Julie Germann, Ph.D. Associate Professor School Medical School Department Psychiatry Graduate Programs Clinical Psychology Biography Julie N. Germann, PhD, is a pediatric psychologist at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas. She received her PhD from University of Toledo, completed her internship at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago, and completed a pediatric psychology fellowship at Children’s Hospital of New Orleans. Prior to coming to Dallas, Dr. Germann was the clinical director for six years of the FitMatters Childhood Obesity Program at La Rabida Children’s Hospital in Chicago, where she developed her interest in family-based health interventions and program evaluation, and received training from an excellent mentor. Currently, she is the psychologist for the oncology team in the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children’s. Her primary clinical and research interests include the impact of child and family hope on coping with illness, particularly the use of Hope Theory. Education Undergraduate Ohio Northern University (1994), Psychology Graduate School University of Toledo (1997), Psychology Graduate School University of Toledo (2000), Psychology Research Interest Adherence Coping Health behavior change Hope Theory Resilience Publications Featured Publications The Impact of Family Bereavement Interventions: Qualitative Feedback Identifies Needs Henning E, Germann JN, Holder N, et al. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology 2021 9 (3) 283-95 Hope as a Predictor of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Following Pediatric Cancer Diagnosis. Germann JN, Leonard D, Heath CL, Stewart SM, Leavey PJ J Pediatr Psychol 2017 Jul Hoping is Coping: A Guiding Theoretical Framework for Promoting Coping and Adjustment Following Pediatric Cancer Diagnosis. Germann JN, Leonard D, Stuenzi TJ, Pop RB, Stewart SM, Leavey PJ J Pediatr Psychol 2015 Apr Ya gotta have friends: Social support and self-efficacy predict success following immersion treatment. Sampat S, Kirschenbaum DS, Gierut KJ, Germann JN, Krawczyk R Obesity (Silver Spring) 2014 Oct Back pain among long-term survivors of childhood leukemia. Bowers DC, Griffith T, Gargan L, Cochran CJ, Kleiber B, Foxwell A, Farrow-Gillespie A, Orlino A, Germann JN J. Pediatr. Hematol. Oncol. 2012 Nov 34 8 624-9 Back pain and hip pain among survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Bowers DC, Griffith T, Gargan L, Cochran C, Kleiber B, Foxwell A, Farrow-Gillespie A, Orlino A, Germann JN J. Clin. Oncol. 2011 May 29 15_suppl 9562 Do as I do? Prospects for parental participation 1.5 years after immersion treatment for adolescent obesity. Kirschenbaum DS, Pecora K, Raphaeli T, Germann JN Clin Obes 2011 Apr 1 2-3 92-8 Comments on the comments: Substantial agreement on three points and a couple of disagreements Kirschenbaum DS, Germann JN, McKnight TL, Slusser W, Frankel F Obesity Management 2009 5 1 26-28 Efficacy of a screening procedure to identify potentially disruptive participants in an immersion program for the treatment of adolescent obesity. Kirschenbaum DS, Kelly KP, Germann JN Obes Facts 2009 2 2 110-5 Child and parental self-monitoring as determinants of success in the treatment of morbid obesity in low-income minority children. Germann JN, Kirschenbaum DS, Rich BH J Pediatr Psychol 2007 Jan-Feb 32 1 111-21 Results 1-10 of 14 1 2 Next Last Professional Associations/Affiliations American Psychological Association American Psychosocial Oncology Society (2017) Division 54 of APA, Pediatric Psychology
