Michael A. Harris, PhD*

Michael A. Harris Ph.D. is the director of Psychology in the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center at Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU). Prior to coming to OHSU, Dr. Harris held a faculty appointment in the Department of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Harris trained in psychology at Colorado State University (BS-1984) and attended graduate school in child clinical psychology at The University of Memphis (MS-1987) and Alliant International University in San Diego, California (PhD-1991). Dr. Harris completed a doctoral residency at Human Services, Inc. in Oakdale Minnesota and post doctoral fellowship in Health Services Training at the University of Missouri - Columbia in the Department of Psychology.

Clinically, Dr. Harris works with families of children and adolescents with a variety of psychological and behavioral problems with special expertise in working with families of youth with chronic health conditions. Dr. Harris’ research has involved the adaptation, implementation and evaluation of a family-based psychosocial intervention for adolescents with chronic illness. Dr. Harris is a member of the American Psychological Association, Society of Pediatric Psychology, American Diabetes Association, and Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. In addition, Dr. Harris sits on the editorial board of Diabetes Care and is a regular ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Pediactric Psychology and Health Psychology.

* designates faculty directly involved in the supervision of interns

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