Myrtis Sullivan

Myrtis Sullivan, MD, MPH, FAAP
Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences

Current Research Interests

I am a board-certified pediatrician and my research interests reflect many years of clinical experience at a large public hospital. These research interests include: chronic diseases of childhood and adolescence (particularly bronchial asthma); breastfeeding and community-based collaborative research.

Current Teaching

I teach two Maternal and Child Health (MCH) courses, Introduction to MCH and Advanced MCH Applied Programs. I will teach the MCH Seminar on Children's Health and the Environment in the spring of 2005.

Service

I am a member of a local private school board and I sponsor a yearly course on pediatric advanced life support (PALS) for the Pediatrics section of the National Medical Association. I am also a board member for Reach out and Read.

Selected Publications

• Sullivan M, Leathers S, Kelley M (2004), Family Characteristics Associated with Duration of Breastfeeding During Early Infancy Among Primiparas. Journal of Human Lactation 20(02).
• Sullivan M and Kelley J, Collaborative Research (2001) American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.
• Sullivan M, Balch G, Cramer L, Willis, M Chavez, N (2000), Benefits, Barriers and Enablers of University-Community Research Collaboration: Input From Health and Social Service Agencies, Social Marketing Quarterly VI (2): 9-25.
• Park CL, Frank AL, Sullivan M, Jindal P and Baxter, B (1996) Influenza Vaccination of Children During Acute Asthma Exacerbation and Concurrent Prednisone Therapy, Pediatrics 98 (2), 196-200.