Department of Pediatrics

Education

• BA, Brown University, 1985
• MD, Yale School of Medicine, 1989
• MHPE, University of Illinois, 2014

Training

• Program for Educators in Health Professions, Harvard Macy Institute2012
• A Systems Approach to Assessment in Health Professions Education, Harvard Macy Institute2013
• Leading Innovations in Healthcare and Education, Harvard Macy Institute2014
• Emerging Leaders Program, Yale Medicine and Yale School of Management2015
• Advanced Emerging Leaders Program, Yale Medicine and Yale School of Management2016
• Chief Resident and Resident, University of Rochester School of Medicine, 1989 - 1993
• Fellowship General Academic Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 1995 - 1998

Licensure and Board Certification

• Board Certification American Board of Pediatrics, 2017

Honors

• Magna Cum Laude, Brown University, 1985
• Sigma Xi, Brown University, 1985
• Resident Teaching Award, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1993
• Howard Pearson Faculty Teaching Award, Department of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, 2001
• Mae Gailani Junior Faculty Award in recognition of dedication to research and patient care, department of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, 2003
• Leah Lowenstein Award, Faculty Member who most clearly provided positive images of women in promoting humane and egalitarian medical education, Yale School of Medicine, 2004
• Alvan R. Feinstein Award, Outstanding Teacher of the Year of Clinical Skills, Yale School of Medicine,, 2008
• Consultant, National Institute of Health and Human Development to design National Safe Sleep Campaign, 2009
• Keynote Speaker, White Coat Ceremony Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Yale School of Medicine, 2010
• Josiah Macy Foundation Faculty Scholar, 2011
• Appointment to USMLE Children's Health Committee, 2011 - 2014
• Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Pilot of the Core Entrustable Profession Activities (EPAs) for Entering Residency, 2014
• Invited Consultant, Expert Leadership Group, National Action Partnership to Promote Safe Sleep (NAPSS), 2015
• Yale Medicine Emerging Leaders Program 2015-2016, 2015 - 2016
• Research and Scholarship Award from the Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP), 2017
• Invited NIH Ad Hoc Reviewer, dissemination and Implementation in Health (DIRH) Study Section, 2019

Recent Publications view all (46)

