Dr. Ramsey received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Oklahoma State University and completed both her residency and T32 postdoctoral fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s. In 2016, Dr. Ramsey joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. Dr. Ramsey is a researcher in the Center for Health Technology Research, a center within the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology that focuses on the development of technologies and digital interventions to improve treatment health outcomes and self-management in children with chronic conditions. Currently, Dr. Ramsey is developing a digital intervention focused on improving self-management and health outcomes in children and adolescents with asthma. She has also been the interventionist on several studies aimed at improving treatment adherence in adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease and headache. Her long-term goal is to develop a technology-assisted, stepped-care, adherence-promotion intervention.

Robert Gibler is a psychology trainee in the Center for Adherence and Self-Management under the primary mentorship of Dr. Ramsey. He is currently a doctoral student in clinical psychology at the University of Cincinnati. Robert’s research interests center on understanding the impact of anxiety on school functioning and other aspects of daily living among children and adolescents with chronic pain. Robert is currently an interventionist on a randomized clinical trial to improve medication adherence and symptom management in youth with asthma via telehealth. After completing his doctorate and fellowship training, Robert hopes to pursue work as a clinical researcher at an academic medical center.

Sophie is a Clinical Research Coordinator II in Dr. Ramsey’s lab. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in psychology in May 2018 from Denison University and joined the Ramsey lab in June 2018. Sophie is the lead coordinator on several studies within the Center for Health Technology Research and assists with study recruitment, retention, data collection, as well as lab management.

Jill Plevinsky is a first-year postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Adherence and Self-Management under the primary mentorship of Dr. Hommel. She earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and completed her residency in pediatric psychology through the Brown Clinical Psychology Training Consortium. Her primary research interests include self-management in adolescents and young adults with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including medication adherence, transition readiness, patient-provider communication, and risk behaviors. Jill’s dissertation research examined self-management in college students with IBD from a socioecological framework, and she plans to continue her research in this population, using ecological momentary assessment to assess adherence and substance use.

Clinically, Jill enjoys working with adolescents and young adults with chronic medical conditions and their families to support disease management as well as overall adjustment and quality of life. She currently provides consultative psychosocial support and adherence promotion interventions for youth with IBD in the gastroenterology clinic. Jill is also an interventionist on a randomized clinical trial to improve medication adherence and symptom management in youth with asthma via telehealth.

After completing her fellowship, Jill will pursue a faculty position in a pediatric academic medical center that will allow her to continue her research and clinical work with youth and families managing chronic illnesses.