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Professor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Pittsboro, North Carolina, United States
My research focuses on the development of early oral feeding of typically developing children, young children with Down syndrome, infants who have had surgery for complex cardiac conditions, and preterm infants. I co-developed a clinician-based assessment tool for early infant feeding skills (the Early Feeding Skills tool; EFS); this tool is used internationally to support the clinical care of infants who are vulnerable to developing chronic feeding disorders. I co-founded the Feeding Flock, an interdisciplinary research team focused on partnering with families to advance education, support clinical practice, and collaborate on research related to infant and child feeding challenges (www.feedingflockteam.org). Recently our team extended feeding assessment to the post-discharge period with the development of six parent-report assessment tools. These tools measure symptoms of problematic feeding, oral and motor feeding skills, parent perception of the impact feeding problems have on themselves and their families, and parent assessment of family management of feeding problems. A recently awarded R01 is using these tools to extend our understanding of the development of feeding problems of children with complex medical disorders from birth through 2 years of age.
I have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Friday, September 16, 2022
10:15 AM – 10:35 AM PDT