Barbara Anderson, PhD
Barbara is a behavioral scientist and licensed clinical psychologist with 25 years of experience in diabetes research as well as in clinical work with youth with diabetes and their families. She has published extensively on the interplay of psycho-social and family factors with adherence and medical outcomes in youth with diabetes.
Dr. Anderson is currently involved with two multi-site NIH-funded trials - one with youth with type 1 and families and the other with youth with type 2 and families. Her research interest is on the development of effective strategies for integrating a family and a child development focus into the delivery of pediatric diabetes health care. Dr. Anderson is currently Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Senior Psychologist, Diabetes Care Center, Texas Children’s Hospital.
Last 5 posts by Barbara
- Insulin Ommission in the Service of Weight Control (aka - diabulimia) - October 15th, 2007
