Joseph L. Wright, MD, MPH

Peer-reviewed journal articles [n=79] (*signifies trainee as author)

*Berns S, Wright J.   Pediatric Acepromazine Poisoning: The Importance of Child Resistant Packaging for Veterinary Drugs. Amer Jour of Emerg Medicine 1993;11:247-8

Pollock DA, Adams DL…Wright JL. Data Elements for Emergency Department Systems, Release 1.0 (DEEDS): A Summary Report. Ann Emerg Med. 1998;31(2):264-273

Vanchiere C, Wright J, and the AAP Resource-Based Relative Value Scale Project Advisory Committee. Issues in Application of the RBRVS System: A Subject Review. Pediatrics 1998;102:996-8

Adirim T, Wright J, Lee E, Lomax T, Chamberlain J.  Injury Surveillance in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Amer Jour of Emergency Medicine 1999;17:499-503

Brown J, Burr B, Coleman M, Horowitz L, Mayer D, Thompson P, Wright-Johnson C, Wright J. Mental Health Treatment for Self-Injurious Behaviors. Nat’l Acad Pract Forum 1999;1:35-40

Cheng T, Wright J, Fields C, Brenner R, Schwarz D, O'Donnell R, Scheidt P.  A New Paradigm of Injury Intentionality. Injury Prevention 1999;5:59-61

Cheng T, Fields C, Brenner R, Wright J, Lomax T, O'Donnell R, Scheidt P. Sports Injuries: An Important Cause of Morbidity in Urban Youth. Pediatrics 2000;105:e32

Cheng T, Wright J, Fields C, Brenner R, O'Donnell R, Schwarz D, Scheidt P. Violent Injuries Among Adolescents. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2001;37:292-300

*Abraham A, Cheng T, Wright J, Addlestone I, Huang Z, Greenberg L. An Educational Intervention to Improve Physician Violence Screening Skills, Pediatrics 2001;107:e68

Brenner R, Scheidt P, Rossi M, Cheng T, Overpeck M, Boenning D, Wright J, Kavee J, Boyle K. Injury Surveillance in the ED. Amer Jour of Emerg Medicine 2002;20:181-87

*Morrison W, Wright J, Paidas C. Pediatric Trauma Systems. Critical Care Medicine 2002;30:S448-56.

Cheng TL, Brenner R, Wright JL, Sachs HC, Moyer P, Rao M.  Community Norms on Toy Guns. Pediatrics 2003;111:75-9

*Singh T, Wright J, Adirim T. Children with Special Health Care Needs: A Template for Prehospital Protocol Development. Prehospital Emergency Care 2003;7:336-51

Brenner R, Wright J and the AAP Committee on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention. Prevention of Drowning – Technical Report. Pediatrics 2003;112:440-45

 Cheng T, Schwarz D, Brenner R, Wright J, Fields C, O'Donnell R, Rhee P, Scheidt P. Adolescent Assault Injury: Risk and Protective Factors. Pediatrics 2003;112:931-938

 Dowd MD, Sege R, Smith GA, Wright JL. Firearm Injury Prevention: Failure of Gun-Safety Education [letter]. Pediatrics 2004;113:1847

 Cheng TL, Brenner R, Wright JL, Sachs HC, Moyer P, Rao M.  Children’s Violent Television Viewing; Are Parents Monitoring? Pediatrics 2004;114:94-99

*Johnson SB, Frattaroli S, Wright JL, Pearson-Fields CD, Cheng, TL.  Urban Youths’ Perspectives on Violence and Necessity of Fighting. Injury Prevention 2004;10:287-91

 Laraque D, Wright J, and the AAP Committee on Injury Violence & Poison Prevention. Injury Risk of Nonpowder Guns – Technical Report. Pediatrics 2004;114:1357-61

*Singh T, Chamberlain J, Wright J. EMS Provider Attitudes and Barriers Towards Pediatric Research. Prehospital Emergency Care 2004;8:86

