Eve Colson
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Research Summary
Dr. Colson's oversees programs and conducts research in the education of health professionals. She has advanced training in medical education and is involved in curriculum development at Yale School of Medicine.
Dr. Colson also conducts research related health behavior and education as it relates to patients with a particular focus on infant morbidity and mortality.
Specialized Terms: Health-related Behaviors; SIDS; Smoking; Safe sleep in infants; Education; Qualitative research; International student education
Extensive Research Description
Dr. Colson has integrated clinical research initiatives into the activities of the Well Newborn Unit ; her research has focused on key issues in infant-maternal interaction in the post-partum period such as infant sleep position and maternal smoking cessation. She is Principal Investigator of a multi-site NIH grant focusing on Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) . In that capacity, she was asked by NIH to consult on a national initiatives to decrease the risk of SUID.
Dr. Colson is also a Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Faculty Scholar. In that capacity she develops, implements and studies unique approaches to medical education.
Medical Education and Curriculum Development. Sponsored by the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation.
Infant Morbidity and Mortality. Safe Infant Sleep. Sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
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Research Interests
Curriculum; Infant; Maternal Behavior; Pediatrics; Sudden Infant Death; Global Health; Health Behavior; Qualitative Research
Selected Publications
- Experiences of patients identifying with chronic Lyme disease in the healthcare system: a qualitative study.Ali A, Vitulano L, Lee R, Weiss TR, Colson ER. Experiences of patients identifying with chronic Lyme disease in the healthcare system: a qualitative study. BMC Family Practice 2014, 15:79.
- Trends and factors associated with infant bed sharing, 1993-2010: the National Infant Sleep Position Study.Colson ER, Willinger M, Rybin D, Heeren T, Smith LA, Lister G, Corwin MJ. Trends and factors associated with infant bed sharing, 1993-2010: the National Infant Sleep Position Study. JAMA Pediatrics 2013, 167:1032-7.
- Qualitative abstracts at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting: are they less likely to be accepted for presentation?Colson ER, Dreyer BP, Hanson JL, Tewksbury L, Johnson M, Flores G. Qualitative abstracts at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting: are they less likely to be accepted for presentation? Academic Pediatrics 2013, 13:140-4.
- Reasons why women accept or reject the trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) during pregnancy.Meharry PM, Colson ER, Grizas AP, Stiller R, Vázquez M. Reasons why women accept or reject the trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) during pregnancy. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2013, 17:156-64.
- Relationship between sleep position and risk of extreme cardiorespiratory events.Lister G, Rybin DV, Colton T, Heeren TC, Hunt CE, Colson ER, Willinger M, Corwin MJ. Relationship between sleep position and risk of extreme cardiorespiratory events. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2012, 161:22-5.e1.
- A qualitative study of postpartum mothers' intention to smoke.Von Kohorn I, Nguyen SN, Schulman-Green D, Colson ER. A qualitative study of postpartum mothers' intention to smoke. Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) 2012, 39:65-9.
- The importance of social networks on smoking: perspectives of women who quit smoking during pregnancy.Nguyen SN, Von Kohorn I, Schulman-Green D, Colson ER. The importance of social networks on smoking: perspectives of women who quit smoking during pregnancy. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2012, 16:1312-8.
- Impact of an educational intervention on caregivers' beliefs about infant crying and knowledge of shaken baby syndrome.Bechtel K, Le K, Martin KD, Shah N, Leventhal JM, Colson E. Impact of an educational intervention on caregivers' beliefs about infant crying and knowledge of shaken baby syndrome. Academic Pediatrics 2011, 11:481-6.
- Influence of prior advice and beliefs of mothers on infant sleep position.Von Kohorn I, Corwin MJ, Rybin DV, Heeren TC, Lister G, Colson ER. Influence of prior advice and beliefs of mothers on infant sleep position. Archives Of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 2010, 164:363-9.
- Trends and factors associated with infant sleeping position: the national infant sleep position study, 1993-2007.Colson ER, Rybin D, Smith LA, Colton T, Lister G, Corwin MJ. Trends and factors associated with infant sleeping position: the national infant sleep position study, 1993-2007. Archives Of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 2009, 163:1122-8.
- Infant sleep location: associated maternal and infant characteristics with sudden infant death syndrome prevention recommendations.Fu LY, Colson ER, Corwin MJ, Moon RY. Infant sleep location: associated maternal and infant characteristics with sudden infant death syndrome prevention recommendations. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2008, 153:503-8.
- Barriers to following the supine sleep recommendation among mothers at four centers for the Women, Infants, and Children Program.Colson ER, Levenson S, Rybin D, Calianos C, Margolis A, Colton T, Lister G, Corwin MJ. Barriers to following the supine sleep recommendation among mothers at four centers for the Women, Infants, and Children Program. Pediatrics 2006, 118:e243-50.
- Barriers to following the back-to-sleep recommendations: insights from focus groups with inner-city caregivers.Colson ER, McCabe LK, Fox K, Levenson S, Colton T, Lister G, Corwin MJ. Barriers to following the back-to-sleep recommendations: insights from focus groups with inner-city caregivers. Ambulatory Pediatrics : The Official Journal Of The Ambulatory Pediatric Association 2005, 5:349-54.