Beverley Sheares, MD, MS
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Research Summary
Dr. Sheares’ clinical, teaching, and research experiences all coalesce around reducing health disparities and promoting equity. Her research interest is in improving health outcomes for children with asthma and behavioral sleep problems and in closing the health outcomes disparities gap in children with respiratory problems. Her work has focused on behavioral and educational interventions to improve parental adherence to medication regimens, reduce asthma morbidity and improve quality of life. Additionally, she led a multi-center study aimed at determining the efficacy of written asthma action plans when used by subspecialist physicians and served as Principal Investigator on an intervention study aimed at reducing sleep disparities in a group of urban dwelling, Black and Latinx early school-aged children. She is currently providing mentorship for a project assessing parental awareness of the effects of climate change on children's respiratory health.
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Research Interests
Asthma; Sleep; Health Equity
Selected Publications
- Paired Indoor and Outdoor Nitrogen Dioxide Associated With Childhood Asthma Outcomes in a Mixed Rural-Urban Setting: A Feasibility StudyWi C, Gent J, Bublitz J, King K, Ryu E, Sorrentino K, Plano J, McKay L, Porcher J, Wheeler P, Chiarella S, DeWan A, Pollitt K, Sheares B, Leaderer B, Juhn Y. Paired Indoor and Outdoor Nitrogen Dioxide Associated With Childhood Asthma Outcomes in a Mixed Rural-Urban Setting: A Feasibility Study. Journal Of Primary Care & Community Health 2023, 14: 21501319231173813. PMID: 37243352, PMCID: PMC10226331, DOI: 10.1177/21501319231173813.
- Chapter 3 Gender Differences in Pediatric Pulmonary DiseaseSheares B. Chapter 3 Gender Differences in Pediatric Pulmonary Disease. 2010, 35-50. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-374271-1.00003-4.
- Asthma education: the adolescent experienceBruzzese J, Bonner S, Vincent E, Sheares B, Mellins R, Levison M, Wiesemann S, Du Y, Zimmerman B, Evans D. Asthma education: the adolescent experience. Patient Education And Counseling 2004, 55: 396-406. PMID: 15582346, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2003.04.009.
- Educating health professionals to improve quality of care for asthmaEvans D, Sheares B, Vazquez T. Educating health professionals to improve quality of care for asthma. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews 2004, 5: 304-310. PMID: 15531255, DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2004.07.007.
- 3 Gender-Specific Pulmonary DiseaseSheares B. 3 Gender-Specific Pulmonary Disease. 2004, 25-35. DOI: 10.1016/b978-012440905-7/50267-x.
- Recurrent pneumonia in children.Sheares B. Recurrent pneumonia in children. Pediatric Annals 2002, 31: 109-14. PMID: 11862721, DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-20020201-08.
- PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA ENDOPHTHALMITIS AFTER LUNG TRANSPLANTATION FOR CYSTIC FIBROSISSheares B, Prince A, Quittell L, Neu N, Bye M. PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA ENDOPHTHALMITIS AFTER LUNG TRANSPLANTATION FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 1997, 16: 820-821. PMID: 9271049, DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199708000-00018.