 *Azikiwe N, Wright J, Cheng T, D’Angelo L.  Management of Rape Victims: Do Emergency Departments Practice What They Preach? Jour Adol Health 2005;36:446-48

 *Johnson SB, Frattaroli S, Campbell J, Wright JL, Pearson-Fields CD, Cheng, TL. Gender-based Violence in Lives of Adolescents. Jour Women’s Health 2005;14:172-79

 Wright JL.  Training healthcare professionals in youth violence prevention: Closing the gap. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2005;29:296-8

Smith G, Wright J, and the AAP Committee on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention. Shopping Cart-Related Injuries to Children – Technical Report. Pediatr 2006;118:e540-4

Cheng T, Wright J, Pearson-Fields A, Brenner R. The Spectrum of Intoxications and Poisonings Amongst Adolescents. Injury Prevention 2006;12:129-32

Cheng T, Fields C, Brenner R, Wright J, Schwarz D, Rhee P, Scheidt P. Assault Injured Adolescents Presenting to the Emergency Department Acad Emerg Med 2006;13:610-6

Johnson SB, Bradshaw CP, Wright JL, Haynie DL, Simons-Morton B, Cheng TL. Is ED Visit a Teachable Moment for Assault-Injured Youth? Pediatr Emerg Care 2007;23:463

*Copeland-Linder N, Jones VC, Haynie DL, Simons-Morton BG, Wright JL, Cheng TL. Factors Associated with Retaliatory Attitudes. Jour Pediatr Psychology 2007;32:760-70

Solomon BS, Bradshaw CP, Wright JL, Cheng TL. Examining the Relationship between Youth & Parental Attitudes toward Fighting. Jour Interpersonal Violence 2008;23:544

Srabstein J, Joshi P, Due P, Wright J, Leventhal B, Merrick J, Kim Y-S, Silber T, Kumpulainen K, Menvielle E, Riibner K. Prevention of Public Health Risks Linked to Bullying. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health 2008;20:185-99

Cheng TL, Haynie D, Brenner R, Wright JL, Chung M, Simons-Morton B. Effectiveness of a Mentor-Implemented Violence Prevention Intervention for Assault-Injured Youth Presenting to the ED: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatrics 2008;122:938-46

O’Malley PJ, Brown K, Krug SE, Wright JL and the Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Patient and Family-Centered Care of Children in the ED – Technical Report. Pediatrics 2008;122:e511-21

Wright J, Sege R and the AAP Committee on Injury Violence and Poison Prevention. The Role of the Pediatrician in Youth Violence Prevention. Pediatrics 2009;124:394-403

*Rucker A, Wright J. Growing Anterior Fontanelle in an Infant. Pediatr Emerg Care 2009;25:129

Bull M, Engle W, Wright J, the AAP Committees on Injury Violence and Poison Prevention and Fetus and Newborn. Safe Transportation of Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants at Hospital Discharge – Clinical Report. Pediatrics 2009;123:1424-29

*Tuuri RE, Ryan LM, He J, McCarter RJ, Wright JL. Does EMS Transport for Pediatric Ingestion Decrease Time to Activated Charcoal? Prehosp Emerg Care 2009;13:295-303

Ryan LM, Brandoli C, Freishtat RJ, Wright JL, Tosi L, Chamberlain JM. Vitamin D Insufficiency in Children with Forearm Fractures. Jour Pediatr Orthopedic 2010;30:106

Martin G, Bradshaw E, Wright JL. Role of Pulse Oximetry in Examining Newborns for Congenital Heart Disease [e-letter]. Pediatrics, April 2010.

