DeepaLakshmiSekharMD

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• 1 citations
  Cooking with the Community: Addressing Food Insecurity Through Equipment Provision and Professional Instruction.
  Ryan L Spotts, Brittany A Massare, Madeline Matzelle-Zywicki, Ashley Sun, Lisa R Yoder, Eric W Schaefer, Angela L Zearfaus, Deepa L Sekhar> ;AJPM Focus. 2024 Feb 1
• Evaluating the Impact of Aevidum on Mental Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Help-Seeking Behaviors in High School Students: A Mixed-Methods Study.
  Krista L Pattison, Erik Lehman, Alissa Molinari, Heather Costigan, Francesca Pileggi, Heather Stuckey, Deepa L Sekhar> ;American Journal of Health Promotion. 2024 Jan 1
• Lessons Learned from an Academic Partnership to Review Pennsylvania Network for Student Assistance Services' Annual Survey.
  Deepa L Sekhar, Eric W Schaefer, Alicia M Hoke, Perri Rosen, Roberta A Chuzie, Dana M Milakovic> ;The Journal of School Health. 2024 Mar 1
• 2 citations
  Evaluation of a stakeholder advisory board for an adolescent mental health randomized clinical trial.
  Alicia M Hoke, Perri Rosen, Francesca Pileggi, Alissa Molinari, Deepa L Sekhar> ;Research Involvement and Engagement. 2023 Mar 28
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  Impact of Wellness Policy Review, Wellness Council Activity, and Student Health Objectives on Overall School Wellness Climate.
  Alicia M Hoke, Chelsea M Keller, Caroline L Grimm, Erik B Lehman, Deepa L Sekhar> ;The Journal of School Health. 2024 Mar 1
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  A qualitative analysis of participant experiences with universal school-based depression screening.
  Deepa L Sekhar, Elizabeth Hivner, Alissa Molinari, Kathleen Allen, Heather Stuckey> ;Preventive Medicine Reports. 2023 Feb 1
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  Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric weight: A retrospective chart review.
  Kelly M Dopke, Krista L Pattison, Eric W Schaefer, Benjamin N Fogel, Deepa L Sekhar> ;Preventive Medicine Reports. 2023 Feb 1
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  A Collaborative Analysis of Trends in Referrals to the Pennsylvania Student Assistance Program from 2013 to 2018.
  Deepa L Sekhar, Eric W Schaefer, Alicia M Hoke, Perri Rosen, Roberta A Chuzie, Dana M Milakovic> ;The Journal of School Health. 2023 Apr 1
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  Insights on COVID-19, School Reopening Procedures, and Mental Wellness: Pilot Interviews With School Employees.
  Alicia M Hoke, Krista L Pattison, Alissa Molinari, Kathleen Allen, Deepa L Sekhar> ;The Journal of School Health. 2022 Nov 1
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  Adolescent Suicide Risk Screening: A Secondary Analysis of the SHIELD Randomized Clinical Trial.
  Deepa L Sekhar, Erich Batra, Eric W Schaefer, Krista L Pattison, Alissa Molinari, Perri Rosen, Jennifer L Kraschnewski, James G Waxmonsky, Walker-Harding, L.> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2022 Dec 1
• Treatment Engagement Following a Positive Mental Health Screening Questionnaire.
  Hannah L Cohan, James G Waxmonsky, Benjamin N Fogel, Sandeep Pradhan, Deepa L Sekhar> ;American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2022 Jul 1
• 23 citations
  Screening in High Schools to Identify, Evaluate, and Lower Depression Among Adolescents: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
  Deepa L. Sekhar, Eric W. Schaefer, James G. Waxmonsky, Krista L. Pattison, Alissa Molinari, Perri Rosen, Jennifer L. Kraschnewski> ;JAMA Network Open. 2021 Nov 1
• The association between state-based provisional attendance periods and adolescent middle school-entry vaccination coverage.
  Megan L. Wood, Alicia M. Hoke, Eric W. Schaefer, Deepa L. Sekhar> ;Preventive Medicine. 2021 Dec 1
• 3 citations
  “I wouldn't even know what to do,” Adolescent and Parent Perspectives on Identifying, Understanding, and Seeking Help for Adolescent Depression
  Heather L. Stuckey, Elizabeth A Hivner, Jennifer L. Kraschnewski, Alissa Molinari, Heather Costigan, Deepa L. Sekhar> ;The Psychiatric Quarterly. 2021 Apr 28
• 14 citations
  National Survey of School Employees: COVID-19, School Reopening, and Student Wellness.
