Education

B.A., Psychology, Miami University, 1994 M.S., Clinical Psychology, Florida State University, 2001 Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Florida State University, 2005 Pre-doctoral Internship, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, 2004-2005 Post-doctoral Fellowship, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2005-2007

Honors/Awards

National Institutes of Health Pediatric Loan Repayment Program Recipient

Research Focus

Type 1 Diabetes Cystic Fibrosis Psychosocial aspects of disease management Impact of depression and anxiety on adherence

Publications

Driscoll, KA, Montag-Leifling, K, Acton, JD, Modi AC. (in press). Relations between depressive and anxious symptoms and quality of life in caregivers of children with cystic fibrosis. Pediatric Pulmonology. Driscoll, KA, Killian, M, Johnson, SB, Silverstein, JH, Deeb, LC. (in press). Predictors of study completion and withdrawal in a randomized clinical trial of a pediatric diabetes adherence intervention. Contemporary Clinical Trials. Driscoll, KA, Lopez, CM, Kistner, JA. (in press). A diathesis-stress test of response styles in children. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. Seid, M, Limbers, CA, Driscoll, KA, Gelhard, LR, & Varni, JW. (in press). Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ (PedsQL™) Generic Core Scales and Asthma Symptoms Scale in vulnerable children with asthma. Journal of Asthma. Seid, M, Opipari-Arrigan, L, Gelhard, LR, Varni, JW, Driscoll, K. (2009). Barriers to Care Questionnaire: Reliability, validity, and responsiveness to change among parents of children with asthma. Academic Pediatrics, 9, 106-113. Lopez, C, Driscoll, KA, & Kistner, JA (2009). Sex differences and response styles: Subtypes of rumination and associations with depressive symptoms. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 38, 27-35. Piazza-Waggoner, C, Driscoll, KA, Gilman, D, & Powers, SW. (2008). Mealtime behaviors in young children with CF: A comparison between parent report and direct observation. Children’s Health Care, 37, 38-48.