Ryan LM, Teach SJ, Searcy K, Singer SA, Wood R, Wright JL, Chamberlain JM. Epidemiology of Forearm Fractures in Washington, DC. Jour Trauma 2010;60:s200-05

*Tuuri RE, Wright JL, He J, McCarter RJ, Ryan LM. Does Pre-Arrival Communication Decrease Time to Activated Charcoal? Pediatric Emergency Care 2011;27:1045-51

Dolan MA, Fein J, Shaw KN, Wright JL and AAP Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Pediatric and Adolescent Mental Health Emergencies in the Emergency Medical Services System – Technical Report. Pediatrics 2011;127:e1356-e1366

*Scott M, Goldberg J, Wright JL, Burd R, Ryan LM. Epidemiology of Burn Injuries Among Infants Presenting to a Tertiary Care ED. Pediatr Emerg Care 2011;27;1022-26

Conners G, Melzer S, Shaw, KN, Wright JL and AAP Committees on Hospital Care and Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Observation Units – Clinical Report. Pediatrics 2012;130:172-79

Yamamoto LG, Manzi S, Shaw, KN, Wright JL and the AAP Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Dispensing Medications at the Hospital Upon Discharge from an Emergency Department – Technical Report. Pediatrics 2012;129:e562.

Ryan L, Teach S Singer S, Wood R, Freishtat R, Wright J, McCarter R, Tosi L, Chamberlain J. Bone Mineral Density and Vitamin D Status among African American Children with Forearm Fractures. Pediatrics 2012;130:e553-560

Fein JA, Zempsky WT, Cravero JP, Shaw KN, Wright JL and AAP Committee on Pediatr Emerg Medicine and Section on Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine. Relief of Pain and Anxiety in Emergency Medical Systems – Clinical Report. Pediatr 2012;130:e1391

Ryan LM, Guagliardo MF, Teach SJ, Wang J, Marsh J, Singer S, Wright JL, Chamberlain JM.  Association Between Fracture Rates and Neighborhood Characteristics in Washington DC Children. Journal of Investigative Medicine 2013;61:558-63

O’Malley PJ, Barata IA, Snow SK, Shook JE, Wright JL and AAP Committee on Pediatr Emerg Medicine, Amer Coll Emerg Physicians and Emerg Nurses Assoc. Death of a Child in the Emergency Department – Technical Report. Pediatr 2014;134:198-201

Wright JL. Evidence-based Guidelines for Prehospital Practice: A Process Whose Time Has Come. Prehospital Emergency Care 2014;18(Suppl 1):1-2

Brown KM, Macias CG, Dayan PS, Shah MI, Weik TS, Wright JL, Lang ES. The Development of Evidence-Based Prehospital Protocols Using a GRADE-Based Methodology. Prehosp Emerg Care 2014;18(Suppl 1):3-14

Shah MI, Macias CG, Dayan PS, Weik TS, Brown KM, Fuchs SM, Fallat ME, Wright JL, Lang ES. An Evidence-Based Guideline for Pediatric Prehospital Seizure Management Using GRADE Methodology. Prehosp Emerg Care 2014;18(Suppl 1):15

Gausche-Hill M, Brown K, Oliver Z, Sasson C, Dayan P, Eschmann N, Weik TS, Lawner BJ, Sahni R, Falck-Ytter, Wright JL, Todd K, Lang ES. Evidence-Based Guideline for Prehospital Analgesia in Trauma. Prehosp Emerg Care 2014;18(Suppl 1):25-34

Thomas SH, Brown KM, Oliver ZJ, Spaite DW, Lawner BJ, Weik TS, Falck-Ytter Y, Wright JL, Lang ES. An Evidence-Based Guideline for the Air Medical Transportation of Trauma Patients. Prehosp Emerg Care 2014;18(Suppl 1):35-44

Brown KM, Hirshon JM, Alcorta RA, Weik TS, Lawner BJ, Ho S, Wright JL. Implementation of an Evidence-Based Prehospital Pain Management Protocol Developed Using the Nat’l Prehospital Model Process. Prehosp Emerg Care 2014;18(Suppl 1):45-51

Merrill CT, Pollard RF, Wright JL. District of Columbia Healthy Communities Collaborative: A Promising Collaboration to Reduce Health Disparities in the Nation's Capital. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 2014;25(Suppl 1):30-35

