Meg H. Zeller, PhD
Title
Staff Psychologist
Appointment
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email
meg.zeller@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-2712
Fax
513-636-7756
Credentials
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
Awards and Honors
- BA, cum laude, Kenyon College (1984)
- Psychology Prize, Honors Day, Kenyon College (1984)
- Honors on Senior Comprehensive Exercise in Psychology, Kenyon College (1984)
Research
The identification of psychosocial correlates of pediatric obesity that are potential barriers to weight management.
Research Grants and Contracts
Meg Zeller, PhD, Principal Investigator (20% effort)
National Institutes of Health (1R03DK0788901) |
| Title: | Bariatric Surgery in Adolescence: Psychosocial Outcomes |
| Entire Project Period: | 7/05 - 6/07 |
| Total Direct Costs: | $100,000 |
Meg Zeller, PhD, Principal Investigator (75% effort)
National Institutes of Health (1K23DK60031-01) |
| Title: | Exploring Barriers to Treatment: Pediatric Obesity |
| Entire Project Period: | 9/01 - 8/06 |
| Total Direct Costs: | $416,018 |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics |
| Title: | Fifth Third Bank/Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Women Scholars Award |
| Entire Award Period: | 7/04 - 6/06 |
| Total Award: | $100,000 |
Presentations
Zeller MH, Modi AC, & Fix C (2005, April). The impact of social support on the health-related quality of life of obese youth. Paper presented at the Great Lakes Regional Conference on Child Health, Columbus, OH.
Marik P, Zeller MH, Reiter-Purtill J, and Ramey C (2005, April). Family factors associated with attrition from a pediatric weight management program. Paper presented at the Great Lakes Regional Conference on Child Health, Columbus, OH.
Zeller MH, Kolotkin RL, Modi AC, Roehrig H (November, 2004). Depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life in African American and Caucasian youth seeking weight management treatment. Poster presented at the North American Society for the Study of Obesity Convention, Las Vegas, NV. (Abstracted: Obesity Research, 12, 345P).
Kolotkin RL, Zeller MH, Gutzwiller J, Crosby RD (November, 2004). Generic and weight-related quality of life in a community sample of youth. Poster presented at the North American Society for the Study of Obesity Convention, Las Vegas, NV. (Abstracted: Obesity Research, 12, 313P).
Roehrig H, Zeller MH, & Inge TH (2004, April). Assessment of psychological adjustment, body esteem, and eating behaviors in morbidly obese adolescents pursuing surgical weight management. Paper presented at the Child Health Conference, Charleston, SC.
Gutzwiller J, Zeller MH, Vannatta K, Marik P, & Ramey C (2004, April). Parent distress and parenting behavior in families with an obese youngster: Preliminary implications for treatment. Paper presented at the Child Health Conference, Charleston, SC.
Zeller MH, Ramey C, and Allen R (2003, October). Social competence of obese youth: Implications for treatment. Poster presented at the North American Society for the Study of Obesity Convention, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. (Abstracted: Obesity Research, 11, 594P).
Grieme, J, Arthur, A, & Zeller MH (2002, April). Demographic, child, and parent factors predicting attrition in a pediatric obesity treatment program. Paper presented at the Great Lakes Regional Conference on Child Health Psychology, Milwaukee, WI.
Zeller MH, Claytor R, Mays W, Knilans T, Kirk S, & Daniels S (2001, October). Relations between physical self-perceptions and fitness in obese youth. Poster presented at the North American Society for the Study of Obesity Convention, Quebec City, Quebec, CN. (Abstracted: Obesity Research, 9, 195S.).
Zeller MH, Sullivan A, Huth B Kirk S Daniels S Kotagal U, Bucuvalas JC, & Byczkowksi TL (2001, April). HealthWorks! pediatric weight management program: It works, but for whom? Paper presented at the Child Health Conference, Gainesville, FL.
Cote MP, Zeller MH, Huth B, Sullivan A Kirk S & Daniels S (2001, April). Childhood depression and treatment outcome in an interdisciplinary clinical program for pediatric obesity. Paper presented at the Child Health Conference, Gainesville, FL.
Vannatta K & Zeller MH (2001, April). Appearance, athletic ability, and academic competence: Prediction of changes in peer acceptance. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.
Kirk S Santangelo M, Claytor R, Zeller MH & Daniels S (2000, October). Improvement in body mass index and health outcomes in a clinical program for child and adolescent obesity. Poster presented at the North American Society for the Study of Obesity Convention, San Diego, CA. (Abstracted: Obesity Research, 8, 86S).
