Melissa A Alderfer, PhD

Inconsistent, uncoordinated, and reactive: The current state of sibling psychosocial care; Pediatric Blood and Cancer; (2023).

Bringing Together a Transdisciplinary Team to Create and Advance a Shared Vision for Research and Support for Siblings of Youth With Cancer; Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing; (2023).

The Social Networks and Social Support of Siblings of Children with Cancer; Children; (2022).

Psychosocial care providers' perspectives: Barriers to implementing services for siblings of children with cancer; Pediatric Blood and Cancer; (2022).

Initial validation of a new psychosocial screener for siblings of youth with cancer: The Psychosocial Assessment Tool Sibling Modules; Psycho-Oncology; (2022).

Health-related and cancer risk concerns among siblings of childhood cancer survivors: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS); Journal of Cancer Survivorship; (2022).

Family-centered communication in pediatric sickle cell disease; Pediatric Blood and Cancer; (2022).

Ethical Challenges in Qualitative Methods to Improve Pediatric Clinical Care: Researcher Perspectives; Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology; (2022).

COVID-19 Exposure and Family Impact Scales for Adolescents and Young Adults; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2022).

Adaptation and pilot implementation of the Psychosocial Assessment Tool for Autism Spectrum Disorders (PAT-ASD); Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders; (2022).

Validation of the COVID-19 Exposure and Family Impact Scales; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2022).

COVID-19 Exposure and Family Impact Scales: Factor Structure and Initial Psychometrics; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2021).

Editorial: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Reporting Race and Ethnicity in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2021).

Creating a Pathway for Psychosocial Support in Siblings of Youth with a Chronic Illness: Findings from an International Summit; Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP; (2021).

Transdisciplinary Care for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes: Development of a Provider Cross-Discipline Training Curriculum; Diabetes Spectrum; (2021).

Topical Review: Crowdsourcing as a Novel Approach to Qualitative Research; Journal of pediatric psychology; (2021).

Survey Research With Families in the Context of Pediatric Chronic Health Conditions: Key Considerations and Future Directions; Journal of Family Nursing; (2021).

Social support and siblings of children with cancer: A scoping review; Psycho-Oncology; (2021).

Psychologists in pediatric palliative care: Clinical care models within the United States.; Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology; (2021).

Parental post-traumatic stress, overprotective parenting, and emotional and behavioural problems for children with critical congenital heart disease; Cardiology in the Young; (2021).

Online patient portal use by caregivers in pediatric oncology: Are we widening sociodemographic disparities?; Pediatric Blood and Cancer; (2021).

Method Matters: Comparing Cancer-Related Adjustment of Siblings to Norms and Well-matched Peers; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2021).

Change Across Time in Cancer-Related Traumatic Stress Symptoms of Siblings of Children with Cancer: A Preliminary Investigation; Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings; (2020).

Bereavement Accommodations in the Classroom: Experiences and Opinions of School Staff; Journal of School Health; (2020).

Pediatric resident knowledge, experience, comfort, and perceived competency in providing sibling psychosocial support; International journal of medical education; (2020).

Family Consequences of Potentially Traumatic Pediatric Medical Events: Implications for Trauma-Informed Care; Journal of Family Psychology; (2019).

Child and Parent Access to Transplant Information and Involvement in Treatment Decision Making; Western Journal of Nursing Research; (2019).

Integrating play in trauma-informed care: Multidisciplinary pediatric healthcare provider perspectives; Psychological Services; (2019).

Introduction to the special issue: Trauma-informed care for children and families; Psychological Services; (2019).

Improving support to siblings of children with cancer through a community-academic partnership; Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology; (2019).

Development of a psychosocial risk screener for siblings of children with cancer: Incorporating the perspectives of parents; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2018).

Are on-line patient portals meeting test result preferences of caregivers of children with cancer? A qualitative exploration; Pediatric Blood and Cancer; (2018).

The Influence of Adolescence on Parents' Perspectives of Testing and Discussing Inherited Cancer Predisposition; Journal of Genetic Counseling; (2018).

Let's Work Together: Collaborative Research Is Needed to Overcome Difficulty Enrolling Families for Bereaved Sibling Research; Journal of Pain and Symptom Management; (2018).

Problem-solving skills, parent-adolescent communication, dyadic functioning, and distress among adolescents with cancer; Pediatric Blood and Cancer; (2018).

