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Megan M. Letson

Psychology · The Ohio State University

Mid career · publishing since 2012Rising activity

Publications

34

Citations

523

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

15

Publishing since 2012

Research summary
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Megan M. Letson works in child abuse pediatrics, studying how clinicians identify, diagnose, and respond to suspected child physical abuse, including biases in decision-making and referrals to child protective services. Her work also examines the wellbeing of professionals (such as child welfare workers and law enforcement) who handle these cases, and she contributes to large multi-site data projects that track abuse-related medical findings and outcomes. This research is generally aimed at improving clinical recognition of abuse and supporting the people who work in child protection systems.

Child physical abuse diagnosis and evidenceClinical decision-making and bias in abuse casesChild protective services referral processesOccupational stress in child welfare and advocacy workMulti-site child abuse pediatrics data networks

Publication output has been variable but showed a notable increase around 2022-2023, followed by a pause in 2024 and renewed output in 2025-2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.4/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 1 publication182019: 4 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 1 publication212022: 5 publications222023: 8 publications823242025: 3 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Child Abuse & Neglect×9
  • Academic Pediatrics×2
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery×2
  • Pediatric Quality and Safety×2
  • Children and Youth Services Review×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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