Maya Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS

(she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Dr. Ragavan's research focuses on sustaining equitable community-academic collaborations, which amplify community priorities and engage communities in the research process. She applies this approach to several topic areas, including intimate partner violence (IPV) and dating violence prevention, language justice, culturally affirming care, and, most recently, COVID-19 vaccine equity.  

Education & Training
Northwestern University, BA: Psychology, 2007
Northwestern University, MD, 2013
Northwestern University, MPH, 2013
Boston University, MS: Health Services Research, 2018
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Pediatrics Residency, 2013-2016
Boston Medical Center, General Academic Pediatrics Fellowship, 2016-2019
Awards
Awardee, Fulbright-Nehru Research Fellowship, 2011
Cum Laude in Scientia Experimentali, Northwestern University School of Medicine, 2013
Recipient, Paul Young Resident Research Award, Academic Pediatric Association, 2015
Recipient, Anne E. Dyson Child Advocacy Award, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2015
Recipient, Excellence in Scholarship Award, Stanford Pediatric Residency, 2016
Awardee, Bright Futures Young Investigator Award, Academic Pediatric Association, 2017
Recipient, Burgess Award, Boston University School of Public Health, 2018
Finalist, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Curriculum Innovation Challenge, Climate Change Education at Pitt Med, 2021
Recipient, CORE Advocacy Award, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Residency, 2021
Selected participant, American Medical Association and Satcher Health Leadership, Medical Justice Fellowship, 2021
Recipient, 40 Under 40 Honoree, Pittsburgh Magazine, 2021
Recipient, Bright Young People Award, 2022
Selected participant, Early Career Leadership Academy, University of Pittsburgh, 2022
Representative Publications

Ragavan MI, Query LA, Bair-Merritt M, Dowd D, Miller E, Randell KA. Expert Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence Power and Control in Pediatric Healthcare Settings. Acad Pediatr. 2021;21(3):548-556. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2020.02.021

Khetarpal SK, Szoko N, Culyba AJ, Shaw D, Ragavan MI. Associations Between Parental Monitoring and Multiple Types of Youth Violence Victimization: A Brief Report [published online ahead of print, 2021 Aug 4]. J Interpers Violence. 2021;8862605211035882. doi:10.1177/08862605211035882

Ragavan MI, Culyba AJ, Muhammad FL, Miller E. Supporting Adolescents and Young Adults Exposed to or Experiencing Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Adolesc Health. 2020;67(1):18-20. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.04.011

Ragavan MI, Miller E. Healing-Centered Care for Intimate Partner Violence Survivors and Their Children. Pediatrics. 2022;149(6):e2022056980. doi:10.1542/peds.2022-056980

Okoniewski W, Sundaram M, Chaves-Gnecco D, McAnany K, Cowden JD, Ragavan M. Culturally Sensitive Interventions in Pediatric Primary Care Settings: A Systematic Review. Pediatrics. 2022;149(2):e2021052162. doi:10.1542/peds.2021-052162

Konuthula D, de Abril Cameron F, Jonassaint N, et al. Perspectives on Anti-Black Racism and Mitigation Strategies Among Faculty Experts at Academic Medical Centers [published correction appears in JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jun 1;5(6):e2218888]. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(4):e228534. Published 2022 Apr 1. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.8534

Research Interests

Language equity, domestic violence prevention, structural inequities, adolescent relationship abuse prevention, intervention development, community-based participatory research