Elizabeth L. McQuaid, PhD

Staff Psychologist,
Child & Family Psychiatry

Assistant Professor (Research),                                                       
Dept. of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Brown Medical School

Rhode Island Hospital
593 Eddy Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 444-7573 or (401) 444-8793
Email: Emcquaid@lifespan.org
Fax: (401) 444-5143

Developmental Aspects of Adherence in Pediatric Asthma (PI)
Investigates cognitive and family predictors of adherence to inhaled asthma medications across the transition to adolescence;

Testing Interventions in Pediatric Asthma (PI)                                   
A randomized controlled trial of the addition of an adherence intervention to standard asthma education to improve asthma outcomes;

Motivating Parents of Kids with Asthma to Quit Smoking (CO-I, Belinda Borrelli, PI)                                                                             
A randomized controlled trial testing two theoretical models of smoking cessation interventions for parents of kids with asthma who are smokers.

Fritz, G.K., McQuaid, E.L., Nassau, J.H., Klein, R.B., & Mansell, A. (1999). Resistive-load detection in children with asthma. Pediatric Pulmonology, 28, 271-276.

Klein, R.B., Penza-Clyve, S., McQuaid, E.L., & Fritz, G.K. (2000). Behavior modification as adjunctive therapy for asthma. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine, 7, 326-330.

Klinnert, MD, McQuaid, E.L., & Gavin, L. (2000). Behavior problems in children with asthma: A multimethod assessment. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 25, 35-46.

McQuaid, E.L., Fritz, G.K., Nassau, J.H., Mansell, A., Lilly, M.K., & Klein, R. (2000). Stress and airway resistance in children with asthma. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 49, 239-245.

McQuaid, E.L., Fritz, G.K., Yeung, A.G., & Mansell, A. (1996). Resistive-load detection in healthy school-aged children. Pediatric Pulmonology, 22, 357-363.

McQuaid, E.L., Kopel, S., & Nassau, J.H. (in press). Behavioral adjustment in children with asthma: A meta-analysis. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.

McQuaid, E.L., & Nassau, J.H. (1999). Empirically supported treatments in pediatric psychology: Asthma, diabetes, and cancer. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 24, 305-328.

McQuaid, E.L., Penza-Clyve, S.M., Nassau, J.H., Fritz, G.K., Klein, R., O'Connor, S., Wamboldt, F., & Gavin, L.A. (in press). The asthma responsibility questionnaire: Patterns of family responsibility for asthma management. Children's Health Care.

McQuaid, E.L., Spieth, L.A., & Spirito, A. (1997). The pediatric psychologist's role in differential diagnosis: Vocal-cord