Sheila Gahagan

Title(s)Professor Of Clinical, Pediatrics
SchoolVc-health Sciences-schools
Address9500 Gilman Drive #
La Jolla CA 92093
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    The ESPINA Study Follow-up Examination in 2016: Environmental Pollutants and Child/Adolescent Development
    NIH R01ES025792Apr 1, 2016 - Mar 31, 2021
    Role: Co-Investigator
    Prevention of LUTS: Bladder Health Clinical Center, UC San Diego Site
    NIH U01DK106827Aug 15, 2015 - Jun 30, 2025
    Role: Co-Investigator
    Fatty Acids, Adiposity, & Cardiometabolic Risk in Adolescence
    NIH R01HL117860Dec 15, 2013 - Nov 30, 2017
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Role Description: Multiple PI Leadership Plan
    Biopsychosocial Determinants of Adolescent Obesity-Cardiovascular Risk
    NIH R01HL088530Apr 1, 2007 - Jun 30, 2019
    Role: Principal Investigator
    EARLY SOCIOECONOMIC &PSYCHOSOCIAL RISK FOR OBESITY
    NIH K23HD001481Jun 1, 2001 - May 31, 2006
    Role: Principal Investigator
    FACULTY DEVELOPMENT IN GIM AND/OR GP
    NIH D28PE050083Jul 1, 1997 - Jun 30, 2000
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Neuromaturational Delays in Iron Deficient Anemic Infants
    NIH R01HD033487May 5, 1997 - Dec 31, 2017
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Testosterone, estradiol, DHEA and cortisol in relation to anxiety and depression scores in adolescents. J Affect Disord. 2021 Nov 01; 294:838-846. Chronister BN, Gonzalez E, Lopez-Paredes D, Suarez-Torres J, Gahagan S, Martinez D, Barros J, Jacobs DR, Checkoway H, Suarez-Lopez JR. PMID: 34375211.
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    2. Iron deficiency in infancy and neurocognitive and educational outcomes in young adulthood. Dev Psychol. 2021 Jun; 57(6):962-975. East P, Doom JR, Blanco E, Burrows R, Lozoff B, Gahagan S. PMID: 34424013.
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    3. Mother-Adolescent Discrepancies in Ratings of Adolescents' Adjustment: Associations with Maternal Mental Health and Family Factors. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2021 04 01; 42(3):198-204. Rana M, Delker E, East P, Blanco E, Burrows R, Lozoff B, Gahagan S. PMID: 33165239.
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    4. Acetylcholinesterase activity and thyroid hormone levels in Ecuadorian adolescents living in agricultural settings where organophosphate pesticides are used. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2021 04; 233:113691. Phillips S, Suarez-Torres J, Checkoway H, Lopez-Paredes D, Gahagan S, Suarez-Lopez JR. PMID: 33581413.
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    5. Maternal Depression Trajectories Relate to Youths' Psychosocial and Cognitive Functioning at Adolescence and Young Adulthood. J Child Fam Stud. 2020 Dec; 29(12):3459-3469. Chae HK, East P, Delva J, Lozoff B, Gahagan S. PMID: 33776389.
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    6. Young adult outcomes associated with lower cognitive functioning in childhood related to iron-fortified formula in infancy. Nutr Neurosci. 2020 Aug 11; 1-10. East P, Doom J, Blanco E, Burrows R, Lozoff B, Gahagan S. PMID: 32778008.
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    7. Associations Among Household Chaos, School Belonging and Risk Behaviors in Adolescents. J Prim Prev. 2020 08; 41(4):383-396. Delker E, East P, Blanco E, Wu V, Encina P, Lozoff B, Delva J, Gahagan S. PMID: 32623561.
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    8. Risk taking, sensation seeking and personality as related to changes in substance use from adolescence to young adulthood. J Adolesc. 2020 07; 82:23-31. LaSpada N, Delker E, East P, Blanco E, Delva J, Burrows R, Lozoff B, Gahagan S. PMID: 32512252.
