The Pediatric Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellowships in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology began in 1992 and were originally named in honor of Dr. Lovick C. Miller, who retired as the Chief Psychologist after 36 years of an exemplary career at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Offerings vary by year, and the offerings for the 2026-2027 academic year are as follows: 

• Consultation-Liaison
• Eating Disorders

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Psychology: Consultation-Liaison

Clinical Responsibilities: The fellow’s primary clinical responsibility is to provide inpatient C/L services within a tertiary care children’s hospital and academic medical center. The consult team includes psychologists and a psychiatrist who collaborate closely to address the psychosocial needs of medically hospitalized children and adolescents via evaluation, evidence-based intervention, and thorough recommendations. Psychology consults focus on health and behavior concerns in the context of medical hospitalization, including coping with new diagnoses or prognoses (e.g., autoimmune conditions, serious injury), addressing adherence to medical regimens (e.g., pill swallowing), coping with chronic or acute pain, managing disruptive behaviors that interfere with medical care, addressing medically unexplained symptoms (e.g., functional neurological symptom disorder), navigating disorders of the brain-gut interaction, supporting patients with anxiety or depression related to hospitalization, and evaluating acute stress symptoms while providing anticipatory guidance following trauma (e.g., abuse, medical trauma, or injury).

The C/L psychiatrist typically manages psychiatric presentations such as medication management, intentional ingestion, suicidal ideation, or psychosis; however, because the team works collaboratively, the psychology fellow may occasionally assist in providing multidisciplinary support for these referrals. Psychology and psychiatry often overlap, providing coordinated and comprehensive care for patients. 

The C/L team strongly emphasizes collaboration with medical teams and meets regularly to address patients’ psychosocial needs. C/L maintains a respected role within the hospital and actively contributes to system-level program development to improve patient care. The fellow works closely with psychology attendings and teaches and trains medical residents, nurses, and support staff on topics including verbal de-escalation and trauma-informed care.

Additional specialized experiences may be available based on the fellow’s interests and program needs.

Research: The fellow will have approximately 20% time to engage in research and quality improvement (QI) projects relevant to pediatric consultation-liaison psychology. Fellows are encouraged to collaborate on QI initiatives and ongoing program evaluation within the hospital and to develop independent projects aligned with their professional interests. Opportunities are available to present findings at regional and national conferences and to contribute to manuscripts or other scholarly products under the mentorship of attending psychologists.

C/L Team: The psychology fellow will work directly with Courtney Giannini, PhD, and Megan Millmann, PsyD, who co-direct the C/L service. John Gallehr, MD, serves as the team’s child psychiatrist. The service regularly incorporates various trainees, including psychology interns, psychiatry fellows, and medical residents. 

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Psychology: Eating Disorders 

Pediatric Eating Disorders Service – This one-year, primarily clinically focused fellowship aims to equip psychology post-doctoral fellows with the skills necessary to effectively treat youth with eating disorders in multidisciplinary settings. The fellow’s clinical responsibilities involve provision of services to children and families impacted by eating disorders within a tertiary care children’s hospital and academic medical center at an inpatient and outpatient level. Inpatient care is provided at Norton Children’s Hospital, working in conjunction with the attending medical service, registered dieticians, and other subspecialty clinicians to medically stabilize youth with eating disorders. Outpatient care is also provided, working closely with a psychologist, registered dietician, and case manager. The fellow will carry a caseload of outpatient youth presenting with eating disorders and comorbid conditions, providing individual and family therapy as needed. The fellow will also have the unique opportunity to assist with program development as the eating disorder program at Norton Children’s Medical Group expands. Attending psychologist is Dr. Sabrina Kordes. 

General Information for Both Fellowships 

The postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric psychology is a 1-year training program that begins after the doctorate degree is earned. There is direct involvement in clinical programs at Norton Children's Hospital.

Supervision/Didactics - The fellow will participate in weekly clinical supervision, selected didactic seminars, case conferences, journal clubs, medical team meetings, patient care conferences, and service rounds, among other opportunities.

Requirements - Successful candidates will have a doctoral degree and internship from APA-accredited training programs with evidence of pediatric psychology and/or child and adolescent specialization.

Information about Our Site – The fellowship is housed within the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Other trainees in our division include child clinical and pediatric psychology doctoral interns through our APA-accredited internship, and child psychiatry fellows. We are affiliated with Norton Children’s Hospital; to learn more about Norton Children’s facilities and services, please visit www.nortonchildrens.com. To learn more about living in Louisville, please visit www.gotolouisville.com.

University of Louisville Pediatric Fellowships

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• Facilities where our fellows see patients, perform research, and learn
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