Dr. Ahna Pai Honored as Distinguished Pediatric Psychology Alumnae
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- Published: Wednesday, 16 December 2020 11:58
The Psychology Department was honored to have Dr. Ahna H. Pai present virtually on October 8th as part of the Center for Pediatric Psychology Speakers Series. Dr. Pai’s presentation was entitled “Adherence Assessment & Promotion in Pediatric Oncology and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation”. Dr. Pai was also given the Distinguished Pediatric Psychology Alumna Award for her many outstanding contributions to the field.
Dr. Pai is currently a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Director of the Patient and Family Wellness Center in the Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute and Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She is a 2001 graduate of the Clinical Psychology PhD program at OSU, with specialization in Pediatric Psychology. Her work is focused on the science and practice of promoting adherence and psychological adjustment in pediatric oncology and transplant populations. Since joining the Department of Pediatrics faculty in 2007, Dr. Pai’s research has been funded by internal, foundation, and federal funds including NIDDK, NCI and NINR. Her current studies are examining adherence to the outpatient treatment regimen in children and adolescents who received a hematopoietic cell transplant (R01CA157460-01; Role: PI) and testing the efficacy of an intervention to decrease uncertainty and psychological distress for parents of children newly diagnosed with cancer (R01NR014248-01; Role: Co-PI).