Sara L. Turner,
PhD
Languages Spoken: English
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 Clinic801-662-5594
Specialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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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
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 |