adherence in youth with sickle cell

disease. She enjoys spending time

with family and friends, painting,

and cooking.

Sherilynn Chan, MS, is attend-

ing the University of Miami where

her dissertation focuses on

cyber victimization, aggres-

sion, and alcohol use in

adolescents. Clinically she is

focused on work with chil-

dren and adolescents with

chronic illness, and her

research interests focus on

peer victimization, adoles-

cent health risk behaviors,

social functioning among

youth with chronic pain.

Outside of work she enjoys

running, exploring Kansas

City, Parks & Recreation

(on Netflix and in real life),

and watching hockey.

Please welcome the 2015

intern class to our quickly

growing Psychology Section!

Cynthia Pierre, MA, joins

us from Loyola University

where her dissertation fo-

cuses on the buffering

effect of adaptive social

support on African Ameri-

can males exposed to

community violence. Her

clinical and research inter-

ests center on stress, cop-

ing, mental health, and

complex trauma presenta-

tions in minority youth.

When not at work, you

might find her cooking or

curled up reading classic

literature.

Alana Goldstein, MA, comes to Kansas City from Xavier

University where her dissertation is titled “Transition Readi-

ness in Adolescents and Young Adults with Sickle Cell Dis-

ease.” Her clinical interests include hematology and oncology,

adherence to treatment regimen, and pain management and

her research focuses on transition readiness and treatment

INTRODUCING THE 20 TH CHILDREN’S MERCY IN TERN CLASS !

THREE FELLOWS

FOR 2015-2016 As training opportunities con-

tinue to develop in our Sec-

tion, we welcome three fel-

lows this academic year!

Girwan Khadka, PhD, grad-

uated from Washington State

University and completed

internship at Children’s Mer-

cy. His primary clinical and

research interests include

ADHD, sluggish cognitive

tempo, special needs, disrup-

tive behaviors, learning disor-

ders, and anxiety. Outside of

work you might find him read-

ing world literature, cooking, watching classic movies, and stud-

ying etymology or symbology.

Gail Robertson, PhD, graduated from Idaho State and in-

terned at the Munroe-Meyer Institute in Omaha, Nebraska.

Her clinical interests broadly focus on the integration of clinical

and pediatric psychology, leading to her rotations in sleep, be-

havior management, adherence, pain, and C/L. Her research

interests are centered on executive functioning, sleep, and the

application of behavioral techniques to medical adherence.

Outside of work, she likes to read (mostly sci-fi and fantasy,

with the occasional criminal mystery thrown in), collect litera-

ture (the older the better), swim, participate in social action

and advocacy, and is attempting to become a horror movie

fanatic.

See Inside for:

Introduction to interns and fellows, and updates on last year’s trainees

Description of the internship and of Kansas City

Photos of our psychology group

INTERNSHIP NEWSLETTER

FALL/WINTER 2015 -2016

I SSUE 11 Psychology Internship Program at

Chi ldren’s Mercy Kansas City

Greg Schutte, PhD, graduated

from Oklahoma State University

and completed his internship at

the May Institute. His clinical and

research interests center on the

functional analysis of problem

behavior, and understanding the

mechanics that promote generali-

zation of skills and behavior. Out-

side of work, you might find him

following sports, working on his

grilling, or being active and out-

doors by fishing, golfing, or helping

on the farm back home.

Former CMH interns are

working across the US in

academic medical centers,

private hospitals, group and

private practices, and teach-

ing at colleges and universi-

ties.

velopmental/Behavioral Pediatricians,

and Psychologists in a variety of clinical

settings.

Further, the Division of Developmental

and Behavioral Sciences also has a fel-

lowship in Developmental Behavioral

Medicine! Our current D&B fellows

are : Cand ice A l len - J a r a , MD

J u l y J e a n - C u e v a s , M D

Jose Raymundo Lopez Lizarraga, MD

E l i z a b e t h M i k o v i c h , M D

and Lisa Pham, DO

In addition to psychology interns and

post-doctoral fellows, our division in-

cludes 10 one-year practicum students

(8 clinical and 2 research) from area

universities including the University of

Kansas (Clinical Psychology, Child Clin-

ical, and Counseling Psychology pro-

grams), and the University of Missouri-

Kansas City (Clinical Psychology and

Counseling Psychology programs). We

also host Pediatrics residents for one-

month rotations, and these residents

spend time with our Psychiatrists, De-

PRIOR INTERNS

OTHER D&B TRAINEES

UPDATE ON LAST YEAR’ S TRAINEES

Our interns:

Kelsie Hendrickson traveled to Joint Base Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio,

Texas, to complete a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship. The first year provides

training in clinical child psychology and the second year focuses on pediatric

psychology. On fellowship, she provides psychological diagnosis, assessment,

and treatment for families of military service members and military retirees.

