Our Team :: Indiana University Department of Pediatrics

	Vaughn I. Rickert, PsyD, HSPP Title: Director of Adolescent Medicine Donald P Orr Professor of Adolescent Medicine Clinical: Psychological and behavioral factors associated with bariatric surgery Research: Psychological and behavioral factors associated with adherence to medical and health regimens; improving immunization practices and behaviors; contraceptive practices and behaviors; and relationship violence

	Donald Orr, MD Title: Professor of Pediatrics and Nursing (Emeritus) Clinical: Care of adolescent and young adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus Research: Epidemiology of health risk behaviors; Self-management behaviors in diabetes; Behavioral interventions to reduce risk behaviors

	J. Dennis Fortenberry, MD, MS Title: Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine Research: Health Protective and Health Risk Behaviors; STD; Epidemiology of Risk

	Margaret Blythe, MD Title: Professor of Pediatrics & Clinical Gynecology Medical Director, Wishard Teen Care & Wellness Program Clinical: Young women's health, adolescent gynecology, female athlete Research: Young women's health; reproductive health of teens and young adults including menstrual disorders, contraception, and sexually acquired infections; menstrual problems of teens with chronic illnesses and disorders

	Marcia L. Shew, MD, MPH Title: Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics & Clinical Gynecology Clinical: Adolescent reproductive health and gynecology; Adolescent primary care Research: HPV epidemiology and HPV vaccine behaviors

	Gregory D. Zimet, PhD, HSPP Title: Professor of Pediatrics & Clinical Psychology Research: Psychosocial/behavioral issues associated with acceptability and acceptance of biomedical approaches to the diagnosis and prevention of sexually transmitted infections (e.g., HIV testing & HPV vaccination). Consent issues with recruitment of adolescents into biomedical prevention clinical trials.

	Mary Ott, MD, MA Title: Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Research/Clinical: Adolescent reproductive health and gynecology, including menstrual disorders, contraception and STDs; young men’s health; chronic illness; adolescent primary care.

	Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD, FACP Title: Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Pediatrcis Director, Adolescent Medicine Rotation at the IU School of Medicine Director, Medic Clinical: Primary Care of Adolescents; Primary Care of the Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors; Promoting a Healthy Life Style; Eating Disorders (at the Charis Center for Eating Disorders), Care of the Teen Bariatric Patient Research: Education in Adolescent Health

	Matthew C. Aalsma, PhD, HSPP Title: Associate Professor of Pediatrics Director, Adolescent Medicine Rotation at the IU School of Medicine Director, Medic Clinical: Mental health care of delinquent youth. Currently, Dr. Aalsma leads a forensic evaluation team that conducts psychological evaluations with youth at various points in the juvenile justice system. Research: Dr. Aalsma focuses on research with vulnerable populations, including youth in the mental health and juvenile justice systems. His current research agenda includes exploring system-wide and individual efforts to improve the utilization of mental and physical health care for children and adolescents

	Mary R. Rouse, MD Title: Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Clinical: Medical, nutritional and psychological care of patients with eating disorders Research: Natural History and Course of Eating Disorders

	Rebekah L. Williams, MD Title: Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Clinical: Adolescent gynecology and sexual health; Contraception; Diabetes; Eating Disorders; Chronic Illness Research: Biological, psychological, and social contextual factors influencing contraceptive use among adolescent

	Devon Hensel, PhD Title: Assistant Research Professor of Pediatrics Research: Adolescent sexual health; Longitudinal research design and data analysis

	Bree A. Weaver, MD Title: Assistant Research Professor of Medicine Part-time Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine and Pediatrics Clinical: HIV outpatient care, inpatient Infectious Diseases consults, Bellflower STD Clinic Research: Human papillomavirus (HPV) epidemiology, oral HPV natural history, HPV infection in adolescent males, behavioral correlates of sexually transmitted infection acquisition in adolescents

	Nathan Stupiansky, PhD Title: Assistant Research Professor of Pediatrics Research: HPV vaccine attitudes and acceptability; Diabetes control and management; Sexual health promotion; Health behavior change

	Dan Kraft, MD Title: Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Clinical: Concussion Management

	Paula Sullivan, PhD Title: Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Clinical: Promoting mental health competency through teaching and supervision; motivational Interviewing; mindfulness in resident clinical encounters; psychoeducational assessment of children and adolescents; developmental behavioral pediatrics Research: Promoting pediatric/adolescent mental health competency in residency training; developmental and mental health screening for children and adolescents; adolescents' perceptions of their health care experience

	Cynthia Robbins, MD, MS Title: Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Clinical: Primary care adolescent medicine; specialty adolescent care (including adolescent gynecology and reproductive health)

	James A. Hall, PhD, LISW, LCSW-PIP, ACSW Title: Professor of Pediatrics & Social Work Research: Development and evaluation of interventions for adolescent substance misuse, parent-adolescent conflict & communication, teaching research methods in clinical settings

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Vaughn I. Rickert, PsyD, HSPP

Donald Orr, MD

J. Dennis Fortenberry, MD, MS

Margaret Blythe, MD

Marcia L. Shew, MD, MPH

Gregory D. Zimet, PhD, HSPP

Mary Ott, MD, MA

Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD, FACP

Matthew C. Aalsma, PhD, HSPP

Mary R. Rouse, MD

Rebekah L. Williams, MD

Devon Hensel, PhD

Bree A. Weaver, MD

Nathan Stupiansky, PhD

Dan Kraft, MD

Paula Sullivan, PhD

Cynthia Robbins, MD, MS

James A. Hall, PhD, LISW, LCSW-PIP, ACSW