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  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Avani C. Modi is affiliated with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with a significant focus on Psychiatry and Mental health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Speech and Hearing, Clinical Psychology, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, including:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues

Modi has been published frequently in several specialized journals and publication venues, such as:

  • Epilepsy & Behavior
  • Journal of Pediatric Psychology
  • Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology
  • Epilepsia
  • Contemporary Clinical Trials

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Modi include:

  • "Keeping people with epilepsy safe during the COVID-19 pandemic," 2020, Neurology
  • "Managing depression and anxiety in people with epilepsy: A survey of epilepsy health professionals by the ILAE Psychology Task Force," 2020, Epilepsia Open
  • "Telepsychotherapy with children and families: Lessons gleaned from two decades of translational research," 2020, Journal of Psychotherapy Integration
  • "Psychological treatments for people with epilepsy," 2020, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • "Editorial: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Reporting Race and Ethnicity in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology," 2021, Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Modi has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Constance A. Mara
  • Shanna M. Guilfoyle
  • Melissa P. DelBello
  • Janelle L. Wagner
  • Matthew Schmidt

In 2016, Modi was awarded Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), reflecting recognition within the professional community. Their research contributes extensively to understanding and treating pediatric and adolescent health issues, particularly related to epilepsy and mental health.

Best Publications

  • Development and Validation of the Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire in the United States: A Health-Related Quality-of-Life Measure for Cystic Fibrosis

    Alexandra L. Quittner;Anne Buu;Melissa A. Messer;Avani C. Modi

  • Pediatric Self-management: A Framework for Research, Practice, and Policy

    Avani C. Modi;Ahna L. Pai;Kevin A. Hommel;Korey K. Hood

  • Determination of the Minimal Clinically Important Difference Scores for the Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire-Revised Respiratory Symptom Scale in Two Populations of Patients With Cystic Fibrosis and Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa Airway Infection

    Alexandra L. Quittner;Avani C. Modi;Claire Wainwright;Kelly Otto

  • Predictors of health-related quality of life in obese youth.

    Meg H. Zeller;Avani C. Modi

  • Evidence-based Assessment of Adherence to Medical Treatments in Pediatric Psychology

    Alexandra L. Quittner;Avani C. Modi;Kathleen L. Lemanek;Carolyn E. Ievers-Landis

  • Barriers to Treatment Adherence for Children with Cystic Fibrosis and Asthma: What Gets in the Way?

    Avani C. Modi;Alexandra L. Quittner

  • A Survey of Autism Knowledge in a Health Care Setting.

    Amanda D. Heidgerken;Gary Geffken;Avani Modi;Laura Frakey

  • A multi-method assessment of treatment adherence for children with cystic fibrosis.

    Avani C. Modi;Crystal S. Lim;Nami Yu;David Geller

  • Controlled Study of Critical Parent and Family Factors in the Obesigenic Environment

    Meg H. Zeller;Jennifer Reiter-Purtill;Avani C. Modi;Joeanne Gutzwiller

  • Patterns of Nonadherence to Antiepileptic Drug Therapy in Children With Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy

    Avani C. Modi;Joseph R. Rausch;Tracy A. Glauser

  • Family functioning in the context of pediatric chronic conditions.

    Michele Herzer;Neha Godiwala;Kevin A. Hommel;Kimberly Driscoll

  • Health-related quality of life and depressive symptoms in adolescents with extreme obesity presenting for bariatric surgery.

    Meg H. Zeller;Helmut R. Roehrig;Avani C. Modi;Stephen R. Daniels

  • Health-related quality of life across pediatric chronic conditions.

    Lisa M. Ingerski;Avani C. Modi;Avani C. Modi;Korey K. Hood;Korey K. Hood;Ahna L. Pai;Ahna L. Pai

  • Assessing weight-related quality of life in adolescents.

    Ronette L. Kolotkin;Ronette L. Kolotkin;Meg Zeller;Avani C. Modi;Gregory P. Samsa

  • Validation of a Disease-Specific Measure of Health-Related Quality of Life for Children with Cystic Fibrosis

    Avani C. Modi;Alexandra L. Quittner

  • Depressive symptoms in children with cystic fibrosis and parents and its effects on adherence to airway clearance

    Beth A. Smith;Avani C. Modi;Alexandra L. Quittner;Beatrice L. Wood

  • Psychological treatments for adults and children with epilepsy: Evidence-based recommendations by the International League Against Epilepsy Psychology Task Force

    Rosa Michaelis;Rosa Michaelis;Venus Tang;Laura H. Goldstein;Markus Reuber

  • The Influence of Parental Supervision on Medical Adherence in Adolescents With Cystic Fibrosis: Developmental Shifts From Pre to Late Adolescence

    Avani C. Modi;Kristen K. Marciel;Shalonda K. Slater;Dennis Drotar

  • Keeping people with epilepsy safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Jacqueline A. French;Martin J. Brodie;Roberto Caraballo;Orrin Devinsky

  • Psychosocial Functioning Improves Following Adolescent Bariatric Surgery

    Meg H. Zeller;Avani C. Modi;Jennie G. Noll;Jeffrey D. Long

Frequent Co-Authors

Shari L. Wade
Shari L. Wade Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Kevin A. Hommel
Kevin A. Hommel Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Korey K. Hood
Korey K. Hood Stanford University
Scott W. Powers
Scott W. Powers Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
James W. Varni
James W. Varni Texas A&M University
Jacqueline A. French
Jacqueline A. French New York University
Milena Gandy
Milena Gandy Macquarie University
Anne E. Kazak
Anne E. Kazak Nemours Children's Health System
Kathryn Vannatta
Kathryn Vannatta The Ohio State University
Ingrid E. Scheffer
Ingrid E. Scheffer University of Melbourne

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