Dr. Arwen Marker received her PhD in Clinical Child Psychology from the University of Kansas, Clinical Child Psychology Program in Lawrence, Kansas. She completed her internship in Professional Psychology, Pediatric Psychology track at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Subsequently, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Pediatric Psychology at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics on the clinical track in the Department of Pediatric Psychiatry and Behavioral Health.
Dr. Marker has specific interest and experience providing psychological services to youth with chronic medical conditions, including cystic fibrosis and diabetes, in outpatient, clinic-based, and inpatient hospital consultation-liaison settings. Dr. Marker has specialized experience providing behavioral interventions for eating and feeding disorders, biofeedback for pain management, and group-based interventions for parents caring for a child with chronic illness. She commonly ascribes to a cognitive behavioral therapy framework, while also pulling from behavioral, motivational interviewing, and acceptance and commitment treatment modalities. Dr. Marker’s research interests include quality improvement and program development initiatives to increase screening and psychosocial interventions for depression, anxiety, suicidality, and other co-occurring mental health concerns in youth with cystic fibrosis. She also has special interest in expanding psychological services for critical care and intensive care populations.
