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CURRICULUM VITAE

Alan Silverman PhD
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatrics Psychology and Developmental Medicine

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Children’s Wisconsin - Specialty Clinics Building
8915 W Connell Court
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
09/1986 - 03/1991 BA, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
08/1993 - 05/1996 MA, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
08/1996 - 08/2001 PhD, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
09/2000 - 08/2001 Intern, Pediatric Psychology, Children’s Hospital of Columbus, Columbus, OH
09/2001 - 08/2003 Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Psychology, University Of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
05/1998 - 09/1999 Instructor, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
09/2003 - 08/2005 Pediatric Psychologist, Child Psychiatry Center, Children’s Hospital Of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
05/2005 - Present Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
08/2005 - Present Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee,, WI
03/2010 - Present Clinical Adjunct Faculty, Department of Psychology, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
03/2007 - 04/2011 Medical/Dental Staff Section Chief of Psychology, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
09/2004 - Present Co-Training Director, Pediatric Psychology Practicum, Children’s Hospital & the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
12/2005 - Present Children’s Specialty Group Telemedicine Development Committee
04/2007 - Present Medical/Dental Staff Joint Patient Care Committee
06/2009 - Present Behavioral Health Steering Committee
07/2009 - Present Technology & Integration Work Group
09/2009 - 06/2010 Medical/Dental Staff Bylaws Review and Revision
05/2011 - Present iStrategy Core Team Member, Care Delivery Community-Ambulatory

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
08/2003 - Present Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, 9000 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226
05/2007 - Present Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Fox Valley, WI
05/2007 - Present Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Kenosha, WI

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Psychologist
2466-057
09/15/2003
09/30/2013
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
09/2007 - 09/2009 MCW Clinical Scholar , NIH K-30 Program Participant
09/16/2009 Poster Session Award , Medical College of Wisconsin

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
09/1996 - Present American Psychological Association (Member)
09/2000 - Present American Psychological Association, Society of Pediatric Psychology (Division 54) (Member)
06/2008 - Present American Psychological Association, Health Psychology (Division 38) (Member)
09/2009 - Present Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (Member)

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Journal Review
09/2007 - Present Journal of Pediatric Psychology
09/2008 - Present Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
12/2010 - Present Acta Paediatrica
06/2011 - Present Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
05/2010 Reviewer, Pilot Innovative Research Awards, Children’s Research Institute
11/2010 Reviewer, Pilot and Collaborative Clinical and Translational Research Program, Clinical and Translational Science Institute

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
09/2009 - 11/2009 Reviewer, National Telecommunications and Information Administration Broadband Technologies Opportunity Program Study Section

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Non-Peer Review
Title:
Development of an Instrument to Measure Quality of Life in Children with Chronic Constipation and Soiling
Source:
Takeda (Industry Sponsor)
Role:
Co Investigator
Dates:
12/08/2008 - 11/04/2011
Direct Funds:
$119,045
  
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
Use of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) To Study Brain Activation Following Rectal Stimulation in Children with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Source:
MCW – DDC Digestive Disease Center
Role:
Co Investigator
Dates:
10/01/2006 - 11/18/2010
Direct Funds:
$30,000
  
Title:
Telehealth Delivery of Interdisciplinary Services for the Treatment of Feeding Disorders of Early Childhood
Source:
Children’s Research Institute
Role:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Self
Dates:
02/01/2007 - 01/31/2008
Direct Funds:
$30,000
  
Title:
The Nutritional Disorders Telehealth Network
Source:
Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Educational Leadership for the Health of the Public
Role:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Self
Dates:
10/01/2008 - 09/30/2011
Direct Funds:
$150,000
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Local
Adoption Stories: Current Trends and Issues in Adoption, Parents of Adopted Children Support Group, Milwaukee, WI, 02/2004
Interdisciplinary Team for Infants and Young Children with Complex Feeding and Swallowing Issues: Management of Complex Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Problems, Platform presentation to the Annual Convention for the Wisconsin Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Association, Green Bay, WI, 04/2004
Children Coming to Terms with Chronic Illness, Platform Presentation to the Care in the Community: Community Empowered Care Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 09/2004
Children Coming to Terms with Chronic Illness, Platform Presentation to the Care in the Community: Community Empowered Care Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 06/2006
Progressive Neurologic Issues: Considerations with Regression, Platform presentation to the Pediatric Feeding/Swallow Disorders: A Team-Based Approach Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 11/2007
Behavior: Basis for Feeding Interactions, Platform presentation to the Pediatric Feeding/Swallow Disorders: A Team-Based Approach Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 11/2007
Static Neurological Issues – Adequacy of Nutrition and Safety of Oral Feeding, Platform presentation to the Pediatric Feeding/Swallow Disorders: A Team-Based Approach Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 11/2007
Telehealth Services: Treatment of Early Childhood Feeding Disorders, Platform Presentation to the Children’s Research Institute Research Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 06/2009
Encopresis Diagnosis and Treatment, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, 10/2009
Use of Electronic Communications in Pediatric Psychology, Platform Presentation to the Midwest Ethics Committee Network (MECN) Center for Bioethics & Medical Humanities Institute for Health & Society, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 11/2010
Launching a telehealth services – Lessons learned from an early adopter, 2011 Wisconsin Psychological Association, Middleton WI, 04/2011
 
