Presentations and Publications

  • Poster presentation at the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners Annual Conference (July 2026)
    • Citation: Newton, S., McNicholas, A., & Downing, K. (2026). From Investigation to Support: Grief Navigation in Practice. International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
    • Presenter: Steve Newton

L to R: Kim Downing, Steve Newton, Amy McNicholas

  • Agha, E., Sutter, C., Ojewuyi, I., Abramsohn, E. M., Andriano, M., Bell, C., ... & Michelson, K. N. (2025). The Grief Navigation Trial: A multi-site pragmatic comparative effectiveness trial of two interventions to support parents after their child's unexpected or traumatic death. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 155, 107962. doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2025.107962
  • Poster presentation at the Association for Death Education and Counseling Conference (April 2025)
    • Citation: Agha, E.,Ojewuyi, I., Sutter, C., Downing, K., Halm, M., Hoeppner, C. Z., Kula-Leitner, L., Lee, S., Major, D. R., Maruyama, N. L., McNicholas, A., Paquette, E., Shuber, C., Springer, K., Lindau, S. T., & Michelson, K. N. (2025). Study Protocol for the Missing Pieces Trial: A Multi-Site Pragmatic Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Interventions to Support Parents After Their Child’s Unexpected or Traumatic Death. Association for Death Education and Counseling Conference, Albuquerque, NM, United States.
    • Presenters: Amy McNicholas and Meghan Jacobson
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L to R: Amy McNicholas, Meghan Jacobson

  • Poster presentation at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition (Sept 2024)
    • Citation: Agha, E.,Ojewuyi, I., Sutter, C., Abramsohn, E., Bell, C., Calix, A., Carrera, L., Downing, K., Ehlert, R., Halm, M., Hayes, A., Hoeppner, C. Z., Lee, S., Makelarski, J., McNicholas, A., Russell, L. R., K., Lindau, S. T., Michelson, K. N., on behalf of the Missing Pieces Trial Team (2024, Sept 27–Oct 1). Study Protocol for the Missing Pieces Trial: A Multi-Site Pragmatic Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Interventions to Support Parents After Their Child’s Unexpected or Traumatic Death. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, Orlando, FL, United States.
    • Presenter: Kelly Michelson
  • Poster presentation at the Northwestern University Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) Population Health Forum (April 2024)
    • Citation: Agha, E.,Ojewuyi, I., Sutter, C., Abramsohn, E., Bell, C., Calix, A., Carrera, L., Downing, K., Ehlert, R., Halm, M., Hayes, A., Hoeppner, C. Z., Lee, S., Makelarski, J., McNicholas, A., Russell, L. R., K., Lindau, S. T., Michelson, K. N., on behalf of the Missing Pieces Trial Team (2024, April 11). Study Protocol for the Missing Pieces Trial: A Multi-Site Pragmatic Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Interventions to Support Parents After Their Child’s Unexpected or Traumatic Death. Northwestern University Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) Population Health Forum, Chicago, IL, United States.
    • Presenters: Carolyn Sutter, Elaf Agha, Kim Downing 
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L to R: Elaf Agha, Kim Downing, Carolyn Sutter

  • Poster presentation at Lurie Children’s Research Scholars Day (April 2024)
    • Citation: Agha, E.,Ojewuyi, I., Sutter, C., Abramsohn, E., Bell, C., Calix, A., Carrera, L., Downing, K., Ehlert, R., Halm, M., Hayes, A., Hoeppner, C. Z., Lee, S., Makelarski, J., McNicholas, A., Russell, L. R., K., Lindau, S. T., Michelson, K. N., on behalf of the Missing Pieces Trial Team (2024, April 25). Study Protocol for the Missing Pieces Trial: A Multi-Site Pragmatic Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Interventions to Support Parents After Their Child’s Unexpected or Traumatic Death. Lurie Children’s Research Scholars Day, Chicago, IL, United States.
    • Presenters: Ashley Hayes and Carolyn Sutter 
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L to R: Ashley Hayes, Carolyn Sutter

  • Poster presentation at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition (Sept 2024) 
    Citation: Agha, E.,Ojewuyi, I., Sutter, C., Abramsohn, E., Bell, C., Calix, A., Carrera, L., Downing, K., Ehlert, R., Halm, M., Hayes, A., Hoeppner, C. Z., Lee, S., Makelarski, J., McNicholas, A., Russell, L. R., K., Lindau, S. T., Michelson, K. N., on behalf of the Missing Pieces Trial Team (2024, Sept 27-Oct 1). Study Protocol for the Missing Pieces Trial: A Multi-Site Pragmatic Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Interventions to Support Parents After Their Child’s Unexpected or Traumatic Death. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, Orlando, FL, United States.

Related Research

  • Agha, E.*, Miller, C.*, Downing, K., James, K., McNicholas, A., Newton, S., Wershil, S. J., Michelson, K. N. (2026). Feedback on a bereavement referral program after coroner referral following a child’s unexpected death. Death Studies, 1–13. doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2026.2704574. *Contributed equally.
  • Michelson, K. N., Hayes, A., Barrera, L., James, K., Miller, C., Guzman, Z., Torres, N., McNicholas, A., & Becker, A. B. (2026). Pilot study of a bereavement referral program for parents following perinatal death. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 71(5), 581–591.e3. doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2026.01.004
  • Lindau, S. T., Makelarski, J. A., Winslow, V. A., Abramsohn, E. M., Anand, V., Burnet, D. L., Fuller, C. M., Grana, M., Miller, D. C., Ren, E. S., Waxman, E., & Wroblewski, K. E. (2025). Low-intensity social care and child acute health care utilization: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Pediatrics, 179(6), 610. doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.0484
  • Rizzato S., James K., Downing K., Michelson K. N. Innovative Grief Navigation and Social Determinate of Health Support Program Following Perinatal Loss. Accepted for presentation at the Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death Alliance (PLIDA) 2024 International Perinatal Bereavement Conference, Chicago IL May 15-18 2024.
  • Hayes A., Rizzato S., James K., Barrera L., Michelson K. N. Pilot Study of a Referral Program for Hospitalized Bereaved Parents Following Perinatal Death. Accepted for presentation as a poster at the American Academy of Pediatrics 2024 National Conference & Exhibition, Orlando FL September 27–October 1, 2024. 
  • Glass, N. J., Lindau, S. T., Wroblewski, K., Abramsohn, E. M., Burnet, D. L., Fuller, C. M., Miller, D. C., O'Malley, C. A., Shiu, E., Waxman, E., Makelarski, J. A., for the CommunityRx-Hunger Collaborators. (2023). Experiences of caregivers of hospitalized children: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Pediatrics, 177(12), 1266–1275. doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.4596