Kristen Uhl, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
Instructor, Harvard Medical School
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Kristen Uhl, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Education
Graduate School
State University of New York, Albany
Albany
NY
Fellowship
Pediatric Pain Psychology
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston
MA
Professional History
Dr. Uhl is a pediatric psychologist who specializes in pain management and coping with chronic illness. She completed her undergraduate education at Brown University in Providence, RI where she graduated with a degree in Biology. Dr. Uhl attended graduate school for Clinical Psychology at the University at Albany, SUNY. She completed a one year internship in Pediatric Behavioral Medicine at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL and a 2 year fellowship through the Pain Treatment Service at Boston Children's Hospital . Her research focuses on individual differences in pediatric procedural outcomes.
Publications
Preoperative Psychological Factors, Postoperative Pain Scores, and Development of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms After Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. View Abstract
Adolescent and Parent Perspectives on Digital Phenotyping in Youths With Chronic Pain: Cross-Sectional Mixed Methods Survey Study. View Abstract
Postoperative pain and psychological outcomes following minimally invasive pectus excavatum repair: A report from the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Improvement Network. View Abstract
The Critical Role of Parents in Pediatric Cancer-Related Pain Management: a Review and Call to Action. View Abstract
Measuring behavioral and emotional changes in children following hospitalization: Limitations and future directions. View Abstract
Pain is Associated With Increased Physical and Psychosocial Impairment in Youth With a History of Burn Injuries. View Abstract
The effect of pediatric patient temperament on postoperative outcomes. View Abstract
Temporal relationship between substance use and delinquent behavior among young psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents. View Abstract
Psychological, peer, and family influences on smoking among an adolescent psychiatric sample. View Abstract
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for adolescent depression and suicidality. View Abstract
Bisphenol A exposure leads to specific microRNA alterations in placental cells. View Abstract