Our lab members come from a variety of backgrounds and levels of experience, including junior and senior level research assistants, residents, postdoctoral fellows and faculty. Meet our team.
Previous Members
Brandon Aylward, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory-Children's Pediatric Research Center, Cardiac Division at Sibley Heart Center; Director of Research, NeuroLex Labs, Atlanta, GA
Kimberly Barnett, PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Erin Brannon, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation Center, Cleveland Clinic Children's, Cleveland, OH
Richard Boles, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition, University of Colorado, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
Kelly Byars, PsyD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Lisa Clifford, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, University of Florida, Dept. of Clinical and Health Psychology, Gainesville, FL
Megan Crawford, PhD (Received PhD from University of Florida)
Resident, AI DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE
Nancy Crimmins, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes Center & Obesity Center/Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Kimberly Driscoll, PhD
Associate Professor at Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, Denver, CO
Stephanie S. Filigno, PhD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Robert C. Gibler, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
Deborah Kruglak Gilman, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, The Watson Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
Kevin Hommel, PhD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Director, Center for Health Technology Research, Center for Adherence and Self-Management, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Julie Jones, PsyD
Private Practice, Julie Jones Therapy, Houston, TX or Simpsonville, SC
Ashley Kroon Van Diest, PhD
Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital and Clinical Assistant Professor at Case Western Reserve University through the Lerner College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Cleveland, OH
Elizabeth Kuhl Towner, PhD
Assistant Professor, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Detroit, MI
Monica Johnson Mitchell, PhD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Avani Modi, PhD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Director, Center for Adherence and Self-Management, Co-Director, New Onset Seizure Clinic, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Gloria Oliver-Carpenter, PhD
Psychologist, Oxford Psychological, LLC, Arlington, VA
Susana R. Patton, PhD, CDE
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
Megan Benoit Ratcliff, PhD
Pediatric clinical psychologist, Center for Weight Management at Gwinnett Medical Center, Atlanta, GA
Amy Shah, MD
Associate Professor, Division of Endocrinology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Chad Shenk, PhD
Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Department of Pediatrics, Penn State University, University Park, PA
Shalonda Slater, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Laura Smith, PhD
Assistant Professor, Health Informatics institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Jessica Valenzuela, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical and School Psychology at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Carrie Piazza Waggoner, PhD
Licensed psychologist, Macks Psychology Group, West Chester, OH
Margaret "Meg" Zeller, PhD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Marium Zafar, PsyD
Licensed clinical psychologist, Diagnostics, LLP, New York, NY
