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Normal life looks a lot different these days, especially in healthcare. But there is one thing that hasn’t changed at Children’s Colorado: Your child’s health and safety are our highest priority. Kids need great pediatric care as much now as ever, and it’s for that reason that we’re reactivating services we temporarily suspended due to the pandemic. We are here to deliver safe, thoughtful, high-quality care for kids who need it. Learn what to expect – and all the ways we’re keeping patients safe.
For ongoing updates, a list of open locations and how to get care virtually or in person, please see our coronavirus resources for parents and resources for healthcare professionals. For questions about visiting our locations, such as face covering requirements, inpatient visitation and outpatient appointments, please see our visitation policies.
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Anschutz Medical Campus
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In life-threatening emergencies, find the emergency room location nearest you. For non-life-threatening medical needs when your pediatrician is unavailable, visit one of our urgent care locations.
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Jessica Hawks, PhD
- Clinical Director of Outpatient Services
- Child and Adolescent Psychologist
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Get to know Jessica Hawks, PhD
Departments and Programs
Conditions Treated
- Parenting
- Stress
- Phobias
- Panic Disorder
- Depression
- ADHD: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Anxiety
- Pain
- Headaches
Languages spoken
- English
Experience and background
My clinical interests include the assessment and treatment of common childhood difficulties (e.g. toileting/feeding/sleeping difficulties, tantrums, noncompliance, etc.), more severe behavior problems, and parenting. I am also interested in addressing the psychological aspects of illness, including treatment adherence, chronic pain, and headache management. Additionally, I work with patients presenting with a wide variety of emotional, behavioral, and academic difficulties, including anxiety and mood related concerns.
Undergraduate 2005
Utah State University (UT)
Graduate 2008
Utah State University
Graduate 2011
Utah State University
Internship 2013
University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program
Graduate 2013
Utah State University
Fellowship 2014
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Program, Pediatric Psychology
For Patients:
My research interests are primarily focused on evaluating how to better assess and treat the underlying factors that influence pediatric behavioral health difficulties.
My research interests are primarily focused on evaluating how to better assess and treat the underlying factors that influence pediatric behavioral health difficulties.
For Referring Providers:
Central to my research interests are variables related to the development, display, and modification of disruptive behavior problems exhibited by children. I am particularly interested in studying proximal and distal associated risk factors and in establishing prevention strategies for such problems in childhood. My research lab at Children's Hospital Colorado has focused primarily on empirically evaluating the utility of a transdiagnostic approach to the assessment and treatment of pediatric behavioral health difficulties.
Central to my research interests are variables related to the development, display, and modification of disruptive behavior problems exhibited by children. I am particularly interested in studying proximal and distal associated risk factors and in establishing prevention strategies for such problems in childhood. My research lab at Children's Hospital Colorado has focused primarily on empirically evaluating the utility of a transdiagnostic approach to the assessment and treatment of pediatric behavioral health difficulties.
Trainee of the Year 2011
Center for Persons with Disabilities, Utah State University
Professionalism Award 2013
Children's Hospital Colorado
Caregiver Celebrations Award 2014
Cleveland Clinic
Dr. Jeffrey Dolgan Award for Exemplary Supervision and Mentorship 2016
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