Megan H. Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE
Professor
Boston University School of Medicine
Dept of Pediatrics
General Pediatrics

MD, University of North Carolina School of Medicine




Megan Bair-Merritt, MD, MED, Pediatrics, is a leader in the field of intimate partner violence and regarded research mentor in the educational field of Academic General Pediatrics. She has transformed the fellowship program in Academic General Pediatrics from a well-regarded local program to one of the top programs in the nation. Dr. Bair-Merritt has taken a leadership role in a large, integrated behavioral health project and the new Center for the Urban Child and Healthy Family at Boston Medical Center. She has been a PI or co-PI on 15 extramural awards from the Health Research and Services Administration, National Institute of Justice, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, PCORI and National Institutes of Health, and recently was awarded a T32 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Dr. Bair-Merritt is the author of over 70 original peer reviewed publications. Of note, her 2010 first-author publication, ‘Reducing Maternal Intimate partner violence After the Birth of a Child: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Hawaii Healthy Start Home Visitation Program, represents one of the most substantial contributions to the field of intimate partner violence, and is one of only 30 studies to be considered as positive evidence by the United States Preventive Services Task Force in its 2018 recommendation for screening for intimate partner violence.

2008 Johns Hopkins: Resident-Fellow Teaching Award
1999 UNC-Chapel Hill: AOA


The Boston University Clinical and Transitional Science Institute
04/15/2020 - 03/31/2025 (Multi-PI)
PI: Megan H. Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE
NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
3UL1TR001430-05A1S2

NRSA Training Core
04/15/2020 - 03/31/2025 (Co-PI)
PI: Darrell Nelson Kotton, MD
NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
2TL1TR001410-05A1

Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (Administrative Supplement)
07/06/2020 - 03/31/2021 (Multi-PI)
PI: Megan H. Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE
NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
3UL1TR001430-05A1S1


Training in Health Services Research for Vulnerable Populations
07/01/2018 - 06/30/2023 (PI)
DHHS/AHRQ
5T32HS022242-07

The Pediatric Practice of the Future
09/01/2019 - 08/31/2021 (PI)
Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.

Creating a Comparative Effectiveness Research Agenda for Adolescents with Autism
09/01/2019 - 08/31/2021 (PI)
PCORI

The Healthy Adolescent Relationship Trajectories Study
01/01/2018 - 12/31/2020 (PI)
Johns Hopkins University DOJ

Pediatric Practice of the Future
04/01/2019 - 06/30/2020 (PI)
Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood

Safe Dating for Youth with ASD
01/01/2019 - 12/31/2019 (PI)
Organization for Autism Research

Integrating Behavioral Health into Pediatric Medical Homes for low income Children: Evaluation of…
12/15/2015 - 12/14/2019 (PI)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Integrating Behavioral Health into the Pediatric Medical Home for Low-Income Children:Evaluation…
12/01/2015 - 11/30/2019 (PI)
Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation

Purposeful Parenting: Enhanced Anticipatory Guidance for the First Year of Life
04/01/2015 - 09/30/2019 (PI)
HRSA

Approaches to Addressing Intimate Partner Violence Among Fathers
09/30/2017 - 09/29/2019 (PI)
Child Trends DHHS/Office of Resea

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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2020 Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute 2UL1TR001430-05A1 142
2020 Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute 3UL1TR001430-05A1S1 142
2020 Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute 3UL1TR001430-05A1S2 142
2020 Training in Health Services Research for Vulnerable Populations 5T32HS022242-08 19
2019 Training in Health Services Research for Vulnerable Populations 5T32HS022242-07 19
2018 Training in Health Services Research for Vulnerable Populations 2T32HS022242-06 19
2012 Intimate Partner Violence and Child Health 5K23HD057180-05 8
2012 Intimate Partner Violence and Child Health 7K23HD057180-06 8
2011 Intimate Partner Violence and Child Health 5K23HD057180-04 8
2010 Intimate Partner Violence and Child Health 5K23HD057180-03 8
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  1. Saitz R, Bair-Merritt MH, Levy SJ. Screening for Young Adults for Illicit Drug Use: A Good Idea Although Evidence Is Lacking. Pediatrics. 2021 Jan; 147(Suppl 2):S259-S261.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33386328
     
