Sarah Jaser, PhD
Sarah Jaser, PhD
Specialty
Endocrinology, Pediatric
M.S.
Vanderbilt University , Nashville, TN, 2003
Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2006
Clinical Interests
Pediatric Diabetes
Research Information
Dr. Jaser studies risk and protective factors in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. She has demonstrated the effects of adolescent coping, maternal adjustment, and parenting on adolescents' glycemic control and quality of life. She is currently developing and testing interventions to improve outcomes in youth with diabetes and their families. These include a program to help mothers cope effectively with the stress of parenting adolescents with type 1 diabetes, a positive psychology intervention to improve adolescents adherence, and sleep-promoting programs for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. In addition, she is interested in neurocognitive complications in pediatric type 1 diabetes.