Stephen J. Molitor, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Locations

Pediatric Psychology and Developmental Medicine

Education

PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2019,
PhD, University of Iowa, 2013

Biography

Dr. Molitor is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin and a pediatric psychologist at Children's Wisconsin. He completed his doctoral training at Virginia Commonwealth University, and a postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric psychology at the University of Minnesota. His clinical experiences have given him the honor of working with children, adolescents, and young adults with a variety of chronic illnesses. Currently, his work is focused on patients with renal diseases and patients caring for transplanted organs. He also provides inpatient consultation-liaison services.

Research Experience

Academic Success
Adolescent
Child
Chronic Disease
Cognition
Executive Function
Longitudinal Studies
Mental Health
Schools

Clinical Expertise

Adolescent
Child
Young Adult

Research Interests

Dr. Molitor’s research interests are focused on the neurocognitive functioning of children and adolescents with chronic illnesses, and particularly how cognitive abilities may affect patient treatment adherence and school success.

Appetitive and psychological phenotypes of pediatric patients with obesity.

(Fox CK, Molitor SJ, Vock DM, Peterson CB, Crow SJ, Gross AC.) Pediatr Obes. 2024 Apr;19(4):e13101 PMID: 38290813 01/31/2024
Common mental health conditions and considerations in pediatric chronic kidney disease.

(Mai K, Dawson AE, Gu L, LaMotte JE, Molitor S, Zimmerman CT.) Pediatr Nephrol. 2024 Mar 08 PMID: 38456918 03/08/2024
Associations between symptoms of ADHD/ODD and health outcomes in youth with cystic fibrosis.

(Molitor SJ, Fidler AL, Sinisterra M, Everhart RS, Delgado S, Fedele DA.) Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024 Mar;59(3):809-812 PMID: 38088197 12/13/2023
The Impact of Pediatric CKD on Educational and Employment Outcomes.

(Harshman LA, Ward RC, Matheson MB, Dawson A, Kogon AJ, Lande MB, Molitor SJ, Johnson RJ, Wilson C, Warady BA, Furth SL, Hooper SR.) Kidney360. 2023 Oct 01;4(10):1389-1396 PMID: 37418621 PMCID: PMC10615373 07/07/2023
Predictive Value of Developmental Assessment in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Follow-Up Clinic.

(Kalstabakken AW, Molitor SJ, Gross AC, Georgieff MK, Boys CJ.) J Pediatr Psychol. 2021 Aug 11;46(7):814-823 PMID: 34142154 06/19/2021
Peer Victimization and Poor Academic Outcomes in Adolescents With ADHD: What Individual Factors Predict Risk?

(Zendarski N, Breaux R, Eadeh HM, Smith ZR, Molitor SJ, Mulraney M, Bourchtein E, Green CD, Sciberras E.) J Atten Disord. 2021 Aug;25(10):1455-1465 PMID: 32329395 04/25/2020
Validity of the Adult Eating Behavior Questionnaire for adolescents treated in a weight management clinic.

(Molitor SJ, Fox CK, Bensignor MO, Gross AC.) Int J Obes (Lond). 2021 May;45(5):1086-1094 PMID: 33603129 02/20/2021
Executive functioning in pediatric cystic fibrosis: A preliminary study and conceptual model.

(Borschuk AP, Molitor S, Everhart RS, Siracusa C, Filigno SS.) Pediatr Pulmonol. 2020 Apr;55(4):939-947 PMID: 31951324 01/18/2020
Intraindividual variability of sleep/wake patterns in adolescents with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

(Langberg JM, Breaux RP, Cusick CN, Green CD, Smith ZR, Molitor SJ, Becker SP.) J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2019 Nov;60(11):1219-1229 PMID: 31231801 PMCID: PMC6800768 06/25/2019
Identifying and Integrating Parent Priorities for Psychosocial Support Services in a Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Clinic.

(Everhart RS, Molitor SJ, Wentz D, Schmidt HJ, Schechter MS.) J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2019 Jun;26(2):235-241 PMID: 30368723 10/29/2018
Predictors and Trajectories of Response to the Homework, Organization, and Planning Skills (HOPS) Intervention for Adolescents With ADHD.

(Breaux RP, Langberg JM, Molitor SJ, Dvorsky MR, Bourchtein E, Smith ZR, Green CD.) Behav Ther. 2019 Jan;50(1):140-154 PMID: 30661554 01/22/2019
Ethical Considerations for Assessing Parent Mental Health during Child Assessment Services.

(Molitor SJ, Dvorsky MR.) Ethics Behav. 2019;29(2):87-100 PMID: 34168418 PMCID: PMC8220894 01/01/2019