Lori J. Stark, PhD
Title
Director
Appointment
Professor of Pediatrics
Phone
513-636-7116
Fax
513-636-3677
Bio
Lori Stark, PhD, joined Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in 1998 as the director of Psychology.
Dr. Stark is an authority on parenting of young children. She has applied this expertise to the area of health psychology by working with parents and children to improve their adherence to medical regimes, improving coping with chronic conditions or acute stressors, and providing biobehavioral interventions to conditions such as chronic pain.
Dr. Stark's work is unique in that it utilizes behavioral and environmental interventions to enhance healthcare outcome in pediatrics. Dr. Stark's expertise is on improving nutritional outcome in children with chronic conditions such as cystic fibrosis.
Dr. Stark has received continuous funding from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the National Institute of Health to develop and evaluate behavioral interventions and improving nutritional outcome in children with cystic fibrosis.
Dr. Stark came to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center from Brown University School of Medicine where she was Director of Pediatric Psychology at Rhode Island Hospital
and Associate Professor of Psychiatry in Human Behavior at Brown University School of Medicine. Dr. Stark earned her undergraduate degree at Boston University and her graduate degree at West Virginia University.
Dr. Stark is on the Executive Committee of the Society of Pediatric Psychology, a division within the American Psychological Association. She has written many professional publications in the field of pediatric psychology and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology and
the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.
Credentials
PhD: West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va., 1985.
Internship: Clinical Psychology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Miss., 1984-1985.
Certification: Clinical Psychology, 1985.
Awards and Honors
- Summa Cum Laude; Distinction in Psychology, Boston University.
- Co-Chair, Society of Behavioral Medicine Program
Committee, March 1995. Secretary, Society of Pediatric Psychology, Jan. 1, 1998 to present.
Research
Adherence to treatment recommendations, improving health through behavioral interventions.
Research Grants and Contracts
Behavioral Treatment of Weight Gain in CF. National Institutes of Health. June 1, 1996-May 31, 2001. Principal Investigator. Direct Cost: $1,025,778.
Professional Organization Memberships
- American Psychological Association
- Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy
- Association for Advancement of Psychology
- Society of Behavioral Medicine
- Rhode Island Psychology Association
- Society for Pediatric Psychology
- Cincinnati Society of Clinical Psychologists
Memberships
- Member, Elementary Education Task Force on Prevention of Head and Spinal Cord Injuries for The Think First Foundation. Chairs: Jeffrey Lobosky, MD, and Ann Burton, April 1992-October 1994
- Member, Committee on Education and Training for APA Division 38. Chair: Ed Sarafino, Ph.D., 1993-1998.
- Member, Publications and Communications Council. Society of Behavioral Medicine, 1996-1998.
- Secretary, Society of Pediatric Psychology. Jan. 1,
1998 to present
Special Interests
Health psychology; anxiety; behavior problems; parent training; adherence to medical regimen; coping with illness
Editing
- Board of Editors, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Sept. 1, 1997 - August 2000.
- Board of Editors, Journal of Pediatric Psychology.
Sept. 1, 1997-Aug. 30, 1999.
Related Areas
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