2024 APA poster award winners:

• Dean Robbins: The Catholic University of America
  Moderating Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Emotion Regulation and Social Problem Solving Among Emerging Adults
• Man Ka Wong: Loma Linda University
  Feeding, Parental Mental Health and Sleep: An Integrated View of Contributors to Infant Sleep Problems
• Kayla Fitch: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University
  Fertility Perception, Developmental Milestones, and Risk for Unplanned Pregnancy in Emerging Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
  
• Taylor Harris: University Of Kansas
  Reducing Stress and Anxiety in Caregivers of Children with Pediatric Feeding Disorder
  
• Isaiah Chambers: The Catholic University
  Illness Identity and Perceived Discrimination in Emerging Adults with Chronic Medical Conditions

2024 SPPAC poster award winners:

• Gabriella Bobadilla: University of Illinois-Chicago
  Addressing Mental Health Disparities in Urban Primary Care Settings: Teen Screening Practices and Linguistic Inclusivity
• KellyAnn Bonanno: University of Cincinnati
  Barriers to Mental Health Service Utilization after Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
• Gabriella George: Montefiore Medical Center
  Parents’ Perspectives Toward Genome Sequencing in Racially and Ethnically Diverse Children and Young Adults with Neurodevelopmental Disorders within Integrated Primary Care
• Rachel Glock: East Carolina University
  Resilience in Rural Survivorship: Examining its Impact on Health Outcomes in Young Adult Cancer Survivors
  
• Kelsey Jong: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  Improving Pediatric Psychology Services in a Multidisciplinary Severe Asthma Clinic: Feedback from a Youth Advisory Council, Providers, and Caregivers
  
• Emma Lecarie: Arizona State University/ Stanford Children’s Hospital
  Importance of Sleep in the Relation between Pubertal Development and Internalizing Symptoms for Youth at Pubertal Onset
• Gabriela Lelakowska: Children’s Hospital of Colorado
  Stepping Down from Higher Levels of Care: Preliminary treatment outcomes from a parent transition group
• Ana Miranda: Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
  Adolescent and young adult (AYA) pediatric cancer survivors’ nutrition and physical activity knowledge, behaviors, beliefs, and adjustment differences by weight range
  
• Barbara Storch: Yale Child Study Center
  Patient-Reported Transition Readiness in Adolescents and Young Adults with Neuromuscular Disorders: A Descriptive Examination
• Sarah Syed: Tufts University
  Trends in Psychiatric Emergency Service Use by Asian American Youth Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2023 APA poster award winners:

2023 SPPAC poster award winners:

• Allison Schimmel-Bristow: Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
  Motivational interviewing to improve oral chemotherapy adherence for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients and their caregivers: Exploring barriers across caregiver cultural groups
• Caroline Watson: University Of Alabama At Birmingham
  Effects of racial and socioeconomic disparities on time to diagnosis and treatment of pediatric functional seizures
• Elise Belkin: University Of Florida
  Exploring Resilience in Youth with Sickle Cell Disease: Relationships Between Cumulative
  Risk, Secondary Control Coping, and Health-Related Quality of Life
• Katherine Shircliff: Texas Tech University
  Emotion Regulation Moderates the Association between Pain Severity and Alcohol Use Problems in Young Adults
• Kelly Rea: University of Georgia
  Psychosocial Risk and Social Determinants of Health Among Adolescent and Young Adult Solid Organ Transplant Recipients During Transition to Adult Care
• Leah Grande: Children's Hospital Colorado
  Universal Screening for Adherence and Mental Health during the Transition to Adult Medical Care for Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
• Magellan Rankin: Washington State University
  Stigma, Prejudice, and Racial Bias Faced by Youth seeking Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease:
  A Scoping Review
• MaryJane Campbell: University of Utah
  Applicant Preferences for Pediatric Psychology Doctoral Program Virtual Interviews: 2021 and 2022 Application Cycles
• Meghan Howe: Rush University Medical Center
  Caregiver Consultations through Integrated Pediatric Primary Care: An Examination of Presenting Early Childhood Concerns and Evidence-Based Intervention

2021 APA poster award winners:

• Noelle Mastrili, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
  Impact of Parent Weight-Talk, Child BMI and Child Sex on Child Weight-Control Behaviors

• Yael Gross, Lehigh University
  Associations Between Child Health Status and Participation in Organized Activities

• Janie Contreras, The University of Texas at Austin
  The Role of Coping in Parental Adjustment to Pediatric Cancer
• Tyler Kane, Oklahoma State University
  Relationships between transition readiness and clinical characteristics in pediatric IBD patients
• Christina Amaro, Boston University / Nemours Children's Health System
  Family Impact and Involvement in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease

2021 SPPAC poster award winners:

• Molly Basch, Children's National Hospital; University of Florida
  Using Virtual Human Technology to Determine the Influence of Weight Status on Pediatric Care and Deliver Real-time Feedback about Discrepancies in Medical Student Decision-Making
• Mirae Fornander, Children's Mercy Hospital; University of Nevada
  Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on families with a child in cancer treatment
• Emma Lyons, Children’s Hospital Colorado; University of Oregon
  Evaluating the Impact of Integrated Pediatric Transplant Psychology on Graft Outcomes in Pediatric Transplant Patients
• Alix McLaughlin, Eastern Michigan University
  Anxiety and Quality of Life in Youth with Food Allergy and Their Parents: An APIM Approach
• Caroline Roberts, Oklahoma State University
  Disease Severity Moderates the Relation Between Parent Anxiety, Youth Worry, and Youth Depressive Symptoms in Pediatric IBD
• Megan Miller, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
  Pain-related injustice appraisals and perceptions of health-related stigma and racial bias
• Caroline West, Kent State University
  Household Food Insecurity Exacerbates the Positive Association between Depressive Symptoms and Loss of Control Eating in Low-Income Adolescents
• Alexandra Himelhoch, Nationwide Children's Hospital
  Long-Term Distress Among Siblings Bereaved by Childhood Cancer
• Melanie Morse, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; University of South Carolina
  Psychosocial Outcomes and Quality of Life Among School-Age Survivors of Retinoblastoma
• Emily Moscato, University of Cincinnati
  Health disparities in quality of life for rural and Appalachian pediatric brain tumor survivors

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