Genevieve Maliszewski won a fellowship through the KU Medical Center. She

is conducting both research and clinical work in pediatric diabetes, as well as

clinical and quality improvement work with the cystic fibrosis clinic.

Girwan Khadka stayed on for a fellowship at Children’s Mercy, where he is

receiving training in special needs and general clinical psychology. He is con-

ducting therapy and assessments for patients referred from our physician col-

leagues, and also within

some specialty clinics.

See page 1 for more

details.

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Find more information at: http://www.childrensmercy.org/APA/

Kansas City is a great place to live, with lots to do (parks, museums, jazz clubs, sports, etc), and a reasonable cost of living!

Our fellows:

Christina Low was hired at Children’s Mercy

where she is a member of the Children’s Mercy

Autism Team and specializes in assessment and

behavioral intervention with children with special

needs including autism spectrum disorder, intel-

lectual disability, down syndrome, and 22Q dele-

tion syndrome. She also serves as the co-

director of the Interdisciplinary Constipation and

Incontinence Clinic that is housed within the

Division of Gastroenterology. Dr. Low Kapalu’s

clinical interests include short term treatment of

developmental and behavioral concerns including

toileting issues, behavioral problems (e.g., aggres-

sion, noncompliance, and tantrums), sleep diffi-

culties, and internalizing disorders.

Natalie Passanante was also hired at Children’s

Mercy where she is specializing in kids with au-

tism spectrum disorders, disruptive behavior

disorders, and anxiety.

The psychology internship at Chil-

dren’s Mercy provides intensive train-

ing in psychological assessment, treat-

ment, and interdisciplinary collabora-

tion in the context of a dedicated pedi-

atric academic health care environ-

ment. By providing the highest-quality

supervision and training, the program

aims to facilitate a well-balanced set of

clinical and professional skills to pre-

pare interns for successful careers as

psychologists.

The internship is accredited by the

American Psychological Association,

and is a member of the Association

of Psychology Postdoctoral and In-

ternship Centers (AAPIC).

Both the Clinical Child and Pediatric

Psychology tracks aim to provide

interns with:

(A) a variety of depth and breadth of

experience within a pediatric aca-

demic medical center,

(B) opportunities for interprofession-

al development and collaboration

through integration into pediatric

subspecialty clinics, and

(C) knowledge of successful integra-

tion of research into clinical practice.

obviously very abbreviated

descriptions; for more infor-

mation, you can find a bi-

osketch and/or full CV on the

internship website for all our

Medical Staff. In fact most of

these are linked by click-

ing on the picture for each

psychologist!

Psychologists are organized by

the primary track in which

they would likely interact with

interns, although some inter-

act with interns across both

tracks. It’s also worth noting

that our 40 psychologists

work on multidisciplinary

inpatient and outpatient teams

throughout the entire hospi-

tal!

The remainder of this news-

letter includes information

about the psychologists who

are members of our Division.

Each of the faculty interact

with interns. Some may be

primary supervisors or men-

tors, others may supervise

during a major clinic rotation

or “mini” medical rotation,

and others provide didactics.

All, though, are interested in

helping interns to have the

best experience possible dur-

ing their year at Children’s

Mercy.

Our Staff have provided this

information to help you get to

know us and what Children’s

Mercy has to offer. These are

THE CHILD PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIP AT CMH

INTRODUCING OUR MEDICAL STAFF. . .

CLINICAL CHILD TRACK A year-long outpatient clinical child experience as well as three, 4-

month long (2 days per week) specialty rotations. Interns may

choose concentrated experiences in 3 out of 5 rotation options:

ADHD/Behavioral Pediatrics, Childhood Traumatic Stress, Eating

Disorders, Feeding and Elimination, or Special Needs. Training also

includes didactics and opportunity for research. The clinical child

track emphasize experiences that build skills that will prepare in-

terns to be competitive for fellowships in clinical child psychology

and for careers in academic medical centers, primary care clinics,

private practice, and a variety of settings.

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PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGY TRACK A full year of experience in inpatient consulta-

tion/liaison and outpatient child psychology clinic as

well as three 4-month long rotations in medical special-

ty clinics, neuropsychology, and pain management.

Training also includes didactics and opportunities for

research. The pediatric psychology track emphasize

experiences that build skills that will promote interns

being competitive for pediatric fellowships and being

successful in careers as pediatric psychologists.

