Desmond Runyan, MD, MPH

Professional Titles

• The Kempe Center Executive Director

Publications

• Lewis T, Thompson R, Kotch JB, Proctor LJ, Litrownik AJ, English DJ, Runyan DK, Wiley TR, Dubowitz H. Parent-youth discordance about youth-witnessed violence: associations with trauma symptoms and service use in an at-risk sample. Child Abuse Negl. 2012 Nov-Dec;36(11-12):790-7. PubMed PMID: 23153569
• Block S, Runyan DK, Berkoff MC, Foster M. Extended Forensic Interviews for Investigations of Child Sexual Abuse: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Allied Developmental Science (in press)
• Runyan C, Runyan D. Applying a Public Health Approach to Child Maltreatment . in Giardino A (ed): Chadwick's Child Abuse and Neglect. STM Publications 2013
• Kleinman L, Runyan D. Visioning, Measuring, and Improving the Quality of Health Care for Children: Insights From the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program. Pediatrics March 2013
• Clarke M, Ribisl KM, Runyan DK, and Runyan CW. A public health approach to addressing internet child sexual exploitation. In Quayle E, Ribisil KM (eds) Understanding and preventing online sexual exploitation of children. London: Routledge 2012 pp 244-265
• Lewis T, Thompson R, Kotch JB, Proctor LJ, Litrownik AJ, English DJ, Runyan DK, Wiley TR, Dubowitz H. Correlates of parent-youth discordance about youth-witnessed violence: a brief report. Violence Vict. 2013;28(5):865-74. PubMed PMID: 24364128
• Shanahan ME, Zolotor AJ, Parrish JW, Barr RG, Runyan DK. National, Regional, and State Abusive Head Trauma: Application of the CDC Algorithm. Pediatrics. 2013 Dec;132(6):e1546-53. PubMed PMID: 24276842
• Block SD, Foster EM, Pierce MW, Berkoff MC, Runyan DK. Multiple Forensic Interviews During Investigations of Child Sexual Abuse: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Appl Dev Sci. 2013;17(4). PubMed PMID: 24244100
• Gumbs GR, Keenan HT, Sevick CJ, Conlin AM, Lloyd DW, Runyan DK, Ryan MA, Smith TC. Infant abusive head trauma in a military cohort. Pediatrics. 2013 Oct;132(4):668-76. PubMed PMID: 23999963
• Flaherty EG, Thompson R, Dubowitz H, Harvey EM, English DJ, Proctor LJ, Runyan DK. Adverse childhood experiences and child health in early adolescence. JAMA Pediatr. 2013 Jul;167(7):622-9. PubMed PMID: 23645114
• Thompson R, Flaherty EG, English DJ, Litrownik AJ, Dubowitz H, Kotch JB, Runyan DK. Trajectories of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Self-Reported Health at Age 18. Acad Pediatr. 2014 Oct 25. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25441654
• Kleinman LC, Runyan DK. Moving the discourse on quality in pediatrics: recent contributions of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation clinical scholars. Pediatrics. 2013 Mar;131 Suppl 1:S1-4. PubMed PMID: 23457144
• Al-Eissa MA, AlBuhairan FS, Qayad M, Saleheen H, Runyan D, Almuneef M. Determining child maltreatment incidence in Saudi Arabia using the ICAST-CH: A pilot study. Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Sep 11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25220480
• Runyan DK, Pellegrini CA. The surgical specialties and the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program. Surgery. 2014 May;155(5):732-3. PubMed PMID: 24787098
• Runyan DK, Krugman RD. Attitudes about domestic violence and the use of harsh discipline. J Pediatr. 2014 May;164(5):961-2. PubMed PMID: 24560180
• Runyan DK. Who is maltreated and how mandated reporting might help. In Mathews B and Bross DC (eds) Mandatory reporting and identification of severe child abuse and neglect. Dordrecht, Heidelberg, New York, London: Springer Scientific 2015 (in press)
• Jones DJ, Lewis T, Litrownik A, Thompson R, Proctor LJ, Isbell P, Dubowitz H, English D, Jones B, Nagin D, Runyan D. Linking childhood sexual abuse and early adolescent risk behavior: the intervening role of internalizing and externalizing problems. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2013 Jan;41(1):139-50. PubMed PMID: 22752719
• Institute of Medicine: National Research Council. New Directions in Child Abuse and Neglect Research. 2013. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press (group author)
• Zolotor AJ, Runyan DK, Shanahan M, Durrance CP, Nocera M, Sullivan K, Klevens J, Murphy R, Barr M, Barr RG. Effectiveness of a Statewide Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Program in North Carolina. JAMA Pediatr. 2015 Oct 26;:1-6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26501945
• Runyan DK, Pellegrini CA. The surgical specialties and the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program. Surgery. 2014 May;155(5):732-3. PubMed PMID: 24787098
