Jessica Kichler, PhD

Titles
Pediatric psychologist and certified diabetes educator, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin; assistant clinical professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, 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:

• Kaugars A, Kichler J,  Alemzadeh R. Assessing Readiness to Change the Balance of Responsibility for Managing Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Adolescent, Mother and Father Perspectives. Pediatric Diabetes.  In press.
• Kaugars AS, Zebracki K, Kichler J, Fitzgerald C, Greenley RN, Alemzadeh R, Holmbeck GN. Use of an Observational Coding System with Families of Adolescents: Psychometric Properties among Pediatric and Healthy Populations. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2010; 1-13, doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsq106.
• Nabors L, McGrady M, Kichler J. Children's Attitudes Toward their Diabetes, Locus of Control and HbAlc Levels. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities.  2010; 22, 475-484.
• Alemzadeh R, Kichler J, Calhoun M. Spectrum of Metabolic Dysfunction in Relationship to Hyperandrogenemia among Major Clinical Phenotypes of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Obese Adolescent Girls. European Journal of Endocrinology. 2010; 162, 1093-1099.
• Kichler J, Kaugars A, Ellis J, Alemzadeh R. Exploring Self-Management Characteristics in Youths with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Does Membership in a Glycemic Control Category Matter?  Pediatric Diabetes. 2010; 10, 1-8.
• Salamon KS, Hains AA, Fleischman KM, Davies WH, Kichler J. Improving Adherence in Social Situations for Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (TIDM): A Pilot Study. Primary Care Diabetes. 2010; 4, 47-55.

 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.
• 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.

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