Publications and presentations, July 2026
Publications
Children's Learning Institute
Kelly A. Vaughn, PhD; Susan H. Landry, PhD; Dana DeMaster, PhD; et al.: “Atypical neural responses to dynamically changing facial expressions correlate with behavioral risk in toddlers born preterm: Evidence from an ERP study (external link)”
Susan H. Landry, PhD; Dana DeMaster, PhD; et al.: “Individual variability in neural correlates of visual engagement in premature toddlers (external link)”
Susan H. Landry, PhD; Dana DeMaster, PhD; et al.: “Protocol and Preliminary Findings from the BrainPALS Study in Very Preterm Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Digital Parenting Program (external link)”
Yoonkyung Oh, PhD, et al.: “Are elementary school children bullied more when they attend disruptive classrooms? A child-fixed-effects analysis. (external link)”
Yusra Ahmed, PhD, et al.: “Identification and Classification of Learning Disabilities Using Machine Learning Approaches: A Meta-Analysis (external link)”
Linda Ewing-Cobbs, PhD, et al.: “Reducing Stress After Trauma in Physically Injured Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial (external link)”
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Division
Maria del Mar Romero Lopez, MD, MS, PhD; et al.: “Metabolic bone disease of prematurity: current knowledge, controversies, and research priorities (external link)”
Maria del Mar Romero Lopez, MD, MS, PhD; et al.: “Current barriers and opportunities in neonatal nutrition research (external link)”
Kanekal S. Gautham, MD, DM, MS, FAAP; et al.: “Risk-Guided Personalized Care to Prevent Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Real-World Implementation Study (external link)”
Tina O. Findley, MD, et al.: “Placental Dysfunction and Congenital Heart Disease: Investigating the Placenta-Heart Axis (external link)”
Lindsay Holzapfel, MD, MS, et al.: “Initial nutrition in preterm infants: Evidence, uncertainty, and research priorities (external link)”
Multidisciplinary
Ricardo Mosquera, MD, MS; Ivan Gustavo Magana-Ceballos, MD; Maria E. Tellez, MD; Mahboobeh Mahdavinia, MD, PhD; Tomika Harris, PNP; Kereisha Owens, MA; Maria del Mar Romero Lopez, MD, PhD, MS; Ara Luz, MSHA; Katrina E. McBeth, MD; Syed Hashmi, MD; Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, MD; et al.: “Multi-Omics Analysis Defines Endotypes and Systemic Inflammation in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: A Comparison with Healthy Controls (external link)”
Presentations
Lakshmi Srivaths, MD, will be giving a Doc Talk at the Houston Health Museum on August 28: “Heavy Menstrual Bleeding: Facts & Fallacies.” The event is free but registration is required (external link).
Heather Saavedra, MS, RD, LD, presented “Nutrition Management of Glycogen Storage Disease Types I, III, VI & IX” at the Scandinavian Association for Glycogen Storage Disease (external link) in Ängelholm, Sweden, on May 29, 2026.
Heather Saavedra also presented “Balancing Metabolic Needs & Eating Behaviors in GSD” at the Association for Glycogen Storage Disease US (external link) in Cleveland, OH, on June 20, 2026. She also participated in a panel discussion on the nutrition management of Glycogen Storage Disease.