Dudley N, Ackerman A, Brown KM, Snow SK, Shook JE, Wright JL and AAP Committee on Pediatr Emerg Medicine, Amer College Emerg Physicians and Emerg Nurses Assoc. Family-Centered Care in the ED–Technical Report. Pediatr 2015;135:e25

Barata I, Brown KM, Fitzmaurice L, Griffin ES, Snow SK, Shook JE, Wright JL and AAP Committee on Pediatr Emerg Medicine, Amer College Emerg Physicians and Emerg Nurses Association. Best Practices for Improving Flow and Care of Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department – Technical Report. Pediatrics 2015;135:e273-8

Alessandrini E, Wright J. The Continuing Evolution of Pediatric Emergency Care. JAMA Pediatrics 2015;169:523-24

Needle S, Wright J, and American Academy of Pediatrics Disaster Preparedness Advisory Council, Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Ensuring the Health of Children in Disasters. Pediatrics 2015; 136:1407-1417.

Ryan LM, Teach SJ, Searcy K, Singer SA, Wood R, Wright JL, Hunting KL, Chamberlain JM. Association Between Weight Status and Pediatric Forearm Fractures Resulting from Ground-Level Falls.  Pediatric Emergency Care 2015 2015;31:835-8

Chun TH, Mace SE, Katz ER, Shook JE, Wright JL and AAP Committee on Pediatr Emerg Med, Amer Coll Emerg Physicians. Management of Children with Mental Health or Behavioral Problems, Parts I & II – Clinical Report. Pediatrics 2016;138:e20161570

Waseem M, Paul A, Schwartz G, Pauze D, Eakin P, Barata I, Holtzman D, Benjamin L, Wright JL, Nickerson AB, Joseph M.  Role of Pediatric Emergency Physicians in Identifying Bullying. Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017; 52:246-252

Remick K, Gausche-Hill M, Joseph M, Brown K, Snow SK, Wright JL; AAP Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Section on Surgery, ACEP Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee, ENA Pediatrics Committee. Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2018;72:e123-e136 (jointly published – Pediatrics 2018;142:e20182459 and Journal of Emergency Nursing 2019;45:e3-e18)

Dixon G, Kind T, Wright J, et al. Factors That Influence the Choice of Academic Pediatrics by Underrepresented Minorities. Pediatrics 2019;144:e20182759

Dreyer BP, Trent M…Wright JL, et al. The Death of George Floyd: Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice for Generations of Children. Pediatrics 2020;146(3):e2020009639.

Dixon G, Kind T, Wright J, et al. Factors that Influence Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Medical Students to Pursue a Career in Academic Pediatrics. [published online ahead of print, 2020 Aug 5]. J Natl Med Assoc. 2020;S0027-9684(20)30154-1.

American Academy of Pediatrics Board of Directors (lead author). Truth, Reconciliation, and Transformation: Continuing on the Path to Equity. Pediatrics 2020;146(3):e2020019794.

Wright JL, Jarvis JN, Pachter LM, Walker-Harding LR. "Racism as a Public Health Issue" APS Racism Series: At the Intersection of Equity, Science and Social Justice. Pediatric Research 2020 Nov;88(5):696-698.

Walker-Harding LR, Bogue CW, Hendricks-Munoz KD, Raphael JL, Wright JL. "Challenges and Opportunities in Academic Medicine" APS Racism Series: At the Intersection of Equity, Science, and Social Justice. Pediatric Research 2020 Nov;88(5):699-701.

Pursley DM, Coyne-Beasley TD, Freed GL, Walker-Harding LR, Wright JL. "Organizational Solutions: Calling the Question" APS Racism Series: At the Intersection of Equity, Science and Social Justice. Pediatric Research 2020 Nov;88(5):702-703

Gausche-Hill M, Krug S, Wright J.  Emergency Medical Services 2050: A Vision for the Future of Pediatric Prehospital Care. Prehospital Emergency Care 2021;25:91-94

 *Nfonoyim B, Martin A, Ellison A, Wright JL, Johnson TJ. Experiences of Under-Represented Faculty in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Academic Emergency Medicine 2021;28(9):982-992.

