Diversity Student Poster Award
Deadline: Mid March for SPPAC and Mid July for APA
Sponsor: Division 54
Description
This award honors certain students who are the first author of a poster to be presented EITHER at the SPP Annual Conference or during the Div. 54 poster session at the APA Annual Convention. Winners of the Student Poster Award will be acknowledged at the convention with a blue ribbon on their poster during the session at convention and will receive a prize of $100.
NOTE: There are two deadlines each year, including mid-March (for SPP) and approximately July 15 (for APA).
Eligibility
Students who are members of the Society of Pediatric Psychology and who are first author of a poster to be presented EITHER at the SPP Annual Conference or during the Div. 54 poster session at the APA Annual Convention.
How to Apply
If you are a student author, please forward an up-to-date version of the poster abstract abstract to Megan Cohen. Application deadline for the SPPAC is usually a couple weeks before the conference (mid March). Application deadline for the APA conference is usually July 15.
Past Recipients
2024 APA poster award winners:
- Kassandra Perez: Loma Linda University
Discrimination, Diabetes Severity, and the Role of Mental Health Support in Youth with Diabetes - Madeline Bono: Rutgers University
Considerations for Cancer and Cancer Treatment Experiences in Gender Diverse Youth
2024 SPPAC poster award winners:
- John (Jay) Wilson III: Boston University
Ethnicity and Race Affect Transition to Adulthood for Autistic Youth and Their Families: Autistic Young Adult, Caregiver, and Provider Perspectives - Tara Weixel: Kent State University
POST-OPERATIVE OUTCOMES FOR TRANSGENDER AND GENDER DIVERSE (TGD) YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO RECEIVED TOP SUGERY AS MINORS - Courtney Thomas: Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
Breaking Down Barriers to Care: Optimizing Long-Term Follow-Up Clinic Interventions for Underrepresented Groups
- Adora Choquette: University Of Memphis
Direct and indirect effects of microaggressions and diabetes-related stress on HbA1c in diverse youth with type 1 diabetes - Harrison Powers: University of Cincinnati
Body Dissatisfaction and Perceived Sexual Attractiveness Amongst Sexual Minority Adolescents and Young Adults
2023 APA poster award winners:
- Caitlyn Maye, Texas A&M University
- Under the Rainbow: Characterizing Integrated Behavioral health Services with Gender Diverse Youth
- Hannah Smith & Jessica Shankman, Children's Hospital Colorado
- Multilevel Risk and Protective Factors associated with Anxious-Depressive Symptoms among Adolescents
2023 SPPAC poster award winners:
- Afiya Sajwani, Northwestern University
- Factors Associated with Medical Mistrust Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
- Frances Cooke, Children’s National Hospital
- Building A Strong Foundation: evaluation of a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program for onboarding pediatric psychology research assistants (RAs)
- Helen Bedree, DePaul University
- RCTs in Psychosocial Treatment of Pediatric Chronic Pain: Who Is Included and Who Is Left Out?
- Kody Sexton, University of Tennessee
- The Scientist-Practitioner-Advocate Model with Rural Pediatric Populations: A Topical Literature Review and Case Example
- Lindsay Clark, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
- Development & Implementation of a Language Development Program for Pediatric Healthcare Providers
- Vinkrya Ellison, The University Of Memphis
- Evaluating Measurement Bias and Differential Item Functioning of the 4-item Self Care Inventory Among Racially and Income Diverse Youth Living with Diabetes
2020 APA poster award winners:
- Ke Ding, University of Florida
- Fear of Hypoglycemia Mediates a Relationship between Psychosocial Barriers and Negative Affect towards Adherence in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
- Samantha Hamburger, Children's National Hospital
- The First Four Years of a Pediatric Mental Health Access Program (MAP) in the District of Columbia\
- Caitlyn Maye, Texas A&M University
- Weight-related Quality of Life and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Adolescents with High Body Weights
- Nicole Ruppe, Oklahoma State University
- A Longitudinal Examination of Depressive Symptoms and Specific Aspects of Religious Coping Among Youth With Asthma
- Caitlin Shneider, Georgia State University
- Engaging Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease & Cancer to Develop a Psychosocial Intervention
2020 SPPAC poster award winners:
- Adrien Winning, Loyola University Chicago
- Trajectories of Adaptive Functioning Among Youth with Spina Bifida
- Sahar Eshtehardi, University of Houston
- What’s working in pediatric type 1 diabetes provider-family relationships?
