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Sara Turner, MS, PhD completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in Pediatric Psychology from the University of Utah, a clinical internship in Pediatric Psychology at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, and a Fellowship in Pediatric Psychology at Primary Children’s Hospital. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (clinical track) in the Division of Pediatric Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Primary Children´s Hospital.

Her specific clinical interests include working with children and adolescents with medical conditions and their families to improve coping, adherence to medical regimens, and daily functioning. She is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and specializes in cognitive behavioral approaches for sleep and feeding concerns (including CBT-i and CBT-AR), chronic illness management, functional improvement, parent training, and habit reversal training (including CBIT for the treatment of tic disorders).

Her research interests include assessment of individual and family factors related to adherence and glycemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes (e.g., sleep quality, parental involvement). Additionally, with her colleagues in Pediatric Endocrinology, she has helped pilot a Diabetes Intensive Management and Education (DIME) program for high risk adolescents with type 1 diabetes and is currently evaluating its clinical impact for diabetes and mental health outcomes.

Clinical Locations

Eccles Primary Children’s Outpatient Services Building
Pediatric Behavioral Health Clinic

801-662-5594

81 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City, UT  84113

Specialties

  • Pediatric Behavioral Health

Board Certification and Academic Information

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

Sara Turner, MS, PhD completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in Pediatric Psychology from the University of Utah, a clinical internship in Pediatric Psychology at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, and a Fellowship in Pediatric Psychology at Primary Children’s Hospital. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (clinical track) in the Division of Pediatric Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Primary Children´s Hospital.

Her specific clinical interests include working with children and adolescents with medical conditions and their families to improve coping, adherence to medical regimens, and daily functioning. She is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and specializes in cognitive behavioral approaches for sleep and feeding concerns (including CBT-i and CBT-AR), chronic illness management, functional improvement, parent training, and habit reversal training (including CBIT for the treatment of tic disorders).

Her research interests include assessment of individual and family factors related to adherence and glycemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes (e.g., sleep quality, parental involvement). Additionally, with her colleagues in Pediatric Endocrinology, she has helped pilot a Diabetes Intensive Management and Education (DIME) program for high risk adolescents with type 1 diabetes and is currently evaluating its clinical impact for diabetes and mental health outcomes.

Academic Locations

Eccles Primary Children’s Outpatient Services Building

801-662-6755

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

Board Certification and Academic Information

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

Education History

Postdoctoral Fellowship Primary Children’s Hospital
Pediatric Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2020
Internship Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
Pediatric Psychology
Predoctoral Internship, 2019
Doctoral Training University of Utah
Clinical Psychology; Minors: Clinical Health and Behavior Medicine and Clinical Child and Family
Ph.D., 2019
Graduate Training University of Utah
Clinical Psychology; Minors: Clinical Health and Behavior Medicine and Clinical Child and Family
M.S., 2015
Undergraduate Wake Forest University
Psychology; Spanish Minor
B.A., 2010

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