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Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine | Education

Undergraduate School

BA, Psychology

Williams College

2002, Williamstown, MA

Graduate School

Loyola University Chicago

2012, Chicago, IL

Residency

Rush University Medical Center

2012, Chicago, IL

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, MA

Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine | Publications

  1. Phenotyping Pain in Patients With Fibrous Dysplasia/McCune-Albright Syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2024 Feb 20; 109(3):771-782. View Phenotyping Pain in Patients With Fibrous Dysplasia/McCune-Albright Syndrome. Abstract

  2. Centering Patient and Clinician Voices in Developing Tools to Address Pain Related School Impairment: A Phase I Study of a Virtual Reality School Simulation for Children and Adolescents with Chronic Pain. Children (Basel). 2023 Oct 01; 10(10). View Centering Patient and Clinician Voices in Developing Tools to Address Pain Related School Impairment: A Phase I Study of a Virtual Reality School Simulation for Children and Adolescents with Chronic Pain. Abstract

  3. The Telehealth Tradeoff: A Multimethod Study of the Benefits and Challenges Associated With Maintaining Treatment Outcomes Using a Hybrid Model of Pediatric Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment. Clin J Pain. 2023 07 01; 39(7):307-318. View The Telehealth Tradeoff: A Multimethod Study of the Benefits and Challenges Associated With Maintaining Treatment Outcomes Using a Hybrid Model of Pediatric Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment. Abstract

  4. Development and Validation of the Scale for Pain Self-Efficacy (SPaSE) in German and English Languages for Children and Adolescents. J Pain. 2023 06; 24(6):1069-1079. View Development and Validation of the Scale for Pain Self-Efficacy (SPaSE) in German and English Languages for Children and Adolescents. Abstract

  5. Clinical Assessment of Mechanical Allodynia in Youth With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Development and Preliminary Validation of the Pediatric Tactile Sensitivity Test of Allodynia (Pedi-Sense). J Pain. 2023 04; 24(4):706-715. View Clinical Assessment of Mechanical Allodynia in Youth With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Development and Preliminary Validation of the Pediatric Tactile Sensitivity Test of Allodynia (Pedi-Sense). Abstract

  6. Will This Treatment Help My Child?: How Parent/Caregiver Treatment Expectations Relate to Intensive Pain Rehabilitation Outcomes for Youth With Chronic Pain. Clin J Pain. 2022 11 01; 38(11):651-658. View Will This Treatment Help My Child?: How Parent/Caregiver Treatment Expectations Relate to Intensive Pain Rehabilitation Outcomes for Youth With Chronic Pain. Abstract

  7. Perfectly Tired: Perfectionism and Sleep in Adolescents With Chronic Pain. J Pediatr Psychol. 2021 06 03; 46(5):570-577. View Perfectly Tired: Perfectionism and Sleep in Adolescents With Chronic Pain. Abstract

  8. Understanding How Perfectionism Impacts Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment Outcomes: A Nonrandomized Trial. J Pediatr Psychol. 2021 03 18; 46(3):351-362. View Understanding How Perfectionism Impacts Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment Outcomes: A Nonrandomized Trial. Abstract

  9. Prevalence, Patterns, and Correlates of Pain in Medically Hospitalized Pediatric Patients With Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry. 2021 Jan-Feb; 62(1):46-55. View Prevalence, Patterns, and Correlates of Pain in Medically Hospitalized Pediatric Patients With Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders. Abstract

  10. Under Pressure to Perform: Impact of Academic Goal Orientation, School Motivational Climate, and School Engagement on Pain and Somatic Symptoms in Adolescents. Clin J Pain. 2019 12; 35(12):967-974. View Under Pressure to Perform: Impact of Academic Goal Orientation, School Motivational Climate, and School Engagement on Pain and Somatic Symptoms in Adolescents. Abstract

  11. Back to Living: Long-term Functional Status of Pediatric Patients Who Completed Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment. Clin J Pain. 2018 10; 34(10):890-899. View Back to Living: Long-term Functional Status of Pediatric Patients Who Completed Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment. Abstract

  12. Topical Review: Perfectionism and Pediatric Chronic Pain: Theoretical Underpinnings, Assessment, and Treatment. J Pediatr Psychol. 2018 04 01; 43(3):326-330. View Topical Review: Perfectionism and Pediatric Chronic Pain: Theoretical Underpinnings, Assessment, and Treatment. Abstract

  13. Feeling the Pressure to Be Perfect: Effect on Pain-Related Distress and Dysfunction in Youth With Chronic Pain. J Pain. 2018 04; 19(4):418-429. View Feeling the Pressure to Be Perfect: Effect on Pain-Related Distress and Dysfunction in Youth With Chronic Pain. Abstract

  14. Children With Chronic Pain: Response Trajectories After Intensive Pain Rehabilitation Treatment. J Pain. 2018 02; 19(2):207-218. View Children With Chronic Pain: Response Trajectories After Intensive Pain Rehabilitation Treatment. Abstract

  15. Looking good and making it seem easy: A prospective study of effortless perfectionism, body image, and BMI in unhealthy weight-control behaviors among female adolescents and young adults. Emerging Adulthood. 2017; 6(5):327-335.

  16. A Single-Arm Feasibility Trial of Problem-Solving Skills Training for Parents of Children with Idiopathic Chronic Pain Conditions Receiving Intensive Pain Rehabilitation. J Pediatr Psychol. 2017 05 01; 42(4):422-433. View A Single-Arm Feasibility Trial of Problem-Solving Skills Training for Parents of Children with Idiopathic Chronic Pain Conditions Receiving Intensive Pain Rehabilitation. Abstract

  17. Reasons for the after-school pressure cooker in affluent communities: It's not how much time, but why. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 2016; 25(5):1559-1569.