- Casie Morgan, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Cognitive and Behavioral Processes Predict Child Pedestrian Skills
- Tiffany Kichline, University of Kansas
- Examining the Pediatric Fear Avoidance Model fo Chronic Pain: Intrapersonal and Individual Processes
- Colette Gramszlo, Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children
- Parenting during Infant Hospitalization: Recommendations from a Crowdsourced Study
- Melissa Engel, Emory University
- Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents and Young Adults with Epilepsy: The Role of Illness Beliefs and Social Factors
- Kelsey Hill, Eastern Michigan University
- Feasibility of Quality of Life Assessment in Children with Cancer in Indonesia
- Jessica Kenny, Children's Hospital Colorado
- All hands on deck: A multidisciplinary approach to address adolescent depression in pediatric primary care
- Sylwia Osos, University of Chicago
- Psychological Factors Affecting Pediatric Surgical Patients Diagnosed with Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: Results from a Mixed-Methods Study
- Elizabeth Ruzicka, Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins University School of Med
- Treating Gender Nonconforming Youth With Chronic Pain in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting: A Case Series
2019 APA poster award winners:
- Kelly Rea, University of Georgia
- Healthcare Responsibilities and Transition Readiness in Adolescent Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
- Mallorie Gordon, St. Jude's Research Hospital
- Social Problem Solving in Survivors of Pediatric Brain Tumors
- Amy Lang, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Health Competence as a Predictor of Satisfaction with Life and Health Status in Emerging Adulthood
- Paulina Lim, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Frequency and context of unintentional infant bed-sharing: An essential area for safe-sleep promotion
- Allie Wille, University of Northern Colorado
- Anxiety and Depression Rates Across Parents of Pediatric Patients Undergoing Transplant Evaluation
2019 SPPAC poster award winners:
2018 APA poster award winners:
- Andrea Fidler, University of Florida
- Externalizing behaviors among children with Cystic Fibrosis
- Lindsey Huffhines, University of Kansas
- Health behavior and emotion regulation in low-income, preschool-aged children
- Alexa Stern, Loyola University
- Unique longitudinal relations between depressive symptoms and neuropsychological factors in youth with spina bifida
- Jennifer Strimpfel, Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Impact of pediatric psychology intervention on quality of life and glycemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes
- Katherine Tennant, University of Michigan
- Developing a survey to assess parent beliefs and preferences of ADHD assessment and treatment
2018 SPPAC poster award winners:
- Aimee Smith, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
- Transition Readiness in Adolescents and Young Adults with Epilepsy
- Alexandra Monzon, University of Kansas
- The Differential Association Between Affect and Sleep in Adolescents With and Without Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Stefania Pinto, University of Florida
- Parental and Peer Encouragement to Diet As a Predictor of Disordered Eating Attitudes and Behaviors In Youth
- Liza Bourchtein, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Longitudinal Stability and Outcomes Associated with Daytime Sleepiness in Young Adolescents with ADHD
- Lexa Murphy, Vanderbilt University/Seattle Children’s Hospital
- Maternal Communication after Pediatric Cancer Diagnosis:Factor Analysis and Relation to Maternal Distress
- Olivia Clark, Nationwide Children's
- Parent Perceptions of Infant Symptom Burden and Suffering Predict Distress Among Bereaved Parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Sherilynn Chan, Medical College of Wisconsin
- Social Functioning Among Adolescent Oncology Patients Transitioning Off Active Treatment: A Longitudinal Mixed Methods Study
- Caroline Roberts, Oklahoma State University
- Illness Intrusiveness, Thwarted Belongingness, and Depressive Symptoms in Youth with IBD
- Erin Moorman, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
- Gastrointestinal inflammation is related to a clinically complex profile in youth with functional abdominal pain: A biopsychosocial approach to clinical phenotyping
- Jessica Greenlee, Virginia Commonwealth University
- A Pattern-Based Approach to Parental Schemas in Pediatric Asthma
2017 APA poster award winners:
- Ana El-Behadli, UT Southwestern
- Measuring Emotion Socialization in Families Affected by Pediatric Cancer
- Victoria Grunberg, Drexel University
- The Development of a Parental Self-Report Measure for NICU Infant Health Severity
- Tarrah Mitchell, University of Kansas
- Physical activity and sedentary behavior patterns in elementary school-aged youth: A latent profile analysis
- Elise Turner, University of Florida