Regional
Interdisciplinary Team for Infants and Young Children with Complex Feeding and Swallowing Issues: Oral Sensorimotor, Swallowing, and Behavioral Issues, Platform presentation to the Annual Convention for the Wisconsin Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Association, Green Bay, WI, 04/2004
Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders: Behavioral Feeding Problems, Platform presentation to the Feeding Problems in Infants and Children Conference, Toledo, OH, 04/2008
 
National
Tube Feeding: An Ethical Dilemma?, Platform presentation to the Pediatric Feeding Disturbances Conference, Phoenix, AZ, 01/2010
 
International
Use of Outcome Measures: Fairytale or Nightmare? UK and USA Perspectives, Platform Presentation to the Paediatric Psychology Network Annual Study Day, Belfast, Ireland, 06/2008
Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders, Keynote Address presented to the Paediatric Psychology Network Annual Study Day, Belfast, Ireland, 06/2008
Emerging treatment and research opportunities within gastroenterology for pediatric psychologists, Workshop presented to the Paediatric Psychology Network Annual Study Day, Belfast, Ireland, 06/2008
Conductual and behavioral therapy in children with feeding disorders, Platform Presentation to the Mexican Society of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting, International Course of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Acapulco, México, 11/2010
 

PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Local
A Longitudinal Follow Up of an Abuse and Neglect Population, Platform presentation to the Tenth Annual UWM School of Education Research Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 03/1998
Utility of Multimethod Assessment of Depression in Children Who Have Been Abused, Platform presentation to the Tenth Annual UWM School of Education Research Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 03/1998
Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for Distressed Adolescents with Type I Diabetes, Platform presentation to the Eleventh Annual UWM School of Education Research Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 03/1999
Practical Uses for and Limitations of Quantitative, Qualitative, and Reference Managing Research Software, Platform presentation to the Eleventh Annual UWM School of Education Research Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 03/1999
Domains of Diabetes Stress and Participation in Cognitive Behavioral Interventions, Platform presentation to the Twelfth Annual UWM School of Education Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 03/2000
Intensive Therapy and Self-Management Training in Pediatric Medicaid Patients with IDDM: Perceptions of Adolescents, Parents and Physicians, Platform presentation to the Great Lakes Regional Conference on Child Health Psychology, Milwaukee, WI, 04/2002
Telemedicine interventions in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Platform presentation to the Pediatric Behavioral Health Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 02/2008
Quality of Life in Children with Constipation and their Families, Platform presentation to the Pediatric Behavioral Health Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 02/2008
Parental control behaviors in families of children with feeding disorders and feeding disorder severity, Platform presentation to the 2nd Annual Pediatric Behavioral Health Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 02/2009
Reliability and validity of the family impact module in a community-recruited sample, 4th Annual Pediatric Behavioral Health Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 02/2011
 
Regional
Unmet Psychological Needs 1-2 Years Following Abuse Investigation, Platform presentation to the National Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Chicago, IL, 07/1998
Longer meal duration associated with feeding and other mealtime problems in children, Platform presentation to the 2007 Regional Child Health Psychology Conference, Cincinnati, OH, 04/2007
Interdisciplinary team management of pediatric feeding & swallowing disorders, Workshop presented to the 49th annual convention of the Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Chicago, IL, 02/2009
Clinical Management of Feeding Disorders in Infants and Children—A Multidisciplinary Approach, Parts I & II, Workshop presentations to the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Educational Conference, Chicago, IL, 05/2009
 
