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Magaret Zeller

Professor-Affiliate

Pediatrics | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (Pediatric Psychology)
  • Internship: Duke University (Pediatric Psychology )
  • Doctoral Degree: University of Cincinnati
  • Master's Degree: University of Cincinnati (Clinical Psychology- Child )
  • Bachelor's degree: Kenyon College
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Peer Reviewed Publications

Herzer, M., Zeller, M.H., Rausch, J.R., & Modi, A.C. 2011. Perceived social support among treatment-seeking children with obesity: Examining what type is needed and from whom Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, ,

Ratcliff, MB, Jenkins, TM, Reiter-Purtill, J, Noll, JG, & Zeller, M.H. 2011. Risk-taking Behaviors of Adolescents with Extreme Obesity: Normative or Not? Pediatrics, ,

Zeller, M.H., Guilfoyle, S.M., Reiter-Purtill, J., Ratcliff, M.B., Inge, T.H., Long, J.L. 2011. Adolescent bariatric surgery: Caregiver and family functioning across the first post-operative year. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, ,

. Ingerski, L.M., Modi, A.C., Hood, K.K., Pai, A.L., Zeller, M.H., Piazza-Waggoner, C., Driscoll, K.A., Rothenberg, M.E., Franciosi, J., & Hommel, K. 2010. Health-Related Quality of Life across Pediatric Chronic Conditions Journal of Pediatrics, ,

Guilfoyle, S.M., Zeller, M.H., & Modi, A.C. 2010. The contribution of parenting stress on pediatric health-related quality of life in obesity J Dev Behav Pediatr. , ,

Herzer, M., Godiwala, N., Hommel, K.A., Driscoll, K., Mitchell, M., Crosby, L., Piazza-Waggoner, C., Zeller, M.H. & Modi, A.C. 2010. Family functioning in the context of pediatric chronic conditions. J Dev Behav Pediatr, ,

Modi, A.C. & Zeller, M.H. 2010. The IWQOL-Kids©: Establishing minimal clinically important difference scores and test-retest reliability International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. , ,

Ratcliff, M.B., Reiter-Purtill, J., & Zeller, M.H. 2010. Changes in Depressive Symptoms among Adolescent Bariatric Candidates from the Pre-Operative Psychological Evaluation to Immediately Preceding Surgery Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD), ,

Ratcliff, M.B., Reiter-Purtill, J., Bishop, C., & Zeller, M.H. 2010. Racial differences in obese youths’ perception of healthcare and weight loss Clinical Pediatrics, ,

Reiter-Purtill, J., Ridel, S., Jordan, R. & Zeller, M.H. 2010. The benefits of reciprocated friendships for treatment seeking obese youth J Pediatr Psychol. , ,

Zeller, M.H., Ingerski, L.M., Wilson, L., Modi, A.C. 2010. Factors contributing to weight-misperception in obese children presenting for intervention. Clin Pediatr, ,

. Inge, T.H., Jenkins, T., Zeller, M.H., Dolan, L., Daniels, S.R., Garcia, V.F., Brandt, M.L., Bean, J., Gamm, K., Xanthoskos, S.A. 2009. Baseline BMI is a strong predictor of nadir BMI after adolescent gastric bypass. Journal of Pediatrics, ,

Modi, A.C., Guilfoyle, S.M. & Zeller, M.H. 2009. Impaired health-related quality of life in caregivers of youth seeking obesity treatment. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, ,

Vannatta, K., Gartstein, M.A., Zeller, M.H., & Noll, R.B. 2009. Peer acceptance during childhood and adolescence: How important are appearance, athleticism, and academic competence? International Journal of Behavioral Development, ,

Woo, J.G., Zeller, M.H., Wilson, M.S., & Inge, T.H. 2009. Obesity Identified by Discharge ICD-9 Codes Underestimates the True Prevalence of Obesity in Hospitalized Children Journal of Pediatrics, ,

Zeller, M.H. & Modi, A.C 2009. Development and initial validation of an obesity-specific quality of life measure for children: Sizing Me Up Obesity, ,

Zeller, M.H., Modi, A.C., Noll, J.G., Long, J.D., & Inge, T.H. 2009. Psychosocial functioning improves following adolescent bariatric surgery Obesity, ,

Jenkins, T.M, Xanthokos, S.A., Zeller, M.H., Barnett, S. J. & Inge, T.H. 03-08-2011. Distance to clinic and follow-up visit compliance in an adolescent gastric bypass cohort Surgery for Obesity and Related Disorders, ,

Zeller, M.H., Inge, T.H., Reiter-Purtill. J., Ratcliff, M., & Noll. J. 03-05-2011. Two-year Trends in Psychosocial Functioning Following Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Surgery for Obesity and Related Disorders, ,