Anne M. Lynch-Jordan, PhD
Title
Child Psychologist
Appointment
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics; Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Email
anne.lynch-jordan@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-4663
Fax
513-636-7756
Bio
Anne M. Lynch, 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). She 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 CCHMC. 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.
Credentials
PhD: Clinical Psychology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 2003
Internship: Clinical Psychology, University of Florida Health Sciences Center, Gainesville, FL, 2002-03
Fellowship: Pediatric Psychology & Pain Management, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2003-05
Awards and Honors
- Member of Pain Management Service, Recipient of the 1st Annual American Pain Society “Clinical Center of Excellence” Award, 2007
- Young Investigator Travel Award, American Pain Society, 2007
- Young Investigator Travel Award, American Pain Society, 2005
- Summer Research Grant, Purdue University, 2001
- Krueger Scholarship Award, Purdue University, 1998
- Dean Leonard A. Mann, S.M., Award of Excellence, Outstanding Senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Dayton, 1996
Research
Psychosocial factors associated with pediatric chronic pain; child pain behaviors; parenting behaviors
Research Grants and Contracts
Randomized Clinical Trail in Juvenile Fibromyalgia
2005-present
Role: Research Therapist, Study Assessor (KSADS)
Multi-year, multi-site clinical trial (NIAMS R01), designed by Susmita Kashikar-Zuck, Ph.D., to investigate the efficacy of behavioral treatment for adolescents with Juvenile Primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome (JPFS).
Publications, Most Recent
Lynch-Jordan, AM, Kashikar-Zuck, S, Crosby, LE, Lopez, WL, Smolyansky, BH, Parkins, IS, Luzader, CP, Hartman, A, Guilfoyle, SM, & Powers, SW. (in press). Applying Quality Improvement Methods to Implement a Measurement System for Chronic Pain-Related Disability. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.
Kashikar-Zuck, S., Lynch, A, Slater, S., Graham, T.B., Swain, N.F., & Noll, R. (in press). Family factors and emotional functioning of adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome.Arthritis Care and Research.
Kashikar-Zuck, S., Parkins, I.S., Graham, T.B., Lynch, A.M., Passo, M., Johnston, M., Schikler, K.N., Hashkes, P.J., Banez, G., & Richards, M.M. (2008). Anxiety, mood, and behavioral disorders among pediatric patients with juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome.Clinical Journal of Pain, 24(7), 620-626.
Kashikar-Zuck, S., & Lynch, A.M. Psychological interventions for chronic pain. In G. A. Walco and K. R. Goldschneider (Eds.), Pain in Children: A Practical Guide for Primary Care. Humana Press. New York, NY. August 2008.
Kashikar-Zuck, S., Lynch, A., Graham, T.; Swain, N., Mullen, S., & Noll, R. (2007). Social functioning and peer relationships of adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome.Arthritis Care and Research, 57(3), 474-480.
Lynch, A.M., Kashikar-Zuck, S., Goldschneider, K.R., & Jones, B.A. (2007). Sex and age differences in coping styles among children with chronic pain.Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 33(2), 208-216.
Lynch, A.M., Kashikar-Zuck, S., Goldschneider, K.R., & Jones, B.A. (2006). The psychosocial risks for disability in children with chronic back pain. Journal of Pain,7(4), 244-251.
Presentations, Most Recent
Verkamp, E., Flowers, S., Parkins, IS., Ting, T., Johnston, M., Lynch-Jordan, A., & Kashikar-Zuck, S. Self-Reported Use of Complementary Treatments in Youth Diagnosed with Juvenile Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Poster presented at the 2009 American Pain Society Conference, San Diego, CA.
Flowers, S. R., Kashikar-Zuck, S., Johnston, M., Verkamp, E., Lynch-Jordan, AM., Ting, T., Graham, TB., Schikler, K., Spalding, S., Hashkes, P., Richards, M., & Banez, G. Physical activity monitoring in children and adolescents with Juvenile Primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Poster presented at the 2009 American Pain Society Conference, San Diego, CA.
Ting TV, Parkins IS, Verkamp EK, Lynch AM, Graham TB, & Kashikar-Zuck S. (2008, October). Presence of Physical and Psychosocial Symptoms in Adolescents with Juvenile Primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome (JPFS) in Comparison to Healthy Peers: A Follow-up Survey Study. Poster presented at the American College of Rheumatology Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Johnston, M., Kashikar-Zuck, S., Parkins, I.S., Lynch-Jordan, A.M., Verkamp, E., Ting, T., Graham, T. B., Passo, M., Schikler, K., Spalding, S., Hashkes, P., Richards, M., Banez, G., Powers, S., Arnold, L., & Lovell, D. (2008, September). Factors associated with school absences in adolescents with juvenile fibromyaglia syndrome. Poster presented at the Midwest Pain Society Conference, Chicago, IL.
Johnston, M., Parkins, I., Kashikar-Zuck, S., Lynch, A. M., & Graham, T.B. (2008, April). School attendance difficulties in adolescents with Juvenile Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Poster presented at the Child Health Psychology Conference, Miami, FL.
Parkins, I.S., Kashikar-Zuck, S., Graham, T.B., Lynch-Jordan, A., Passo, M., Johnston, M., Schikler, K., Hashkes, P., Banez, G., & Richards, M. (2008, April). Psychiatric comorbidity in Juvenile Primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Poster presented at Child Health Psychology Conference, Miami, FL.
Lynch-Jordan, A., Swain, N.F., Kashikar-Zuck, S., Graham, T.B., & Noll, R. (2008, April). The relationship between parent illness behavior encouragement and child and parent factors in a sample of children with fibromyalgia and comparison peers. Presented at the 11th Annual National Conference on Child Health Psychology, Miami, FL.
Lynch, A.M, Bishop, C.T., McLaughlin, J., Ho, I., Kashikar-Zuck, S., Mullen, S., & Goldschneider, K.R. (2006, April). Parent perceptions of child and adolescent pain behaviors. Poster presented at the 10th Annual National Conference on Child Health Psychology, Gainesville, FL.
Professional Organization Memberships
- American Psychological Association
- American Pain Society
- Society for Pediatric Psychology
Special Interests
Pediatric psychology; child and adolescent clinical psychology; behavioral pain management
Graduate, Intermediate Improvement Science Series, June 2008.
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