| Education |
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- 1998 BA in Psychology, Yale University
- 1999 MA in Psychology & Education, Teachers College Columbia University
- 2004 PhD in Clinical Psychology, Drexel University
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Clinical Interests
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- Special health care needs across the lifespan
- Cognitive assessment (especially for medically-ill patients)
- Child/ adolescent psychology
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| Major Research Interests |
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- Transition to adulthood for medically-ill adolescents/ young adults
- Health care management in adolescents with a medical illness
- Medication adherence in pediatric patients
- Psychosocial aspects of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NALFD) in pediatrics
- Intervention development to address pediatric NAFLD
- Interactions between medical and psychiatric symptoms
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| Projects |
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- Transition to college life for students with and without a special health care need (PI; sponsored by Fordham University)
- A longitudinal study of the transition to adult services in liver transplant recipients (PI; sponsored by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine)
- Quality of life and family functioning for pediatric patients in treatment for Hepatitis C (PI; sponsored by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine)
- Medication adherence in children who had a liver transplant (MALT) (Co-Investigator, sponsored by the NIH)
- A pilot study to assess quality of life in children with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) (Co-Investigator; sponsored by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine)
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| Courses |
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- PSYC 1200 - Foundations of Psychology
- PSYC 2900 - Abnormal Psychology
- PSYC 3930 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology
- PSYC 6106 - Cognitive Assessment
- PSYC 6050 - Behavioral Medicine
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| Further Professional Expertise/Experience/Tasks |
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- Member, American Psychological Association (APA)
- APA Division 54- Society of Pediatric Psychology
- Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)
- Reviewer, Pediatric Transplantation, Ethnicity & Disease, Eating Behaviors, Journal of Pediatric Psychology
- SPSSI Grants-in-Aid
- Member, Coriell Institute of Medical Research Institutional Review Board
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| Cooperations |
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- Dr. Ronen Arnon, Department of Pediatrics, the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
- Dr. Nanda Kerkar, Department of Pediatrics, the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
- Dr. David Rubinstein, Department of Cardiology, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Queens, NY
- Dr. Eyal Shemesh, Department of Pediatrics, the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
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| Selected Publications |
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A complete listing of all of Dr. Annunziato's published works may be obtained by visiting DigitalResearch@fordham.edu.
- Piering, K., Arnon, R., Miloh, T.A., Kerkar, N., & Annunziato, R.A. (2011). Developmental and disease- related influences on self-management acquisition for liver transplant recipients. Pediatric Transplantation, 15(8), 819-826.
- Shemesh, E., Annunziato, R.A., Weatherly, B.D., Cotter, G., Feaganes, J.R., Santra, M., Yehuda, R., & Rubinstein, D. (2011). A randomized controlled trial of the safety and promise of cognitive-behavioral therapy using imaginal exposure in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder resulting from cardiovascular illness. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 72(2), 168-174.
- Annunziato, R.A. & Shemesh, E. (2010). Tackling the spectrum of transition: What can be done in pediatric settings? Pediatric Transplantation, 14(7), 820-822.
- Annunziato, R.A., Fisher, M., *Jerson, B., *Bochkanova, A., & Shaw, R.J. (2010). Psychosocial assessment prior to transplantation: A review and considerations. Pediatric Transplantation, 14(5), 565-574.
- Annunziato, R.A., Parkar, S., Dugan, C.A, *Barsade, S., Arnon, R., Miloh, T., Iyer, K. Kerkar, N., & Shemesh, E. (2011). Brief Report: Deficits in health care management skills among adolescent and young adult liver transplant recipients transitioning to adult care settings. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 36(2), 155-159.
- Annunziato, R.A., *Hogan, B., Barton, C., Miloh, T., Arnon, R., Iyer, K., Kerkar, N. (2010). A translational and systemic approach to transferring liver transplant recipients from pediatric to adult-oriented care settings. Pediatric Transplantation, 14(7), 823-829.
- Annunziato, R.A., Rubinstein, D., *Murgueitio, M., Santra, M., *Sultan, S., Maurer, M., Cotter, G., Yehuda, R. & Shemesh,E. (2009). Psychiatric symptom presentation in ethnically diverse cardiology patients. Ethnicity & Disease, 19 (3), 271-275.
- Annunziato, R.A., Timko, C.A., Crerand, C.E., Didie, E.R., Bellace, D.L., Phelan., S.,
Kerzhnerman, I., & Lowe, MR. (2009). An examination of differential meal replacement adherence in a weight loss maintenance program. Eating Behaviors, 10(3), 176-183.
- Annunziato, R.A., Rubinstein, D., Sheikh, S., Maurer, M., Cotter, G., McKay, M.M., Cotter, O., Gorman, J.M., Shemesh, E. (2008). Site matters: Winning the hearts and minds of patients in a cardiology clinic. Psychosomatics, 49(5), 386-391.
- Annunziato, R.A., Emre, S., Shneider, B.L., Dugan, C.A., *Aytaman, Y., McKay, M.M., & Shemesh, E. (2008). Transitioning health care responsibility from caregivers to patients: A pilot study aiming to facilitate medication adherence during this process. Pediatric Transplantation, 12(3), 309-315.
- Arnon, R., Parkar, S., Annunziato, R.A., Miloh, T.A., Padilla, M., Sogawa, H., *Batemarco, L., Willis, A., Suchy, F.J., & Kerkar, N (2010). Liver and Combined Lung and Liver Transplantation for Cystic Fibrosis: Analysis of the UNOS Database. Pediatric Transplantation.
- Arnon, R., Annunziato, R., Schilsky, M., Miloh, T., Willis, A., Sturdevant, M., *Sakworawich, A., Suchy, F. & Kerkar, N. (2010). Liver transplantation for children with Wilson Disease: Comparison of outcomes between children and adults. Clinical Transplantation.
- Shemesh, E., Annunziato, R.A., Arnon, R., Miloh, T., & Kerkar, N. (2010). Adherence to medical recommendations and transition to adult services in pediatric transplant recipients. Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation, 15(3), 288-292.
- Miloh, T. & Annunziato, R.A. (2010). Adhering to your nonadherent patients: The
challenge of noncompliance. Acta Paediatrica, 99, 335-337.
- Shemesh, E., Annunziato, R.A., Rubinstein, D., *Sultan, S., Malhotra, J., Santra, M., Weatherly, B.D., Feaganes, J.R., Cotter, G., & Yehuda, R. (2009). Screening for Depression and Suicidality in Patients with Cardiovascular Illnesses. American Journal of Cardiology, 104(9), 1194-1197.
- Miloh, T., Annunziato, R.A., Warshaw, J., Parkar, S., Suchy, F., Iyer, K. & Kerkar, N. (2009). Text messaging reduces rejection in pediatric liver transplant recipients. Pediatrics, 124(5), e844-850.
- Lowe, M.R., Tappe, K.A., Annunziato, R.A., Riddell, L.J, Coletta, M.C., Crerand, C.E., Didie, E.R., Ochner, C.N., & McKinney, S. (2008). The effect of training in reduced energy density eating and food self-monitoring accuracy on weight loss maintenance. Obesity, 16(9), 2016-2023.
- Annunziato, R.A. & Lowe, M.R. (2007). Taking action to lose weight: toward an understanding of individual differences. Eating Behaviors, 8(2), 185-194.
- Annunziato, R.A., *Rakotomihamina, V., & Rubacka, J. (2007). Examining the effects of maternal chronic illness on child well-being in single parent families. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 28(5), 386-391.
- Annunziato, R.A., Emre, S., Shneider, B.L., Barton, C., Dugan, C.A., & Shemesh, E. (2007). Adherence and medical outcomes in pediatric liver transplant recipients who transition to adult services. Pediatric Transplantation, 11, 608-614.
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| Selected Presentations |
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- Annunziato, R.A., *Hogan, B., Barton.,C., Miloh, T., Arnon., R., Iyer, K., Kerkar, N. (2010, April). A translational and systemic approach to improving transfer between pediatrics and adult services for liver transplant recipients. Part of a symposium presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.
- Annunziato, R.A., Shemesh, E. (2009, August). A descriptive study of health care management among adolescents and young adult liver transplant recipients. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association 2009 Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.
- *Jerson, B., *D'Urso, C., Annunziato, R.A. (Accepted). Leaving the nest: How child life specialists can aid chronically-ill adolescents in the transition to self-managed, adult oriented care. Annual Child Life Council Conference on Professional Issues.
- Arnon, R., Parkar, S., Annunziato, R.A., Miloh, T.A., *D'Urso, C., Keegan, T.L., Suchy, F.J., & Kerkar, N (Accepted). Autoimmune Hepatitis in Children: Does Cirrhosis at Presentation Affect Outcome? American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
- Arnon, R., Annunziato, R., Miloh, T., Studervant, M., Sogawa, H., *Van Nostrand, K., Suchy, F.J., & Kerkar, N. (2010, May). Liver Transplantation in Children Weighing Less Than 5 kg: Analysis of the UNOS database Paper presented at the American Transplant Congress, San Diego, CA.
- Arnon, R., Annunziato, R., Wasserstein, M., Miloh, T., Suchy, F.J., *Hogan, B., Iyer, K., & Kerkar, N. (2009, October). The Changing Role of Liver Transplantation in Children with Tyrosinemia. Poster presented at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
- Miloh, T., Annunziato, R.A., Warshaw, J., Parkar, S., Suchy, F.J., Iyer, K. & Kerkar, N. (2009, June). Text messaging reduces rejection in pediatric liver transplant recipients. Paper presented at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
- *Krone, B., *Donikyan, A., Fusser, M., Santra, M., Rubinstein, D., Shemesh, E., & Annunziato, R.A. (2009, May). Gender Differences in Symptoms of Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Ethnically Diverse Cardiac Patients. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
- Kerkar, N., Kochin, I., Miloh, T., Arnon, R., Suchy, F.J., & Annunziato, R. (October, 2008). A pilot study to assess quality of life in children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Poster presented at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
- Santra, M., Annunziato, R.A., *Murgueitio, M., *Sultan, S., *Ableman, G., Maurer, M., Yehuda, R., Cotter, G.,Shemesh, E., Rubinstein, D. (October, 2008). Ethnic Differences in Psychiatric Symptoms Presentation Among Urban Cardiology Patients. Paper presented at the SOPHE Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
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