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Laurel K. Leslie

Laurel K. Leslie

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
53
Citations
11070
World Ranking
2301
National Ranking
1115

Overview

Laurel K. Leslie is affiliated with Tufts University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on health professions and medicine, with significant contributions in related subfields such as general health professions, gender studies, public health, environmental and occupational health, clinical psychology, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

Their scholarly output covers a variety of topics centered around child and adolescent health, diversity and careers in medicine, adolescent and pediatric healthcare, psychosocial and emotional development of children and adolescents, healthcare policy and management, innovations in medical education, and medical education and admissions.

Recent papers from Laurel K. Leslie include:

  • "Comparison of Number and Geographic Distribution of Pediatric Subspecialists and Patient Proximity to Specialized Care in the US Between 2003 and 2019" (2020) published in JAMA Pediatrics
  • "Growth and changes in the pediatric medical subspecialty workforce pipeline" (2020) published in Pediatric Research
  • "Competency of Future Pediatricians Caring for Children With Behavioral and Mental Health Problems" (2020) published in PEDIATRICS
  • "Projecting the Future Pediatric Subspecialty Workforce: Summary and Recommendations" (2024) published in PEDIATRICS
  • "Child Health and the US Pediatric Subspecialty Workforce: Planning for the Future" (2024) published in PEDIATRICS

Laurel K. Leslie frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Adam Turner, Colin J. Orr, JoAnna K. Leyenaar, Cori Green, and Mary Pat Frintner.

The scientist's work has appeared in multiple publication venues with notable frequency in PEDIATRICS, Academic Pediatrics, The Journal of Pediatrics, UNC Libraries, and JAMA Pediatrics.

Best Publications

  • A new taxonomy for stakeholder engagement in patient-centered outcomes research.

    Thomas W. Concannon;Paul Meissner;Jo Anne Grunbaum;Newell McElwee

  • A systematic review of stakeholder engagement in comparative effectiveness and patient-centered outcomes research.

    Thomas W. Concannon;Thomas W. Concannon;Melissa Fuster;Tully Saunders;Kamal Patel

  • Prevalence of Familial Hypercholesterolemia in the 1999 to 2012 United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES)

    Sarah D. de Ferranti;Angie Mae Rodday;Michael M. Mendelson;John B. Wong

  • Children in foster care: factors influencing outpatient mental health service use.

    Laurel K Leslie;John Landsverk;Roxanne Ezzet-Lofstrom;Jeanne M Tschann

  • Developmental and behavioral needs and service use for young children in child welfare.

    Aubyn C. Stahmer;Laurel K. Leslie;Laurel K. Leslie;Laurel K. Leslie;Michael Hurlburt;Richard P. Barth

  • Contextual Predictors of Mental Health Service Use Among Children Open to Child Welfare

    Michael S. Hurlburt;Laurel K. Leslie;John Landsverk;Richard P. Barth

  • Primary Health Care: Potential Home for Family-Focused Preventive Interventions.

    Laurel K. Leslie;Christopher J. Mehus;J. David Hawkins;Thomas Boat

  • Outpatient mental health services for children in foster care: a national perspective

    Laurel K Leslie;Michael S Hurlburt;John Landsverk;Richard Barth

  • The Physical, Developmental, and Mental Health Needs of Young Children in Child Welfare by Initial Placement Type

    Laurel K. Leslie;Jeanne N. Gordon;Lee Meneken;Kamila Premji

  • Implementing the American Academy of Pediatrics attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnostic guidelines in primary care settings.

    Laurel K. Leslie;Jill Weckerly;Jill Weckerly;Dena Plemmons;John Landsverk;John Landsverk

  • Behavior problems and placement change in a national child welfare sample: a prospective study

    Gregory A. Aarons;Sigrid James;Amy R. Monn;Ramesh Raghavan

  • Posttraumatic stress symptoms in children and adolescents referred for child welfare investigation. A national sample of in-home and out-of-home care.

    David J. Kolko;Michael S. Hurlburt;Jinjin Zhang;Richard P. Barth

  • Predictors of Placement Moves Among Children With and Without Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

    Richard P. Barth;E. Christopher Lloyd;Rebecca L. Green;Sigrid James

  • Comprehensive Assessments for Children Entering Foster Care: A National Perspective

    Laurel K. Leslie;Laurel K. Leslie;Michael S. Hurlburt;John Landsverk;Jennifer A. Rolls

  • Screening for Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young Report From a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Working Group

    Jonathan R Kaltman;Paul D Thompson;John D Lantos;Charles I Berul

  • Addressing the developmental and mental health needs of young children in foster care.

    Laurel K. Leslie;Jeanne N. Gordon;Katina Lambros;Kamila Premji

  • Health-Risk Behaviors in Young Adolescents in the Child Welfare System

    Laurel K. Leslie;Sigrid James;Amy Monn;Milena C. Kauten

  • Relationship between entry into child welfare and mental health service use.

    Laurel K. Leslie;Michael S. Hurlburt;Sigrid James;John Landsverk

  • Predictors of Outpatient Mental Health Service Use—The Role of Foster Care Placement Change

    Sigrid James;John Landsverk;Donald J. Slymen;Laurel K. Leslie

  • Children in Out-of-Home Care: Entry Into Intensive or Restrictive Mental Health and Residential Care Placements

    Sigrid James;Laurel K. Leslie;Michael S. Hurlburt;Donald J. Slymen

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael S. Hurlburt
Michael S. Hurlburt University of Southern California
Gregory A. Aarons
Gregory A. Aarons University of California, San Diego
Lawrence A. Palinkas
Lawrence A. Palinkas University of California, San Diego
Richard P. Barth
Richard P. Barth University of Maryland, Baltimore
Aubyn C. Stahmer
Aubyn C. Stahmer University of California, Davis
J. David Hawkins
J. David Hawkins University of Washington
William R. Beardslee
William R. Beardslee Boston Children's Hospital
Jane W. Newburger
Jane W. Newburger Boston Children's Hospital
Ann F. Garland
Ann F. Garland University of California, San Diego
Sandra A. Brown
Sandra A. Brown University of California, San Diego

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