About
Biography
The primary goal of my work is to increase use of modern theory measurement methods in all areas of biomedical research. My research interests include study design, clinical trials, measure and scale development, mixed-methods research and empirical bioethics.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have funded many of my research studies over the years. I have had the pleasure to serve on the Society for Clinical Data Management’s Board of Trustees, Pfizer’s Ethics Fellowship review panel, and as a content area expert for the U.S. Department of Labor. One of the recognitions that I am most proud of in my career is the Cincinnati Children's Hospital's 2014 Service Achievement Award.
My research career spans more than 30 years, and I joined Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in 2007. I have authored or co-authored three textbooks and more than 130 peer-reviewed publications within the fields of biomedical and behavioral science. I’ve served on the editorial board of several professional journals and been a reviewer for numerous others.
My research has been published in various leading journals, including Journal of the American Medical Association, American Journal of Bioethics and Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
BS: Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, 1980.
MED: :Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 1984.
PhD: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 1989.
Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 1989-1991.
MHS: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2001.
Interests
Clinical Trials; measurement; scale development; measurement
Research Areas
Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Publications
Shared reading with infants: SharePR a novel measure of shared reading quality. Pediatric Research. 2023; 93:976-984.
Clinical Characterization of Juvenile Fibromyalgia in a Multicenter Cohort of Adolescents Enrolled in a Randomized Clinical Trial. Arthritis Care and Research. 2023.
FIT Teens RCT for juvenile fibromyalgia: Protocol adaptations in response to the COVID 19 pandemic. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 2022; 30.
Childhood exposures to environmental chemicals and neurodevelopmental outcomes in congenital heart disease. PLoS ONE. 2022; 17.
Examination of the Social Emotional Assets and Resilience Scales (SEARS) Youth Report: Factor Structure, Measurement Invariance, and Validity. Assessment. 2022; 29:1522-1531.
Psychometric properties of the ScreenQ for measuring digital media use in Portuguese young children. Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics. 2022; 111:1950-1955.
Reference Ranges for Bone Mineral Content and Density by Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry for Young Children. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2022; 107:e3887-e3900.
Chronic foetal hypoxaemia does not cause elevation of serum markers of brain injury. Cardiology in the Young. 2022; 32:732-737.
Decision making about anti-TNF therapy: A pilot trial of a shared decision-making intervention. Patient Education and Counseling. 2022; 105:1075-1081.
Practice of Clinical Data Management Worldwide: Introduction to the Special Issue. 2021; 1.
From the Blog
Investigating Clinical Research Participation Among Children
Richard F. Ittenbach, PhD12/20/2021
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