA, Turner TL, Klein M. Academic General Pediatrics Hiring Practices and Completion of Academic General Pediatrics Fellowships. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Jul; 21(5): 912-916.
Ragavan MI, Skinner CM, Killough EF, Henderson C, Eichman AL, Randell KA. Child Protective Services Reports in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence: A Delphi Process Examining Best Practices. Acad Pediatr. 2022 Jul; 22(5): 833-841.
Gutschow B, Gray B, Ragavan MI, Sheffield PE, Philipsborn RP, Jee SH. The intersection of pediatrics, climate change, and structural racism: Ensuring health equity through climate justice. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2021 Jun; 51(6): 101028.
Ragavan M, Syed-Swift Y, Elwy AR, Fikre T, Bair-Merritt M. The Influence of Culture on Healthy Relationship Formation and Teen Dating Violence: A Qualitative Analysis of South Asian Female Youth Residing in the United States. J Interpers Violence. 2021 Apr; 36(7-8): NP4336-NP4362.
Ragavan MI, Query LA, Bair-Merritt M, Dowd D, Miller E, Randell KA. Expert Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence Power and Control in Pediatric Healthcare Settings. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Apr; 21(3): 548-556.
Khetarpal SK, Szoko N, Culyba AJ, Shaw D, & Ragavan MI. The role of parental monitoring as a protective factor against youth violence victimization. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 2021 Feb; 68(2): S51-S52.
Ragavan MI, Culyba AJ, Randell KA, Miller E, Chu KH. Electronic Vapor Product Use and Violence Victimization Among a Nationally Representative Sample of Adolescents. J Adolesc Health. 2021 Feb; 68(2): 422-425.
2020
Ragavan MI, Thomas KA, Fulambarker A, Zaricor J, Goodman LA, Bair-Merritt MH. Exploring the Needs and Lived Experiences of Racial and Ethnic Minority Domestic Violence Survivors Through Community-Based Participatory Research: A Systematic Review. Trauma Violence Abuse. 2020 Dec; 21(5): 946-963.
Ragavan MI, Garcia R, Berger R, Miller E. Supporting intimate partner violence survivors and their children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pediatrics. 2020 Sep; 146(3): e20201276.
Ragavan M, Iyengar K. Violence Perpetrated by Mothers-in-Law in Northern India: Perceived Frequency, Acceptability, and Options for Survivors. J Interpers Violence. 2020 Sep; 35(17-18): 3308-3330.
Ragavan MI, Culyba AJ, Muhammad FL, Miller E. Supporting adolescents and young adults exposed to or experiencing violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2020 Jul; 67(1): 18-20.
Ragavan MI, Culyba AJ, Shaw D, Miller E. Social Support, Exposure to Parental Intimate Partner Violence, and Relationship Abuse Among Marginalized Youth. J Adolesc Health. 2020 Jul;67(1): 127-130.
Ragavan MI, Cowden J. Bilingual and bicultural research teams: Unpacking the complexities. Health Equity. 2020 Jun 9; 4(1): 243-246.
Soglin LF, Ragavan M, Immaneni S, Soglin DF. Assessing Intimate Partner Violence in South Asian Women Using the Index of Spouse Abuse. Violence Against Women. 2020 May; 26(6-7): 697-711.
Ragavan MI, Marcil LE, Garg A. Climate Change as a Social Determinant of Health. Pediatrics. 2020 May; 145(5): e20193169.
Ragavan MI, Griffith KN, Cowden JD, Colvin JD, Bair-Merritt M. Parental Perceptions of Culturally Sensitive Care and Well-Child Visit Quality. Acad Pediatr. 2020 Mar; 20(2): 234-240.
Randell KA, Ragavan MI. Intimate Partner Violence: Identification and Response in Pediatric Health Care Settings. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 Feb; 59(2): 109-115.
2015-2019
Ragavan MI, Griffith K, Bair-Merritt M, Cabral HJ, Kistin CJ. First-Generation Immigrant Mothers Report Less Spanking of 1-Year-Old Children Compared with Mothers of Other Immigrant Generations. Matern Child Health J. 2019 Apr; 23(4): 496-503.
Ragavan MI, Li W, Elwy AR, Cowden JD, Bair-Merritt M. Chinese, Vietnamese, and Asian Indian Parents' Perspectives About Well-Child Visits: A Qualitative Analysis. Acad Pediatr. 2018 Aug; 18(6): 628-635.
Ragavan MI, Cowden JD. The Complexities of Assessing Language and Interpreter Preferences in Pediatrics. Health Equity. 2018 May 1; 2(1): 70-73.
Ragavan M, Bruce J, Bair-Merritt M, Lucha S, Maya-Silva J, Stebbins E, Chamberlain L. Building a Novel Health Curriculum for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Residing at a Transitional Housing Program. Violence Against Women. 2018 Mar; 24(3): 266-285.
Ragavan MI, Fikre T, Millner U, Bair-Merritt M. The impact of domestic violence exposure on South Asian children in the United States: Perspectives of domestic violence agency staff. Child Abuse Negl. 2018 Feb; 76: 250-260.
Ragavan M, Bruce J, Lucha S, Jayaraman T, Stein H, Chamberlain L. The Health of Women and Children After Surviving Intimate Partner Violence. Violence Against Women. 2017 Sep; 23(10): 1205-1227.
Ragavan M, Iyengar K, Wurtz R. Perceptions of options available for victims of physical intimate partner violence in northern India. Violence Against Women. 2015 May; 21(5): 652-75.