Rachel Wasserman Daniels, PhD

Rachel M Wasserman, PhD
  • Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
    • Primary Address
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    • Western Michigan University Homer Stryker, MD School of Medicine
    • Department of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine
    • 1000 Oakland Dr
    • Kalamazoo, MI, United States 49008

Biography

Biography

Dr. Rachel Wasserman is a licensed Clinical Psychologist with a specialization in serving children, adolescents, and young adults. Dr. Wasserman obtained her bachelor’s degree from Illinois Institute of Technology and her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Loyola University Chicago. She completed her residency and NIH funded post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric health psychology at Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children’s Hospital. As a behavioral scientist, Dr. Wasserman applies psychosocial factors salient to adolescence and emerging adulthood, such as cognitive and social development, to develop novel measures and behavioral interventions that aim to reduce the emotional burdens of living with a chronic medical condition and prevent or reduce unhealthy risk-taking behaviors (e.g., alcohol use). Dr. Wasserman has secured funding from the American Diabetes Association, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund, Helmsley Charitable Trust, and the Society of Pediatric Psychology to support this line of research.

Education

  • Fellowship 2017, Baylor College of Medicine
  • PhD 2014, Loyola University-Chicago
  • PhD 2014, Loyola University-Chicago
  • Internship 2014, Baylor College of Medicine
  • MA 2010, Loyola University-Chicago
  • MA 2010, Loyola University-Chicago
  • BS 2007, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • BS 2007, Illinois Institute of Technology