Diversity & Poster Awards
Manuela Sinisterra (right) with Idia Thurston, SPP Member at Large for Student/Trainee Development
2019 Diverse Scholar Award
Winner: Manuela Sinisterra, Children's National
Honorable Mention: Alex Blair, Oklahoma State
Thanks to reviewers: Thomaseo Burton, Ph.D., Angelica Eddington, Ph.D., Tamora Callands, Ph.D., and Syidah Abdullah, Ed.D.
2019 Diversity Poster Winners
Jessy Guler
Guler, J., Kichline, T., Hambrick, E., & Vernberg, E. (2019). Service provider’s perspectives of physical health problems among resettled refugee families in the United States: A qualitative study.
Jenna Rudo-Stern (at right)
Rudo-Stern, J., Mancini, K., Ghosh, S., Gaultney, W., Davis, A., & Stancin, T. (2019). Transitioning from colocated to integrated care in a youth gender clinic.
Clarissa Shields
Shields, C., West, C., Ruzicka, E., Gunstad, J., & Sato, A. (2019). The association between dietary restraint and zBMI is moderated by inhibitory control among adolescents from low-income backgrounds.
Hannah Espeleta
Espeleta, H., Gamwell, K., Perez, M., Reyes, K., Mullins, L, & Wolfe-Christensen, C. (2019). Examining caregivers’ perspectives: Disclosing a child’s diagnosis of a disorder of sex development.
Megan Perez
Perez, M., Baudino, M., Roberts, C., Delozier, A., Wisniewski, A, Mullins, L., & The DSD Consortium. (2019). Psychosocial functioning of parents of young children with atypical genital development due to disorders of sex development: An assessment of predictors of distress.
Annette Cantu
Cantu, A., Connelly, K., Moyer, D., & Holley, A. (2019). Examining changes in PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scores in transgender and gender nonconforming youth receiving care in a pediatric endocrinology clinic.
Thank you to reviewers: Thomaseo Burton, Ph.D., Angelica Eddington, Ph.D., Kezia Shirkey, Ph.D., and Billy Holcolmbe, Ph.D.
SPPAC 2019 Student Poster Award Winners
Rachel Fisher – Postbac, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Parental Depressive Symptoms in Early NICU Admission: Identifying Family and Sibling Risk Factors
Kaitlyn Brodar – Graduate Student, University of Miami
Can’t get you out of my head: Repetitive negative thinking mediates the relationship between peer victimization and sleep loss
Diana Ohanian – Graduate Student, Loyola University Chicago
Depression, neuropsychological functioning, and academic performance in youth with spina bifida
Ann Lantagne – Intern, Boston Children’s Hospital
A Dyadic Perspective on Adolescent and Parent Adjustment & Family Functioning Following Traumatic Brain Injury
Kelly Rea – Graduate Student, University of Georgia
Disagreement in Healthcare Responsibility Among Adolescent and Young Adult Solid Organ Transplant Recipients and Caregivers
Jenna Shapiro – Intern, Loyola University / Rush University Medical Center
Resilience process profiles among teens with type 1 diabetes and longitudinal associations with psychological, behavioral, and health outcomes over three years
Colleen Driscoll – Graduate Student, Loyola University Chicago
The longitudinal impact of parent adjustment on youth medical self-management: The mediating role of parental perception of child vulnerability in the families of youth with spina bifida
Andrea Fidler – Graduate Student, University of Florida
Management of Exacerbations by Adolescents with Poorly-Controlled Asthma and their Caregivers: A Qualitative Approach
Stefanie Poehacker – Graduate Student, Eastern Michigan University
Exploratory Factor Analysis and Validation of a Food-Allergy-Specific Measure of Parent Anxiety
Julia Benjamin – Postdoctoral Fellow, Mayo Clinic
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and Eating Concerns: Clarifying the Overlap