Research
Ongoing Projects
Examination findings in sexually assaulted pediatric patients with positive semen/sperm evidence
Children with Illegal Drug Intoxication: Are Safety Interventions and Services Consistent and Effective?
Asymptomatic children under 2 years old with skull fractures: does the skeletal survey matter?
Prior head circumference measurements in infants with older subdural hematomas: did we miss it?
Interrater Reliability Study, Telehealth Institute for Child Maltreatment (Minnesota)
Child Abuse Trigger System
Evaluating secondary trauma among learners during their child abuse rotation (QI project)
Children and Families Affected by Parental Substance Use (Proposed AAP Clinical Report, co authors Vincent Smith, Celeste Wilson, Karen Farst, Nancy Kellogg)
Sexual Behaviors in Children (Proposed AAP Clinical Report, co authors Norell Rosada, Annie Torres, Rebecca Girardet, Natalie Kissoon, Nancy Kellogg)
Publications
Farst, K., & Kellogg, N. D. (Accepted/In press). Impact of Parental Substance Misuse on Children. Pediatric Clinics of North America. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcl.2024.12.002
Dai, Thanh & Spiller, Lora & Kellogg, Nancy. (2025). Anogenital Findings in Confirmed Victims of Child Sexual Abuse Materials. Pediatrics Open Science. 1. 1-9. 10.1542/pedsos.2024-000315.
Kellogg ND, Lukefahr JL, Koek W. Medical assessments for abuse and neglect in contacts of maltreated children. J Paediatr Child Health. 2024 Aug;60(8):349-354. doi: 10.1111/jpc.16618. Epub 2024 Jul 16. PMID: 39014917.
Dina Ahmad, Amanda Small, Ashley Gibson, Natalie Kissoon. Developmental outcomes in abusive head trauma, Seminars in Pediatric Neurology, Volume 50, 2024
Disha Jain, Lien Le, Natalie Kissoon. Ophthalmologic findings in abusive head trauma, Seminars in Pediatric Neurology, Volume 50, 2024
Kellogg ND, Farst KJ, Adams JA. Interpretation of Medical Findings in Suspected child Sexual Abuse: An Update for 2023 Child Abuse & Neglect Oct 2023
Spiller LR. Orofacial manifestations of child maltreatment: A review. Dent Traumatol. 2024 Mar;40 Suppl 2:10-17. doi: 10.1111/edt.12852. Epub 2023 May 25. PMID: 37226580.
Murray, L., MD, Dai, T., MD, Clingenpeel, R., MD, Livingston, J., APRN, CPNP-PC, B.C., Worthington, “., RNP, BSN, SANE-P, & Farst, K., MD, MPH (2022). Hair Drug Testing of Children: A Study of Utilization and Interpretation. The Arkansas Journal of Social Change and Public Service, 12(1), 65-75.
Ruiz-Maldonado TM, Johnson KL, Sabo JL, Sheets LK, Laskey A. Palm Bruising in Infants: A Recognizable Pattern of Abuse. J Emerg Med. 2021 Mar 29:S0736-4679(21)00153-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.02.018. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33795168.
Kellogg ND, Kissoon NN. Patient Safety Programs for Child Maltreatment: Does One Size Fit All? Pediatrics. 2021 Sep;148(3)
Hymel KP, Armijo-Garcia V, Musick M, Marinello M, Herman BE, Weeks K, Haney SB, Frazier TN, Carroll CL, Kissoon NN, Isaac R, Foster R, Campbell KA, Tieves KS, Livingston N, Bucher A, Woosley MC, Escamilla-Padilla D, Jaimon N, Kustka L, Wang M, Chinchilli VM, Dias MS, Noll J; Pediatric Brain Injury Research Network (PediBIRN) Investigators. A Cluster Randomized Trial to Reduce Missed Abusive Head Trauma in Pediatric Intensive Care Settings. Journal of Pediatrics. 2021 Sep;236:260-268.e3
Esquivel A, Pastrana I, Marshall V, Lukefahr JL, and Mitchell I. The Implementation of a Pediatric Nonaccidental Trauma Evaluation Protocol: A Quality Improvement Analysis Pediatric Emergency Care 2020 Feb;36(2):e61-e65.
Kellogg ND, Wouter Koek, Nienow, Shalon M. Factors that prevent, prompt, and delay disclosures in female victims of child sexual abuse Child Abuse and Neglect 2020 Jan
Spiller LR., Kellogg, N., Mercado-Deane, M.G., Zarka, A., Gelfond, J., Growth Recovery Lines: A Specific Indicator of Child Abuse and Neglect? 2020;50:207-215.
Grant Activities
Forensic Assessment Center Network: October 2006 to Present
The Division of Child Abuse Pediatrics at UT Health San Antonio is one of six UT medical school programs designated as a center of excellence to establish a statewide system to provide medical consultation and support to Child Protective Services (CPS). Funding was established through Senate Bill 6 in 2006 and is ongoing.
Child Maltreatment in Bexar County, Grant submitted in community engagement small project grant
Dr. Monica Lawson, UTSA Pl