Nuria Morales Coskran, MA

Name: Nuria Morales Coskran 

Preferred Pronouns: she/her/hers

Undergraduate Degree:  Macalester College and graduated with a B.S. in psychology and a minor in political science.

Name of Dissertation/Doctoral Project: Effects of Modifiable Health Behaviors on the Sleep-Pain Relationship in Adolescents

Date of Defense: June 2023

Clinical Interests: pediatric pain, consultation/liaison psychology

Research Interests: pediatric pain, sleep-pain relationship

List of Clinical Placements (past to current): 

LLUCH Pediatric Neurology Clinic

BMC Inpatient Adolescent Psychiatric Unit

LLUCH Consultation & Liaison Service

SAC Pediatrics

Internship:

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center O'Grady Residency in Psychology  

Publications:

Morales, N., & Van Dyk, T. R. (2024). Effects of Modifiable Activity-Related Health Behaviors on the Sleep-Pain Relationship in Adolescents. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings.

White, M., Triplett, O. M., Morales, N., & Van Dyk, T. R. (2024). Body dissatisfaction as a moderator of the relationship between sleep and emotional eating among adolescents. Child Psychiatry & Human Development.

Posters:

Morales, N., Mazzone, E., Esquibel, K., Moeller, M., Van Dyk, T.R. (2024, April 25-27). Sleep Hygiene as a Target for Intervention to Reduce Co-morbid Pain Among Adolescents With a Sleep Disturbance. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Mazzone, E., Morales, N., Boustani, M.M., Van Dyk, T.R. (2024, April 25-27). Sleep Difficulties and School Start Times Predict Emotion Dysregulation in Adolescents Presenting to a School-Based Wellness Center. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Moeller, M., Esquibel, K., Morales, N., Van Dyk, T.R. (2024, April 25-27). Recent Life Events and Caregiver Mental Health Impact on Children’s Sleep Habits Aged 2-5 Years Old. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Esquibel, K., Moeller, M., Morales, N., Dobalian, D., Van Dyk, T.R. (2024, April 24-28). Association of Recent Life Events and Caregiver Mental Health with Sleep Disturbance in Preschool-Aged Children. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, California. 

Morales, N., Mazzone, E., Van Dyk, T. R. (2023, March 30-April 1). Understanding the Cognitive and Affective Profiles of Adolescents With a Sleep Disturbance and Co-morbid Pain. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

Mazzone, E., Feghali, P. T., Morales, N., Van Dyk, T. R. (2023, March 30-April 1). Age-Specific Sleep Moderators of the Relationship Between Emotion Dysregulation and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

Triplett, O. M., Mazzone, E., Morales, N., Van Dyk, T. R. (2023, April 27-30). The Effect of Sleep Health and Screen Time on Adolescents’ Physical Activity. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Convention, Riverside, California.

Morales, N., Kaur, N., Rawal. B. M., White, M., & Van Dyk, T. R. (2022, April 7-9). The Effect of Physical Activity on the Relationship Between Sleep and Pain in Adolescents. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Phoenix, Arizona.

Kaur, N., Morales, N., White, M., & Van Dyk, T. R. (2022, April 7-9). Emotion Regulation as a Moderator of Insomnia Severity and Emotional Eating in Adolescents. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Phoenix, Arizona.

Awards: 

Student Poster Award from the Society of Pediatric Psychology Sleep Special Interest Group 2024 (for the sleep hygiene poster)

Student Poster Awards from the SPP Sleep SIG 2022 and SPP Pain SIG 2022 (for the physical activity moderating sleep-pain relationship poster).