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  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Cynthia A. Gerhardt is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Social Sciences, with a strong emphasis on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Additional subfields include Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology, and Radiological and Ultrasound Technology.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare

Gerhardt has published extensively in several journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Pediatric Blood & Cancer
  • Journal of Pediatric Psychology
  • Palliative & Supportive Care
  • Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology
  • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Among recent papers, the following stand out:

  • "Validation of the Second Victim Experience and Support Tool-Revised in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit," 2020, Journal of Patient Safety
  • "Parent Perceptions of Infant Symptoms and Suffering and Associations With Distress Among Bereaved Parents in the NICU," 2021, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  • "Randomized Clinical Trial of a Legacy Intervention for Quality of Life in Children with Advanced Cancer," 2020, Journal of Palliative Medicine
  • "Improved parent-child communication following a RCT evaluating a legacy intervention for children with advanced cancer," 2020, Progress in Palliative Care
  • "Grief in critical care nurses after pediatric suffering and death," 2022, Annals of Palliative Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Gerhardt include:

  • Anna L. Olsavsky
  • Micah Skeens
  • Leena Nahata
  • Kathryn Vannatta
  • Terrah Foster Akard

In 2018, Gerhardt was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), highlighting involvement within the professional psychological community.

Best Publications

  • ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT: Pathways and Processes of Risk and Resilience

    Bruce E. Compas;Beth R. Hinden;Cynthia A. Gerhardt

  • Psychological adjustment in breast cancer: processes of emotional distress.

    JoAnne E. Epping-Jordan;Bruce E. Compas;Dana M. Osowiecki;Gerri Oppedisano

  • Social Outcomes in Childhood Brain Disorder: A Heuristic Integration of Social Neuroscience and Developmental Psychology

    Keith Owen Yeates;Erin D. Bigler;Maureen Dennis;Cynthia A. Gerhardt

  • Cancer-Related Sources of Stress for Children With Cancer and Their Parents

    Erin M. Rodriguez;Madeleine J. Dunn;Teddi Zuckerman;Kathryn Vannatta

  • Parent and Family Factors Associated with Child Adjustment to Pediatric Cancer

    Kristen E. Robinson;Cynthia A. Gerhardt;Kathryn Vannatta;Robert B. Noll

  • Psychological distress in parents of children with advanced cancer.

    Abby R. Rosenberg;Veronica Dussel;Tammy Kang;J. Russel Geyer

  • Psychosocial functioning and risk factors among siblings of children with cancer: An updated systematic review.

    Kristin A. Long;Vicky Lehmann;Vicky Lehmann;Cynthia A. Gerhardt;Cynthia A. Gerhardt;Aubrey L. Carpenter

  • Children and adolescents coping with cancer: self- and parent reports of coping and anxiety/depression.

    Bruce E. Compas;Leandra Desjardins;Kathryn Vannatta;Tammi Young-Saleme

  • Gender differences in depressive symptoms in adolescence: Comparison of national samples of clinically referred and nonreferred youths.

    Bruce E. Compas;Gerri Oppedisano;Jennifer K. Connor;Cynthia A. Gerhardt

  • Comparison of Continuing Bonds Reported by Parents and Siblings After a Child's Death from Cancer

    Terrah L Foster;Mary Jo Gilmer;Betty Davies;Mary S Dietrich

  • Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Parents of Children With Cancer Within Six Months of Diagnosis

    Madeleine J. Dunn;Erin M. Rodriguez;Anna S. Barnwell;Julie C. Grossenbacher

  • Supporting Siblings as a Standard of Care in Pediatric Oncology.

    Cynthia A. Gerhardt;Vicky Lehmann;Kristin A. Long;Melissa A. Alderfer

  • Social, emotional, and behavioral functioning of children with NF1.

    Robert B. Noll;Jennifer Reiter-Purtill;Bartlett D. Moore;Elizabeth K. Schorry

  • Cognitive, affective, and conative theory of mind (ToM) in children with traumatic brain injury.

    Maureen Dennis;Nevena Simic;Erin D. Bigler;Erin D. Bigler;Tracy Abildskov

  • Social, emotional, and behavioral functioning of children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

    Robert B. Noll;Kathryn Kozlowski;Cynthia Gerhardt;Kathryn Vannatta

  • Comparing Parental Distress, Family Functioning, and the Role of Social Support for Caregivers With and Without a Child With Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Cynthia A Gerhardt;Kathryn Vannatta;J Mark McKellop;Meg Zeller

  • Heterogeneity of brain lesions in pediatric traumatic brain injury.

    Erin D. Bigler;Tracy J. Abildskov;JoAnn Petrie;Thomas J. Farrer

  • Childhood Cancer in Context: Sociodemographic Factors, Stress, and Psychological Distress Among Mothers and Children

    Heather Bemis;Janet Yarboi;Cynthia A. Gerhardt;Kathryn Vannatta

  • Mothers and fathers coping with their children's cancer: Individual and interpersonal processes.

    Bruce E. Compas;Heather Bemis;Cynthia A. Gerhardt;Madeleine J. Dunn

  • Intensity of CNS treatment for pediatric cancer: prediction of social outcomes in survivors.

    Kathryn Vannatta;Cynthia A. Gerhardt;Robert J. Wells;Robert B. Noll

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathryn Vannatta
Kathryn Vannatta The Ohio State University
Bruce E. Compas
Bruce E. Compas Vanderbilt University
Robert B. Noll
Robert B. Noll University of Pittsburgh
Keith Owen Yeates
Keith Owen Yeates University of Calgary
Erin D. Bigler
Erin D. Bigler University of Utah
Kenneth H. Rubin
Kenneth H. Rubin University of Maryland, College Park
Maureen Dennis
Maureen Dennis University of Toronto
Terry Stancin
Terry Stancin Case Western Reserve University
Maru Barrera
Maru Barrera University of Toronto
Betty Davies
Betty Davies University of Victoria

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