KELLY WALKER LOWRY, PH.D. Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Office Address: Home Address:
Children’s Memorial Hospital 4326 N. Wolcott Ave., # 2 Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Box # 10 Chicago, Illinois 60613 Chicago, Illinois 60614 Phone: (773) 450-0215 Phone: (773) 880-4849
Fax: (773) 880-8110
E-mail: klowry@childrensmemorial.org Citizenship: US citizen
Birth Place: Charleston, WV EDUCATION
1998-2002 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, summa cum laude GRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATION
2002-2004 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Masters of Science in Clinical Psychology Department of Clinical and Health Psychology
Area of Concentration: Pediatric/Clinical Child Psychology Master’s Thesis: Family Functioning Factors Associated with
Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Pediatric Patients with Type I Diabetes Masters Chair: Gary R. Geffken, Ph.D.
2004-2007 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Doctorate of Philosophy, Clinical Psychology Department of Clinical and Health Psychology
Area of Concentration: Pediatric/Clinical Child Psychology Dissertation: Mechanisms of Self-Esteem Change in Overweight
Children Participating in a Family-Based Weight Management Program
Dissertation Chair: David M. Janicke, Ph.D. 2006-2007 Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
APA Approved Predoctoral Internship Training Director: Karen Gouze, Ph.D. POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH TRAINING
2007-2008 Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Psychology Post Doctoral Fellowship in Child Clinical and Medical Psychology
Training Director: Karen Gouze, Ph.D. LICENSURE
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENT
2009-present Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL Attending Medical Psychologist
Attending on Medical Psychiatry/Psychology Consultation/Liaison
Service
AWARDS, HONORS, DISTINCTIONS
1998-2002 Dean’s List, President’s List, and Presidential Scholar 1998-2002 WVU Honors Department
1999 Phi Kappa Phi Outstanding Freshman Recognition 2000 Golden Key Sophomore Recognition
2000, 2001 Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Scholar 2000, 2001 Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Academic Recognition 2001 Golden Key Ford Motor Company Outstanding Senior 2002 Honors Scholar
2002 Named Foundation Outstanding Senior, one of the top 30 seniors at WVU 2002 Outstanding Psychology Student, 1st out of 162 senior psychology students 2004 Best Poster Award presented by Division 22, Rehabilitation Psychology,
at the 2004 National Conference on Child Health Psychology in Charleston, SC
2008 Grants for Ongoing Active Learning (GOAL) AWARD, total award was $1,570.31 to assist in costs associated with attending the 2008 National Conference in Child Health Psychology in Miami, FL
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS 1999-present Society of Pediatric Psychology 2002-present Phi Beta Kappa
2002-2206 Florida Psychological Association, Student Representative 2009-present American Psychological Association
PROFESSIONAL and SCIENTIFIC SERVICE Professional Service
2007-present Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC), member 2007-present CLOCC Clinical Practices Working Group, member
2009-present Illinois Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics Promoting Health Project, Project Advisory Committee Member
Editorial Service
2008-present Ambulatory Pediatrics, Guest Reviewer TEACHING
1999 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Introductory Undergraduate Psychology Course Supervisor: Joseph Scotti, Ph.D.
Duties: Provided tutoring to undergraduates and assisted in supervision of the computer testing laboratory.
2002 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Undergraduate Course on Exceptional Children Supervisor: Cheryl McNeil, Ph.D.
Duties: Assisted with grading, lecture preparation, and provided office hours to students.
2004 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Child Assessment Graduate Course
Supervisor: Gary Geffken, Ph.D.
Duties: Provided lectures on assessment and psychological testing for children, evaluated early graduate student skills on providing psychological, intellectual, and achievement tests, reviewed and edited course tests, and assisted in lecture preparation.
2005 Graduate Teaching Guest Lecturer, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Undergraduate Introduction to Clinical Child and Pediatric
Psychology Course
Supervisor: James Johnson, Ph.D., ABPP
Duties: Provided a 3-hour guest lecture on health promotion and pediatric obesity.
2007-present Guest Lecturer, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL Medical Psychology Seminar Course
Course Organizer: Jill Weissberg-Benchell, Ph.D.
Duties: Provided a seminar each on Ethics in Pediatric Psychology and Childhood Obesity to an audience including psychiatry
fellows, psychology interns, and psychology practicum students. RESEARCH GRANTS/CONTRACTS
2005 Principal Investigator
Funding Source: University of Florida Center for Pediatric Psychology and Family Studies, awarded $500.
Title: Pass it on! A Program to Enhance Resilience in Pre-adolescent Girls
Project Description: This program was a preventive intervention group for 6th grade girls in a rural, medically underserved
community created by the principal investigator. The intervention targeted issues relevant to 6th grade girls such as communication, healthy relationships, healthy dietary and exercise practices, self-esteem, and coping with stress and emotions.
2008-present Principal Investigator
Funding Source: Internal funding through Children’s Memorial Hospital. Total costs are $589.90, funded.
