Dipesh NavsariaClinical Professor of Human Development & Family Studies | Outreach Faculty Fellow for the Child Development Lab

I am a pediatrician working in the public interest. I blend the roles of physician, occasional children’s librarian, educator, public health professional, and child health advocate. I cherish and treasure the opportunity to take research, data, and expert opinion on child-and-family-facing topics and interpret, apply, and advocate for a better world for children and their families, and to teach others how to do the same, irrespective of their professional training or interests. It’s not about our silos — it’s about kids and the environments they inhabit and dreaming of a world where each and every one of them thrive and flourish, no matter where or who they are.

Selected Publications

Klass, P., Heard-Garris, N., & Navsaria, D. (2023). Effective Communication for Child Advocacy: Getting the Message out Beyond Clinic Walls. Pediatric Clinics of North America, 70(1), 165-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcl.2022.09.015

Klass, P., & Navsaria, D. (2021). Creating Practical Primary Care Supports for Parent-Child Relationships — Language, Literacy, and Love. JAMA Pediatrics, 175(5), 452-453. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.5706

Radesky, J., Chassiakos, Y. L. R., Ameenuddin, N., & Navsaria, D. (2020). Digital Advertising to Children Policy Statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Communication and Media. Pediatrics, 146(1), e20201681. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-1681

Navsaria, D. (2020). Touch, Teaching, and Therapies: Trust and the Role of Texts in Children’s Relationships with Adults. Children’s Literature and Children’s Lives. NYU Florence. (Print publication)

Phan, D., et al. (2020). Finding the Profit in Peekaboo: Moving Towards Relational Health as a Goal. The Annual Proceedings of the Wealth and Well-Being of Nations, Volume XII. Beloit College Press. (Print publication)

For a full list of publications, see Navsaria’s CV.

Featured Media

• Wisconsin Public Radio, Why are gorillas so good at dealing with early life trauma?
• Wisconsin Public Radio, American Academy of Pediatrics and CDC update child development milestones and guidelines
• The New York Times, How Pediatricians Are Fending Off Coronavirus Myths
• The New York Times, How Do You Decide if Children Can Play Together Again?
• The Washington Post, What parents should know to prevent — and deal with — bug bites

See Also

• Reach Out and Read podcast
• Teachers, Toddlers, and Tissues: Candid Conversations on Health and Child Care
• Non-UW affiliations
  • Chair, board of directors, Reach Out and Read
  • Chair, executive committee, American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Early Childhood
  • Past president, Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
  • White House appointee, National Museum and Library Services Board