National
Assessing Negative Feeding Behaviors with the Mealtime Behavior Questionnaire, Platform presentation to the American Psychological Association National Meeting, Honolulu, HI, 08/2004
Behavioral and Multidisciplinary Treatment of Feeding Disorders, Pre Conference Workshop presentation to the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Philadelphia, PA, 09/2006
Relationship between childhood internalizing symptoms and feeding problems, Platform presentation to the 2007 Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Annual Meeting, Providence, RI, 10/2007
Behavioral Techniques in Interdisciplinary Treatments of Pediatric Feeding Disorders, Platform presentation to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 43rd Annual Convention, New York, NY, 11/2009
Telehealth Delivery of a Behavioral Feeding Intervention in Pediatrics, Platform Presentation to the 15th Annual International Meeting and Exposition of the American Telemedicine Association, San Antonio, TX, 05/2010
 

MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
09/2004 - Present Pediatric Psychology Practicum-Training Director
09/2008 - Present Pediatric Psychology Fellowship in Gastroenterology-Training Director
 

MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Graduate Students
PhD Students Advised
Jennifer Hauser Kunz, Ph.D, Medical College of Wisconsin, 09/2008 - Present Fellowship Project: Parental control behaviors in families of children with feeding disorders and feeding disorder.
MS Students Advised
Carley Miller, Medical College of Wisconsin, 04/2009 - 05/2011
 

EXTRAMURAL STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS, AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Graduate Students
PhD Students Advised
Kristopher Berlin, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, 08/2005 - 05/2006 Dissertation: Predictors of Pediatric Feeding Problems in Community and Clinic-Referred Samples: Comparisons of Competing Theoretical Models
Lisa Clifford, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, 09/2008 - 06/2009 Dissertation: Predictors of Psychosocial and Nutritional Outcomes among Children with G-tube Dependence Completing a Brief Intensive Behavioral Feeding Program
MS Students Advised
Kate Holman, University of Wisconsin, 05/2009 - Present Thesis: Behavioral Functioning and Feeding Problems in a Community Sample of Children with Constipation
 

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
Educational Programs
Student
Telemedicine Services within Gastroenterology
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin & the Medical College of Wisconsin offer advanced practicum for doctoral students interested in pediatric psychology.
Fellow
The Fellowship Program provides advanced skills in the practice of pediatric psychology.
 
 
 
