Carol A Ford, MD

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Professor CE of Pediatrics (Adolescent Medicine)
Department: Pediatrics

Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
HUB 14th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-426-3938
Fax: 215-590-4708
Education:
B.S. (Major in Sociology; Minor in Chemistry)
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 1979.
M.D.
School of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1983.
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Selected Publications

Riley Steiner, Elizabeth Anne Mckay, Carol A. Ford, Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, Renee E. Sieving: Perceived importance and comfort with confidential clinician-adolescent conversations among parents in the United States. Journal of Adolescent Health In Press, 2026.

Andrew C. Pool, Megan C. Fisher Thiel, Carol A. Ford: Young Adults and Parents Talk about Adolescent Health Care: The Teen Healthcare Stories Project Journal of Adolescent Health In Press, 2026.

Baltag V, English A, Allotey P, Labrique AB, Ford CA.: Adolescent's Access to Electronic Health Records: Policy Considerations. J Adolesc Health 2026.

Ford CA, Boyer CB, Halpern CT, Katzman DK, Ross DA, Santo TD, Berg TD.: The Distinguished Dozen: 2025 Journal of Adolescent Health Articles Making Distinguished Contributions to Adolescent and Young Adult Health. J Adolesc Health 2026.

Hafetz J, Gervais C, Leann Long D, Ford CA, Collett M, Curry M, McDonald CC.: Validation of a performance-based driving assessment: Implications for licensing young drivers. J Safety Res December 2025.

Jessica Hafetz a, Jackson Felkins b, Ayden Allston b, Helen Mann a, D. Leann Long c, Carol A. Ford b d, Catherine C. McDonald b d : The effectiveness of behavioural interventions on young, novice drivers’ motor vehicle crash risk: A systematic review. Journal of Transport & Health 43, August 2025.

Ford, Carol A.Boyer, Cherrie B.Halpern, Carolyn T.Katzman, Debra K.Ross, David A.Berg, Tor D.Dal Santoa, Teresa et al. : The Distinguished Dozen: 2024 Journal of Adolescent Health Articles Making Distinguished Contributions to Adolescent and Young Adult Health. Journal of Adolescent Health 76(2): 173-178, Feb 2025.

Ford CA.: SAHM and the IAAH Respond to Climate Change and Need to Promote Agency Among Adolescents and Young Adults. J Adolesc Health 2025.

Jessica Hafetz, Catherine Gervais, D. Leann Long, Carol Ford, Catherine C. McDonald. : Predicting young drivers’ time-to-licensure from sociodemographic characteristics and quality of adult-supervised practice Transportation Research Part F: Psychology and Behaviour 114: 1268–1277, 2025.

Ford CA: The Journal of Adolescent Health Editor-In-Chief Annual Reflection: Supporting Science to Improve Adolescent and Young Adult Health Journal of Adolescent Health IN PRESS, 2025.

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