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Kristina I. Suorsa-Johnson, PhD

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Languages Spoken: English

Dr. Kristina Suorsa-Johnson received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Oklahoma State University with practicm training at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She completed internship at Hennepin Healthcare and her Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Psychology at the University of Michigan with a focus on patients with a difference of sex development (DSD). DSD are congenital conditions where the development of chromosomal, gonadal, or anatomic sex is atypical.

Dr. Suorsa-Johnson is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine and is in the Division of Pediatric Behavioral Health. Her specific clinical interests are in the delivery of psychoeducational and behavioral health services to children and adults with DSD, and their families. Her research interests include understanding and supporting patient and family decision making within DSD.

Specialties

  • Pediatric Behavioral Health

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics - Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Pediatric Behavioral Medicine

Dr. Kristina Suorsa-Johnson received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Oklahoma State University with practicm training at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She completed internship at Hennepin Healthcare and her Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Psychology at the University of Michigan with a focus on patients with a difference of sex development (DSD). DSD are congenital conditions where the development of chromosomal, gonadal, or anatomic sex is atypical.

Dr. Suorsa-Johnson is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine and is in the Division of Pediatric Behavioral Health. Her specific clinical interests are in the delivery of psychoeducational and behavioral health services to children and adults with DSD, and their families. Her research interests include understanding and supporting patient and family decision making within DSD.

Academic Locations

Eccles Primary Children’s Outpatient Services Building

801-662-6755

81 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Pediatric Behavioral Health Division
Salt Lake City, UT  84113

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics - Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Pediatric Behavioral Medicine

Education History

Fellowship University of Michigan Medical Center
Pediatric Psychology
Fellow, 2020
Professional Medical Oklahoma State University
Clinical Psychology
Ph.D., 2018
Graduate Training Oklahoma State University
Clinical Psychology
M.S., 2012
Undergraduate University of Rhode Island
Psychology & French
B.A., 2007

Selected Publications - Journal Articles

Journal Article

  1. Sharkey CM, Bakula DM, Baraldi AN, Perez MN, Suorsa KI, Chaney JM, Mullins LL (2017). Grit, Illness-Related Distress, and Psychosocial Outcomes in College Students With a Chronic Medical Condition: A Path Analysis. J Pediatr Psychol, 43(5), 552-560.
  2. Junghans-Rutelonis AN, Tackett AP, Suorsa KI, Chaney JM, Mullins LL (2017). Asthma-specific cognitions, self-focused attention, and fear of negative evaluation in adolescents and young adults diagnosed with childhood-onset asthma. Psychol Health Med, 23(1), 69-81.
  3. Mullins AJ, Gamwell KL, Sharkey CM, Bakula DM, Tackett AP, Suorsa KI, Chaney JM, Mullins LL (2017). Illness uncertainty and illness intrusiveness as predictors of depressive and anxious symptomology in college students with chronic illnesses. J Am Coll Health, 65(5), 352-360.
  4. Mullins LL, Cushing CC, Suorsa KI, Tackett AP, Molzon ES, Mayes S, McNall-Knapp R, Mullins AJ, Gamwell KL, Chaney JM (2016). Parent illness appraisals, parent adjustment, and parent-reported child quality of life in pediatric cancer. Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 33(5), 314-326.
  5. Tackett AP, Cushing CC, Suorsa KI, Mullins AJ, Gamwell KL, Mayes S, McNall-Knapp R, Chaney JM, Mullins LL (2015). Illness Uncertainty, Global Psychological Distress, and Posttraumatic Stress in Pediatric Cancer: A Preliminary Examination Using a Path Analysis Approach. J Pediatr Psychol, 41(3), 309-18.
  6. Suorsa KI, Mullins AJ, Tackett AP, Reyes KJ, Austin P, Baskin L, Bernab K, Cheng E, Fried A, Frimberger D, Galan D, Gonzalez L, Greenfield S, Kropp B, Meyer S, Meyer T, Nokoff N, Palmer B, Poppas D, Paradis A, Yerkes E, Wisniewski AB, Mullins LL (2015). Characterizing Early Psychosocial Functioning of Parents of Children with Moderate to Severe Genital Ambiguity due to Disorders of Sex Development. J Urol, 194(6), 1737-42.
  7. Junghans-Rutelonis AN, Suorsa KI, Tackett AP, Burkley E, Chaney JM, Mullins LL (2015). Self-esteem, Self-focused Attention, and the Mediating Role of Fear of Negative Evaluation in College Students With and Without Asthma. J Am Coll Health, 63(8), 554-62.
  8. Molzon ES, Brannon EE, Fedele DA, Grant DM, Suorsa KI, Mullins LL (2014). Factor structure of the parent perception of uncertainty scale in parents of children with cancer. Psychooncology, 23(12), 1435-8.
  9. Cushing CC, Brannon EE, Suorsa KI, Wilson DK (2014). Systematic review and meta-analysis of health promotion interventions for children and adolescents using an ecological framework. J Pediatr Psychol, 39(8), 949-62.
  10. Reed-Knight B, Lobato D, Hagin S, McQuaid EL, Seifer R, Kopel SJ, Boergers J, Nassau JH, Suorsa K, Bancroft B, Shapiro J, Leleiko NS (2014). Depressive symptoms in youth with inflammatory bowel disease compared with a community sample. Inflamm Bowel Dis, 20(4), 614-21.
  11. Reed-Knight B, Lobato D, Hagin S, McQuaid EL, Seifer R, Kopel SJ, Boergers J, Nassau JH, Suorsa K, Bancroft B, LeLeiko NS (2013). Stability of Emotional and Behavioral Functioning in Youth with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Child Health Care, 43(2), 151-168.
  12. LeLeiko NS, Lobato D, Hagin S, Hayes C, McQuaid EL, Seifer R, Kopel SJ, Boergers J, Nassau J, Suorsa K, Shapiro J, Bancroft B (2013). 6-Thioguanine levels in pediatric IBD patients: adherence is more important than dose. Inflamm Bowel Dis, 19(12), 2652-8.
  13. LeLeiko NS, Lobato D, Hagin S, McQuaid E, Seifer R, Kopel SJ, Boergers J, Nassau J, Suorsa K, Shapiro J, Bancroft B (2013). Rates and predictors of oral medication adherence in pediatric patients with IBD. Inflamm Bowel Dis, 19(4), 832-9.
  14. Molzon ES, Bonner MS, Hullmann SE, Ramsey RR, Suorsa KI, Chaney JM, Mullins LL (2013). Differences in sleep quality and health-related quality of life in young adults with allergies and asthma and their healthy peers. J Am Coll Health, 61(8), 484-9.
  15. Molzon ES, Suorsa KI, Hullmann SE, Ryan JL, Mullins LL (2012). The Relationship of Allergy Severity to Depressive and Anxious Symptomatology: The Role of Attitude toward Illness. ISRN Allergy, 2011, 765309.

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