Kathleen Tebb, PhD

Kathleen Tebb, Ph.D., is a developmental and health research psychologist whose research focuses on developing, evaluating, implementing, and disseminating evidence-based interventions to promote health equity among diverse and underserved adolescents, young adults, and their families. Her specific areas of study involve understanding and promoting factors that contribute to positive youth development, health behaviors, and resilience among adolescents and young adults, with an emphasis on sexual and reproductive health. Dr. Tebb’s work has targeted multiple levels, including individuals, health care providers, parents, schools, communities, and public policy. She has also developed interactive, individually tailored mobile-health, computer-based interventions to promote adolescent and young adult health. She has a long-standing commitment to community-based participatory, patient-centered research. As principal and co-investigator, over the past two decades, she has conducted large, randomized control trials that have engaged stakeholders in the development and evaluation of health interventions.
Education
PhD, - Developmental Psychology, University of California, Davis
Websites

  1. Naugle K, Stephans J, Lazar A, Kearns JM, Coulthurst S, Tebb KP, Chan DK. Teletherapy to address language disparities in deaf and hard-of-hearing children: study protocol for an inclusive multicentre clinical trial. BMJ open 2024. PMID: 39122403


  2. Tebb K. Leveraging Serious Video Games to Transform HIV Prevention and Care for Adolescents and Young Adults: The Case for PlayTest! The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2024. PMID: 38237976


  3. Salem M, Pollack L, Zepeda A, Tebb KP. Utilization of online systems to promote youth participation in research: A methodological study. World journal of methodology 2023. PMID: 37771869


  4. Giovanelli A, Rowe J, Taylor M, Berna M, Tebb KP, Penilla C, Pugatch M, Lester J, Ozer EM. Supporting Adolescent Engagement with Artificial Intelligence-Driven Digital Health Behavior Change Interventions. Journal of medical Internet research 2023. PMID: 37223987


  5. Gribben V, Chang AY, Ling P, Rasmussen J, Tebb K, Fuentes-Afflick E, Marbin J. Impact of a Multidisciplinary Curriculum Training Students and Residents in Tobacco Cessation Strategies for Adult Caregivers of Children. MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources 2023. PMID: 37228253


  6. Jaradeh K, Liao EN, Chehab LZ, Tebb KP, Florentine MM, Bellfort-Salinas S, Chan DK. Understanding Barriers to Timely Diagnosis and Intervention Among Immigrant Children With Hearing Loss. Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2023. PMID: 36924195


  7. Hoopes AJ, Maslowsky J, Baca MA, Goldberg J, Harrison ME, Hwang LY, Romano M, Tebb K, Tyson N, Grubb LK. Elevating the Needs of Minor Adolescents in a Landscape of Reduced Abortion Access in the United States. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2022. PMID: 36096900


  8. Gribben V, Kosack A, Garell C, Shaikh U, Huang M, Chang AY, Rasmussen J, Tebb K, Marbin J. Impacts of a Multicenter Medical Education Curriculum for Training Pediatric Residents on Tobacco Cessation for Adult Caregivers of Pediatric Patients. Clinical pediatrics 2022. PMID: 35891607


  9. Baca M, Harrison ME, Grubb L, Hoopes A, Hwang L, Maslowsky J, Romano M, Tebb K, Tyson N. SAHM/NASPAG Statement on leaked draft SCOTUS opinion regarding Mississippi v. Jackson Women's Health. 2022. PMID: 35618232


  10. Schwarz EB, Chatterton B, Fix M, Tebb K, Rodriguez F, Tancredi DJ, Muriki M, Satterfield J. Remotely Educating Young Women About Alcohol: A Randomized Trial of the PartyWise Intervention. 2022. PMID: 35230177


  11. Tebb KP, Brindis CD. Understanding the Psychological Impacts of Teenage Pregnancy through a Socio-ecological Framework and Life Course Approach. 2022. PMID: 34991169


  12. Mott M, Mott B, Rowe J, Ozer E, Giovanelli A, Berna M, Pugatch M, Tebb K, Penilla C, Lester J. "What's Important to You, Max?": The Influence of Goals on Engagement in an Interactive Narrative for Adolescent Health Behavior Change. Interactive storytelling : 14th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2021, Tallinn, Estonia, December 7-10, 2021, Proceedings. Joint International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling (14th : 202... 2021. PMID: 36354310


