Veronika Shabanova, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) and of BiostatisticsDownloadHi-Res Photo
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) and of Biostatistics
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Dr. Shabanova is a faculty member in the department of Pediatrics and Department of Biostatistics at Yale University. Prior to that she was one of the senior biostatisticians at the Yale Center for Analytical Sciences (YCAS). With over 20 years of experience as a researcher and statistician in academia and industry, she acquired expertise in statistical and epidemiological methods related to a variety of studies, including development of testable hypotheses, selection of study designs, randomization algorithms, and analytical considerations that correspond to particular study designs. Her statistical expertise are in survival and multi-level/longitudinal techniques. Dr. Shabanova's work has primarily been focused on collaborations with other researchers, including physicians and academicians, in the field of maternal and child health at Yale.
Last Updated on April 07, 2025.
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- Biostatistics
- Gaither Lab
- General Pediatrics
- Makhani Lab
- Pediatrics
- Yale School of Public Health
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- PhD
- Yale University, Biostatistics (2017)
- MPH
- Yale University (1999)
- BS
- Kansas State University, Biology (1997)
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Clinical Trials as Topic; Cystic Fibrosis; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; HIV; Intensive Care, Neonatal; Lactation; Metabolic Diseases; Neurology; Pediatrics; Statistics as Topic; Venous Thrombosis
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Sarah N. Taylor, MD, MSCR
Fangyong Li, MS, MPH
Sarah McCollum
Melissa Langhan, MD, MHS
Nicola Hawley, PhD
Elijah Paintsil, FAAP, MD
151Publications
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Venous Thrombosis
Pediatrics
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Intensive Care, Neonatal
Cystic Fibrosis
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2026
Clinicians’ Perspectives on Implementing Contingency Management to Promote Parental Smoking Cessation in Routine Infant Care
Flom J, Camenga D, Shabanova V, McCollum S, Sandoval J, Chairuengjitjaras P, Forray A, Ledgerwood D, Edelman E, Sharifi M. Clinicians’ Perspectives on Implementing Contingency Management to Promote Parental Smoking Cessation in Routine Infant Care. Academic Pediatrics 2026, 103301. PMID: 41871754, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2026.103301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsFramework analysisSmoking cessationEvidence-based smoking cessation interventionsPediatric cliniciansImplementation strategiesCaregiver behavior changePediatric primary careQualified health centersAnalysis of interview transcriptsParental smoking cessationAwareness of CMSecondhand smoke exposureSmoking cessation interventionsPersonal smoking historyViews of caregiversContingency managementRoutine infant carePositive viewPrimary careSupport caregiversThematic saturationCessation interventionsClinicians' attitudesImplementation researchClinician perspectivesUrine Metabolism Biomarkers Predict Preterm Infant Adiposity at Hospital Discharge
Buck C, McCollum S, Wang W, Lam T, Taylor S, Shabanova V. Urine Metabolism Biomarkers Predict Preterm Infant Adiposity at Hospital Discharge. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research 2026, 70: e70431. PMID: 41817366, PMCID: PMC12981208, DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.70431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsInfant adiposityDM groupTriceps skin fold thicknessHospital dischargeUrinary metabolite patternsMid-arm circumferenceSkin fold thicknessBody composition assessmentEarly metabolic changesUrinary amino acidsPostnatal adiposityPreterm groupGestational ageNewborn periodMetabolomics assayArm circumferencePretermFold thicknessUrinary metabolitesInfantsMetabolite patternsMetabolic changesAcylcarnitine concentrationsComposition assessmentUrine samplesIntergenerational impact of maternal trauma on adolescent depression: The role of parenting factors in Samoan mother-daughter dyads
Mew E, Lowe S, Shabanova V, Soliai-Lemusu S, Toelupe R, Iopu F, Naseri J, Loia M, Tasele S, Tofaeono J, Tofaeono V, Hawley N, McCutchan-Tofaeono J. Intergenerational impact of maternal trauma on adolescent depression: The role of parenting factors in Samoan mother-daughter dyads. Social Science & Medicine 2026, 119173. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119173.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Don’t Get MAD
Georgadarellis A, Shabanova V, Hoffman P, Tiyyagura G, Auerbach M, Langhan M. Don’t Get MAD. Pediatric Emergency Care 2025, 42: 186-192. PMID: 41422423, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000003526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPediatric emergency departmentDe-escalation trainingRestraint usePost-interventionTraining interventionAgitated patientsTertiary care pediatric emergency departmentPediatric emergency department staffUrban tertiary care pediatric emergency departmentPhysical restraint useAcute agitationQuality improvement initiativesPost-intervention surveysBehavioral health emergenciesDe-escalation techniquesManagement of aggressionPatient aggressionSelf-reported behaviorStaff carePediatric agitationImprovement initiativesBaseline surveyRacial disparitiesEffective interventionsElectronic surveyStratification Bias in Associations Between Prepregnancy BMI and Neonatal Outcomes Following Extremely Preterm Birth
