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Robert T. Ammerman, PhD, ABPP

Scientific Director, Every Child Succeeds

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone: 513-636-8209

Fax: 513-636-7756

Email: robert.ammerman@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Early childhood prevention; child development; maternal depression; child anxiety disorders

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Biography

Robert T. Ammerman, PhD, ABPP, is professor of pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and scientific director of Every Child Succeeds.

Dr. Ammerman received a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Pittsburgh and completed an internship at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is a Diplomate in Behavioral Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology.

Dr. Ammerman has established comprehensive clinical programs addressing the mental health needs of children with developmental disabilities, mental retardation, learning disabilities, chronic medical illnesses, and anxiety disorders.

Education and Training

PhD:University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh, PA, 1986.

Internship: Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Pittsburgh, PA, 1986.
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Certification: American Board of Professional Psychology, Diplomate in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology, 1995; Ohio State Board of Psychology, 1999.

Publications

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Ammerman RT, Putnam FW, Stevens J, Bosse,NR, Short JA, Bodley AL, Van Ginkel JB. An open trial of In-Home CBT for depressed mothers in home visitation. Maternal Child Health. 2011.

Ammerman RT, Putnam FW, Chard KM, Stevens J, Van Ginkel JB. PTSD in depressed mothers in home visitation. Psychol Trauma. 2011.

Ammerman RT, Putnam FW, Bosse NR, Teeters AR, Van Ginkel JB. Maternal Depression in Home Visitation: A Systematic Review. Aggress Violent Behav. 2010 May;15(3):191-200.

Ammerman RT, Putnam FW, Altaye M, Chen L, Holleb LJ, Stevens J, Short JA, Van Ginkel JB. Changes in depressive symptoms in first time mothers in home visitation. Child Abuse Negl. 2009 Mar;33(3):127-38.

Beidel DC, Turner SM, Sallee FR, Ammerman RT, Crosby LA, Pathak SJ. SET-C vs. fluoxetine in the treatment of childhood social phobia. J Amer Acad of Child Adol Psych. 2007;46:1622-1632.

Ammerman RT, Putnam FW, Kopke JE, Gannon TA, Short JA, Van Ginkel JB, Clark MJ, Carrozza MA, Spector AR. Development and implementation of a quality assurance infrastructure in a multisite home visitation program in Ohio and Kentucky. J Prev Interv Community. 2007;34(1-2):89-107.

Ammerman RT, Bodley AL, Putnam FW, Lopez WL, Holleb LJ, Stevens J, & Van Ginkel JB. In-home cognitive behavior therapy for a depressed mother in a home visitation program. Clin Case Stud. 2007;6:161-180.

Donovan EF, Ammerman RT, Besl J, Atherton H, Khoury JC, Altaye M, Putnam FW, Van Ginkel JB. Intensive home visiting is associated with decreased risk of infant death. Pediatrics. 2007 Jun;119(6):1145-51.

Ammerman RT, Stevens J, Putnam FW, Altaye M, Hulsman, JE, Lehmkuhl HD, Monroe JC, Gannon TA, Van Ginkel JB. Predictors of engagement in home visitation. J Fam Violence. 2006; 21:74-85.

Ammerman RT, Putnam FW, Stevens J, Holleb LJ, Novak AL, Van Ginkel, JB. In-home cognitive behavior therapy for depression: An adapted treatment for first-time mothers in home visitation. Best Pract in Ment Health. 2005;1:1-14.

Grants

Parent-Child Processes: Negative Self-Regulatory and Behavioral Outcomes. Consultant. National Institute of Mental Health. Jul 2007 - Jun 2012. # R01MH079328.

Treatment of Maternal Depression in Home Visitation: Mother and Child Impacts. Principal Investigator. Nationa Institute for Child Health and Human Development. Aug 2010 - Jun 2015. #R01MH087499.

Injury Prevention in a Home Visitation Population. Co-Investigator. National Institute on Child Health and Development. Sep 2010 – Jul 2015. #R01HD066115.