1. Kellams A, Parker MG, Geller NL, Moon RY, Colson ER, Drake E, Corwin MJ, McClain M, Golden WC, Hauck FR. Todays Baby Quality Improvement: Safe Sleep Teaching and Role Modeling in 8 US Maternity Units. Pediatrics. 2017;140(5). PMCID:PMC5654395  PMID:29030524 
2. Colson ER, Geller NL, Heeren T, Corwin MJ. Factors Associated With Choice of Infant Sleep Position. Pediatrics. 2017;140(3). PMCID:PMC5574721  PMID:28827382 
3. Fahs DB, Honan L, Gonzalez-Colaso R, Colson ER. Interprofessional Education Development: Not for the Faint of Heart. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2017;8:329-336. PMCID:PMC5439539  PMID:28553153 
4. Provini LE, Corwin MJ, Geller NL, Heeren TC, Moon RY, Rybin DV, Shapiro-Mendoza CK, Colson ER. Differences in Infant Care Practices and Smoking among Hispanic Mothers Living in the United States. J Pediatr. 2017;182:321-326.e1. PMCID:PMC5328962  PMID:27979582 
5. Moon RY, Hauck FR, Kellams AL, Colson ER, Geller NL, Heeren TC, Kerr SM, Corwin MJ. Comparison of Text Messages Versus E-mail When Communicating and Querying With Mothers About Safe Infant Sleep. Acad Pediatr. 2017;17(8):871-878. PMCID:PMC5673525  PMID:28606858 
6. Hwang SS, Rybin DV, Kerr SM, Heeren TC, Colson ER, Corwin MJ. Predictors of Maternal Trust in Doctors About Advice on Infant Care Practices: The SAFE Study. Acad Pediatr. 2017;17(7):762-769. PMID:28315416 
7. Hwang SS, Rybin DV, Heeren TC, Colson ER, Corwin MJ. Trust in Sources of Advice about Infant Care Practices: The SAFE Study. Matern Child Health J. 2016;20(9):1956-64. PMID:27129949 
8. Moon RY, Hauck FR, Colson ER. Safe Infant Sleep Interventions: What is the Evidence for Successful Behavior Change? Curr Pediatr Rev. 2016;12(1):67-75. PMCID:PMC4997961  PMID:26496723 
9. Eisenberg SR, Bair-Merritt MH, Colson ER, Heeren TC, Geller NL, Corwin MJ. Maternal Report of Advice Received for Infant Care. Pediatrics. 2015;136(2):e315-22. PMCID:PMC4516946  PMID:26216322 
10. Colson ER, Willinger M, Rybin D, Heeren T, Smith LA, Lister G, Corwin MJ. Trends and factors associated with infant bed sharing, 1993-2010: the National Infant Sleep Position Study. JAMA Pediatr. 2013;167(11):1032-7. PMCID:PMC3903787  PMID:24080961 
11. Colson ER, Dreyer BP, Hanson JL, Tewksbury L, Johnson M, Flores G. Qualitative Abstracts at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting: Are They Less Likely to be Accepted for Presentation? Acad Pediatr. 2013;13(2):140-4. PMID:23498080 
12. Lister G, Rybin DV, Colton T, Heeren TC, Hunt CE, Colson ER, Willinger M, Corwin MJ, Collaborative Home Infant Monitoring Evaluation Study Group.. Relationship Between Sleep Position and Risk of Extreme Cardiorespiratory Events. J Pediatr. 2012;161(1):22-5.e1. PMCID:PMC3607104  PMID:22364822 
13. Smith LA, Colson ER, Rybin D, Margolis A, Colton T, Lister G, Corwin MJ. Maternal Assessment of Physician Qualification to Give Advice on AAP-Recommended Infant Sleep Practices Related to SIDS. Acad Pediatr. 2010;10(6):383-8. PMCID:PMC3209617  PMID:21075318 
14. Colson ER, Rybin D, Smith LA, Colton T, Lister G, Corwin MJ. Trends and Factors Associated with Infant Sleeping Position: the National Infant Sleep Position Study, 1993-2007. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009;163(12):1122-8. PMCID:PMC2898125  PMID:19996049 
15. Letourneau AR, Sonja B, Mazure CM, O'Malley SS, James D, Colson ER. Timing and Predictors of Postpartum Return to Smoking in a Group of Inner-City Women: an Exploratory Pilot Study. Birth. 2007;34(3):245-52. PMID:17718875 
16. Colson ER, McCabe LK, Fox K, Levenson S, Colton T, Lister G, Corwin MJ. Barriers to Following the Back-to-Sleep Recommendations: Insights From Focus Groups with Inner-City Caregivers. Ambul Pediatr. 2005;5(6):349-54. PMID:16302836 
17. Colson ER, Joslin SC. Changing Nursery Practice gets Inner-City Infants in the Supine Position for Sleep. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2002;156(7):717-20. PMID:12090841 
18. Colson ER, Bergman DM, Shapiro E, Leventhal JH. Position for Newborn Sleep: Associations with Parents' Perceptions of Their Nursery Experience. Birth. 2001;28(4):249-53. PMID:11903213 
19. Colson ER, Herendeen N, Szilagyi P. Index of Suspicion. Case 1. Rickets. Pediatr Rev. 1996;17(9):319-21. PMID:8806203 
20. Colson ER, Horwitz RI, Bia FJ, Viscoli CM. Zidovudine (AZT) for Treatment of Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1. An Evaluation of Effectiveness in Clinical Practice. Arch Intern Med. 1991;151(4):709-13. PMID:2012453 
21. Von Kohorn I, Corwin MJ, Rybin DV, Heeren TC, Lister G, Colson, ER. Influence of Prior Advice and Beliefs of Mothers on Infant Sleep Position 2010(164):363-369. 
22. Moon, RY, Corwin MJ, Kerr S, Heeren T, Colson E, Kellams A, Geller N, Drake E, Tanabe K, Hauck F. Mediators of Improved Adherence to Infant Safe Sleep Using Mobile Health Intervention Pediatrics. 
