Stephen J. Molitor, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Locations
- Pediatric Psychology and Developmental Medicine
Education
PhD, University of Iowa, 2013
Biography
Dr. Molitor is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin and a pediatric psychologist at Children's Wisconsin. He completed his doctoral training at Virginia Commonwealth University, and a postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric psychology at the University of Minnesota. His clinical experiences have given him the honor of working with children, adolescents, and young adults with a variety of chronic illnesses. Currently, his work is focused on patients with renal diseases and patients caring for transplanted organs. He also provides inpatient consultation-liaison services.
Research Experience
- Academic Success
- Adolescent
- Child
- Chronic Disease
- Cognition
- Executive Function
- Longitudinal Studies
- Mental Health
- Schools
Clinical Expertise
- Adolescent
- Child
- Young Adult
Research Interests
Dr. Molitor’s research interests are focused on the neurocognitive functioning of children and adolescents with chronic illnesses, and particularly how cognitive abilities may affect patient treatment adherence and school success.
Publications
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Common mental health conditions and considerations in pediatric chronic kidney disease.
(Mai K, Dawson AE, Gu L, LaMotte JE, Molitor S, Zimmerman CT.) Pediatr Nephrol. 2024 Oct;39(10):2887-2897 PMID: 38456918 03/08/2024
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(Molitor SJ, Aguilera V, Lerret S.) Pediatr Transplant. 2024 Aug;28(5):e14812 PMID: 38895788 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85196295062 06/19/2024
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Psychotropic Medication Usage in Pediatric CKD: Reporting from the CKD in Children Cohort.
(Ward RC, Kogon AJ, Matheson MB, Dawson A, Hooper SR, Molitor S, Wong C, Furth SL, Warady BA, Harshman LA.) Kidney360. 2024 Jul 01;5(7):967-973 PMID: 38739451 PMCID: PMC11296547 05/13/2024
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Appetitive and psychological phenotypes of pediatric patients with obesity.
(Fox CK, Molitor SJ, Vock DM, Peterson CB, Crow SJ, Gross AC.) Pediatr Obes. 2024 Apr;19(4):e13101 PMID: 38290813 01/31/2024
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Associations between symptoms of ADHD/ODD and health outcomes in youth with cystic fibrosis.
(Molitor SJ, Fidler AL, Sinisterra M, Everhart RS, Delgado S, Fedele DA.) Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024 Mar;59(3):809-812 PMID: 38088197 12/13/2023
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The Impact of Pediatric CKD on Educational and Employment Outcomes.
(Harshman LA, Ward RC, Matheson MB, Dawson A, Kogon AJ, Lande MB, Molitor SJ, Johnson RJ, Wilson C, Warady BA, Furth SL, Hooper SR.) Kidney360. 2023 Oct 01;4(10):1389-1396 PMID: 37418621 PMCID: PMC10615373 07/07/2023
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(Kalstabakken AW, Molitor SJ, Gross AC, Georgieff MK, Boys CJ.) J Pediatr Psychol. 2021 Aug 11;46(7):814-823 PMID: 34142154 06/19/2021
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(Zendarski N, Breaux R, Eadeh HM, Smith ZR, Molitor SJ, Mulraney M, Bourchtein E, Green CD, Sciberras E.) J Atten Disord. 2021 Aug;25(10):1455-1465 PMID: 32329395 04/25/2020
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(Molitor SJ, Fox CK, Bensignor MO, Gross AC.) Int J Obes (Lond). 2021 May;45(5):1086-1094 PMID: 33603129 02/20/2021
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Executive functioning in pediatric cystic fibrosis: A preliminary study and conceptual model.
(Borschuk AP, Molitor S, Everhart RS, Siracusa C, Filigno SS.) Pediatr Pulmonol. 2020 Apr;55(4):939-947 PMID: 31951324 01/18/2020
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(Langberg JM, Breaux RP, Cusick CN, Green CD, Smith ZR, Molitor SJ, Becker SP.) J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2019 Nov;60(11):1219-1229 PMID: 31231801 PMCID: PMC6800768 06/25/2019
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(Breaux RP, Langberg JM, Molitor SJ, Dvorsky MR, Bourchtein E, Smith ZR, Green CD.) Behav Ther. 2019 Jan;50(1):140-154 PMID: 30661554 01/22/2019