- Eating Behaviors in Pediatric Food Allergy
- Scott Wagoner, Auburn University
- Examining a Chronic Illness as a Possible Protective Factor for Engagement in Risky Behaviors in a College Sample
2017 SPPAC poster award winners:
- Sahar Eshtehardi, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital
- Money Talks: Financial Aspects Of Type 1 Diabetes And Parental Quality Of Life
- Amy Fahrenkamp, Kent State University
- Parental Experiential Avoidance Mediates The Association Between Parent Psychopathology And Controlling Child Feeding Practices
- Amanda Ferrante, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
- Internalizing Problems in Mothers and Associations with Later Family Functioning and Depressive Symptoms in Siblings after a Child’s Death from Cancer
- Andrea Fidler, University of Florida
- Adolescent Sleep Quality, Anxiety, And Asthma Control: Associations And Between-Group Comparisons
- Tiffany Kichline, University of Kansas
- Using Ecological Momentary Assessments To Examine Relationships Between Pain Fear, Pain Avoidance, And Pain Intensity In Children With Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Jessica Naftaly, Rosalind Franklin University
- Communication About Sexual Behavior In Mothers Of Adolescents With Chronic Illnesses: The Role Of Positive Outcome Expectancy
- Christina Sharkey, Oklahoma State University
- Grit as a Protective Psychological Factor in Adolescents/Young Adults with Chronic Illness
- Cara Tomaso, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- A Longitudinal Study Of Preschool Relationship Stress And Early Adolescent Emotional Eating And BMI
- Patrick Weaver, Eastern Michigan University
- Risk Factors Predicting Family Burden and Activity Restriction in Childhood Food Allergy: A Latent Variable Mixture Modeling (LVMM) Approach
- Adrien Winning, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
- The impact of CNS-directed treatment and parenting on child adjustment in early cancer survivorship
2016 APA poster award winners:
- Rachel Wasserman, Baylor College of Medicine
- Psychosocial Profiles of Preadolescents with Diabetes Reporting Depressive Symptoms/Diabetes Distress
- Victoria Grunberg, Drexel University
- NICU Infant Health Severity and Long-Term Family Impact
- Alana Resmini, Children’s Hospital Colorado/Auburn University
- "They are wasting a precious gift!" Provider Perspectives of Adolescent Post-Transplant Adherence
2016 SPPAC poster award winners:
- Colleen Bechtel, Loyola University of Chicago
- Parental Perceptions of Child Vulnerability in Families of Youth with Spina Bifida: Parental Distress as a Predictor
- Christina Sharkey, Oklahoma State University
- Implications of DSM-5 PTSD Criteria for Parents of Children Newly Diagnosed with Cancer
- Estefany Saez-Florez, University of Miami
- Development of Sinus & Digestive Symptoms Scales for the Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire-Revised (CFQ-R) for Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Cystic Fibrosis
- Rachel Kentor, Eastern Michigan University
- To divulge or not to divulge? The impact of illness-information disclosure by caregivers to their children with oncologic disease
- Monica Agoston, Boston Children’s Hospital
- How many pains are too many? Exploring outcomes of intensive interdisciplinary pediatric pain treatment for children with multiple pain diagnoses
- Lexa Murphy, Vanderbilt University
- Emotional caretaking in pediatric cancer: When children care for mom’s distress
- Jaclyn Papadakis, Loyola University of Chicago
- Impact of Sociodemographic Factors on Psychosocial Functioning in Youth with Spina Bifida
- Katherine Kidwell, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
- Stimulant medications and insomnia symptoms in children with ADHD: A meta-¬-analysis
- Christina D’Angelo, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Reciprocal Relationships between Spiritual Coping and Perceived Locus of Control among Adolescents with Chronic Illness
- Sara Stromberg, University of Florida
- Psychometric Validation of the Revised Kids’ Child Feeding Questionnaire
2015 APA poster award winners:
- Dainelys Garcia, Florida International University
- Family-Centered Intervention for Post-Injury Behavior Problems in Young Children with Traumatic Brain Injury
- Brigitte McClellan, Children’s Hospital Colorado
- Examining Asthma Treatment Adherence and Environmental Adversity Factors in Pediatric Primary Care
2015 SPPAC poster award winners:
- Julia Carmody, University of Florida
- The Effects of Adolescent and Paternal Involvement in Disease Management on Depressive Symptoms and Health Related Quality of Life in Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Jo Dudeney, The University of Sydney, Australia
- The impact and psychosocial burden of a child’s asthma diagnosis: Understanding the needs of the family
- Kate Gamwell, Oklahoma State University
- Illness Uncertainty, Parenting Capacity Variables, and Child Depressive Symptoms in Juvenile Rheumatic Disease (JRD): A Path Analysis.