23. Ali A, Vitulano L, Lee R, Weiss TR, Colson ER. Experience of Patients Identifying with Chronic Lyme Disease in the Healthcare System: a Qualitative Study BMC Family Practice. 2014(15):79. 
24. Parker MGK, Colson ER, Provini L, Rybin DV, Kerr SM, Heeren T, Corwin MJ. Variation in Safe Sleep and Breastfeeding Practices Among Non-Hispanic Black Mothers in the United States According to Birth Country Academic Pediatrics. 2017(17):887-892. 
25. Fu LY, Colson ER, Corwin MJ, Moon RY. Infant Sleep Location: Associated Maternal and Infant Characteristics with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Prevention Recommendations 2008(153):503-508. 
26. Colson ER, Stille CJ, Payton J, Bernstein B, Dworkin P. Not Yet Back to Sleep: Infant Sleep Position in Two Inner-City Clinics Ambulatory Child Health. 2000(6):269-275. 
27. Eisenberg SR, Bair-Merritt M, Colson ER, Heeren TC, Geller NG, Corwin MJ. Maternal Report of Advice Received for Infant Care Pediatrics. 2015(136):315-322. 
28. Nguyen SN, Von Kohorn I, Shulman-Green D, Colson ER. The Importance of Social Networks on Smoking: Perspectives of Women who Quit Smoking During Pregnancy Maternal Child Health Journal. 2012 Aug(16(6)):1312-8. 
29. Colson ER, Levenson S, Rybin D, Calianos C, Margolis A, Colton T, Lister G, Corwin MJ. Barriers to Following the Supine Sleep Recommendation Among Mothers at Four WIC Centers Pediatrics. 2006(118):243-50. 
30. Smith LA, Geller NL, Kellams AL, Colson ER, Rybin DV, Heeren T, Corwin MJ. Infant Sleep Location and Breastfeeding Practices in the United States: 2011-2014 2016(16):540-549. 
31. Anderson AW, Marois R, Colson ER, Peterson BS, Duncan CC. Neonatal Auditory Activation Detected by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2001(19):1-5. 
32. Bechtel K, Le K, Martin K, Shah N, Leventhal J, Colson, E. Impact of an Educational Intervention on Caregivers’ Beliefs about Infant Crying and Knowledge of Shaken Baby Syndrome Academic Pediatrics. 2011(11):481-486. 
33. Benin AL, Wisler-Scher DJ, Colson E, Shapiro ED, Holmboe ES. Qualitative Analysis of Mothers' Decision-Making about Vaccines for Infants: the Importance of Trust Pediatrics. 2006(117):1532-47. 
34. Wu AC, Wisler-Sher DJ, Griswold K, Colson E, Shapiro ED, Holmboe ES, Benin AL. Postpartum Mothers’ Attitudes, Knowledge and Trust Regarding Vaccination Maternal Child Health Journal. 2008(12):766-73. 
35. Shapiro-Mendoza C, Colson E, Willinger M, Rybin D, Camperlengo L, Corwin M. Trends in Infant Bedding Use: National Infant Sleep Position Study 2015(135):1-8. 
36. Von Kohorn I, Nguyen SN, Shulman-Green D, Colson ER. A Qualitative Study of Postpartum Mother’s Intention to Smoke Birth. 2012(39):65-69. 
37. Klausner R, Shapiro ED, Elder RW, Colson E, Loyal J. Evaluation of a Screening Program to Detect Critical Congenital Heart Defects in Newborns in Connecticut Hosp Pediatr. 2017:214-218. 
38. Loyal J, Taylor J, Phillipi C, Goyal NK, Wood KE, Seashore C, King B, Colson E, Shabanova V, Shapiro E. Factors Associated with Refusal of Intramuscular Vitamin K in Normal Newborns Pediatrics. 2018(142). 
39. Peterson BS, Anderson AW, Ehrenkranz R, Staib LH, Tageldin M, Colson E, Gore JC, Duncan CC, Makuch R, Ment L. Regional Brain Volumes and Their Later Neurodevelopmental Correlates in Term and Preterm Infants Pediatrics. 2003(111):939-948. 
40. 42. Dalvie N, Nguyen V, Colson E, Loyal J. Mothers’ Perception of the Cardboard Box as a Potential Sleep Space Academic Pediatrics. 
41. Wong R, Fahs DB, Talwalkar JS, Colson ER, Desai MM, Kayingo G, Balanda M, Luczak AG, Rosenthal MS. A Longitudinal Study of Health Professional Students’ Attitudes Towards Interprofessional Education at an American University Journal of Interprofessional Care. 2016(30):191-200. 
42. Moon RY, Hauck FR, Colson ER, Kellams AL, Geller NL, Heeren T, Kerr SM, Drake EE, Tanabe K, McClain M, Corwin MJ. The Effect of Nursing Quality Improvement and Mobile Health Interventions on Infant Sleep Practices A Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA. 2017(318):351-359. 
43. Loyal J, Taylor JA, Phillipi CA, Goyal NK, Dhepyasuwan N, Shapiro ED, Colson E. Refusal of Vitamin K by Parents in Normal Newborns: A Survey of Better Outcomes Through Research for Newborns Academic Pediatrics. 2017:368-373. 
44. Fadel, CW, Colson ER, Corwin MJ, Rybin D, Heeren T, Wang C, Moon RY. Maternal Attitudes and Other Factors Associated with Infant Vaccination Status in the United States: 2011-2014 Journal of Pediatric. 2017(185):136-143. 
45. Meharry P, Colson E, Grizas A, Stiller R, Vazquez M. Why Women Accept or Reject the Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (TIV) During Pregnancy Maternal Child Health Journal. 2013(17):156-64. 
46. Colson ER, Schaeffer P, Hauck FR, Provini L, McClain M, Corwin MJ, Drake EE, Kellams AL, Geller NL, Tanabe K, Moon RY. Facilitators ad Barriers to Implementing Safe Sleep Recommendations in the Hospital Setting Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing.