Hannah A. Ford, PhD

Hannah A. Ford, PhD

Psychology Resident Director

Department:
SOM-Psychiatry

Email:
hford@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 815-1036

Biography

Hannah Ford, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist and serves as the training director for the UMMC Psychology Residency (Internship) Program. She received her PhD in Clinical Psychology (Child focus) in 2015 from the University of Maine. She attended internship at Indiana University School of Medicine and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. She previously served as a pediatric psychologist in the Neurology and Pulmonology Divisions at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh before joining the faculty at UMMC in 2019. Dr. Ford's area of specialty is pediatric psychology and her clinical and research interests include working with children and adolescents with chronic medical concerns, particularly chronic pain, Cystic Fibrosis, and sleep difficulties. Dr. Ford has served as PI or Co-I on several grants related to integrating behavioral health into medical settings and supporting training in behavioral health services.

Education

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Pediatric Psychology2017
Indiana University School of Medicine, APA-accredited internship, Clinical Child Psychology2016
University of Maine, PhD, Clinical Psychology2016
The University of Maine, MA, Clinical Psychology2013
Clark University, BA, Psychology2009

Specialty Certification Licensure

Licensure, Licensed Psychologist Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Board of Psychology11/2017 - 11/2023
Licensure, Licensed Psychologist Mississippi, Mississippi Board of Psychology10/2019 - Present

Current Positions

Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry05/2022 - Present
Director, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry05/2022 - Present
Mental Health Coordinator, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics07/2020 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics08/2019 - 05/2022
Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry08/2019 - 05/2021
Psychologist II, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics12/2017 - 08/2019

Sponsored Program Funding

Extramural, MAGNOLIA: Expanding Child and Family Integrated Behavioral Healthcare in Mississippi, HRSA07/2021 - 06/2025
Extramural, Improving access to behavioral health services for children, teens, and young adults with HIV: A telehealth approach, HRSA09/2020 - 09/2021
Extramural, Child Access to Mental Health and Psychiatry (CHAMP), HRSA08/2018 - 08/2023
Extramural, MAGNOLIA: Expanding Mississippi’s Behavioral Workforce for Children and Families, HRSA08/2017 - 08/2021

Publications

Journal Article

Gissandaner, T, Stearns, M, Sarver, DE, Walker, B, & Ford, HA Understanding the impact of child behavior problems and sleep on caregiver stress: Results from a U.S. National Survey. Submitted for Review2022
Levenson JC, Ford HA, Reyes Z, Mukundan A, Patel G, Bahary S & Miller EA Qualitative Investigation of Contributors to Sleep Promotion among Adolescents Sleep Health. 2021;7(5):581-5872021
Brothers SL, Ford HA, & Nangle DW Keeping it real: Enhancing the ecological validity of problem-solving assessment through self-monitoring. The Behavior Therapist. 2017; 40(1):227-2432017
Ford HA & Nangle DW Treatment guided by an online course: A single case evaluation of TF-CBT for an adolescent with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder Clinical Case Studies. 2015; 14(3):13-172015
Anderson R & Ford HA Sleep training for your kids: How and why it works The Conversation2019

Review Article

Scotti-Degnan CM & Ford HA Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics: A practical review for clinicians Practical Neurology. 2020; 42-462020

Presentations

Poster Presentation, Moving On Up: A Combined Cystic Fibrosis Center’s Journey to Formalize their Transition Process., North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Virtual Conference09/2021
Poster Presentation, Exploring Ways to Optimize Parental Involvement in Adolescent Sleep Interventions, SLEEP Conference, Virtual Conference06/2021
Poster Presentation, Parent Attitudes towards Telehealth Visits in a Multidisciplinary Developmental Behavioral Clinic During COVID-19, Annual meeting of the Society of Pediatric Psychology.04/2021
Invited Symposia, Evaluating Caregiver Satisfaction with Telehealth in a Multidisciplinary Clinical Setting, Mississippi Child Tele-Psychiatry Virtual Summit02/2021
Invited Symposia, Chronic Pain: An Update on the State of the Science, Annual Mississippi Psychological Association Conference, Virtual Conference09/2020
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Introduction to Pediatric Psychology: Considerations in Pulmonary Medicine Setting, UMMC Pediatric Pulmonary Division02/2020
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Psychosocial Interventions for Pediatric Chronic Pain, UMMC Department of Anesthesiology11/2019
Invited Symposia, Stakeholder-informed development of a sleep promotion intervention for adolescents, Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Atlanta, GA11/2019
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Behavioral Aspects of Pediatric Sleep: Assessment, Indications for Treatment, and Case Examples, Sleep and Chronobiology Center at University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA01/2019
Invited Symposia, Development of A Smartphone-Based Program for Insufficient Sleep among Adolescents, Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, D.C.11/2018
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Introduction to Pediatric sleep Disorders, Western Psychiatric Institutes and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA07/2018
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Somatic Symptom Disorders: The Brain is Stronger Than you Might Think, UPMC Children’s Hospital and Children’s Community Pediatrics, Pittsburgh, PA05/2018
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Behavioral Intervention to Improve Compliance with Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) Therapy, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Divisions of Pulmonology and ENT, Pittsburgh, PA04/2018
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Self-Care for Physicians., Magee Women's Hospital, Pittsburgh PA02/2017
Poster Presentation, Social problem solving (SPS) factor structure: Making room for self-monitoring and “real world” problems., Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD03/2016
Poster Presentation, Social problem solving and depression: Negative problem orientation as a predictor and mediator., Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD03/2016
Poster Presentation, Self-monitored problem-solving responses to real-world situations as predictors of depressive symptom severity., Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD03/2016
Poster Presentation, Social problem-solving dimensions as predictors of anxious and depressive symptoms, Biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence03/2016
Poster Presentation, Problem-solving orientation as a mediator of social anxiety and heterosocial competence., Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL11/2015
Poster Presentation, Social problem-solving orientations and styles as predictors of depressive symptoms, Mainely Data, Biddeford, ME05/2015
Poster Presentation, Heterosocial competence as a multidimensional construct: Evidence of a hierarchical factor structure and convergent validity, Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA03/2015
Poster Presentation, A multitrait multimethod investigation of the construct validity of a measure of heterosocial competence, Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA03/2015
Poster Presentation, "Less work, less worry": Examining the relative
positive and negative quality balance of cross-sex friendships., Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA
03/2015
Poster Presentation, Clarifying anxiety’s role in heterosocial competence., Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA11/2014
Poster Presentation, Multimethod examination of the construct validity of a measure of heterosocial competence, New England Psychological Association, Lewiston, ME10/2014
Poster Presentation, Relationship quality as a predictor of internalizing symptoms, New England Psychological Association, Lewiston, ME10/2014
Poster Presentation, Ecological validation of a social problem-solving inventory using a self-monitoring system, New England Psychological Association, Lewiston, ME10/2014
Poster Presentation, Problem solving is a key dimension of heterosocial competence, Society for Research on Adolescence, Austin, TX03/2014
Poster Presentation, Treatment guided by an online course: Single case evaluation of TF-CBT with an adolescent, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN11/2013
Poster Presentation, Mutuality as a defining feature of friendship: It depends on how it is defined, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN11/2013
Poster Presentation, The role of anxiety in heterosocial competence: A validation study, Maine Psychological Assocation, Portland, ME11/2013
Poster Presentation, The way we talk: Differential effects of interpersonal processes on internalizing problems in late adolescence., Maine Psychological Association, Portland, ME10/2013
Poster Presentation, Grouping internalizing syndromes and their interpersonal sequelae: A cluster analytic approach, Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA04/2013
Poster Presentation, Significant friends to significant others: Dyadic social processes in adolescent relationships and the impact on internalizing problems., Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA04/2013
Poster Presentation, Seeing eye to eye: Agreement between experts and peers on social competence ratings, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD11/2012
Poster Presentation, Friends and lovers: The differential effects of dyadic social processes on internalizing problems in late adolescence, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD11/2012
Poster Presentation, Can we talk about my boyfriend? Negative romantic partner interactions as a mediator between co-rumination and depression., Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, Canada03/2012
Poster Presentation, With a little help from a friend social anxiety relates to increased co-rumination: Social support as a suppressor variable., Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, Canada03/2012
Poster Presentation, Co-rumination and specific relationship quality associations as a function of gender and relationship type., Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, Canada11/2011
Poster Presentation, Gender differences in the associations between co-rumination and relationship qualities., Maine Psychological Association, Westbrook, ME11/2011