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    9. Associations of acetylcholinesterase inhibition between pesticide spray seasons with depression and anxiety symptoms in adolescents, and the role of sex and adrenal hormones on gender moderation. Expo Health. 2021 Mar; 13(1):51-64. Suarez-Lopez JR, Nguyen A, Klas J, Gahagan S, Checkoway H, Lopez-Paredes D, Noble M. PMID: 33748533.
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    10. Childhood socioeconomic hardship, family conflict, and young adult hypertension: The Santiago Longitudinal Study. Soc Sci Med. 2020 05; 253:112962. East P, Doom J, Delker E, Blanco E, Burrows R, Correa-Burrows P, Lozoff B, Gahagan S. PMID: 32276183.
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    11. BMI Trajectories from Birth to 23 Years by Cardiometabolic Risks in Young Adulthood. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 04; 28(4):813-821. East P, Delker E, Blanco E, Lozoff B, Correa P, Burrows R, Gahagan S. PMID: 32108435.
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    12. Eating in the Absence of Hunger and Obesity Among Adolescents in Santiago, Chile. J Community Health. 2019 10; 44(5):874-880. Blanco E, Reyes M, Burrows R, Gahagan S. PMID: 30570695.
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    13. Effect of Infant Iron Deficiency on Children's Verbal Abilities: The Roles of Child Affect and Parent Unresponsiveness. Matern Child Health J. 2019 Sep; 23(9):1240-1250. East P, Delker E, Blanco E, Encina P, Lozoff B, Gahagan S. PMID: 31228147.
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    14. Randomized Controlled Trial of Iron-Fortified versus Low-Iron Infant Formula: Developmental Outcomes at 16 Years. J Pediatr. 2019 09; 212:124-130.e1. Gahagan S, Delker E, Blanco E, Burrows R, Lozoff B. PMID: 31253407.
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    15. Associations of acetylcholinesterase activity with depression and anxiety symptoms among adolescents growing up near pesticide spray sites. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2019 08; 222(7):981-990. Suarez-Lopez JR, Hood N, Suárez-Torres J, Gahagan S, Gunnar MR, López-Paredes D. PMID: 31202795.
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    16. Children's Inattention and Hyperactivity, Mother's Parenting, and Risk Behaviors in Adolescence: A 10-Year Longitudinal Study of Chilean Children. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2019 05; 40(4):249-256. Nelson T, East P, Delva J, Lozoff B, Gahagan S. PMID: 30908427.
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    17. A Feasibility Study to Promote Optimal Weight in First Time Pregnant Mothers and Their Babies: Lessons Learned in a US-Mexico Border Community. Matern Child Health J. 2019 May; 23(5):578-584. Williams CB, LaCoursiere DY, Talavera GA, Gahagan S. PMID: 30600523.
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    18. Home and Family Environment Related to Development of Obesity: A 21-Year Longitudinal Study. Child Obes. 2019 04; 15(3):156-166. East P, Delker E, Blanco E, Burrows R, Lozoff B, Gahagan S. PMID: 30676769.
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    19. Light smoking is associated with metabolic syndrome risk factors in Chilean young adults. Acta Diabetol. 2019 Apr; 56(4):473-479. Cheng E, Burrows R, Correa P, Güichapani CG, Blanco E, Gahagan S. PMID: 30635716.
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    20. Changes in socio-economic status and lipoproteins in Chilean adolescents: a 16-year longitudinal study. Public Health Nutr. 2019 02; 22(2):344-353. Madewell ZJ, Blanco E, Burrows R, Lozoff B, Gahagan S. PMID: 30472968.