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
09/2005 - 08/2007 Member of the Board of Directors - Jewish Beginnings Pre School, Milwaukee, WI.
01/2010 - Present Volunteer Research Consultant - Parent Organized Partnerships Supporting Infants and Children Learning to Eat (POPSICLE).
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Hains, A. A., Davies, W. H., Parton, E., & Silverman, A. H. A cognitive behavioral intervention for distressed adolescents with Type I Diabetes. Pediatric Psychology, 26(1):61-66, 2001.
2. Silverman, A. H., Hains, A.A., Davies, W.H., & Parton, E., A cognitive behavioral adherence intervention for adolescents with Type I Diabetes. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. 10(2):119-127, 2003.
3. Davies, W. H., Satter, E., Berlin, K. S., Sato, A. F., Silverman, A. H., , Fischer, E. A., Arvedson, J. C., & Rudolph, C. D. Reconceptualizing feeding and feeding disorders in interpersonal context: The case for a relational disorder. Journal of Family Psychology. 20(3): 409-417, 2006.
4. Fischer, E. A. & Silverman, A. H. Behavioral Conceptualization, Assessment, and Treatment of Pediatric Feeding Disorders. Seminars in Speech and Language, 28(3):223-231, 2007.
5. Sato, A.F., Clifford, L.M., Silverman, A. H. & Davies, W.H., Cognitive-behavioral interventions via telehealth: Applications to pediatric functional abdominal pain. Children's Health Care,38(1):1-22, 2009.
6. Berlin, K. S., Davies, W. H., Lobato, D. J., & Silverman. A. H. A biopsychosocial model of normative and problematic pediatric feeding. Children's Health Care,38(4):263-282, 2009.
7. Berlin, K. S., Davies, W. H., Silverman, A. H., Woods, D. W., Fischer, E. A., & Rudolph, C. D. Assessing children's mealtime problems with the Mealtime Behavior Questionnaire. Children's Health Care, 39(2):142-156, 2010.
8. Silverman, A. H. Interdisciplinary care for feeding problems in children. Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 25(2):160-165, 2010.
9. Kaugars, A.S., Silverman, A., Kinservik, M., Heinze, S., Reinemann, L., Sander, M., Schneider, B., & Sood, M. Families' perspectives on how constipation and fecal incontinence impact quality of life. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 51(6)747-52, 2010.
10. Berlin, K. S., Davies, W. H., Silverman, A. H., & Rudolph, C. D. Assessing family-based feeding strategies, strengths, and mealtime structure with the Feeding Strategies Questionnaire. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 36(5):586-595, 2011.
11. Davies, W. H., Berlin, K. S., Silverman, A. H., Joseph, J. M. & Rudolph, C. D. (Under Review). Clinical Utility of the About Your Child's Eating Questionnaire: Assessment of Behavioral, Relational, and Systemic Aspects of Pediatric Feeding Problems
12. Hauser Kunz, J. H., Silverman, A. H., Majewski, A. J., Clifford, L. M., Noel, R. J. & Rudolph, C. D. (Under Review). General Behavioral Presentation of Children with Clinical Feeding Problems
13. Silverman, A. H., Baughn, C., Schultz, L. S., Delaney, A. & Noel, R. J. (Under Review). Prevalence of Sensory Disorder within a Population of Children with Feeding Problems
14. Silverman, A. H., Noel, R.J., Kirby, M., Clifford, L.M., Fischer, E.F., Berlin, K.S. & Rudolph, C.D. (Under Review). Psychosocial and Nutritional Outcomes in Feeding-Tube Dependent Children Completing an Intensive Inpatient Behavioral Treatment Program
15. Hill G, Silverman A, Noel R, Bartz PJ. Feeding dysfunction in single ventricle patients with feeding disorder. Congenit Heart Dis. 2014;9(1):26-9. PMCID: PMC4422377
16. Hill GD, Silverman AH, Noel RJ, Simpson PM, Slicker J, Scott AE, Bartz PJ. Feeding dysfunction in children with single ventricle following staged palliation. J Pediatr. 2014 Feb;164(2):243-6.e1. PMCID: PMC3946833
17. Silverman AH, Kirby M, Clifford LM, Fischer E, Berlin KS, Rudolph CD, Noel RJ. Nutritional and psychosocial outcomes of gastrostomy tube-dependent children completing an intensive inpatient behavioral treatment program. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2013 Nov;57(5):668-72.
18. Silverman AH, Berlin KS, Di Lorenzo C, Nurko S, Kamody RC, Ponnambalam A, Mugie S, Gorges C, Sanghavi R, Sood MR. Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life With the Parental Opinions of Pediatric Constipation Questionnaire. J Pediatr Psychol. 2015 Sep;40(8):814-24.
19. Lukens CT, Silverman AH. Systematic review of psychological interventions for pediatric feeding problems. J Pediatr Psychol. 2014 Sep;39(8):903-17.
20. Silverman AH. Behavioral Management of Feeding Disorders of Childhood. Ann Nutr Metab. 2015;66 Suppl 5:33-42.
21. Kovacic K, Sood MR, Mugie S, Di Lorenzo C, Nurko S, Heinz N, Ponnambalam A, Beesley C, Sanghavi R, Silverman AH. A multicenter study on childhood constipation and fecal incontinence: effects on quality of life. J Pediatr. 2015 Jun;166(6):1482-7.e1.
22. Liu X, Silverman A, Kern M, Ward BD, Li SJ, Shaker R, Sood MR. Excessive coupling of the salience network with intrinsic neurocognitive brain networks during rectal distension in adolescents with irritable bowel syndrome: a preliminary report. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2016 Jan;28(1):43-53. PMCID: PMC4688218
23. Klages KL, Berlin KS, Silverman AH, Mugie S, Di Lorenzo C, Nurko S, Ponnambalam A, Sanghavi R, Sood MR. Empirically Derived Patterns of Pain, Stooling, and Incontinence and Their Relations to Health-Related Quality of Life Among Youth With Chronic Constipation. J Pediatr Psychol. 2017 Apr 01;42(3):325-334.
