Dr. David Sandberg
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics
Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., Concordia University
Office: Children's Hospital of Buffalo
Phone: (716) 878-7645
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Summary of Research Interests:

My research program, and the clinical services I provide as a pediatric psychologist are closely interwoven. Studies of the psychosocial/educational aspects of short stature (clinic- and population-based) and its clinical management form one research area. A second focus concerns the contribution of early sex hormone exposure to the development of gender identity, and sex-dimorphic behavioral and cognitive development. Populations studied include genetic males born with androgen-related genital anomalies, and children prenatally exposed to environmental contaminants with endocrine-disrupting properties through maternal consumption of contaminated sport fish.

My primary academic appointment is in the Department of Psychiatry of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB with a cross-appointment in Pediatrics, and adjunct appointment in the Department of Psychology. My clinical and research activities are based in the Pediatric Psychiatry & Psychology program of the Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at The Children's Hospital of Buffalo. Research staff in my research program have typically been psychology majors who are looking for research experience in anticipation of continuing graduate studies.

Representative Publications:

• Sandberg, D.E.,. Vena, J.E., Weiner, J., Beehler, G.P., Swanson, M., and Meyer-Bahlburg, H.F.L. (submitted). Hormonally active agents in the environment and children's behavior: Assessing influences on
  gender-dimorphic outcomes.
• Sandberg, D.E., Meyer-Bahlburg, H.F.L., Hensle, T.W., Levitt, S.B., Kogan, S.J., and Reda, E.F.. (2001). Psychosocial adaptation of middle childhood boys with hypospadias after genital surgery. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 26(8), 465-475.
• Sandberg, D.E.. (2001). The quality-of-life benefits of growth hormone-increased final height: what do we know? The Endocrinologist, 11(4, Supplement 1), 8S-14S.
• Sandberg DE. (2000). Should short children who are not deficient in growth hormone be treated? Western Journal of Medicine. 172(3),186-189.
• Hunt, L., Hazen, R.A., and Sandberg, D.E. (2000). Perceived versus measured height: Which is the stronger predictor of psychosocial functioning? Hormone Research, 53, 129-138.
• Sandberg, D.E., MacGillivray, M.H., Mazur, T., Hazen, R. A., Alliger, D.E., and Buchlis, J. (2000). Promoting adherence to growth hormone therapy among children and adolescents with growth failure. In: Adherence to Treatment in Childhood Chronic Illness: Interventions and Methods, Drotar, D. (Ed.), New Jersey, Lawrence Erlbaum, 429-451.
• Sandberg, D.E., and Michael, P. (1998). Psychosocial stresses related to short stature: Does their presence imply psychiatric dysfunction? In: Assessing Pediatric Health-Related Quality of Life and Functional Status: Implications for Research, Practice, and Policy, Drotar, D. (Ed.), New Jersey, Lawrence Erlbaum, 287-312.