Jessica Kichler, PhD

Titles
Pediatric psychologist and certified diabetes educator, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin; assistant clinical professor, Medical College of Wisconsin.

Division
Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Research interests
Behavioral health, diabetes/obesity

Study interests
Type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus, adherence and self-management.

Education
Doctorate, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 2003; residency, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, 2003; fellowship, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, 2005.

Certifications
Licensed psychologist in the State of Wisconsin, certified diabetes educator.

Representative publications:

• Kichler JC, Crowther JH. Effects of Familial and Peer Modeling and Negative Communications on Young Girls' Eating Attitudes and Body Image. Journal of Early Adolescence. 2008; 28.
• Alemzadeh R, Kichler J, Babar G, Calhoun M. Hypovitaminosis D in Obese Children and Adolescents: Relationship with Adiposity, Insulin Sensitivity, Glucose Homeostasis, Ethnicity and Season. Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental. 2008; 57:183-191.
• Kichler J, Opipari-Arrigan L, Foster C. The Role of Negative Communication in the Development of Body Image Dissatisfaction and Later Maladaptive Eating Attitudes and Behaviors in Adolescent Females with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Journal of Health Psychology. 2008; 13:336-347.
• Alemzadeh R, Palma-Sisto P, Holzum M, Parton E, Kichler J. Insulin Pump Therapy Attenuated Glycemic Instability without Improving Hemoglobin A in Preschool Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics. 2007.
• Alemzadeh R, Ellis J, Calhoun M, Kichler J. Predictors of Metabolic Control at One Year in a Population of Pediatric Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Retrospective Study. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2006; 19:1141-1149.
• Crowther JH, Kichler JC, Sherwood NE, Kuhnert ME. The Role of Familial Factors in the Etiology of Bulimia Nervosa. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention. 2002; 10:(2)141-151.

 Grants

• Adjustment and Self-management Intervention Groups for Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and their Parents, the Richard Seaman Family Fund, Children's Hospital and Health System Foundation, principal investigator.

Peer-reviewed grants

• The Influence of Disordered Eating Behaviors and Depressive Symptomatology on Barriers to Care in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Children's Research Institute, Children's Hospital and Health System, principal investigator.
• The Role of Negative Communication in the Development of Body Image Dissatisfaction and Later Maladaptive Eating Attitudes and Behaviors in Adolescent Females with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, office of the Vice President for Research Faculty Grants and Awards, University of Michigan Health System, co-investigator.

Contact
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
PO Box 1997, B510
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1997
Phone: (414) 266-2932
Fax: (414) 266-3735
E-mail: jkichler@chw.org