SEE WEBSITE AND APPIC DOCUMENTS FOR FULL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE INTERNSHIP AND TRAC KS !

http://www.childrensmercy.org/APA/

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B r i a n B e l d e n , P hD A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : A t t e n t i o n D e f i c i t D i s o r d e r s , P a r e n t -

i n g , P e d i a t r i c P s y c h o l o g y , L e a r n i n g D i s a b i l i t i e s ,

P s y c h o l o g i c a l T e s t i n g , D e v e l o p m e n t a l D i s o r d e r s

D av i d H . B e n n e t t , P h D A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : A t t e n t i o n D e f i c i t D i s o r d e r s , L e a r n i n g D i s a -

b i l i t i e s , S c h o o l - R e l a t e d A n x i e t i e s a n d D i f f i c u l t i e s , P s y -

c h o l o g i c a l T e s t i n g

E dw a r d R . C h r i s t o p h e r s e n , P hD , A B P P P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : A D H D ; C o mm o n C h i l d h o o d B e h a v i o r a l D i s o r d e r s ;

T o i l e t i n g P r o b l e m s ; P a r e n t i n g I s s u e s

V i n c e n t J . B a r o n e , P hD A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : C o mm o n C h i l d h o o d a n d A d o l e s c e n t B e h a v i o r

D i s o r d e r s ; S c h o o l P r o b l e m s ; P a r e n t i n g I s s u e s ; E x t e r n a l i z -

i n g D i s o r d e r s ; B e h a v i o r a l T r e a t m e n t s f o r P e r v a s i v e D e v e l -

o p m e n t a l D i s o r d e r s ; A p p l i e d B e h a v i o r A n a l y s i s ; I n j u r y

P r e v e n t i o n S t r a t e g i e s

R o c h e l l e L . H a r r i s , P hD , A B P P A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : L e a r n i n g D i s a b i l i t i e s , A t t e n t i o n D e f i c i t D i s -

o r d e r s , A d j u s t m e n t a n d B e h a v i o r a l P r o b l e m s , A u t i s m

S p e c t r u m D i s o r d e r s

C h r i s t i n e M o s e r , P s y D A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : P s y c h o l o g i c a l T e s t i n g ; C h i l d a n d A d o l e s c e n t

P s y c h o t h e r a p y ; S u i c i d e R i s k a n d R e s i l i e n c e i n A d o l e s c e n c e

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J u l i a E . T h omp s o n , P hD A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : C h i l d C l i n i c a l P s y c h o l o g y ;

T r a u m a P s y c h o l o g y

C h r i s t y A . K l e i n s o r g e , P hD A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : C h r o n i c I l l n e s s , P a r e n t i n g I s s u e s ,

P s y c h o l o g i c a l T e s t i n g , F e e d i n g

Br iana A. Woods - Jaeger , PhD

A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : C M H a t O p e r a t i o n B r e a k t h r o u g h , A n x i e t y

D i s o r d e r s ; M u l t i - P r o b l e m C l i n i c a l P r e s e n t a t i o n s ; C o m -

m u n i t y - B a s e d M e n t a l H e a l t h

T im o t h y R . A p o d a c a , P h D A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : A d o l e s c e n t M e n t a l H e a l t h ; S u b s t a n c e

A b u s e ; M o o d D i s o r d e r s

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K a t h r y n B . P i e p e r , P hD A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : E a t i n g D i s o r d e r s ; A d o l e s c e n t P s y c h o -

t h e r a p y

S a r a R . G o u l d , P h D A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : E a t i n g D i s o r d e r s ; A d o l e s c e n t

D e v e l o p m e n t a n d M e n t a l H e a l t h ; E a r l y

C h i l d h o o d C o n c e r n s

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V i c t o r i a C . L i t t l e , P h D A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : A t t e n t i o n D e f i c i t D i s o r d e r s ; A u t i s m

S p e c t r u m D i s o r d e r s ; L e a r n i n g D i s a b i l i t i e s

C y n t h i a R . C a l l , P s y D C l i n i c a l A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : A u t i s m A s s e s s m e n t a n d E a r l y I n t e r v e n t i o n ,

S c h o o l P r o b l e m s a n d C o n s u l t a t i o n , M o o d a n d A f f e c t i v e

D i s o r d e r s , A t t e n t i o n D e f i c i t D i s o r d e r s , C h i l d T r a u m a a n d

