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Avani C. Modi, PhD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
Center for the Promotion of Adherence and Self Management
3333 Burnet Ave. - MLC 3015
Cincinnati, Oh 45229
Phone 513-636-4864
Fax 513-636-7756
Email avani.modi@cchmc.org Avani C. Modi, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. She is also a faculty member in the center for the Promotion of Adherence and Self Management (Director: Dennis Drotar, Ph.D). Dr. Modi's program of research focuses on adherence to pediatric medical regimens, including the measurement of adherence and identifying barriers to effective disease management.
Dr. Modi, who currently has a K23 under review, is documenting patterns of adherence in children with new-onset epilepsy (ages 2-12 years), identifying a biological marker of antiepileptic drug adherence and barriers to adherence that will serve as the focus of future intervention trials to improve adherence (ABC Study).
In addition, Dr. Modi is a co-investigator on a U01 grant (1U01DK07249301- PI: Inge) examining longitudinal outcomes in adolescents with extreme obesity undergoing bariatric surgery with Dr. Meg Zeller and Dr. Thomas Inge. One aspect of this study is to examine adherence and barriers to vitamin supplementation and their association with nutritional complications post-surgery.
Dr. Modi's previous work in adherence includes a F31 award (F31 HS11768-01), which utilized a multi-method measurement approach and compared adherence in children with cystic fibrosis and asthma. She has also conducted studies examining barriers and strategies to improve adherence in children with sickle cell disease.
Dr. Modi also has a strong research interest in the measurement of health-related quality of life in pediatric populations, including cystic fibrosis and obesity. Dr. Modi has recently completed data collection validating a parent-proxy and child-reported health-related quality of life measure in treatment-seeking obese children with Dr. Meg Zeller (FamilyView Study). In addition, she is a collaborator on several studies examining family functioning, using the McMaster Coding System, in pediatric populations (Familyview:LIFE Study) as well as examining anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life in individuals with cystic fibrosis (Hospitalization Study and International Depression Study).