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    21. A Novel Research Definition of Bladder Health in Women and Girls: Implications for Research and Public Health Promotion. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2018 08; 27(8):974-981. Lukacz ES, Bavendam TG, Berry A, Fok CS, Gahagan S, Goode PS, Hardacker CT, Hebert-Beirne J, Lewis CE, Lewis J, Low LK, Lowder JL, Palmer MH, Smith AL, Brady SS. PMID: 29792542.
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    22. Associations Among Mothers' Depression, Emotional and Learning-Material Support to Their Child, and Children's Cognitive Functioning: A 16-Year Longitudinal Study. Child Dev. 2019 11; 90(6):1952-1968. Wu V, East P, Delker E, Blanco E, Caballero G, Delva J, Lozoff B, Gahagan S. PMID: 29664558.
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    23. The Impact of Refugee Mothers' Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress, and Depression on Their Children's Adjustment. J Immigr Minor Health. 2018 Apr; 20(2):271-282. East PL, Gahagan S, Al-Delaimy WK. PMID: 28674951.
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    24. Early Behavioral Risks of Childhood and Adolescent Daytime Urinary Incontinence and Nocturnal Enuresis. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2017 Nov/Dec; 38(9):736-742. Vasconcelos MMA, East P, Blanco E, Lukacz ES, Caballero G, Lozoff B, Gahagan S. PMID: 29045258.
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    25. Acetylcholinesterase activity and time after a peak pesticide-use period among Ecuadorian children. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2018 02; 91(2):175-184. Suarez-Lopez JR, Butcher CR, Gahagan S, Checkoway H, Alexander BH, Al-Delaimy WK. PMID: 29026987.
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    26. Early Onset Obesity and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome Among Chilean Adolescents. Prev Chronic Dis. 2017 10 12; 14:E93. Pacheco LS, Blanco E, Burrows R, Reyes M, Lozoff B, Gahagan S. PMID: 29023232.
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    27. Infant iron deficiency, child affect, and maternal unresponsiveness: Testing the long-term effects of functional isolation. Dev Psychol. 2017 Dec; 53(12):2233-2244. East P, Lozoff B, Blanco E, Delker E, Delva J, Encina P, Gahagan S. PMID: 28933876.
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    28. Breastfeeding as the sole source of milk for 6 months and adolescent bone mineral density. Osteoporos Int. 2017 10; 28(10):2823-2830. Blanco E, Burrows R, Reyes M, Lozoff B, Gahagan S, Albala C. PMID: 28589419.
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    29. Associations Among Infant Iron Deficiency, Childhood Emotion and Attention Regulation, and Adolescent Problem Behaviors. Child Dev. 2018 03; 89(2):593-608. East P, Delker E, Lozoff B, Delva J, Castillo M, Gahagan S. PMID: 28233303.
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    30. Potential short-term neurobehavioral alterations in children associated with a peak pesticide spray season: The Mother's Day flower harvest in Ecuador. Neurotoxicology. 2017 May; 60:125-133. Suarez-Lopez JR, Checkoway H, Jacobs DR, Al-Delaimy WK, Gahagan S. PMID: 28188819.
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    31. Sudden Onset of Refusal to Eat on Waking After a Nightmare in a 6-Year-Old Girl. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2017 Feb/Mar; 38 Suppl 1:S53-S55. Zaccagnino M, Gahagan S, Spencer A, Jellinek M, Stein MT. PMID: 28141722.
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    32. Chronic Headaches After a Concussion in an Obese 16-Year-Old Girl. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2016 Nov/Dec; 37(9):771-774. Kumar M, Gahagan S, Pickering B, Gold J, Stein MT. PMID: 27661197.
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    33. Weight Status and Physical Activity: Combined Influence on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Among Adolescents, Santiago, Chile. Glob Pediatr Health. 2016; 3:2333794X16674561. Wang H, Blanco E, Algarín C, Peirano P, Burrows R, Reyes M, Wing D, Godino JG, Gahagan S. PMID: 27803943.