• Lindberg DM, Beaty B, Juarez-Colunga E, Wood JN, Runyan DK. Testing for Abuse in Children With Sentinel Injuries. Pediatrics. 2015 Oct 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26438705
• Thompson R, Flaherty EG, English DJ, Litrownik AJ, Dubowitz H, Kotch JB, Runyan DK. Trajectories of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Self-Reported Health at Age 18. Acad Pediatr. 2015 Sep-Oct;15(5):503-9. PubMed PMID: 25441654
• Al-Eissa MA, AlBuhairan FS, Qayad M, Saleheen H, Runyan D, Almuneef M. Determining child maltreatment incidence in Saudi Arabia using the ICAST-CH: a pilot study. Child Abuse Negl. 2015 Apr;42:174-82. PubMed PMID: 25220480
• Runyan DK, Krugman RD. Attitudes about domestic violence and the use of harsh discipline. J Pediatr. 2014 May;164(5):961-2. PubMed PMID: 24560180
• Bennett TD, Dixon RR, Kartchner C, DeWitt PE, Sierra Y, Ladell D, Kempe A, Runyan DK, Dean JM, Keenan HT. Functional Status Scale in Children With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Prospective Cohort Study. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2016 Oct 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27753754
• Lindberg DM, Runyan DK. Improving Clinical Judgment in Abuse Case Finding. Pediatrics. 2016 Jul;138(1). PubMed PMID: 27338700
• Block SD, Poplin AB, Wang ES, Widaman KF, Runyan DK. Variation in Acceptable Child Discipline Practices by Child Age: Perceptions of Community Norms by Medical and Legal Professionals. Behav Sci Law. 2016 Jan;34(1):95-112. PubMed PMID: 27117603
• Lewis T, McElroy E, Harlaar N, Runyan D. Does the impact of child sexual abuse differ from maltreated but non-sexually abused children? A prospective examination of the impact of child sexual abuse on internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. Child Abuse Negl. 2016 Jan;51:31-40. PubMed PMID: 26712421
• Zolotor AJ, Runyan DK, Shanahan M, Durrance CP, Nocera M, Sullivan K, Klevens J, Murphy R, Barr M, Barr RG. Effectiveness of a Statewide Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Program in North Carolina. JAMA Pediatr. 2015 Dec;169(12):1126-31. PubMed PMID: 26501945
• Bennett TD, DeWitt PE, Greene TH, Srivastava R, Riva-Cambrin J, Nance ML, Bratton SL, Runyan DK, Dean JM, Keenan HT. Functional Outcome After Intracranial Pressure Monitoring for Children With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. JAMA Pediatr. 2017 Oct 1;171(10):965-971. PubMed PMID: 28846763
• Bennett TD, DeWitt PE, Dixon RR, Kartchner C, Sierra Y, Ladell D, Srivastava R, Riva-Cambrin J, Kempe A, Runyan DK, Keenan HT, Dean JM. Development and Prospective Validation of Tools to Accurately Identify Neurosurgical and Critical Care Events in Children With Traumatic Brain Injury. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2017 May;18(5):442-451. PubMed PMID: 28252524
• Lindberg DM, Wood JN, Campbell KA, Scribano PV, Laskey A, Leventhal JM, Pierce MC, Runyan DK. Research priorities for a multi-center child abuse pediatrics network - CAPNET. Child Abuse Negl. 2017 Mar;65:152-157. PubMed PMID: 28161656
• Bennett TD, Dixon RR, Kartchner C, DeWitt PE, Sierra Y, Ladell D, Kempe A, Runyan DK, Dean JM, Keenan HT. Functional Status Scale in Children With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Prospective Cohort Study. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2016 Dec;17(12):1147-1156. PubMed PMID: 27753754
• Lindberg DM, Runyan DK. Improving Clinical Judgment in Abuse Case Finding. Pediatrics. 2016 Jul;138(1). PubMed PMID: 27338700
• Runyan DK. Invited Commentary: Gaze Aversion and Unnoticed Phenomena. Am J Epidemiol. 2018 Jun 1;187(6):1189-1191. PubMed PMID: 29617924
• Bennett TD, DeWitt PE, Greene TH, Srivastava R, Riva-Cambrin J, Nance ML, Bratton SL, Runyan DK, Dean JM, Keenan HT. Functional Outcome After Intracranial Pressure Monitoring for Children With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. JAMA Pediatr. 2017 Oct 1;171(10):965-971. PubMed PMID: 28846763
• Bennett TD, DeWitt PE, Dixon RR, Kartchner C, Sierra Y, Ladell D, Srivastava R, Riva-Cambrin J, Kempe A, Runyan DK, Keenan HT, Dean JM. Development and Prospective Validation of Tools to Accurately Identify Neurosurgical and Critical Care Events in Children With Traumatic Brain Injury. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2017 May;18(5):442-451. PubMed PMID: 28252524
• Lindberg DM, Wood JN, Campbell KA, Scribano PV, Laskey A, Leventhal JM, Pierce MC, Runyan DK. Research priorities for a multi-center child abuse pediatrics network - CAPNET. Child Abuse Negl. 2017 Mar;65:152-157. PubMed PMID: 28161656
