Mary D Klinnert
PhD
- Department of Pediatrics
- Associate Professor
- Phone
- 303-398-1260
- Fax
- 303-270-2141
- Email
- klinnertm@njhealth.org
- Gender
- Female
Specialties
Pediatric
Psychosocial and Behavioral Medicine
Psychosocial Issues Relating to Chronic Disease
Affiliation with University of Colorado Denver
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Professional Memberships/Societies
American Psychological Association
Society for Research in Child Development
International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
American Thoracic Society
Publications by This Author
Link to Faculty Publications
Link to PubMed for more papers
Clinical Interests
Psychological factors in pediatric respiratory and allergic disorders (asthma, atopic dermatitis, food allergy eosinophilic esophagitis), management of chronic illness, children's psychosocial adjustment to illness, parenting problems and parent counseling, behavior problems in young children.
Clinically, I have worked throughout my career with children with chronic illness and their families. I have developed a conceptualization for understanding growing children's increasing ability to participate in and then manage their illness, while their parents shift to increasingly less involvement. I help families to minimize the negative impact of illness, and also to recognize ways in which family interaction patterns are exacerbating the illness, so that children and families can have the best quality of life possible.My research has focused on the same issues, as I have worked to understand how family functioning impacts both the onset and persistence of childhood asthma. I have conducted a multi-faceted intervention with low-income families of wheezy infants with the goal of reducing persistent asthma and/or decreasing its severity. I conducted a home-based counseling intervention aimed at reducing cigarette smoke exposure for children with asthma who are exposed to cigarette smoke in the home.
Board Certified
Licensed by Colorado Board of Psychology Examiners #991
Service
Education & Training
Education
- University of Denver (Denver, CO)
- PhD, 1981
Recent or Important Publications
Klinnert, M.D., Kaugars, A.S. (2008) Family psychological factors in relation to children’s asthma status and behavioral adjustment at age 4. Family Process, 47, 41-61.
Klinnert, M.D., Liu, A.H., Pearson, M.R., Tong, S., Strand, M., Luckow, A., Robinson, J.L. (2007) Outcome of a randomized multifaceted intervention with low-income families of wheezing infants. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 161, 783-790.5.
McQuaid, E.L., Walders, N., Kopel, S.J., Fritz, G.K, and Klinnert, M.D. (2005) Pediatric Asthma Management in the Family Context: The Family Asthma Management System Scale. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 492-502.4.
Klinnert, M.D., Liu, A.H., Pearson, M.R., Ellison, M.C., Budhiraja, N., and Robinson, J.L. (2005) Short-term impact of a randomized multi-faceted intervention for wheezing infants in low income families, Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine,159, 75-82.3.
Kaugars, A., Klinnert, M.D., and Bender, B. (2004) Family influences on pediatric asthma. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 29, 475-491.2.