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Trainee Credentialing Scholarship, National Register of Health Service Psychologists2016
Letter of Commendation for Excellence in Clinical Work, Research, and Academics, University of Maine2014

Professional Membership and Service

Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, Member2021 - Present
Mississippi Psychological Association, Member2020 - Present
National Register of Health Service Psychologists, Member2019 - Present
Pennsylvania Psychological Association, Member2018 - 2019
American Psychological Association, Member2018 - Present
Society of Pediatric Psychology, Member2015 - Present
Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Member2013 - Present

Committee Service

Center for Advancement of Youth: Academic Committee, Member2021 - Present
Center for Advancement of Youth: Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Member2020 - Present
UMMC Opioid Task Force, Task Force Member2020 - Present
Resident Training Committee, University of Mississippi Medical Center Psychology Internship Training Program, Division of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, UMMC, Member2020 - Present
Center for Advancement of Youth: Education Committee, Member2019 - 2021
Center for Advancement of Youth: Scholarship Committee, Member2019 - 2021
Center for Advancement of Youth: Clinical Council Committee, Member2019 - Present
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Psychology Training Program, Member, Primary Supervisor2018 - 2019
University of Maine Clinical Psychology Diversity Committee, Chair2013 - 2014
University of Maine Clinical Psychology Diversity Committee, Member2012 - 2013
University of Maine Clinical Psychology Program Training Committee, Student Representative2011 - 2012

Community Service

Mississippi Children's Museum: Play, Eat, Learn Series, Speaker01/2022 - Present

Other Service

Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology12/2021 - Present
Reviewer, Journal of Pediatric Psychology02/2021 - Present
Reviewer, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities05/2020 - 05/2020
Abstract Reviewer, 2019 Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference10/2019 - 10/2019

Teaching Experience

Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Magnolia Training Program- "Suicide Risk Assessment and Safety Planning"Spring 2021-2022
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Nelson Lecture Series "Internalizing Behaviors: Somatic Symptoms and Suicide Risk Assessment"Fall 2021-2022
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, MS THRIVE! Training Fellowship- "Pediatric safety and injury prevention"Spring 2020-2021
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Nelson Lecture Series- "Internalizing Disorders and Suicide Risk Assessment"Fall 2020-2021
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Magnolia Training Program- "Suicide Risk Assessment and Safety Planning"Fall 2020-2021
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, MS THRIVE! Fellowship- "Pediatric safety and injury prevention"Spring 2019-2020

Directed Student Learning

Clinical Supervisor, Advised: Kathleen Ramsey, Wynette Williams-Kirkwood2020 - Present
Undergraduate Honors Thesis, Advised: Andrew Bergeron2012 - 2013

Fellows supervised

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Fellowship, Post-Doc Advisor, 1 fellows supervised, Primary Supervisor09/2018 - 08/2019
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Fellowship, Supervising Psychologist, 1 fellows supervised, Child Neurology Clinic07/2018 - 08/2019

Residency Training

UMMC Psychology InternshipTraining Program, Subspecialty/Activity Director2021 - Present
UMMC Psychology Internship Training Program, Training Faculty2019 - 07/2021