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| Primary Activity Coordinators: |
Clinical Services Early Intervention Pediatric Services Training Director |
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| Discipline Coordinators: |
Pediatrics Pediatrics: Developmental/Neonatology Psychology: Developmental |
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| Specialty Resource Contacts: | Early Intervention
Childhood behavioral disorder Parenting stress related to high-risk pregnancy and delivery |
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| Project/Program/Clinic Contacts: | Director NICU Follow-Up Program | ||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline(s): |
Psychology |
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| AUCD Council Membership: |
No Council Membership |
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| Research: | Executive functioning in young children
Parent stress and adjustment related to children with special needs. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Education: | PsyD, Child and Adolescent Focus, Chicago School of Professional Psychology | ||||||||||||||||||
| Service: | Board Member of National Perinatal Association, Oregon Association for Education of Young Children, Academy of Neonatal Nursing, Postpartum Support International.
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Vita/Bio
Dr. Saxton is a Professor in Pediatrics with the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). Dr. Saxton conducts emotional, behavioral, cognitive, and academic evaluations for children and adolescents. She is also the consulting psychologist to the Cochlear Implant Program. She has also worked in a variety of community, university, school, and hospital-based clinics providing services to children and families. Dr. Saxton's research interests include developmental and educational outcomes for children born prematurely, outcomes for children receiving cochlear implants, children's adjustment to traumatic loss, and the provision of hospital based parental support.