Caroline Kistin, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor
Boston University School of Medicine
Dept of Pediatrics
General Pediatrics

MD, University of New Mexico School of Medicine



I am a general academic pediatrician and health services researcher with a focus on strengthening families and preventing child maltreatment. I am clinically trained in Pediatrics and have a Masters of Science in Epidemiology. My prior research has focused on improving the quality of care provided for abused and neglected children by child protection teams, improving communication of recommended parenting practices in general pediatrics, and developing selective child maltreatment prevention interventions for high-risk families. I also teach and write about evidence-based theory and methods as they apply to health services research. My research has been funded by NICHD, PCORI, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

I am the Program Director for the General Academic Pediatric fellowship at Boston Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine. Our fellowship is part of a larger multidisciplinary fellowship program that is a collaboration between the Departments of Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, and Family Medicine. I am committed to providing high-level research and career mentorship to undergraduates, medical students, residents, and pediatric fellows.

Boston Medical Center



2005 University of New Mexicon : Alpha Omega Alpha
2000 University of Michigan: Phi Beta Kappa


Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program KL2
05/01/2012 - 04/30/2014 (SP Co-PI of Sub-Project / SP)
PI: David M. Center, MD
NIH/National Center for Health Research Resources
3KL2TR000158-05S1


A Medical Home-Based Intervention to Prevent Child Neglect in High-Risk Families
09/01/2016 - 08/31/2019 (PI)
CDC-NCIPC
5R01CE002820-02

A Theory Based Intervention to Prevent Child Neglect in High-Risk Families
08/01/2014 - 07/31/2019 (PI)
NIH-NICHD
5K23HD078503-04



Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2018 A Medical Home-Based Intervention to Prevent Child Neglect in High-Risk Families 5R01CE002820-03
2017 A Medical Home-Based Intervention to Prevent Child Neglect in High-Risk Families 5R01CE002820-02
2017 A Theory-Based Intervention to Prevent Child Neglect in High-Risk Families 5K23HD078503-04 1
2016 A Medical Home-Based Intervention to Prevent Child Neglect in High-Risk Families 1R01CE002820-01
2016 A Theory-Based Intervention to Prevent Child Neglect in High-Risk Families 5K23HD078503-03 1
2015 A Theory-Based Intervention to Prevent Child Neglect in High-Risk Families 5K23HD078503-02 1
2014 A Theory-Based Intervention to Prevent Child Neglect in High-Risk Families 1K23HD078503-01A1 1
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  1. Lemkin A, Walls M, Kistin CJ, Bair-Merritt M. Educators' Perspectives of Collaboration With Pediatricians to Support Low-Income Children. J Sch Health. 2019 Feb 07.View Related Profiles. PMID: 30734291.
     
  2. Ragavan MI, Griffith K, Bair-Merritt M, Cabral HJ, Kistin CJ. First-Generation Immigrant Mothers Report Less Spanking of 1-Year-Old Children Compared with Mothers of Other Immigrant Generations. Matern Child Health J. 2019 Jan 02.View Related Profiles. PMID: 30600510.
     
  3. Howard MB, Wachman E, Levesque EM, Schiff DM, Kistin CJ, Parker MG. The Joys and Frustrations of Breastfeeding and Rooming-In Among Mothers With Opioid Use Disorder: A Qualitative Study. Hosp Pediatr. 2018 Nov 06.View Related Profiles. PMID: 30401783.
     
  4. Parker MG, Lopera AM, Kalluri NS, Kistin CJ. "I Felt Like I Was a Part of Trying to Keep My Baby Alive": Perspectives of Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Black Mothers in Providing Milk for Their Very Preterm Infants. Breastfeed Med. 2018 Oct 06.View Related Profiles. PMID: 30299981.
     
  5. Silverstein M, Diaz-Linhart Y, Cabral H, Beardslee W, Broder-Fingert S, Kistin CJ, Patts G, Feinberg E. Engaging Mothers With Depressive Symptoms in Care: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial in Head Start. Psychiatr Serv. 2018 Sep 26; appips201800173.View Related Profiles. PMID: 30256184.
     
  6. Silverstein M, Cabral H, Hegel M, Diaz-Linhart Y, Beardslee W, Kistin CJ, Feinberg E. Problem-Solving Education to Prevent Depression Among Low-Income Mothers: A Path Mediation Analysis in a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2018 Jun 01; 1(2):e180334.View Related Profiles. PMID: 30646083.
     
  7. Vu C, Rothman E, Kistin CJ, Barton K, Bulman B, Budzak-Garza A, Olson-Dorff D, Bair-Merritt MH. Adapting the Patient-Centered Medical Home to Address Psychosocial Adversity: Results of a Qualitative Study. Acad Pediatr. 2017 Sep - Oct; 17(7S):S115-S122.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28865642.
     
  8. Lemkin A, Kistin CJ, Cabral HJ, Aschengrau A, Bair-Merritt M. School connectedness and high school graduation among maltreated youth. Child Abuse Negl. 2018 Jan; 75:130-138.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28483290.
     
  9. Silverstein M, Kistin CJ. Early Education Programs for Low-Income Children: The Time for Dissemination Has Come. JAMA Pediatr. 2016 12 01; 170(12):1139-1140.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27695856; DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.2829;.
     
  10. Radesky JS, Kistin C, Eisenberg S, Gross J, Block G, Zuckerman B, Silverstein M. Parent Perspectives on Their Mobile Technology Use: The Excitement and Exhaustion of Parenting While Connected. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2016 Nov/Dec; 37(9):694-701.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27802256.
     
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Child Maltreatment
Pediatrics
Health Services Research

I am the Fellowship Director for the General Academic Pediatrics fellowship. My research focuses on strengthening families and preventing child maltreatment. I have mentored students, residents, and fellows.

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Predictability may help toddlers learn new words

Reuters 9/14/2018

Back-and-forth' conversations with young kids may aid brain development

Reuters 8/13/2018

Reading programs may teach parents and kids more than literacy

Reuters 3/27/2018

Yes, working hard in high school can pay off later

Business Insider 2/28/2018

Parent reading workshops can help low-income kids learn

Business Insider 1/19/2018

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