Bryan D. Carter, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Louisville School of Medicine. He is the Service Chief of the Pediatric Consultation-Liaison Service to Norton Children’s Hospital (formerly Kosair Children’s Hospital) and Director of Training for the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Psychology with the University of Louisville SOM. Dr. Carter received his Ph.D. in Clinical Child Psychology from the University of Virginia, predoctoral residency at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center in San Antonio, and postdoctoral fellowship in Pediatric Psychology at the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine. He is a recipient of the Carolyn D. Schroeder Clinical Practice Award given by American Psychological Association Division 54 (Society of Pediatric Psychology) for nationally recognized excellence, innovation and leadership in the clinical practice of pediatric psychology and was co-founder of the Consultation-Liaison Special Interest Group for Division 54. He is the developer of the Children’s Health & Illness Recovery Program (CHIRP) and senior author of the CHIRP Clinician Handbook and CHIRP Teen and Family Workbook (Oxford University Press Treatments That Work series), a manualized treatment program for maximizing functional independence in adolescents coping with the challenges of chronic illness. Dr. Carter has published numerous scientific articles and book chapters related to his interests in pediatric psychology, CL and chronic pediatric illness and injury.
Kristin A. Kullgren, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Michigan School of Medicine and C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Dr. Kullgren is also a faculty member in the University of Michigan Center for Human Growth and Development. She completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Georgia State University, her pre-doctoral internship inPediatric Psychology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and post-doctoral fellowship in Pediatric Psychology at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Kullgren is the director of the pediatric psychology consultation-liaison service at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Dr. Kullgren is the past co-chair of the Consultation-Liaison Special Interest Group for Division 54. She has published numerous scientific articles and book chapters on consultation-liaison practice and the impact of chronic illness on youth and families.