  2. Mian ND, Pincus DB, Perrin EC, Bair-Merritt M. Identifying and Making Recommendations for Pediatric Anxiety Disorders in Primary Care Settings: A Video-Based Training. MedEdPORTAL. 2020 12 10; 16:11033. PMID: 33324746
     
  3. Harris M, Joseph K, Hoeppner B, Wachman EM, Gray JR, Saia K, Wakeman S, Bair-Merritt MH, Schiff DM. A Retrospective Cohort Study Examining the Utility of Perinatal Urine Toxicology Testing to Guide Breastfeeding Initiation. J Addict Med. 2020 Oct 14.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33060464
     
  4. Rothman EF, Stuart GL, Heeren T, Paruk J, Bair-Merritt M. The Effects of a Health Care-Based Brief Intervention on Dating Abuse Perpetration: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Prev Sci. 2020 04; 21(3):366-376.View Related Profiles. PMID: 31643025
     
  5. Ragavan MI, Query LA, Bair-Merritt M, Dowd D, Miller E, Randell KA. Expert Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence Power and Control in Pediatric Healthcare Settings. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Apr; 21(3):548-556. PMID: 32097782
     
  6. Ragavan MI, Ferre V, Bair-Merritt M. Thrive: A Novel Health Education Mobile Application for Mothers Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence. Health Promot Pract. 2020 03; 21(2):160-164. PMID: 31874566
     
  7. Ragavan MI, Griffith KN, Cowden JD, Colvin JD, Bair-Merritt M. Parental Perceptions of Culturally Sensitive Care and Well-Child Visit Quality. Acad Pediatr. 2020 03; 20(2):234-240. PMID: 31857250
     
  8. Cole MB, Qin Q, Sheldrick RC, Morley DS, Bair-Merritt MH. The effects of integrating behavioral health into primary care for low-income children. Health Serv Res. 2019 12; 54(6):1203-1213.View Related Profiles. PMID: 31742687; DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13230;
     
  9. Edwards BL, Werner H, Tripodis Y, Dorfman D, Boyle T, Bair-Merritt M, Garg A. Variability in Informed Consent Practices for Non-Emergent Procedures in Pediatric Emergency Departments. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2019 Dec; 58(14):1509-1514.View Related Profiles. PMID: 31556702
     
  10. Stulac S, Bair-Merritt M, Wachman EM, Augustyn M, Howard C, Madoor N, Costello E. Children and families of the opioid epidemic: Under the radar. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2019 08; 49(8):100637.View Related Profiles. PMID: 31494050
     
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Bar chart showing 86 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 13 publications in 2017 and 2019

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Expansion set for community pediatric mental health units

Dorchester Reporter 12/24/2019

Overcoming Barriers to Behavioral Health Integration in Pediatrics Through Co-Development

HealthCity 11/27/2019

Intimate Partner Violence Targets Teenagers, Too

Contemporary Pediatrics 6/24/2019

Teenage Girls and Dating Violence: Why We Should Be Paying Attention

The New York Times 5/28/2019

Teen Dating Violence Can Lead To Homicide — And Girls Are The Most Common Victims

NPR 4/15/2019
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Intimate Partner Violence
child maltreatment
mentoring
health disparities

I currently serve as the Associate Division Chief of Academic General Pediatrics and the Fellowship Director for the Academic General Pediatrics fellowship. My research focuses in understanding the impact of psychosocial adversity on health as well as innovative interventions for trauma delivered in the primary care setting. In my administrative and research roles, I have mentored >20 junior faculty, fellows, residents and medical students. I greatly enjoy mentoring and helping mentees establish and achieve goals both professionally and personally.

I also direct the CTSI Career Development Course, designed to provide intensive grant writing support and mentorship for junior faculty committed to submitting K awards.

Available to Mentor as: (Review Mentor Role Definitions):
  • Career Mentor
  • Diversity Mentor
  • Project Mentor
  • Research / Scholarly Mentor
  • Work / Life Integration Mentor
Contact for Mentoring:
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