Faculty

Rachel K Conlon, PhD

Rachel K Conlon, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email

Education & Training

PhD
Clinical Psychology, Washington University, St. Louis
Clinical Psychology, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Clinical Psychology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Research Interests

Obesity and eating disorders; Children, pregnant women and families; Intervention development and delivery
Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Conlon RPK, Wang B, Germeroth LJ, Cheng Y, Buysse DJ, Levine MD. Demographic, pregnancy-related, and health-related factors in association with changes in sleep among pregnant women with overweight or obesity. Int J Behav Med. 2020 May 6. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32378048.
  2. Levine MD, Emery RL, Kolko Conlon RP, Marcus MD, Germeroth LJ, Salk RH, Cheng Y. Depressive symptoms assessed near the end of pregnancy predict differential response to postpartum smoking relapse prevention intervention. Ann Behav Med. 2020 Jan 24;54(2):119-124. PMID: 31219152.
  3. Nicol GE, Kolko R, Lenze EJ, Yingling MD, Miller JP, Ricchio AR, Schweiger JA, Findling RL, Wilfley D, Newcomer JW. Adiposity, Hepatic triglyceride, and carotid intima media thickness during behavioral weight loss treatment in antipsychotic-treated youth: A randomized pilot study. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2019 Aug;29(6):439-447. PMID: 30994376
  4. Conlon RPK, Hurst KT, Hayes JF, Balantekin KN, Stein RI, Saelens BE, Brown ML, Sheinbein DH, Welch RR, Perri MG, Schechtman KB, Epstein LH, Wilfley DE. Child and parent reports of children's depressive symptoms in relation to children's weight loss response in family-based obesity treatment. Pediatr Obes. 2019 Jul;14(7):e12511. PMID: 30664829

Clinical Interests

Obesity and weight management; Eating disorders

Education Interests

Obesity and weight management; Eating disorders; Behavioral medicine

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Promotes Rachel Kolko Conlon, PhD, to Assistant Professor

Rachel Kolko-Conlon, PhD

We are pleased to announce that Rachel Kolko Conlon, PhD, has been promoted to Assistant Professor of Psychiatry by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Conlon earned a PhD in clinical psychology from Washington University in St. Louis after completing her clinical internship at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital. Upon receiving her doctorate, Dr. Conlon remained in Pittsburgh for postdoctoral...

M-PIRE: The Psychiatry Maternal Perinatal Infant Research Collaborative

Drs. Rachel Kolko Conlon and Heather Joseph

Two years ago, Rachel Kolko Conlon, PhD (Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry), and Heather Joseph, DO (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics), were looking for opportunities to merge their mutual research interests in perinatal and infant mental health. They formed the Psychiatry Maternal Perinatal Infant Research Collaborative, which brings together faculty and trainees with both research and...

The Center for Sleep and Circadian Science Hosts Outstanding Three-Day Training and Research Innovation Event

An Outstanding Program of Sleep Research Training and Innovation

Over the course of three days in early November, the Center for Sleep and Circadian Science hosted the Fall 2021 SWIM (Sleep and Circadian Workshop on Indispensable Methods) Workshop and the Center’s 6th Annual Sleep and Circadian Science Research Day. SWIM is an intensive training program on state-of-the-art sleep and circadian science research methodologies. Twenty-nine trainees from across the US participated in...

New Research in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Shows Risk Factors for Excessive Gestational Weight Gain in Early Pregnancy

Levine & Colleagues J Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2020

Excessive gestational weight gain is associated with deleterious health consequences for both mothers and children. However, women who experience excessive gestational weight gain early in their pregnancies are at unique risk for serious health conditions including gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, hyperglycemia, gestational diabetes, and fetal macrosomia. In a recent Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology...