Samantha Miadich

Expertise

Pediatric health psychology; childhood chronic conditions; asthma; sleep; pain; behavior genetics; ecological momentary assessment

Research Interests

Pediatric health psychology; childhood chronic conditions; asthma; sleep; pain; behavior genetics; ecological momentary assessment.

Through use of novel methodologies, advanced statistical modeling, and objective assessment, Miadich's program of research focuses on pediatric health psychology, specifically examining prevalent chronic conditions (for example: asthma, sleep problems) from risk and resilience frameworks to delineate targets of intervention to improve child and adolescent outcomes.

Education

• Postdoc: Developmental Psychology and Behavior Genetics, Arizona State University - Tempe, Arizona
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.): Health Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University - Richmond, Virginia
• Master of Arts (M.A.): Clinical Psychology, Ball State University - Muncie, Indiana
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.): Psychology, University of Dayton - Dayton, Ohio

Selected Publications

• Miadich, S., Murillo, A. S., Ostner, S. G., Bui, C., Doane, L. D., Davis, M. C. & Lemery-Chalfant, K. (2024). The moderating role of early-life parental adverse and positive factors on the genetic and environmental contributions to objectively assessed sleep duration in middle childhood. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 246, doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2024.105994. 
• Miadich, S., Swanson, J., Doane, L. D., Davis, M. C., Iida, M., & Lemery-Chalfant, K. (2022). Effortful control and health among triads of mothers and twin children: An actor-partner interdependence modeling approach. Journal of Family Psychology, 36, 102-113. doi: 10.1037/fam0000891. 
• Miadich, S., Breitenstein, R. S., Davis, M. C., Doane, L. D., & Lemery-Chalfant, K. (2021). Pediatric recurring pain in the community: the role of children’s sleep and internalizing symptoms. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 44, 551-562. doi: 10.1007/s10865-021-00209-x. 
• Miadich, S., Shrewsbury, A., Doane, L. D., Davis, M. C., Clifford, S., & Lemery-Chalfant, K. (2020). Children’s sleep, impulsivity, and anger: Shared genetic etiology and implications for developmental psychopathology. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 61, 1070-1079. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13328. 
• Miadich, S., Everhart, R.S., Greenlee, J., Winter, M.A. (2020). The impact of cumulative stress on asthma outcomes among urban adolescents. Journal of adolescence, 80 254-263. 
• Heron, K.E., Miadich, S., Everhart, R.S., Smyth, J.M. (2019). Ecological momentary assessment and related intensive longitudinal designs in family and couples research. American Psychological Association 
• Lemery-Chalfant, K., Oro, V., Rea-Sandin, G., Miadich, S., Lecarie, E., Clifford, S., Doane, L.D., Davis, M.C. (2019). Arizona Twin Project: Specificity in Risk and Resilience for Developmental Psychopathology and Health. Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies, 22(6) 681-685. 
• Miadich, S., Doane, L.D., Davis, M.C., Lemery-Chalfant, K. (2019). Early parental positive personality and stress: Longitudinal associations with children's sleep. British journal of health psychology, 24(3) 629-650. 
• Sutter, M.E., Everhart, R.S., Miadich, S., Rudy, A.K., Nasim, A., Cobb, C.O. (2018). Patterns and Profiles of Adolescent Tobacco Users: Results From the Virginia Youth Survey. Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 20(suppl_1) S39-S47. 
• Miadich, S., Everhart, R.S., Heron, K.E., Cobb, C.O. (2018). Medication use, sleep, and caregiver smoking status among urban children with asthma. The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma, 55(6) 588-595. 
• Everhart, R.S., Borschuk, A.P., Miadich, S., Barsell, J., Heron, K.E. (2018). Caregiver Daily Experiences Associated with Child Asthma Symptoms. American journal of health behavior, 42(2) 50-60. 
• Everhart, R.S., Heron, K.E., Leibach, G.G., Miadich, S. (2017). Developing a Mobile Health Intervention for Low-Income, Urban Caregivers of Children with Asthma: A Pilot Study. Pediatric allergy, immunology, and pulmonology, 30(4) 252-256. 
• Everhart, R.S., Miadich, S., Leibach, G.G., Borschuk, A.P., Koinis-Mitchell, D. (2016). Acculturation and quality of life in urban, African American caregivers of children with asthma. The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma, 53(9) 983-8. 
• Miadich, S., Everhart, R.S., Borschuk, A.P., Winter, M.A., Fiese, B.H. (2015). Quality of Life in Children With Asthma: A Developmental Perspective. Journal of pediatric psychology, 40(7) 672-9. 
• Everhart, R.S., Fedele, D.A., Miadich, S., Koinis-Mitchell, D. (2015). Caregiver quality of life in pediatric asthma: associations with beliefs and concerns about medications and emergency department use. Clinical pediatrics, 54(3) 249-56. 

Selected Contracts, Fellowships, Grants and Sponsored Research

• Effects of Cumulative Risk on Asthma Outcomes in Urban Children and Adolescents (2015), Fellowship - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Grants:

• 2023 – 2025 Principal Investigator, Pediatric Lung Function and Asthma in the Broader Health Context NIH Loan Repayment Program (LRP) Grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• 2023 – 2024 Principal Investigator, Health Advancement and Wellbeing in Kids (HAWK) Study. Society of Pediatric Psychology, Targeted Research Grant Program.