• Runyan DK, Schwab-Reese L, shankar V. Is the U.S. National Decline in Child Physical Abuse Attributable to the Decline in Intimate Partner Violence and Births to Adolescent Mothers? Int. J. on Child Maltreatment. 1(1):1-9 2018
• Lindberg DM, Stence NV, Grubenhoff JA, Lewis T, Mirsky DM, Miller AL, O'Neill BR, Grice K, Mourani PM, Runyan DK. Feasibility and Accuracy of Fast MRI Versus CT for Traumatic Brain Injury in Young Children. Pediatrics. 2019 Oct;144(4). PubMed PMID: 31533974
• Runyan CW, Runyan DK. Using an Injury Prevention Model to Inform a Public Health Approach to Child Protection RE-VISIONING PUBLIC HEALTH in APPROACHES FOR PROTECTING CHILDREN Book Series: Child Maltreatment-Contemporary Issues in Research and Policy Volume: 9 Pages: 79-95 Published: 2019
• Block SD, Poplin AB, Wang ES, Widaman KF, Runyan DK. Variation in Acceptable Child Discipline Practices by Child Age: Perceptions of Community Norms by Medical and Legal Professionals. Behav Sci Law. 2016 Jan;34(1):95-112. PubMed PMID: 27117603
• Lewis T, McElroy E, Harlaar N, Runyan D. Does the impact of child sexual abuse differ from maltreated but non-sexually abused children? A prospective examination of the impact of child sexual abuse on internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. Child Abuse Negl. 2016 Jan;51:31-40. PubMed PMID: 26712421
• Runyan CW, Runyan DK. Using an injury prevention model to inform a public health approach to child protection. in Scott D, Herronkohl T, Higgins D. Re-visioning public health approaches for protecting children. in press (Likely 2018)
• Shanahan ME. Runyan DK, Martin SL, Kotch JB. The within poverty differences in the occurrence of physical neglect. Children and Youth Services Review 2017 75:1-6
• Lindberg DM, Stence NV, Grubenhoff JA, Lewis T, Mirsky DM, Miller AL, O'Neill BR, Grice K, Mourani PM, Runyan DK. Feasibility and Accuracy of Fast MRI Versus CT for Traumatic Brain Injury in Young Children. Pediatrics. 2019 Oct;144(4). PubMed PMID: 31533974
• Jensen KM, Campagna EJ, Juarez-Colunga E, Prochazka AV, Runyan DK. Low Rates of Preventive Healthcare Service Utilization Among Adolescents and Adults With Down Syndrome. Am J Prev Med. 2020 Nov 12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33191063
• Shanahan ME, Austin AE, Durrance CP, Martin SL, Mercer JA, Runyan DK, Runyan CW. The Association of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Units and Reports of Child Abuse and Neglect. Am J Prev Med. 2022 May;62(5):727-734. PubMed PMID: 35105482
• Kim S, Runyan DK, Lee Y. Lack of Maternal Social Capital Increases the Likelihood of Harsh Parenting. Children (Basel). 2022 Jan 11;9(1). PubMed PMID: 35053724
• Austin AE, Durrance CP, Runyan CW, Runyan DK, Martin SL, Mercer J, Shanahan ME. Affordable housing through the low-income housing tax credit program and intimate partner violence-related homicide. Prev Med. 2022 Feb;155:106950. PubMed PMID: 34974073
• Runyan DK. Child Maltreatment and Medical Fragility: Fatalities in the First Year of Life. Pediatrics. 2021 Sep;148(3). PubMed PMID: 34426535
• Jensen KM, Campagna EJ, Juarez-Colunga E, Prochazka AV, Runyan DK. Authors' Response to "Importance of Oral Health for Adolescents and Adults With Down Syndrome". Am J Prev Med. 2021 Oct;61(4):e213. PubMed PMID: 34544562
• Jensen KM, Campagna EJ, Juarez-Colunga E, Runyan DK, Prochazka AV. Predictors of Receipt of Clinical Preventive Services in Adolescents and Adults with Down Syndrome Accessing Medicaid. Disabil Health J. 2021 Apr;14(2):101016. PubMed PMID: 33229308
• Jensen KM, Campagna EJ, Juarez-Colunga E, Prochazka AV, Runyan DK. Low Rates of Preventive Healthcare Service Utilization Among Adolescents and Adults With Down Syndrome. Am J Prev Med. 2021 Jan;60(1):1-12. PubMed PMID: 33191063

Professional Memberships

• American Pediatric Society (APS), Member
• Society For Pediatric Research (SPR), Member
• Ambulatory Pediatrics Association, Member
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Fellow

Practice Locations

• Children's Hospital Colorado

• Kempe Children's Center

Specialty Information

• Pediatrics, Board Certification (1981, 1991)
• Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, Board Certification (1991)
• Child Abuse Pediatrics, Board Certification (2013, 2013)

• Child and Teen Health - Children's Health
• Brain and Nervous System - Traumatic and Acquired Brain Injuries
• Injuries and Wounds - Wounds
• Primary Care
• Child Abuse and Neglect
• Brain and Nervous System
• Child and Teen Health
• Injuries and Wounds