Barbara H. Fiese, Ph.D., Principal Investigator.: Barbara H. Fiese, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Syracuse University and Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at Upstate Medical University, Syracuse New York. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical and Developmental Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association. She is a member of several national committees and boards including the American Psychological Association's Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, Society for Research in Child Development Policy and Communications Board, and Wynne Center for Family Research Board. She is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology and serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Family Psychology and Family Process. She has been the guest editor of several special peer-reviewed journal issues including the Journal of Family Psychology's special section on Family Routines and Rituals and Journal of Pediatric Psychology's special issue on Family Based Interventions in Pediatric Psychology. Her research focuses on family factors that promote health and wellbeing in children and has been supported by the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, W. T. Grant Foundation, Spencer Foundation, and March of Dimes Foundation. She is currently engaged in a five year project supported by the National Institute of Mental Health examining the role that family routines and rituals play in promoting medical adherence and reducing anxiety in children with asthma. Interviews focusing on her work appear frequently in the popular press including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Parents Magazine. Her latest book, Family Routines and Rituals, Yale University Press, is due to be released August 2006.

Kimberly Raymond, M.S., Project Director: Kimberly is currently the Research Project Director for the Family Life and Asthma Project at Syracuse University. She completed both a Bachelors degree in Psychology and a Masters degree in Counseling at the University of New York, College at Oswego. Prior to her work at SU, Kimberly fulfilled an internship as a chemical dependency counselor at an agency here in central NY, where she worked as a counselor/facilitator for a Mentally Ill, Chemically Addicted (MICA) and intensive outpatient group. Kimberly's research here at SU has focused on child psychopathology, maternal depression, narratives and relationship expectations. Her main research interests lie in the areas of child temperament, as well as child social development and mental health in relation to family climate, relationship beliefs, and parent-child interaction. Kimberly has presented her research at several national conferences.

Marcia Winter, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow: Marcia earned her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at the University of Rochester, where her research focused on explicating pathways among family conflict and instability, parent communication, child representations of the family, and child adjustment. Current work is focusing on family-wide factors associated with child and family adaptation in the context of stressful family environments.

Mary Spagnola: Mary is currently completing her APA Internship in Clinical Pediatric Psychology and Child Clinical Psychology at Rush- Presbyterian- St. Luke's Medical Center in Chilcago, Illinois.

Robin Everhart, Graduate Assistant: Robin is a third year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology program at Syracuse University. She earned a Bachelor's Degree from Duke University in 2000. Her master's thesis focuses on the relationship between a cumulative risk model and caregiver quality of life in pediatric asthma. Robin is currently a therapist at the SU Psychological Services Center, as well as a research assistant in the Family Research Lab. Her research/clinical interests include children with chronic illnesses (specifically asthma and cystic fibrosis), medical adherence in children, child assessment, quality of life of children and their caregivers, and family systems.

Andrea Knestel, Graduate Assistant: Andrea is a fourth year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology program at Syracuse University. She earned a Bachelor's Degree from Utah State University in 1999. Her master's thesis focuses on the relationship between religious orientation and stress reactivity in older adults. Andrea is currently a research assistant for the Family Life and Asthma Project. Her clinical interests include working with children and families using a systems approach. Her research interests lie in the areas of family health, spirituality, and loss.

Jo-Anna Botti, B.A., Research Assistant: Jo-Anna is currently a Research Assistant for the Family Life and Asthma Project at Syracuse University. She completed her Bachelors degree in Psychology at Le Moyne College. As an undergraduate, Jo-Anna worked as a Research Assistant in a Social-Olfactory research lab. Jo-Anna is currently working on developing a family interaction coding system for mealtime observations.

Nora Kelley: Nora recently graduated from the University of Rochester where she double majored in Psychology and Spanish. As an undergraduate she worked on the ÒMe and My Family ProjectÓ conducting research on interparental conflict, emotional security, and children's social and emotional adjustment. At the Family Research Lab Nora recruits and schedules families, as well as works on various coding projects.