  13. Tebb KP, Dehlendorf C, Rodriguez F, Fix M, Tancredi DJ, Reed R, Brindis CD, Schwarz EB. Promoting Teen-to-Teen Contraceptive Communication with the SpeakOut Intervention, a Cluster Randomized Trial. Contraception 2021. PMID: 34520728


  14. Tebb KP, Rodriguez F, Pollack LM, Adams S, Rico R, Renteria R, Trieu SL, Hwang L, Brindis CD, Ozer E, Puffer M. Improving contraceptive use among Latina adolescents: A cluster-randomized controlled trial evaluating an mHealth application, Health-E You/Salud iTu. Contraception 2021. PMID: 33744300


  15. Barney A, Rodriguez F, Schwarz EB, Reed R, Tancredi D, Brindis CD, Dehlendorf C, Tebb KP. Adapting to Changes in Teen Pregnancy Prevention Research: Social Media as an Expedited Recruitment Strategy. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2021. PMID: 33632643


  16. Williams BS, Smith SS, Marbin JN, Huang MZ, Garell CL, Kosack AS, Shaikh U, Tebb KP, Fiore MC. Addressing Environmental Smoke Exposure During Pediatric Hospitalization: Attitudes and Practices of Pediatric Nurses Versus Respiratory Therapists. Respiratory care 2020. PMID: 32962999


  17. Garnett C, Pollack L, Rodriguez F, Renteria R, Puffer M, Tebb KP. The Association Between Nonbarrier Contraceptive Use and Condom Use Among Sexually Active Latina Adolescents. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2020. PMID: 32933838


  18. Ozer EM, Rowe J, Tebb KP, Berna M, Penilla C, Giovanelli A, Jasik C, Lester JC. Fostering Engagement in Health Behavior Change: Iterative Development of an Interactive Narrative Environment to Enhance Adolescent Preventive Health Services. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2020. PMID: 32718513


  19. Vayngortin T, Bachrach L, Patel S, Tebb K. Adolescents' Acceptance of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception After an Educational Intervention in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial. The western journal of emergency medicine 2020. PMID: 32421513


  20. Tebb KP, Leng Trieu S, Rico R, Renteria R, Rodriguez F, Puffer M. A Mobile Health Contraception Decision Support Intervention for Latina Adolescents: Implementation Evaluation for Use in School-Based Health Centers. JMIR mHealth and uHealth 2019. PMID: 30869649


  21. Tebb KP, Pica G, Twietmeyer L, Diaz A, Brindis CD. Innovative Approaches to Address Social Determinants of Health Among Adolescents and Young Adults. Health equity 2018. PMID: 30450488


  22. Tebb K. Expanded Health Care Coverage for Young Adults on Parental Plans Leads to Confidentiality Concerns and Forgone Care. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2018. PMID: 30348274


  23. Tebb KP, Rodriguez F, Pollack LM, Trieu SL, Hwang L, Puffer M, Adams S, Ozer EM, Brindis CD. Assessing the effectiveness of a patient-centred computer-based clinic intervention, Health-E You/Salud iTu, to reduce health disparities in unintended pregnancies among Hispanic adolescents: study protocol for a cluster randomised control trial. BMJ open 2018. PMID: 29326184


  24. Mesheriakova VV, Tebb KP. Effect of an iPad-Based Intervention to Improve Sexual Health Knowledge and Intentions for Contraceptive Use Among Adolescent Females at School-Based Health Centers. Clinical pediatrics 2017. PMID: 28950721


  25. Tebb KP, Erenrich RK, Jasik CB, Berna MS, Lester JC, Ozer EM. Use of theory in computer-based interventions to reduce alcohol use among adolescents and young adults: a systematic review. BMC public health 2016. PMID: 27317330


  26. Tebb KP, Sedlander E, Bausch S, Brindis CD. Opportunities and Challenges for Adolescent Health Under the Affordable Care Act. Maternal and child health journal 2015. PMID: 25724539


  27. Sedlander E, Brindis CD, Bausch SH, Tebb KP. Options for assuring access to confidential care for adolescents and young adults in an explanation of benefits environment. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2015. PMID: 25530602


  28. Tebb KP, Pollack LM, Millstein S, Otero-Sabogal R, Wibbelsman CJ. Mothers' attitudes toward adolescent confidential services: development and validation of scales for use in English- and Spanish-speaking populations. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2014. PMID: 24845865


  29. Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine , Burke PJ, Coles MS, Di Meglio G, Gibson EJ, Handschin SM, Lau M, Marcell AV, Tebb KP, Urbach K. Sexual and reproductive health care: a position paper of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2014. PMID: 24656535