- Marissa Gowey, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
- Associations between executive functioning and overeating in youth who are overweight and obese
- Amy Hughes-Lansing, Brown University
- Reward Responsivity Moderated the Benefit of Parental Diabetes Monitoring on Daily Self-Regulation Failures in Late Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
- Alyssa Lundahl, University of Nebraska
- The Effect of Children’s Sleep Problems and Negative Affect on Parental Use of Emotional Feeding Strategies
- Alex Psihogios, Loyola University Chicago
- Disease Self-Management in Pediatric Spina Bifida: A Longitudinal Investigation of Medical Adherence, Responsibility-sharing, and Independence Skills
- Katianne Sharp, University of Memphis
- Profiles of Parent Growth and Distress in Parents of Children with and without Cancer
- Sarah Stromberg, University of Florida
- The Relationship between Mother to Child Calories Served and Maternal Perception of Hunger
- Sara Turner, University of Utah
- The Link between Daily Sleep and Blood Glucose in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Moderations by Inattention.
2014 APA poster award winners:
- Talia Barron, Nova Southeastern
- Parent Support and Physical Activity in Racial/Ethnic Minority Youth
- Ashley Moss, Marquette University
- Applying the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model to Executive Functioning, Adherence and Conflict
- Jeffrey Shahidullah, Michigan State University
- Integrated Behavioral Health Treatment for Externalizing Behaviors in Pediatric Primary Care ADHD Referrals: Evaluation of Clinical Effectiveness, Acceptability, Adherence, and Cost of Care
- Victoria Smith, University of Maryland, College Park
- Construct Validity of the Parent-Child Sleep Interactions Scale (PSIS): Associations with Parenting, Family Stress, and Maternal and Child Psychopathology
- Nora Sporn, University of Kansas
- Psychosocial Outcomes of a Pediatric Obesity Treatment Program for Rural Children
2014 SPPAC poster award winners:
- Kristen Bailey, Dalhousie University
- Can the Effectiveness of Parental Presence to Reduce Children’s Preoperative Anxiety be Improved? A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Parent Preparation Tool.
- Meredith Bishop, Georgia State University
- Approach Avoidance Coping and Children's Immunization Distress
- Laura Cousins, Georgia State University
- The Benefits of Optimism: A Positive Approach to Pediatric Chronic Pain
- Laura Gayes, University of Kansas
- Comparison of Two Measures of Weight Criticism in Youth: Associations with Physical Activity Engagement and Attitudes, Weight Status, & Health-Related Quality of Life
- Marissa Gowey, University of Florida
- Healthy Weight Control Behaviors Associated with Higher Quality of Life in a Rural Sample of Overweight Youth
- Christina Holbein, Loyola University Chicago
- Associations between educational services, psychosocial competencies, and quality of life in youth with spina bifida
- Jennifer Lee, University of Georgia
- Barriers to Medication Adherence in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation: How Many is Too Many?
- Kristin Loiselle, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
- Trajectory of Health-Related Quality of Life among Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Recipients
- Jennifer Rohan, University of Cincinnati
- A Resilience Model Framework in Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes: Glycemic Control from Childhood to Early Adolescence
- Tori Van Dyke, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Experimenting with Neuroscience Methods: An Introduction to Event-Related Potentials in Pediatric Psychology Research
2013 APA poster award winners:
- Jennifer Lovell, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- Qualitative Theory Informing Parent Prevention of Early Childhood Weight-Related Problems
- Kathleen Parker, Loma Linda University
- Coping Style and Parents' Perception of Stress in the NICU
- Molly Hensler, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
- Relationships between Executive Functions and Social Skills in Children with Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease.
- Samantha Kountz-Edwards, Palo Alto University
- The Psychosocial Impact of Juvenile Dermatomyositis on Pediatric Patients and Parents
- Alex Psihogios, Loyola University Chicago
- A Longitudinal Examination of Family Predictors of Social Functioning in Youth with Spina Bifida
2013 SPPAC poster award winners:
- Sarah Westen, University of Florida
- The role of overweight perception and depressive symptoms in child and adolescent unhealthy weight control behaviors: A serial mediation model
- Amy Hughes, University of Utah
- Blood Pressure Across Time and Associations with Metabolic Control and Known Risks in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
- Elizabeth Robinson, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Parental Monitoring as a Buffer against Age-related Differences in Glycemic Control (HbA1c) in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
- Maggie Bromberg, University of North Carolina
- Electronic Diary Momentary Pain Intensity Ratings Mediate the Association between Sleep Quality and Functional Disability in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
- Jessica Simmons, St. Judes
- Discrepancies in Fertility Risk Perceptions and Communication among Providers and Adolescents Newly Diagnosed with Cancer