Parent-child communication surrounding genetic testing for Li-Fraumeni syndrome: Living under the cloud of cancer; Pediatric Blood and Cancer; (2018).

Psychosocial functioning and risk factors among siblings of children with cancer: An updated systematic review; Psycho-Oncology; (2018).

Family strategies to support siblings of pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients; Pediatrics; (2017).

Couple functioning after pediatric cancer diagnosis: a systematic review; Psycho-Oncology; (2017).

Commentary: Family processes and outcomes: Research advances and future directions; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2017).

Caregiver distress and patient health-related quality of life: psychosocial screening during pediatric cancer treatment; Psycho-Oncology; (2017).

Measuring medication adherence in pediatric cancer: An approach to validation; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2017).

Introduction to special issue: Improving clinical practices in pediatric psychology through qualitative research.; Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology; (2017).

Systematic review: Associations between family functioning and child adjustment after pediatric cancer diagnosis: A meta-analysis; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2017).

Psychosocial screening for siblings of children with cancer: Barriers and preferences.; Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology; (2017).

Should Genetic Testing be Offered for Children? The Perspectives of Adolescents and Emerging Adults in Families with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome; Journal of Genetic Counseling; (2017).

Using qualitative research methods to improve clinical care in pediatric psychology; Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology; (2016).

Tobacco Use Among Siblings of Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study; Pediatric Blood and Cancer; (2016).

Systematic Review: A Reevaluation and Update of the Integrative (Trajectory) Model of Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2016).

Socioeconomic status (SES) and childhood acute myeloid leukemia (AML) mortality risk: Analysis of SEER data; Cancer Epidemiology; (2016).

Family rituals, financial burden, and mothers' adjustment in ediatric cancer; Journal of Family Psychology; (2016).

A qualitative analysis of the impact of childhood cancer on the lives of siblings at school, in extracurricular activities, and with friends; Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology; (2016).

Parent decision-making around the genetic testing of children for germline TP53 mutations; Cancer; (2015).

Major lessons learned from a nationally-based community-academic partnership: Addressing sibling adjustment to childhood cancer; Families, Systems and Health; (2015).

Electronic monitoring of medication adherence in early maintenance phase treatment for pediatric leukemia and lymphoma: Identifying patterns of nonadherence; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2015).

Coping and coping assistance among children with sickle cell disease and their parents; Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology; (2015).

The social functioning of siblings of children with cancer: A multi-informant investigation; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2015).

Supporting Siblings as a Standard of Care in Pediatric Oncology; Pediatric Blood and Cancer; (2015).

A mixed methods assessment of coping with pediatric cancer; Journal of Psychosocial Oncology; (2014).

Adjustment in parents of children undergoing stem cell transplantation; Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation; (2014).

Themes reported by families as important when proceeding with pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; Pediatric Blood and Cancer; (2014).

The cellie coping kit for sickle cell disease: Initial acceptability and feasibility; Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology; (2014).

Systematic review: Family resilience after pediatric cancer diagnosis; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2014).

Unmet needs of siblings of pediatric stem cell transplant recipients; Pediatrics; (2014).

The role of contextual threat in predicting self-reported distress among siblings of children with cancer; Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings; (2013).

Cumulative family risk predicts sibling adjustment to childhood cancer; Cancer; (2013).

Cancer-related traumatic stress reactions in siblings of children with cancer; Families, Systems and Health; (2013).

Cancer prevention and screening practices of siblings of childhood cancer survivors: A report from the childhood cancer survivor study; Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention; (2012).

Shared decision-making in pediatric allogeneic blood and marrow transplantation: What if there is no decision to make?; Oncologist; (2012).

Resilience in children undergoing stem cell transplantation: Results of a complementary intervention trial; Pediatrics; (2012).

Neuropsychological Sequelae of Childhood Cancer; Pediatric Psycho-Oncology: Psychosocial Aspects and Clinical Interventions: Second Edition; (2012).

Acceptability and feasibility of family use of the Cellie Cancer Coping Kit; Supportive Care in Cancer; (2012).

Screening for psychosocial risk in pediatric cancer; Pediatric Blood and Cancer; (2012).

Screening for psychosocial risk at pediatric cancer diagnosis: The psychosocial assessment tool; Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology; (2011).

Introduction to special issue: Advancing the science of family assessment in pediatric psychology; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2011).

Psychological outcomes of siblings of cancer survivors: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study; Psycho-Oncology; (2011).

