Tina Drossos

Tina Drossos is a Professor at the University of Chicago, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience-Child Psychiatry. Her work focuses on psychosocial factors in pediatric chronic illnesses, particularly diabetes and median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS).

• Clinical Interests: Coping with chronic illness in youth, medical non-adherence, child/adolescent mood disorders
• Research Themes: Psychosocial stressors affecting medical adherence, quality of life in chronic pediatric conditions
• Education: PhD in Psychology (2004), Illinois Institute of Technology; Post-Doctoral Fellowship (2005), Children’s Memorial Hospital; Psychology Internship (2004), Children’s Hospitals and Clinics, Minneapolis

Her publications (2013–2024) span Pediatrics, Psychology, and Endocrinology, with key topics including diabetes distress, eHealth interventions, racial health disparities, and psychiatric comorbidities in MALS. Collaborations with researchers like Christopher Skelly and Grace Mak highlight interdisciplinary work in pediatric surgery, behavioral health, and economic burden analysis of rare diseases.

Key Networks: Co-authors include experts in diabetes (Ellis, Coccaro), MALS (Skelly, Mak), and pediatric psychiatry. Her work intersects with concepts like chronic abdominal pain, mental disorders, and caregiver dynamics.