Robert T. Ammerman, PhD, ABPP
Scientific Director, Every Child Succeeds
investigates the development of early childhood preventive interventions to promote optimal development and reduce negative behavioral and health outcomes. His related interests include screening and treatment of depression in high risk mothers, social and emotional development in children of depressed mothers, treatment of childhood social anxiety disorder, and psychosocial development of children with disabilities. Visit the Ammerman Lab.
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Robert T. Ammerman, PhD, ABPP
Scientific Director, Every Child Succeeds
Academic Information
Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Clinical Maternal depression; anxiety disorders ResearchEarly childhood prevention programs and interventions to optimize the development of young children; enhancements of home visiting programs that improve outcomes for mothers and children; development of in-home treatment for postpartum depression; use of motivational interviewing to improve retention in home visiting; strategies to help new mothers and fathers co-parent to foster healthy child development Visit the Ammerman Lab.
Biography
Robert T. Ammerman, PhD, ABPP, is a professor of Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and scientific director of Every Child Succeeds. Dr. Ammerman received his 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 certified in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology.
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, Altaye M, Teeters AR, Stevens J, Van Ginkel JB. Treatment of depressed mothers in home visiting: Impact on psychological distress and social functioning. Child Abuse Negl. Epub ahead of print. 2013. Ammerman RT, Shenk CE, Teeters AR, Noll JG, Putnam FW, Van Ginkel JB. Multiple mediation analysis of trauma and parenting stress in mothers in home visiting. Infant Ment Health J. Epub ahead of print. 2013. Ammerman RT, Putnam FW, Altaye M, Stevens J, Teeters AR, Van Ginkel JB. A clinical trial of In-Home CBT for depressed mothers in home visitation. Behav Ther. Advance online publication. 2013. Hall ES, Goyal NK, Miller MM, Ammerman RT, Jones DE, Short JA, Van Ginkel JB. Implementation of a linked perinatal data resource from statewide public and program data sets. Matern Child Health J. Advance online publication. 2013. Ammerman RT, Peugh JL, Putnam FW, Van Ginkel JB. Predictors of treatment response in depressed mothers receiving In-Home Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and concurrent home visiting. Behav Modif. 2012 Jul;36(4):462-81. Ammerman RT, Putnam FW, Chard KM, Stevens J, Van Ginkel JB. PTSD in depressed mothers in home visitation. Psychol Trauma. 2012;4(2):186-195. Kelly NC, Ammerman RT, Rausch JR, Ris MD, Yeates KO, Oppenheimer SG, Enrile BG. Executive functioning and psychological adjustment in children and youth with spina bifida. Child Neuropsychol. 2012;18(5):417-31. Ammerman RT, Shenk CE, Teeters AR, Noll JG, Putnam FW, Van Ginkel JB. Impact of depression and childhood trauma in mothers receiving home visitation. J Child Fam Stud. 2012;21(4):612-625. 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. Matern Child Health J. 2011 Nov;15(8):1333-41. Ammerman RT, Putnam FW, Bosse NA, Teeters AR, Van Ginkel JB. Maternal depression in home visitation: A systematic review. Aggress Violent Beh. 2010;15:191-200.
Grants
STAT-ED Suicidal Teens Accessing Treatment in the ED. Co-Investigator. CDC. Oct 2012 - Sep 2015. #R01CE002129-0. Engaging Fathers in Home Visitation: Incorporation of a Co-Parenting Intervention. Principal Investigator.
NIH/NICHD. Aug 2012 - Jun 2017. #R01 HD069431-01A1. Treatment of Maternal Depression in Home Visitation: Mother and Child Impacts. Principal Investigator. National 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.
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Dean W. Beebe, PhD
Director, Neuropsychology Program, Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
Although his primary research interests lie at the interface of pediatric sleep medicine and clinical neuropsychology, Dr. Beebe has been principal or co-investigator on multiple NIH-funded clinical trials, both with healthy volunteers and with children who have a wide range of conditions, including lupus, cardiac transplant, brain tumor, epilepsy, spina bifida, traumatic brain injury, lead exposure, and obstructive sleep apnea. Visit the Beebe Lab.
513-636-3489
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Dean W. Beebe, PhD
Director, Neuropsychology Program, Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
Neuropsychologist
Academic Information
Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Outcome and development of children with brain injuries; outcome and development of children neurodevelopmental disorders; sleep and neurobehavioral functioning; professional development of emerging leaders Visit the Beebe Lab.
Biography
Dean Beebe, PhD, is director of the Neuropsychology Program in the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology. He is a board certified clinical neuropsychologist with specialty expertise in the evaluation and care of children who have chronic medical and neurological conditions, as well as those with both recent and remotely-acquired brain injuries. He is on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, co-leading the Pediatric Special Interest Group within the AACN. In these positions he has a particular interest in the development of junior-level clinical neuropsychologists to become future leaders of the field. Although his primary research interests lie at the interface of pediatric sleep medicine and clinical neuropsychology, Dr. Beebe has been principal or co-investigator on multiple NIH-funded clinical trials, both with healthy volunteers and with children who have a wide range of conditions, including lupus, cardiac transplant, brain tumor, epilepsy, spina bifida, traumatic brain injury, lead exposure, and obstructive sleep apnea. Beyond his own research, Dr. Beebe is an associate editor of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, and is on the editorial board for Child Neuropsychology and SLEEP. Finally, Dr. Beebe is scientific co-director of the Behavioral Core of the Clinical Translational Research Center at Cincinnati Children's, which facilitates the design and execution of scientifically-strong neuropsychological and neurodevelopmental outcome studies by other investigators across the institution.
Education and Training
PhD: Loyola University, Chicago, IL, 1998. Fellowship: Pediatric Neuropsychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1998-2000. Certifications: Clinical Psychology, Ohio State Board of Psychology, 1999; Diplomate in Clinical Neuropsychology, American Board of Professional Psychology and the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology, 2005.
Publications
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Beebe DW, Rausch J, Byars KC, Lanphear B, Yolton K. Persistent snoring in preschool children: predictors and behavioral and developmental correlates. Pediatrics. 2012 Sep;130(3):382-9. McNally KA, Shear PK, Tlustos S, Amin RS, Beebe DW. Iowa gambling task performance in overweight children and adolescents at risk for obstructive sleep apnea. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2012 May;18(3):481-9. Beebe DW. A brief primer on sleep for pediatric and child clinical neuropsychologists. Child Neuropsychol. 2012;18(4):313-38. Zelko F, Beebe D, Baker A, Nelson SM, Ali A, Cedeno A, Dina B, Klein-Gitelman MS, Ying J, Brunner HI. Academic outcomes in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2012 Aug;64(8):1167-74. Beebe DW, Miller N, Kirk S, Daniels SR, Amin R. The association between obstructive sleep apnea and dietary choices among obese individuals during middle to late childhood. Sleep Med. 2011 Sep;12(8):797-9. Beebe DW. Cognitive, behavioral, and functional consequences of inadequate sleep in children and adolescents. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 2011 Jun;58(3):649-65. Beebe DW, Ris MD, Kramer ME, Long E, Amin R. The association between sleep disordered breathing, academic grades, and cognitive and behavioral functioning among overweight subjects during middle to late childhood. Sleep. 2010 Nov;33(11):1447-56.
Beebe DW, Rose D, Amin R. Brief report: performance of experimentally sleep-restricted adolescents in a simulated classroom. J Adolesc Health. 2010 Nov;47(5):523-5.
LeJeune B, Beebe D, Noll J, Kenealy L, Isquith P, Gioia G. Psychometric support for an abbreviated version of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) Parent Form. Child Neuropsychol. 2010 Mar;16(2):182-201.
Beebe DW, Difrancesco MW, Tlustos SJ, McNally KA, Holland SK. Preliminary fMRI findings in experimentally sleep-restricted adolescents engaged in a working memory task. Behav Brain Funct. 2009 Feb 19;5:9.
Grants
Improved Diagnostics & Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Pediatric NPSLE. Co-investigator. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. 2008 - 2013. Effects of Adolescent Sleep Restriction on Neural and Neurobehavioral Functioning. Principal Investigator. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. 2009 - 2013. Sleep Disordered Breathing in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Consultant. National Institute of Nursing Research. 2011-2015. Randomized Controlled Study of Adenotonsillectomy for Childhood Sleep Apnea. Co-investigator. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. 2006-2012. Clinical-Translational Research Center. Co-Director of the Behavioral Core. National Center for Research Resources. 1997 - 2014.
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Kelly C. Byars, PsyD
Pediatric Psychologist
research interests are closely tied to his clinical practice. Dr. Byars has published research focusing on a number pediatric illness groups including feeding disorders, cardiac illness, cancer, sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis insulin-dependent diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, and pediatric insomnia. Dr. Byars collaborates with other investigators at Cincinnati Children's. His current research efforts are focused on improving behavioral assessment and treatment strategies for children with insomnia and respiratory sleep disorders.
513-636-4336
kelly.byars@cchmc.org
Kelly C. Byars, PsyD
Pediatric Psychologist
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Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Pediatric behavioral sleep medicine
Biography
Kelly C. Byars, PsyD, is an associate professor of clinical pediatrics in the Division of Psychology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Byars is a pediatric behavioral psychologist who specializes in behavioral assessment and treatment of children with acute and chronic medical conditions. His primary areas of interest are pediatric sleep disorders, pediatric dysphagia and pediatric elimination disorders. Dr. Byars directs the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program at Cincinnati Children's. He is also involved in the clinical training of postdoctoral fellows and residents. Dr. Byars' research interests are closely tied to his clinical practice. Dr. Byars has published research focusing on a number pediatric illness groups including feeding disorders, cardiac illness, cancer, sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis and insulin-dependent diabetes. Dr. Byars collaborates with other investigators at Cincinnati Children's. His current research efforts are focused on improving behavioral assessment and treatment strategies for children with sleep and feeding disorders. Dr. Byars received his PsyD from the Georgia School of Professional Psychology in Atlanta, GA. He completed an internship in Pediatric Psychology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Pediatric Psychology at Cincinnati Children's. Dr. Byars joined the faculty of Cincinnati Children's and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in July 2000.
Education and Training
PsyD: Georgia School of Professional Psychology, Atlanta, GA, 1998 Residency: Clinical Psychology / Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, The Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Fellowship: Cincinnati Children' s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2000. Certification: Licensure in Psychology, State of Ohio, 2000; National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, 2001; Certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, June 2005.
Publications
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Beebe DW, Byars KC. Adolescents with obstructive sleep apnea adhere poorly to positive airway pressure (PAP), but PAP users show improved attention and school performance. PLoS One. 2011 Mar 17;6(3):e16924. Byars K, Apiwattanasawee P, Leejakpai A, Tangchityongsiva S, Simakajornboom N. Behavioral sleep disturbances in children clinically referred for evaluation of obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Med. 2011 Feb;12(2):163-9.
Byars AW, Byars KC, Johnson CS, DeGrauw TJ, Fastenau PS, Perkins S, Austin JK, Dunn DW. The relationship between sleep problems and neuropsychological functioning in children with first recognized seizures. Epilepsy Behav. 2008 Nov;13(4):607-13. Meltzer L, Mindell J, Owens J, Byars KC. The Use of Sleep Medications in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients. Pediatrics. 2007;119(6):1047–55. Book ChaptersByars, K. Scheduled awakenings: A behavioral protocol for treating sleepwalking and sleep terrors in children. In M. Perlis, M. Aloia, and B. Kuhn, (Eds.) Behavioral treatments for sleep disorders: A comprehensive primer of behavioral sleep medicine interventions. London: London: Elsevier Academic Press, 2010. Byars KC, Amin R. Fatigue and Sleep Disorders. In G. Slapp (Ed.) Adolescent Medicine: The Requisites in Pediatrics. Philadelphia: Elsevier Press, 2008.
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Lori E. Crosby, PsyD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
is interested in chronic pain, sickle cell disease, health disparities, quality improvement, and chronic disease self-management. Her research program, INNOVATIONS, in Community Research and Program Evaluation, works on projects related to school-based mental health, early childhood health and social/emotional functioning, program evaluation, qualitative research methods, using technology in psychological interventions and program evaluation, and public policy.
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513-803-5383
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Lori E. Crosby, PsyD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
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Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Clinical InterestsAdolescents; sickle cell disease; transition; chronic pain; migraines; cultural competence Research InterestsCommunity-based research; self-management; quality improvement; sickle cell disease; health disparities Visit the Crosby Lab.
Education and Training
PsyD: Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, 1995. Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Fellowship: Clinical Psychology, INTERACT Behavioral Healthcare Services Inc, Columbus, OH, 1995-1996.
Publications
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Hines J, Mitchell M, Crosby L, Johnson A, Valenzuela J, Kalinyak K, Joiner C. Engaging Patients with Sickle Cell Disease and their Families in Disease Education, Research, and Community Awareness. J Prevent Intervent Comm. 2011. Neal-Barnett A, Stadulis M, Payne MR, Crosby L, Mitchell M, Williams L, Costa CW. In the company of my sisters: Sister circles as an anxiety intervention for professional African American women. J Affect Disord. 2011 Mar;129(1-3):213-8.
Oliver-Carpenter G, Barach I, Crosby LE, Valenzuela J, Mitchell MJ. Disease management, coping, and functional disability in pediatric sickle cell disease. J Natl Med Assoc. 2011 Feb;103(2):131-7. Lynch-Jordan AM, Kashikar-Zuck S, Crosby LE, Lopez WL, Smolyansky BH, Parkins IS, Luzader CP, Hartman A, Guilfoyle SM, Powers SW. Applying quality improvement methods to implement a measurement system for chronic pain-related disability. J Pediatr Psychol. 2010 Jan-Feb;35(1):32-41.
Brinkman WB, Sherman SN, Zmitrovich AR, Visscher MO, Crosby LE, Phelan KJ, Donovan EF. Parental angst making and revisiting decisions about treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Pediatrics. 2009 Aug;124(2):580-9.
