Robert M. Dempster, PhD

Rob Dempster, PhD, is a psychologist in the Pediatric Psychology Program at Nationwide Children's Hospital and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He is a team psychologist for the Interdisciplinary Feeding Clinic; provides consultation/liaison services to the gastroenterology service, specifically for children with feeding disorders; outpatient therapy and evaluation; and collaborates as a team psychologist for the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition. His research focuses on patients with feeding disorders and the role of stigma in help-seeking for mental health problems.

Gender:

• Male

Languages Spoken:

• English

• Feeding Disorders
• Pain Management
• Obesity Treatment

Areas of Interest:

• Feeding disorders
• How stigma influences help seeking for psychosocial problems

Undergraduate School

• Temple University
  Date Completed: 05/11/2005

Internship

• Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics
  Date Completed: 07/22/2011

Graduate School

• Kent State University
  Date Completed: 08/13/2011

Fellowship

• Nationwide Children's Hospital
  Date Completed: 08/30/2012

Department:

• Pediatrics

Section:

• Pediatric Psychology & Neuropsychology

Speciality:

• Pediatric Psychology
  

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital:

• 12/31/2012

• Dempster R, Wildman B, Keating A. "The Role of Stigma in Parental Help-Seeking for Child Behavior Problems". J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2012 Jul 12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed ID: 22788955
• Dempster RM, Wildman BG, Langkamp D, Duby JC. "Pediatrician identification of child behavior problems: the roles of parenting factors and cross-practice differences". J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2012 Jun;19(2):177-87. PubMed ID: 21964826