Ann Davis, Ph.D., MPH, ABPP

Specialty:	Behavioral Pediatrics
Position:	Associate Professor
E-Mail:	adavis6@kumc.edu
Telephone:	913-588-6323
Facsimile:	913-588-2253
Office Location:	G005 Miller
Mailing Address:	Mail Stop 4004 3901 Rainbow Blvd Kansas City, KS  66160

 

Clinics: Feeding Team

Administration: Director,  Healthy Hawks, Co-Director, Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition

Education & Training:

• BA: University of Kansas;
• MA: Clinical Psychology: Western Michigan University;
• Pre-doctoral Intern: Father Flanagan's Boy's Home, Boys Town, NE;
• Ph.D.: Clinical Psychology: Western Michigan University;
• Fellowship, Pediatric Psychology: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati.
• MPH: University of Kansas Medical Center

Societies:

• American Psychological Association; Division 54
• • North American Association for the Study of Obesity

Awards (previous 5 years):

• 2007 - Chairman’s Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship, Department of Pediatrics, KUMC
• 2009 - Selected for the AAMC MidCareer Women’s Leadership Conference.
• 2010 - Selected for the American Psychological Association Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology
• 2011 - Selected as a Fulbright Scholar (candidate), Specialist by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB), the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State (ECA), and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
• 2011 - Leone F. Mattioli, MD Award for Pediatric Research & Scholarship, Department of Pediatrics, KUMC
• 2011 - Chairman’s Award for Distinction in Scholarship, Department of Pediatrics, KUMC
• 2011 - Elected as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Division 54 (Pediatric Psychology)

Publications (previous 5 years):

• Davis, A. M. & James, R. L. (2007). A novel individually tailored letter-based intervention for the prevention of overweight among children. Southern Medical Journal, 100(11), 1177-1178. (PMID:17984753).
• Davis AM, Boles RE, James RL, Sullivan DK, Donnelly JE, Swirczynski DL, Goetz J.  Health behaviors and weight status among urban and rural children. Rural and Remote Health 8 (online), 2008: 810. Available from: http://www.rrh.org.au. (PMID:18426334. PMCID 2702202).
• Davis, A. M., James, R. L, Curtis, M., Felts, S., & Daley, C. M. (2008). Pediatric obesity attitudes, services, and information among rural parents: A qualitative study. Obesity, 16(9):2133-2140. (PMID:18551114. PMCID:2701507).
• Mattioli, L. F., Belmont, J. M., & Davis, A. M. (2008). Effectiveness of teaching auscultatory skills to residents during an elective pediatric cardiology rotation. Pediatric Cardiology, 29(6):1095-100. (PMID:18648718. PMCID:2701503).
• Befort, C., Lynch, R., James, R. L., Carroll, S. L., Nollen, N., & Davis, A. (2008).  Perceived barriers and benefits to research participation among school administrators.  Journal of School Health, 78(11), 581-586.(PMID:18844810).
• Nollen, N. L., Befort, C., McGrath Davis, A., Snow, P., Mahnken, J., Hou, Q., Story, M., & Ahluwalia, J. (2009).  Competitive foods in schools:  Availability and purchasing in predominately rural small and large high schools.  Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 109(5), 857-864. (PMID:19394472).
• Befort, C., Orr, S., Davis, A., Ely, A., & Steiger, K.  (2009). Perspectives on research among Kansas county health department administrators.  Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 15(3), E9-E15. (PMID:19363394).
• Davis, A. M., Bruce, A. S., Mangiaracina, C., Schulz, T., & Hyman, P. (2009). Moving from tube to oral feeding in medically fragile nonverbal toddlers. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, 49, 233-236. (PMID:19543111. PMCID:2716418).
• Davis, A. M., Bruce, A., Cocjin, J., Mousa, H. & Hyman, P. (2010). Empirically supported treatments for feeding difficulties in young children. Current Gastroenterology Reports, 12, 189-194.(PMID:20446068).
• Van Allen, J., Davis, A. M., & Lassen, S. (2010). The use of telemedicine in pediatric psychology: Research review and current applications. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 20(1), 55-66. (PMID:21092912. PMCID:2991137).
• Davis,  A. M., James,  R. L., Boles,  R. E., Goetz, J. R., Belmont, J. & Malone, B. (2011). The use of telemedicine in the treatment of paediatric obesity: Feasibility and acceptability. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 7, 71-79. (PMID:21108379. PMCID:3071528).
• Steele, R. G., Wu, Y. P., Jensen, C., Pankey, S., Davis, A. M. & Aylward, B. S. (2011). School nurses’ perceived barriers to discussing weight with children and their families: A qualitative approach. Journal of School Health, 81(3), 128-137. (PMID:21332477).
• Bruce, A. S., Black W. R., Bruce, J. M., Daldalian, M., Martin, L. E., & Davis, A .M. (2011). Ability to delay gratification and body mass index in preadolescence. Obesity, 19(5), 1101-2. (PMID:21151018).
• Davis, A. M., Bennett, K., Befort, C., & Nollen, N. (2011). Obesity and related health behaviors among urban and rural children in the United States: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2004 and 2005-2006. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 36(6), 669-676. (PMID:21227910).
• Gallagher, K. S., Davis, A. M., Malone, B., Landrum, Y., & Black, W. (2011). Treating rural pediatric obesity through telemedicine: Baseline data from a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 36(6), 687-695. (PMID:21372069).
• Janicke, D. M., & Davis, A. M. (2011). Introduction to the special section: Rural health issues in pediatric psychology. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 36(6), 647-651. (PMID: 21680555).
• Steele R. G., Aylward,  B. S., Jensen,  C. D., Cushing, C. C., Davis, A. M., & Boviard, J. A. (in press). Comparison of a family-based group intervention for youths with obesity to a brief individual family intervention: A practical clinical trial of Positively Fit. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.

