About

Biography

Kate Meister, PhD, is a pediatric psychologist, who specializes in working with young children and their families. She joined the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology as an assistant professor within the UC Department of Pediatrics after training in Integrated Pediatric Primary Care and Early Childhood psychological assessment and intervention at Nemours AI duPont Hospital for Children. She is currently helping to integrate psychology services into the multidisciplinary NICU Follow-Up Program at Cincinnati Children's. In addition, she plans to collaborate with the Neonatology department on longstanding research projects that examine developmental outcomes of NICU graduates.

PhD: Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, 2018.

Residency: Integrated Behavioral Health, Nemours AI duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, 2017-2018.

Fellowship: Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Fellowship, Early Childhood Psychology, Nemours AI duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, 2018-2019.

Licensure: Clinical Psychology, Ohio State Board, 2019.

Interests

Early childhood psychology; early childhood assessment; behavior management; parent management training; Parent Child Interaction Therapy

Interests

Developmental outcomes of NICU graduates; prevention and early intervention

Research Areas

Behavioral Medicine, Clinical Psychology

Insurance Information

Cincinnati Children's strives to accept a wide variety of health plans. Please contact your health insurance carrier to verify coverage for your specific benefit plan.

View Insurance Information

Publications

Learnings from the implementation of standardized content and processes for integrated behavioral health prevention visits. Meister, K; Ryan, P; Austin, J; Herbst, R. Families, Systems, and Health. 2023; 41:358-365.

Sibling Child Protective Services Involvement Following a Child Maltreatment Fatality. Corlis, M; Damashek, A; Meister, K; Richardson, H; Bonner, B. Child Maltreatment. 2020; 25:43-50.