Beers L, Szilagyi M, Seigel W, Davis W, Fukuda Y, Joseph M, Wright J, Goza S, Tait F. Immunizing Against Hate: Overcoming Asian American and Pacific Islander Racism. Pediatrics 2021; May 2021;148:e202105183

Hughes K, Olubode AO, Ameyaw E, Kellee W, Dylan HR, Fryer CS, Wright JL, Sehgal, NJ. The relationship between peripheral arterial disease severity and allostatic load: A national health and nutrition examination survey study. African Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2021;3(2):20-30.

Hughes K, Olufajo OA, Wright K, Roby DH, Fryer CS, Wright JL, Sehgal NJ. Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Outcomes of Lower Extremity Arterial Reconstruction. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2022 Jan;75(1):168-176. 

Wright JL, Freed GL, Hendricks-Munoz KD, Jarvis JN, Maldonado YA, Raphael JL, Schnadower D, Sims B, Bogue CW, Leonard MB, Coyne-Beasley TD. Achieving Equity through Science and Integrity: Dismantling Race-based Medicine. Pediatric Research 2022 Apr 5. doi: 10.1038/s41390-022-02041-8. Epub ahead of print.

Wright JL, Davis WS, Joseph MM, Ellison AM, Heard-Garris NJ, Johnson TJ. Eliminating Race-Based Medicine. Pediatrics 2022;150(1):e2022057998

Wright JL, Golden WC. See it to be it: Diversity and Inclusion in Academic Pediatrics Starts at the Top. Pediatrics 2022;150(3):e2022057435

Wright JL, Trent ME. Applying an Equity Lens to Clinical Practice Guidelines: Getting Out of the Gate. Pediatrics 2022;150(3):e2022058918

Policy Statements in Peer-reviewed Journals [n=33] (collaborating author)

AAP Committee on Injury Violence and Poison Prevention. Bicycle Helmets. Pediatrics 2001;108:1030-32.

AAP Committee on Injury Violence and Poison Prevention. Restraint Use on Aircraft – Policy Statement. Pediatrics 2001;108:1218-21.

AAP Committee on Injury Violence and Poison Prevention. Skateboard and Scooter Injuries. Pediatrics 2002;109:542-43

AAP Committee on Injury Violence and Poison Prevention. Selecting the Most Appropriate Car Safety Seat. Pediatrics 2002;109:550

AAP Committee on Injury Violence and Poison Prevention. Prevention of Drowning in Children. Pediatrics 2003;112:437-39

AAP Committee on Injury Violence and Poison Prevention.  Poison Treatment in the Home.  Pediatrics 2003;112:1182-85

AAP Committee on Injury Violence and Poison Prevention. Shopping Cart-Related Injuries to Children. Pediatrics 2006;118:825-27

AAP Committee on Injury Violence and Poison Prevention. The Teen Driver. Pediatrics 2006;118:2570-81

AAP Committee on Injury Violence and Poison Prevention. Office-based Counseling for Unintentional Injury Prevention. Pediatrics 2007;119:202-206

AAP Committee on Injury Violence and Poison Prevention. School Transportation Safety. Pediatrics 2007;120:213-220

AAP Section on Orthopedics, Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Section on Critical Care, Section on Surgery, Section on Transport Medicine, Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America. Management of Pediatric Trauma. Pediatrics 2008;121:849

AAP Committee on Injury Violence and Poison Prevention. Pedestrian Safety. Pediatrics 2009;124:802-812

Amer Coll Surgeons Cmte on Trauma, Amer Coll Emerg Physicians, Nat’l Assoc EMS Physicians, Emerg Med Services for Children Partnership for Children Stakeholder Group, Amer Acad Pediatrics. Equipment for Ambulances. Pediatrics 2009;124;e166-71