Crosby LE, Modi AC, Lemanek KL, Guilfoyle SM, Kalinyak KA, Mitchell MJ. Perceived barriers to clinic appointments for adolescents with sickle cell disease. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2009 Aug;31(8):571-6. Bolling C, Crosby L, Boles R, Stark L. How pediatricians can improve diet and activity for overweight preschoolers: a qualitative study of parental attitudes. Acad Pediatr. 2009 May-Jun;9(3):172-8.
Modi A, Crosby L, Guilfoyle S, Lemanek K, Witherspoon D, Mitchell M. Barriers to Treatment Adherence for Pediatric Patients with Sickle Cell Disease and their Families. Children’s Health Care. 2009. Beidel D, Turner S, Sallee R, Ammerman R, Crosby L, Pathak S. SET-C vs. fluoxetine in the Treatment of Childhood Social Phobia. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psych. 2007;46:1622-1632. Mitchell MJ, Lemanek K, Palermo TM, Crosby LE, Nichols A, Powers SW. Parent perspectives on pain management, coping, and family functioning in pediatric sickle cell disease. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2007 May;46(4):311-9.
Grants
Cincinnati Sickle Cell Newborn Screening Network. Co-Investigator. US Department of Health and Human Services. July 2008 - May 2011. Improving Adherence to HU Therapy. Project Co-Investigator. Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center. April 2008 - March 2012. Cincinnati Children's Place Outcomes Award. Principal Investigator. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. July 2011 - June 2013.
Ohio Valley Sickle Cell Network. Co-Investigator. US Department of Health and Human Services. September 2010 - August 2014.
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Dennis D. Drotar, PhD
Director, Center for Adherence and Self-Management
investigates treatment adherence and self-management in children and adolescents with chronic conditions. His lab is currently focused on these issues as they relate to children with Type 1 Diabetes, cancer and mild to severe persistent asthma. His lab coordinates multi-site research studies, including a pilot study funded by the Center for Treatment Adherence. Visit the Drotar Lab.
513-636-3936
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Dennis D. Drotar, PhD
Director, Center for Adherence and Self-Management
Academic Information
Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Clinical InterestsAssessment of treatment adherence and Interventions to improve self-management and treatment adherence in pediatric chronic illness. Research InterestsIdentifying best methods to help families follow prescribed treatment (adherence) and to manage their treatment at home (self-management); understanding the factors that influence psychological outcomes of children and teens with chronic physical illness, including diabetes, asthma and cancer Visit the Drotar Lab.
Biography
Dennis Drotar, PhD, is Professor in the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology and Director of the Center for Adherence Promotion and Self-Management.
A nationally recognized leader and teacher, Dr. Drotar is a past president of the Society of Pediatric Psychology (SPP) and Society of Developmental Pediatrics (SDBP) and is currently editor of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology (JPP). Among his many professional honors, Dr. Drotar has received the Distinguished Service Award, and the Martin P. Levin Mentorship Award from the SPP.
Dr. Drotar’s research focuses on understanding the factors, including innovative that influence psychological outcomes of children and teens with chronic physical illness, including cystic fibrosis, diabetes, asthma, and cancer. He is currently the principle investigator of several NIH-funded studies and is the author of more than 200 publications, including several books, such as Psychological Interventions in Childhood Chronic Illness (2006).
Education and Training
PhD: University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1970.
MA: University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1968.
BA: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1966
Publications
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Moore M, Kirchner HL, Drotar D, Johnson N, Rosen C, Redline S. Correlates of adolescent sleep time and variability in sleep time: the role of individual and health related characteristics. Sleep Med. 2011 Mar;12(3):239-45. Marino BS, Tomlinson RS, Wernovsky G, Drotar D, Newburger JW, Mahony L, Mussatto K, Tong E, Cohen M, Andersen C, Shera D, Khoury PR, Wray J, Gaynor JW, Helfaer MA, Kazak AE, Shea JA; Pediatric Cardiac Quality of Life Inventory Testing Study Consortium. Validation of the pediatric cardiac quality of life inventory. Pediatrics. 2010 Sep;126(3):498-508. Hazen RA, Eder M, Drotar D, Zyzanski S, Reynolds AE, Reynolds CP, Kodish E, Noll RB; Multi-Site Intervention Study to Improve Consent Research Team. A feasibility trial of a video intervention to improve informed consent for parents of children with leukemia. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010 Jul 15;55(1):113-8. Hood KK, Rohan JM, Peterson CM, Drotar D. Interventions with adherence-promoting components in pediatric type 1 diabetes: meta-analysis of their impact on glycemic control. Diabetes Care. 2010 Jul;33(7):1658-64.
McNally K, Rohan J, Pendley JS, Delamater A, Drotar D. Executive functioning, treatment adherence, and glycemic control in children with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2010 Jun;33(6):1159-62.
Pai AL, Drotar D. Treatment adherence impact: the systematic assessment and quantification of the impact of treatment adherence on pediatric medical and psychological outcomes. J Pediatr Psychol. 2010 May;35(4):383-93. Hart CN, Raynor HA, Jelalian E, Drotar D. The association of maternal food intake and infants' and toddlers' food intake. Child Care Health Dev. 2010 May;36(3):396-403.
Rohan J, Drotar D, McNally K, Schluchter M, Riekert K, Vavrek P, Schmidt A, Redline S, Kercsmar C. Adherence to pediatric asthma treatment in economically disadvantaged African-American children and adolescents: an application of growth curve analysis. Pediatr Psychol. 2010 May;35(4):394-404.
Marino BS, Uzark K, Ittenbach R, Drotar D. Evaluation of quality of life in children with heart disease. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology. 2010;29:131 – 138.
Cortina S, de Alarcon A, McGraw K, Ahrens A, Rothenberg ME, Drotar D. Psychological impact of pediatric eosinophil-associated gastrointestinal disorders. Children’s Health Care. 2010;39:266 – 278.
Grants
Promoting treatment adherence in adolescent leukemia. Principal Investigator. National Institutes of Health. Sep 2007 - Jul 2012. # 1R01 CA119162-01A1.
Explaining racial disparities in child asthma morbidity. Co-investigator. National Institutes of Health. May 2010 - Apr 2014. #R01 AI088116-01A1.
Medical adherence in children who had a liver transplant. Co-investigator. National Institutes of Health. Jul 2009 - Jun 2014. #R01 DK080740-0iA2.
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Jeffrey N. Epstein, PhD
Director, Center for ADHD, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
is a licensed psychologist whose research and clinical work focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD and other psychological disorders originating in childhood. His empirical research concentrates on ADHD-related cognitive deficits and the promotion of evidence-based ADHD care in community settings.
513-636-8296
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Jeffrey N. Epstein, PhD
Director, Center for ADHD, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
Academic Information
Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Biography
Jeff Epstein, PhD, is a Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He earned his doctorate in clinical psychology from State University of New York at Stony Brook and completed a clinical internship at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Epstein is a licensed psychologist whose research and clinical work focus on the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD and other psychological disorders originating in childhood. He is a co-investigator on the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD (MTA). Dr. Epstein has published numerous empirical papers on a variety of ADHD-related topics. Much of his empirical research has concentrated on the neuropsychology of ADHD, and the promotion of evidence-based ADHD care among community pediatricians.
Education and Training
PhD: State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1994.
Internship: Medical University of South Carolina, 1994.
Publications
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Epstein JN. How can the internet help improve community-based pediatric ADHD care? Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics. 2012;12, 501-503. Becker SP, Langberg JM, Vaughn AJ, Epstein JN. Clinical utility of the Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Parent Rating Scale comorbidity screening scales. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 2012;33, 221-228. Shiels K, Tamm L, Epstein JN. Deficient post-error slowing in children with ADHD is limited to the inattentive subtype. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 2012;18, 1-6. Froehlich TE, Epstein JN, Nick TG, Melguizo-Castro MS, Stein MA, Brinkman WB, Graham AJ, Langberg JM, Kahn RS. Pharmacogenetic predictors of methylphenidate dose-response in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2011;50, 1129-1139. Brinkman WB, Hartl J, Rawe L, Britto MT, Epstein JN. Physicians’ shared decision making behaviors in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder care. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 2011;165, 1013-1019. Vaughn A, Epstein J, Rausch J, Altaye M, Langberg J, Newcorn J, Hinshaw S, Hechtman L, Arnold LE, Swanson J, Wigal T. Relations between neuropsychological functioning and ADHD symptomatology over time. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 2011;39, 853-864 Epstein JN, Langberg JM, Rosen PJ, Graham A, Narad ME, Antonini TN, Brinkman WB, Froehlich T, Simon JO, Altaye M. Evidence for higher reaction time variability for children with ADHD on a range of cognitive tasks including reward and event rate manipulations. Neuropsychology. 2011;25, 427-441. Epstein JN, Langberg JM, Lichtenstein PK, Kolb R, Altaye M, Simon JO. Use of a web portal to improve community-based pediatric ADHD care: A cluster randomized trial. Pediatrics. 2011;128, e1201-e1208. Langberg JM, Molina BSG, Arnold LE, Epstein JN, Altaye M, Hinshaw SP, Swanson JM, Wigal T, Hechtman L. Patterns and predictors of adolescent academic achievement and performance in a sample of children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. 2011;40, 1-13. Epstein JN, Brinkman WB, Froehlich T, Langberg JM, Narad ME, Antonini TN, Shiels K, Simon JO, Altaye M. Effects of stimulant medication, incentives, and event rate on reaction time variability in children with ADHD. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2011;36, 1060-1072.
Grants
Development of a Multi-faceted Cognitive Training Program for Children with ADHD. Principal Investigator. Apr 2009 - Mar 2013. #1R21/R33MH084842.
Medication Continuity in Children Treated for ADHD. Primary Mentor. Jan 2010 - Dec 2014. #K23 MH083027.
Reading ICARD: Interventions for Children with Attention and Reading Disorders. Co-investigator. Dec 2009 - Nov 2014. #R01 HD060617.
Effects of Adolescent Sleep Restriction on Neural and Neurobehavioral Functioning. Co-investigator. Jul 2009 - Jun 2014. #R01HL092149.
Evaluation of an Intervention for Improving Community-Based Pediatric ADHD Care. Principal Investigator. Jul 2010 – Jun 2015. #R01 MH083665-01.
Examining the Biological Basis of ADHD. Principal Investigator. Jul 2010 - Jun 2015. #K24 MH064478-06A2.
2/2 Multisite Study of School Based Treatment Approaches for ADHD Adolescents. Co-investigator. Jul 2009 - Jun 2014. #1R01MH082865-01.
Medication Response in Children with Predominantly Inattentive Type ADHD. Primary Mentor. Jun 2009 - Mar 2014. #K23MH083881.
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Michelle M. Ernst, PhD
Director, Consultation-Liaison Service
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Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Clinical InterestsInpatient consultation-liaison; coping with medical illness and procedures; stress management / relaxation Research InterestsClinical effectiveness research promoting use of evidence-based care with pediatric inpatients
Biography
Michelle M. Ernst, PhD received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from SUNY-Buffalo in 2000, where she conducted research on pediatric obesity. She did her internship training in the O’Grady Residency in Psychology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in 1999-2000. She returned to Cincinnati Children's in 2005 as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics to develop the inpatient Behavioral Medicine Consultation-Liaison Service. Her clinical interests include coping with medical illness and procedures, pain and loss of functioning, anxiety/stress management and parent support. She conducts clinical effectiveness research promoting use of evidence-based care with pediatric inpatients.
Education and Training
PhD: SUNY, Buffalo, NY, 2000.
Residency: O'Grady Residency in Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Publications
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Ernst MM, Johnson MC, Stark LJ. Developmental and psychosocial issues in cystic fibrosis. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2010 Apr;19(2):263-83, viii. Review.
Ernst MM, Wooldridge JL, Conway E, Dressman K, Weiland J, Tucker K, Seid M. Using quality improvement science to implement a multidisciplinary behavioral intervention targeting pediatric inpatient airway clearance. J Pediatr Psychol. 2010 Jan-Feb;35(1):14-24.
Streicher RP, Arnold JE, Ernst MK, Cooper CV. Development of a novel derivatization reagent for the sampling and analysis of total isocyanate group in air and comparison of its performance with that of several established reagents. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J. 1996 Oct;57(10):905-13.
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Stephanie Spear Filigno, PhD
Psychologist, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
Academic Information
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Clinical InterestsBehavior management in toddlers and preschoolers; adherence to treatment in chronic illness (CF and obesity); coping and adjustment; child anxiety, toileting Research InterestsEarly intervention; adherence to treatment in chronic illness (CF and obesity); development and testing of brief behavioral interventions; quality improvement
Biography
Stephanie Spear Filigno, PhD, joined the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology as an assistant professor of Pediatrics after completing her research fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s under the mentorship of Drs. Scott Powers and Lori Stark. During her fellowship she developed and delivered family-based behavior and nutrition treatments for obese preschoolers and young children with cystic fibrosis. She continues to collaborate on these projects, and independently develop quality improvement projects in cystic fibrosis with an early intervention behavior and nutrition focus. Stephanie also works with the Cystic Fibrosis Center to help families cope with the demands of the cystic fibrosis treatment regimen, reach nutrition recommendations, and improve adherence to treatment.
Education and Training
PhD: University of Nevada, Reno, NV, 2007.
Internship: Boystown, Nebraska Internship Consortium of Professional Psychology, Omaha, NE, 2006-2007.
Fellowship: Pediatric Psychology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2007-2009.
Publications
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Stark LJ, Spear S, Boles R, Kuhl E, Ratcliff M, Scharf C, Bolling C, Rausch J. A pilot randomized controlled trial of a clinic and home-based behavioral intervention to decrease obesity in preschoolers. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 Jan;19(1):134-41. Borowitz B, Robinson K, Rosenfeld M, Davis SD, Sabadosa KA, Spear SL, Michel SH, Parad RB, White TB, Farrell PM, Marshall BC, Accurso FJ. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Evidence-Based Guidelines for Management of Infants with Cystic Fibrosis. Journal of Pediatrics. 2009;155(6):S73-S93.
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Kevin A. Hommel, PhD
research focuses on adherence and self-management assessment methodology, behavioral treatment of nonadherence, promotion of self-management behavior, and the impact of adherence and self-management on health outcomes and quality of life in pediatric chronic conditions. His current research is in inflammatory bowel disease, eosinophil-associated gastrointestinal disorders, cystic fibrosis, and functional gastrointestinal disorders. Visit the Hommel Lab.
513-803-0407
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Kevin A. Hommel, PhD
Academic Information
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Clinical InterestsPromotion of treatment adherence; self-management in pediatric chronic conditions Research InterestsAdherence and self-management assessment methodology; behavioral treatment of nonadherence; promotion of self-management behavior; impact of adherence and self-management on health outcomes; quality of life in pediatric chronic conditions Visit the Hommel Lab.
Biography
Dr. Hommel's research is currently funded by the National Institutes of Health: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Many of his studies are focused on developing, testing (via randomized controlled trial), and optimizing behavioral treatments for nonadherence in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), as well as examining the effects of nonadherence on disease outcomes and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Dr. Hommel is also involved in studies that are aimed at developing HRQoL measures in functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) and eosinophilic esophagitis. He is a co-investigator on the PROTECT study, which is a multisite U01 study aimed at defining the rate of corticosteroid-free remission in pediatric patients with ulcerative colitis receiving standardized medical therapy. Additionally, Dr. Hommel is a co-investigator on a multisite R01 study aimed at developing and testing a collaborative chronic care network (C3N) to improve treatment outcomes in children with IBD. Dr. Hommel came to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in 2008 from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He continues to collaborate with investigators at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as a site principal investigator on two studies funded by the NIDDK. The first is evaluating the efficacy of a low magnitude mechanical stimulus intervention to improve bone mineral density in children with Crohn's disease and the second is examining the effects of a novel lipid matrix supplement on choline status in children with cystic fibrosis.
Education and Training
BA: University of Central Oklahoma, 1996.
MS: Oklahoma State University,1999.
PhD: Oklahoma State University, 2002.
Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2002.
Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2004.
Publications
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Hommel KA, Franciosi JP, Gray WN, Hente EA, Ahrens A, Rothenberg ME. Behavioral functioning and treatment adherence in pediatric eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. (in press). Franciosi JP, Hommel KA, DeBrosse CW, Greenler AJ, Greenberg AB, Abonia JP, Rothenberg ME, Varni JW. Quality of Life in Paediatric Eosinophilic Oesophagitis: What is Important to Patients? Child: Care, Health, and Development. 38(4): 477-483. 2012. Hommel KA, Hente EA, Odell S, Herzer M, Ingerski LM, Guilfoyle SM, Denson LA. Evaluation of a Group-Based Behavioral Intervention to Promote Adherence in Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 24(1): 64-69. 2012. Gray WN, Denson LA, Baldassano RN, Hommel KA. Treatment Adherence in Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The Collective Impact of Barriers to Adherence and Anxiety/Depressive Symptoms. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 37(3): 282-291. 2012. Hommel KA, Franciosi JP, Hente EA, Ahrens A, Rothenberg ME. Treatment Adherence in Pediatric Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 37(5): 533-542. 2012. Modi AC, Pai AL, Hommel KA, Hood KK, Cortina S, Hilliard ME, Guilfoyle SM, Gray WN, Drotar D. Pediatric self-management: A framework for research, practice, and policy. Pediatrics. 129(2): E473-485. 2012. Guilfoyle SM, Denson LA, Baldassano RN, Hommel KA. Paediatric parenting stress in inflammatory bowel disease: Application of the Pediatric Inventory for Parents. Child: Care, Health and Development. 38(2): 273-279. 2012. Hommel KA, Herzer M, Ingerski LM, Hente EA, Denson LA. Individually-tailored treatment of medication nonadherence: A pilot study. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2011. Herzer M, Denson LA, Baldassano RN, Hommel KA. Family functioning and health-related quality of life in adolescents with pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. Jan;23(1):95-100. 2011. Hommel KA, Odell S, Sander E, Baldassano RN, Barg FK. Treatment adherence in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease: perceptions from adolescent patients and their families. Health Soc Care Community. Jan;19(1):80-8. 2011.
Grants
Open Source Science: Transforming Chronic Illness Care. Co-Investigator. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases / National Institute of Nursing Research. 2009 - 2014. Telehealth Enhancement of Adherence to Medication in Pediatric IBD (TEAM Study). Principal Investigator. National Institutes of Health / National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. 2011 - 2016. Predicting Response to Standard Pediatric Colitis Therapy: The PROTECT study. Co-Investigator. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. 2012 - 2017.
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Susmita Kashikar-Zuck, PhD
Training Director, Psychology Fellowship Program
studies the assessment and treatment of pediatric chronic pain conditions, specifically the development of interventions to reduce the physical and psychosocial impact of pain in the lives of children and adolescents. Special areas of interest include the study of poorly understood musculoskeletal pain conditions such as juvenile fibromyalgia and risk/protective factors that predict long term outcomes. Visit the Kashikar-Zuck Lab.
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Susmita Kashikar-Zuck, PhD
Training Director, Psychology Fellowship Program
Academic Information
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Clinical InterestsPediatric pain management; cognitive behavioral therapy for treatment of chronic pain in children; parent training; biofeedback Research InterestsPsychological factors in pediatric chronic pain; evidence-based interventions for the treatment of pediatric chronic pain; cognitive-behavior therapy for juvenile fibromyalgia; long term outcomes of adolescents with fibromyalgia; transition to early adulthood Visit the Kashikar-Zuck Lab.
Biography
Susmita Kashikar-Zuck, PhD, specializes in behavioral pain management with children. She is the psychologist for the multidisciplinary pain management program at Cincinnati Children's. Her research interests are in the psychological aspects of pediatric chronic pain including adjustment and coping of children and their families. She is specifically interested in evaluating the efficacy of cognitive behavior therapy for pain conditions such as juvenile fibromyalgia. Dr. Kashikar-Zuck has experience working with a variety of different ethnic groups and age groups and is sensitive to individual and group differences in coping with medical illness.
Education and Training
PhD: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 1995.
Internship: Subspecialty in Medical/Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
Certification: Licensed Psychologist.
Publications
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Lynch-Jordan AM, Kashikar-Zuck S, Goldschneider KR. Parent perceptions of adolescent pain expression: the adolescent pain behavior questionnaire. Pain. 2010 Dec;151(3):834-42. Kashikar-Zuck S, Parkins IS, Ting TV, Verkamp E, Lynch-Jordan A, Passo M, Graham TB. Controlled follow-up study of physical and psychosocial functioning of adolescents with juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2010 Nov;49(11):2204-9. Kashikar-Zuck S, Flowers SR, Verkamp E, Ting TV, Lynch-Jordan AM, Graham TB, Passo M, Schikler KN, Hashkes PJ, Spalding S, Banez G, Richards MM, Powers SW, Arnold LM, Lovell D. Actigraphy-based physical activity monitoring in adolescents with juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome. J Pain. 2010 Sep;11(9):885-93. Kashikar-Zuck S, Johnston M, Ting TV, Graham BT, Lynch-Jordan AM, Verkamp E, Passo M, Schikler KN, Hashkes PJ, Spalding S, Banez G, Richards MM, Powers SW, Arnold LM, Lovell D. Relationship between school absenteeism and depressive symptoms among adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia. J Pediatr Psychol. 2010 Oct;35(9):996-1004. Kashikar-Zuck SM. Psychological interventions for pediatric chronic pain--the good news and the challenges ahead. Pain. 2010 Mar;148(3):361-2. Lynch-Jordan AM, Kashikar-Zuck S, Crosby LE, Lopez WL, Smolyansky BH, Parkins IS, Luzader CP, Hartman A, Guilfoyle SM, Powers SW. Applying quality improvement methods to implement a measurement system for chronic pain-related disability. J Pediatr Psychol. 2010 Jan-Feb;35(1):32-41. Kashikar-Zuck S, Lynch AM, Slater S, Graham TB, Swain NF, Noll RB. Family factors, emotional functioning, and functional impairment in juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Oct 15;59(10):1392-8. Kashikar-Zuck S, Parkins IS, Graham TB, Lynch AM, Passo M, Johnston M, Schikler KN, Hashkes PJ, Banez G, Richards MM. Anxiety, mood, and behavioral disorders among pediatric patients with juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome. Clin J Pain. 2008 Sep;24(7):620-6. Kashikar-Zuck S, Lynch AM, Graham TB, Swain NF, Mullen SM, Noll RB. Social functioning and peer relationships of adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome. Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Apr 15;57(3):474-80. Lynch AM, Kashikar-Zuck S, Goldschneider KR, Jones BA. Sex and age differences in coping styles among children with chronic pain. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2007 Feb;33(2):208-16.
Grants
Enhancing PROMIS in Pediatric Pain, Rheumatology, and Rehabilitation Research. Co-Investigator. National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. 2009-2013. #U01 AR057940. Longitudinal determination of outcomes of adolescents with fibromyalgia. Principal Investigator. National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. 2009-2014. #R01 AR054842.
Behavioral interventions and long-term outcomes in juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome. Principal Investigator. National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. 2009-2014. #K24 AR056687.
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Jessica C. Kichler, PhD
Pediatric Psychologist, Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
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Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Clinical InterestsPediatric psychology; congenital heart disorders; diabetes ResearchChild and family adjustment and coping with chronic illness; adherence; neurodevelopmental and psychosocial outcomes from chronic illness
Biography
Dr. Jessica C. Kichler, PhD, is a pediatric psychologist, who specializes in working with chronically medically ill children and their families. She is also a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE). She provides individual, family, and group therapy for all ages of children and their families. In addition, she engages in research, education, and training in the areas of adjustment and coping, adherence, and the psychosocial outcomes of chronic illness in children and families.
Education and Training
PhD: Kent State University, Kent, OH, 2003. Residency: Clinical Psychology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Fellowship: Clinical Psychology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI. Certification: Certified Diabetes Educator, 2008; Clinical Psychology, Ohio State Board of Psychology, 2011.
Publications
Kaugars AS, Kichler JC, Alemzadeh R. Assessing readiness to change the balance of responsibility for managing type 1 diabetes mellitus: adolescent, mother, and father perspectives. Pediatr Diabetes. 2011 Sep;12(6):547-55.
Kaugars AS, Zebracki K, Kichler JC, Fitzgerald CJ, Greenley RN, Alemzadeh R, Holmbeck GN. Use of the Family Interaction Macro-coding System with families of adolescents: psychometric properties among pediatric and healthy populations. J Pediatr Psychol. 2011 Jun;36(5):539-51.
Nabors L, Kichler J. Children’s Attitudes Toward Their Diabetes, Locus of Control, and HbA1c Levels. J Devel Phys Disabil. 2010;22:475-484.
Alemzadeh R, Kichler J, Calhoun M. Spectrum of Metabolic Dysfunction in Relationship to Hyperandrogenemia among Major Clinical Phenotypes of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Obese Adolescent Girls. Euro J Endocrin. 2010;162:1093-1099. Kichler JC, Kaugars AS, Ellis J, Alemzadeh R. Exploring self-management characteristics in youths with type 1 diabetes mellitus: does membership in a glycemic control category matter? Pediatr Diabetes. 2010 Dec;11(8):536-43.
Salamon KS, Hains AA, Fleischman KM, Davies WH, Kichler J. Improving adherence in social situations for adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM): a pilot study. Prim Care Diabetes. 2010 Apr;4(1):47-55.
Alemzadeh R, Kichler J, Babar G, Calhoun M. Hypovitaminosis D in obese children and adolescents: relationship with adiposity, insulin sensitivity, ethnicity, and season. Metabolism. 2008 Feb;57(2):183-91.
Kichler JC, Foster C, Opipari-Arrigan L. The relationship between negative communication and body image dissatisfaction in adolescent females with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. J Health Psychol. 2008 Apr;13(3):336-47.
Alemzadeh R, Palma-Sisto P, Holzum M, Parton E, Kicher J. Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion attenuated glycemic instability in preschool children with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2007 Aug;9(4):339-47.
Alemzadeh R, Ellis J, Calhoun M, Kichler J. Predictors of metabolic control at one year in a population of pediatric patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a retrospective study. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Sep;19(9):1141-9.
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Joshua M. Langberg, PhD
investigates the identification and treatment of academic impairment in children and adolescents with ADHD. His research focuses on the development and implementation of evidence-based interventions in school and community settings for adolescents with ADHD.
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Joshua M. Langberg, PhD
Academic Information
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Clinical InterestsAssessment and treatment of children and adolescents with ADHD Research InterestsEvidence-based interventions for children and adolescents with ADHD
Biography
Joshua M. Langberg, PhD, earned his PhD in Clinical / Community Psychology from the University of South Carolina in 2005 and completed his internship in Clinical / Child Psychology at Duke University Medical Center in 2006. He completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Center for ADHD in the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in 2007. Dr. Langberg has published empirical studies on the school-based treatment of adolescents with ADHD. He has developed after-school interventions for children and adolescents with ADHD that improve organization, time-management and study skills. Dr. Langberg's primary scholarly interest is to promote the development and use of evidence-based interventions for children and adolescents with ADHD in school and community settings.
Education and Training
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2007.
Internship: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 2006.
PhD: University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 2005.
MA: James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, 2002.
BA: Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, PA, 2000.
