William R. Black, PhD
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William (Bill) Black, PhD, HSP, is a principal investigator in the Center for Biobehavioral Health in the Abigail Wexner Medical Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and an assistant professor of Pediatrics in the College of Medicine and Department of Psychology at The Ohio State University. He is a licensed clinical health psychologist and credentialed Health Service Psychologist (HSP).
Dr. Black obtained his master's in clinical psychology from the University of Houston-Clear Lake, and his doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology, with a Health Emphasis, from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He then completed his clinical residency in Pediatric Psychology at Nemours Children’s Health – Wilmington, Delaware. Dr. Black then completed a two-year, research intensive fellowship in pediatric pain at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, in the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology.
He is a member of the United States Association for Study of Pain (USASP), the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), and APA Division 54 – Society of Pediatric Psychology.
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Pediatric Psychology
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Psychiatry and Behavioral Health -
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Psychology
- Invited Presentation, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Pain Consortium, 2023
- Young Investigator Travel Award, American Pain Society, 2019
- C. Eugene Walker Education Award, Society of Pediatric Psychology, 2018
- Young Investigator Travel Award, American Pain Society, 2017
- Network Lead, Ehlers-Danlos Society, Research Network of Excellence, 2024 - Present
- Member, NIH Early-Career Reviewer Program, 2023 - Present
- Post-graduate Research Fellow, NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Summer Institute on Randomized Behavioral Clinical Trials, 2023 - Present
- Pain SIG Research Co-Chair, Division 54 – Society of Pediatric Psychology, 2023 - 2025
- Pediatric SIG Co-Chair, United States Association for the Study of Pain, 2023 - 2025
- Post-graduate Research Fellow, University of South Carolina, 2022 - Present
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 01/26/2024
| Fellowship | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Date Completed: 09/05/2018 |
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| Graduate School | University of Houston | Date Completed: 12/30/2008 |
| Undergraduate School | Texas A&M University | Date Completed: 12/30/2005 |
- Cognitive-Behavior Therapy
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes
- Joint-Hypermobility
- Pediatric Chronic Pain
- Pediatric Psychology
- Physical Activity and Exercise Interventions
2023 - Present Nationwide Children's Hospital, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
2023 - Present The Ohio State University, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
2018 - 2023 The University of Kansas Medical Center, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics