Kimberly A. Driscoll, PhD

Kimberly A. Driscoll, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and experienced researcher in adherence and type 1 diabetes whose clinical care and research focuses on improving the psychological well-being of people with type 1 diabetes and their parents and improving adherence to medical treatment regimens, with a focus on using technology to optimize adherence and health outcomes. Her specific interests include improving insulin pump adherence, reducing fear of hypoglycemia and parent-child conflict...See more

Kimberly A. Driscoll, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and experienced researcher in adherence and type 1 diabetes whose clinical care and research focuses on improving the psychological well-being of people with type 1 diabetes and their parents and improving adherence to medical treatment regimens, with a focus on using technology to optimize adherence and health outcomes. Her specific interests include improving insulin pump adherence, reducing fear of hypoglycemia and parent-child conflict, and integrating psychological interventions into type 1 diabetes medical appointments. She has received extramural grant funding from the National Institutes of Health (e.g., K23, R03, DP3, R01) and the American Diabetes Association. She also serves as a collaborator on grants with colleagues from leading type 1 diabetes centers. Dr. Driscoll has more than 60 peer-reviewed publications. She is currently an Associate Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of Florida and the Director of Behavioral Science Research at the University of Florida Diabetes Institute. She also holds an academic appointment at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes. See less