  30. Ackerman SL, Tebb K, Stein JC, Frazee BW, Hendey GW, Schmidt LA, Gonzales R. Benefit or burden? A sociotechnical analysis of diagnostic computer kiosks in four California hospital emergency departments. Social science & medicine (1982) 2012. PMID: 23063214


  31. Hartman LB, Shafer MA, Pollack LM, Wibbelsman C, Chang F, Tebb KP. Parental acceptability of contraceptive methods offered to their teen during a confidential health care visit. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2012. PMID: 23332493


  32. Schwarz EB, Burch EJ, Parisi SM, Tebb KP, Grossman D, Mehrotra A, Gonzales R. Computer-assisted provision of hormonal contraception in acute care settings. Contraception 2012. PMID: 22921686


  33. Tebb K. The intersection of progress and missed opportunities: provider group variations in chlamydia screening practices within California's Family Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment Program. Journal of women's health (2002) 2012. PMID: 22860769


  34. Tebb K, Hernandez LK, Shafer MA, Chang F, Eyre SL, Otero-Sabogal R. Understanding the attitudes of Latino parents toward confidential health services for teens. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2012. PMID: 22626483


  35. Tebb K, Wibbelsman C, Ko T, Neuhaus JM, Shafer MA. Translating and sustaining a chlamydial screening intervention 4 years later. Archives of internal medicine 2011. PMID: 22025436


  36. Stein JC, Navab B, Frazee B, Tebb K, Hendey G, Maselli J, Gonzales R. A randomized trial of computer kiosk-expedited management of cystitis in the emergency department. Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2011. PMID: 21996070


  37. Tebb K. Forging partnerships with parents while delivering adolescent confidential health services: a clinical paradox. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2011. PMID: 21939861


  38. Tebb KP, Wibbelsman C, Neuhaus JM, Shafer MA. Screening for asymptomatic Chlamydia infections among sexually active adolescent girls during pediatric urgent care. Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine 2009. PMID: 19487613


  39. Reznik Y, Tebb K. Where do teens go to get the 411 on sexual health? A teen intern in clinical research with teens. The Permanente journal 2008. PMID: 21331209


  40. Miller CA, Tebb KP, Williams JK, Neuhaus JM, Shafer MA. Chlamydial screening in urgent care visits: adolescent-reported acceptability associated with adolescent perception of clinician communication. Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine 2007. PMID: 17679660


  41. Lehrer JA, Pantell R, Tebb K, Shafer MA. Forgone health care among U.S. adolescents: associations between risk characteristics and confidentiality concern. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2006. PMID: 17321421


  42. Hwang LY, Tebb KP, Shafer MA, Pantell RH. Examination of the treatment and follow-up care for adolescents who test positive for Chlamydia trachomatis infection. Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine 2005. PMID: 16330741


  43. Tebb KP, Pantell RH, Wibbelsman CJ, Neuhaus JM, Tipton AC, Pecson SC, Pai-Dhungat M, Ko TH, Shafer MA. Screening sexually active adolescents for Chlamydia trachomatis: what about the boys? American journal of public health 2005. PMID: 16186459


  44. Tebb KP, Paukku MH, Pai-Dhungat MR, Gyamfi AA, Shafer MA. Home STI testing: the adolescent female's opinion. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2004. PMID: 15581525


  45. Tebb KP, Shafer MA, Wibbelsman CJ, Pecson S, Tipton AC, Neuhaus JM, Ko TH, Pantell RH. To screen or not to screen: prevalence of C. trachomatis among sexually active asymptomatic male adolescents attending health maintenance pediatric visits. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2004. PMID: 14967338


  46. Shafer MA, Tebb KP, Pantell RH, Wibbelsman CJ, Neuhaus JM, Tipton AC, Kunin SB, Ko TH, Schweppe DM, Bergman DA. Effect of a clinical practice improvement intervention on Chlamydial screening among adolescent girls. JAMA 2002. PMID: 12472326


  47. Serlin M, Shafer MA, Tebb K, Gyamfi AA, Moncada J, Schachter J, Wibbelsman C. What sexually transmitted disease screening method does the adolescent prefer? Adolescents' attitudes toward first-void urine, self-collected vaginal swab, and pelvic examination. Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine 2002. PMID: 12038892


  48. Bliss MC, Wilkie J, Acredolo C, Berman S, Tebb KP. The effect of discharge pack formula and breast pumps on breastfeeding duration and choice of infant feeding method. Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) 1997. PMID: 9271974