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Keith E. Williams, Ph.D.

Office Location

Penn State Hershey Pediatric Gastroenterology (Briarcrest)
905 W. Governor Road
Hershey, PA 17033

Tel: (800) 243-1455 / (717) 531-7117 Fax: (717) 531-0720

http://www.pennstatehershey.org/childrens

Specialties

Behavioral Psychology Pediatric Neurophyscology

Practice Locations

Penn State Hershey Medical Group Briarcrest, Pediatric Specialties - 905 W. Governor Road, Suite 350, Hershey

Biographical Information

Dr. Williams is the Director of the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Feeding Program. He is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Penn State College of Medicine. Prior to coming to Hershey, Dr. Williams was a faculty member in the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Pediatric Feeding Disorders Program. He specializes in the behavioral treatment of feeding disorders. Dr. Williams also treats a wide array of behavior problems found among children with developmental disabilities. He is licensed as a psychologist in Maryland and Pennsylvania and is also a board Certified Behavior Analyst.

Professional Education

Ph.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine (1996)

Publications

Penica, S., Williams, K.
The use of a psychological intervention to increase compliance during Factor administration in a child with hemophilia

Haemophilia, 14, 939-944, 2008.

Williams, K., Paul, C., & Pizzo, B.
Practice does make perfect: a longitudinal view of repeated exposure

Appetite, 51, 739-742, 2008.

Penica, S., Williams, K.
The use of a psychological intervention to increase compliance during Factor administration in a child with hemophilia

Haemophilia, 14, 939-944, 2008.

Williams, K., Paul, C., & Pizzo, B.
Practice does make perfect: a longitudinal view of repeated exposure

Appetite, 51, 739-742, 2008.

Eckman, N., Williams, K.E., Riegel, K., Paul, C.
Teaching chewing: A structured approach

American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 62, 514-521, 2008.

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Hendy, H. M., Williams, K.E., Camise, T.S., Alderman, S., Ivy, J., Reed, J.
Overweight and average-weight children equally responsive to “Kids Choice Program” to increase fruit and vegetable consumption

Appetite, 49, 683-686, 2007.

Williams, K., Hendy, H., Knecht, S.
Parent feeding practices and child variables associated with childhood feeding problems

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 20, 231-242, 2007.

Paul, C., Williams, K., Riegel, K., Gibbons, B.
Clinical application of repeated taste exposure

Appetite, 49, 708-711, 2007.

Gibbons, B., Williams, K., Riegel, K.
Reducing tube feeds and tongue thrust: Combining an oral motor and behavior approach to feeding

American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 61, 394-401, 2007.

Seiverling, L., Ward-Horner, J., Williams, K., Sturmey, P.
Food refusal and selectivity

In J. Matson & P. Sturmey, International Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders. London: Springer, in press.

Williams, K.
Increasing children’s food choices: strategies based upon research and practice

In D. Kilcast & F. Angus (Eds.) Developing children’s food products. Cambridge, England: Woodhead Publishing, in press.

Williams, K., Field, D., Seiverling, L.
Food refusal in children: A review of the literature.

Research in Developmental Disabilities, in press.

Hendy, H., Williams, K., Riegel, K., Paul, C.
Parent Mealtime Actions that Mediate Associations between Children's Fussy Eating and their Weight and Diet Status

Appetite, in press.

Williams, K. E. & Seiverling, L.
Eating problems in children with autism spectrum disorders

Topics in Clinical Nutrition, 25, 27-37, 2010.

Hendy, H. M., Williams, K. E., Camise, T. S., Rahn, D., Costigan, C., Gaskins, S., Moyer, C.
Kids Choice Program improves two weight management behaviors in school children

In Columbus, F. (Ed.), Vegetables and Health. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publications, in press.

Hendy, H. M., Williams, K. E. , Camise, T. S., Eckman, N., Hedemann, A.
The Parent Mealtime Action Scale (PMAS): Development and association with children’s diet and weight

Appetite, 52, 328-339, 2009.

Pizzo, B., Williams, K. E., Paul, C. Riegel, K.
Jump Start Exit Criterion: Exploring a new model of service delivery for the treatment of childhood feeding problems

Behavioral Interventions, 24, 1-8, 2009.

Williams, K., Riegel, K., Kerwin, M.L.
Feeding Disorder of Infancy and Early Childhood: How often is it seen in feeding programs?

Children’s Health Care, 38, 123-136, 2009.

Food refusal: A brief discussion of what, why, and how
Williams, K.

Canadian Dietetic Association Newsletter, Winter, 2008.

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