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Research Interests
Dr. Pierce’s research interest focuses primarily on injuries in children with an emphasis on differentiating abusive from accidental trauma. Dr Pierce collaborates with a multi-disciplinary lab with emphasis on injury biomechanics. This lab combines the expertise of medicine and engineering and utilizes both a clinical and an experimental approach. Dr. Pierce’s research focus is the development of injury plausibility models, including clinical decision rules, for differentiating abusive and accidental trauma in the young child that combines medical, social, biologic, and engineering knowledge. Her interest is also in epigenetics, psychosocial risk factors, factors, ecologic factors, and how child maltreatment confers health problems later in life. This collaborative work results in translational research that is guided by case-based studies with clinical, social, and basic science research, experiments, and modeling directly linked to pertinent clinic issues.
Certifications and Licenses
Pediatrics | |
Pediatric Emergency Medicine |
Training Experience
1992 | Residency, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
1994 | Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center |
Education/Academic qualification
MD, Louisiana State University
… → 1989
Research interests
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Emergency Medicine
- Epigenetics
- Injury Prevention
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- 12 Finished
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Biomechanical Investigation of the Effect of Bone Disorders on Pediatric Femur Fracture Potential
University of Louisville, National Institute of Justice
1/1/16 → 12/31/17
Project: Research project
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Biomechanical Investigation of the Effect of Bone Disorders on Pediatric Femur Fracture Potential
University of Louisville, National Institute of Justice
1/1/16 → 12/31/17
Project: Research project
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Development of a Model to Describe Potential Bruising Patterns Associated with Common Childhood Falls
University of Louisville, National Institute of Justice
1/1/15 → 12/31/16
Project: Research project
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Development of a Model to Describe Potential Bruising Patterns Associated with Common Childhood Falls
University of Louisville, National Institute of Justice
1/1/15 → 12/31/16
Project: Research project
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Biomechanical Assessment of Femur Fracture in Pediatric Falls
University of Louisville, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
4/14/14 → 3/31/16
Project: Research project
Research Output
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Long bone fracture characteristics in children with medical conditions linked to bone health
Fortin, K., Bertocci, G., Nicholas, J. L., Lorenz, D. J. & Pierce, M. C., May 2020, In: Child Abuse and Neglect. 103, 104396.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
The Art and Science of the Psychosocial Assessment: Impact on Physical Abuse Evaluations in the Emergency Department Setting
Young, A., Conway, M., Hickey, S. & Pierce, M. C., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine. 100792.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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If You Build It, Will They Come? Getting Medical Professionals to Use the Bridge of Evidence for Improved Recognition of Physical Child Abuse
Pierce, M. C., Jan 2019, In: Journal of Pediatrics. 204, p. 13-15 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement Approach to Standardize Care and Communication for Suspected Child Abuse Arriving to the ED
Balsley, K., Pierce, M. C., Katsogridakis, Y. L., Rosado, N., Mathey, L., Hickey, S. & Kelleher, M., Sep 2019, In: Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine. 20, 3, 100715.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Who's Watching the Children? Caregiver Features Associated with Physical Child Abuse versus Accidental Injury
Fingarson, A. K., Pierce, M. C., Lorenz, D. J., Kaczor, K., Bennett, B., Berger, R., Currie, M., Herr, S., Hickey, S., Magana, J., Makoroff, K., Williams, M., Young, A. & Zuckerbraun, N., Sep 2019, In: Journal of Pediatrics. 212, p. 180-187.e1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations