Most families never need to read a research paper. But it's fair to want to know whether the person treating your child is current with the science, and whether other clinicians take their work seriously.
Textbook
Pediatric Psychology in Clinical Practice: Empirically Supported Interventions
- Author
- Kristin H. Kroll, PhD
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Published
- January 2020
- ISBN
- 978-1-108-45897-9
A clinical guide for mental health providers caring for children and adolescents with chronic medical conditions, covering assessment and treatment from early childhood through adolescence, how illness affects the whole family, and guidance for specific diagnoses.
Buy from Cambridge University PressA note on names. Dr. Kroll published under the surname Hunter earlier in her career. Both names appear below and refer to the same author. You can also verify this record independently on Dr. Kroll's Google Scholar profile, where citations are tracked automatically.
- 2026Upcoming talk
Your Kid, Their Bot: raising children who use AI well
Parent webinar · Encompass · September 2026
- 2026Talk
Helping your child with anxiety
PTO meeting · Eanes Elementary School, Eanes ISD, Austin · February 2026 · School post
- 2026Talk
Helping children through divorce
Community presentation · Hembree Bell Law Firm, Austin
- OngoingSupervision
Weekly supervision of high-acuity psychiatric concerns
Mental & Behavioral Health providers · Children's Wisconsin
- OngoingAdvisory
Consultant, Suicide Prevention Committee
Children's Wisconsin
- 2023–26Clinician training
Ongoing training series for mental & behavioral health providers
Children's Wisconsin · individualized treatment planning · Coping Cat anxiety protocol · pediatric ADHD therapy protocol · risk management · clinical intake and case formulation · behavioral activation techniques for pediatric patients · psychological assessment of children and adolescents · 2023–present
- 2023–26Clinical guidelines
Four internal clinical practice guidelines, Mental & Behavioral Health department
Children's Wisconsin · care protocols for LGBTQ-identifying youth, neurodiverse youth, youth with problematic sexual behavior, and youth with immigration-related concerns or stressors
- 2025Research
An initiative to implement universal pediatric suicide screenings in specialty medical clinics
Put universal suicide screening into pediatric specialty clinics, so children at risk are identified during ordinary medical appointments rather than after something goes wrong.
Walczak, J., Bartelt, T., Ertz, M., & Kroll, K. Journal of Ambulatory Care Nursing, 1(1), 22–30. Read the article
- 2025Conference
Suicide prevention screening in specialty medical clinics
With Jenny Walczak, PsyD · Zero Suicide Collaborative · Children's Hospital Association · October 2025
- 2025Conference
Pediatric suicide screening in specialty medical clinics
27th Annual Southeastern Wisconsin Nursing Research Conference, Milwaukee
- 2025Talk
Managing stress in preteens and teens
MIS Virtual Talks series · Magellan International School, Austin · January 2025
- 2024Talk
Supporting the mental health of your teenager
Eanes Independent School District, Texas · November 2024
- 2024Podcast
Managing parenting stress
Invited guest · Pediatrics Unplugged · October 2024
- 2024Talk
Supporting the mental health of your child: what every parent should know
St. Andrews Episcopal School, Texas · October 2024
- 2024Workshops
Child development · Behavioral change strategies for students · Resiliency and preventing burnout
Three-part teacher workshop series · Kids on Point, South Carolina · June 2024
- 2024Conference
Implementing universal suicide screening in pediatric specialty medical clinics
Workshop · American Association of Suicidology Annual Conference, Las Vegas · May 2024
- 2024Conference
Rapidly implementing evidence-based suicide prevention interventions in a pediatric bridge mental health clinic
Workshop · American Association of Suicidology Annual Conference, Las Vegas · May 2024
- 2023Research
Screening for traumatic stress in children with congenital heart disease
Children born with heart conditions can develop lasting traumatic stress from their medical care. This project built routine screening into cardiology clinics so it gets caught instead of missed.
Konkel, T., Kroll, K., Goertz, M., Lavoie, J., Bagli, S., Kogutkiewicz, K., Kostroski, R., Scott, L., Stoll, P., Andres, J., Saudek, D., Handler, S., & Brosig, C. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology, 68. doi.org/10.1016/j.ppedcard.2022.101579
- 2023Research
Transcultural ethical decision making in the care of a Rohingya infant with hypoplastic left heart syndrome
A case study on making ethical medical decisions alongside a refugee family whose infant had a severe heart defect, when cultural understanding and the medical system don't line up.
Boeding, S., Aguilera, V., Smith, J., Handler, S., Snyder, J., & Kroll, K. Ethical Human Psychology & Psychiatry, 25(2). doi.org/10.1891/EHPP-2022-001
- 2023Clinician training
Differential diagnosis in the primary care setting, parts 1–3
Three-part training series · Children's Wisconsin Behavioral Health Consultants · September–October 2023
- 2023Clinician training
Implementing the Behavior Assessment System for Children, 3rd edition (BASC-3)
Children's Wisconsin · May 2023
- 2022Research
Integrating telehealth into neurodevelopmental assessment
A national model for conducting developmental assessments of children with heart conditions remotely, so families don't have to travel for every evaluation.
Cox, S., Butcher, J., Sadhwani, A., Sananes, R., Sanz, J., Blumenfeld, E., Cassidy, A., Cowin, J., Ilardi, D., Kasparian, N., Kenowitz, J., Kroll, K., Miller, T., & Wolfe, K. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsac003
- 2022Research
Telehealth services for cardiac neurodevelopmental care during the COVID-19 pandemic
A multi-site survey of how children's hospitals across the country delivered developmental care by video during the pandemic, and what worked.
Kasparian, N., Sadhwani, A., Sananes, R., Blumenfeld, E., Butcher, J., Cassidy, A., Cox, S., Kenowitz, J., Miller, T., Sanz, J., Wolfe, K., Ilardi, D., and the Telehealth Task Force of the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative (including Kroll, K.). Cardiology in the Young, 1–8. doi.org/10.1017/S1047951122000579
- 2022Conference
Parent and family perception of telebehavioral health services
American Psychological Association Convention, Minneapolis · August 2022 · and Children's Hospital Association Annual Leadership Conference, Orlando · November 2022
- 2022Conference
Incidence and risk factors for mental health concerns in adult congenital heart disease patients
32nd Annual International Symposium on ACHD, Cincinnati · June 2022
- 2022Conference
Having the talk: discussing dating & sexuality with adolescents diagnosed with congenital heart disease
Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative webinar · March 2022
- 2022Conference
Quality improvement initiatives promoting tummy time therapy for infants in the cardiac intensive care unit
Children's Best Practices, Children's Wisconsin · June 2022
- 2022Clinician training
Enhancing telehealth readiness for Latinx families
Three presentations · Hispanic & Latinx Alliance, Behavioral Health Consultants, and Mental & Behavioral Health Town Hall · Children's Wisconsin · February–July 2022
- 2022Clinician training
More than just the heart: neurocognitive and psychological implications of congenital heart disease
Psychology Doctoral Student Practicum Seminar · Children's Hospital of Wisconsin · February 2022
- 2021Research
Impact of a paediatric cardiac rehabilitation programme upon patient quality of life
Measured whether a cardiac rehabilitation program actually improved how children with heart conditions felt about their daily lives, not just their fitness numbers.
Kroll, K., Kovach, J., Ginde, S., Jacobsen, R., Danduran, M., Foster, A., & Brosig, C. Cardiology in the Young, 31(5), 804–811. doi.org/10.1017/S1047951120004710
- 2021Research
Development of a telepsychology program for parents of pediatric patients
Built and tested a video-based therapy program for the parents of hospitalized children, on the premise that supporting parents is part of treating the child.
Goertz, M., Brosig, C., Bice-Urbach, B., Malkoff, A., & Kroll, K. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 9(2), 192–202. doi.org/10.1037/cpp0000386
- 2021Research
Evaluation of a systems-wide telebehavioral health training implementation in response to COVID-19
Evaluated how an entire hospital system trained its behavioral health staff to deliver therapy by video when COVID closed clinic doors.
Kroll, K., Brosig, C., Malkoff, A., & Bice-Urbach, B. Journal of Patient Experience, 8, 1–4. doi.org/10.1177/2374373521997739
- 2021Research
Responding to the psychological needs of health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Documented how one medical system responded to the psychological toll the pandemic took on its own doctors, nurses, and staff.
Kroll, K., Larsen, S., Lamb, K., Davies, W., Cipriano, D., deRoon-Cassini, T., Agrawal, H., Pawar, D., Owen, J., & Apps, J. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 29(1), 150–161. doi.org/10.1007/s10880-021-09791-3
- 2021Conference
A quality improvement project to enhance mental health responsiveness in a pediatric heart transplant clinic
American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference, Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Philadelphia · October 2021
- 2021Conference
Training considerations and best practices for system-wide telebehavioral health implementation
Two presentations · American Psychological Association Convention · August 2021
- 2021Conference
Assessing the relationship between treatment adherence and mental health in a pediatric heart transplant clinic
10th Annual Scientific Sessions · Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative · November 2021
- 2021Conference
Neurodevelopmental care using telehealth
Panel · Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative · March 2021
- 2021Conference
Quality improvement initiatives promote tummy time therapy for infants in the cardiac intensive care unit
Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society Annual International Meeting · September 2021
- 2021Conference
A rapid transition to telebehavioral health services at Children's Wisconsin
Wisconsin Collaborative for Health Care Quality · November 2021
- 2021Grand rounds
Strategies for engaging pediatric patients during telehealth visits
Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds · Medical College of Wisconsin · March 2021
- 2021Supervision
Clinical supervisor, cardiology pediatric psychology practicum
Doctoral student, Marquette University · beginning September 2021
- 2021Medical education
Behavioral pediatrics
Invited lecturer for third-year medical students · Medical College of Wisconsin · November 2021
- 2021Fellow education
Neurocognitive and psychological implications of congenital heart disease
Psychiatry Fellow Psychosomatic Lecture Series · November 2021
- 2021Resident education
Pediatric psychology: helping children with medical concerns
Pediatric Dentistry Residents Lecture Series · January 2021
- 2021Clinician training
More than just the heart: neurocognitive and psychological implications of congenital heart disease
Psychology Doctoral Student Practicum Seminar · Children's Hospital of Wisconsin · January 2021
- 2021Leadership briefing
Telebehavioral health services · Reaching the underserved through telebehavioral health
Two presentations · Mental & Behavioral Health Executive Leadership · Children's Wisconsin · October–December 2021
- 2021Article
Mental health
Wisconsin Office of Children's Mental Health, April newsletter
- 2020Book
Pediatric Psychology in Clinical Practice: Empirically Supported Interventions
Kroll, K. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-45897-9. Buy from Cambridge University Press
- 2020Conference
Telepsychology: our new reality
Coalition for School-Based Mental Health in Wisconsin, Milwaukee · July 2020
- 2020Clinician training
Telebehavioral health training for providers · Quick guide to telebehavioral health
Two system-wide trainings · Mental and Behavioral Health · Children's Hospital of Wisconsin · March 2020
- 2020Clinician training
BRaVe Clinic: building resilience virtually
Clinical & Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin, COVID-19 Research Initiative · July 2020
- 2020Clinician training
Project Parent Strong: telepsychotherapy for parents of children with congenital heart disease
Herma Heart Institute Staff Meeting · January 2020
- 2020Fellow education
Neurocognitive and psychological implications of congenital heart disease
Cardiology Fellow Core Lecture Series · June 2020
- 2020Medical education
Adolescent ethics: bench to bedside discussion
Facilitator for first-year medical students · Medical College of Wisconsin · January 2020
- 2020Supervision
Research practicum supervisor
Doctoral student, Marquette University · March–December 2020
- 2020Article
The BRaVe Clinic: evidence-based and virtual mental health care
Transformational Times · Kern Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin
- 2019Research
Feasibility of a group telepsychological intervention for adolescents with cystic fibrosis
Tested whether teenagers with cystic fibrosis would take part in group therapy delivered over video rather than traveling to clinic, and whether they'd stay with it.
Kroll, K., Antos, N., Grace, M., Balge, J., & Simpson, P. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science. doi.org/10.1007/s41347-019-00115-9
- 2019Conference
Project CF Teen: adapting the CHIRP protocol for group telepsychotherapy with adolescents with cystic fibrosis
Symposium · American Psychological Association Annual Conference, Chicago · August 2019
- 2019Conference
Telehealth for mental health coordinators: beyond screening
Panel · North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Nashville · November 2019
- 2019Talk
Parenting and congenital heart disease
Camp Odayin Family Camp · November 2019
- 2019Talk
Mental health in children and adolescents
The Richardson School, on behalf of NAMI Greater Milwaukee · August 2019
- 2019Talk
Kids in crisis
Panel member · Milwaukee Area Technical College · July 2019
- 2019Conference
Telepsychology at Children's Wisconsin's cystic fibrosis clinic
Wisconsin Cystic Fibrosis Consortium · May 2019
- 2019Grand rounds
Telepsychotherapy via home-based videoconferencing
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Grand Rounds · February 2019
- 2019Clinician training
Telepsychotherapy for parents of children with congenital heart disease
Department of Cardiology Staff Meeting · October 2019
- 2019Fellow education
Motivational interviewing skills for medical providers
Cardiology Fellow Core Lecture Series · December 2019
- 2019Article
Mental health providers' duty during the measles outbreak
Cambridge University Press blog
- 2018Conference
Quality vs. quantity: administering parent screenings in a pediatric cystic fibrosis clinic
North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Denver · November 2018
- 2018Conference
Case presentation
Wisconsin Cystic Fibrosis Consortium, Wauwatosa · May 2018
- 2018Talk
Parenting a child with cystic fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Clinic · Children's Hospital of Wisconsin · February 2018
- 2018Grand rounds
Defending against burnout
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Grand Rounds · Children's Hospital of Wisconsin · February 2018
- 2018Supervision
Psychotherapy supervisor to a physician fellow, and clinical supervisor for a doctoral cystic fibrosis practicum
Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University · 2018–2019
- 2017Clinician training
Managing pediatric behavior disorders within the operating room setting
Emergency Department Staff Lecture · Children's Hospital of Wisconsin · September 2017
- 2017Clinician training
Treatment adherence
Psychology Doctoral Student Practicum Seminar · Children's Hospital of Wisconsin · September 2017
- 2017Fellow education
Cystic fibrosis and mental health
Psychiatry Fellow Psychosomatic Lecture Series · September 2017
- 2017Clinician training
Psychological interventions for pediatric patients with chronic conditions
NetCE continuing education workshop for practicing clinicians
- 2016University teaching
Abnormal psychology · Psychology of adjustment
Adjunct faculty · Department of Psychology, Augusta University · 2016–2017
- 2016Research
Recovery of schizophrenia: what consumers know and don't know
Looked at what people living with schizophrenia actually understand about recovery, and where the information gaps are.
Ahmed, A., Rosenthal, E., Buckner, A., Hunter, K., Mabe, A., & Buckley, P. Psychiatric Clinics of North America. doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2016.01.009
- 2016Chapter
Sexuality, sexual health, and recovery in people with severe mental illnesses
Hunter, K., & Ahmed, A. In N. Singh, S. Van Sant, & J. Barber (Eds.), Handbook of Recovery in Inpatient Psychiatry.
- 2016Talk
Treatment adherence: how to help your youngster with diabetes care
Pediatric Endocrinology Parent/Child Meeting, Augusta, GA · March 2016
- 2016Talk
Motivational interviewing for physical and occupational therapists
Augusta chapter · Physical Therapy Association of Georgia · August 2016
- 2016Talk
Pediatric obesity
Meeting of Richmond County School Nurses, Augusta, GA · May 2016
- 2015Research
A randomized study of cognitive remediation for forensic and mental health patients with schizophrenia
A randomized trial testing whether structured cognitive training improves thinking and daily functioning for people with schizophrenia.
Ahmed, A., Hunter, K., Goodrum, N., Batten, N., Birgenheir, D., Hardison, E., Dixon, T., & Buckley, P. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 68, 8–18. doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2015.05.013
- 2015Research
The professional experiences of peer specialists in the Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network
Examined what it's like to work as a peer support specialist in mental health services, people using their own recovery to help others.
Ahmed, A., Hunter, K., Mabe, P., Tucker, S., & Buckley, P. Community Mental Health Journal, 51(4), 424–436. doi.org/10.1007/s10597-015-9854-8
- 2015Conference
Two presentations on functioning, quality of life, and peer specialist recovery in schizophrenia
15th Annual International Congress on Schizophrenia Research, Colorado Springs · April 2015
- 2014Research
Cognition and other targets for the treatment of aggression in people with schizophrenia
Reviewed which treatment targets the evidence actually supports for reducing aggression in people with schizophrenia.
Ahmed, A., Hunter, K., Van Houten, E., Monroe, J., & Bhat, I. Annals of Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2(1).
- 2014Conference
The relationship of exercise with mood and weather
Georgia Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Athens · May 2014
- 2014University teaching
Academic and career planning
Instructor of record · University of Georgia · 2014–2017
- 2013Conference
A scale for the assessment of weather-related risk taking
25th Annual Convention · Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC · May 2013
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