Michelle Clementi, PhD

Associate Professor, Psychiatry-Child-CHC


FacultyPhoto
Graduate School
  • PhD, University of Houston (2018)
Undergraduate School
  • BS, University of Maryland–College Park (2010)
Internship
  • Oregon Health & Science University (2018)
Fellowships
  • Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School Program, Psychology (2019)
Languages
English
Department
Psychiatry-Child-CHC

Research Interests

My research interests focus on developing, adapting, and testing behavioral interventions for pediatric pain. I am also interested in understanding the role of sleep and emotions in pediatric pain.

Publications

  • Clementi MA, Chang YH, Gambhir R, Lebel A, Logan DE. The Impact of Sleep on Disability and School Functioning: Results From a Tertiary Pediatric Headache Center. J Child Neurol. 2019 Nov 15;:883073819887597. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31726920
  • Clementi MA, Zimmerman CT. Psychosocial considerations and recommendations for care of pediatric patients on dialysis. Pediatr Nephrol. 2019 Mar 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30895367
  • Clementi MA, Faraji P, Poppert Cordts K, MacDougall K, Wilson A, Palermo TM, Lewandowski Holley A. Parent Factors are Associated With Pain and Activity Limitations in Youth With Acute Musculoskeletal Pain: A Cohort Study. Clin J Pain. 2019 Mar;35(3):222-228. PubMed PMID: 30362984
  • Clementi MA, Alfano CA. An integrated sleep and anxiety intervention for anxious children: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2020 Oct;25(4):945-957. PubMed PMID: 32538123
  • Karvounides D, Marzouk M, Ross AC, VanderPluym JH, Pettet C, Ladak A, Ziplow J, Patterson Gentile C, Turner S, Anto M, Barmherzig R, Chadehumbe M, Kalkbrenner J, Malavolta CP, Clementi MA, Gerson T, Szperka CL. The intersection of COVID-19, school, and headaches: Problems and solutions. Headache. 2020 Dec 31. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33382459
  • Ackley E, Clementi MA, Yonker ME. Headache and Sleep Disturbances in the Pediatric Population. Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2021 Dec;40:100924. PubMed PMID: 34749912
  • Clementi MA, Gray LS, Bento SP, Jervis K, Fletcher AA, Borner K, Randall ET. Perfectly Tired: Perfectionism and Sleep in Adolescents With Chronic Pain. J Pediatr Psychol. 2021 Jun 3;46(5):570-577. PubMed PMID: 33515037
  • Karvounides D, Marzouk M, Ross AC, VanderPluym JH, Pettet C, Ladak A, Ziplow J, Patterson Gentile C, Turner S, Anto M, Barmherzig R, Chadehumbe M, Kalkbrenner J, Malavolta CP, Clementi MA, Gerson T, Szperka CL. The intersection of COVID-19, school, and headaches: Problems and solutions. Headache. 2021 Jan;61(1):190-201. PubMed PMID: 33382459
  • Marshall A, Lindsay R, Clementi MA, Gelfand AA, Orr SL. Outpatient Approach to Resistant and Refractory Migraine in Children and Adolescents: a Narrative Review. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2022 Oct;22(10):611-624. PubMed PMID: 36018499
  • Clementi MA, Kienzler C, Yonker M, Harmon M, Simon SL. Preliminary exploration of a multidimensional sleep health composite in adolescent females with frequent migraine. Headache. 2023 Sep 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37655667
  • Gutierrez-Colina AM, Bristol M, Clark ELM, Sanchez N, Gulley LD, Ruzicka E, Handing EP, Kinsella E, Kutchman E, Witten M, Clementi MA, Thompson T, Pyle L, Aichele S, Goldschmidt AB, Belcher B, Nadeau KJ, Kelsey MM, Shomaker LB. Cognitive-behavioral therapy and exercise training in adolescent females with elevated depression symptoms and at-risk for type 2 diabetes: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 May;128:107150. PubMed PMID: 36918091
  • Reynolds AM, Spaeth AM, Hale L, Williamson AA, LeBourgeois MK, Wong SD, Hartstein LE, Levenson JC, Kwon M, Hart CN, Greer A, Richardson CE, Gradisar M, Clementi MA, Simon SL, Reuter-Yuill LM, Picchietti DL, Wild S, Tarokh L, Sexton-Radek K, Malow BA, Lenker KP, Calhoun SL, Johnson DA, Lewin D, Carskadon MA. Pediatric sleep: current knowledge, gaps, and opportunities for the future. Sleep. 2023 Jul 11;46(7). PubMed PMID: 36881684
  • Palmer CA, Bower JL, Cho KW, Clementi MA, Lau S, Oosterhoff B, Alfano CA. Sleep loss and emotion: A systematic review and meta-analysis of over 50 years of experimental research. Psychol Bull. 2024 Apr;150(4):440-463. PubMed PMID: 38127505

Professional Memberships

  • Society of Pediatric Psychology, Member
  • American Headache Society, Member

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
Conditions & Treatments
  • Mental Health and Behavior
  • Stress Management
  • Symptoms and Manifestations - Pain
  • Symptoms and Manifestations
Clinical Interests
I work with children, adolescents, and their families in the Pediatric Headache Program to provide behavioral health interventions for pain coping and headache management.

Care Philosophy
My work aims to improve quality of life for children and adolescents with headache/migraine.

Public Speaking
Yes