Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics & Psychology
Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Case Western Reserve University
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Research Interests:
Adherence to dietary treatments, Obesity, Type 2 diabetes, Weight loss, Binge Eating

Committees/Memberships:
Associate editor - Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 2007-present
Chair of the Nutrition Assessment Working Group for the NIH/NCI-funded Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer (TREC), 2007.
Editorial board member, Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 2004-present
Editorial board member - Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 2001-present

Publications:
Ievers-Landis, C.E., Witherspoon, D. (in press). Lifestyle interventions for the young. Editors: Ockene, Shumaker, and Riekert. Handbook of Health Behavior Research, Volume 4.

Ievers-Landis, C.E., Storfer-Isser, A., Rosen, C., Johnson, N.L., Redline, S. (in press). Relationship of sleep parameters, child psychological functioning and parenting stress to overweight status among preadolescent children. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.

Quittner, A. L., Modi, A. C. Lemanek, K. L., Ievers-Landis, C.E., Rapoff, M.A. (2007). Evidence-based assessment of adherence to medical treatments in pediatric psychology. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsmo64.

Ievers-Landis, C.E., Redline, S. (2007). Pediatric sleep apnea: Implications of the epidemic of childhood overweight. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 175, 436-441.

Colabianchi, N., Ievers-Landis, C.E., Borawski, E.A. (2006). Weight preoccupation as a function of observed physical attractiveness: Ethnic differences among normal-weight adolescent females. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 31(8), 803-812.

Ievers-Landis, C.E., Greenley, R.N.,* Burant, C., Borawski, E. (2006). Cognitive social maturity, life change events, and health risk behaviors among adolescents: Development of a structural equation model. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 13(2), 111-120.

Presentations:
Ievers-Landis, C.E., Yasuda, P., & Abrams, E. (October, 2007). Motivational Interviewing: Preparing people for change. Speaker at the national meeting of the NIH-funded TODAY study group, Washington D.C.

Ievers-Landis, C.E., Storfer-Isser, A., Rosen, C., Johnson, N.L., Redline, S. (October, 2007). Relationship of Sleep Parameters, Child Psychological Functioning and Parenting Stress to Overweight Status among Preadolescent Children. Speaker at the 5th TREC Centers Scientific Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Ievers-Landis, C.E. (May, 2007). Lifestyle behaviors to overcome our obesogenic environment. Speaker at the S.D. Myers Health Fair, Tallmadge, OH.

Josie, K.L.*, Hazen, R.A.*, Ievers-Landis, C.E. (April, 2007). Patterns of parent and youth involvement in treatment-related tasks and condition control in youth diagnosed with hyperlipidemia. Poster presented at the Regional Child Health Conference in Cincinnati, OH.

Hazen, R.A. *, Josie, K.L.*, Ievers-Landis, C., (April, 2007). Mealtime observations of family functioning for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Poster presented at the Regional Child Health Conference in Cincinnati, OH.

Ievers-Landis, C.E. (March, 2007). The "spirit" of Motivational Interviewing: Ideas from working with children with chronic conditions and their parents. Speaker at the meeting of the Greater Akron Dietetics Association, Akron, OH.