24. Barkmeier-Kraemer JM, Linn C, Thompson HL, Byrd RS, Steinfeld MB, Hoffmann RG, Silverman AH. Preliminary Study of a Caregiver-based Infant and Child Feeding and Swallowing Screening Tool. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2017 Jun;64(6):979-983.
25. Noel RJ, Silverman AH. A Problem That Is Difficult to Swallow. J Pediatr. 2017 Feb;181:7-8.
26. Liu X, Li SJ, Shaker R, Silverman A, Kern M, Ward DB, Li W, Xu Z, Chelimsky G, Sood MR. Reduced Functional Connectivity Between the Hypothalamus and High-order Cortical Regions in Adolescent Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2017 Nov;65(5):516-519. PMCID: PMC5657002
27. Pickle NT, Grabowski AM, Jeffers JR, Silverman AK. The Functional Roles of Muscles, Passive Prostheses, and Powered Prostheses During Sloped Walking in People With a Transtibial Amputation. J Biomech Eng. 2017 Nov 01;139(11):1110051-11100511. PMCID: PMC5676650
28. Pollow AS, Karls CA, Witzlib M, Noel RJ, Goday PS, Silverman AH. Safety of Appetite Manipulation in Children with Feeding Disorders Admitted to an Inpatient Feeding Program. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2018 May;66(5):e127-e130.
29. Goday PS, Huh SY, Silverman A, Lukens CT, Dodrill P, Cohen SS, Delaney AL, Feuling MB, Noel RJ, Gisel E, Kenzer A, Kessler DB, Kraus de Camargo O, Browne J, Phalen JA. Pediatric Feeding Disorder: Consensus Definition and Conceptual Framework. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Jan;68(1):124-129. PMCID: PMC6314510
30. Lerret SM, Erato G, Goday PS, Silverman AH. A clinical description of children with solid organ transplants who present with feeding disorder. Pediatr Transplant. 2019 May;23(3):e13389.
31. Gonring K, Dolan B, Kapke TL, Begotka A, Sood M, Silverman AH. Group Treatment of Fecal Incontinence: A Description of an Interdisciplinary Intervention. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Sep;69(3):e70-e74.
32. Hains AA, Davies WH, Parton E, Silverman AH. Brief report: a cognitive behavioral intervention for distressed adolescents with type I diabetes. J Pediatr Psychol. 2001;26(1):61-6.
33. Davies WH, Satter E, Berlin KS, Sato AF, Silverman AH, Fischer EA, Arvedson JC, Rudolph CD. Reconceptualizing feeding and feeding disorders in interpersonal context: the case for a relational disorder. J Fam Psychol. 2006 Sep;20(3):409-17.
34. Fischer E, Silverman A. Behavioral conceptualization, assessment, and treatment of pediatric feeding disorders. Semin Speech Lang. 2007 Aug;28(3):223-31.
35. Berlin KS, Davies WH, Silverman AH, Rudolph CD. Assessing family-based feeding strategies, strengths, and mealtime structure with the Feeding Strategies Questionnaire. J Pediatr Psychol. 2011 Jun;36(5):586-95.
36. Silverman AH. Interdisciplinary care for feeding problems in children. Nutr Clin Pract. 2010 Apr;25(2):160-5.
37. Kaugars AS, Silverman A, Kinservik M, Heinze S, Reinemann L, Sander M, Schneider B, Sood M. Families' perspectives on the effect of constipation and fecal incontinence on quality of life. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2010 Dec;51(6):747-52.
38. Silverman AH, Erato G, Goday P. The relationship between chronic paediatric feeding disorders and caregiver stress. J Child Health Care. 2021 Mar;25(1):69-80.
39. Henningfeld J, Lang C, Erato G, Silverman AH, Goday PS. Feeding Disorders in Children With Tracheostomy Tubes. Nutr Clin Pract. 2021 Jun;36(3):689-695.
40. Dvorkin Y, Modestino MA, Silverman AI. Engineering an Interdisciplinary Connection: Bridging Gaps between Chemical, Electrical, and Environmental Engineers. iScience. 2020 Jul 24;23(7):101337. PMCID: PMC7385926
41. Suiter DM, Daniels SK, Barkmeier-Kraemer JM, Silverman AH. Swallowing Screening: Purposefully Different From an Assessment Sensitivity and Specificity Related to Clinical Yield, Interprofessional Roles, and Patient Selection. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2020 Jul 10;29(2S):979-991.
42. Gosa MM, Dodrill P, Lefton-Greif MA, Silverman A. A Multidisciplinary Approach to Pediatric Feeding Disorders: Roles of the Speech-Language Pathologist and Behavioral Psychologist. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2020 Jul 10;29(2S):956-966.
43. Silverman AH, Berlin KS, Linn C, Pederson J, Schiedermayer B, Barkmeier-Kraemer J. Psychometric Properties of the Infant and Child Feeding Questionnaire. J Pediatr. 2020 Aug;223:81-86.e2.
44. Christian VJ, Van Hoorn M, Walia CLS, Silverman A, Goday PS. Pediatric Feeding Disorder in Children With Short Bowel Syndrome. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2021 Mar 01;72(3):442-445.
45. Sharp WG, Silverman A, Arvedson JC, Bandstra NF, Clawson E, Berry RC, McElhanon BO, Kozlowski AM, Katz M, Volkert VM, Goday PS, Lukens CT. Toward Better Understanding of Pediatric Feeding Disorder: A Proposed Framework for Patient Characterization. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2022 Sep 01;75(3):351-355. PMCID: PMC9365260
46. Begotka A, Silverman A, Goday P. Protocolized Intervention for Children and Adolescents With Phagophobia. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2022 Dec 01;75(6):e107-e110.
47. Hallows WC, Skvorak K, Agard N, Kruse N, Zhang X, Zhu Y, Botham RC, Chng C, Shukla C, Lao J, Miller M, Sero A, Viduya J, Ismaili MHA, McCluskie K, Schiffmann R, Silverman AP, Shen JS, Huisman GW. Optimizing human α-galactosidase for treatment of Fabry disease. Sci Rep. 2023 Mar 23;13(1):4748. PMCID: PMC10036536
48. Bashir A, Antos N, Miller T, Challa SA, Pan AY, Gosa M, Silverman A, Goday PS. A Cross-Sectional Study of Pediatric Feeding Disorder in Children with Cystic Fibrosis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 Dec 01;77(6):819-823.
 
Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. Silverman, A. H. & Tarbell, S. (2009). Pediatric Feeding Problems, Undernutrition, and Vomiting Disorders. In M.C. Roberts & R.G. Steele (Eds.), Handbook of Pediatric Psychology, (4th ed., pp. 429-445). New York: Guilford Press.
2. Silverman, A. H. (2010). Telehealth interventions for feeding problems. In A. Southall & C. Martin (Eds.), Feeding Problems in Children: a practical guide for health professionals, (2nd ed., pp 261-276). Oxon: Radcliffe Medical Press.
3. Kessler, D. B. & Silverman, A. H. (Eds.). (In Development). Failure to Thrive and Pediatric Undernutrition: A Transdisciplinary Approach. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
 
Non-Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Molnar, A., Smith, P., Zahorick, J., & Silverman, A. (1991). The Student Achievement Guarantee in Education: SAGE Project (An. Rep. No. 3). Milwaukee, WI: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Center for Urban Initiatives.
2. Fischer, E. A. & Silverman, A. H. (2005). Behavioral Treatment of Feeding Disorders. Newsletter of the American Speech and Hearing Association.
3. Silverman, A. H., Feuling, M.B., & Noel, R. J. (in press). In Practice: Treatment of Feeding Problems in Pediatric Populations. Progress Notes.
 