  18. Bullying Victimization in Medically Hospitalized Patients With Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders: Prevalence and Associated Factors. Hosp Pediatr. 2016 May; 6(5):290-6. View Bullying Victimization in Medically Hospitalized Patients With Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders: Prevalence and Associated Factors. Abstract

  19. Living Life With My Child's Pain: The Parent Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (PPAQ). Clin J Pain. 2015 Jul; 31(7):633-41. View Living Life With My Child's Pain: The Parent Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (PPAQ). Abstract

  20. The cost of perfection with apparent ease: Theoretical foundations and development of the Effortless Perfectionism Scale. Psychol Assess. 2015 Dec; 27(4):1147-59. View The cost of perfection with apparent ease: Theoretical foundations and development of the Effortless Perfectionism Scale. Abstract

  21. Understanding affluent adolescent adjustment: The interplay of parental perfectionism, perceived parental pressure, and organized activity involvement. J Adolesc. 2015 Jun; 41:56-66. View Understanding affluent adolescent adjustment: The interplay of parental perfectionism, perceived parental pressure, and organized activity involvement. Abstract

  22. Characteristics of medically hospitalized pediatric patients with somatoform diagnoses. Hosp Pediatr. 2014 Sep; 4(5):283-90. View Characteristics of medically hospitalized pediatric patients with somatoform diagnoses. Abstract

  23. Somatoform disorders and trauma in medically-admitted children, adolescents, and young adults: prevalence rates and psychosocial characteristics. Psychosomatics. 2014 Nov-Dec; 55(6):630-9. View Somatoform disorders and trauma in medically-admitted children, adolescents, and young adults: prevalence rates and psychosocial characteristics. Abstract

  24. Multimethod analyses of discretionary time use and health behaviors among urban low-income African-American adolescents: a pilot study. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2013 Oct; 34(8):589-98. View Multimethod analyses of discretionary time use and health behaviors among urban low-income African-American adolescents: a pilot study. Abstract

  25. Brief report: adolescent adjustment in affluent communities: the role of motivational climate and goal orientation. J Adolesc. 2013 Apr; 36(2):423-8. View Brief report: adolescent adjustment in affluent communities: the role of motivational climate and goal orientation. Abstract

  26. Understanding threshold effects of organized activity involvement in adolescents: sex and family income as moderators. J Adolesc. 2012 Feb; 35(1):107-18. View Understanding threshold effects of organized activity involvement in adolescents: sex and family income as moderators. Abstract

  27. The development and evaluation of a portion plate for youth: a pilot study. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2011 Jul-Aug; 43(4):268-73. View The development and evaluation of a portion plate for youth: a pilot study. Abstract

  28. Capturing unique dimensions of youth's organized activity involvement: Theoretical and methodological considerations. Review of Educational Research. 2010; 80:576-610.

  29. Organized activity involvement, depressive symptoms, and social adjustment in adolescents: ethnicity and socioeconomic status as moderators. J Youth Adolesc. 2009 Oct; 38(9):1187-98. View Organized activity involvement, depressive symptoms, and social adjustment in adolescents: ethnicity and socioeconomic status as moderators. Abstract

  30. Relationships between discretionary time activities, emotional experiences, delinquency and depressive symptoms among urban African American adolescents. J Youth Adolesc. 2009 Apr; 38(4):587-601. View Relationships between discretionary time activities, emotional experiences, delinquency and depressive symptoms among urban African American adolescents. Abstract

  31. Mania, glutamate/glutamine and risperidone in pediatric bipolar disorder: a proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study of the anterior cingulate cortex. J Affect Disord. 2007 Apr; 99(1-3):19-25. View Mania, glutamate/glutamine and risperidone in pediatric bipolar disorder: a proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study of the anterior cingulate cortex. Abstract

  32. Association between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and bulimia nervosa: analysis of 4 case-control studies. J Clin Psychiatry. 2006 Mar; 67(3):351-4. View Association between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and bulimia nervosa: analysis of 4 case-control studies. Abstract

  33. Differences in brain chemistry in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with and without comorbid bipolar disorder: a proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study. Am J Psychiatry. 2006 Feb; 163(2):316-8. View Differences in brain chemistry in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with and without comorbid bipolar disorder: a proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study. Abstract

  34. Differences in brain chemistry in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with and without comorbid bipolar disorder: A proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2006; 163:316-318.

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Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine | Education

Undergraduate School

University of Pennsylvania

1995, Philadelphia, PA

Graduate School

Clinical Psychology

Loyola University

2001, Chicago, IL

Graduate School

PhD, Clinical Psychology

Loyola University

2004, Chicago, IL

Internship

Rush University Medical Center

2003, Chicago, IL

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital

2004, Boston, MA

Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine | Education

Graduate School

University of Rhode Island

2007, South Kingstown, RI

Internship

Boston Children's Hospital

2008, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

2009, Boston, MA

Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine | Publications

Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine | Publications

Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine | Education

Medical School

Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons

1986, New York, NY

Internship

Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital

1987, Cooperstown, NY

Residency

Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

1991, New York, NY

Fellowship

Babies Hospital

1992, New York, NY

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Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine | Education

Undergraduate School

The Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

Graduate School

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Graduate School

The Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

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