  Krista L. Pattison, Alicia M. Hoke, Eric W. Schaefer, Jeanie Alter, Deepa L. Sekhar> ;The Journal of School Health. 2021 Mar 2
• 15 citations
  School Nurse Perspectives on COVID-19.
  Alicia M. Hoke, Chelsea M. Keller, William A. Calo, Deepa L. Sekhar, Erik Lehman, Jennifer L. Kraschnewski> ;The Journal of School Nursing. 2021 Feb 8
• 4 citations
  Parent Views on School-Based Depression Screening: Findings From a National Survey.
  Deepa L. Sekhar, Acham Gebremariam, James G. Waxmonsky, Heather L. Stuckey, Erich K. Batra, Perri Rosen, Jennifer L. Kraschnewski, Sarah J. Clark> ;The Journal of Adolescent Health. 2021 Feb 1
• 11 citations
  Effectiveness of Universal School-Based Screening vs Targeted Screening for Major Depressive Disorder Among Adolescents: A Trial Protocol for the Screening in High Sch...
  Deepa L. Sekhar, Krista L. Pattison, Alexandra Confair, Alissa Molinari, Eric W. Schaefer, James G. Waxmonsky, Perri Rosen, Jennifer L. Kraschnewski> ;JAMA Network Open. 2019 Nov 1
• 3 citations
  The Possibility of Early Discharge for Newborns Being Monitored for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Based on Modified Finnegan Score Distributions.
  Christiana N. Oji-Mmuo, Eric W. Schaefer, Lucia Liao, Jeffrey R. Kaiser, Deepa L. Sekhar> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 2019 Feb 27
• 12 citations
  Major Depressive Disorder Screening Remains Low Even Among Privately Insured Adolescents.
  Deepa L. Sekhar, Djibril M. Ba, Guodong Liu, Jennifer L. Kraschnewski> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2019 Jan 1
• 7 citations
  Exploratory study of barriers to successful office contacts for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
  Jayde T. Hooven, Benjamin N. Fogel, James G. Waxmonsky, Deepa L. Sekhar> ;Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders. 2018 Sep 1
• 4 citations
  Variability in State-Based Recommendations for Management of Alpha Thalassemia Trait and Silent Carrier Detected on the Newborn Screen.
  Benjamin N. Fogel, Hong Loan T. Nguyen, Gayle Smink, Deepa L. Sekhar> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2017 Dec 1
• Adolescent Hearing Loss: Rising or Not, It Remains a Concern.
  Deepa L. Sekhar> ;Pediatrics. 2017 Dec 1
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  Opportunities and challenges in screening for childhood sexual abuse.
  Deepa L. Sekhar, Jennifer L. Kraschnewski, Heather L. Stuckey, Pamela D. Witt, Erica Francis, Ginger A. Moore, Paul L. Morgan, Jennie G. Noll> ;Child Abuse & Neglect. 2018 Nov 1
• 16 citations
  The Relationship Between Iron Deficiency Anemia and Sensorineural Hearing Loss in the Pediatric and Adolescent Population
  Kathleen M. Schieffer, James R. Connor, James A. Pawelczyk, Deepa L. Sekhar> ;American Journal of Audiology. 2017 Jun 13
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Journal Articles

• The sensitivity of adolescent hearing screens significantly improves by adding high frequencies  
  Sekhar DL, Zalewski TR, Beiler JS, Czarnecki B, Barr AL, King TS, Paul IM, Journal of Adolescent Health, 1/1/2016
• Identifying factors predicting iron deficiency in United States adolescent females using the ferritin and the body iron models  
  Sekhar DL, Murray-Kolb LE, Kunselman AR, Paul IM, Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 1/1/2015
• Report of Sugar Sweetened Beverages Offered in Pennsylvania Child Care Centers  
  Lutzkanin KM, Myers AK, Schaefer EW, Sekhar DL, Clinical Pediatrics, 1/1/2015
• Differences in risk factors for anemia between adolescent and adult women  
  Sekhar DL, Murray-Kolb LE, Kunselman AR, Weisman CM, Paul IM, Journal of Women's Health, 1/1/2015
• Does trainee involvement impact anticipatory guidance in well-child care?  
  Sgrignoli NR, Lehman EB, Sekhar DL, Clin Pediatr, 1/1/2014
• Pilot Study of a High-Frequency School-Based Hearing Screen to Detect Adolescent Hearing Loss  
  Sekhar DL, Zalewski TR, Ghossaini SN, King TS, Rhoades JA, Czarnecki B, Grounds S, Deese B, Barr AL, Paul IM, J Med Screen, 1/1/2014
• Parents’ perceptions of water safety and quality  
  Merkel L, Bicking C, Sekhar D, J Community Health, 1/1/2012
• Improving detection of adolescent hearing loss  
  Sekhar DL, Rhoades JA, Longenecker AL, Beiler JS, King TS, Widome MD, Paul IM, Arch Ped Adolesc Med, 1/1/2011
• 5alpha-reductase and 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity in prepubertal Hispanic girls with premature adrenarche  
  Silfen ME, Shackleton CH, Manibo AM, Levine LS, Sekhar D, McMahon DJ, Oberfield SE, JCEM, 1/1/2002
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Abstracts/Posters

• Sensitivity and Specificity of Adolescent Hearing Screens.
  Sekhar DL, Zalewski TR, Czarnecki B, Barr AL, King TS, Paul IM, AudiologyNOW!, Phoenix, AZ, 1/13/2016
• Leveraging the EHR to Improve Provider Recognition of Elevated Pediatric Blood Pressure.
  Fogel B, Langue M, Iriana S, Sekhar DL, Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 1/1/2016
• Provision of Sugar Sweetened Beverages in Pennsylvania Childcare Centers.
  Lutzkanin KM, Myers AA, Schaefer EW, Sekhar DL, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/27/2015
• Serial Testing Improves the Specificity of Adolescent Hearing Screens in the School Setting.
  Sekhar DL, Zalewski TR, Czarnecki B, Barr AL, King TS, Paul IM, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/27/2015
• Poor Concordance Between Hypertensive Blood Pressures in the Preschool Years.
  To WJ, King TS, Sekhar DL, Academic Pediatric Association Region 2/3 Meeting, Bronx, NY, 1/6/2015
• Risk Factors for Adolescent Anemia.
  Sekhar D, Murray-Kolb LE, Kunselman AR, Paul IM, Pediatric Research Day, Hershey, PA, 1/22/2014
• Variations in Risk Factors for Adolescent Iron Deficiency by the Ferritin Model vs. the Body Iron Model.
  Sekhar D, Murray-Kolb LE, Kunselman AR, Paul IM, Pediatric Research Day, Hershey, PA, 1/22/2014
• Variations in Risk Factors for Adolescent Iron Deficiency by the Ferritin Model vs. the Body Iron Model.
  Sekhar D, Murray-Kolb LE, Kunselman AR, Paul IM, Inaugural Women’s Health Research Day, Penn State Center for Women’s Health Research, Hershey, PA, 1/8/2014
• Risk Factors for Adolescent Anemia.
  Sekhar D, Murray-Kolb LE, Kunselman AR, Paul IM, Inaugural Women's Health Research Day, Penn State Center for Women’s Health Research, Hershey, PA, 1/8/2014
• Academic Pediatric Association Region 2/3 Meeting
  Lutzkanin KM, Myers AA, Schaefer EW, Sekhar DL, Academic Pediatric Association Region 2/3 Meeting, New York, NY, 1/7/2014
• Risk Factors for Adolescent Anemia.
  Sekhar D, Murray-Kolb LE, Kunselman AR, Paul IM, Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, 1/6/2014
• Variations in Risk Factors for Adolescent Iron Deficiency by the Ferritin Model vs. the Body Iron Model.
  Sekhar D, Murray-Kolb LE, Kunselman AR, Paul IM, Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, 1/6/2014
• Adolescent Anemia Screening During Ambulatory Pediatric Visits in the United States.
