Kari Freeman Baber
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Psychologist III, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Boulevard, 7NW57
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3401 Civic Center Boulevard, 7NW57
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-426-7562
Education:
B.S. (Psychology)
Bowling Green State University, 2002.
M.S. (Clinical Child Psychology)
Vanderbilt University, 2004.
PhD (Clinical Child Psychology)
Vanderbilt University, 2009.
B.S. (Psychology)
Bowling Green State University, 2002.
M.S. (Clinical Child Psychology)
Vanderbilt University, 2004.
PhD (Clinical Child Psychology)
Vanderbilt University, 2009.
Post-Graduate Training
Pre-doctoral Intern in Pediatric Psychology, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, 2008-2009.
Post-doctoral Fellow in Child Psychology, Tidewater Child Development Clinic, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health, Norfolk, VA, 2009-2010.
Post-doctoral Fellow in Psychology, Psychopathology Research Unit and Center for Cognitive Therapy, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2010-2011.
Permanent linkPre-doctoral Intern in Pediatric Psychology, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, 2008-2009.
Post-doctoral Fellow in Child Psychology, Tidewater Child Development Clinic, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health, Norfolk, VA, 2009-2010.
Post-doctoral Fellow in Psychology, Psychopathology Research Unit and Center for Cognitive Therapy, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2010-2011.
Selected Publications
Baber, K.F. & Rodriguez, K.A.: Working with parents and primary caregivers. Pediatric Psychogastroenterology: A handbook for mental health professionals. S.R. Knowles, M.A.L. van Tilburg & B. Reed (eds.). London: Routledge, 2023.Mayer-Brown, S., Downing, M., Webster, J., Maxwell, E. & Baber, K.F.: Brief report: Patient education to increase behavioral treatment referrals for rumination syndrome Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology 11(4): 408, 2023.
Turner, E., Rodriguez, K., Holbein, C., Fussner, L., Wilkes, C., Szabo, M., Baber, K., & Piccoli, D.: Enhancing biopsychosocial care for disorders of gut-brain interaction: 10-year growth of an integrated pediatric GI psychology program. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology 11(4): 415, 2023.
Baber, K.F. & Mayer-Brown, S.: Evaluating referral equity and perceived barriers to behavioral treatment of rumination syndrome in an outpatient subspecialty clinic Journal of Pediatric Psychology 48(s1): 81-82, 2023.
Baber, K.F.: Treatment for pediatric gut-brain interaction disorders relies on caring for the whole child. Healio Gastroenterology December 2022.
Rodriguez, K., Turner, E., Baber, K., Szabo, M., Mayer-Brown, S., Holbein, C., Wilkes, C., Fusner, L., Boyer, B., Bass, R. & Diamond, T. : Incorporating a novel GI Psychology curriculum in didactic training for future pediatric gastroenterologists. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition 75(s1): s258, 2022.
Baber, K.F., Mousa, H., Downing, M. & Mayer-Brown, S.: Developmental, psychiatric and gastrointestinal comorbidities of pediatric rumination syndrome. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition 75(s1): s115, 2022.
Mayer-Brown, S., Mousa, H., Downing, M. & Baber, K.: Characterizing outpatient behavioral treatment of rumination syndrome in specialty care. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition 75(s1): s486, 2022.
Miller, J., Fussner, L., Baber, K., Wesley, K., Webster, J. & Rodriguez, K.: Group intervention for pediatric patients with functional constipation: Telehealth as an opportunity for increased access and engagement. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 73(s1): S476-7, 2021.
Apple, D. E., Lett, E., Wood, S., Freeman Baber, K., Chuo, J., Schwartz, L. A., Petsis, D., Faust, H. & Dowshen, N. : Acceptability of telehealth for gender-affirming care in transgender and gender diverse youth and their caregivers. Transgender Health 7(2): 159-164, 2021.