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Avani C. Modi, PhD

Appointment

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Email

avani.modi@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-4864

Bio

Avani C. Modi, PhD, 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 the University of Florida and completed a T32 fellowship by NIH / NIDDK in Child Behavior and Nutrition at Cincinnati Children's. Her research interests include the measurement of health-related quality of life and adherence to medical regimens for children with chronic illnesses, including cystic fibrosis, obesity, asthma and epilepsy.

Learn more about Dr. Modi's research lab.

Center for Adherence Promotion and Self-Management

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Credentials

BS: Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1998.
MS: Clinical Psychology, 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.

Awards and Honors

Phi Kappa Phi, 2001 - present.

Geoffrey Clark-Ryan Memorial Award, University of Florida, 2002.

Graduation with Distinction in Psychology, Duke University, 1998.

William J. Griffith Award, Duke University, 1998.

Research

  • Adherence to Medical Regimens for Children with Chronic Illnesses
  • Health-Related Quality of Life
  • Cystic Fibrosis
  • Obesity
  • Epilepsy

Presentations

Driscoll, K.A., Barker, D., Quittner, A.L., & Modi, A.C. (October 2007). Thank You for Caring, But Don't Tell Me What to Do: Adolescent Perspectives on Social Support from Peers, Family, and Healthcare Teams. Paper presented at the 21st Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Anaheim, CA.

Modi, A.C., Lemming, C., Driscoll, K.A., & Montag-Leifling, K. (October 2007). "Preliminary Results of the National Depression and Anxiety Screening Study in Two CF Centers in Ohio." Paper presented at the 21st Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Anaheim, CA.

Modi, A.C. Koumoutsos, J., Monahan, S., Daniels, D., Morita, D., & Glauser, T.A. (April 2007). "Longitudinal patterns of adherence to antiepileptic drug therapy for children with new-onset epilepsy." Paper presented at the 2007 Great Lakes Regional Conference on Child Health, Cincinnati, OH.

Driscoll, K., Montag-Leifling, K., Acton, J., Modi, A.C. (April 2007). "Patients with CF and their Caregivers: Relations between Quality of Life and Anxious and Depressive Symptoms." Paper presented at the 2007 Great Lakes Regional Conference on Child Health, Cincinnati, OH.

Steele, M.M., Zeller, M.H., & Modi, A.C. (April 2007). "Further Validation of the Impact of Weight on Quality of Life-Kids; IWQOL-Kids: Assessing Child Health Outcomes in Bariatric Surgery." Paper presented at the 2007 Great Lakes Regional Conference on Child Health, Cincinnati, OH.

Modi, A.C., Koumoutsos, J.E., Morita, D.A., Monahan, S., & Glauser, T.A. (2007). One-Month Adherence in Children with New-Onset Epilepsy: White Coat Compliance Does Not Occur. [Abstract] Epilepsia, 48(S6), 57.

Morita, D.A., Modi, A.C., Koumoutsos, J.E, Valentine, S. Monahan, S., & Glauser, T.A. (2007). Impact of Antiepileptic Drug Side Effects on Quality of Life in Children with New-Onset Epilepsy. [Abstract] Epilepsia, 48(S6), 59.

Koumoutsos, J.E., Modi, A.C., Morita, D.A., Monahan, S., & Glauser, T.A. (2007). The Dual Clinical Impact of Non-adherence: Seizures and "Avoidable" AED Dosage Increases. [Abstract] Epilepsia, 48(S6), 56-57.

Monahan, S., Daniels, D., Hankins, A., Heaton, L., Cox, L., Clark, P., Schawe, D., Modi, A.C., Koumoutsos, J., Fordyce, S., Daniels,., Morita, D., Holland, K., Glauser, T.G. (2007). New Onset Seizure Clinic "Laboratory": A Model Integrating Clinical Care, Education And Clinical Research To Improve Outcome [Abstract], Epilepsia, 48(S6), 39.

Zeller, M.H., Modi, A.C., Ramey, C., Wilson, L., Piazza-Waggoner, C., Godiwala, N., & Flanigan, M. (2007). Is childhood obesity in the eye of the beholder? [Abstract], Obesity Research, 15S, A140-141.

Modi, A.C., Lim, C.M., Driscoll, K.A., Koumoutsos, J., Piazza-Waggoner, C., Messer, M.A., Quittner, A.L., & Wooldridge, J. (2007). Intravenous Antibiotic Treatment of a Pulmonary Exacerbation: Effects on Child and Adolescent Health-Related Quality of Life. [Abstract] Pediatric Pulmonology, S30 344.

Modi, A.C., Marciel, K.K., Slater, S.K., Drotar, D., & Quittner, A.L. (2007). The Role of Parental Supervision on Medical Adherence in Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis. [Abstract]. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 6(S1), S77.

Driscoll, K.A., Montag-Leifling, K., Acton, J.D., & Modi, A.C. (2007). Quality of Life and Anxious and Depressive Symptoms in Mothers of Children with CF. [Abstract]. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 6(S1), S74.



Research Grants and Contracts

National Institutes of Health (1K23NS058363-01), Improving Treatment Adherence for Children with New-Onset Epilepsy, Entire Project Period: 4/07-3/12, Principal Investigator. (Pending)

National Institutes of Health (no. 1U01DK07249301), Adolescent Bariatrics: Assessing Health Benefits and Risks, Entire Project Period: 7/06-6/11, Co-Investigator.

National Institutes of Health - Agency for Healthcare and Research Quality, Adherence in children with cystic fibrosis and asthma, Entire Project Period: 3/02 – 6/03, Principal Investigator.