AAP Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Nurses Association. Guidelines for Care of Children in the Emergency Department. Pediatrics 2009;124:1233-43

AAP Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Emergency Preparedness for Children with Special Health Care Needs. Pediatrics 2010;125:829-37

AAP Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Committee on Bioethics. Consent for Emergency Medical Services for Children. Pediatrics 2011;128:428

AAP Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Role of the Pediatrician in Rural EMS for Children. Pediatrics 2012;130:978-982

AAP Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Pediatric Recommendations for Freestanding Urgent Care Facilities. Pediatrics 2014;133:950-53

AAP Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Amer College of Emerg Physicians and Emergency Nurses Assoc. Death of a Child in the ED. Pediatr 2014;134:198-201

Amer Coll Surg, Amer Coll Emerg Physicians, Nat’l Assn EMS Physicians, Amer Acad Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Termination Resuscitation in Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Traumatic Cardiopulmonary Arrest. Pediatrics 2014;133:e1104

Amer Acad Pediatr, Amer Coll Emerg Physicians, Amer Coll Surgeons, Emerg Med Services Children, Emerg Nurses Assoc., Nat’l Assoc EMS Physicians, Nat’l Assoc State EMS Officials. Equipment for Ground Ambulances. Prehosp Emerg Care 2014;18:92-7

AAP Committee on Pediatric Emerg Medicine, Society for Academic Emerg Med, Acad of Emerg Ultrasound, Amer Coll of Emerg Physicians. Point-of-Care Ultrasonography by Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physicians. Pediatr 2015;135:e1113-22

AAP Committee on Pediatric Emerg Medicine, Councils on Injury Violence and Poison Prevention, Sections on Critical Care, Orthopedics, Surgery, and Transport Medicine, Pediatr Trauma Society. Management of Pediatric Trauma. Pediatr 2016;138:e20161569

AAP Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians and Emergency Nurses Association. Handoffs: Transitions of Care for Children in the Emergency Department. Pediatrics 2016;138: e20162680

AAP Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians and Emergency Nurses Association. Pediatric Medication Safety in the Emergency Department. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2018;71:e17-e24

AAP Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Advocating for Life Support Training of Children, Parents, Caregivers, School Personnel, and the Public. Pediatrics 2018;141(6):e20180704

AAP Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Section on Emergency Medicine EMS Subcommittee, Section on Surgery. Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Medical Services Systems. Pediatrics 2020;145:e20193308

AAP Committee on Drugs, AAP Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Drugs Used to Treat Pediatric Emergencies. Pediatrics 2020;145:e20193450

AAP Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians and Emergency Nurses Association. Access to Optimal Emergency Care for Children. Pediatrics 2021;147:e2021050787

AAP Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians and Emergency Nurses Association. Optimizing Pediatric Patient Safety and Decreasing Errors and Harm in the Emergency Care Setting. Pediatrics 2023; in press

AAP Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Crowding in the Emergency Department: Challenges and Recommendations for the Care of Children. Pediatrics 2023; in press

Invited non-peer reviewed journal articles [n=17] (*signifies trainee as author)

Wright J, Patterson M. Resuscitating the Pediatric Patient. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America 1996;14:219-31

Wright J, Cheng T. Successful Approaches to Community Violence Intervention and Prevention. Pediatrics Clinics of North America 1998;45:459-67

Wright J, Klein B. Regionalized Pediatric Trauma Care Systems. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2001;2:3-12

*Lawrence W, Wright J.  Causes of Rectal Bleeding in Children.  Pediatrics in Review 2001;22:394-395.

Wright J.  Bullying Among Children and Youth, in Fleming M et al, editors: Educational Forum on Adolescent Health: Youth Bullying, American Medical Association, Chicago, 2002:22-25.

*Freishtat R, Wright J, Holbrook P. Issues in Children’s Hospital Disaster Preparedness. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2002;3:224-30.

