My research focuses on improving the health of children, their mothers, and their families -- in this country and in the developing world -- using the tools of public health. The specific areas of my research include, immunization against vaccine-preventable diseases, childhood injury and injury prevention, the causes and strategies to reduce infant mortality, and interventions to strengthen human development during the early portion of the lifespan. Increasingly, I have become interested in the early determinants of adult disease.

My research examines the span of these children's health conditions, including etiological factors, prevention strategies, the systems of health care that address these problems, and the social and political/policy contexts for health and well-being. In doing this work, I combine the tools of epidemiology, health services research, policy analysis, and management.

Maternal and child health, child health,

child development, infant mortality, immunization, community pediatrics, childhood injury, preventive health,

public health, Title V, state health agencies,

disparities in children's health, Population and Family Health Sciences.

Member (1995), Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences

Martha May Eliot Award, American Public Health Association, 2003

"Golden Apple" Teaching Award, Johns Hopkins School of Public health, 2003

Fellow, American College of Preventive Medicine

Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Advancement of Maternal and Child Health in Massachusetts. 1986.

WHO Fellowship for the study of perinatal epidemiology, World Health Organization. 1984.

Award for Excellence in Teaching, Harvard School of Public Health, 1988.

Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society. Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene. 1990.

Wellcome Trust Traveling Fellowship to the United Kingdom, 1992.

Peer reviewed articles:

Gielen AC, DeFrancesco S, Bishai D, Mahoney P, Ho S, Guyer B. Child Pedestrians: The role of parental beliefs and practices in promoting safe walking in urban neighborhoods. J. Urban Health. 2004;81:545-55.

Martin JA, Kochanek MS, Strobino DM, Guyer B, MacDorman MF: Annual Summary of Vital Statistics-2003. Pediatrics. 2005;115:619-634.

Wallis AB, Guyer B. Myron Wegman: Early Days, Lasting Influence. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2005 (in press)

Guyer B, Gibbons M. Urban Health- Discipline or Field- Does it matter? Journal of Urban Health. J. Urban Health. 2004;81:165-7.

Guyer B. Martha May Eliot Award Commentary. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2004;8:39-40.

Misra DP, Guyer B, Allston A. Integrated perinatal health framework; a multiple determinants model with a lifespan approach. Am.J.Prev.Med. 2003;25:65-75.

Minkovitz CS, Strobino D, Hughart N, Scharfstein D, Hou W, Miller T, Bishai D, Guyer B: Developmental Specialists in Pediatric Practices: Perspectives of Clinicians and Staff. Ambulatory Pediatrics. 2003;3:295-303.

Arias E, MacDorman MF, Strobino DM, Guyer B. Annual Summary of Vital Statistics. Pediatrics. 2003;112:1215-1230.

Minkovitz CS, Hughart N, Strobino D, Scharfstein D, Grason H, Hou W, Miller T, Bishai D, Augustyn M, McLearn KT, Guyer B. A Practice-Based Intervention to Enhance Quality of Care in the First Three Years of Life: Results From The Healthy Steps For Young Children Program. JAMA. 2003;290:3081-3091.

Minkovitz C, Strobino D, Hughart N, Scharfstein D, Guyer B: Early Effects of the Healthy Steps for Young Children Program. Arch. Ped. & Adolescent Med. 2001;155:470-479.

Guyer B, Hughart N, Strobino D, Jones A, Scharfstein D. Assessing the Impact of Pediatric-based Developmental Services on Infants, Families and Clinicians; Challenges to Evaluating the Healthy Steps Program. Pediatrics. 2000;105:626-7

Guyer B. The mind sees more than the movie frame. (Commentary) West J Med 2000;173:169.

Guyer B, Smith DR, Chalk R. Calling the Shots: Immunization Finance Policies and Practices. Executive Summary of the Report of the Institute of Medicine. Am. J. Preventive Medicine. 2000;19(3S):4-12.

Guyer B, Freedman MA, Strobino DM, Sondik EJ: Annual Summary of Vital Statistics; Trends in the Health of Americans During the 20th Century. Pediatrics 2000;106:1307-1317.

Chapters and reports:

Rothwell C, Sondik E, Guyer B. A Delay in the Publication of the “Annual Summary of Vital Statistics” and the Need for New Vital Registration and Statistics Systems for the United States; A Commentary. Pediatrics. 2004;114:1671-2.

Gibbons MC, Singh V, Braithwaite K, Guyer B. Health of Children in Cities. In: Galea S, Vlahov D: Handbook of Urban Health: Populations, methods, and practice. 2005.

Guyer B, Minkovitz C, Strobino D: Morbidity and Mortality Among the Young. Chapter 4 in Hoekelman RA, Adam HM, Nelson NM, et. al. Primary Pediatric Care, Ed 4. St. Louis, Mosby Press, 2000.

Minkovitz CS, Guyer B. Effects and Ethics of Sanctions on Childhood Immunization Rates. JAMA, 2000;284:2056.

Presentations:

“Infant Mortality in Maryland, 2003” David Nagey Perinatal Partnership. College Park MD September 17, 2004

“Integrating Perinatal Health into a Healthy Life Course” North Carolina/South Carolina 11th Annual Perinatal Conference. Myrtle Beach SC September 20, 2004.

“The Infant Mortality Challenge” Delaware Infant Mortality Task Force presentation. Dover, September 23, 2004.

"Strategies to Prevent Infant Mortality and Low Birth Weight" Maryland Partnership for Children, Youth and Families, Achieving Results for Children. Baltimore, MD, May 1, 2000.

"Calling the Shots; Immunization Finance Policies and Practice" Congressional briefing on IOM Report, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. September 7, 2000.

"Evaluating The Healthy Steps for Young Children Program; A clinical trial of a 'complex' intervention." London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. November 7, 2000.

"The Embarrassment of Riches; an historical theme for addressing children's health in 21st century America." Installation of the first Zanvyl Krieger Chair in Children's Health, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. December 8, 2000.

"The second question asked is, 'How much does the baby weight?' So, what is 'normal' birth weight?" with F. Makumbi. For "Discovering Normality in Health and the Reproductive Body" Workshop at the Program of African Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, March 9-10, 2001.