Abstracts
1. Silverman, A. H., Weiss, J. M., & Rogers, A. J. Utility of Multimethod Assessment of Depression with Abused and Neglected Adolescents. (1998, Aug.). Poster presentation to the SSCP Annual Student Poster Session, 1998 APA convention, San Francisco, CA.
2. Silverman, A. H., Budde, T. R., Theiler, S. C., Jandrisevits, M. D., Shropshire, S. Y., & Hains, A. A. (2000, March). Domains of Diabetes Stress and Participation in Cognitive Behavioral Interventions. Poster presentation to the Millennium Conference of the Great Lakes Society of Pediatric Psychology, Cleveland, OH.
3. Hains, A. A., Davies, W. H., Parton, E., & Silverman, A. H. (2000, March). Impact of a Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Distressed Adolescents with Type I Diabetes. Poster presentation to the Millennium Conference of the Great Lakes Society of Pediatric Psychology, Cleveland, OH.
4. Ehrle, K., & Silverman, A. H. (2000, April). High School Students' Classroom Characteristics and their Relationship to Parenting Styles and Grades. Poster presentation to the National Conference for the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
5. Silverman, A. H., Hains, A. A., Davies, W. H., & Parton, E. (2001, April). Increasing Regimen Adherence in Adolescents with Type I Diabetes. Poster presentation to the National Conference of the Society of Pediatric Psychology, Gainesville, FL.
6. Hains, A.A., Davies, W.H., Parton, E., & Silverman, A.H. (2002, April). Effects on Diabetes Management: The Impact of a Cognitive Behavioral Program for Emotionally Distressed Adolescents. Poster presentation to the Great Lakes Regional Conference on Child Health Psychology, Milwaukee, WI.
7. Silverman, A.H., Opipari-Arrigan, L.C., Lang, S.W., Bratton, S.L., Fry, J., Foster, C.M. (2002, May). Intensive Therapy and Self-Management Training in Pediatric Medicaid Patients with IDDM: Perceptions of Adolescents, Parents and Physicians. Poster presentation to the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
8. Schulz, S.B., Davies, W.H., Fischer, E.A., Woods, D.W., Silverman, A.H., & Rudolph, C.D. (2004, April). Utility of "About Your Child's Eating" in a Feeding Disorder Population. Poster presentation to the National Meeting on Child Health Psychology, Charleston, NC.
9. Silverman, A.H., Fischer, E.A., Davies, W.H., Schulz, S.B., Woods, D.W., & Rudolph, C.D. (2004, April). Parenting Stress, Defensive Responding, and Parent Aversion to Mealtimes: Considerations of a Failure to Thrive Population. Poster presentation to the National Meeting on Child Health Psychology, Charleston, NC.
10. Berlin, K. S., Davies, W. H., Silverman, A. H., Sato, A. F., Clifford, L. C., Woods, D. W., Fischer, E. A., & Rudolph, C. D. (2005, April). A Biopsychosocial Model of Pediatric Feeding Disorders. Poster presented to the Great Lakes Regional Conference on Child Health, Columbus, OH.
11. Berlin, K. S., Davies, W. H., Silverman, A. H., Woods, D. W., Fischer, E. A., & Rudolph, C. D. (2005, April). Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Feeding Strategies Questionnaire. Poster presented to the Great Lakes Regional Conference on Child Health, Columbus, OH.
12. Davies, W. D., Berlin, K. S., Woods, D. W., Silverman, A. H., Fischer, E. A., & Rudolph, C. D. (2005, Aug.). Assessing Mealtime Problems: Confirmatory Factor-Analysis of the Mealtime Behavior Questionnaire. Poster presentation to the 113th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
13. Berlin, K. S., Davies, H. W., Silverman, A. H., Woods, D. W., Fischer, E. A., & Rudolph, C. D. (2006, April). Confirmatory factor analysis, reliability, and validity of the feeding strategies questionnaire. Poster presentation to the National Conference on Child Health Psychology, Gainesville, FL.
14. Hainsworth, K.R., Davies, W.H., Berlin, K.S., Sato, A.F., & Silverman, A.H., (2006, April). Pain reports by children at mealtime: Clinical and community samples. Poster presentation to the National Conference on Child Health Psychology, Gainesville, FL.
15. Silverman, A.H., Kirby, M., Berlin, K.S., Fischer, E.F., Davies, W.H., & Rudolph, C.D. (2006, April). Psychosocial and nutritional outcomes of G-tube dependent Children completing an intensive inpatient behavioral treatment program. Poster presentation to the National Conference on Child Health Psychology, Gainesville, FL.
16. Butt, A. J., Clifford, L. M., Davies, W. H., Silverman, A. H., & Rudolph, C. D. (2007, April). General problems in children seeking treatment for feeding problems. Poster presentation to the 2007 Wisconsin Psychological Association Conference. Middleton, WI.
17. Berlin, K. S., Silverman, A. H., Joseph, J. M., Rudolph, C., & Davies, W. H. (2007, April). Relationship between pediatric constipation history and negative feeding outcomes mediated by parents' aversion to mealtimes. Poster presentation to the 2007 Regional Child Health Psychology Conference. Cincinnati, OH.
18. Clifford, L.M, Kirby M., Moralis, T., Silverman, A. H. & Rudolph, C. (2007, April). Assessing Nutritional Risk in Children Undergoing Appetite Manipulation to Promote Oral Feeding. Poster presentation to the 2007 Regional Child Health Psychology Conference. Cincinnati, OH.
19. Joseph, J. M., Davies, W. H., Berlin, K. S., Silverman, A. H., Klein-Tasman, B. P., Davies, C. M., Fischer E. A., Rudolph, C. D. (2007, April). Empirically determined clinical cutoffs for the "About Your Child's Eating" measure. Poster presentation to the 2007 Regional Child Health Psychology Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
