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Joanne Cox, MD
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   Department  General Pediatrics
   Hospital Title  Director, Children's Hospital
Primary Care Center
   Academic Title  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
   Phone  617-355-5227
   Fax  617-730-0505
   Email  Joanne Cox
   Location  300 Longwood Avenue
Hunnewell-Ground
Boston MA 02115
Research Overview

In her research, Joanne Cox focuses on evaluating health care services for underserved, urban children. She is currently conducting demonstration projects for adolescent parents, children with school and behavioral problems, and overweight children. The goals of these projects are to:

  • Improve parenting self-efficacy for adolescent mothers and fathers.

  • Evaluate effectiveness of multi-disciplinary teams and psychoeducational parenting groups for adolescent mothers.

  • Evaluate effectiveness of school and behavioral problems intervention that utilizes mentors.
About Joanne Cox
Dr. Cox received her MD degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine. She completed an internship and residency at New England Medical center and a fellowship at Children's Hospital Boston.
Key Publications
  • Cox J. The Young parents program. Newsletter Ambulatory Pediatric Association 2000;36:5-6.

  • Wood ER, Obeidallah D, Sherry MK, Ettinger SL, Simms, EU, Dixon RR, Missal SM, Cox JE. The parenting project for teen mothers: The impact of a nurturing curriculum on adolescent parenting skills and life hassles. Journal Ambulatory Pediatrics. 2003; 3: 240-245.

  • Cox JE, Bithoney WG. Fathers of children born to adolescent mothers: Predictors of contact at two years. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1995;149:962-966.
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