Alston, Kristen J., Ph.D.

Primary Practice Location:
University Hospital
2500 N. State St.
Jackson, MS 39216

Appointments: (888) 815-2005

Areas of Practice: Family Medicine, Health Psychology

Education

Ph.D:	East Carolina University
Internship Program:	Henry Ford Hospital
Fellowship Program:	University of Mississippi Medical Center

Current Positions

Assistant Professor , School of Medicine	08/2016 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Education

Henry Ford Health Sciences Center, Detroit, MI, Internship, Clinical Psychology/Specialization Health Psychology	2015
East Carolina University, PhD, Clinical Psychology w/ Specialization in Health Psychology	2015
East Carolina University, MA, Clinical Psychology	2011
Howard University/Washington, DC, BS, Psychology/Sociology	2009

Specialty Certification Licensure

Licensure, Psychology, Mississippi Board of Psychology

08/2016 - Present

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Adjunct Professor, Millsaps College	01/2017 - 05/2017
Fellow, Clinical Health Psychology, UMMC, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine	08/2015 - 08/2016
Psychology Intern, Henry Ford Health Sciences Center, School of Graduate School in the Health Sciences	06/2014 - 06/2015
Graduate Clinician, East Carolina Heart Institute at the Brody School of Medicine, School of Graduate School in the Health Sciences	08/2013 - 05/2014
Graduate Clinician, East Carolina University	08/2012 - 05/2013
Graduate Clinician, East Carolina University Family Medicine Center at the Brody School of Medicine, School of Medicine	08/2012 - 05/2013
Graduate Clinician, Cherry Hospital, School of Graduate School in the Health Sciences	08/2011 - 05/2012
Graduate Clinician, East Carolina University Psychological Assessment & Services Clinic	08/2010 - 12/2011
Research Assistant, Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research, School of Graduate School in the Health Sciences	05/2010 - 08/2010
Research Assistant, East Carolina University	08/2009 - 05/2015
Research Assistant, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Graduate School in the Health Sciences	05/2008 - 07/2008

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Selected to attended APA's Practice Leadership Conference as a fully-funded Early Career Representative, American Psychological Association	2018
UNC Campus Scholarship, East Carolina University	2013
UNC Campus Scholarship Recipient, East Carolina University Clinical Psychology Faculty	2013
The Miller-Moore Graduate Scholarship in Psycholocy, East Carolina University	2013
Association Scholarship Recipient, Rocky Mount Engine Recreation Association	2010
Research Mentee, Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research	2010
Research Mentee, Univ North Carolina, National Institute of Health	2008
Trustee Tuition Scholarship Recipient, Howard University	2006
Research Mentee, Howard University Achievement Program	2006

Professional Membership and Service

Mississippi Psychological Association, Officer-President	2020 - Present
Mississippi Psychological Association, Officer, Vice President	2019 - Present
American Psychological Association - Division 38, Society for Health Psychology, Member	2018 - Present
American Psychological Association, Member	2018 - Present
Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers, Member	2017 - Present
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Member	2017 - Present
Mississppi Psychological Association, Chair of the Early Career Psychologist Committee	2017 - Present
Mississippi Psychological Association, Member	2015 - Present

Committee Service

Department of Family Medicine Program Evaluation Committee, Chair	2020 - Present
Department of Family Medicine Health Psychology Fellowship Selections Committee, Member	2015 - Present
Department of Family Medicine Controlled Substance Management Committee, Member	2015 - Present
Department of Family Medicine Residency Selections Committee, Member	2015 - Present
Department of Family Medicine Program Evaluation Committee, Member	2015 - Present
Department of Family Medicine Clinical Competency Committee, Member	2015 - Present

Publications

Journal Article
Valrie, C.R., Alston, K., Fuh, B., Redding-Lallinger, R., &Sisler, I. Sleep Moderating the Relationship between Pain and Health Care Use in Youth with Sickle Cell Disease Valrie, C.R., Alston, K., Fuh, B., Redding-Lallinger, R., &Sisler, I. (In Press, November 2019). Sleep Moderating the Relationship between Pain and Health Care Use in Youth with Sickle Cell Disease. Clinical Journal of Pain.	2019
Valrie, C. R., Kilpatrick, R. L., Alston, K., Trout, K., Redding-Lallinger, R., Sisler, I., & Fuh, B Investigating the sleep-pain relationship in youth with sickle cell disease utilizing ecological momentary assessment, Actigraphy, and Overnight Pulse Oximetry Valrie, C. R., Kilpatrick, R. L., Alston, K., Trout, K., Redding-Lallinger, R., Sisler, I., & Fuh, B. (April, 2019). Investigating the sleep-pain relationship in youth with sickle cell disease utilizing ecological momentary assessment, Actigraphy, and Overnight Pulse Oximetry. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 44(3), 323-332.	2019
Valrie, C. R., Trout, K., Bond, K. E., Ladd, R., Huber, N., Alston, K., Sufrinko, A., Everhart, E., & Fuh, B. Sleep problem risk in adolescents with sickle cell disease: Socio-demographic, physical, and disease-related correlates Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 40(2), 116-121.	2018
Alston, K.J., Valrie, C.R., Walcott, C.M., Warner, T.D., & Fuh, B. Experiences of pediatric patients with sickle cell disease in rural emergency departments. Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology. 2015; 37(3), 195-199	2015
Alston, K.J. Early Career Professionals Corner: Managing Change in Early Career Alston, K.J. (2018). Early Career Professionals Corner: Managing Change in Early Career. The Health Psychologist. Summer, 2018.	2018

