Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology

Carrie Piazza-Waggoner, PhD

Title

Assistant Professor

Email

carrie.piazza@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-1410

Bio

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.

Credentials

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, Most Recent

Powers, S.W.; Piazza-Waggoner, C.; Jones, J.; Ferguson, F.; Daines, C.; Acton, J.: Examining Clinical Trial Results with Single Subject Analysis: An example Involving Behavioral and Nutrition Treatment for Young Children with Cystic Fibrosis.Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 2006; 31, 574-581.

Piazza-Waggoner, C.; Adams, C.D.; Cottrell, L.; Taylor, B.K.; Wilson, N.; Hogan, M.: Child and caregiver psychosocial functioning in pediatric immunodeficiency diseases.Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, 2006; 96, 298-303.

Powers, S.W.; Jones, J.; Ferguson, K.; Piazza-Waggoner, C.; Daines, C.; Acton, J.: Randomized clinical trial of behavioral and nutrition treatment to improve energy intake and growth in toddlers and preschoolers with cystic fibrosis.Pediatrics, 2005; 116, 1442-1450.

Piazza-Waggoner, C.; Dodd, C.; Adams, C.D.; Joseph, K.E.; Goldfarb, I.W.; Slater, H.: Pre-injury behavioral and emotional problems among pediatric burn patients.Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation, 2005; 26, 371-380.

Piazza-Waggoner, C.; Butcher, M.; Adams, C.D.; Goldfarb, I.W.; Slater, H.: Assessing the relation between locus of control and social competence in pediatric burn survivors attending summer camp.Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation, 2004; 25, 349-356.

Piazza-Waggoner, C.; Cohen, L.L.; Kohli, K.; Taylor, B.K.: Stress management for dental students performing their first pediatric restorative procedure.Journal of Dental Education, 2003; 67, 542-548.

Professional Organization Memberships

North American Association for the Study of Obesity

Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy

American Psychological Association

Society of Pediatric Psychology

Special Interests

Inpatient consultation-liaison
Coping with medical illness and procedures
Stress management, relaxation

Presentations, Most Recent

Powers, S.W.; Piazza-Waggoner, C.; Jones, J.; Daines, C.; Acton, J.: Impact of Behavioral and Nutrition treatment for toddlers and preschoolers with CF on energy intake and growth maintains for 12 and 18 months. Presented at the 19th annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference; October, 2005; Baltimore, MD.

Powers, S.W.; Piazza-Waggoner, C.; Jones, J.; Daines, C.; Acton, J.: Demonstrating the process of change in energy intake produced by a behavioral and nutrition treatment for toddlers and preschoolers with Cystic Fibrosis.Presented at the 19th annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference; October, 2005; Baltimore, MD.

Piazza-Waggoner, C.; Modi, A.; Patton, S.R.; Sullivan, S.; Henry, R.; Dolan, L.; Powers, S.W.: Observational assessment of family functioning in families with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.Presented at the Conference on Child Health Psychology; April, 2006; Gainesville, FL.

Piazza-Waggoner, C.; Adams, C.D.; Mehlic, M.; Muchant, D.; Hogan, M.B.: Coping strategies, psychosocial adjustment and family functioning of children with primary immunodeficiency disorders: Comparison to renal and healthy patients.Presented at the Conference on Child Health Psychology; April, 2004; Charleston, SC.