Krista Ekberg
Specialization
Pediatric Psychology
Molecular Genetics
Research Interests
Genetic underpinnings of co-morbid physical and mental health conditions, parent-child discrepancies
Education
MS Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
BA Northern Illinois University
Selected Articles
Ekberg, K. M., Michelini, G., Schneider, K. L., Docherty, A. R., Shabalin, A. A., Perlman, G., ... & Waszczuk, M. A. (2024). Associations between polygenic risk scores for cardiometabolic phenotypes and adolescent depression and body dissatisfaction. Pediatric Research, 1-8.
Ekberg, K. M., Torres, C., & Jason, L. A. (2021). Parent-child discrepancies in health-related quality of life of children and adolescents with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. Quality of Life Research, 30(12), 3443-3448.
Selected Presentations
Ekberg, K. M., Michelini, G., Schneider K. L., Docherty, A. R., Shabalin, A. A., Kotov, R., Klein, D. N., Waszczuk, M. A. (2023, June). Weighing the genetic risk: Associations between polygenic risk scores for cardiometabolic phenotypes and adolescent depression and body dissatisfaction. Oral talk presented at the annual meeting of the Behavior Genetics Association, Murcia, Spain.
Ekberg, K. M., Michelini, G., Schneider K. L., Docherty, A. R., Shabalin, A. A., Kotov, R., Klein, D. N., Waszczuk, M. A. (2024, October). Additive contributions polygenic vulnerabilities and interpersonal stressors to adolescent BMI. Poster presentation accepted to the Society for Research in Psychopathology, Montreal, Canada.
Selected Awards and Honors
Foundation Impact Scholarship, $15,000, Northern Illinois University (2018), Dekalb, IL.