Graduate Schools
- PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University (2017)
- MPH, Colorado School of Public Health (2025)
Internship
- Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State University Program (2017)
Fellowships
- University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Child Psychology Program, Behavioral Medicine (2018)
Department
Pediatrics-Heme/Onc and Bone Marrow TransplantationPublications
- Wheat, E., Thompson, V., Baker, S., Botto, Y., Smith, J., Shearer, R., & Smyth, H. (2025, March). Understanding symptoms of depression, anxiety, and trauma in persons with bleeding disorders: Insights from a pragmatic analysis of clinical data. Poster presented at the Society for Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 59(Suppl. 1), S1–S725. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaaf038
- Wheat, E., Barnhardt, D., Buckner, T., Dollerschell., K., Gibson, E., Hoeft, K., Ng, C., Roybal, J., Shearer, R., Singer-Fox, L., Smith, J., Spomer, N., Sweeney, J., Tapia, H., & Wang, M. (2025, February). Development and implementation of an interdisciplinary transition from pediatric to adult care program for youth and young adults with bleeding disorder diagnoses: A series of Quality Improvement Initiatives. Poster presented at the Bridging the Gap Conference in Aurora, Colorado.
- Wheat, E. (2025, October 14). Colorado leaders must restore funding for screenings that support kids’ well-being and resilience [Opinion]. The Colorado Sun. https://coloradosun.com/2025/10/14/opinion-colorado-student-wellness-screening-funding/
- Wheat, E. (2025, October 14). Colorado leaders must restore funding for screenings that support kids’ well-being and resilience [Opinion]. The Colorado Sun. https://coloradosun.com/2025/10/14/opinion-colorado-student-wellness-screening-funding/
- Wheat, E., Barnhardt, D., Buckner, T., Dollerschell., K., Gibson, E., Hoeft, K., Ng, C., Roybal, J., Shearer, R., Singer-Fox, L., Smith, J., Spomer, N., Sweeney, J., Tapia, H., & Wang, M. (2025, February). Development and implementation of an interdisciplinary transition from pediatric to adult care program for youth and young adults with bleeding disorder diagnoses: A series of Quality Improvement Initiatives. Poster presented at the Bridging the Gap Conference in Aurora, Colorado.
- Hughes, L., Creel, L., Westfall, J. M., Case, V., Wheat, E., Reeves, V. (2025, September). Strengthening Rural and Frontier Hospitals: A Qualitative Study to Inform State-Level Policy Change. Poster presented at the Public Health in the Rockies Conference and Annual Meeting in Keystone, CO.
- Wheat, E., Hughes, L. S., Westfall, J. M., Case, V. S., Reeves, V., Byers, S., & Creel, L. (2025, September). Rural-Urban Differences and Trends in Hospitalizations for Mood-Related Disorders in Colorado, 2017-2023. Presentation at the Public Health in the Rockies Conference and Annual Meeting in Keystone, CO.
- Creel, L., Hughes, L. S., Westfall, J., Case, V., Reeves, V., Rakeen, B., Wheat, E., & Byers, S. (2025, June). Creating a rural hospital strategy for Colorado. Poster presented at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
- Wheat, E., Thompson, V., Shearer, R., Warren, B., & Smyth, H. (2024, September). How “Fail, Fast, Forward” can optimize programs and inform clinical care: Development of a mental health screening program in the outpatient medical setting. Presentation submitted to the Public Health in the Rockies Conference in Keystone, CO.
- Wheat, E., Reedy, J., Huebschmann, A., Begum, A., Brewer, S.E., Szefler, S.J., & Cicutto, L. (2024, September). Using observational coding to assess quality of asthma education delivery: Partnering with community experts to develop a quality assessment rubric [Poster presentation]. Society for Implementation Research Collaboration Conference, Denver, CO.
- Wheat, E., Shearer, R., Wang, M., Fort, M., DeVoe, C., & Brega, A.G. (2024, September). A quality improvement initiative to understand barriers to access in health care for American Indian and Alaska Native individuals with rare bleeding and clotting disorders [Poster presentation]. Public Health in the Rockies Conference, Keystone, CO.