Publications
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Epstein JN, Brinkman WB, Froehlich T, Langberg JM, Narad ME, Antonini TN, Shiels K, Simon JO, Altaye M. Effects of Stimulant Medication, Incentives, and Event Rate on Reaction Time Variability in Children With ADHD. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2011 Apr;36(5):1060-72. Langberg JM, Vaughn AJ, Brinkman WB, Froehlich T, Epstein JN. Clinical utility of the Vanderbilt ADHD Rating Scale for ruling out comorbid learning disorders. Pediatrics. 2010 Nov;126(5):e1033-8. Langberg JM, Arnold LE, Flowers AM, Epstein JN, Altaye M, Hinshaw SP, Swanson JM, Kotkin R, Simpson S, Molina BS, Jensen PS, Abikoff H, Pelham WE Jr, Vitiello B, Wells KC, Hechtman L. Parent-reported homework problems in the MTA study: evidence for sustained improvement with behavioral treatment. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2010 Mar;39(2):220-33. Epstein JN, Langberg JM, Lichtenstein PK, Altaye M, Brinkman WB, House K, Stark LJ. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder outcomes for children treated in community-based pediatric settings. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Feb;164(2):160-5. Epstein JN, Hwang ME, Antonini T, Langberg JM, Altaye M, Arnold LE. Examining predictors of reaction times in children with ADHD and normal controls. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2010 Jan;16(1):138-47. Langberg JM, Brinkman WB, Lichtenstein PK, Epstein JN. Examining predictors of reaction times in children with ADHD and normal controls. Expert Rev Neurother. 2009 Apr;9(4):477-87. Langberg JM, Epstein JN. Non-pharmacological approaches for treating children with ADHD inattentive type. F1000 Med Rep. 2009 Feb 24;1. pii: 16. Langberg JM, Epstein JN, Graham AJ. Organizational-skills interventions in the treatment of ADHD. Expert Rev Neurother. 2008 Oct;8(10):1549-61. Langberg JM, Epstein JN, Altaye M, Molina BS, Arnold LE, Vitiello B. The transition to middle school is associated with changes in the developmental trajectory of ADHD symptomatology in young adolescents with ADHD. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2008 Jul;37(3):651-63. Epstein JN, Langberg JM, Lichtenstein PK, Mainwaring BA, Luzader CP, Stark LJ. Community-wide intervention to improve the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder assessment and treatment practices of community physicians. Pediatrics. 2008 Jul;122(1):19-27.
Grants
Organizational Skills Interventions for Children with ADHD. Principal Investigator. Department of Education; Institute for Education Sciences. Jul 2009 - Jun 2012. #R305A090059.
2/2 Multisite Study of School Based Treatment Approaches for ADHD Adolescents. Principal Investigator. National Institute of Mental Health. Jul 2009 - Jun 2014. #0R01MH082865-01A2.
Reading ICARD: Interventions for Children with Attention and Reading Disorders. Co-Investigator. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Dec 2009 - Nov 2014. #1R01HD060617-01A1.
Evaluation of an Intervention for Improving Community-Based Pediatric ADHD Care. Co-Investigator. National Institute of Mental Health. Jul 2010 - Jun 2015. #1R01MH083665-01A2.
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Richard E. A. Loren, PhD
Clinical Director, Center for ADHD
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Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder
Biography
Richard E. A. Loren, PhD, is a clinical child psychologist who has both clinical and research interests in the assessment and behavioral management of children and adolescents with attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder.
Current areas of particular interest include group-based parent training to address common behavioral and emotional problems of school-aged children with ADHD.
Dr. Loren joined the Cincinnati Children's Center for ADHD as clinical director in August 2006.
Education and Training
PhD: Kent State University, Kent, OH, Clinical Psychology, 1993.
Predoctoral Internship: Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, West Virginia University Medical Center, Morgantown, WV 1990-1991.
Certification: National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, Registrant #43569, 1995; Certified Health Services Provider-Psychologist (HSP-P), North Carolina Psychology Board, 1995.
Licensure: Licensed Psychologist, State Board of Psychology of Ohio, 2006; Licensed Psychologist, North Carolina Psychology Board, 1994.
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Langberg JM, Epstein JN, Simon JO, Loren REA, Arnold LE, Hechtman L, Hinshaw SP, Hoza B, Jensen PS, Pelham WE, Swanson JM, Wigal T. Parent agreement on ratings of children's Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and broadband externalizing behaviors. J Emot Behav Disord. 2010 Mar;18(1):41-50. Langberg JM, Froehlich TE, Loren RE, Martin JE, Epstein JN. Assessing children with ADHD in primary care settings. Expert Rev Neurother. 2008 Apr;8(4):627-41.
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Anne M. Lynch-Jordan, PhD
Psychologist
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Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Clinical InterestsPediatric psychology; child and adolescent clinical psychology; behavioral pain management Research InterestsPsychosocial factors associated with pediatric chronic pain; child pain behaviors; parenting behaviors
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Anne M. Lynch-Jordan, PhD, is a clinical psychologist specializing in the assessment and treatment of pediatric chronic pain. She is the primary pain psychologist in Headache Center (named a Clinical Center of Excellence by Medical Economics in 2009), Epidermolysis Bullosa Center, and the Pain Management Clinic (named a Clinical Center of Excellence by the American Pain Society in 2007). Dr. Lynch-Jordan is the associate director of the O'Grady Residency in Pediatric Psychology, and is a team leader in the Academic Collaborative, a hospital-wide initiative aimed at integrating quality improvement science into academic divisions at Cincinnati Children's.
Dr. Lynch-Jordan's current research interests include parenting behavior and illness behavior encouragement of children with chronic pain. Additionally, she is interested in pain expression and factors contributing to school attendance/absences in the pediatric chronic pain population. She is a study therapist for an NIH clinical trial investigating behavioral interventions for juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome.
Education and Training
PhD: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 2003.
Internship: University of Florida Health Sciences Center, Gainesville, FL, 2002-03.
Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2003-05.
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Kashikar-Zuck S, Flowers SR, Claar RL, Guite JW, Logan DE, Lynch-Jordan AM, Palermo TM, Wilson AC. Clinical utility and validity of the Functional Disability Inventory among a multicenter sample of youth with chronic pain. Pain. 2011 Jul;152(7):1600-7. Lynch-Jordan AM, Kashikar-Zuck S, Goldschneider KR. Parent perceptions of adolescent pain expression: the adolescent pain behavior questionnaire. Pain. 2010 Dec;151(3):834-42. Kashikar-Zuck S, Parkins IS, Ting TV, Verkamp E, Lynch-Jordan A, Passo M, Graham TB. Controlled follow-up study of physical and psychosocial functioning of adolescents with juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2010 Nov;49(11):2204-9. Kashikar-Zuck S, Flowers SR, Verkamp E, Ting TV, Lynch-Jordan AM, Graham TB, Passo M, Schikler KN, Hashkes PJ, Spalding S, Banez G, Richards MM, Powers SW, Arnold LM, Lovell D. Actigraphy-based physical activity monitoring in adolescents with juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome. J Pain. 2010 Sep;11(9):885-93. Kashikar-Zuck S, Johnston M, Ting TV, Graham BT, Lynch-Jordan AM, Verkamp E, Passo M, Schikler KN, Hashkes PJ, Spalding S, Banez G, Richards MM, Powers SW, Arnold LM, Lovell D. Relationship between school absenteeism and depressive symptoms among adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia. J Pediatr Psychol. 2010 Oct;35(9):996-1004. Lynch-Jordan AM, Kashikar-Zuck S, Crosby LE, Lopez WL, Smolyansky BH, Parkins IS, Luzader CP, Hartman A, Guilfoyle SM, Powers SW. Applying quality improvement methods to implement a measurement system for chronic pain-related disability. J Pediatr Psychol. 2010 Jan-Feb;35(1):32-41. Lynch-Jordan A, Kashikar-Zuck S, Flower S, Harding K, Wolf D, Paulford-Lecher N, Desai A, Szabova A, Goldschneider K. The relationship between adolescent pain behaviors and catastrophizing on parent catastrophizing about their adolescents’ pain. The Journal of Pain. 2010 11(4), (1 Suppl), 18.
Flowers S, Kashikar-Zuck S, Verkamp E, Lynch-Jordan A, Strotman D, Ting Schikler K, Spalding S, Hashkes P, Richards M, Banez G, Arnold L, Powers S, Lovell D. The relationship between pain catastrophizing, coping efficacy, and objectively measured physical activity in adolescents with Juvenile Primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome. The Journal of Pain. 2010 11(4), (1 Suppl), 16.
Zafar M, Kashikar-Zuck S, Slater S, Allen J, Flowers S, Verkamp E, Ting T, Lynch-Jordan A, Kabbouche M, Hershey A, Powers S. Childhood abuse in pediatric patients with juvenile fibromyalgia and chronic daily headache. The Journal of Pain. 2010 11(4), (1 Suppl), 13.
Kashikar-Zuck S, Lynch A, Slater S, Graham TB, Swain NF, Noll R. Family factors, emotional functioning, and functional impairment in juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome. Arthritis Care and Research. 2008 59(10),1392-98.
Grants
Longitudinal Determination of Outcomes of Adolescents with Fibromyalgia. Co-Investigator. National Institutes of Health. 2009 - 2014.
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Michael W. Mellon, PhD, ABPP
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Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Clinical InterestsAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) application to children with IBD and their families Research InterestsThe development of child and parent self-report measures of experiential avoidance and cognitive fusion related to IBD
Biography
Michael W. Mellon, PhD earned his PhD from the University of Memphis and completed an internship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dr. Mellon is currently a pediatric psychologist in the Department of Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center providing psychological care to patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Dr. Mellon has also worked in the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at the Mayo Clinic as the co-director of the Mayo Clinic-Dana Child Development and Learning Disorders Program, and Director of the Enuresis and Encopresis Clinic. Dr. Mellon has published and presented papers at national conferences in the areas of behavioral treatments for enuresis and encopresis. Recent research activities include a study of the relationship between ADHD and elimination disorders, and a study identifying predictors of outcome in conditioning treatment of primary nocturnal enuresis.
Education and Training
PhD: University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, 1993.
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 1992.
Certification: American Board of Professional Psychology, Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology, 2009.
Publications
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Homan KJ, Mellon MW, Houlihan D, Katusic MZ. Brief Report: Childhood Disintegrative Disorder: A Brief Examination of Eight Case Studies. J Autism Dev Disord. 2011 Apr;41(4):497-504. Voigt RG, Johnson SK, Mellon MW, Hashikawa AH, Campeau LJ, Williams AR, Yawn BP, Juhn YJ. Relationship between parenting stress and concerns identified by developmental screening and their effects on parental medical care-seeking behavior. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2009 May;48(4):362-8. Voigt RG, Johnson SK, Hashikawa AH, Mellon MW, Campeau LJ, Williams AR, Yawn BP, Juhn YJ. Why parents seek medical evaluations for their children with mild acute illnesses. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2008 Apr;47(3):244-51. Mellon MW, Whiteside SP, Friedrich WN. The relevance of fecal soiling as an indicator of child sexual abuse: a preliminary analysis. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2006 Feb;27(1):25-32. Lynn SG, Bauch CD, Williams DE, Beatty CW, Mellon MW, Weaver AL. Psychologic profile of tinnitus patients using the SCL-90-R and Tinnitus Handicap Inventory. Otol Neurotol. 2003 Nov;24(6):878-81. Bauch CD, Lynn SG, Williams DE, Mellon MW, Weaver AL. Tinnitus impact: three different measurement tools. J Am Acad Audiol. 2003 May-Jun;14(4):181-7. McGrath ML, Mellon MW, Murphy L. Empirically supported treatments in pediatric psychology: constipation and encopresis. J Pediatr Psychol. 2000 Jun;25(4):225-54; discussion 255-6. Review. Mellon MW, McGrath ML. Empirically supported treatments in pediatric psychology: nocturnal enuresis. J Pediatr Psychol. 2000 Jun;25(4):193-214; discussion 215-8, 219-24. Review. Stern HP, Stroh SE, Fiedorek SC, Kelleher K, Mellon MW, Pope SK, Rayford PL. Increased plasma levels of pancreatic polypeptide and decreased plasma levels of motilin in encopretic children. Pediatrics. 1995 Jul;96(1 Pt 1):111-7. Stern HP, Mellon MW, Stern TP, Fiser R. Information highway travelling back to our roots. J Ark Med Soc. 1994 Dec;91(7):316-7.
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Monica Mitchell, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
investigates a variety of topics related to health disparities, adherence, community-based research and early childhood mental health. Much of her research focuses on developing culturally-appropriate, community-based and family-based interventions for children with pediatric health conditions such as sickle cell disease and obesity. There is a strong component of direct community advocacy in much of her lab’s work. Visit the Mitchell Lab.
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Monica Mitchell, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
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Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Health disparities; sickle cell disease; obesity; community-based research; school-based mental health; qualitative research methods; using technology in psychological interventions and program evaluation; public policy Visit the Mitchell Lab.
Biography
Monica Mitchell, PhD, received her doctorate from Vanderbilt University in 1998, and completed her residency and post-doctoral fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in 1998 and 2001 respectively. During her post-doctoral fellowship, she completed a supplement grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to examine family variables related to nutritional intake and mealtime behavior problems. In 2001, Dr. Mitchell received a K01 grant to examine nutritional status and depression in children with sickle cell disease. This study was part of a five-year K01 career development grant she received from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) that involves assessing growth, development and behavioral functioning in children with sickle cell disease. Dr. Mitchell has published more than 20 articles, including in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Headache, Diabetes Care and Pediatrics. Dr. Mitchell has also served on the Journal of Pediatric Psychology's Editorial Board since 2005, and is past Chair of the Diversity Committee of the Society of Pediatric Psychology (Division 54 of the American Psychological Association). Most recently, she was appointed to a three year term to the Committee on Youth, Children and Families for APA.
Education and Training
PhD: Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN, 1999. Pre-Doctoral Internship: Pediatric/Child Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 1998.
Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Division of Psychology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 2001.
