The department of clinical and health psychology was well represented at the Society for Pediatric Psychology, or SPPAC, annual conference (Division 54 of the American Psychological Association) April 25-28 in New Orleans.
The Society for Pediatric Psychology aims to promote the health and psychological well-being of children, youth and their families through science and an evidence-based approach to practice, education, training, advocacy and consultation.
The following UF doctoral students and interns delivered poster presentations at the conference:
Abigail Peterson and Lexi Himelhoch: “Youth Asthma Disclosure with Caregivers”
Elizabeth Wolock: “A Systematic Review of Social Functioning and Peer Relationships in Adolescents with Chronic Pain”
Hailey Inverso: “On the Same Page: An Examination of Adolescent-Caregiver Discordance on Reports of Adolescent Sleep, Anxiety, and Depressive Symptoms, and Family Functioning in Pediatric IBD.” Inverso also won a best poster award from the pediatric gastroenterology special interest group.
Jennifer Kelleher: “Coping Styles and the Path Towards Transition Readiness in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes”
Kylie Hill: “Caregiver Stress in the Context of Pediatric Asthma: Impact on Parent-Child Communication Patterns and Youth Quality of Life”
Manuela Sinisterra: “Caregiver-adolescent asthma interaction styles as protective factors for macro-level barriers to asthma management: An initial qualitative overview”
Rebecca Quiñones and Jennifer Kelleher: Led a professional development seminar entitled “Acknowledge, Honor, and Integrate: Inclusion of Religion, Spirituality, and Meaning-Making in Pediatric Psychology.”
Sara Wetter-Wren and Hannah Manis: “Diabetes Journey Trial Design and Baseline Characteristics: An Intervention to Reduce Barriers to Type 1 Diabetes Self-Management”
