Faculty Directory
Katherine Wentzell
Assistant Professor
Katherine Wentzell
Ph.D., CPNP, BC-ADM
Contact
Maloney Hall 357
Telephone: 617-552-8811
Education
- B.A., Colby College
- M.S.N., Boston College
- Ph.D., Boston College
Research Interests
Adolescents and young adults, type 1 diabetes, diabetes distress, social determinants of health, financial toxicity
Expertise
- Adolescent and Young Adult Health
- Child Health
- Diabetes
- Chronic Illness
Selected Publications
- Vitale, R.*, Wentzell, K.*, Laffel, L. (2022). “Fear that one day I may not be able to afford insulin.” The emotional burden of diabetes costs during emerging adulthood. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics. 24 (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—Emerging Adult version (PAID-EA) using qualitative methods. The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care Journal, 48(5), 336-348. doi: 10.1177/26350106221110817.
- Wentzell, K. Volkening, L. & Laffel, L. (2022). Concordance and discordance between youth and their parents’ 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—Emerging Adult version. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 46(5), 503-509. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2022.02.004.