Bruce G Bender
PhD
- Department of Pediatrics
- Head, Division of Pediatric Behavioral Health
- Professor
- Phone
- 303-398-1260
- Fax
- 303-270-2141
- Gender
- Male
Specialties
Pediatrics
Psychosocial and Behavioral Medicine
Anxiety Disorders, Behavioral Disorders, Depression, Neuropsychology, Psychosocial Issues Relating to Chronic Disease
Research
Asthma
Affiliation with University of Colorado Denver
Professor of Psychiatry
Professional Memberships/Societies
American Thoracic Society
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, Fellow
American Psychological Association
International Neuropsychological Society
Publications by This Author
Link to Faculty Publications
Research Interests
Child psychology and neuropsychology; chronic illness and health behavior
Service
Awards & Recognition
Lifetime Achievement Award, Behavioral Science Assembly, American Thoracic Society
Editorial Boards:
Journal of Pediatric Psychology;
Journal of Asthma;
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Recent or Important Publications
Bender BG. Unmet needs in the long-term maintenance treatment of asthma – addressing treatment adherence. US Respiratory Disease 2009;4(2): 20-23.
Bender BG. Physician-patient communication as a tool that can change adherence. Annals of Asthma, Allergies, and Immunology 2009;103:1-2.
Strunk RC, Bender BG , Sternberg AL, Szefler SJ, Tonascia J, and Zeiger RS. Long-Term Budesonide or Nedocromil Treatment, Once Discontinued, DoesNot Alter the Course of Mild to Moderate Asthma in Children and Adolescents. J Pediatrics 2009;154:682-687.
Bender BG and Zhang L. Negative affect, medication adherence, and asthma control in children. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2008;122:490-495.
Bender BG, Rankin A, Tran ZV, and Wamboldt FS. Brief interval telephone surveys of medication adherence and asthma symptoms in the Childhood Asthma Management Program Continuation Study. Annals of Asthma, Allergies, and Immunology 2008;101:382-386.