M a l t r e a t m e n t

C y B . N a d l e r , P hD A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : D i s r u p t i v e a n d S e v e r e B e h a v i o r a l P r o b l e m s ; A u -

t i s m a n d R e l a t e d N e u r o d e v e l o p m e n t a l D i s a b i l i t i e s ; P a r e n t i n g

C h r i s t i n a M . L ow K a p a l u , P h D C l i n i c a l A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : A u t i s m S p e c t r u m D i s o r d e r s ; C o m m o n

B e h a v i o r a l P r o b l e m s ( N o n - C o m p l i a n c e , A g g r e s s i o n ,

S e l f I n j u r i o u s B e h a v i o r a n d T o i l e t i n g D i f f i c u l t i e s ) ;

C o n s t i p a t i o n a n d I n c o n t i n e n c e ( t h r o u g h G I )

N a t a l i e M . P a s s a n a n t e , P s y D C l i n i c a l A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : A u t i s m S p e c t r u m D i s o r d e r ; D i s r u p t i v e

B e h a v i o r D i s o r d e r s ; A n x i e t y D i s o r d e r s

J o A n n “ B o ” Yo u n g b l o o d , P hD A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : A u t i s m S p e c t r u m D i s o r d e r s ; n o n c o m -

p l i a n c e , A D H D , e n u r e s i s , t o i l e t t r a i n i n g , t a n -

t r u m s , a g g r e s s i o n , p i l l - s w a l l o w i n g

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S i m o n e S . M o o d y , P h D C l i n i c a l A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : A D H D ; D i s r u p t i v e B e h a v i o r D i s o r d e r s ;

B e h a v i o r a l P e d i a t r i c s

Tr i s t a A . Pe r e z , P h D C l i n i c a l A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : A D H D ; A u t i s m a n d D e v e l o p m e n t a l D i s a b i l i t i e s ;

B e h a v i o r a l I n t e r v e n t i o n s a n d D i a g n o s t i c A s s e s s m e n t ; A s -

s e s s m e n t a n d T h e r a p y f o r S p a n i s h S p e a k i n g F a m i l i e s

C a r l a C . A l l a n , P h D A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : A D H D ; D i s r u p t i v e B e h a v i o r D i s o r d e r s ;

A n x i e t y D i s o r d e r s

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B r e n d a S a l l e y , P h D A s s i s t a n t R e s e a r c h P r o f e s s o r

S p e c i a l t i e s : D e v e l o p m e n t a l P s y c h o l o g y ; C o g n i t i v e

P s y c h o l o g y ; B a b y L a b a t K U M e d C e n t e r

K a t i e L . L i n d b e r g , P s y D A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : A s s e s s m e n t o f a u t i s m , A D H D ,

a n d d e v e l o p m e n t a l d i s a b i l i t i e s

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J o h n “ J o s h ” H a l l , P h D A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : N e u r o p s y c h o l o g i c a l A s s e s s m e n t , O u t c o m e s o f

E p i l e p s y , S u r g e r y , C o n g e n i t a l H e a r t S u r g e r y , T i c D i s o r d e r ,

L e a r n i n g D i s o r d e r s

H i l a r y C . B o o r s t e i n , P hD A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : S i g n i f i c a n t / M u l t i p l e D i s a b i l i t i e s ( A s s e s s m e n t

a n d B e h a v i o r a l t r e a t m e n t ) ; C o g n i t i v e a n d B e h a v i o r a l E f -

f e c t s o f G e n e t i c D i s o r d e r s ; D o w n S y n d r o m e ; F o l l o w - u p o f

N I C U S u r v i v o r s

M a r i a D . K o r t h , P h D A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : N e u r o p s y c h o l o g y , R e h a b i l i t a t i o n , C o n c u s s i o n

M a n a g e m e n t , T r a u m a t i c B r a i n I n j u r y a n d S p i n a B i f i d a

E l i z a b e t h J . W i l l e n , P hD C l i n i c a l A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : N e u r o p s y c h o l o g i c a l A s s e s s m e n t ,

C o n g e n i t a l H e a r t D e f e c t s , N e u r o c o g n i t i v e

O u t c o m e s i n I n f a n t s a n d T o d d l e r s

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Ly n n e M . C o v i t z , P h D , A B P P A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : C h r o n i c I l l n e s s w i t h D e d i c a t e d S e r v i c e s t o H e -

m a t o l o g y / O n c o l o g y , P s y c h o l o g y T r a i n i n g , E t h i c s