Publications
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Hines J, Crosby L, Harris A, Davis O, Mitchell M. Youth Engagement in Sickle Cell Disease Community Education. Health Behavior and Education. 2011. Crosby L, Modi A, Mitchell M, Lemanek K, Kalinyak K. Adherence to clinic visits in adolescents with sickle cell disease. J Hem Onc. 2011. Hines J, Mitchell M, Crosby L, Johnson A, Valenzuela J, Kalinyak K, Joiner C. Engaging Patients with Sickle Cell Disease and their Families in Disease Education, Research, and Community Awareness. J Prev Interv Comm. 2011. Valenzuela J, Jacquez F, Pendery R, Niemes L, Huddleston D, Mitchell M. The Impact of a Community-based Activity and Nutrition Program for Children. J Prev Interv Comm. 2011. Lynch J, Mitchell M. Community Engagement and the Ethics of Global, Translational Research: A Response to Sofaer and Eyal. Am J Bioeth. 2010 Aug;10(8):37-8. Roberts Y, Mitchell M, Witman M, Taffarro C. Mental Health Symptoms in Youth Affected by Hurricane Katrina. Professional Psychology Research and Practice. 2010 Feb;41(1):10-18.
Herzer M, Godiwala N, Hommel KA, Driscoll K, Mitchell M, Crosby LE, Piazza-Waggoner C, Zeller MH, Modi AC. Family functioning in the context of pediatric chronic conditions. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2010 Jan;31(1):26-34. McGrady ME, Mitchell MJ, Theodore SN, Sersion B, Holtzapple E. Preschool Participation and BMI at Kindergarten Entry: The Case for Early Behavioral Intervention. J Obes. 2010;2010. pii: 360407. Mitchell MJ, Carpenter GJ, Crosby LE, Bishop CT, Hines J, Noll J. Growth status in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2009 Jun;26(4):202-15. Mitchell MJ, Piazza-Waggoner C, Modi A. Assessing Stability in Family Functioning in Cystic Fibrosis and Normative Samples Using the Mealtime Interaction Coding System. J Ped Psych. 2009;34(1):63-68.
Grants
Engaging Urban and Rural Appalachian Communities in Clinical Research. Site Principal Investigator. National Institutes of Health. Sep 2009 - Sep 2011. Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center. Project Principal Investigator. National Institutes of Health. Apr 2008 - Mar 2012. Clinical Translational Science Award. Co-Director. National Institutes of Health. Apr 2009 - Mar 2014.
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Avani C. Modi, PhD
Co-Director, New Onset Seizure Clinic
examines longitudinal treatment adherence in pediatric chronic illnesses and predictors of adherence trajectories. Specifically, she is interested in the measurement of adherence and developing family-based interventions to improve adherence in pediatric epilepsy. Her second line of research involves developing and validating disease-specific health-related quality of life measures in cystic fibrosis and obesity. Visit the Modi Lab.
513-636-4864
avani.modi@cchmc.org
Avani C. Modi, PhD
Co-Director, New Onset Seizure Clinic
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Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Clinical InterestsAdjustment and adaptation in pediatric epilepsy Research InterestsTreatment adherence; health-related quality of life; epilepsy; obesity; cystic fibrosis; sickle cell disease; bariatric surgery Visit the Modi Lab.
Biography
Avani Modi, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology (Center for the Promotion of Treatment Adherence and Self-Management) at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Her research lab focuses on adherence to pediatric medical regimens, including the measurement of adherence, identifying barriers to effective disease management, and developing and evaluating family-based interventions to improve adherence, especially within pediatric epilepsy. She also has an interest in the development of health-related quality-of-life outcome measures.
Education and Training
BS: Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1998.
MS: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 2001.
PhD: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2004.
Internship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2004.
Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2006.
Publications
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Guilfoyle, S.M., Wagner, J.L, Smith, G., Modi, A.C. (2012). Early Screening and Identification of Psychological Comorbidities in Pediatric Epilepsy is Necessary. Epilepsy and Behavior, 25(4):495-500. PMCID: In process. Modi, A.C., Wu, Y.P., Guilfoyle, S.M., & Glauser, T.A. (2012). Uninformed Clinical Decisions Resulting From Lack of Adherence Assessment in Children with New Onset Epilepsy. Epilepsy and Behavior, 25, 481-484.PMCID: In process. Bateman, L.M, Begley, C.E., Ben-Menachem, E., Berg, A.T., Berkovic, S.F., Cascino, G.D., Drazkowski, J., Edwards, J.C., Engle, J., French, J.A., Gilliam, F.D., Hoerth, M.T., Jehi, L.E., Kanner, A.M, Krauss, G.L, Labiner, D.M., Loddenkemper, T., Luder, H.O., McKhann, G.M., McLachlan, R., Modi, A., Pennel, P.B., Shafer, P.O., Sirven, J.I., Stern, J.M., Szaflarski, J.P., Theodore, W.H. (2012). Overcoming barriers to successful epilepsy management. Epilepsy Currents, 12 (4), 158-160. PMCID: PMC342320. Modi, A.C., Ingerski, L.M., Rausch, J.R., Glauser, T.A. & Drotar, D. (2012). White coat adherence over the first year of therapy in pediatric epilepsy. Journal of Pediatrics, 161(4), 695-699. PMCID: 3426618. Morita, D.A., Glauser, T.A., & Modi, A.C. (2012).Development and Validation of the Pediatric Epilepsy Side Effects Questionnaire. Neurology, 79(12), 1252-1258. PMCID: 3440448. Driscoll, KA, Schatschneider, C, McGinnity, K, Modi, AC. (2012). Application of dyadic data analysis in pediatric psychology: Cystic fibrosis health-related quality of life and anxiety in caregiver-child dyads. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 37, 605-611. PMCID: In process. Barker, DH, Driscoll, KA, Modi, AC, Light, MJ, Quittner, AL. (2012). Supporting CF disease management during adolescence: The role of family and friends.Child: Care, Health and Development, 38, 497-504. NIHMSID #411712; PMCID: In process. Modi, A.C., Crosby, L.E., Hines, J., Drotar, D., & Mitchell, M.J. (2012). Feasibility of Web-based Technology to Assess Adherence to Clinic Appointments in Youth with Sickle Cell Disease. Journal of Pediatric Hematology / Oncology,34 (3):e93-6.PMCID: PMC3311776. Modi, A.C., Pai, A.L., Hommel, K.A., Hood, K.K., Cortina, S., Hilliard, M.E., Guilfoyle, S.M., Gray,W.N., & Drotar, D. (2012). Pediatric self-management: A framework for research, practice, and Policy. Pediatrics. 129(2):e473-85. PMCID: In process.
Grants
Improving Treatment Adherence for Children with New-Onset Epilepsy. Principal Investigator. National Institutes of Health. Apr 2007 - Mar 2012. #1K23NS058363-01. Improving Adherence to Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease. Sub-study Co-Investigator. Comprehensive Sickle Cell Grant,National Institutes of Health. Apr 2008 - Mar 2012. Adolescent Bariatrics: Assessing Health Benefits and Risks. Co-investigator. National Institutes of Health. Jul 2006 - Jun 2011. #1U01DK07249301.
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Jennie G. Noll, PhD
Director of Research, Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
is a developmental psychologist whose studies the long-term bio-psycho-social impact of childhood abuse on female development. More specifically, her current NIH research involves the sexual development and teen pregnancy rates of abused adolescents, the intergenerational transmission of the effects of childhood sexual abuse, and internet-initiated victimization. Visit the Noll Lab.
513-636-9922
jennie.noll@cchmc.org
Jennie G. Noll, PhD
Director of Research, Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
Academic Information
Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Biography
Jennie Noll, PhD, is a professor of pediatrics in the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology. Her primary program of research has focused on the bio-psycho-social health consequences of severe childhood abuse. Through long-term, prospective longitudinal study, Dr. Noll and her colleagues have published some of the most definitive research attesting to the abuse sequelae spanning a host of developmental outcomes including obesity, health-care utilization, teen pregnancy, premature delivery, steep disturbances, stress-responsivity, HPA activity, and cognitive abilities. Dr. Noll has forged a particular niche within the field of child maltreatment with her focus on the comprehensive assessment of sexual attitudes and activities, as well as variations in sexual development observed in teens abused as children. In her current R01, over 500 females are being assessed longitudinally throughout adolescence in order to explicate pathways to aberrant sexual development that are directly attributable to the trauma of childhood abuse. Dr. Noll has conducted longitudinal studies of abused women spanning more than 20 years and has published numerous papers attesting to the long-term deleterious health outcomes and intergenerational impact of childhood sexual abuse. Dr. Noll holds a joint appointment in CCHMC’s Epidemiology and Biostatistics where she applies quantitative methods and longitudinal data analyses which include time series, trajectory, structural modeling and growth curve approaches Most recently, Dr. Noll has conducted research regarding adolescent internet use patterns, exposures to sexual media, online social behaviors and risk for internet-initiated victimization.
Education and Training
BA: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 1990.
PhD: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 1995.
Fellowship: Forming Science Careers in Developmental Neurocognition, 1990-1995.
Publications
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Noll,JG, Grych J. Read-react-respond: an interactive model for understanding sexual revictimization. J Viol Traum. 2011. Ratcliff M, Jenkins T, Reiter-Purtill J, Noll JG, Zeller MH. Risk-taking behaviors of adolescents with extreme obesity: normative or not? Pediatrics. 2011 May;127(5):827-34. Noll JG, Haralson KJ, Butler EM, Shenk CE. Childhood maltreatment, psychological dysregulation, and risky sexual behaviors in female adolescents. J Pediatr Psychol. 2011 Aug;36(7):743-52. Zeller MH, Reiter-Purtill J, Ratcliff MB, Inge TH, Noll JG. Two-year trends in psychosocial functioning after adolescent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2011 Mar 5. E-pub ahead of print. Shenk CE, Noll JG, Putnam FW, Trickett PK. A prospective examination of the role of childhood sexual abuse and physiological asymmetry in the development of psychopathology. Child Abuse Negl. 2010 Oct;34(10):752-61. Noll JG, Shenk CE, Yeh MT, Ji J, Putnam FW, Trickett PK. Receptive language and educational attainment for sexually abused females. Pediatrics. 2010 Sep;126(3):e615-22. Trickett PK, Noll JG, Putnam FW. The impact of sexual abuse on female development: lessons from a multigenerational, longitudinal research study. Dev Psychopathol. 2010;23:453-476. Noll JG, Shenk CE. The physical health consequences of childhood maltreatment: A public health perspective. J Ped Psychol. 2010:35:447-449. Kwako LE, Noll JG, Putnam FW, Trickett PK. Childhood sexual abuse and attachment: An intergenerational perspective. Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2010 Jul;15(3):407-22.
Trickett PK, Noll JG, Susman EJ, Shenk CE, Putnam FW. Attenuation of cortisol across development for victims of sexual abuse. Dev Psychopathol. 2010 Winter;22(1):165-75.
Grants
20-year intergenerational longitudinal followup of females abused as children. Principal Investigator. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. 2010-2012. #R03HD060604
Treatment of Maternal Depression in Home Visitation: Mother and Child Impacts. Co-Investigator. National Institute of Health. 2010-2015. #R01MH087499
Longitudinal Determination of Outcomes of Adolescents with Fibromyalgia. Co-Investigator. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. 2009-2014. #R01AR054842.
Adolescent Bariatrics: Controlled Longitudinal Study of Psychosocial Development. Co-Investigator. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. 2008-2013. #R01DK080020-01A.
Adult Neurobehavioral Late Effects of Pediatric Low Grade Brain Tumors. Co-Investigator. National Cancer Institute. 2008-2013. #R01 CA132899-01.
A Prospective Investigation of the Mechanisms Involved in Teen Pregnancy. Principal Investigator. 2007-2012. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. #R01HD052533. Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences and Training National Center for Research Resources. National Institute of Health. 2001-2011. #UL1RR026314
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Ahna Pai, PhD
Academic Information
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Biography
Ahna Luise Hoff Pai, PhD, is a faculty member in the Center for the Promotion of Adherence and Self-Management, Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology.
Education and Training
PhD: Oklahoma State University, 2003.
MS: Oklahoma State University, 2000.
MA: University of Colorado at Denver, 1998.
BS: Colorado State University, 1993.
Publications
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Goebel J, Pai ALH. Creating a Monster: Non-Adherence Underlying Late Transplant Rejection. Pediatric Transplantation. 2012;16: 312–314. Pai ALH, Rausch J, Tackett A, Marsolo K, Drotar D, Goebel JW. System for Integrated Adherence Monitoring (SIAM): Real-Time Non-Adherence Risk Assessment in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation. Pediatric Transplantation. 2012;16, 329–334. Modi AC, Pai ALH, Hommel KA, Hood KK, Cortina S, Hilliard ME, Guilfoyle SM, Gray WN, Drotar D. Pediatric self-management: A framework for research, practice, and policy. Pediatrics. 2012;129, e473-485. Page MC, Fedele DA, Pai ALH, Anderson J, Wolfe-Christensen C, Ryan JL, Mullins LL. The Relationship of Maternal and Child Illness Uncertainty to Child Depressive Symptomatology: A Mediational Model. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2012;37, 97-105 Pai ALH, Tackett A, Ittenbach R, Goebel JW. Psychosocial Assessment Tool 2.0_General: Validity of a Psychosocial Risk Screener in a Pediatric Kidney Transplant Sample. Pediatric Transplantation. 2012; 16. 92-98. Ingerski L, Perrazo L, Goebel J, Pai ALH. Family strategies for achieving medication adherence in pediatric kidney transplantation. Nurs Res. 2011 May-Jun;60(3):190-6. Guilfoyle SM, Goebel JW, Pai AL. Efficacy and flexibility impact perceived adherence barriers in pediatric kidney post-transplantation. Fam Syst Health. 2011 Mar;29(1):44-54. Pai AL, Schwartz LA. Introduction to the special section: health care transitions of adolescents and young adults with pediatric chronic conditions. J Pediatr Psychol. 2011 Mar;36(2):129-33. Pai AL, Gray E, Kurivial K, Ross J, Schoborg D, Goebel J. The Allocation of Treatment Responsibility scale: a novel tool for assessing patient and caregiver management of pediatric medical treatment regimens. Pediatr Transplant. 2010 Dec;14(8):993-9. Pai AL, Ingerski LM, Perazzo L, Ramey C, Bonner M, Goebel J. Preparing for transition? The allocation of oral medication regimen tasks in adolescents with renal transplants. Pediatr Transplant. 2011 Feb;15(1):9-16. Ingerski LM, Modi AC, Hood KK, Pai AL, Zeller M, Piazza-Waggoner C, Driscoll KA, Rothenberg ME, Franciosi J, Hommel KA. Health-related quality of life across pediatric chronic conditions. J Pediatr. 2010 Apr;156(4):639-44. Butow P, Palmer S, Pai A, Goodenough B, Luckett T, King M. Review of adherence-related issues in adolescents and young adults with cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Nov 10;28(32):4800-9. Pai AL, Drotar D. Treatment adherence impact: the systematic assessment and quantification of the impact of treatment adherence on pediatric medical and psychological outcomes. Pediatr Psychol. 2010 May;35(4):383-93.