Presentations

State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Suicide risk assessment and intervention in primary care., Missisissippi Academy of Family Physicians, Jackson, MS	03/2018
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Managing Legal and Ethical Pitfalls within Clinical Treatment and Clinical Populations., Mississippi Psychological Association, Biloxi, MS	09/2017
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Wellness and Networking., Mississippi Psychological Association, Biloxi, MS	09/2017
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Postdoctoral/Internship/Graduate School Panel: Matriculating Throughout the Training Years., Mississippi Psychological Association, Biloxi, MS	09/2017
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Microaggressions and Their Effects in a Variety of Settings, Mississippi Psychological Association, Biloxi, MS	09/2017
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Wellness and Impairment: Preventing Physician Burnout, Mississippi Association for Family Physicians, Jackson, MS	03/2017
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Calibrating the Ethical Compass: Ethical Quandaries in Integrated Primary Care, Mississippi Psychological Association, Bay St. Louis, MS	09/2016
Case Presentation, Borderline! Feels like I'm going to lose my mind! Managing patients with Borderline Personality Disorder in the Emergency Department., Behavioral Health Case Presentation Series, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI	06/2015
Behavioral Case Presentation, Alert and Oriented X3...and then what?...Cognitive Impairment and Heart Failure., Behavioral Health Case Presentation Series at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit Michigan	09/2014
Poster Presentation, The Influence of Insomnia Symptoms and Daytime Sleepiness on a Camp-Based Intervention for Obese Adolescents., National Conference on Pediatric Psychology, Philadelphia, PA	08/2014
Poster Presentation, Examining Adherence to Self-Care Behaviors Among Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease., National Conference on Pediatric Psychology, Philadelphia, PA	07/2014
Poster Presentation, Insomnia Symptoms in Youth with Sickle Cell Disease., National Conference on Pediatric Psychology, Philadelphia, PA	07/2014
Oral Presentation, A Community-University Partnership: Understanding, Preventing and Treating the Unique Mental Health and Illness-Related Problems of Minority Youth., 9th Annual Jean Mills Symposium, Greenville, N.C.	08/2013
Poster Presentation, Factors related to compliance to an e-diary in youth with sickle cell disease., National Conference on Pediatric Psychology, New Orleans, LA	08/2013
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Culturally Diverse Youth: Underserved and Overwhelmed with Mental Health and Illness-Related Problems., Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health, Arlington, VA	07/2013
Invited Symposia, Behavioral Medicine and Evidence Based Care II: Depression Treatment in Primary Care, Greenville, NC	06/2013
Invited Symposia, Adolescent Diabetes Management and Depression in Primary Care, Family Medicine Center, Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC	05/2013
Platform Presentations, Satisfaction with Emergency Department Care in a Pediatric Sickle Cell Cohort., Sickel Cell Disease Association of America, Washington, DC	08/2011
Poster Presentation, Satisfaction with Emergency Care in Pediatric Sickle Cell Patients., American Socienty of Pediatric Hematolotgy/Oncology, Baltimore, MD	06/2011
Oral Presentation, Cognitive reframing and Affective State in Younger Breast Cancer Survivors at Entry Into an Intervention Trial., Howard University 4th Annual Symposium on Undergraduate Research, Washington, DC	04/2009
Oral Presentation, Exposure to Violence Among African American Youths in Washington, D.C., National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Salsbury University, Salisbury MD	04/2008
Behavioral Health Case Presentation Series, Fact or Faked? When 2+2#4...Managing Factitious Disorder in the Emergency Department, Behavioral Health Case Presentation Series, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

Teaching Experience

Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Introduction to Medical Professions	Spring 2018
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Family Medicine Summer Orientation	Summer 2018
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Family Medicine CORE	Spring 2018
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Advanced Medical Practice	Spring 2018
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Advanced Medical Practice	Spring 2018
Medicine, Course, Grader, Introduction to Medical Professions	Spring 2018
Medicine, Course, Grader, Introduction to Medical Professions	Spring 2018
Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Introduction to Medical Professions	Spring 2018
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Family Medicine CORE	Fall 2017
Medicine, Course, Grader, Introduction to Medical Professions	Fall 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Introduction to Medical Professions	Spring 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Family Medicine Intern Orientation	Summer 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Family Medicine Intern Orientation	Summer 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Family Medicine Intern Orientation	Summer 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Family Medicine Orientation	Fall 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Family Medicine Orientation	Fall 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Family Medicine Orientation	Fall 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Introduction to Medical Professions	Fall 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Introduction to Medical Professions	Fall 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Introduction to Medical Professions	Fall 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Introduction to Medical Professions	Fall 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Introduction to Medical Professions	Fall 2017
Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Introduction to Medical Professions	Spring 2017
Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Introduction to Medical Professions	Spring 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Advanced Medical Practice	Spring 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Advanced Medical Practice	Spring 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Family Medicine Intern Orientation	Summer 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Family Medicine Intern Orientation	Summer 2017
Medicine, Standardized patient, Objective Structured Clinical Examination	Summer 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Family Medicine Orientation	Fall 2016
Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, M3 Family Medicine Clerkship	Fall 2016
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Family Medicine Orientation	Fall 2016

Fellows supervised

University of Mississippi Medical Center Department of Family Medicine Health Psychology Fellowship, Training Faculty, 1 fellows supervised	09/2017 - Present
UMMC Primary Care Psychology Fellowship, Training Faculty, 1 fellows supervised	09/2016 - 06/2017

Alston, Kristen J., Ph.D.

Education

Current Positions

Education

Specialty Certification Licensure

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Professional Membership and Service

Committee Service

Publications

Journal Article

Presentations

Teaching Experience

Fellows supervised

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