Wu B, Hawley N, Taylor S, Shabanova V. Stratification Bias in Associations Between Prepregnancy BMI and Neonatal Outcomes Following Extremely Preterm Birth. Obesity 2025, 34: 267-268. PMID: 41349962, DOI: 10.1002/oby.70092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChanges in caregiver psychosocial factors known to affect pediatric HIV disclosure: the Sankofa clinical trial experience in Ghana (2013–2023)
Afrane A, Bobbala A, Martyn-Dickens C, Renner L, Antwi S, Kusah J, Amissah K, Quaye D, Bosomtwe D, Gan G, Parziale S, Reynolds N, Paintsil E, Shabanova V, Team O. Changes in caregiver psychosocial factors known to affect pediatric HIV disclosure: the Sankofa clinical trial experience in Ghana (2013–2023). AIDS Care 2025, ahead-of-print: 1-16. PMID: 41330401, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2025.2594607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric HIV disclosureIllness perceptionsHIV disclosureHIV knowledgePsychosocial domainsSocial supportHIV statusCaregiver psychosocial factorsCaregiver-related factorsChild's HIV statusChildren Aged 7Earning higher incomeMultivariate linear regressionCaregiver characteristicsHIV stigmaHigh stigmaPsychosocial factorsCaregiversStructured questionnaireHigher incomeBaseline dataStigmaAged 7Younger ageHIVScale-up of a paediatric HIV disclosure intervention in Ghana using a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial design: Sankofa 2 protocol and implementation
Reynolds N, Shabanova V, Renner L, Antwi S, Addo S, Enimil A, Lartey M, Gan G, Parziale S, Amissah K, Kusah J, Ofori-Atta A, Slade E, Agyarko-Poku T, Paintsil E. Scale-up of a paediatric HIV disclosure intervention in Ghana using a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial design: Sankofa 2 protocol and implementation. BMJ Open 2025, 15: e099681. PMID: 41238360, PMCID: PMC12625916, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHIV disclosure interventionsDisclosure interventionGhana Health Service Ethical Review CommitteeStepped-wedge cluster randomised trialCluster randomised trial designCluster randomised trialReview CommitteeRandomised trial designHealth benefitsCaregiver-child dyadsPeer-reviewed journalsCaregiver participationProtocol Review CommitteeYale SchoolEthics Review CommitteeHuman Investigation CommitteeEffective interventionsHealthcare workersHIV statusPaediatric clinicsCaregiversEthical clearanceFollow-up studyWritten Informed ConsentEvaluation of effectivenessStructural and Clinical Factors Associated with Physical Restraint Use in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Rolison M, Adu M, Faustino I, Kumar A, Huang S, Powers E, Shabanova V, Wong A, Hoffman P, Tiyyagura G. Structural and Clinical Factors Associated with Physical Restraint Use in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2025, 7: 100277. PMID: 41321938, PMCID: PMC12657716, DOI: 10.1016/j.acepjo.2025.100277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsChild protective servicesChild protective services involvementPhysical restraint useEmergency medical servicesRestraint useEmergency departmentAutism diagnosisPhysical restraintBehavioral health careBehavioral health encountersBehavioral health concernsTertiary care children's hospitalPediatric emergency departmentPediatric ED patientsRetrospective cohort studyChild-level factorsMultivariate logistic regressionProtective servicesHealth encountersHealth carePediatric EDMedical servicesPolicePediatric patientsArrival modePlatelet-related biomarkers and catheter-associated thrombosis in critically ill children: An exploratory study
Regmi H, Li I, Prozora S, Sharda A, Shabanova V, Faustino E, Investigators C. Platelet-related biomarkers and catheter-associated thrombosis in critically ill children: An exploratory study. Thrombosis Research 2025, 256: 109534. PMID: 41223722, PMCID: PMC12712714, DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2025.109534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCatheter-associated deep venous thrombosisClinically Relevant BleedingCritically Ill ChildrenCentral venous catheterProphylactic enoxaparinPlatelet factor 4P-selectinIL-6Ill childrenTNF-aPlatelet activationBiomarkers of platelet activationCatheter-associated thrombosisDeep venous thrombosisFactor 4Platelet-poor plasmaSeverity of illnessRelevant bleedingPharmacological prophylaxisPlatelet countVenous cathetersMulticenter studyVenous thrombosisIL-2IL-1BA National Survey of U.S. Prescribing Clinicians Who Practice Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine in Outpatient and Inpatient Healthcare Settings
Nardella D, Rosen-Carole C, Castaño M, Hernández-Aguilar M, Young M, Rosa E, Sharifi M, Shabanova V, Standish K. A National Survey of U.S. Prescribing Clinicians Who Practice Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine in Outpatient and Inpatient Healthcare Settings. Breastfeeding Medicine 2025, 20: 805-817. PMID: 40928900, DOI: 10.1177/15568253251371711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCross-sectional studyPrescribing cliniciansNational sampleAdvanced practice providersElectronic consultation servicesInpatient healthcare settingsNational surveyBackground:U.S. cliniciansU.S. health systemMedian waiting timeNurse practitionersPractice providersPhysician assistantsConclusions:Health systemHealthcare settingsHealthcare organizationsU.S. healthcareMedical cliniciansClinical careClinical expertiseCarePracticing breastfeedingConsultation service
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