Title: Use of Photographic Techniques in an Outpatient Medical Clinic Setting to Target Childhood Obesity
Co-Investigators: Adolfo Ariza, M.D., Helen Binns, M.D. MPH, Kathy Christoffel, M.D. MPH
Project Description: To examine the use of photographic
to aid in weight management strategies for overweight children receiving care in a tertiary care referral clinic setting.
2009-present Principal Investigator
Funding Source: Practice-Based Research Program of the
Community-Engaged Research Center at Northwestern University. Total costs are $20,023, funded.
Title: Parent Influences on Eating Behaviors in Early Childhood Community Partners: North Arlington Pediatrics, Arlington
Heights, IL
Project Description: To examine the impact of parenting feeding behaviors on weight change in early childhood in a pediatric practice-based setting.
2009-present Principal Investigator
Funding Source: Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC). Total costs are $20,000, funded.
Title: Evaluation of CHICAGO RUN: Achieving Fitness and Fun, One Mile at a Time
Co-Investigator: Alicia Gonzalez, Executive Director of CHICAGO RUN
Project Description: To conduct a systematic evaluation of the CHICAGO RUN program, which implements and supports free running programs in underserved elementary schools to promote health and wellness.
SCHOLARLY BIBLIOGRAPHY Original, peer-reviewed research articles
1. Lowry, K.W., Sallinen, B.J., & Janicke, D.M. (2007). The Effects of Weight
Management Programs on Self-Esteem in Pediatric Overweight Populations. Journal of
Pediatric Psychology, 32, 1179-1195.
2. Janicke, D.M., Marciel, K.K., Ingerski, L.M., Novoa, W., Lowry, K.W., Sallinen, B.J., & Silverstein, J.H. (2007). The impact of psychosocial factors on quality of life in obese youth. Obesity, 15, 1799-1807.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters, Books, Commentaries
1. Lowry, K.W. (in press). Obesity. In Mina Dulcan (Ed.), Textbook of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing Inc.
Other Publications
1. Lowry, K.W. (2009). Emotional and Behavioral Aspects of Pediatric Obesity. The
Child’s Doctor: Journal of the Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, 26, 11-14.
PRESENTATIONS (past 5 years) National Conferences
Walker, K.N., Geffken, G.R., Lewin, A.B., Heidgerken, A., & Silverstein, J.H. (2004, April). Family functioning and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in children and adolescents. Poster session presented at the 2004 National Conference on Child Health Psychology, Charleston, SC.
Liss, H.J., Walker, K.N., & Dane, H. (2004, October). Pass it on! A program to enhance
resilience in adolescent girls. Poster session presented at the Kansas Conference on
Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence, KS.
Lowry, K.W., Ingerski, L., Marciel, K.M., Novoa, W., Simons, L., Chase, R., Sallinen, B.J. & Janicke, D.M. (2006, April). Project STORY: Lessons learned from a pilot weight
management program for rural children and families. Poster session presented at the
2006 National Conference on Child Health Psychology, Gainesville, FL.
Sallinen, B.J., Ingerski, L.M., Novoa, W., Marciel, K.K., Lowry, K.W., Silverstein, J.H., & Janicke, D.M. (2006, October). Child depressive symptoms mediate relationship
between child and parent psychosocial variables and child-reported quality of life in a sample of overweight children. Poster session presented at the NAASO Conference,
Boston, MA.
Lowry, K.W., Janicke, D.M, & Sallinen, B.J. (2008, April). Mechanisms of Self-Esteem
Change in Overweight Children Participating in a Family-Based Weight Management Program. Poster session presented at the 2008 National Conference in Child Health
Psychology, Miami, FL. Other Presentations
Gylys, J., Murphy, C., & Walker, K.N. (2005, March). Levy County Health Department
Continuing Education Presentation on Child and Adult Mental Health and Childcare Worker Burnout. Presented to Healthy Families Employees in the Levy County Health
Department, Bronson, FL.
Sallinen, B.J. & Lowry, K.W. (2006, March). Pediatric Weight Management Programs:
Challenges and Recommendations for Dissemination and Treatment. Presented at the
Teaching Conference for Clinical Health Psychology faculty, staff and students at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Lowry, K.W. (2007, May). Self Esteem in Overweight Children and the Impact of
Weight Management Programs: Implications for Clinicians and Researchers. Presented
to the Center on Obesity Management and Prevention, Chicago, IL.
Lowry, K.W. (2008, September). Pediatric Obesity. Presented to the Illinois Chapter of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists, Chicago, IL.
Lowry, K.W. (2008, November). Medical Decision Making and Mental Retardation. Grand Rounds presented to the Ethics Advisory Board at Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL.
Lowry, K.W. (2009, March). Obesity. Presented as a part of the Children’s Memorial Hospital Pediatric Pearls Continuing Education Series, Chicago, IL.
Lowry, K.W. (2009, June). Common Psychiatric and Psychological Co-morbidities in
Pediatric Obesity. Presented to the Clinical Practices Working Group of the Consortium
