Jessica Tomasula, PhD

Dr. Tomasula is a licensed pediatric psychologist at WakeMed Children’s. She provides clinical care to patients and families in WakeMed Physician Practices’ Pediatric Weight Management & Adolescent Bariatric Surgery programs. Dr. Tomasula received her undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology from Bucknell University. She earned her doctorate in health psychology with a specialization in pediatric school psychology from East Carolina University. Dr. Tomasula completed her predoctoral internship in specialized educational settings within North Carolina (NC)’s public school systems. Her postdoctoral fellowship was completed in the pediatric integrated primary care setting at a Federally Qualified Health Center in NC. Her professional interests include family-based behavioral interventions for health and wellness, parent training, sleep hygiene, adolescent suicide prevention, and pediatric integrated care. Dr. Tomasula is a member of The Obesity Society, American Psychological Association, the National Register of Health Service Psychologists, and the North Carolina Psychological Association.

In her time away from work, Dr. Tomasula enjoys spending time outside with her husband and two children, traveling to visit friends and extended family, and laughing with others as often as possible.