20. Joseph, J.M., Kurschner, A.M., Clifford, L.M., Silverman, A. H., Davies, W.H, & Rudolph, C.D. (April, 2007). Effectiveness of an intensive inpatient behavioral feeding program for children with primary behavioral feeding problems. Poster presentation to the Wisconsin Psychological Association, Middleton, WI.
21. Silverman, A. H., Begotka, A,, Kirby, M, Clifford, L.M, Berlin, K. S., Davies, W. H. & Rudolph, C. (2007, April). Telehealth Delivery of Multidisciplinary Services for the Treatment of Feeding Disorders of Childhood. Poster presentation to the 2007 Regional Child Health Psychology Conference. Cincinnati, OH.
22. Kaugars, A., Kinservik, M, Silverman, A. H., Sood, M. R. (2007, Oct.). Developing an Instrument to Measure Disease-Specific Quality of Life in Children with Constipation. Poster presentation to the 2007 North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah.
23. Berlin, K. S., Lobato, D. J. Holman, K. S., Silverman, A. H., & Davies, W. H.(2007, Nov.). Relationship between childhood internalizing symptoms and feeding problems. Poster presentation to the 2007 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
24. Berlin, K. S., Davies, W. D., Silverman, A. H., Fischer, E. A., & Rudolph, C. D. (2008,April). Predictors of pediatric feeding problems in community and clinic-referred samples: Comparisons of competing theoretical models. Paper presentation to the 2008 National Conference in Child Health Psychology, Miami, FL.
25. Butt, A. J., Clifford, L. M., Silverman A. H. &Colin Rudolph (2008, April). Parenting Stress, Defensive Responding, and Parent Aversion to Mealtimes: Considerations of a Failure to Thrive Population. Poster presentation to the 2008 National Conference in Child Health Psychology, Miami, FL.
26. Kaugars, A. S., Heinze, S., Kinservik, M., Reinemann, L., Schneider, B., Silverman, A.H. & Sood, M. (2008, April). Academic, Social and Family Functioning in Children with Constipation and Encopresis: How is Quality of Life Affected? Poster presentation to the 2008 National Conference in Child Health Psychology, Miami, FL.
27. Nebel, J., Greenley, R. N., Miller, L, & Silverman, A. H. (2008, April). Health-related Quality of Life in Children with Overweight: A Clinic-Based and Community Comparison. Poster presentation to the 2008 National Conference in Child Health Psychology, Miami, FL.
28. Silverman A. H., Kirby, M., Begotka, A., Clifford L. M., & Rudolph C. (2008, April). Telehealth Delivery of a Behavioral Feeding Intervention in Pediatrics. Poster presentation to the 2008 National Conference on Child Health Psychology, Miami, FL.
29. Schmitt, M., Clifford, L. M., Butt, A. J., Silverman, A. H., & Rudolph, C. D. (April, 2008). Feeding disorders of early childhood: the impact of sensory disorder on child behaviors and parent-child interactions during mealtime. Poster presentation to the Wisconsin Psychological Association Conference, Madison, WI.
30. Berlin, K. S., Davies, W. H., Silverman, A. H., Sato, A. F., Woods, D. W., & Rudolph, C. D. (2008, November). Reliability, validity, sensitivity, and specificity of the Mealtime Behavior Questionnaire. Poster presentation to the 2008 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL.
31. Sood, M. R., Kern, M., Rudolph C. D., Silverman, A. H., Tarbell, S., & Shaker, R. (2008, November). Study of cerebral representation of the rectal distension stimulus in children using functional magnetic resonance imaging. Poster presentation to the 2008 North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
32. Clifford, L. M., Silverman, A. H., Hauser Kunz, J. & Noel, R. Correlates of specific childhood feeding problems. Poster presentation to the 2009 Midwest Conference on Pediatric Psychology, Kansas City, MO.
33. Hauser Kunz, J., Silverman, A. H. & Clifford, L. M. (2009, April). Parental control behaviors in families of children with feeding disorders and feeding disorder. Poster presentation to the 2009 Midwest Conference on Pediatric Psychology, Kansas City, MO.
34. Silverman, A. H., Baughn C, Schmitt, M., Clifford, L. M., Hauser Kunz, J.& Davies, W. H. (2009, April). Prevalence of sensory disorders within a population of children with feeding problems and predictors of feeding disorder severity. Poster presentation to the 2009 Midwest Conference on Pediatric Psychology, Kansas City, MO.
35. Hauser Kunz, J., Clifford, L. & Silverman, A. H. (2009, Sept.). General Behavioral Presentation of Children with Severe and Persistent Feeding Problems. Poster presentation to the 19th Annual Medical College of Wisconsin Research Day, Milwaukee, WI.
36. Silverman, A. H., Kirby, M., Noel, R., Clifford, L. & Rudolph, C. D. (2009, Sept). Psychosocial and Nutritional Outcomes of G-tube Dependent Children Completing an Intensive Inpatient Behavioral Treatment Program. Poster presentation to the 19th Annual Medical College of Wisconsin Research Day, Milwaukee, WI.
37. Majewski, A., Davies, W. H. & Silverman, A. H. (2011, April). The Overall Affect of Childhood Feeding Problems on Caregivers' Quality of Life. Poster presentation to the 2011 National Conference in Pediatric Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
 
Database, Video, or Other Research/Clinical Contributions
1. Nutritional Disorders Telehealth Network – Teaching manual, screening tools & treatment guide.
2. Feeding Disorders Telehealth Treatment Protocol – Teaching and clinical manual
3. Children’s Hospital and Health System & The Medical College of Wisconsin Pediatric Psychology & Pediatric Neuropsychology Practica - Student Handbook
4. Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics & Division of Gastroenterology Fellowship in Pediatric Psychology - Fellowship Handbook