Santangelo M, Zeller MH, Kirk S, Claytor R, Khoury P, & Daniels S (2000, October). Predictors for completion of an interdisciplinary clinical program for pediatric obesity. Poster presented at the North American Society for the Study of Obesity Convention, San Diego, CA. (Abstracted: Obesity Research, 8, 78S).
Davies WH, Nuzzo LK, & Zeller MH (2000, August). Mealtime behaviors in families with chronically ill youths and controls. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Zeller MH, Allred K, Daniels S, Kirk S, Klump K, & Frondorf J (2000, April). Behavioral and emotional functioning of obese children enrolled in a weight management program. Paper presented at the Great Lakes Regional Conference on Child Health Psychology, Cleveland, OH.
Publications, Most Recent
Zeller MH, Roehrig HR, Modi AC, Daniels SR, & Inge TH (in press). Health-related quality of life and depressive symptoms in adolescents with extreme obesity seeking bariatric surgery.Pediatrics.
Kahn JA, Degen SJF, Mansour ME, Goodman E, Zeller MH, Laor T, Lanphear NE, and Boat TF (in press). Pediatric faculty members' attitudes about part-time faculty positions and policies to support part-time faculty: A study at one medical center.Academic Medicine.
Inge TH, Zeller MH, Lawson ML & Daniels S (2005). A critical appraisal of evidence supporting a bariatric surgical approach to weight management for adolescents.Journal of Pediatrics, 147, 10-19.
Kirk S, Zeller MH, Claytor R, Santangelo M, Khoury P & Daniels S (2005). The relationship of health outcomes to improvement in body mass index in children and adolescents.Obesity Research, 13, 876-882.
Zeller MH, Saelens, B, Roehrig H, Kirk S & Daniels S (2004). Psychological adjustment of obese youth enrolled in a weight management program.Obesity Research, 12, 1576-1586.
Inge TH, Zeller MH, Garcia V, Daniels S (2004) Surgical approach to adolescent severe obesity.Adolescent Medicine Clinics: Surgical Issues in Adolescents: 15: 429-453.
Zeller MH, Kirk S, Claytor R, Khoury P, Grieme J, Santangelo M & Daniels S (2004). Predictors of attrition from a pediatric weight management program.Journal of Pediatrics, 144, 466-470.
Zeller MH & Daniels S (2004). The obesity epidemic: Family matters.Journal of Pediatrics, 145, 3-4.
Inge TH, Garcia V Daniels S, Langford L, Kirk S, Roehrig H, Amin R, Zeller MH & Higa K (2004). A multidisciplinary approach to the adolescent bariatric surgical patient.Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 39, 442-447.
Cote MP, Byczkowski T, Kotagal U, Kirk S Zeller MH, & Daniels S (2004). Service quality and attrition: An examination of a pediatric obesity program. International Journal for Health Care Quality, 16, 165-173.
Powers S, Byars K, Mitchell M, Patton S, Schindler T & Zeller MH (2003). A randomized pilot study of behavioral treatment to increase caloric intake in toddlers with cystic fibrosis.Children's Health Care, 32, 297-311.
Zeller MH, Vannatta K, Schafer J & Noll RB (2003). Behavioral reputation: A cross-age perspective.Developmental Psychology, 39, 129-139.
Gerhardt CA, Vannatta K, McKellop JM, Zeller MH, Taylor J, Passo M & Noll RB (2003). Comparing parental distress, family functioning, and the role of social support for caregivers with and without a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 28, 5-15.
Gerhardt CA, Vannatta K, McKellop JM, Taylor J, Passo M, Reiter-Purtill J, Zeller MH, & Noll RB (2003). Child-rearing practices of caregivers with a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: Perspectives of caregivers and professionals.Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 28, 275-280.
Vannatta K, Zeller MH, Noll RB, & Koontz K (1998). Social functioning of children surviving bone marrow transplantation.Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 23, 169-178.
Noll RB, Zeller MH, Vannatta K, Bukowski W, & Davies H (1997). Potential bias in classroom research: Comparison of children with permission with those who did not receive permission to participate.Journal of Child Clinical Psychology, 26, 36-42.
Professional Organization Memberships
- American Psychological Association
- Society for Research in Child Development
- Society for Pediatric Psychology
- Cincinnati Society of Clinical Child Psychology
Books
Inge TH, Zeller MH, Kirk S & Daniels SR (in press). Surgical management of pediatric obesity. In The Handbook of Pediatric Obesity: Volume II - Clinical Management. Melinda Sothern, Ed. Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York.
Saelens BE & Zeller MH (2004). Behavioral intervention for pediatric obesity. Available at www.therapyadvisor.com.
Special Interests
Pediatric psychology; school-age children and adolescents; childhood obesity.
Related Areas
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