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    34. Timing of Circumcision and Breastfeeding Initiation Among Newborn Boys. Hosp Pediatr. 2016 11; 6(11):653-658. Mondzelewski L, Gahagan S, Johnson C, Madanat H, Rhee K. PMID: 27697829.
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    35. Increasing Universal Lipid Screening Among 9- to 11-Year-Old Children Through a Quality Improvement Initiative. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2017 Jun; 56(7):640-647. Kern L, Crow J, Williams CB, Boies E, Gahagan S, Rhee KE. PMID: 27663965.
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    36. Obesity leads to declines in motor skills across childhood. Child Care Health Dev. 2016 May; 42(3):343-50. Cheng J, East P, Blanco E, Sim EK, Castillo M, Lozoff B, Gahagan S. PMID: 27059409.
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    37. Socioeconomic Status and Internalizing Symptoms in Chilean Children: Does Reserve Capacity Matter? J Child Adolesc Behav. 2015 Oct; 3(5). Martinez SM, Castillo M, Lozoff B, Gahagan S. PMID: 27123471.
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    38. Reading at Bedtime Associated With Longer Nighttime Sleep in Latino Preschoolers. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2016 Jun; 55(6):525-31. Brown SJ, Rhee KE, Gahagan S. PMID: 26178036.
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    39. Participation in pediatric oncology research protocols: Racial/ethnic, language and age-based disparities. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2015 Aug; 62(8):1337-44. Aristizabal P, Singer J, Cooper R, Wells KJ, Nodora J, Milburn M, Gahagan S, Schiff DE, Martinez ME. PMID: 25755225.
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    40. The effect of maternal obesity on the offspring. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Sep; 57(3):508-15. Williams CB, Mackenzie KC, Gahagan S. PMID: 24936914.
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    41. Perception of neighborhood crime and drugs increases cardiometabolic risk in Chilean adolescents. J Adolesc Health. 2014 Jun; 54(6):718-23. Martinez SM, Blanco E, Delva J, Burrows R, Reyes M, Lozoff B, Gahagan S. PMID: 24411818.
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    42. Adolescent metabolic syndrome risk is increased with higher infancy weight gain and decreased with longer breast feeding. Int J Pediatr. 2012; 2012:478610. Khuc K, Blanco E, Burrows R, Reyes M, Castillo M, Lozoff B, Gahagan S. PMID: 22829844.
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    43. Next steps in obesity prevention: altering early life systems to support healthy parents, infants, and toddlers. Child Obes. 2012 Jun; 8(3):195-204. Nader PR, Huang TT, Gahagan S, Kumanyika S, Hammond RA, Christoffel KK. PMID: 22799545.
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    44. Postnatal Growth Patterns in a Chilean Cohort: The Role of SES and Family Environment. Int J Pediatr. 2012; 2012:354060. Kang Sim DE, Cappiello M, Castillo M, Lozoff B, Martinez S, Blanco E, Gahagan S. PMID: 22666275.
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    45. Development of eating behavior: biology and context. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2012 Apr; 33(3):261-71. Gahagan S. PMID: 22472944.
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    46. Low bone mineral density in a cohort of normal, overweight and obese Chilean adolescents. J Clin Nurs. 2011 Dec; 20(23-24):3577-9. Blanco E, Reyes M, Burrows RA, Martinez SM, Gahagan S. PMID: 22074149.
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    47. Early child development and developmental delay in indigenous communities. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2009 Dec; 56(6):1501-17. Cappiello MM, Gahagan S. PMID: 19962033.
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    48. Linear and ponderal growth trajectories in well-nourished, iron-sufficient infants are unimpaired by iron supplementation. J Nutr. 2009 Nov; 139(11):2106-12. Gahagan S, Yu S, Kaciroti N, Castillo M, Lozoff B. PMID: 19776186.
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    49. HIV-stage, nutritional status, and child psychomotor development in resource-poor settings - a causal web. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2009 Dec; 51(12):929-30. Gahagan S. PMID: 19583741.
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