Heather Strong, PhD, received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Cincinnati and completed her pediatric psychology residency at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Heather's research interests are health disparities among ethnic minorities and social determinants of health in pediatric populations. She is also interested in examining biopsychosocial contributors to disease self-management and healthy lifestyle behaviors, as well as developing and implementing clinical- and community-based interventions.
In the Crosby Lab, Heather is involved in a multi-site clinical research trial focusing on patient-provider shared decision making process in pediatric sickle cell disease. She also serves as a site clinical supervisor for community health workers as a part of a multi-site intervention trial for transition age patients with sickle cell disease.