Faculty Directory
Katherine Wentzell
Assistant Professor
Katherine Wentzell
Ph.D., CPNP, 香蕉秀-ADM
Contact
Maloney Hall 357
Telephone: 617-552-8811
Email: katherine.wentzell@bc.edu
Education
- B.A., Colby College
- M.S.N., Boston College
- Ph.D., Boston College
Research Interests
Adolescents and听young adults,听type 1 diabetes,听diabetes distress, social determinants of health, financial toxicity
Expertise
- Adolescent and Young Adult Health
- Child Health
- Diabetes
- Chronic Illness
Selected Publications
- Vitale, R.*,听Wentzell, K.*, Laffel, L. (2022). 鈥淔ear that one day I may not be able to afford insulin.鈥� The emotional burden of diabetes costs during emerging adulthood.听Diabetes Technology &听Therapeutics. 24听(12), 915-919. doi: 10.1089/dia.2022.0170.
- Wentzell, K., Vitale, R. & Laffel, L. (2022). Diabetes distress in emerging adulthood: Content validity Of the Problem Areas in Diabetes鈥擡merging Adult version (PAID-EA) using qualitative methods.听The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care Journal,听48(5), 336-348. doi: 10.1177/26350106221110817.
- Wentzell, K. Volkening, L. & Laffel, L. (2022). Concordance and discordance between youth and their parents鈥� reports of diabetes distress: The importance of youth perceptions. Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications. 36(7). doi:10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2022.108207.
- Wentzell, K., Strout, D., Laffel, L., & Vessey, J. A. (2022). Assessing diabetes distress in emerging adults: Development and validation of the Problem Areas in Diabetes鈥擡merging Adult version.听Canadian Journal of Diabetes,听46(5), 503-509. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2022.02.004.
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