My primary area of research is injury prevention among emergency department (ED) patients. I am specifically focused on 3 topics: 1) ED-based violence screening/interventions; 2) ED-based mental health screening/interventions; and 3) use of technology to facilitate delivery of preventive interventions in the ED setting. I am currently working on an NIH grant to develop a text-message based depression prevention intervention for teens with a history of peer violence and depressive symptoms. I am also working nationally on gun violence prevention measures.

Biography

Megan Ranney is an attending physician at Rhode Island Hospital, The Miriam Hospital, and Hasbro Children's Hospital, as well as core research faculty at the Injury Prevention Center of Rhode Island Hospital. Her training includes a B.A. in History of Science at Harvard University; two years in Cote d'Ivoire as a Peace Corps Volunteer; a medical degree from Columbia University; residency and chief residency at Brown University's program in Emergency Medicine; and a fellowship in Injury Prevention.

Her primary research focus is: 1. prevention of injuries from violence and depression; 2. development of technology-based interventions to deliver behavioral interventions in the ED.

Previous work includes studying the acceptability of technology-based behavioral interventions for ED patients; development of a web-based violence education curriculum for emergency physicians; the establishment of a sexual assault prevention center in Western Kenya; and investigation of predictors of motorcycle helmet use among new motorcyclists.

Awards

Fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians - 2011
Loan Repayment Award for Clinical Research, National Institutes for Health - 2008-2013
Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award - June 2010
Haffenreffer Award - June 2008
Gregory D. Jay Resident Research Award -June 2008
Daniel L. Savitt Resident Teaching Award - June 2008

Affiliations

Society for the Advancement of Violence & Injury Research (SAVIR), 2008-present.
Advocacy Committee, 2010-present.

Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), 2006-present.
Nomating Commitee (elected member), 2012-2014.
Chair, Public Health Interest Group, 2012-2013.
Chair, Didactics Subcommittee, 2010-2013.
Board of Directors, resident member, 2007-2008.
Member, Public Health Interest Group (PHIG) and Research Interest Group.

Member, Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Med (AWAEM)
AWAEM New England Regional Advisory Committee, 2010-present.

American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) 2003-present
Consulting Editor, Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2013-present.
Chair, Working Group on Gun Violence, 2012-present
Chair, Trauma and Injury Prevention Section, 2012-2014
Newsletter editor, Trauma and Injury Prevention Section, 2010-2012
Member, Research Section.

American Medical Women's Association (AMWA), 2003-present.

Funded Research

ONGOING:
National Insitute of Mental Health: K23 MH095866 4/1/13-2/28/18
Text-Message-Based Depression Prevention for High-Risk Youth in the ED
Depression and peer violence are significant, interrelated public health problems for adolescents. Although NIMH and Healthy People 2020 call for their prevention, this high-risk population is difficult to engage in traditional mental health care. This career development grant will allow Dr. Ranney to develop an innovative technology-augmented depression prevention intervention for high-risk adolescents seen in the emergency department.
Role: Principal Investigator

SAEM Research Training Grant (Ranney) 7/1/11-6/30/13
A Cellphone Intervention to Reduce Depression and Violence in Teen ED Patients
Role: Principal Investigator

COMPLETED:
University Emergency Medicine Foundation Small Projects Grant (Ranney/Choo) 8/16/10-6/1/11
Patient Attitudes toward Technology-based Behavioral Health Interventions in the Emergency Department
Role: Co-Principal Investigator


American Association of Medical Colleges (Schweigler) 1/15/08-9/20-11
A Longitudinal Curriculum in Public Health for Emergency Medicine Residents
Role: Consultant

Teaching Experience

- PHP2170: Injury as a Public Health Problem. Co-instructor, 2012-present.
- BIOL 1970: Independent Study. Instructor/mentor, 2009-present.
- Community Health Rotation, research mentor: 2008-present
- Biol 3710-O, Healing Medicine: A Workshop Exploring Literature, Humanities and the Art of Practicing of Medicine: Guest lecturer
- BC 1520, Emergency Medicine Systems – A Critical Analysis of Performance: Guest lecturer
- Regular lecturer for Brown Residency Program in Emergency Medicine

Courses Taught

• Independent Study (BIOL1970)
• Injury as a Public Health Problem (PHP2170)

Selected Publications

• Ranney ML, Madsen T, Gjelsvik A. "Predictors of Being Unsafe: Participation in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2006 Intimate Partner Violence Module." J Interpers Violence, accepted January 13 2011. IN PRESS.(2011)
• Ranney ML, Chai P, Mello MJ, Baird J, Clark M. "Correlates of helmet use among newly licensed motorcyclists: a survey." Accid Anal Prev, 2010 42(6):2057-2062.(2010)
• Ranney ML, Rennert-May E, Spitzer R, Mabeya H. "A Novel ED-based Sexual Assault Center in Western Kenya: Description of Patients and Analysis of Treatment Patterns." EMJ, accepted September 2 2010. IN PRESS.(2010)
• 10. Ranney ML, Rennert-May E, Spitzer R, Mabeya H. "A Novel ED-based Sexual Assault Center in Western Kenya: Description of Patients and Analysis of Treatment Patterns." EMJ, accepted September 2 2010. IN PRESS.(2010)
• Broderick K, Ranney ML, Vaca F, Rothman R, Rhodes K, Becker B, D'Onofrio G, Haukoos J. "Study Designs and Evaluation Models for Emergency Department Public Health Research." Academic Emergency Medicine, 2009 16(11):1124-1131.(2009)
• Ranney ML, Verhoek-Oftedahl W, Rommel J, Mello MJ. "Analysis of Intentional and Unintentional Injuries Caused by Firearms and Cutting/piercing Instruments among Providence Youth, Nov 2004-Dec 2007." Medicine & Health Rhode Island, 2009 92(6):200-204.(2009)
• Ranney ML, Odero WW, Mello MJ, Waxman M, Fife RS. "Injuries from Interpersonal Violence Presenting to a Rural Health Center in Western Kenya: Characteristics and Correlates." Injury Prevention, 2009 15(1):36-40.(2009)
• Ranney ML, Mello MJ, Baird JB. "Helmet use by 510 injured motorcyclists in a state with limited helmet laws." Medicine & Health Rhode Island, 2008 91(4):100-102.(2008)
• Arnold LK, Alomran H, Anantharaman V, Halpern P, Hauswald M, Malmquist P, Molyneux E, Rajapakse B, Ranney M, Razzak J. "Knowledge translation in international emergency medical care." Acad Emerg Med, 2007 14(11):1047-1051.(2007)
• Ranney, ML, Partridge R, Jay G, Rozzoli DE, Pandey P. "Rabies antibody seroconversion rates among travelers in Nepal." J Trav Med, 2006 13(6):329-333.(2006)
• Ranney ML, Gee E, Merchant RC. "Non-prescription availability of emergency contraception in the United States: Current status, controversies, and impact on the emergency department." Ann Emerg Med, 2006 47(5):461-71.(2006)
• Krosin MT, Klitzman R, Levin B, Cheng J, Ranney ML. "Problems in comprehension of informed consent in rural and peri-urban Mali, West Africa." Clinical Trials, 2006 3(3):306-313.(2006)