JOSEPH PAUL BUSH

PhD, Clinical Child Psychology

University of Virginia (APA Approved), 1983

jbush@fielding.edu

 

 

 

Internship: University of Florida (APA Approved), 1982

 

Licensure: VA

 

Current Professional Appointment:

 

Faculty (unranked) &

Associate Dean for Research

Health Psychology Specialization Area Coordinator

School of Psychology

Fielding Graduate University

 

Areas of Instruction:

 

Health Psychology

Pediatric Psychology

Clinical Assessment of Children

Basic and Intermediate Statistics

Child Development

Critical Thinking

Pain Assessment and Management

Research Design

 

Research Interests:

 

Pediatric Psychology

Electronic Media Applications in Pediatric Psychology

Pain Assessment and Management in Children

Interpersonal Interactions in Health Care Contexts

Children's Health Care Attitudes

Development of Coping Skills in Children

 

Practice Interests:

 

Child Clinical Psychology

Health Psychology

Pediatric Psychology

 

Professional Memberships:

 

American Psychological Association (12, 38, 53, 54)

Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapy

Society of Behavioral Medicine

Society of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

 

 

Honors and Awards:

 

1984-1985: Professor of the Year, Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Psychology Chapter of Psi Chi

 

1991-1992: Professor of the Year, Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Psychology Chapter of Psi Chi

 

1994: Springer Award for Outstanding Research Publication in Rehabilitation Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 22

 

2001: Nomination, Lee Salk Distinguished Research Award, Board of Directors of the Society of Pediatric Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 54

 

2002: Nomination, Logan Wright Distinguished Research Award, Awards Committee of the Society of Pediatric Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 54

 

2002 and 2006: Nomination, Distinguished Service Award, Awards Committee of the Society of Pediatric Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 54

 

 

Professional Activities in Last Seven Years

 

Publications:

 

Bush, J. P. (2000). Child and adolescent health psychology: Clinical and policy-level efforts. [Review of the book Handbook of pediatric and adolescent health psychology]. Contemporary Psychology, 45(5), 556-559.

 

Bush, J. P., & DeLuca, C. J. (2001). Developmental biopsychosocial concept of pain. Journal of Psychological Practice, 7(2), 57-76.

 

Bush, J. P., Huchital, J. R., & Simonian, S. J. (2002). An introduction to program and research initiatives of the STARBRIGHT Foundation. Children's Health Care, 31(1), 1-10.

 

Bush, J. P., & Simonian, S. J. (2002). New directions in research on STARBRIGHT interventions. Children's Health Care, 31(1), 87-91.

 

Bush, J. P., & Simonian, S. J. (Eds.). (2002). Program and research initiatives of the STARBRIGHT Foundation [Special issue]. Children's Health Care, 31(1).

 

Bisignano, A., & Bush, J. P. (2004). Children's appraisals of stressful medical procedures: Developmentally specific interventions to facilitate adaptive coping. Journal of Psychological Practice, 10(1), 1-24.

 

Latifses, V., Estroff, D. B., Field, T., & Bush, J. (2005). Fathers massaging and relaxing their pregnant wives lowered anxiety and facilitated marital adjustment. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 9, 277-282.

 

Bisignano, A., & Bush, J. P. (2006). Distress in pediatric hematology-oncology patients undergoing intravenous procedures: Evaluation of a CD-ROM intervention. Children's Health Care, 35(1), 61-74.

 

 

Presentations:

 

Bush, J. P. (2000, August). Technology innovations in pediatric psychology: Research on Starbright initiatives. Invited presentation at the American Psychological Association (Division 54), Washington, DC.

 

Bush, J. P. (2001, August). Evaluating innovative media-based interventions for chronically ill children: Research findings. Invited presentation at the American Psychological Association (Division 41), San Francisco, CA.

 

Bush, J. P. (2002, June). The purposes of research on media-based interventions for chronically ill children. Invited presentation at Starbright Foundation, Los Angeles, CA.

 

Bush, J. P. (2002, December). Helping children cope with the challenge of illness: Media and technology innovations. Invited presentation at Fielding Graduate Institute President's Briefing Series, Santa Barbara, CA.

 

Bush, J. P. (2003, May). Electronic media tools: Their use in enhancing the psychological adjustment of children with chronic illness. Invited Grand Rounds presentation at Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA.

 

Bush, J. P. (2004, October). Evaluation research on psychoeducational intervention programs for children with serious illness and their families developed by the Starbright Foundation. Invited address at the Conference on Innovations in the Use of New Technologies in Research and Clinical Care for Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults with Chronic Illnesses and Special Health Care Needs, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.

 

Huchital, J. R., Weiner, L., Bearison, D., Bush, J. P., Hazzard, A., Nicholas, D., Robinson, T., Tissington, L., & Walco, G. (2005, June). Multi-independent site research to assess multiple outcomes and implementation approaches. Presented at Conference on Critical Issues in E-Health Research, Bethesda, MD.

 

Bush, J.P. (2006, June). The role of research in evaluating and developing intervention programs for children with serious illness and their families. Invited address to the Board of Directors, Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation, Los Angeles, CA.

 

 

Funded Grants/Contracts:

 

2000-2001: Co-Principal Investigator, Massage Therapy During Pregnancy, Fielding Institute Faculty Research Grant-in-Aid, Santa Barbara, CA, $8,000.

 

July 2004-July 2005: Project Director, Alleviating Pediatric Pain and Distress: Training Seminars for Health Professionals, UniHealth Foundation, $75,559.

 

January 2006-Present: Principal Investigator, Effects of Online Peer Support in Improving Psychological Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, UniHealth Foundation, $95,794.

 

 

Other Professional Activities:

 

1992-present: Health Psychology Track Coordinator, Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA.

 

1993-present: Consultant and Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatric Pain Program, Departments of Pediatrics and Anesthesiology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

 

1993-present: Consultant, Research Design and Pediatric Psychology, Starlight Starbright Foundation, Los Angeles, CA.

 

1995-present: Editorial Board, Children's Health Care.

 

1997-2001: Chair, Research and Scholarship Committee, The Fielding Institute, Santa Barbara, CA.

 

1998-2005: Society for Pediatric Psychology Representative, Starbright Foundation Advisory Committee, Los Angeles, CA.

 

2000: Guest Editor, Children's Health Care. Special issue, Technology Innovations in Pediatric Psychology.

 

2002-present: Adjunct Faculty in Psychology, Antioch University, Santa Barbara, CA.

 

2006-present: Editorial Board, Journal of Pediatric Psychology

 

Conference Program Reviewer: Society for Behavioral Health Medicine.

 

Journal Reviewer: Annals of Behavioral Medicine, Behavior Therapy, Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, American Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community, Pain, Psychological Bulletin.

 

Textbook Reviewer: McGraw-Hill; Haworth Press