KERRY A. REYNOLDS
RAND Corporation
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E-Mail: kreynold@rand.org
Professional Experience
RAND, Pittsburgh, PA.
Behavioral/Social Scientist (2012-present)
Associate Behavioral/Social Scientist (2008-2012)
Academic Appointments
Pardee RAND Graduate School, Santa Monica, CA.
Core Faculty Member (2015-present)
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Affiliated Adjunct Faculty Member (2009-present)
Education
Ph.D. 2005. Health/Social Psychology. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.
B.A. 1997. Psychology. Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, magna cum laude.
Honors and Awards
NIH LRP for Pediatric Research, competitive award for pediatric scientists, awarded 2006
Phi Kappa Phi, national honor society for academic achievement, Carnegie Mellon University
Phi Beta Kappa, national honor society for outstanding academic achievement, Colgate University
Psi Chi, national honor society for excellence in psychology, Colgate University
Charles A. Dana Scholarship, for academic excellence and demonstrated leadership, Colgate University
Recent Professional Service
Co-Director of the RAND Summer Associate Program
Core Member of the Pardee RAND Graduate School Faculty
RAND Behavioral and Social Sciences Recruitment Committee (2013-present)
RAND client manager to PCORI
Ad hoc reviewer for Health Psychology, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Journal of Pediatric
Psychology, Personal Relationships, and RAND Reports
RAND Health Brown Bag, Pittsburgh Series Coordinator, 2009-2012
Selected Funded Projects
Service Member Experiences with Mental Health Care for Depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder,
Office of Secretary of Defense, Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI, Marshall, G.). (2014-present).
CAHPS Survey Implementation for the Medicare Shared Savings Program, Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services, Leader, Accountable Care Organization Activities; Task Leader, Shared Decision
Making Item Development (Project Leaders Anhang Price, R. & Brown, J.). (2014-present).
Youth-Centered Outcomes for Pediatric to Adult Care Transition, RAND-University of Pittsburgh Institute
(RUPHI), Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI, Jonathan Pletcher). (2014-present).
Updating and Expanding the AHRQ QI Hospital Toolkit, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ), Research Staff (Principal Investigators, Hussey, P. & Gidengil C.) (2014-present).
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS IV), Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), Research Staff, Quality Improvement Team (Principal Investigator, Hays, R. &
Elliot, M.), 2014-present.
Helping Families Raise Healthy Children – Maternal Depression Initiative, Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation Local Funding Partnerships Award, Research Staff (Project Leader: Schultz, D). (2010-2014).
LIVESTRONG Intramural Cancer Survivorship Research Program, LIVESTRONG Foundation, Principal
Investigator. (2010-2013).
Building an Implementation Toolset for e-Prescribing, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ), Research Staff. (Principal Investigator: Bell, D.) (2010- 2011)
Innovative Practices for Supporting Psychological Health, Office of the Secretary of Defense,Task CoLeader, Development of Measure Repository (Principal Investigators: Weinick, R., Tanielian, T. & Hosek,
S.) (2009-2010).
Evaluation of RxNorm in Ambulatory Electronic Prescribing, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,
Research Staff (Principal Investigator: Bell, D) (2008-2009)
Decisions to Transfer Diabetes Care to Adolescents, Postdoctoral Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research
Service Award, National Institutes of Health, NIDDK. (2005-2008).
Impact of College Entrance on Mood and Diabetes Control. Pre-doctoral National Research Service Award, NIH;
NIMH. (2003-2005).
Selected Publications
Radovic, A, Reynolds, K, McCauley, HL, Sucato, GS, Stein, BD, Miller, E. (in press). Parents’ role in
adolescent depression care: primary care provider perspectives. Journal of Pediatrics.
Helgeson, V.S., Mascatelli, K., Reynolds, K.A., Becker, D.J., Escobar, O., Siminerio, L. (2015).
Friendship and Romantic Relationships Among Emerging Adults with and without Type 1 Diabetes. Journal
of Pediatric Psychology, 40(3), 359-372.
Radovic, A., Farris, C., Reynolds, K., Reis, E.C., Miller, E., Stein, B. (2014) Primary Care Providers’
Beliefs About Teen and Parent Barriers to Depression Care. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.
Beckjord, E.B., Reynolds, K.A., van Londen, G.J., Burns, R., Singh, R., Arvey, S.R., Nutt, S.A., Rechis,
R. (2014).Population-Level Trends in Posttreatment Cancer Survivors’ Concerns and Associated Receipt of
Care: Results from the 2006 and 2010 LIVESTRONG Surveys.Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 32(2),125151.
Helgeson, V.S., Palladino, D.K., Reynolds, K.A., Becker, D.J., Escobar, O., Siminerio, L. (2014).
Relationships and health among emerging adults with and without Type 1 diabetes. Health Psychology,
33(10) 1125-1133.
