Alan Mark Delamater, Ph.D.
Education
Carnegie-Mellon University/PA B.A. 1975 Psychology
University of Georgia M.S. 1979 Clinical Psychology
University of Georgia Ph.D. 1981 Clinical Psychology
Professional Experience
1979-1980 Internship in Clinical Psychology (APA)/VA Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA
1981-1987 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology/Washington University
1982-1989 State of Missouri, Licensed Psychologist
1984-1987 Research Assistant Professor of Psychology in Pediatrics, Washington
University School of Medicine
1987-1991 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology/Wayne State University
1988-1993 State of Michigan, Licensed Psychologist
1988-1991 Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School
of Medicine
1991-1998 Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Psychology
1991- Director of Clinical Psychology, Mailman Center for Child Development,
Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami School of Medicine
1992- State of Florida, Licensed Psychologist
1998- Professor of Pediatrics and Psychology
Selected Publications:
Fisher, E.B., Jr., Delamater, A.M., Bertelson, A.D. & Kirkley, B.G. (1982). Psychological
factors in diabetes and its treatment. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 50,
993-1003.
Delamater, A.M., Bubb, J., Warren-Boulton, E. & Fisher, E.B. (1984). Diabetes
Management in the school setting: The role of the school psychologist.
School Psychology Review, 13, 192-203.
Delamater, A.M. (1986). Psychological aspects of diabetes mellitus in children.
In B.B. Lahey & A.E. Kazdin (Eds.), Advances in Clinical Child Psychology,
Vol. 9, New York: Plenum.
Delamater, A.M., Kurtz, S., Bubb, J., White, N.H. & Santiago, J.V. (1987). Stress
and coping in relation to metabolic control of adolescents with Type I
diabetes. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics,
8, 136-140.
Delamater, A.M., Kurtz, S., White, N.H. & Santiago, J.V. (1988). Effects of social
demand on self-monitoring of blood glucose testing in adolescents with
Type I diabetes mellitus. Journal of Applied Social Psychology,
18, 491-502.
Delamater, A.M., Bubb, J., Kurtz, S., Kuntze, J. White, N.H. & Santiago, J.V. (1988).
Physiologic responses to acute psychological stress in adolescents with
Type I diabetes mellitus. Journal of Pediatric Psychology,
13, 69-86.
Delamater, A.M., Taylor, C.B., Schneider, J., Allen, R., Chesney, M., & Agras, W.S.
(1989). Interpersonal behavior and cardiovascular reactivity in pharmacologically-
treated hypertensive. Journal of Psychosomatic Research,
33, 335-345.
Delamater, A.M., Albrecht, R., Smith, J.A., & Strube, M. (1989). Cardiovascular
correlates of Type A behavior components during social interaction.
Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 33, 641-650.
Delamater, A.M. (1990). Adaptation of children to newly diagnosed diabetes. In
C. Holmes (Ed.), Neuropsychological and behavioral aspects of diabetes
New York: Springer-Verlang.
Delamater, A.M., Bubb, J., Davis, S.G., Smith, J.A., Schmidt, L., White, N.H. &
Santiago, J.V. (1990). Randomized prospective study of self-management training
with newly diagnosed diabetic children. Diabetes Care, 13, 492-498.
Kuttner, M., Delamater, A.M. & Santiago, J.V. (1990). Learned helplessness in
diabetic youth Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 15, 581-594.
Delamater, A.M., Smith, J.A., Bubb, J., Davis, S.G., Gamble, T., White, N.H. &
Santiago, J.V. (1991). Family-based behavior therapy for diabetic adolescents.
In J. Johnson and S.B. Johnson (Eds.), Advances in Child Health Psychology.
Gainesville, FL: University of Florida Press.
Delamater, A.M., Albrecht, D.R., Postellon, D.C. & Gutai, J.P. (1991). Racial
differences in metabolic control of children and adolescents with Type I
diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Care, 14, 20-25.
Delamater, A.M. (1992). Stress, coping and metabolic control among youngsters with
Type I diabetes mellitus. In A. La Greca et al. (Eds.), Advances in Pediatric
Psychology: Stress and coping in child health New York: Guilford Press.
Delamater, A.M., Albrecht, D.R., Postellon, D.C. & Gutai, J.P. (1992). Prospective
study of metabolic control in black and white youths with newly diagnosed
IDDM. Diabetes, 41, (supp. 1), 7A.
