
Kelsey L. Jong, PhD
Locations: Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care, Specialty Care & Surgery Center, Brandywine Valley
About Kelsey L. Jong, PhD
Titles
Pediatric Psychologist
Awards and Honors
2024, Student Poster Award, Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference
2024, Allergic Diseases Special Interest Group (SIG) Student Poster Award, Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference
2022-2024, Student Award Program, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
2020-2024, Psi Chi Honor Society, Eastern Michigan University
2020-2023, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Eastern Michigan University
2021, APA Scholar Award, Society of Pediatric Psychology
2021, Pediatric Gastroenterology Special Interest Group (PG-SIG) Student Poster Award, Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference
2020, Student Poster Award, Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference
2015, Xarifa Greenquist Memorial Psychology Department Award, Kalamazoo College
Leadership and Memberships
2021-present, National Register of Health Service Psychologists
2019-present, APA Division 54, Society of Pediatric Psychology
2018-present, APA Division 53, Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial Positions
2022, Pediatrics, Ad-hoc reviewer under mentorship of Kristin Kullgren, PhD
2021, Children, Ad-hoc reviewer under mentorship of Catherine Peterson, PhD
2020, Children’s Health Care, Ad-hoc reviewer under mentorship of Catherine Peterson, PhD
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
BA in Psychology - Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI
Graduate Degree
PhD in Clinical Psychology - Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
MS in Clinical Psychology - Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
Internship
Predoctoral Internship, Pediatric Psychology Track - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Psychology, Focus in Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2024
Jong, K., & Gramszlo, C. (2024, April 25-27). Improving pediatric psychology services in a multidisciplinary severe asthma clinic: Feedback from a Youth Advisory Council, providers, and caregivers [Poster presentation]. Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference 2024, New Orleans, LA, United States.
2023
Jong, K., Bourchtein, E., & Scott, E. L. (2023). Challenging the stigma of pediatric pain: A graphic novel for pain education [Review of the book Pain: It’s all in your head. Just like everything else, by K. D. Dakoji]. Pediatric Pain Letter, 25(3), 17-19. http://ppl.childpain.org/
Colton, Z., Hill, K., McLaughlin, A., & Peterson, C. (2023). Research Letter: Anxiety in parents of children with IgE-mediated food allergies before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 53(10), 1067-1070. https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.14378
2022
Foxen-Craft, E., Scott, E. L., Bourchtein, E., Hill, K., Kaplan, C. M., & Hassett, A. L. (2022, September 19-23). Affect balance style and pain factors in pediatric chronic pain [Poster presentation]. International Association for the Study of Pain 2022 World Congress on Pain, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Hill, K., Chow, C. M., Janisse, H., & Peterson, C. (2022, April 7-9). Anxiety, depression, and stress in caregivers of children with allergic diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic [Poster presentation]. Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference 2022, Phoenix, AZ, United States.
Colton, Z., Hill, K., McLaughlin, A., & Peterson, C. (2022, April 7-9). Impact of COVID-19 on generalized and food allergy-specific anxiety in parents of children with IgE-mediated food allergies [Poster presentation]. Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference 2022, Phoenix, AZ, United States.
Hill, K., & Peterson, C. (2022). Commentary: The impact of COVID-19 on parent mental health: Frameworks for risk assessment and parent interventions. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 47(6), 617-619. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsac042
2021
Hill, K., & Catlin, P. (2021, October 13). Research summary: The roles of allergy knowledge and safety appraisal in pediatric food allergy management. Society of Pediatric Psychology: Allergic Diseases SIG Newsletter, 6, 5-6.
Hill, K., Colton, Z., McLaughlin, A., & Peterson, C. (2021, April 12-16). Examining depression in a clinical sample of children and adolescents with food allergy [Poster presentation]. Society of Behavioral Medicine 42nd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, Virtual.
Hill, K., Bisignano, N., Gupta, M., & Peterson, C. (2021, April 8-9). Associations between perceived disease severity and parent anxiety in gastrointestinal food allergies during the COVID-19 pandemic [Poster presentation]. Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference 2021, Virtual.
2020
Hill, K., Alter, G., & Peterson, C. (2020, October 30). Impact of COVID-19 on resource access and psychological distress in parents of children with food allergies [Poster presentation]. 3rd Annual Michigan Psychological Association (MPA) Health Psychology Symposium, Virtual.
Hill, K., Sinulingga, D. T., Aisyi, M., Sunjawiharti, A., NIS, N. S., Sulistiyaningrum, V., Safriti, W. I., Rentschler, K., Jansen, L., Rozek, L., Schofield, M., Sinuraya, E., & Peterson, C. (2020, March 19-21). Feasibility of quality of life assessment in children with cancer in Indonesia [Poster presentation]. Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference 2020, Virtual.
Abstracts (includes Posters and Scientific Presentations)
2024
Jong, K., & Gramszlo, C. (2024, April 25-27). Improving pediatric psychology services in a multidisciplinary severe asthma clinic: Feedback from a Youth Advisory Council, providers, and caregivers [Poster presentation]. Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference 2024, New Orleans, LA, United States.
2022
Foxen-Craft, E., Scott, E. L., Bourchtein, E., Hill, K., Kaplan, C. M., & Hassett, A. L. (2022, September 19-23). Affect balance style and pain factors in pediatric chronic pain [Poster presentation]. International Association for the Study of Pain 2022 World Congress on Pain, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Hill, K., Chow, C. M., Janisse, H., & Peterson, C. (2022, April 7-9). Anxiety, depression, and stress in caregivers of children with allergic diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic [Poster presentation]. Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference 2022, Phoenix, AZ, United States.
Colton, Z., Hill, K., McLaughlin, A., & Peterson, C. (2022, April 7-9). Impact of COVID-19 on generalized and food allergy-specific anxiety in parents of children with IgE-mediated food allergies [Poster presentation]. Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference 2022, Phoenix, AZ, United States.