Faculty Presentations and Publications

Scholarly Activity

2026

  • Jeanine Sandra Esteban, BS; Alyssa Fuentes BS; Jazmine Kenny, PhD; Elizabeth Black, MD. Understanding the transition from undergraduate to medical education among students in the San Joaquin Valley PRIME program. Poster presentation at the UCSF Fresno Education Symposium.
  • Grover A, Aquino J, Black E, Cochran L, Greenberg E, Hannum C, Hines K, Rodgers M, Rose S, Scott T, Soep J, Treitz M.  Beyond the Numbers: Building Skill in Narrative Assessment through Gamified Faculty Development. Workshop at the Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP), Vancouver, March 2026
  • Alyssa Fuentes, BS; Jeanine Sandra Esteban, BS; Jazmine Kenny, PhD; Elizabeth Black, MD, MAS. Understanding the transition from undergraduate to medical education among students in the San Joaquin Valley PRIME program. Poster presentation at the UCSF Education Symposium.
  • Atterberry J, Lara M, Ramirez-Reynoso M, Guerrero A, Colwell-Walker K, Kinman R. Kindness Rocks: Teens turning ACEs awareness into community action. American Academy of Pediatrics national meeting October 2026 (accepted for poster presentation).
  • Khoo N, Galaviz M, Lopez D, Ford V, Kinman R. More than a machine: Transforming diabetes care through playful personalization. Pediatric Endocrine Society national meeting May 2026 (poster presentation).
  • Cervantes Y, Aguilar V, Burciaga M, Jordan N, Colwell-Walker K, McBride S, Kinman R. Kindness ROCKS: Youth led strategies to build positive childhood experiences and reduce the impact of adverse childhood experiences. Social Mission Alliance national meeting March 2026 (workshop presentation).
  • Pitcher M, Church S, Wiens C, Bolleddu S, Nelson C, Kinman R. By teens, for teens: Empowering youth to confront human trafficking. Social Mission Alliance national meeting March 2026 (poster presentation).
  • Cervantes Y, Aguilar V, Burciaga M, Jordan N, Colwell-Walker K, Kinman R. Kindness rocks: Teens turning ACEs awareness into community action. Social Mission Alliance national meeting March 2026 (poster presentation).
  • Church S, Pitcher M, Wiens C, Bolleddu S, Nelson C, Kinman R. By teens, for teens: Empowering youth to confront human trafficking. American Federation for Medical Research Western Regional Meeting, January 2026 (oral presentation).
  • Galaviz M, Khoo N, Lopez D, Ford V, Kinman R. More than a machine: Transforming diabetes care through playful personalization. American Federation Western Regional Meeting, January 2026 (poster presentation).
  • Kaushal R, Nelson C, Ha S, et al. (January 31, 2026) Characteristics of Mothers of Infants Born With Congenital Syphilis at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Fresno, United States. Cureus 18(1): e102736. doi:10.7759/cureus.102736.
  • McBride, Shaemion; Chhabra, Pratishtha; Hanafy, Omar and Nelson, Christine: Four-Vessel Umbilical Cord with Associated Renal Duplex Collecting System: A Case Report. (Poster), Western Society for Pediatric Research, Western Medical Research Conference, January 15-17, 2026.
  • Church, Sophia; Pitcher, Mason; Wiens, Christa; Bolleddu, Sanjana; Nelson, Christin, and Kinman, Renee: By Teens, For Teens: Empowering Youth to Confront Human Trafficking. Western Society for Pediatric Research, Western Medical Research Conference, January 15-17, 2026 (oral presentation).

2025

  • McKean, A., DeWhitt, D. "Improving Pediatric Asthma Education At UCSF Fresno And In School-Based Settings" Presented at: UCSF Fresno Graduate Medical Education - Tenth Annual Education Symposium; March 2025; Fresno, CA. [Poster presentation].
  • Jeanine Sandra Esteban, BS; Alyssa Fuentes, BS; Jazmine Kenny, PhD; Elizabeth Black, MD, Margo Vener, MD, MPH. Assessment of Baccalaureate Mentorship for SJV PRIME+ at UC Merced. Poster presentation at UC PRIME Statewide Conference.
  • Alyssa Fuentes, BS; Jeanine Sandra Esteban, BS; Jazmine Kenny, PhD; Elizabeth Black, MD, Margo Vener, MD, MPH. Assessment of Baccalaureate Mentorship for SJV PRIME+ Students at UC Merced. Oral presentation at UCSF Fresno Education Symposium.
  • Claire Gibson, MD; April Zaat, MD, MAEd; Angela Venturelli, MD; Brian Gin, MD; Elizabeth Black, MD; Maude Dull, MD; Melanie Baskind, MD; Meredith Laguna, MD; Taylor Clark, MD.; Erica Lawson, MD. Curriculum Evaluation for Pediatrics 110 Core Clerkship. Mini oral presentation at UCSF Education Showcase.
  • April Zaat, Melanie Baskind, Elizabeth Black, Taylor Clark, Maude Dull, Meredith Laguna, Claire Gibson, ​Brian Gin, Angela Venturelli, Erica Lawson. A curriculum evaluation with multimodal approach to improve NBME pediatric subject exam pass rate​. Poster presentation at the Association of Pediatric Program Directors Medical Education Conference.
  • Garza K, Bertoldi A, Van Houten H, Colwell-Walker K, Kinman R. Pediatric Academic Societies national meeting April 2025 (poster presentation).
  • Garza K, Bertoli AE, Van Houten H, Colwell-Walker K, Kinman R. Society for Public Health Education national meeting April 2025 (poster presentation).
  • Kinman R, McKenry A. Empowering youth health leaders: Creating impactful change through school and community partnerships. Society for Public Health Education national meeting April 2025 (poster presentation).

  • Dominguez-Vela P, Lopez, V, Kinman R. Bridging the gap: Closing the divide between knowledge and action before the pediatric to adult diabetes care transition. Journal of Investigative Medicine 2025; 73(1) (oral presentation).

2024

  • Elizabeth Black, MD; Jazmine Kenny, PhD, Margo Vener, MD. Promoting Health Career Mentoring in the San Joaquin Valley: Lessons Learned from a pre-health mentoring program for first year baccalaureate learners. Oral presentation at UCSF Jonathan Rodnick Family Medicine Colloquium.
  • Jazmine Kenny, PhD; Elizabeth Black, MD; Margo Vener, MD. Initial implementation of the first cohort of baccalaureate learners in the San Joaquin Valley PRIME+ BS to MD pathway program. Oral presentation at UCSF Jonathan Rodnick Family Medicine Colloquium.
  • Curry A, Khalsa A, Yi D. Facial Lesions and Rash in a 2-month-old Boy. Pediatrics in Review. 2024;45(1):52-56. https://doi.org/10.1542/pir.2021-005372.

  • UCSF Fresno 9th Annual Educational Symposium: From Morning Report to Clinical Reasoning: Improving Case-Based Learning in Pediatric Residency. Claire Gibson, MD and David Yi, DO, MS.

2023

  • Sanober Sadiq, MD; Elizabeth Black, MD; Aris Oates, MD. Identifying Barriers and Utility of Obtaining Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in a Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease Population. BMC Pediatrics, October 2023.
Awards
  • 2025- Borba Faculty Research Award- Dr. Laxmi Ghimire.
  • 2025- Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring Award- Dr. Janice Kezirian.
  • 2025- Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching Awards, UCSF Center for Faculty Educators- Dr. Christine Nelson.
  • 2024 -Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching- Dr. Gregory Simpson.
  • 2024- Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching Awards, UCSF Center for Faculty Educators- Dr. Elizabeth Black.
  • 2024- Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching Awards, UCSF Center for Faculty Educators- Dr. Claire Gibson.
  • 2023- The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators: Excellence in Teaching Award- Dr. David Yi.
Grants
  • 2026- AAP Leonard P Rome Visiting Professorship- Beyond the Exam Room: Community Partnerships to Prevent and Protect Trafficked Youth- Dr. Renee Kinman.
  • 2026-  American Academy of Pediatrics and Center for Disease Control- AAP Neonatal Substance Abuse Project-
    Quality Improvement study for improvement of discharge of neonates exposed to substance abuse during pregnancy- Dr. Ivett Renteria
  • 2025 UCSF Innovations Funding for Education grant by the Academy of Medical Educators Innovations Funding Program - Dr. Claire Gibson.
  • 2025- Inspire Health Intramural Research Grant- Exploring breastfeeding experiences (barriers to and facilitators of) for agricultural workers in the Central Valley, especially after returning to work in the fields- Dr. Claire Gibson