Psychometric properties of the FACES-IV in a pediatric oncology population; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2011).

Coping with pediatric cancer: Strategies employed by children and their parents to manage cancer-related stressors during treatment; Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing; (2011).

Determining readiness for predoctoral internship training: The process of developing a screening measure; Journal of Clinical Psychology; (2011).

Supporting Siblings of Children with Cancer: A Need for Family-School Partnerships; School Mental Health; (2010).

Psychosocial adjustment of siblings of children with cancer: A systematic review; Psycho-Oncology; (2010).

Family Psychology in the Context of Pediatric Medical Conditions; The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Family Psychology; (2010).

Complementary therapies for children undergoing stem cell transplantation: Report of a multisite trial; Cancer; (2010).

Parental depression and family environment predict distress in children before stem cell transplantation; Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics; (2009).

Family Functioning and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Adolescent Survivors of Childhood Cancer; Journal of Family Psychology; (2009).

Brief report: Problem solving and maternal distress at the time of a childs diagnosis of cancer in two-parent versus lone-parent households; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2009).

Conducting a randomized clinical trial of an psychological intervention for parents/caregivers of children with cancer shortly after diagnosis; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2009).

Family psychosocial risk, distress, and service utilization in pediatric cancer: Predictive validity of the psychosocial assessment tool; Cancer; (2009).

Acute stress in parents of children newly diagnosed with cancer; Pediatric Blood and Cancer; (2008).

The ethical justification for minor sibling bone marrow donation: A case study; Oncologist; (2008).

The Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PAT2.0): Psychometric properties of a screener for psychosocial distress in families of children newly diagnosed with cancer; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2008).

Interventions to improve neuropsychological functioning in childhood cancer survivors; Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews; (2008).

Evidence-based assessment in pediatric psychology: Family measures; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2008).

Evidence-based assessment, intervention and psychosocial care in pediatric oncology: A blueprint for comprehensive services across treatment; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2007).

In reply [2]; Journal of Clinical Oncology; (2006).

Use of family management styles in family intervention research; Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing; (2006).

Posttraumatic growth in adolescent survivors of cancer and their mothers and fathers; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2006).

Identifying patterns of managing chronic conditions: Family management styles; Handbook of Families and Health: Interdisciplinary Perspectives; (2006).

Identifying and addressing the needs of siblings of children with cancer; Pediatric Blood and Cancer; (2006).

Consensus statements: The Family Management Style Framework and its use with families of children with cancer; Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing; (2006).

An integrative model of pediatric medical traumatic stress; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2006).

Patterns of posttraumatic stress symptoms in parents of childhood cancer survivors; Journal of Family Psychology; (2005).

Feasibility and preliminary outcomes from a pilot study of a brief psychological intervention for families of children newly diagnosed with cancer; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2005).

Posttraumatic stress symptoms during treatment in parents of children with cancer; Journal of Clinical Oncology; (2005).

Cancer-related parental beliefs: The Family Illness Beliefs Inventory (FIBI); Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2004).

Treatment of posttraumatic stress symptoms in adolescent survivors of childhood cancer and their families: A randomized clinical trial; Journal of Family Psychology; (2004).

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms (PTSS) in families of adolescent childhood cancer survivors; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2004).

Parental decision-making in congenital heart disease; Cardiology in the Young; (2004).

Identifying psychosocial risk indicative of subsequent resource use in families of newly diagnosed pediatric oncology patients; Journal of Clinical Oncology; (2003).

Brief report: Does posttraumatic stress apply to siblings of childhood cancer survivors?; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; (2003).

Predictors of the peer acceptance of children with diabetes: Social behavior and disease severity; Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings; (2002).

The Psychosocial assessment tool (PAT)©: Pilot data on a brief screening instrument for identifying high risk families in pediatric oncology; Families, Systems and Health; (2001).

Social behaviour and illness information interact to influence the peer acceptance of children with chronic illness; British Journal of Health Psychology; (2001).

Posttraumatic stress in survivors of childhood cancer and mothers: Development and validation of the impact of traumatic stressors interview schedule (ITSIS); Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings; (2001).

Behavioral Self-Regulation in Adolescents With Type I Diabetes: Negative Affectivity and Blood Glucose Symptom Perception; Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology; (1994).

Young Adolescent Cancer Survivors and Their Parents: Adjustment, Learning Problems, and Gender; Journal of Family Psychology; (1994).