Anthony Alioto, PhD
Associate Director of Internship Training & Coordinator of Pediatric Track
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University
Pediatric Psychologist
Department of Psychology
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Clinical Interests

• Motility Disorders
• Functional Abdominal Pain
• Encopresis
• Pre-surgical assessments

Research Interests

• The relationship between cognitive abilities and diabetes self-management skills

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Amy Baughcum, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University
Pediatric Psychologist
Department of Psychology
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Clinical Interests

• Pediatric Psycho-oncology
• Family support in the NICU
• Diabetes
• End of Life Issues

Research Interests

• Adjustment and Coping to Pediatric Illness
• Bereavement
• Psychosocial issues in Genetic Screening and Testing

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Lauren Arbolino, PhD
Psychology Fellow/School Psychology
Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University

Clinical and Research Interests

• School aged services for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Parent training
• Behavior Management strategies
• Teacher training
• Classroom modification strategies

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Clinical and Research Interests

• Feeding Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood
• Multidisciplinary Approaches to Assessment and Treatment
• Parent Training
• Generalization and Maintenance

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Doug Boden, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University
Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Department of Psychology
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Clinical Interests

• Pediatric Neuropsychology
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Epilepsy
• Congenital Heart Defects
• Genetic/chromosomal disorders 

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Cathy Butz, PhD
Fellowship Director and Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University
Pediatric Psychologist
Department of Psychology
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Clinical Interests

• Adjustment to burn, headache, rheumatological, and cardiac disorders 
• Anxiety and stress management
• Pain management and biofeedback

Research Interests

• Treatment options for headache
• Use of virtual reality during paintol procedures
• Assessment of trauma and delivery of services

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Jennifer Cass, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University
Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Department of Psychology
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Clinical Interests

• Pediatric Neuropsychology
• Rehabilitation Psychology
• Brain Tumors

Research Interests

• Outcomes in children with traumatic brain injury  

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Cynthia A. Gerhardt, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Psychology
The Ohio State University
Investigator, Center for Biobehavioral Health
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Pediatric Psychologist
Department of Psychology
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Clinical Interests

• Hematology/Oncology
• Bone Marrow Transplant
• Immunodeficiency Disorders

Research Interests

• Family adjustment to childhood chronic illness
• Bereavement and end of life issues
• Psychoneuroimmunology

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Kristen Gsanger, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University
Pediatric Psychologists
Department of Psychology
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Clinical and Research Interests

• Pediatric Rehabilitation Psychology
• Conversion disorders
• Patient and family adaptation to injury  

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Tracy Guiou, PhD
Psychology Fellow
Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University

Clinical and Research Interests

• Social/Emotional Development in Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Intensive Behavioral Intervention and Applied Behavior Analysis
• Parent Training in Autism Spectrum Disorders and Applied Behavioral Analysis
• Treatment of Asperger Syndrome

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Cara Inglis, PsyD
Clinical Psychologist
Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University

Clinical and Research Interests

• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Early and School Aged Intensive Behavioral Intervention and Applied Behavior Analysis
• Behavior consultation
• Parent Training

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Heather Lehmkhul, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University
Pediatric Psychologists
Department of Psychology
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Clinical and Research Interests

• Adherence to medical regimens
• Psychological Interventions for youth with Type I diabetes
• Tourettes Disorder and Tics
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder  

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Kathleen Lemanek, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University
Pediatric Psychologist
Department of Psychology
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Clinical Interests

• Adherence to medical regimens
• Pain management
• Adaptation to chronic illnesses

Research Interests

• Interventions to promote adherence to medical regimens
• Assessment and treatment of disease-related and procedure-related pain
• Promotion of disease-management skills  

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Laura Mackner, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University
Investigator, Center for Biobehavioral Health
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Pediatric Psychologist
Department of Psychology
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Clinical Interests

• Inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome
• Pain management/biofeedback
• Adaption to and coping with chronic illness

Research Interests

• Psychosocial and cognitive functioning in inflammatory bowel disease
• Interventions to improve nutrition in pediatric chronic illnesses 

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Kristine McKenna, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University
Pediatric Psychologist
Department of Psychology
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Clinical Interests

• Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, Renal Dialysis
• Multimedia interventions for pain and stress management
• Family adjustment to chronic and life threatening illness

Research Interests

• Psychological interventions for pediatric  hematology/oncology and renal dialysis
• Assessment and treatment of procedural pain
• Risk factors of underweight status in children
• IMPACT: Interactive Multimedia Program to Assist Children and Teens  

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Kevin C. Smith, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University
Pediatric Psychologist
Department of Psychology
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Clinical Interests

• Child and adolescent sleep disorders
• Treatment and prevention of childhood and adolescent obesity
• Adapting to and coping with chronic illness, especially with adolescents

Research Interests

• Relationship between sleep and obesity in children and adolescents
• Psychosocial correlates of child maltreatment
• Risk factors of underweight status in children
• Bariatric surgery outcomes research  

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• Hematology/Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant
• Patient and family adaptation to diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship
• Medical decision making

Research Interests

• Patient and family adaptation to diagnosis, treatment, and cancer survivorship
• Factors affecting peer relationships and social development
• Evaluation of health promotion interventions 

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Jacquie Wynn, PhD
Director, Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Adjunct Professor of Special Education
The Ohio State University

Clinical and Research Interests:

• Autism Spectrum Disorders
  
  • Language Development
  • Parent Training
  • Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention and Applied Behavior Analysis
• Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Asperger Syndrome

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Keith Owen Yeates, PhD, ABPP/CN
Professor of Pediatrics and Psychology
The Ohio State University
Director, Center for Biobehavioral Health
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Director, Department of Psychology
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Pediatric Neuropsychologist

Clinical Interests

• Neuropsychological assessment and consultation

Research Interests

• Neurobehavioral outcomes in children with brain disorders
• Neuroscience of memory functioning in children  

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Tammi Young-Saleme, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University
Clinical Director of Pediatric Psychology
Department of Psychology
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Clinical Interests

• Pediatric Psycho-oncology
• Adaptation to and coping with chronic illness, particularly among adolescents
• Death and dying issues
• Pain Management - procedural related

Research Interests

• Psychological intervention for pediatric oncology survivors and their families
• School re-entry - behavioral and social adjustment of pediatric oncology patients
• End of life issues/quality of life
• Assessment and treatment of procedural pain