Grants
Nonadherence: Undermining health outcomes in pediatric HSCT?
Principal Investigator.
National Cancer Institute.
2012 - 2017. TAKE IT: Teen Adherence in Kidney Transplant Effectiveness of Intervention Trial.
Site Principal Investigator.
National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
2011 - 2016. Improving Safety and Efficacy of Mycophenolate Therapy.
Co-Investigator.
Place Outcomes Award Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
2011- 2013.
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Erica S. Pearl, PsyD
Clinical Psychologist, Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology / Mayerson Center
is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Psychology and Behavioral Medicine. She has research focus in foster care.
513-636-1734
erica.pearl@cchmc.org
Erica S. Pearl, PsyD
Clinical Psychologist, Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology / Mayerson Center
Academic Information
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Children and families exposed to domestic violence; children in foster care
Biography
Erica S. Pearl, PsyD, received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH. In September 2004, she joined the Trauma Treatment Replication Center, a joint collaborative of the Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children and the Childhood Trust, to provide training and consultation to community providers in the area of evidence-based treatments for traumatized children and families. She trains community providers in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE), a program for non-clinical providers who interact with traumatized children.
Education and Training
BA: Ohio University, Athens, OH, 1999.
PsyD: Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, 2004.
Predoctoral Internship: UC Davis Children's Hospital, Sacramento, California, 2003-2004.
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Childhood Trauma and Maltreatment, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2004-2005.
Publications
Pearl E, Thieken L, Olafson E, Boat B, Connelly L, Barnes J, Putnam F. Effectiveness of community dissemination of parent-child interaction therapy. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. 4(2), 204-213. 2012. Boat B, Pearl E, Barnes J, Richey L, Crouch D, Barzman D, Putnam F. Childhood cruelty to animals: Psychiatric and demographic correlates. J Aggres Maltreat Traum. 2011. Pearl ES. Parent management training for reducing oppositional and aggressive behavior in preschool children. Aggression and Violent Behavior. 2009;14:295-305. Pearl ES. Parent-child interaction therapy with an immigrant family exposed to domestic violence. Clinical Case Studies. 2008;7(1):25-41. Book ChaptersPearl E, Minnick JL. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE). In An Integrated Model for Treatment of Early Childhood Abuse. C. Huff & H.J. Sites (Eds.). Royal Oak, MI: Self-Esteem Shop, 2007. Pearl, E. S. & Dulaney C. Depressive symptoms and prosocial behavior after participation in a bullying prevention program. Journal of School Violence 5(4), 3-20. 2006.
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James L. Peugh, PhD
Quantitative Psychologist, Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
is interested in Monte Carlo testing of cross-sectional, longitudinal, and multilevel “mixture” models. His secondary research interests focus on the proper methods for handling missing data and writing pedagogical “how to” manuscripts demonstrating the procedures and pitfalls of implementing advanced statistical analysis models.
513-803-5170
james.peugh@cchmc.org
James L. Peugh, PhD
Quantitative Psychologist, Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
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Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Cross-sectional, longitudinal, and multilevel latent variable mixture modeling; missing data handling; pedagogical manuscripts
Biography
James Peugh, PhD, focuses his research on missing data handling and multilevel modeling techniques. He has published five manuscripts in those areas. As a post-doctoral fellow, Dr. Peugh received advanced training in dyadic data analysis, which resulted in three additional publications. As an assistant professor at the University of Virginia, his research focused on Monte Carlo testing of longitudinal and cross-sectional finite mixture modeling techniques. Dr. Peugh's co-authored several publications with numerous colleagues that used a wide variety of categorical and continuous latent variable modeling techniques involving cross-sectional or longitudinally-sampled data. He also serves on the editorial board of the Journal of School Psychology and have reviewed over fifty manuscripts submitted for publication in several journals.
Education and Training
PhD: University of Nebraska.
Fellowship: Department of Psychology; University of Nebraska.
Publications
Feldon DF, Peugh J, Timmerman BE, Maher MA, Hurst M, Strickland D, Gilmore JA, Stiegelmeyer C. Graduate students’ teaching experiences improve their methodological research skills. Science. 2011. Peugh JL, Fan X. Evaluating the performance of enumeration indices in multilevel growth mixture models: a Monte Carlo simulation. Structural Equation Modeling. 2011;11:1-19. Peugh JL. A practical guide to multilevel modeling. J Sch Psychol. 2010 Feb;48(1):85-112. Peugh JL, Fan X. Growth mixture modeling: concepts and implementation. Advances and Applications in Statistical Sciences. 2010.
Peugh JL, Enders CK. Missing data in educational research: a review of reporting practices and suggestions for improvement. Review of Educational Research. 2004;74:525-556.
Grants
Building Social Competence For School Success. Data Analyst / Statistician. Institute of Educational Sciences. Dates pending.
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Carrie Piazza-Waggoner, PhD
Training Director, O'Grady Residency
Academic Information
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Inpatient consultation-liaison; coping with medical illness and procedures; stress management, relaxation
Biography
Dr. Carrie Piazza-Waggoner is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. She completed her doctoral work at West Virginia University and completed a T32 fellowship by NIH / NIDDK in Child Behavior and Nutrition. Her clinical interests are in inpatient consultation and liaison, adjustment and coping with illness and pain management. Her research interests are in the area of family functioning in families who have a child or children with chronic illnesses, including cystic fibrosis, obesity and diabetes.
Education and Training
PhD: West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 2004. Internship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2004. Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2006.
Publications
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Modi AC, Lim CS, Driscoll KA, Piazza-Waggoner C, Quittner AL, Wooldridge J. Changes in pediatric health-related quality of life in cystic fibrosis after IV antibiotic treatment for pulmonary exacerbations. J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2010 Mar;17(1):49-55. Ingerski LM, Modi AC, Hood KK, Pai AL, Zeller M, Piazza-Waggoner C, Driscoll KA, Rothenberg ME, Franciosi J, Hommel KA. Health-related quality of life across pediatric chronic conditions. J Pediatr. 2010 Apr;156(4):639-44. Herzer M, Godiwala N, Hommel KA, Driscoll K, Mitchell M, Crosby LE, Piazza-Waggoner C, Zeller MH, Modi AC. Family functioning in the context of pediatric chronic conditions. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2010 Jan;31(1):26-34. Mitchell M, Piazza-Waggoner C, Modi A, Janicke D. Examining short-term stability of the Mealtime Interaction Coding System (MICS). J Pediatr Psychol. 2009 Jan-Feb;34(1):63-8. Piazza-Waggoner C, Modi AC, Powers SW, Williams LB, Dolan LM, Patton SR. Observational assessment of family functioning in families with children who have type 1 diabetes mellitus. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2008 Apr;29(2):101-5. Piazza-Waggoner C, Ferguson KS, Daines C, Acton JD, Powers SW. Case study: providing evidence-based behavioral and nutrition treatment to a toddler with cystic fibrosis and multiple food allergies via telehealth. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2006 Oct;41(10):1001-4. Piazza-Waggoner C, Adams CD, Cottrell L, Taylor BK, Wilson NW, Hogan MB. Child and caregiver psychosocial functioning in pediatric immunodeficiency disorders. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2006 Feb;96(2):298-303. Powers SW, Jones JS, Ferguson KS, Piazza-Waggoner C, Daines C, Acton JD. Randomized clinical trial of behavioral and nutrition treatment to improve energy intake and growth in toddlers and preschoolers with cystic fibrosis. Pediatrics. 2005 Dec;116(6):1442-50. Powers SW, Piazza-Waggoner C, Jones JS, Ferguson KS, Daines C, Acton JD. Examining clinical trial results with single-subject analysis: an example involving behavioral and nutrition treatment for young children with cystic fibrosis. J Pediatr Psychol. 2006 Jul;31(6):574-81. Piazza-Waggoner C, Dotson C, Adams CD, Joseph K, Goldfarb IW, Slater H. Preinjury behavioral and emotional problems among pediatric burn patients. J Burn Care Rehabil. 2005 Jul-Aug;26(4):371-8; discussion 369-70.
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Scott W. Powers, PhD, ABPP
Director, Center for Child Behavior and Nutrition Research and Training
evaluates the role of behavioral and pharmacological treatment in reducing headache frequency and disability in youth with chronic daily headache. He also develops and evaluates behavioral interventions designed to increase dietary adherence, improve health outcomes and enhance the quality of life for young children with cystic fibrosis, Type 1 diabetes, and high risk for obesity. Visit the Powers Lab.
513-636-8106
scott.powers@cchmc.org
Scott W. Powers, PhD, ABPP
Director, Center for Child Behavior and Nutrition Research and Training
Director, Office for Clinical and Translational Research
Director, Behavioral Science Core, Clinical Translational Research Center
Co-Director, Headache Center
Academic Information
Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Preschoolers and toddlers; dietary adherence / nutrition and behavior; cystic fibrosis; chronic illness, coping and adherence; pediatric pain; pediatric headache; encopresis Visit the Powers Lab.
Education and Training
AB: Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN, 1985. MS: Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, 1987. PhD: The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 1991. Residency: Clinical Psychology, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI. Fellowship: Pediatric Psychology, Brown University School of Medicine / Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. Certification: Clinical Psychology, Ohio State Board of Psychology, 1992.
Publications
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Stark LJ, Opipari-Arrigan L, Quittner AL, Bean J, Powers SW. The effects of an intensive behavior and nutrition intervention compared to standard of care on weight outcomes in CF. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2011 Jan;46(1):31-5. Kashikar-Zuck S, Johnston M, Ting TV, Graham BT, Lynch-Jordan AM, Verkamp E, Passo M, Schikler KN, Hashkes PJ, Spalding S, Banez G, Richards MM, Powers SW, Arnold LM, Lovell D. Relationship between school absenteeism and depressive symptoms among adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia. J Pediatr Psychol. 2010 Oct;35(9):996-1004.
Kashikar-Zuck S, Flowers SR, Verkamp E, Ting TV, Lynch-Jordan AM, Graham TB, Passo M, Schikler KN, Hashkes PJ, Spalding S, Banez G, Richards MM, Powers SW, Arnold LM, Lovell D. Actigraphy-based physical activity monitoring in adolescents with juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome. J Pain. 2010 Sep;11(9):885-93. Hershey AD, Kabbouche MA, Powers SW. Treatment of pediatric and adolescent migraine. Pediatr Ann. 2010 Jul;39(7):416-23. Hershey AD, Burdine D, Kabbouche MA, Powers SW. Genomic expression patterns in medication overuse headaches. Cephalalgia. 2010 Jun 2.
Wang X, Xiang J, Wang Y, Pardos M, Meng L, Huo X, Korostenskaja M, Powers SW, Kabbouche MA, Hershey AD. Identification of abnormal neuromagnetic signatures in the motor cortex of adolescent migraine. Headache. 2010 Jun;50(6):1005-16.
Lynch-Jordan AM, Kashikar-Zuck S, Crosby LE, Lopez WL, Smolyansky BH, Parkins IS, Luzader CP, Hartman A, Guilfoyle SM, Powers SW. Applying quality improvement methods to implement a measurement system for chronic pain-related disability. J Pediatr Psychol. 2010 Jan-Feb;35(1):32-41.
Opipari-Arrigan L, Powers SW, Quittner AL, Stark LJ. Mealtime problems predict outcome in clinical trial to improve nutrition in children with CF. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2010 Jan;45(1):78-82.
Stark LJ, Quittner AL, Powers SW, Opipari-Arrigan L, Bean JA, Duggan C, Stallings VA. Randomized clinical trial of behavioral intervention and nutrition education to improve caloric intake and weight in children with cystic fibrosis. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009 Oct;163(10):915-21.
Slater S, Crawford MJ, Kabbouche MA, LeCates SL, Cherney S, Vaughan P, Segers A, Manning P, Burdine D, Powers SS, Hershey AD. Effects of gender and age on paediatric headache. Cephalalgia. 2009 Sep;29(9):969-73.
Grants
Cincinnati Translational Therapeutics Development Network Center. Co-Investigator. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Jan 2009 - Jan 2014.
Longitudinal Determination of Outcomes of Adolescents with Fibromyalgia. Co-Investigator. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disorders. Aug 2009 - Aug 2014. #R01 AR054842-A2. Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA). Co Director. National Center for Research Resources. Mar 2009 - Feb 2014. #UL1 RR026314.
Research Training in Child Behavior and Nutrition. Principal Investigator / Program Director. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Jul 2008 - Jul 2013. #T32 DK 063929-06. Improving mealtime functioning in families of young children with type 1 diabetes. Advisor / Mentor. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Sep 2007 - Sep 2012.
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Megan B. Ratcliff, PhD, MPH
Research is closely tied with clinical work in Healthworks and Surgical Weight Loss Program for Teens, with a primary focus on psychosocial factors associated with pediatric overweight and obesity. Specific interests include identifying which types of treatment work for different individuals under what circumstances, and understanding motivation for/engagement in different types of treatment (lifestyle, surgical).
