I am currently Professor of Pediatrics, Psychology, and Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University and Chief of the Division of Behavioral Pediatrics and Psychology at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital. One of my major professional interests and joys is mentoring students. In this regard, I direct the graduate level research training program in the Department of Psychology at Case Western Reserve University and the postdoctoral fellowship in child behavioral health. (For more information on the graduate pediatric psychology program, please visit the Pediatric Psychology Webpage.)
I have been trained as a pediatric psychologist and have worked in medical settings conducting research, clinical care, and teaching for my entire career. I received my Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Iowa (1970), did an internship at Boston Children's Hospital, and postdoctoral training at the University of Colorado Medical Center. I have been very interested in the development of the field of pediatric psychology and professional issues. In this regard, I have served as President of the Society of Pediatric Psychology (1980) when it was a section, and am currently President-Elect of SPP (2004). I have received the Distinguished Service award, the Significant Research Contribution award, and the Martin P. Levin Mentorship Award from the Society of Pediatric Psychology. I have also served as President of the Division of Child, Youth and Family Services of the American Psychological Association (1995), and President of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (2001).
My primary research interests focus on the factors that influence the psychological outcomes of children and adolescents with chronic physical illness, including methods of psychosocial interventions to improve these outcomes and measures of outcomes, such as quality of life. I have, along with students and other colleagues, authored more than 200 publications, including several books: Measuring Health Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents: Implications for Research and Practice (1998) and Promoting Adherence to Medical Treatment in Childhood Chronic Illness. Concepts, Methods and Interventions (2000), and Handbook of Research Methods in Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychology (2000).
My current research includes interventions to enhance adherence to treatment among adolescents with cystic fibrosis, testing interdisciplinary interventions to enhance the management of children with newly diagnosed diabetes and children with recurrent asthma symptoms, community initiatives including intervention for children and families who have experienced violence in the Cleveland community, and studies of parent-physician communication in the context of informed consent for research on pediatric cancer treatment.
Quality of life outcomes in pediatric chronic illness interventions to promote adherence to treatment in pediatric chronic illness
Influences on the psychological adjustment of pediatric chronic illness
Back to the top of the page
-
Seminar in pediatric psychology (ongoing)
- Culture, Mental Health and Development (Spring, 2004)
Back to the top of the page
*Please see Vita for other publications. Drotar, D., Palermo , T., & Landis, C.E. (2003). Training graduate level pediatric psychology researchers at Case Western Reserve University : Meeting the needs, challenges, and options for the new millenium. Journal of Pediatric Psychology , 28, 123-135.
Drotar, D., Flannery, D., Day, E., Friedman, S., Creed, R., Gartland, H., McDavid, L., Tame, C., & McTaggart, M.J. (2003). Identifying and responding to the mental health service needs of children who have experienced violence: A community-based approach. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry , 8, 187-204.
Drotar, D. (2003). Martin P. Levin Distinguished Award: Reflections on mentorship in pediatric psychology: Key issues and implications. Journal of Pediatric Psychology , 28, 309-314.
Nobile, C., & Drotar, D. (2003). Research on the quality of parent provider communication in pediatric care: Implications and recommendations. Journal of Developmental and BehavioralPediatrics , 24, 279-290.
Walders, N., Childs, G.E., Comer, K., Kelleher, K.J., & Drotar, D. (2003). Barriers to mental health referral from pediatric primary care settings. The American Journal of Managed Care, 9 (10): 677-83.
Kodish, E., Eder , M., Ruccione, K., Lange, B., Angiolillo, A., Pentz, R., Zyzanski, S., Siminoff, L., & Drotar, D. (2004). Communication of randomization in childhood leukemia trials. Journal of the American Medical Association , 291, 470-75.
Drotar, D., Miller, V., Willard, V., Anthony, K., & Kodish, E. (2004). Correlates of parental participation during informed consent for randomized clinical trials in the treatment of childhood leukemia. Ethics and Behavior,
4 (Suppl), 358-364.
Drotar, D. (2004). Validating Measures of Pediatric Health Status, Functional Status, and Health-Related Quality of Life: Key Methodological Challenges and Strategies. Ambulatory Pediatrics.
Other Relevant Publications
Drotar, D. (in press). Psychological interventions in childhood chronic illness. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Drotar, D. (1995). Consulting with pediatricians: psychological perspectives, New York : Plenum.
Drotar, D. (Ed.). (1998). Measuring health related quality of life in children and adolescents: Implications for research and practice . Mahwah , NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Drotar, D. (Ed.). (2000). Conducting research in pediatric and clinical child psychology. A handbook of practical strategies and methods . New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press.
Drotar, D. (Ed.). (2000). Promoting adherence to medical treatment in childhood chronic illness: Concepts, methods, and interventions . Mahwah , NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Back to the top of the page
|
|