Schmidt, L.E., Klover, R.V., Arfken, C.L., Delamater, A.M., & Hobson, D. (1992).
Compliance with dietary prescriptions in children and adolescents with
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Journal of the American Dietetic Association,
92, 567-570.
Delamater, A.M. (1993). Compliance interventions for children with diabetes and
other chronic diseases. In N. Krasnegor, L. Epstein, S. Johnson, et al (Eds.),
Developmental aspects of health compliance behavior. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates.
Delamater, A.M. (1993). Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. The Clinical Psychologist,
46, 198-205.
Blechman, E.A. & Delamater, A.M. (1993). Family communication and Type I Diabetes:
A window on the social environment of chronically ill children. In D. Reiss
and R. Cole (Eds.), Advances in Family Research, Vol. 3, New York: Lawrence
Erlbaum Associates.
Boardway, R.H., Delamater, A.M., Tomakowsky, J. & Gutai, J.P. (1993). Stress
management training for adolescents with diabetes. Journal of Pediatric Psychology,
18, 29-45.
Kneip, R.C., Delamater, A.M., Ismond, T., Milford, C., Salvia, L. & Schwartz, D.
(1993). Self and spouse ratings of anger and hostility as predictors of
coronary heart disease. Health Psychology, 12, 301-307.
Delamater, A.M. & Cox, D.J. (Eds.)(1994). From research to practice: psychological stress, coping
and diabetes. Diabetes Spectrum, 7, 17-49.
Delamater, A.M. (1995). Cardiovascular disease. In M.C. Roberts (Ed.), Handbook of Pediatric
Psychology 2nd Ed.), New York: Guilford Press.
Delamater, A.M. (1996). Working with diabetic children. In B.J. Anderson and
R.R. Rubin (Eds.) Practical Psychology for Diabetes Clinicians
Alexandria, VA: American Diabetes Association.
Delamater, A.M., Wurm, G., Applegate, B., Brito, A., Grus, C., Lopez-Hernandez, C.,
Artigues, H., Mavunda, K., & Wanner, A. (1997). Asthma morbidity in low-income
children: Role of ethnicity. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine,
155, A973.
Delamater, A.M., Applegate, B., Shaw, K., Eidson, M., Szapocznik, J., & Nemery, R.
(1997). What accounts for poor metabolic control in minority youths with
diabetes? Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 19
(supplement), S064.
Delamater, A.M. & Eidson, M. (1998). Endocrine disorders. In R. Ammerman and
J. Campo (Eds.) Handbook of pediatric psychology and psychiatry.
Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Delamater, A.M., Brito, A., Wurm, G., Applegate, B., Grus, C., Lopez-Hernandez, C. & Wanner, A. (1998).
Prospective study of low-income minority children with asthma. American Journal of
Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 166.
Brito, A., Wurm, G., Delamater, A.M., Grus, C., Lopez-Hernandez, C. & Wanner, A.
(1998). School based identification of asthma in a low income minority
population. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 166.
Delamater, A.M., Tercyak, K., Applegate, B., Eidson, M., & Nemery, R. (1998).
Quality of life in minority youths with diabetes. Psychosomatic Medicine, 60, 131.
Delamater, A.M., applegate, B., Eidson, M., & Nemery, R. (1998). Increased risks
for poor metabolic control in minority youths with Type I diabetes.
Diabetes, 47 (Supp. 1), A326.
Ricker, J., Delamater, A.M., & Hsu, J. (1998). Correlates of regimen adherence
in cystic fibrosis. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings,
5, 159-172.
Delamater, A.M., Brady, E., & Blumberg, M. (in press). Cardiac conditions. In
R. Brown (Ed.), Cognitive aspects of chronic illness in children.
Guilford: New York.
Delamater, A.M. & Pearse, L.A. (in press). Cardiovascular disease. In H.M. Koot
and J.L. Wallander (Eds.), Quality of life in children and adolescents:
Concepts, methods, and findings Reading Berkshire, UK: Harwood Academic Publishers.
Davis, C., Delamater, A.M., Shaw, K., LaGreca, A., Eidson, M., Perez-Rodriguez, J., & Nemery, R. (1998).
Parenting styles, regimen adherence, and glycemic control in children
with diabetes. Under Review.
Delamater, A.M., Shaw, K., Applegate, B., Pratt, I. & Eidson, M. (1998). Metabolic
control problems of minority youths with diabetes mellitus. Under Review.
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