Natalie Abramson, PhD, MA

Assistant Clinical Professor, Pediatrics-Endocrinology


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Graduate School
  • PhD, Case Western Reserve University (2002)
Undergraduate School
  • BA, Trinity College (CT) (1994)
Internship
  • Brown University Program (2002)
Fellowships
  • Brown University Program, Psychology (2001)
  • Brown University (Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island) Program, Psychology (2002)
  • University of Colorado, Psychology (2003)
Languages
English
Department
Pediatrics-Endocrinology

Publications

  • Anderson, B.J., Edelstein, S., Abramson, N.W., Katz, L.E., Yasuda, P.M., Lavietes, S.J., Trief, P.M., Tollefsen, S.E., McKay, S.V., Kringas, P., Casey, T.L., Marcus, M.D. (2011). Depressive symptoms and quality of life in adolescents with type 2 diabetes: baseline data from the TODAY study.Diabetes Care, 34,2205-7.
  • Copeland, K.C., Zeitler, P., Geffner, M., Guandalini, C., Higgins, J., Hirst, K., Kaufman, F.R., Linder, B., Marcovina, S., McGuigan, P., Pyle, L., Tamborlane, W., Willi, S. & TODAY Study Group. (2011). Characteristics of adolescents and youth with recent-onset type 2 diabetes: the TODAY cohort at baseline. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 96,159-67.
  • Nadeau, K., Kolotkin, R., Boex, R., Witten, T., McFann, K.K., Zeitler, P., & Walders-Abramson, N. (2011). Health-related quality of life in adolescents with obesity comorbidities. Journal of Adolescent Health, 49, 90 - 92.
  • 29. TODAY Study Group, Zeitler, P., Hirst, K., Pyle, L., Linder, B., Copeland, K., Arslanian, Sl, Cuttler, L., Nathan, D.M., Tollefsen, S., Wilfley, D., & Kaufman, F. (2012). A clinical trial to maintain glycemic control in youth with type 2 diabetes. New England Journal of Medicine, 366, 2247-2256.
  • Walders-Abramson N, Nadeau KJ, Kelsey MM, Schmiege SJ, Ellert S, Cejka A, Bhatnagar K, Zeitler P. Psychological functioning in adolescents with obesity co-morbidities. Child Obes. 2013 Aug;9(4):319-25. PubMed PMID: 23763659
  • Walders-Abramson N, Venditti EM, Ievers-Landis CE, Anderson B, El ghormli L, Geffner M, Kaplan J, Koontz MB, Saletsky R, Payan M, Yasuda P. Exposure to stressful life events and physiological and psychosocial characteristics among youth with type 2 diabetes: results from the TODAY trial. American Diabetes Association, June 21-25, 2013, Chicago IL.
  • Ievers-Landis CE, Yasuda PM, Walders-Abramson N, Amodei N, Drews K L, Kaplan J, Katz L, Lavietes S, Saletsky R, Seidman D. Longitudinal correlates of health risk behaviors among children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes in the TODAY study. American Diabetes Association, June 21-25, 2013, Chicago IL.
  • 30. Laffel, L., Change, N., Grey, M., Hale, D., Higgins, L., Hirst, K., Izquierdo, R., Larkin, M., Macha, C., Pham, T., Wauters, A., Weinstock, R.S., & TODAY Study Group (2012). Metformin monotherapy in youth with recent onset type 2 diabetes: Experience from the prerandomization run-in phase of the TODAY study. Pediatric Diabetes, 13, 369-375.
  • 31. Bacha, R., Pyle, L., Nadeau, K., Cuttler, L., Goland, R., Haymond, M., Levitsky, L., Lynch, J., Weinstock, R.S., White, N.H., Caprio, S., Arslanian, S, & TODAY Study Group. (2012). Determinants of glycemic control in youth with type 2 diabetes at randomization in the TODAY study. Pediatric Diabetes, 15, 376-383.
  • Walders-Abramson N, Venditti EM, Ievers-Landis CE, Anderson B, El Ghormli L, Geffner M, Kaplan J, Koontz MB, Saletsky R, Payan M, Yasuda P, Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth (TODAY) Study Group. Relationships among stressful life events and physiological markers, treatment adherence, and psychosocial functioning among youth with type 2 diabetes. J Pediatr. 2014 Sep;165(3):504-508.e1. PubMed PMID: 24948348
  • Walders-Abramson N. Depression and quality of life in youth-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus. Curr Diab Rep. 2014 Jan;14(1):449. PubMed PMID: 24277675
  • Ievers-Landis, C.E., Walders-Abramson, N., Amodei, N., Drews, K.L., Kaplan, J., Levitt Katz, L.E., Lavietes, S., Saletsky, R., Seidman, D., & Yasuda, P. for the TODAY Study Group. (in press). Longitudinal Correlates of Health Risk Behaviors in Children and Adolescents, J of Peds. with Type 2 Diabetes in the TODAY Study
  • McGuigan, P., Larkin, M., Grover, N., Laffel, L., Abramson, N.W., Lauer, A., Barajas, R., Celona-Jacobs, N., Chang, N., & Porter, K. Correlates of Blood Glucose Monitoring (BGM) in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D): The TODAY Study Experience.

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Hospital Affiliation
  • Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Psychology
  • Child & Adolescent Psychology, Specialized Training (0001)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Child and Teen Health
  • Mental Health and Behavior
Clinical Interests
My many clinical interests include physical activity promotion, nutritional changes and Type 2 Diabetes.

Care Philosophy
I support children, adolescents and families in their efforts to optimally manage chronic illness and to accomplish a healthy lifestyle.