R a c h e l M . M o o r e , P h D A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : C h r o n i c I l l n e s s a n d T r e a t m e n t A d h e r e n c e ; P e -

d i a t r i c H e m a t o l o g y / O n c o l o g y ; P e d i a t r i c N e p h r o l o g y

( D i a l y s i s / K i d n e y T r a n s p l a n t a t i o n )

K l a n c i M . M c C a b e , P hD C l i n i c a l A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : I n p a t i e n t C o n s u l t a t i o n / L i a i s o n ;

P a i n M a n a g e m e n t

D u s t i n P. Wa l l a c e , P hD A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : P a i n M a n a g e m e n t ; P e d i a t r i c P a i n R e h a b i l i t a -

t i o n ; A c c e p t a n c e - B a s e d T r e a t m e n t

M a r k A . C o n n e l l y , P h D A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : C h r o n i c a n d A c u t e P a i n ; S o m a t i z a t i o n D i s o r -

d e r s ; A d j u s t m e n t D i s o r d e r s

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J e n n i f e r V . S c h u rm a n , P hD , A B P P P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : C h i l d h o o d C h r o n i c I l l n e s s ; F u n c t i o n a l A b -

d o m i n a l P a i n ; B i o p s y c h o s o c i a l I n t e r a c t i o n s ; P a i n P r e v e n -

t i o n ; V o l i t i o n a l N o n a d h e r e n c e

Am a n d a D . D e a c y , P hD A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : P e d i a t r i c F u n c t i o n a l G a s t r o i n t e s t i n a l D i s o r d e r s

( F G I D s ) ; C h r o n i c S o m a t i c S y m p t o m s ; I n t e r n a l i z i n g D i s o r d e r s

J am i e L . R y a n , P h D A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : P e d i a t r i c l i v e r d i s e a s e a n d t r a n s p l a n t ;

A d h e r e n c e ; F a m i l y A l l o c a t i o n o f T r e a t m e n t R e s p o n s i -

b i l i t y ; A d j u s t m e n t t o P e d i a t r i c C h r o n i c I l l n e s s

L a u r a E . S l o s k y , P h D C l i n i c a l A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : G a s t r o e n t e r o l o g y ; F e e d i n g D i s o r d e r s ; E l i m i n a -

t i o n D i s o r d e r s

M i c h e l e H . M a d d u x , P h D A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : P e d i a t r i c I n f l a m m a t o r y B o w e l D i s e a s e ; A d h e r -

e n c e t o T r e a t m e n t R e g i m e n ; T r a n s i t i o n f r o m P e d i a t r i c t o

A d u l t - F o c u s e d C a r e

R e b e c c a J . J o h n s o n , P hD , A B PP A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : P r o m o t i n g d e v e l o p m e n t o f Y o u n g C h i l d r e n w i t h

C h r o n i c H e a l t h C o n d i t i o n s ; K i d n e y D i a l y s i s a n d T r a n s p l a n t ;

I n t e s t i n a l R e h a b i l i t a t i o n ; C y s t i c F i b r o s i s ; A d h e r e n c e

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ISSUE 11

J am i N . G r o s s - To a l s o n , P hD A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : T r e a t m e n t A d h e r e n c e ; T r a n s i t i o n t o A d u l t

H e a l t h C a r e ; P e d i a t r i c T r a n s p l a n t

Amy R . B e c k , P hD A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : P e d i a t r i c O b e s i t y , S c h o o l - B a s e d M e n t a l H e a l t h ,

C o m p l e x T r a u m a , A n x i e t y D i s o r d e r s

K e v i n C . Sm i t h , P h D A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : P e d i a t r i c S l e e p D i s o r d e r s

M e r e d i t h L . D r ey e r G i l l e t t e , P hD A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : C h i l d h o o d O b e s i t y ; T y p e I D i a b e t e s ; O b e s i t y

A m o n g C h i l d r e n w i t h S p e c i a l N e e d s ; M e d i c a t i o n A d h e r e n c e ;

A d j u s t m e n t t o I l l n e s s

A n n a M . E g a n , P h D , A B P P A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : C h r o n i c I l l n e s s , A d h e r e n c e t o T r e a t m e n t R e g i -

m e n , A d j u s t m e n t t o I l l n e s s , D i a b e t e s , P H I T K i d s

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T i f f a ny W i l l i s , P s y D C l i n i c a l A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f P e d i a t r i c s

S p e c i a l t i e s : I n f a n t M e n t a l H e a l t h ; A t t a c h m e n t ; S p e c i a l

H e a l t h c a r e N e e d s ; M i n o r i t y a n d U n d e r s e r v e d P o p u l a t i o n s

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