I’m a pediatric psychologist providing behavioral health services to children, teens and young adults with type 1 diabetes and their families. I help them cope, adjust and fit diabetes care into their daily lives. I also help patients with Turner syndrome improve executive functioning skills and social skills and learn to manage anxiety. Additionally, I work with pediatric patients with celiac disease, assisting them with adjustment and coping with this condition.

I was inspired to work with children with type 1 diabetes after being diagnosed as a young adult. Given my experience, I have first-hand knowledge of how diabetes can impact a person's daily life, and I recognize that there are meaningful ways to thrive with this disease. More generally, I have always enjoyed working with children and families to help them find ways to maintain positive interactions and cope well with life challenges.

I focus on meeting patients where they are to help them to accomplish their goals. When working to manage complicated chronic conditions, I find including the family in psychological treatment essential.

As a researcher, I’m interested in better understanding the psychological and behavioral impact of learning through autoantibody screening that your child is at increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes. This area of research is significant given recent increases in the accessibility of screening programs for type 1 diabetes.

I am honored to have been named one of the top three providers in patient and family experience at Cincinnati Children’s for telehealth services (2021). I also engage regularly with type 1 diabetes patient organizations such as Children With Diabetes and American Diabetes Association-sponsored diabetes camps.

In my free time, I enjoy traveling with my family in the United States and abroad.