Wright J, Edgerton E. Public Health, Emergency Medicine and the Community Interface. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2003;4:127-34.

Wright J, Johns C, Joseph J. End-of-Life Care in EMS for Children, in Field M et al, editors: When Children Die, Institute of Medicine, Washington: National Academy Press, 2003:580-9.

Cora-Bramble D, Tielman F, Wright J. Traditional Practices, Folk Remedies and Biomedical Models: Bridging The Divide. Clin Pediatr Emerg Med 2004;5:102-8

Guzzetta C, Clark A, Wright J. Family Presence in Emergency Medical Services for Children. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2006;7:15-24

Wright J. Emergency Medical Services for Children and the Institute of Medicine Revisited, 1993-2006. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2006;7:69-70

Wright J, Holder M. Non-Fatal Sniper Attack of a Pediatric Patient: Prehospital Response in a Regionalized Trauma System. Clin Pediatr Emerg Medicine 2006;7:71-5

Jackson AM, Rucker A, Hinds T, Wright JL. Let the Record Speak: Medicolegal Documentation in Cases of Child Maltreatment. Clin Pediatr Emerg Med 2006;7:181-85

Wright JL, *Morris A. Child Health Advocacy in the Academic Medical Center. Pediatric Annals 2007;36:637-42

Pellegrini C, Krug SE, Wright JL.  Saving Emergency Medical Services for Children. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2014;15:3-8. Reissued 2017;18:149-55.

Johnson TJ, Wright JL. Executions and Police Conflicts Involving Children, Adolescents and Young Adults. Pediatric Clinics of North America 2021;68:465-87

Wright JL, Johnson TJ. Child Health Advocacy: A Journey to Anti-Racism. Pediatric Clinics of North America 2023;70:91-101

Book Chapters [n=12]

Wright J. Dysphagia, in Barkin RM et al, editors: Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Concepts & Clinical Practice, 1^st and 2nd eds, St. Louis: Mosby-Yearbook, 1992, 1996.

Wright J. Malrotation & Midgut Volvulus, in Barkin R et al, eds: Pediatric Emerg Med: Concepts & Clin Practice, 1^st & 2nd eds, St. Louis: Mosby-Yearbook, 1992, 1996.

Wright J. Adolescents, in Foltin G et al, editors: Teaching Resource for Instructors in Prehospital Pediatrics, New York, NY: Center for Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 1998.

Wright J. Malrotation & Midgut Volvulus, in Orenstein J et al, editors: Pediastat, Portland, OR: CMC Research, 1998.

Wright J. Adolescents, in Foltin G et al, editors: Paramedic Teaching Resource for Instructors in Prehospital Pediatrics, New York, NY: Ctr for Pediatr Emerg Med, 2002.

Wright J. Critical Care Pediatrics, in: Guidelines for Air Medical Crew Education, Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing, 2004.

Wagner C and Wright J. Pediatric Care, in: Guidelines for Air Medical Crew Education, Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt, 2004.

Wright J. Settings of Care, in Wolfe J et al, editors: Textbook of Interdisciplinary Pediatric Palliative Care, 1^st edition, Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2011

Wright J and Krug S. EMS for Children, in Kliegman R et al, editors: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 19^th, 20^th and 21^st editions, Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2011, 2015, 2019

Srabstein J, Joshi P, Due P, Wright J, et al. Prevention of Public Health Risks Linked to Bullying, in Srabstein J et al, editors: Bullying, New York: Nova Scientific, 2013

Wright J. Pediatric Trauma Priorities, in Cone D et al, editors: Emergency Medical Oversight: Clinical Practice & System Oversight, 2^nd ed., Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publ, 2015

Johnson S, Bradshaw C, Cheng T, Wright J. Preventing Bullying Across the Lifecourse, in Bradshaw C, ed.: Bullying Prevention Handbook, 1^st ed., Washington: NASW 2017

Brief Communications [n=10] (op-ed, opinions)

Wright J. Sheltering Our Children from Bioterror. Washington Post, June 27, 2002

Wright J. Mind Children in Reshaping ER Care. Washington Post, October 1, 2006

Wright J. Lessons from Rosenbaum Tragedy. Washington Times, February 29, 2008

Srabstein J, Wright J. Plan to Tackle Bullies in Class. Washington Post, April 20, 2008

Wright J. A Death That Was Inevitable. Washington Post, March 8, 2010.