Helgeson, V.S., Palladino, D.K., Reynolds, K.A., Becker, D.J., Escobar, O., Siminerio, L. (2014). Early
Adolescent Relationship Predictors of Emerging Adult Outcomes: Youth With and Without Type 1
Diabetes. Annals of Behavioral Medicine,47(3), 270-279.
Radovic, A., Farris, C., Reynolds, K., Reis, E.C., Miller, E, Stein, B. (2014). Primary care providers'
initial treatment decisions and antidepressant prescribing for adolescent depression. Journal of Developmental
and Behavioral Pediatrics, 35(1) 28-37.
Sontag-Padilla, L.M., Schultz, D., Reynolds, K.A., Lovejoy, S.L., Firth, R. Maternal Depression:
Implications for Systems Serving Mother and Child. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2013.
Schultz, D., Reynolds, K.A., Sontag-Padilla, L.M., Lovejoy, S.L., Firth, R., Pincus, H.A.. Improving
Cross-System Care for Parental Depression and Early Childhood Developmental Delays. Research Brief.
Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2013.
Schultz, D., Reynolds, K.A., Sontag-Padilla, L.M., Lovejoy, S.L., Firth, R., Pincus, H.A.. Transforming
Systems for Parental Depression and Early Childhood Developmental Delays. Santa Monica, CA: RAND
Corporation, 2013.
Helgeson, V.S., Reynolds, K.A., Snyder, P.R., Palladino, D.K., Becker, D.J., Siminerio, L., Escobar, O.
(2013). Characterizing the transition from paediatric to adult care among emerging adults with Type 1
diabetes. Diabetic Medicine, 30(5) 610-615.
Reynolds, K.A., Sontag-Padilla, L.M., Schake, P., Hawk, J., & Schultz, D. (2012). Enhancing CrossSystem Collaboration for Caregivers at Risk for Depression. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 2(4) 510-515.
Schultz, D., Reynolds, K.A., Sontag-Padilla, L.M., Lovejoy, S.L., Firth, R., Schake, P., Hawk, J.,
Killmeyer, S., Troup, E. Myers-Cepicka, M., Perich, M. A Toolkit for Implementing Parental Depression
Screening, Referral, and Treatment Across Systems. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2012.
Beckjord, E.B., Reynolds, K.A., & Rechis, R. (2012). Psychological Factors and Survivorship: A Focus on
Post-Treatment Cancer Survivors. In Psychological Aspects of Cancer, Carr B & Steel J, Eds. Springer: New
York.
Rechis, R., Beckjord, E.B., Arvey, S.R., Reynolds, K.A., McGoldrick, D. (2011) The Essential Elements
of Survivorship Care: A LIVESTRONG Brief.
Reynolds, K.A. & Helgeson, V.S. (2011). Children with Diabetes Compared to Peers: Depressed?
Distressed? A Meta-Analytic Review. Annals of Behavioral Medicine,42(1) 29-41.
Crosson J.C., Wu S., Belson D., Reynolds K.A., Patel M.H., Etz R.S., Straus S.G., Marsh T., Bell D.S.
Building Implementation Toolsets for E-Prescribing: Final Report. (Prepared by RAND Corporation under
Contract No. HHSA 290-2006-00017I, TO #4). AHRQ Publication No. 12-0015-EF. Rockville, MD:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. December 2011.
Patel M.H., Reynolds K.A., Belson D., Wu, S., Sagara, L., Wallis, K., Eisenman, D., Bell, D.S. A
Toolset for E-Prescribing Implementation in Independent Pharmacies (Prepared by RAND Corporation
under Contract No. HHSA 290-2006-00017I, TO #4). AHRQ Publication No. 11-0101-EF. Rockville,
MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. September 2011.
Rechis, R., Reynolds, K.A., Beckjord, E.B., & Nutt, S. (2011) “I learned to live with it” is not enough:
Challenges Encountered by Post-Treatment Cancer Survivors in the LIVESTRONG Surveys.
LIVESTRONG.Report.
Weinick, R.M., Beckjord, E.B., Farmer, C.M., Martin, L.T., Gillen, E.M., Acosta, J.D., Fisher, M.P.,
Garnett, J., Gonzalez, G.C., Helmus, T.C., Jaycox, L.H., Reynolds, K.A., Salcedo, N., Scharf, D.M.
(2011) Programs Addressing Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Among U.S. Military
Servicemembers and Their Families. (TR-950-OSD).
Helgeson, V.S., Reynolds, K.A., & Tomich, P. (2006). A Meta-Analytic Review of Benefit Finding and
Growth. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74, 797-816.
Helgeson, V.S., Reynolds, K.A., Shestak, A. & Wei, S. (2005). Brief report: Friendships of adolescents
with and without diabetes. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 31, 194-199.
Helgeson, V. S., & Reynolds, K.A. (2002). Social psychological aspects of chronic illness. In A.
Christensen & M. Antoni (Eds.), Chronic medical disorders: Behavioral medicine’s perspective. Oxford, England:
Blackwell Publishers Limited.