Biography
- Behavioral Health Director, Potocsnak Family Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
- Attending Pediatric Psychologist, Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
- Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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Diane Chen, PhD, is a pediatric psychologist for the Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and Behavioral Health Director for the Potocsnak Family Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. She is also Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Chen is a founding psychologist of Lurie Children’s Gender & Sex Development Program where she has worked clinically with transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse young people and youth and young adults with differences of sex development/intersex variations since 2013. Her research focuses broadly on psychosocial functioning, reproductive health and fertility preservation, and medical decision-making among transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse youth and youth with differences of sex development/intersex variations.
Education and Background
- mHealth Scholar, National Institutes of Health mHealth Training Institute 2021
- Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago 2013
- Predoctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology, Children’s Memorial Hospital 2012
- PhD in Clinical Psychology, Temple University 2012
- MA in Clinical Psychology, Temple University 2008
- BA, University of Michigan 2004
Featured Grants
Adaptive Intervention Strategies Trial for Strengthening Adherence to Antiretroviral HIV Treatment
National Institute of Nursing Research
09/26/2016 → 06/30/2022
A Longitudinal Study of Gender Nonconformity in Prepubescent Children
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
03/21/2019 → 02/29/2024
The Impact of Early Medical Treatment in Transgender Youth
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
07/01/2021 → 06/30/2026
The Impact of Pubertal Suppression on Adolescent Neural and Mental Health Trajectories
National Institute of Mental Health
07/01/2021 → 04/30/2026