  Sekhar D, Murray-Kolb LE, Wang, L, Kunselman AR, Paul IM, BIRCWH Scholars Annual Meeting, Rockville, MD, 1/5/2014
• Risk Factor Differences for Female Adolescent Iron Deficiency as Defined by Body Iron and Ferritin Models.
  Sekhar D, Murray-Kolb LE, Kunselman AR, Paul IM, 10th Anniversary Interdisciplinary Women’s Health Research Symposium, Bethesda, MD, 1/24/2013
• Risk Factor Differences for Female Adolescent Iron Deficiency as Defined by Body Iron and Ferritin Models.
  Sekhar D, Murray-Kolb LE, Kunselman AR, Paul IM, BIRCWH Scholars Annual Meeting, Rockville, MD, 1/23/2013
• Recommended Hearing Screens Have Poor Sensitivity to Detect Adolescent Hearing Loss.
  Sekhar D, Zalewski T, Ghossaini S, Paul I, Academic Pediatric Association Region 2 and 3 Meeting, New York, NY, 1/8/2013
• Continuity of Care Improves Coverage of Priority Anticipatory Guidance Topics for Parents.
  Sgrignoli N and Sekhar D, Academic Pediatric Association Region 2 and 3 Meeting, New York, NY, 1/8/2013
• Continuity of Care Improves Coverage of Priority Anticipatory Guidance Topics for Parents.
  Sgrignoli N and Sekhar D, Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/7/2013
• Parental Perspectives on Adolescent Hearing Loss.
  Sekhar D, Clark S, Paul I, Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/28/2012
• Inadequate Detection of Hearing Loss by School Screening.
  Sekhar D, Rhoades JA, Longenecker AL, Beiler JS, King TS, Widome MD, Paul IM, Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, 1/2/2010
• Risk Factors for Postpartum Depression and Knowledge of Basic Newborn Care.
  Abramson E, Sekhar D, Huang SY, Ward MJ, Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 1/8/2007
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Lectures

• The “new morbidities” of childhood: school-based sexual abuse screening. 
  1/14/2016
• Life as a physician. 
  Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA - 1/8/2016
• School Hearing Screening : A survey of Pennsylvania CSNs. 
  State College, PA - 1/29/2015
• Poor Concordance Between Hypertensive Blood Pressures in the Preschool Years. 
  San Diego, CA - 1/27/2015
• Iron Deficiency: A common problem yet hard to detect 
  Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA - 1/17/2015
• Adolescent Hearing Loss: Improving Detection in the Medical Home. 
  1/29/2014
• Breastfeeding 
  1/28/2014
• Variations in Risk Factors for Adolescent Iron Deficiency by the Ferritin Model vs. the Body Iron Model. 
  New York, NY - 1/8/2014
• PAS workshop proposal 
  Vancouver, Canada - 1/3/2014
• Jumpstart Your Research: Identifying Opportunities with Secondary Dataset Analyses. 
  Hershey, PA - 1/2/2014
• Improving Detection of Adolescent Hearing Loss. 
  Hershey, PA - 1/26/2013
• Recommended Hearing Screens have Poor Sensitivity to Detect Adolescent Hearing Loss. 
  Penn State College of Medicine, 2013 - 1/15/2013
• HPV Vaccine from Patient Counseling Perspectives. 
  1/14/2013
• Pediatric Screening Tests 
  1/1/2013
• HPV Vaccine from Patient Counseling Perspectives 
  Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA - 1/10/2012
• Improving Detection of Adolescent Hearing Loss 
  Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, 2011; York Wellspan Hospital, York, PA, 2012; Brooklyn - 1/10/2012
• Survey Design 
  1/1/2012
• Ibuprofen Alone and in Combination with Acetaminophen for Treatment of Fever. 
  Vancouver, Canada - 1/1/2010
• Streptococcus Pneumoniae. 
  Hershey, PA - 1/14/2008
• Pediatric Skin Rashes 
  1/1/2008
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Other

• The Medical Minute: Stepping up efforts to home in on teen depression. Drs. - Drs. Lidija Petrovic-Dovat, Chris Petersen and Deepa Sekhar discuss the issue. 
  Sekhar DL, Inews express
  1/26/2016
• Adolescent hearing screens. 
