Joni McKeeman, Ph.D.

Email: joni_mckeeman@med.unc.edu

Office Phone: (919) 966-7811


Education:

B.A., Psychology, University of Virginia

M.S., Clinical Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University

Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University

Psychology Intern, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Clinical Research Fellow in Pediatric Psychology, Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Summary Statement:

Dr. McKeeman is a child clinical psychologist in the Pediatric Psychology Program.  Clinical responsibilities include psychological consultation to pediatric patients hospitalized in the UNC Children’s Hospital for issues ranging from adjustment to acute/chronic illness to psychosomatic disorders. Additional responsibilities include performing diagnostic/psychological evaluations of children and adolescents on the Inpatient Psychiatry Service and outpatient assessment and treatment of infants, children and adolescents. Teaching responsibilities include clinical training of psychology graduate students and psychology interns.

Representative Publications:

1. Erickson, M. T. & McKeeman, J.: Disorders affecting physical functioning. In Behavior Disorders of Children and Adolescents, Erickson, M.T. (ed.), 3rd edition, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice Hall, 1997.
2. McKeeman, J. L., Erickson, M. T.: Self and informant ratings of SCID-II personality disorder items for nonreferred college women: Effects of item and participant characteristics. Journal of clinical psychology 53: 1-11, 1997