Current and Recent Grant Funding:

Martha Staker	Ann Davis	Obesity Treatment for Teen Mom’s and Their Children	Women’s Foundation of Greater Kansas City	$13,783	2008	Completed
Ric Steele	Ann Davis	Effectiveness of a Treatment for Pediatric Obesity	HRSA	$737,466	2006-2009	Completed
Ann Davis	Christie Befort, Nikki Nollen	Healthy Hawks Pediatric Obesity Clinic	Healthcare Foundation of Greater Kansas City	$220,000	2007-2009	Completed
Ric Steele	Ann Davis	Responding to the Crisis: Training school nurses to provide nutrition and exercise information to children and families	Healthcare Foundation of Greater Kansas City	$114,648	2007-2009	Completed
Ann Davis	U Inc.	Development of an In-Home Web-Based Obesity Intervention Program for Families	Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Centers (MoTip)	$5,000	2009	Completed
Ann Davis		Healthy Hawks Pediatric Obesity Program: Expansion & Sustainability	Healthcare Foundation of Greater Kansas City	$108,886	7/1/09- 12/31/10	Completed
Ann Davis	Mentors: Michael Rapoff, Susan Carlson, Ed Ellerbeck & Joe Donnelly	Enhancing Nutrition and Activity in Rural Children	NIH/NIDDK	$612,062	4/1/2006-3/31/2011	Completed
Ann Davis	Sarah Hampl	Qualitative Interviews Regarding Pediatric Obesity with Business and Insurance Leaders in Kansas City	Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City	$45,000	2010-2011	Completed
Nicole Klaus	Ann Davis Eve-Lynn Nelson	Psychoeducational Psychotherapy (PEP) by Telemedicine for Children with Mood Disorders in Rural Kansas	WCGME Research Council		2010-2011	Completed
Ann Davis	Hung-Wen Yeh, Christie Befort	A Randomized Controlled Trial to Enhance Nutrition and Activity Among Rural Children	NIH/NIDDK	$150,000	8/1/2009 – 06/30/2012	Active
Ann Davis	Amanda Bruce Paul Hyman Hayat Mousa	A randomized controlled trial evaluating amitriptyline treatment for chronic oral food refusal	NIH/NICHD	$275,000	2010-2012	Active
Ann Davis		Healthy Hawks	Junior League of KCMO	$7800	6/2011-7/2012	Active
Ann Davis		Healthy Hawks: Dissemination & Advocacy	Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City	$126,000	7/11/2011-7/10/13	Active