Ahna L.H. Pai, PhD
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Ahna Pai, PhD, is the Director of the Center for Biobehavioral Health at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. She is also Professor of Pediatrics in The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Her research focuses on medication adherence and adjustment in families of children diagnosed with chronic illness including cancer, hematopoietic stem cell transplant, and solid organ transplant.
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Center for Biobehavioral Health
Director -
Pediatric Psychology
Physician Team -
Primary Department
Psychiatry and Behavioral Health -
Primary Section
Psychology
- Fellow, Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2024
- Fellow, Society of Pediatric Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 54, 2024
- Distinguished Alumni Award, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 2014
- Travel Award, National Institutes of Health Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research, 2006
- Member, International Psychosocial Oncology Society, 2021 - Present
- Fellow, Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2021 - Present
- Member, American Psychosocial Oncology Society, 2014 - Present
- Member, American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, 2013 - Present
- Member, Children's Oncology Group, 2012 - Present
- Member, Ohio Psychological Association, 2007 - Present
- Member, American Psychological Association (APA), 1999 - Present
- Fellow, Society of Pediatric Psychology (Division 54) American Psychological Association, 1999 - Present
- Member, Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (Division 53) American Psychological Association, 1999 - Present
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 01/31/2025
| Graduate School | University of Colorado | Date Completed: 05/01/1998 |
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| Undergraduate School | Colorado State University | Date Completed: 05/01/1993 |
2024 - Present Nationwide Children's Hospital, Director & Principal Investigator at the Center for Biobehavioral Health
2024 - Present The Ohio State University, Professor (Tenured) in the Department of Pediatrics