Wright J.  DC Kids Deserve Anti-Bullying Legislation. Washington Post, Oct 19, 2011

Wright J. Improving First Response in the District. Washington Post, Sept 15, 2014

Wright J. A Healthy Empowerment Initiative, Washington Post, Feb 12, 2015

Gourdine M, Wright J. Telehealth Flourished in Pandemic, Baltimore Sun, Mar 11, 2021

King R, Wright J. Focusing on Eliminating Disparities, Baltimore Sun, Feb 24, 2022

Awards and Honors            

1986  Dr. Maynard J. Cohen Memorial Award, “For Intense Interest, Diligence, Excellence of Judgment in Care of the Pediatric Patient”,          Children’s National Health System

1992  Adele C. Smithers Humanitarian Award, “For Contribution to the Field of Alcoholism on a National Level”, National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.

1994  Shining Star Award, “In Recognition of Outstanding Contributions in Health Care Service to the African-American Community”, Starlight Foundation, Los Angeles

1996  Elected Member, Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, George Washington University Chapter

2005  Pediatric Ethicscope Essay Award – “Family Centered Care and End-of-Life in Emergency Medical Services for Children”, Children’s National Health System

2006  Academic Pediatrics Association Regional Research Award (senior investigator)

2008  Pediatric Emergency Medicine Pix Competition Award, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine (senior author)

2010  Distinguished Alumni Achievement – Polytechnic Preparatory Country Day School

2011  1^st Place - Community Research, Children’s National Research Week Competition

2011  Fellow Achievement Award, “In Recognition of Exceptional Contribution to the Area of Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention”, American Academy of Pediatrics

2013  Jim Seidel Distinguished Service Award, “In Recognition of Significant Career Achievements in Pediatric Emergency Medicine”, American Academy of Pediatrics

2014  Wall of Champion Honoree, Greater Baden Medical Services Federally Qualified Health Center System

2014  Maryland Star of Life, Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems

2015  Elected Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Howard Univ. Chapter

2015  Distinguished Healthcare Leader, National Association of Health Services Executives, Washington Metropolitan Area Chapter

2016  Inductee, Academy of Medicine of Washington

2018  Honoree, Outstanding African Americans in Medicine, National Medical Association

2018  Outstanding Alumni Award, Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University

2020  Diversity in Business Leader Award, Washington Business Journal

2022   Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award, “In Recognition of Excellence in Advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Pediatric Medicine”, American Academy of Pediatrics

2023  Distinguished Terrapin Award, “In Recognition of Professional Achievement, Service to School and/or Advancement of the Dean’s Priorities”, University of Maryland School of Public Health

Community Engagement

Health promotion/disease prevention activities focused on defining community-based interpersonal injury interventions including establishment of a pediatric intentional injury registry and promising series of randomized trials addressing assault-injured youth.

Evidence-based Best Practice

Ground-breaking work establishing an evidence-based approach to prehospital protocol development. Specifically, advanced the basis for the delivery of emergency medical services for children from extrapolation of emergency department practice to a more scientifically pragmatic methodology.

Advocacy and Policy Development

Senior leadership of organized medicine efforts to promote evidence-informed policy and clinical practice guideline development, including technical reports and systematic state-of-the-science reviews across a range of child health issues.

Equity, Disparities and Social Justice

Contributing the voice of science to the broad public discourse around systemic inequities and structural bias with a focus on the physiologic impacts of racism on healthy human development across the lifespan.