Email

spinks@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

Pediatrics-Developmental
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Addresses

Meyer Center for Developmental Pediatrics (Clinic)

8080 N. Stadium Drive, Suite 180
Houston, TX 77054
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3400

Education

MPH from Harvard School Of Public Health

06/2005 - Boston, Massachusetts United States

Fellowship at Children's Hospital

06/2005 - Boston, Massachusetts United States

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Residency at Children's Hospital of Michigan

06/2002 - Detroit, Michigan United States

Pediatrics

Internship at Children's Hospital of Michigan

06/2000 - Detroit, Michigan United States

Pediatrics

MD from Meharry Medical College

05/1999 - Nashville, Tennessee United States

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Honors & Awards

The Arc of Gulf Coast Presidential Award

December 2012

Super Star Physician Award

January to June, 2011

Texas Children’s Hospital

The John A. Butler Award for Community Service

2005

Children’s Hospital Boston

Farley Fund Fellowship Award

2004

Children’s Hospital Boston

Von Meyer Award

2003

Children’s Hospital Boston

Sanford A. Cohen Resident of the Year Award of Excellence

2002

Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Websites

Videos

Professional Development

Development: The Most Important Organ

Conference (Presenter, 2017)

Sponsor: Texas Children's Hospital Advance Practice Nurse Annual Conference

Toxic Stress, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and the Impact on Child Development

Conference (Presenter, 2016)

Sponsor: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

Invited Lecture: Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training Community Engagement Core

Advocating for Unaccompanied Minors and Undocumented Parents of Children with Special Needs

Conference (Presenter, 2016)

Sponsor: Society for Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics Annual Meeting

Developmental Pediatrics & Genetics: 2 Peas in a Pod

Conference (Presenter, 2016)

Sponsor: Genetics Department, Baylor College of Medicine

ADHD Across the Lifespan

Conference (Presenter, 2016)

Sponsor: Medicine & Pediatrics Department, Baylor College of Medicine

Grand Rounds

An Epidemic of Bullying

Conference (Presenter, 2015)

Sponsor: American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition

Selected Publications

• McCool C, Spinks-Franklin A, Noroski LM, Potocki L "Potocki-Shaffer syndrome in a child without intellectual disability-The role of PHF21A in cognitive function." Am J Med Genet A. 2017 Mar;173(3):716-720. Pubmed PMID: 28127865
• Monteiro SA, Spinks-Franklin A, Treadwell-Deering D, Berry L, Sellers-Vinson S, Smith E, Proud M, Voigt RG "Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children Referred for Diagnostic Autism Evaluation." Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2015 Dec;54(14):1322-7. Pubmed PMID: 26130396
• Probst FJ, James RA, Burrage LC, Rosenfeld JA, Bohan TP, Ward Melver CH, Magoulas P, Austin E, Franklin AI, Azamian M, Xia F, Patel A, Bi W, Bacino C, Belmont JW, Ware SM, Shaw C, Cheung SW, Lalani SR "De novo deletions and duplications of 17q25.3 cause susceptibility to cardiovascular malformations." Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2015 Jun 14;10:75. Pubmed PMID: 26070612
• Wiszniewski et al "TM4SF20 ancestral deletion and susceptibility to a pediatric disorder of early language delay and cerebral white matter hyperintensities." Am J Hum Genet. 2013 Aug 8;93(2):197-210. Pubmed PMID: 23810381

Memberships

Society of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Member

American Academy of Pediatrics

Member

National Medical Association

Member

Academic Pediatric Association

Member

Society for Research in Child Development

Member

Mary Susan Moore Medical Society

Member

American Medical Association

Member

Funding

“Racial Identity Development in Children who Participate in a Reading Intervention Program” and “Racial Awareness of Second Grade Students in a Reading Intervention Problem” - #3P50HD502117- 02S1

(12/01/2007 - 11/30/2009) Grant funding from The National Institute of Health, Diversity Supplement to Parent Grant

Investigator relationship: PI on supplement project Annual Direct and Indirect cost overall: $94,999 and $24,000

Testing the Validity of the Denver Developmental Screen for Use in Senegal, West Africa

Grant funding from The Ashok and Ingrid Sarnaik Endowment for Residents and Fellows Research at the Children's Hospital of Michigan, The Wayne State University Global Grant, The Kellogg Foundation Grant

Name of funding agencies: a. The Ashok and Ingrid Sarnaik Endowment for Residents and Fellows Research at the Children's Hospital of Michigan $2500 b. The Wayne State University Global Grant: $6000 c. The Kellogg Foundation Grant: $17,020 Investigator relationship: PI Dates of funding: 2000-2001

Languages

Spanish