Publications, Most Recent

Book Chapters

  • Zeller MH, Modi AC. (in press) Psychosocial Factors Related to Obesity in Children and Adolescents.Handbook of Child and Adolescent Obesity.
  • Quittner AL, Davis MA, Modi AC. (2003) Health-related quality of life in pediatric populations. In M Roberts (Ed.), Handbook of Pediatric Psychology. (pp. 696-709). New York: Guilford Publications.
  • Quittner AL, Modi AC, Roux AL. (2003) Psychological challenges and clinical interventions for children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis: A developmental approach. In R Brown (Ed.), Handbook of Pediatric Psychology in School Settings. (pp. 333-362). Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc. Inc.
  • Quittner AL, Modi AC, Davis MA. (2003) Pulmonary Disorders. In T Ollendick & S Schroeder (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Pediatric and Child Psychology. NY: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. (pp. 41, 150, 532).
  • Needham A, Modi AC. (2000) Infants' use of prior experiences in object segregation. In HW Reese (Ed.), Advances in Child Development and Behavior (Vol. 27, pp. 99-133). Academic Press: San Diego.

Book Reviews

  • Crosby L, Modi AC. (2004) From Boys to Men: Understanding Development of Adolescent Boys from Diverse Cultures.APA Contemporary Psychology (PsychCRITIQUES), 49(6).

Professional Organization Memberships

Abstracts

Driscoll KA, Piazza-Waggoner C, Modi AC, Wooldridge JL. (2006). The impact of pediatric pulmonary exacerbations on family functioning and parental anxiety. [Abstract] Pediatric Pulmonology, S29, 403.

Modi AC, Piazza-Waggoner C, Ramey C, Wilson L, Zeller MH. (2006). Quality of life and parenting stress of mothers of obese youth seeking weight management treatment. [Abstract] Obesity, 14S, A153.

Zeller MH, Modi AC, Roehrig H, Ramey C, Noll J, Inge TH. (2006). Psychosocial outcomes of adolescent bariatric surgery. [Abstract] Obesity, 14S, A236.

Bishop C, Modi AC, Zeller MH. (2006). Assessing weight-related quality of life and depressive symptoms in pediatric obesity: Comparison of African-American and Caucasian adolescents. [Abstract] Obesity, 14S, A158.

Piazza-Waggoner C, Modi AC, Wilson, L, Zeller MH. (2006). Family and Meals: Child and parent report of family functioning in an obese treatment seeking sample. [Abstract] Obesity, 14S, A153.

Zeller MH, Reiter-Purtill J, Modi AC. (2006). A controlled study of critical parent and family factors in the obesigenic environment. [Abstract] Obesity, 14S, A82.

Modi AC, Lim CS, Yu N, Sherman J, Wagner MH, Quittner AL. (2005). Multi-method Measurement of Treatment Adherence for Children with Cystic Fibrosis and its Relationship to Health-related Quality of Life. [Abstract] Pediatric Pulmonology, S28, 371.

Zeller, M. H., Modi AC, Loux T, Bell S, Roehrig H, Harmon CM, Inge TH. (2005). Health-related Quality of Life in Adolescent Extreme Obesity. [Abstract] Obesity Research, 13S, A70.

van Schaick K, Modi AC, Zeller MH. (2005). Self-Efficacy for physical activity in obese youth: One size fits all? [Abstract] Obesity Research, 13S, A118.

Kolotkin RL, Zeller M, Modi A, Samsa G, Polannichka Quinlan N, Yanovski JA, Bell SK, Maahs DM, Gonzalez de Serna D, Roehrig, H. (2005). Impact of Weight on Quality of Life for Adoelscents: Reliability and validity of the IWQOL-Kids. [Abstract] Obesity Research, 13S, A71.

Modi AC, Quittner AL. (2005). Barriers to Medication Adherence in Children with Cystic Fibrosis and Asthma. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society, 2, A586.

Zeller MH, Kolotkin RL, Modi AC, Roehrig H. (2004). Depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life in African American and Caucasian youth seeking weight management treatment. [Abstract] Obesity Research, 12S, A89.

Modi AC, Yu NS, Stack CM, Quittner AL. (2004). The Relationship between Parent and Child Knowledge of CF and Adherence. [Abstract] Pediatric Pulmonology, 38, S27, 361.

Quittner AL, Modi AC, Accurso FJ, Koenig JM, Sontag MK, Oermann CO, Sockrider M, on behalf of the Investigators and Coordinators of the Airway Secretion Clearance Study (2004). Treatment Satisfaction, Health-related Quality of Life and Airway Clearance Therapies in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis. [Abstract] Pediatric Pulmonology, 38, S27, 314.

Marciel KK, Modi AC, Quittner AL. (2004). The influence of gender and birth order on parental differential treatment of children with cystic fibrosis and their healthy siblings. [Abstract] Pediatric Pulmonology, 38, S27, 360.

Modi AC, Stack CM, Yu N, Marballi A, Thompson SM, Quittner AL. (2003). Barriers to adherence for children with cystic fibrosis: What gets in the way? [Abstract] Pediatric Pulmonology, 36, S25, 363.

Stack CM, Modi AC, Quittner AL, Thompson SM. (2003). Comparison of health-related quality of life in two samples of children with cystic fibrosis: Those hospitalized for a pulmonary exacerbation and those attending a clinic visit. [Abstract] Pediatric Pulmonology, 36, S25, 358.

Quittner AL, Marciel KK, Modi AC. (2003). Parental differential treatment of children with cystic fibrosis and their healthy siblings: A developmental perspective. [Abstract] Pediatric Pulmonology, 36, S25, 355.

Quittner AL, Modi AC, Davis MA. (2003). Development of a disease-specific quality of life measure for cystic fibrosis: Applications in clinical trials and national databases.Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 25 (Supp.), S033.

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