513-636-5329
megan.ratcliff@chmc.org
Megan B. Ratcliff, PhD, MPH
Academic Information
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Clinical InterestsAssessment and treatment of psychosocial and ecological factors contributing to pediatric overweight and obesity; motivational interviewing Research InterestsUnderstanding the contextual factors that influence people’s engagement in health behaviors; pediatric overweight and obesity; public health approaches to weight management; motivational interviewing treatment integrity
Biography
Megan Benoit Ratcliff, PhD, MPH, is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the assessment and treatment of pediatric overweight and obesity. She was appointed to assistant professor in the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in July 2011 after completing a three-year research fellowship under the mentorship of Drs. Meg Zeller, Lori Stark and Scott Powers. Dr. Ratcliff provides clinical services in the Center for Better Health and Nutrition and the Surgical Weight Loss Program for Teens, helping families to implement treatment recommendations through careful assessment of goals, motivations, assets and potential treatment barriers. She is also a co-investigator and motivational interviewing home therapist for a NIH clinical trial investigating clinic and home family based behavioral treatment for obese preschoolers.
Education and Training
BA: Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, 1999. MPH: Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2001.
PhD: University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 2007.
Internship: Univeristy of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL 2006.
Clinical Fellowship: Emory University/Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, 2007.
Research Fellowship: Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2010; General and Community Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2011. Certification: Clinical Psychology, Ohio State Board of Psychology, 2008.
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Zeller MH, Reiter-Purtill J, Ratcliff MB, Inge TH, Noll JG. Two-year Trends in Psychosocial Functioning Following Adolescent Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD).2011. Ratcliff MB, Jenkins T, Reiter-Purtill J, Noll J, Zeller, MH. Risk-taking Behaviors of Adolescents with Extreme Obesity: Normative or Not? Pediatrics. 2011;127:827-834. Stark LJ, Spear S, Boles R, Kuhl E, Ratcliff MB, Scharf C, Bolling C, Rausch J. A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Clinic and Home-Based Behavioral Intervention to Decrease Obesity in Preschoolers. Obesity. 2011;19:134–141. Ratcliff MB, Reiter-Purtill J, Riestenberg F, Bishop C, Zeller M. Racial differences in obese youths’ perception of healthcare and weight loss. Clinical Pediatrics. 2011;50,14-16 . Zeller MH, Guilfoyle SM, Reiter-Purtill J, Ratcliff MB, Inge TH, Long JD. Adolescent Bariatric Surgery: Caregiver and Family Functioning Across the First Post-Operative Year. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD). 2011;7:145-150. Ratcliff MB, Blount RL, Mee LL. The relationship between adolescent renal transplant recipients' perceived adversity, coping, and medical adherence. J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2010 Jun;17(2):116-24. Simons LE, Blount RL, Campbell R, Hubbard A, Goodwin B, Devine K, Benoit Ratcliff M. Decreases in anxiety associated with participation in a pediatric heart camp. Cardiology of the Young. 2007 17,631-637.
Grants
Clinic and Home Family Based Behavioral Treatment for Obese Preschoolers: LAUNCH. Co-Investigator. National Institutes of Health. Dec 2011 - Nov 2016. #R0 1 DK091251-01.
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Joseph R. Rausch, PhD
is interested in improving existing methodology and developing new methods for longitudinal data analysis, especially within randomized experiments. He is also interested in elucidating the dynamic relationships between psychological, behavioral, and medical outcomes.
513-803-1150
joseph.rausch@cchmc.org
Joseph R. Rausch, PhD
Academic Information
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Longitudinal data analysis; longitudinal RCTs; design and analysis of behavioral interventions; adherence to treatment regimens
Biography
Joseph Rausch, PhD, trained as a quantitative psychologist at the University of Notre Dame. His research focused on the analysis of change using longitudinal and time series data analytic techniques. Dr. Rausch has been published on the appropriate analysis of randomized longitudinal clinical trials and prospective longitudinal and time series data.
He is currently investigating novel applications of mixed-effects models for the analysis of longitudinal change on behavioral and medical outcomes.
Education and Training
BA: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2001.
MA: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 2004.
PhD: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 2006.
Publications
Modi AC, Rausch JR, Glauser TA. Trajectories of adherence to antiepileptic drug therapy for children with new-onset epilepsy. JAMA. 2011.
Kelley K, Rausch JR. Sample size planning for longitudinal models: Accuracy in parameter estimation for polynomial change parameters. Psychol Methods. 2011 Jul 11. Epub ahead of print. Hood KK, Rausch JR, Dolan LM. Depressive symptoms predict change in glycemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes: rates, magnitude, and moderators of change. Pediatr Diabetes. 2011 May 12. Epub ahead of print. Modi AC, Ingerski LM, Rausch JR, Glauser TA. Treatment Factors Affecting Longitudinal Quality of Life in New Onset Pediatric Epilepsy. J Pediatr Psychol. 2011 May;36(4):466-75. Herzer M, Zeller MH, Rausch JR, Modi AC. Perceived Social Support and Its Association With Obesity-Specific Health-Related Quality of Life. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2011 Apr;32(3):188-95. Stark LJ, Spear S, Boles R, Kuhl E, Ratcliff M, Scharf C, Bolling C, Rausch J. A pilot randomized controlled trial of a clinic and home-based behavioral intervention to decrease obesity in preschoolers. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 Jan;19(1):134-41. Rausch JR. Measures of glycemic variability and links with psychological functioning. Curr Diab Rep. 2010 Dec;10(6):415-21. Rausch JR. Investigating change in intraindividual factor structure over time. App Psychol Measure. 2009;33:266-284. Maxwell SE, Kelley K, Rausch JR. Sample size planning for statistical power and accuracy in parameter estimation. Annu Rev Psychol. 2008;59:537-63.
Grants
Behavior treatment and nutrition in pediatric chronic disease. Statistician. National Institutes of Health. Dec 2006 - Nov 2011. Effects of adolescent sleep restriction on neural and neurobehavioral functioning. Statistician. National Institutes of Health. Sep 2009 - Jul 2013. Longitudinal determination of outcomes of adolescents with fibromyalgia. Co-investigator. National Institutes of Health. Aug 2009 - May 2014. Evaluation of an intervention for improving community-based pediatric ADHD care. Statistician. National Institutes of Health. Jul 2010 - Jun 2015.
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Janet R. Schultz, PhD
Academic Information
UC Department of Pediatrics
Adjunct Professor of Psychology and Pediatrics
Phone: 513-636-4539
Fax: 513-636-8182
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Specialties
Psychosocial and educational aspects of children affected with a craniofacial deformity, including a special interest in velo-cardio-facial syndrome
Biography
Janet R. Schultz, PhD, has served as the psychology member of the Craniofacial Team since 1981. Dr. Schultz is a current member of the medical-dental staff at Cincinnati Children's. She is also the former Director of Psychology at Cincinnati Children's.
Education and Training
PhD: Clinical Psychology, Miami University, 1980. Post-doctoral training: Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 1981. Certification: Clinical Psychology, 1988; Child Clinical Psychology, 2004.
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Chad E. Shenk, PhD
investigates the psychological and physiological responses to severe and chronic stress, namely childhood maltreatment. His work involves developing effective prevention and intervention strategies that facilitate coping with stressful and traumatic events.
513-636-9928
chad.shenk@cchmc.org
Chad E. Shenk, PhD
Academic Information
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Clinical InterestsPost-traumatic stress disorder; oppositional defiant disorder; conduct disorder; pediatric migraines and headaches; biofeedback; stress management Research InterestsChildhood maltreatment; psychological and physiological mediators of stress and trauma exposure; research design and methodology; statistical modeling
Biography
Chad Shenk, PhD, is an assistant professor of Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center within the College of Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. He received his degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Nevada in 2007. He completed a research fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and his clinical internship at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Over this time, Dr. Shenk has worked extensively with children and adolescents experiencing many forms of childhood maltreatment including: physical abuse, sexual abuse and neglect.
His current research is testing comprehensive models explicating developmental pathways from child maltreatment to various psychological outcomes in pediatric populations. In turn, his clinical interests involve the application of behavioral principles to prevention and intervention models evaluating the comparative effectiveness of treatments for children and adolescents exposed to stress and trauma.
Education and Training
PhD: University of Nevada, Reno, NV.
Fellowship: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Internship: University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY. Certification: Licensed Clinical Psychologist, State of Ohio.
Publications
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Noll JG, Haralson KJ, Butler EM, Shenk CE. Childhood Maltreatment, Psychological Dysregulation, and Risky Sexual Behaviors in Female Adolescents. J Pediatr Psychol. 2011 Feb 19.
Shenk CE, Noll JG, Trickett PK, & Putnam FW. A prospective examination of the role of childhood sexual abuse and physiological asymmetry in the development of psychopathology. Child Abuse Negl. 2010 Oct;34(10):752-61. Noll JG, Shenk CE, Yeh MT, Ji J, Putnam FW, & Trickett PK. Receptive language ability and educational attainment across development for sexually abused females. Pediatrics. 2010 Sep;126(3):e615-22. Noll JG & Shenk CE. The physical health consequences of childhood maltreatment: Implications for public health. J Ped Psych. 2010 Jun; 35(5):447-449. De Bellis M, Woolley D, Hooper S, & Shenk CE. Demographic, maltreatment, and neurobiological correlates of PTSD symptoms in children and adolescents. J Ped Psych. 2010 Jun;35(5):570-577.
Negriff S, Noll JG, Shenk CE, Putnam FW, & Trickett PK. Associations between nonverbal behaviors and subsequent sexual attitudes and behaviors of sexually abused and comparison girls. Child Maltreatment. 2010 May;15(2):180-189.
Shenk CE, Noll JG, Cassarly JA. A multiple mediational test of the relationship between childhood maltreatment and non-suicidal self-injury. J Youth Adolesc. 2010 Apr;39(4):335-42.
Trickett PK, Noll JG, Susman EJ, Shenk CE, Putnam FW. Attenuation of cortisol across development for victims of sexual abuse. Dev Psychopathol. 2010 Winter;22(1):165-75.
Iverson K, Shenk C & Fruzzetti A. Adapting Dialectical Behavior Therapy for the treatment of women victims of domestic abuse: Empirical support for the effectiveness of a group therapy program. Professional Psychology: Research & Practice. 2009;40(3):242-248. Noll JG, Shenk CE, Barnes JE, Putnam FW. Childhood abuse, avatar choices, and other risk factors associated with internet-initiated victimization of adolescent girls. Pediatrics. 2009 Jun;123(6):e1078-83.
Grants
Adolescent Stress Assessment Study. National Institutes of Health. #M01 RR 08084.
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Shalonda K. Slater, PhD
Pediatric Psychologist, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
Academic Information
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Clinical InterestsBehavioral pain management; coping with chronic illness; psychosocial adjustment to transplant Research InterestsFamily adjustment to chronic illness; child adjustment to chronic pain
Biography
Shalonda K. Slater, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. She provides clinical care for children with chronic pain including children with headache, sickle cell disease and children awaiting transplantation. She is also a consultant for a NIH-funded pediatric chronic headache clinical trial which involves implementing a cognitive-behavioral-based intervention which focuses on coping and adherence. She is a member of the Pain Quality Improvement team, part of a hospital-wide initiative aimed at integrating quality improvement science.
Education and Training
PhD: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2007.
Internship: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Fellowship: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Certification: Licensed Psychologist.
Publications
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Slater SK, Crawford MJ, Kabbouche MA, LeCates SL, Biederman S, Vaughan P, Segars A, Manning P, Burdine D, Powers SW, & Hershey AD. Effects of gender and age on pediatric chronic headache. Cephalalgia. 2009;29(9):969-973.
Crawford MJ, Slater SK, Kabbouche MA, LeCates SL, Segars A, Manning P, Powers SW, & Hershey AD. Menstrual migraine in adolescents. Headache. 2009;49(3):341-347.
Modi AC, Marciel KK, Slater SK, Drotar D & Quittner AL. The Influence of Parental Supervision on Medical Adherence in Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis: Developmental Shifts from Early to Late Adolescence. Children’s Health Care. 2008;37(1):78-92.
Grants
Randomized Clinical Trail in Pediatric Chronic Headache. Research Therapist / Study Assessor. National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke. 2007-present.
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Leanne Tamm, PhD
explores numerous aspects of the functioning of children with ADHD including brain-behavior relationships, executive function, efficacy of treatment with contingencies and medication, and prevention/early intervention. She is investigating non-medication interventions for ADHD, including attention training, and is using functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate the biological basis for the efficacy of interventions.
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Leanne Tamm, PhD
Academic Information
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
ADHD; ADHD subtypes; non-medication interventions; early intervention and prevention; treatment outcomes; brain-behavior relationships; gene-environment interactions; motivation
Biography
Leanne Tamm, PhD, is currently an associate professor in the Center for Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
Prior to that she was an assistant professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the Center for Advanced ADHD Research, Treatment and Education. Before that, Leanne was co-director of the CUIDAR for Attention and Learning Program, a clinical psychologist at Children's Hospital of Orange County and assistant professor of Pediatrics at the University of California.
Dr. Tamm completed her graduate training in clinical psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, her pre-doctoral psychology internship at the University of California, San Diego Consortium and her post-doctoral fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Tamm’s research interests focus on numerous aspects of the functioning of children with ADHD including brain-behavior relationships, executive function, efficacy of treatment with contingencies and medication, and prevention/early intervention. Currently Dr. Tamm is investigating non-medication interventions for ADHD, including attention training, and is using functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate the biological basis for the efficacy of interventions.
Education and Training
PhD: Clinical Psychology, University of Texas, Austin, TX, 2000.
Internship: University of California, San Diego, CA.
