CAS CONNECT 2018

Mullins said OSU is among the top five pediatric psychology training programs in the country; it is one of only three American universities with three full-time pediatric psychologists. Leffingwell added, “We have such awesome core faculty who have been doing excellent work for many years, and that makes OSU the right place to create this center. OSU is a pioneer in the field of pediatric psychology, and the work we’re doing improves lives.” The Center for Pediatric Psychology’s five affiliate faculty are fromOSU and the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. At OSU, Leffingwell is joined by Misty Hawkins and Amanda Baraldi. The pair fromOUHSC are Stephen Gillaspy and TedWagener, associate director of training at the Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center of the Stephenson Cancer Center. There is also an advisory board of six Ph.D.s from across the country: • EugeneWalker, OUHSC professor emeritus • Bernard Fuemmeler, Virginia Commonwealth University’s Massey Cancer Center • Kevin Hommel, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine • Ahna L.H. Pai, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine • David Elkin, University of Mississippi Medical Center • David Janicke, University of Florida In addition, it has the following institutional and community partnerships: • Pediatric psychology faculty and pediatricians at OUHSC in Oklahoma City • J.D. McCarty Center for Children with Developmental Disabilities in Norman, Oklahoma • University of Mississippi Medical Center • Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago • Weill Cornell Medicine • University of California, San Francisco Medical Center • Washington University Medical Center • Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia • Cook Children’s Medical Center of Fort Worth, Texas “The Center for Pediatric Psychology will be a hub for coordinated research and training activities and a way to accomplish even more through all of our collaborations around the nation,” Mullins said. “There are over 20 million children in the U.S. living with chronic health conditions. Through pediatric psychology, we seek to understand those factors that place youth with an illness and their families at risk for further negative health outcomes. We are proud to play a part in advancing that cause, which will help more of these children and families.” “There are over 20million children in the U.S. living with chronic health conditions. Through pediatric psychology, we seek to understand those factors that place youth with an illness and their families at risk for further negative health outcomes.” — DR. LARRY L. MULLINS OSU COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SC I ENCES 23