Kara B West, PhD (@kbwest11) 's Twitter Profile
Kara B West, PhD

@kbwest11

Heart Failure and Kidney Transplant Psychologist at CHOP 🫀

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So excited to attend #SPPAC2022 for the first time and present a poster I worked on with my wonderful mentors in CHOP Transplant 😊 @lefkowitz_debra dr. jill

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Incredibly excited to announce I have accepted a postdoc position at Children's Hospital in Solid Organ Transplant! Here’s to two more wonderful years of training with @lefkowitz_debra and dr. jill . Very grateful for this opportunity! ✨✨

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Excited that this article is finally published! Such important work that highlights the benefits of social support for Latina mothers from a new immigrant destination.

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Happy #SPPAC week! The fun starts today as I present research mentored by dr. jill and @lefkowitz_debra to both Transplant and Nephrology SIG groups during their pre conference meetings! And then finally reunited with Kelly Rea, PhD in Phoenix on Wednesday 🤗 Society of Pediatric Psychology

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Really enjoyed my first Nephrology SIG meeting! Missed the group photo but looking forward to seeing many of these smiling faces in Phoenix!

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Day 1 of #SPPAC2022: reunited with Kara B West, PhD, a sunset walk through Desert Botanical Garden 🌵🌄 and a nighttime ice cream run🍦! #SPPAC attendees, definitely recommend the Chihuly Studio exhibit at the garden if you can get over there! Excited for day 2! #thisispedpsych

Day 1 of #SPPAC2022: reunited with <a href="/kbwest11/">Kara B West, PhD</a>, a sunset walk through <a href="/dbgphx/">Desert Botanical Garden</a> 🌵🌄 and a nighttime ice cream run🍦! #SPPAC attendees, definitely recommend the <a href="/ChihulyStudio/">Chihuly Studio</a> exhibit at the garden if you can get over there! Excited for day 2! #thisispedpsych
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My first SPPAC conference has me feeling so fulfilled and inspired! Made many new friends this week and reunited with my grad school bestie Kelly Rea, PhD! Cannot wait to continue to grow in this incredible field. #SPPAC2022 Society of Pediatric Psychology

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Just signed up! Can’t wait to attend and learn more about supporting patients and their families throughout their transplant journey! 🫀🫁

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Tomorrow is my first day of postdoc and I’m really excited 😁😁 Can’t wait to be a part of the transplant psychology team and continue to learn from my amazing supervisors @lefkowitz_debra and dr. jill!

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Congrats to SOT SIG members dr. jill and Elizabeth Steinberg Christofferson, PhD on their Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT) award to examine caregiver stress and pediatric liver transplant! 👏👏👏#pediatrics #thisispedspsych #pediatricsolidorgantransplant #pediatricpsychology

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Proud to be a part of this team of pediatric psychologists who synthesized a critical area of research and outlined key directions for future research and clinical improvements!

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Such a fulfilling weekend celebrating my PhD with friends and family who provided never ending support and love throughout my graduate school journey!

Such a fulfilling weekend celebrating my PhD with friends and family who provided never ending support and love throughout my graduate school journey!
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Beyond proud Kara B West, PhD's project Youth and Family Functioning and Resilience Across the First Six Months Post-Solid Organ Transplant won the Society of Pediatric Psychology Mary Jo Kupst Trainee Grant for Research in Resilience! 👏Excited to see what you will find with dr. jill and @lefkowitz_debra!

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Officially a licensed psychologist and I’m so happy and proud to have this milestone accomplished before my twin girls come in the next 5 weeks 🥳🥰

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Excited to share that after 14 years of training, I have accepted my dream job as a pediatric psychologist at CHOP with both the Heart Failure and Kidney Transplant teams! Thank you to everyone who supported me along this journey! Children's Hospital

Excited to share that after 14 years of training, I have accepted my dream job as a pediatric psychologist at CHOP with both the Heart Failure and Kidney Transplant teams! Thank you to everyone who supported me along this journey! <a href="/ChildrensPhila/">Children's Hospital</a>