Fellowship: Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
Publications
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Tamm L, Hughes C, Ames L, Pickering J, Silver CH, Stavinoha P, Castillo CL, Rintelmann J, Moore J, Foxwell A, Bolanos SG, Hines T, Nakonezny PA, Emslie G. Attention training for school-aged children with ADHD: results of an open trial. J Atten Disord. 2010 Jul;14(1):86-94. Lakes, KD, Kettler, RJ, Schmidt, J, Haynes, M, Feeney-Kettler, K, Swanson, JM, & Tamm, L. The CUIDAR Early Intervention Parent Training Program for Preschoolers at Risk for Behavioral Disorders: An Innovative Practice for Reducing Disparities in Access to Service. Journal of Early Intervention. 2009;31:167-78.
Tamm L, Carlson CL. Task demands interact with the single and combined effects of medication and contingencies on children with ADHD. J Atten Disord. 2007 May;10(4):372-80. Tamm L, Menon V, Reiss AL. Parietal attentional system aberrations during target detection in adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: event-related fMRI evidence. Am J Psychiatry. 2006 Jun;163(6):1033-43. Tamm L, Swanson JM, Lerner MA, Childress C, Patterson B, Lakes KD, Nguyen A, Kudo M, Altamirano W, Miller J, Santoyo R, Camarero-Morse V, Watkins JM, Simpson S, Waffarn F, Cunningham C. Intervention for preschoolers at risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): service before diagnosis. Clin Neurosci Res. 2005;5:247-253. Book ChaptersTamm L. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. In New Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, L.R. Squire (Ed.). Oxford: Academic Press, 2009. Tamm L, McCandliss BD, Liang A, Wigal TL, Posner, MI, Swanson, JM. Can attention itself be trained? Attention training for children at risk for ADHD. In Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Concepts, Controversies, New Directions, Medical Psychiatry Series. Vol. 37. New York: Informa Healthcare, 2007.
Grants
Neurophysiological Predictors of Substance Use Among Young Adults with ADHD. Subcontract Site Principal Investigator. National Institute on Drug Abuse. Aptil 2010- March 2012. #HHSN271200800009C.
Interventions for Children with Attention and Reading Disorders. Subcontract Site Principal Investigator. National Institutes of Health. December 2009- November 2014. # R01 HD060617.
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Aaron J. Vaughn, PhD
is an assistant professor of clinical pediatrics in the Center for ADHD at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. His interests include the assessment and treatment of ADHD including better understanding of the social, academic, and behavioral impairments exhibited by children and adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) from a developmental psychopathology perspective. He is a member of the ADHD Academic Collaborative Team.
513-636-4336
aaron.vaughn@cchmc.org
Aaron J. Vaughn, PhD
Academic Information
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with ADHD; organization / academic skills
Biography
Aaron Vaughn, PhD, is an assistant professor of pediatrics in the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He earned his MS in clinical psychology from Purdue University, a doctorate in clinical psychology from University of Vermont and completed a clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Vaughn specializes in the assessment and behavioral management of children and adolescents with attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder and related conditions. Research interests include the assessment and treatment of ADHD including better understanding of the social, academic, and behavioral impairments exhibited by children and adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) from a developmental psychopathology perspective. Dr. Vaughn’s research is targeted in applying what is learned toward increasing the effectiveness of evidence-based treatments for children and adolescents with ADHD. In particular, Dr. Vaughn’s research is concentrated around: - improving the academic performance of children and adolescents with ADHD
- mechanisms of self-concept in children and adolescents with ADHD
- peer relationship problems of children and adolescents with ADHD
- evidence-based assessment and treatment of childhood ADHD
Education and Training
BA: Cedarville University. MS: Clinical Psychology, Purdue University. PhD: Clinical Psychology, University of Vermont. Predoctoral Internship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2008-2009. Postdoctoral Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2009-2011.
Publications
Hoza B, Vaughn A, Waschbusch DA, Murray-Close D, McCabe G. Can children with ADHD be motivated to reduce bias in self-reports of competence?Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology. 2012;80, 245-254. Vaughn AJ, Hoza B. The incremental utility of rating scales and a structured diagnostic interview in the assessment of ADHD. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. 2012. Zelaznik H, Vaughn A, Smith A, Hoza B, Green J, Linnea K. Timing deficits in children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Human Movement Science. 2012. 31, 255-265. McQuade JD, Vaughn AJ, Hoza B, Murray-Close D, Molina BSG, Arnold LE, Hechtman L. Perceived social acceptance and peer status differentially predict adjustment in youth with and without ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders. 2012. Langberg JM, Becker SP, Epstein JN, Vaughn AJ, Girio-Herrera E. Predictors of response and mechanisms of change in an organizational skills intervention for students with ADHD. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 2012. Langberg JM, Epstein JN, Becker SP, Girio-Herrera E, Vaughn AJ. Evaluation of the Homework, Organization, and Planning Skills (HOPS) intervention for middle school students with ADHD as implemented by school mental health providers. School Psychology Review. 2012;42, 342-364. Langberg JM, Becker SP, Epstein JN, Vaughn AJ, Girio-Herrera E. Predictors of response and mechanisms of change in an organizational skills intervention for students with ADHD. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 2012. Langberg JM, Epstein JN, Becker SP, Girio-Herrera E, Vaughn AJ. Evaluation of the Homework, Organization, and Planning Skills (HOPS) intervention for middle school students with ADHD as implemented by school mental health providers. School Psychology Review. 2012;42, 342-364. Vaughn AJ, Epstein J, Rausch J, Altaye M, Langberg J, Newcorn J, Hinshaw S, Hechtman L, Arnold LE, Swanson J, Wigal T. Relations between outcomes on a continuous performance test and ADHD symptoms over time. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 2011. 39, 853-864. Langberg JM, Vaughn AJ, Brinkman WB, Froehlich T, Epstein JN. Clinical utility of the Vanderbilt ADHD rating scale for identifying children without comorbid learning disorders. Pediatrics. 2010;126, 1033-1038.
Grants
2/2 Multisite Study of School Based Treatment Approaches for ADHD Adolescents. Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator, Langberg). National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). July 2009-June 2014. R01. Evaluation of an Intervention for Improving Community-Based Pediatric ADHD Care. Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator, Epstein). National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). July 2010-June 2015. R01. Reading ICARD: Interventions for Children with Attention and Reading Disorders. Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator, Denton). NICHD. R01. Disseminating a Model Intervention to Promote Improved ADHD Care in the Community. Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator, Epstein). National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). July 2010-June 2015. R21.
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Nicolay Chertkoff Walz, PhD
Pediatric Neuropsychologist
primarily focuses on exploring social outcomes of pediatric (particularly early childhood) Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). The lab is also involved in multi-site research initiatives on short- and long-term child and family outcomes of pediatric brain injury, as well as efforts to develop interventions to improve child and family functioning after TBI. Visit the Walz Lab.
513-636-4675
nicolay.walz@cchmc.org
Nicolay Chertkoff Walz, PhD
Pediatric Neuropsychologist
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Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Biography
Nicolay Walz, PhD, obtained her doctorate in Clinical and Developmental Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago after interning at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. She completed her training with a 3-year postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology at Cincinnati Children’s. From 2002-2005, Dr. Walz divided her time between research and clinical work, serving as the first neuropsychologist for the Children’s Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Team at Drake Center. Since 2005, her time has been devoted to clinical research. Dr. Walz was the 2008 recipient of the Fifth Third Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Women Scholars Program Award, given annually to a junior female Department of Pediatrics faculty member with high leadership and scholarship potential.
Education and Training
Fellowship: Pediatric Neuropsychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1999-2002. PhD: Clinical Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1999. Internship: Pediatric Psychology and Neuropsychology, Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, 1998-1999. MA: Clinical Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1995. BA: Psychology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1991.
Publications
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Wade SL, Cassedy A, Walz NC, Taylor HG, Stancin T, Yeates KO. The relationship of parental warm responsiveness and negativity to emerging behavior problems following traumatic brain injury in young children. Dev Psychol. 2011 Jan;47(1):119-33. Tlustos SJ, Chiu CY, Walz NC, Holland SK, Bernard L, Wade SL. Neural correlates of interference control in adolescents with traumatic brain injury: functional magnetic resonance imaging study of the counting stroop task. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2011 Jan;17(1):181-9. Wade SL, Walz NC, Carey J, Williams KM, Cass J, Herren L, Mark E, Yeates KO. A randomized trial of teen online problem solving for improving executive function deficits following pediatric traumatic brain injury. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2010 Nov-Dec;25(6):409-15. Walz NC, Yeates KO, Taylor HG, Stancin T, Wade SL. Theory of mind skills 1 year after traumatic brain injury in 6- to 8-year-old children. J Neuropsychol. 2010 Sep;4(Pt 2):181-95. Chapman LA, Wade SL, Walz NC, Taylor HG, Stancin T, Yeates KO. Clinically significant behavior problems during the initial 18 months following early childhood traumatic brain injury. Rehabil Psychol. 2010 Feb;55(1):48-57. Wade SL, Walz NC, Cassedy A, Taylor HG, Stancin T, Yeates KO. Caregiver functioning following early childhood TBI: do moms and dads respond differently? NeuroRehabilitation. 2010;27(1):63-72. Walz NC, Yeates KO, Taylor HG, Stancin T, Wade SL. First-order theory of mind skills shortly after traumatic brain injury in 3- to 5-year-old children. Dev Neuropsychol. 2009 Jul;34(4):507-19. Wade SL, Walz NC, Carey JC, Williams KM. Brief report: Description of feasibility and satisfaction findings from an innovative online family problem-solving intervention for adolescents following traumatic brain injury. J Pediatr Psychol. 2009 Jun;34(5):517-22. Kurowski B, Wade SL, Cecil KM, Walz NC, Yuan W, Rajagopal A, Holland SK. Correlation of diffusion tensor imaging with executive function measures after early childhood traumatic brain injury. J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2009 Jan 1;2(4):273-283. Wade SL, Walz NC, Carey JC, Williams KM. Preliminary efficacy of a Web-based family problem-solving treatment program for adolescents with traumatic brain injury. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2008 Nov-Dec;23(6):369-77.
Grants
Pediatric traumatic brain injury consortium: Hypothermia trial. Site Neuropsychologist. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. May 2007 - Apr 2013. #U01NS052478.
Long-term functional outcomes following early childhood TBI. Co-investigator. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development . Sep 2009 - Aug 2014. #R01 HD042729-06.
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for TBI Interventions. Co-investigator. National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research. Oct 2009 - Sep 2014.
Therapeutic hypothermia after pediatric cardiac arrest: The THAPCA trials. Site Neuropsychologist. National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute. Oct 2009 - Sep 2015. #1U01HL094345-01.
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Meg H. Zeller, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Behavioral Medicine
studies the psychosocial correlates of pediatric obesity. Currently, she is studying the short- and longer-term benefits of adolescent surgical weight loss intervention, whether there are pre-surgical psychosocial factors that are predictive of better weight loss outcomes, and whether there are unique or emerging psychosocial risk factors associated with adolescent bariatric surgery that may affect health in adulthood. Visit the Zeller Lab.
513-636-2712
meg.zeller@cchmc.org
Meg H. Zeller, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Behavioral Medicine
Academic Information
Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Specialties
Pediatric psychology; school-age children and adolescents; childhood obesity; barriers to weight management Visit the Zeller Lab.
Education and Training
BA: Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, 1984. PhD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1996. Internship: Pediatric Psychology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C., 1995-1996. Fellowship: Pediatric Psychology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1996-1999. Certification: Clinical Psychology, Ohio State Board of Psychology, 1997.
Publications
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Modi, A.C., Zeller, M.H., Xanthakos, S.A. Jenkins, T.M., & Inge, T.H. Adherence to vitamin supplementation following adolescent bariatric surgery, Obesity. PMCID: NIHMSID # 407006. In Press. Wu, Yelena, Reiter-Purtill, J. & Zeller, M.H. The role of social support for promoting quality of life among persistently obese adolescents: Importance of support in schools. Journal of School Health. In Press. Cushing, C.C., Bishop-Gilyard, C.T., Boles, R.E., Reiter-Purtill, J. & Zeller, M.H. Caregiver concern in adolescents with persistent obesity: The importance of quality of life assessment. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. In Press. Zeller, M.H. Adolescent bariatric surgery: “You may ask yourself: “How did I get here?”Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 38, 117-25. 2013. Zeller, M.H., Reiter-Purtill, J., Jenkins, T.M. & Ratcliff, M.B. Adolescent suicidal behavior across the excess weight status spectrum. Obesity. In Press. Ratcliff, M.B., Eshleman, K.G., Reiter-Purtill, J. & Zeller, M.H. Prospective changes in body image dissatisfaction among adolescent bariatric patients: The importance of body size estimation. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 8(4): 470-5. 2012. PMID:22154271. Piazza-Waggoner, C., Modi, A.C., Ingerski, L.M., Wu, Y, & Zeller, M.H. Distress at the dinner table? Observed mealtime interactions among treatment-seeking families of obese children. Childhood Obesity, 7(5): 385-91. 2011. Modi AC, Zeller MH. Establishing minimal clinically important difference scores and test-retest reliability. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Jun;6(2-2):e94-6. Zeller MH, Guilfoyle SM, Reiter-Purtill J, Ratcliff MB, Inge TH, Long JD. Adolescent bariatric surgery: caregiver and family functioning across the first postoperative year. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2011 Mar-Apr;7(2):145-50. Ratcliff MB, Reiter-Purtill J, Inge TH, Zeller MH. Changes in depressive symptoms among adolescent bariatric candidates from preoperative psychological evaluation to immediately before surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2011 Jan-Feb;7(1):50-4.
Grants
Adolescent Bariatrics: Controlled Longitudinal Study of Psychosocial Development (TeenView)
Principal Investigator
National Institutes of Health
Mar 2008 - Feb 2014
#R01DK080020-01 Tracking Adolescents After Bariatric Surgery: Substance, HIV and Suicide Risks (teenVIEW3)
Principal Investigator
National Institute of Health
May 2012- April 2017
#R01DA033415
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