Dr. Amy Lang is a pediatric psychologist with more than 8 years of specialized research and clinical training.
Dr. Lang received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and completed her pre-doctoral internship in the Division of Behavioral Medicine & Clinical Psychology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. She then completed a two-year NIH T32 post-doctoral fellowship in the Center for Adherence & Self-Management at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
In 2024, Dr. Lang began her position as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Clinical Psychology doctoral program at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.
Adolescents & Young Adults
College Students
Youth with Chronic Health Conditions
Epilepsy
Sickle Cell Disease
Gastrointestinal Conditions
Internalizing Disorders (e.g., anxiety, depression)
Youth and Adults with Chronic Pain
Qualitative
Focus Groups
Individual Semi-Structured Interviews
Quantitative
Online or In-Person (e.g., in clinic) Surveys
Electronic Adherence Monitoring
Community-Based Participatory Research
Community Advisory Boards
Co-Development of Psychoeducational Materials
Intervention Development & Implementation
Brief Psychoeducational Interventions
Telehealth Interventions
Pediatric Psychology
Health Care Navigation
Health Care Transition (i.e., the transition from pediatric to adult health care)
Effective & Empowering Communication in the Health Care Setting
Health Competence
Adherence & Self-Management
Medication Management
Treatment Management
Health-Related Quality of Life