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Diabetes Behavioral Research Team

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Under the direction of Children's National Chief of Psychology and Behavioral Health Randi Streisand, Ph.D., CDE, and psychologist Maureen Monaghan, Ph.D., MS, the Diabetes Behavioral Research Team conducts research focusing on children, teens and young adults with diabetes. We work on finding ways to help families best fit diabetes management into everyday life.

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  • Randi Streisand, Ph.D., was honored with the Michael C. Roberts Award for Outstanding Mentorship at the 2019 Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference.
  • Maureen Monaghan, Ph.D., CDE, and Eleanor Mackey, Ph.D., receive tenure and celebrate with Randi Streisand, Ph.D.
  • Samantha Hamburger explaining her poster to professionals attending the 2018 American Psychological Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA.
  • Eleanor Mackey and Samantha Hamburger at the annual Division 54 – Pediatric Psychology meeting held at the 2018 American Psychological Association conference in San Francisco, CA.
  • Research team members Samantha Bento, Connie Wong, Jamie Neiman and Samantha Hamburger at the 2019 Society of Behavioral Medicine meeting in Washington, D.C.
  • Jamie Neiman presenting her poster titled “Differences in psychosocial functioning in individuals with type 1 diabetes utilizing clinical cutoffs for A1c” at the 2019 Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
  • Samantha Hamburger with a Student Abstract Award certificate from the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) Diabetes Special Interest Group at 2019 SBM annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
  • Jamie Neiman presenting her poster titled “Depression and adherence sequentially mediate the relationship between executive function and glycemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes” at the 2019 Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference in New Orleans.
  • Manuela Sinisterra presenting her poster titled “Positive co-parenting and social support as protective factors for pediatric parenting stress in parents of young children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D)” at the 2019 Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference in New Orleans.
  • Team members Maureen Monaghan and Manuela Sinisterra participated as presenters/panelists at a “resilience in diabetes” symposium moderated by Randi Streisand at the 2019 Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference in New Orleans.
  • Holiday baskets with goodies for supporters of the Diabetes Behavioral Research Team.
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