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Child Sleep

  1. Chen M, Garrison MM. “Technology and Sleep” in Technology and Adolescent Health, edited by Megan Moreno. Published 2020 by Elsevier.
  2. Garrison MM, Lozano P, Christakis DA. “Controller Medication Use and Sleep Problems in Pediatric Asthma: A Longitudinal Case-Crossover Analysis.” Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. 2011 Sep;165(9):826-30.
  3. Garrison, M. M. (2015). The Feedback Whirlpool of Early Childhood Sleep and Behavior Problems. JAMA Pediatrics, 169(6), 525–526. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.0356
  4. Garrison, M. M. (2020). 0999 Predictors Of Natural Resolution Of Behavioral Sleep Problems In Early Childhood. Sleep (New York, N.Y.), 43(Supplement_1), A379–A379. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.995
  5. Sonney, J. T., Thompson, H. J., Landis, C. A., Pike, K. C., Chen, M. L., Garrison, M. M., & Ward, T. M. (2020). Sleep intervention for children with asthma and their parents (SKIP Study): a novel web-based shared management pilot study. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 16(6), 925–936. https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.8374
  6. Tinker, E. C., Garrison, M. M., & Ward, T. M. (2020). Development of the Sleep Health in Preschoolers (SHIP) intervention: Integrating a theoretical framework for a family-centered intervention to promote healthy sleep. Families Systems & Health, 38(4), 406–417. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000546

Media Use

  1. Albertson, K. M., Moreno, M. A., Garrison, M. M., Evans, Y. N., & Ahrens, K. R. (2018). Impacts of media on sexual behaviour and relationships among youth in foster care. Child & Family Social Work, 23(1), 88–96. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12387
  2. Anan, Y. H., Kahn, N. F., Garrison, M. M., McCarty, C. A., & Richardson, L. P. (2023). Associations Between Sleep Duration and Positive Mental Health Screens During Adolescent Preventive Visits in Primary Care. Academic Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2023.02.013
  3. CHRISTAKIS, D. A., GARRISON, M. M., HERRENKOHL, T., HAGGERTY, K., RIVARA, F. P., CHUAN ZHOU, & LIEKWEG, K. (2013). Modifying Media Content for Preschool Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatrics (Evanston), 131(3), 431–438. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2012-1493
  4. . Christakis DA, Garrison MM, Zimmerman FJ. “Television viewing in Child Care Programs.”Communication Reports, 2006; 19:101-110.
  5. GARRISON, M. M., & CHRISTAKIS, D. A. (2012). The Impact of a Healthy Media Use Intervention on Sleep in Preschool Children. Pediatrics (Evanston), 130(3), 492–499. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2011-3153
  6. Garrison, M. M., & Christakis, D. A. (2005). A teacher in the living room?: Educational media for babies, toddlers and preschoolers: A background report prepared for Kaiser Family Foundation. Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
  7. GARRISON, M. M., LIEKWEG, K., & CHRISTAKIS, D. A. (2011). Media Use and Child Sleep: The Impact of Content, Timing, and Environment. Pediatrics (Evanston), 128(1), 29–35. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2010-3304
  8. Hale, L., Kirschen, G. W., LeBourgeois, M. K., Gradisar, M., Garrison, M. M., Montgomery-Downs, H., Kirschen, H., McHale, S. M., Chang, A.-M., & Buxton, O. M. (2018). Youth Screen Media Habits and Sleep: Sleep-Friendly Screen Behavior Recommendations for Clinicians, Educators, and Parents. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 27(2), 229–. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2017.11.014
  9. Njoroge WF, Elenbaas LM, Garrison MM, Myaing M, Christakis DA. “Parental Cultural Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Young Children and Television.” JAMA Pediatr, 2013 Aug 1;167(8):739-45
  10. Thakkar R, Garrison MM, Christakis DA. “A Systematic Review for the Effects of Television Viewing by Infants and Preschoolers.” Pediatrics 2006; 118(5):2025-203

Health Equity

  1. Ahrens, K. R., Garrison, M. M., & Courtney, M. E. (2014). Health outcomes in young adults from foster care and economically diverse backgrounds. Pediatrics (Evanston), 134(6), 1067–1074. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2014-115
  2. Ahn, J. J., Garrison, M. M., Merguerian, P. A., & Shnorhavorian, M. (2022). Racial and ethnic disparities in the timing of orchiopexy for cryptorchidism. Journal of Pediatric Urology, 18(5), 696.e1–696.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpurol.2022.09.004
  3. Kahn, N. F., Sequeira, G. M., Reyes, V., Garrison, M. M., Orlich, F., Christakis, D. A., & Richardson, L. P. (2023). 82. Variation in Mental Health Comorbidities among Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Gender Dysphoria. Journal of Adolescent Health, 72(3), S48–S49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.11.103
  4. Tankwanchi, A. S., Jaca, A., Ndlambe, A. M., Zantsi, Z. P., Bowman, B., Garrison, M. M., Larson, H. J., Vermund, S. H., & Wiysonge, C. S. (2022). Non-COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among migrant populations worldwide: a scoping review of the literature, 2000-2020. Expert Review of Vaccines, 21(9), 1269–1287. https://doi.org/10.1080/14760584.2022.2084075
  5. Wen, A., Gubner, N. R., Garrison, M. M., & Walker, S. C. (2023). Racial disparities in youth pretrial detention: a retrospective cohort study grounded in critical race theory. Health & Justice, 11(1), 14–14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-022-00203-8