  Sekhar DL, Amanda Ramcharan. Interview
  1/17/2016
• Have Kids Join the Clean Slate Club This New Year. 
  Sekhar DL, Cub Chat: A Publication of Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital
  1/1/2016
• Interview by Thomas Avril, Current office-based hearing screening questions fail to identify adolescents at risk for hearing loss 
  Sekhar DL, Philadelphia Inquirer
  1/30/2014
• One the Road: Teen driving can be a major cause of parental stress - but it doesn't have to be. 
  Sekhar DL, Sports & Health in The Burg: Greater Harrisburg’s Community Newspaper
  1/30/2014
• News on Hearing screening. Interview 
  Sekhar DL, California State University Northridge
  1/17/2014
• Interview by Jennifer Vogelsong. "Parental perspectives on adolescent hearing loss risk and prevention. 
  Sekhar DL, Medical Minute
  1/1/2014
• Interview by Chris Weller. "Pilot Study of a High-Frequency School-Based Hearing Screen to Detect Adolescent Hearing Loss. 
  Sekhar DL, Medicaldaily.com
  1/1/2014
• Interview by Jennifer Abbasi. Current office-based hearing screening questions fail to identify adolescents at risk for hearing loss 
  Sekhar DL, Penn State Press Release
  1/1/2014
• Interview by Holly Pevzner. "Parental perspectives on adolescent hearing loss risk and prevention." 
  Sekhar DL, Scholastic Parent & Child magazine
  1/1/2014
• Ear Infection Frustration: This common childhood ailment can be difficult to diagnose, treat. 
  Sekhar DL, Sports & Health in The Burg: Greater Harrisburg’s Community Newspaper
  1/1/2014
• Juice Abuse: Parents beware sugary drinks in disguise. 
  Sekhar DL, Sports & Health in The Burg: Greater Harrisburg's Community Newspaper
  1/1/2014
• Interview by Simone Scheufler. “Parental perspectives on adolescent hearing loss risk and prevention.” 
  Sekhar DL, Apotheken Umschau (German Magazine)
  1/1/2013
• Sweet dreams: Patience, reassurance can help calm night fears. 
  Sekhar DL, Family Health in The Burg: Greater Harrisburg’s Community Newspaper
  1/1/2013
• Interview by Kathleen Dohney. "Hearing loss among US teens increasing." 
  Sekhar DL, Health24
  1/1/2013
• Interview by Matthew Solovey. "Parental perspectives on adolescent hearing loss risk and prevention." 
  Sekhar DL, Penn State Hershey Sound Research Podcast
  1/1/2013
• Interview by Kathryn Doyle. "Parents rarely talk to teens about hearing loss." 
  Sekhar DL, Reuters News
  1/1/2013
• Milk Matters: Are "health milk" alternatives good for your young child? 
  Sekhar DL, Sports & Health in The Burg: Greater Harrisburg’s Community Newspaper
  1/1/2013
• Warts and All: Though ugly, most childhood warts are not cause for serious concern. 
  Sekhar DL, Sports & Health in The Burg: Greater Harrisburg’s Community Newspaper
  1/1/2013
• Interview by Kathleen Doheny. “Parents clueless about dangers of noise hazards? Hearing loss is up among teens, but Mom and Dad aren’t sounding alarms." 
  Sekhar DL, WebMD
  1/1/2013
• Getting Enough Vitamin D: A supplement may be a good idea. 
  Sekhar DL, Family Health in The Burg: Greater Harrisburg’s Community Newspaper
  1/1/2012
• Virtual Childhood: Ensure your child experiences life, not just watches it. 
  Sekhar DL, Family Health in The Burg: Greater Harrisburg’s Community Newspaper
  1/1/2012
• Spring Flowers=Allergies: Nature's beautiful season comes with a downside. 
  Sekhar DL, Family Health in The Burg: Greater Harrisburg’s Community Newspaper
  1/1/2012
• A Rare Danger: Wise to keep rare earth magnets away from kids. 
  Sekhar DL, Family Health in The Burg: Greater Harrisburg’s Community Newspaper
  1/1/2012
• Sleeping in Safety: Caution should reduce incidence of SIDS 
  Sekhar DL, Family Health in The Burg: Greater Harrisburg's Community Newspaper
  1/1/2012
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