- Thompson, V., Bernard, T. J., Warren, B. B., Thornhill, D., & Wheat, E. (2024, April). Age contributes to the odds of elevated internalizing symptoms for pediatric stroke survivors. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 49(Suppl. 1), jsae010. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsae010
- Byrams, V., Baker, J., Bailey, C., Connell, N. T., Creary, M. S., Curtis, R. G., Dinno, A., Guelcher, C. J., Kim, M., Kulkarni, R., Lattimore, S., Norris, K. L., Ramirez, L., Skinner, M. W., Symington, S., Tobase, P., Vasquez, E., Warren, B. B., Wheat, E., & Buckner, T. W. (2023). Building the foundation for a community-generated national research blueprint for inherited bleeding disorders: research priorities in health services; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and implementation science. Expert Review of Hematology, 16, 87-106. https://doi.org/10.1080/17474086.2023.2183836
- Wheat, E., Shearer, R., Smith, T., Thornhill, D., Norton, K., and Smith, J. (2022, April). Persons with bleeding disorders identifying as biological females: Sugar, spice, and increased risk of psychosocial concerns. Presentation at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference in Phoenix, AZ.
- Witkop, M., Santaella, M., Nichols, C. D., Lambing, A. Y., Baumann, K., Curtis, R. G., Humphrey, C., Humphries, T. J., Newman, J., Durben, N., Fritz, R., Mauer, K., Thibodeaux, C. B., Wheat, E., & Buckner, T. (2022). Understanding the Pain Management Landscape Within the US Bleeding Disorder Community: A Multi-Center Survey. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 23(2), 269–279. https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnab196
- Wheat, E., Dunham, B.M., Tedeschi, W., Richfield, K., Spomer, N.M.S., Gibson, E., Blue, A., Regier, M., Wang, M., Buckner, T.W. (2021). Feasibility of delivering pediatric-to-adult transition education during annual comprehensive clinic appointments and patient-reported outcomes: A quality improvement study. Blood, 138 (Supplement 1): 2993. doi: https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2021-153090
- Witkop M, Santaella M, Nichols CD, Lambing AY, Baumann K, Curtis RG, Humphrey C, Humphries TJ, Newman J, Fritz R, Mauer K, Thibodeaux CB, Wheat E, Buckner T. Understanding the Pain Management Landscape within the US Bleeding Disorder Community: A Multi-Center Survey. Pain Med. 2021 Jun 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34185087
- Buckner, T. W., Santaella, M. E., Witkop, M. L., Jumphries, T. J., Lambing, A., Thibodeaux, C. B., Nichols, C. D., Humphrey, C., Newman, J. R., Durben, N., Jeffrey, S., Wheat, E., Baumann, K., Fritz, R., & Mauer, K. (2020). Management of chronic pain in persons with bleeding disorders: Guidance for practical application of the Centers for Disease Control's opioid prescribing guidelines. National Hemophilia Foundation. https://www.hemophilia.org/sites/default/files/document/files/260_pain.pdf
- Grande, L., River, L., & Wheat, E. (2020). Tackling separation and social anxiety during COVID-19. Association of Psychology Training Clinics (APTC) Bulletin, Summer/Fall 2020, 21.
- Brown, R. C., Southam-Gerow, M. A., McLeod, B. D., Wheat, E., Tully, C. B., Reise, S. P., Kendall, P. C., & Weisz, J. R. (2018). The global therapist competence scale for youth psychosocial treatment: Development and initial validation. Journal of clinical psychology, 74(4), 649–664. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22537
- Christon, L. M., McLeod, B. D., Wheat, E., Islam, N., & Corona, R. (2016). Using a health behavior model to inform understanding of therapy engagement in youth therapy: A qualitative study. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. Advance online publication. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1177/1063426616641401
- McLeod, B. D., Islam, N. Y., & Wheat, E., (2013). Designing, conducting, and evaluating therapy process research. In J. Comer & P. Kendall (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of research strategies for clinical psychology (pp. 142-164). New York: Oxford University Press. Measuring therapeutic alliance and process. In Comer, J., & Kendall, P. (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Research Strategies for Clinical Psychology.
- Reid-Quinones, K., Kliewer, W., Shields, B. J., Goodman, K., Ray, M. H., & Wheat, E. (2011). Cognitive, affective, and behavioral responses to witnessed versus experienced violence. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 81, 51-60. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01071.x
- Rivera Nales, C. J., Wheat, E., McLeod, B. (2025, November). Reliability, factor structure, and validity of an observer-rated scale for youth. Poster presented at the meeting for the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies annual meeting in New Orleans, LA.
Practice Locations
Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234
Center Affiliations
Specialty Information
Specialties- Psychology
- Intermountain Health Advanced Training Program in Clinical Quality Improvement, Certificate (2024)