College of Nursing
Leslie Parker Research Group
Led by Leslie Parker · Biobehavioral Nursing Science
What we study
The Parker Lab studies how nutrition and oral care affect preterm infants in the NICU, focusing on improving health outcomes through research on feeding tubes and human milk.
What working here is like
- Clinical
- Surveys & interviews
- Human participants
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 3
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Humidity in Incubators for Tiny Infants (HumidITI) Trial
Studies the effect of dwell time on feeding tube contamination in preterm infants.
Frequent Standardized Oral Care Using Human Milk to Reduce Gastrointestinal Dysbiosis and Inflammation
Investigates the health benefits of oral care using human milk in preterm infants.
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Perceptions of Mothers' Experiences Regarding the Use of "Personalized Pumping Pathways"
The lab studies how mothers of critically ill newborns in the NICU experience a personalized breast-pumping plan. Mothers answered open-ended surveys, and the responses were analyzed for common themes.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 50
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Recent papers, explained
- Emergence and endemicity of arboviruses in Haiti: a review
2026 · IJID Regions
Reviews arbovirus spread and public health challenges in Haiti.
- Social determinants of necrotizing enterocolitis-associated mortality in very low birth weight infants: a population based study
2026 · Journal of Perinatal Medicine
Finds links between maternal social factors and NEC-related deaths in very low birth weight infants.
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- In-hospital direct breastfeeding is linked to improved oral feeding and human milk intake at discharge and beyond in neonates with CHD
2026 · Cardiology in the Young
Shows how maternal expectations and prenatal care affect feeding in infants with heart defects.
- Mothers’ milk Na without Na:K ratio detects secretory activation in mothers of preterm infants
2026 · Pediatric Research
Tests whether sodium alone can measure milk production in mothers of preterm infants.
- Predictors and Risk Factors of Necrotizing Enterocolitis
2026 · Advances in Neonatal Care
Reviews factors that predict necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants.
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How to reach out
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