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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1959 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Ernest R. Katz is affiliated with the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Medicine, with particular concentration in Clinical Psychology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Speech and Hearing.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Problem Solving Skills Development
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Resilience and Mental Health

Ernest R. Katz has coauthored papers with several frequent collaborators, such as Sean Phipps, Diane L. Fairclough, Robert B. Noll, Katie A. Devine, and Michael J. Dolgin.

Their recent published papers include:

  • In-person vs. web-based administration of a problem-solving skills intervention for parents of children with cancer: Report of a randomized noninferiority trial, 2020, published in EClinicalMedicine
  • Responsivity to Problem-Solving Skills Training in Mothers of Children With Cancer, 2020, published in Journal of Pediatric Psychology
  • Longitudinal Patterns of Social Problem-Solving Skills in an Ethnically Diverse Sample of Pediatric Patients with Cancer and their Caregivers, 2020, published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • In-Person vs. Web-Based Administration of a Problem-Solving Skills Intervention for Parents of Children with Cancer: Report of a Randomized Noninferiority Trial, 2020, published in SSRN Electronic Journal

The scientist's work has been published across several venues including EClinicalMedicine, Journal of Pediatric Psychology, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Ernest R. Katz was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1959.

Best Publications

  • The PedsQL in pediatric cancer: reliability and validity of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Generic Core Scales, Multidimensional Fatigue Scale, and Cancer Module.

    James W. Varni;James W. Varni;Tasha M. Burwinkle;Ernest R. Katz;Ernest R. Katz;Kathy Meeske

  • Behavioral distress in children with cancer undergoing medical procedures: developmental considerations.

    Ernest R. Katz;Jonathan Kellerman;Stuart E. Siegel

  • A multicenter, randomized clinical trial of a cognitive remediation program for childhood survivors of a pediatric malignancy.

    Robert W. Butler;Donna R. Copeland;Diane L. Fairclough;Raymond K. Mulhern

  • Using Problem-Solving Skills Training to Reduce Negative Affectivity in Mothers of Children With Newly Diagnosed Cancer: Report of a Multisite Randomized Trial.

    Olle Jane Z. Sahler;Diane L. Fairclough;Sean Phipps;Raymond K. Mulhern

  • Cognitive-behavioral and pharmacologic interventions for childrens' distress during painful medical procedures.

    Susan M. Jay;Charles H. Elliott;Ernest Katz;Stuart E. Siegel

  • The Pediatric Cancer Quality of Life Inventory (PCQL). I. Instrument Development, Descriptive Statistics, and Cross-Informant Variance

    James W. Varni;Ernest R. Katz;Michael Seid;Daniel J. L. Quiggins

  • Children's Memories for Painful Cancer Treatment Procedures: Implications for Distress

    Edith Chen;Lonnie K. Zeltzer;Michelle G. Craske;Ernest R. Katz

  • Parent proxy-reported health-related quality of life and fatigue in pediatric patients diagnosed with brain tumors and acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

    Kathleen Meeske;Kathleen Meeske;Ernest R. Katz;Ernest R. Katz;Stephanie N. Palmer;Tasha Burwinkle

  • The pediatric cancer quality of life inventory-32 (PCQL-32): I. Reliability and validity.

    James W. Varni;James W. Varni;Ernest R. Katz;Michael Seid;Daniel J.L. Quiggins

  • Problem-solving skills training for mothers of children with newly diagnosed cancer: a randomized trial.

    Olle Jane Z. Sahler;James W. Varni;Diane L. Fairclough;Robert W. Butler

  • Trajectories of Adjustment in Mothers of Children with Newly Diagnosed Cancer: A Natural History Investigation

    Michael J. Dolgin;Sean Phipps;Diane L. Fairclough;Olle Jane Z. Sahler

  • Specificity of Problem-Solving Skills Training in Mothers of Children Newly Diagnosed With Cancer: Results of a Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial

    Olle Jane Z. Sahler;Michael J. Dolgin;Sean Phipps;Diane L. Fairclough

  • The PedsQL Brain Tumor Module: initial reliability and validity.

    Stephanie N. Palmer;Kathleen A. Meeske;Ernest R. Katz;Tasha M. Burwinkle

  • The Impact of Social Skills Training on the Adjustment of Children with Newly Diagnosed Cancer

    James W. Varni;Ernest R. Katz;Robert Colegrove;Michael Dolgin

  • Single Parents of Children with Chronic Illness: An Understudied Phenomenon

    Ronald T Brown;Lori Wiener;Mary Jo Kupst;Tara Brennan

  • Alteration of memory in the reduction of children's distress during repeated aversive medical procedures.

    Edith Chen;Lonnie K. Zeltzer;Michelle G. Craske;Ernest R. Katz

  • Perceived social support and adjustment of children with newly diagnosed cancer.

    James W. Varni;Ernest R. Katz;Robert Colegrove;Michael Dolgin

  • Family Functioning Predictors of Adjustment in Children with Newly Diagnosed Cancer: A Prospective Analysis

    James W. Varni;Ernest R. Katz;Robert Colegrove;Michael Dolgin

  • School and Social Reintegration of Children with Cancer

    Ernest R. Katz;Cherryl L. Rubinstein;Nancy C. Hubert;Andrew Blew

  • Pain-Sensitive Temperament: Does It Predict Procedural Distress and Response to Psychological Treatment Among Children With Cancer?

    Edith Chen;Michelle G. Craske;Ernest R. Katz;Esther Schwartz

Frequent Co-Authors

James W. Varni
James W. Varni Texas A&M University
Robert B. Noll
Robert B. Noll University of Pittsburgh
Sean Phipps
Sean Phipps St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Melissa A. Alderfer
Melissa A. Alderfer Thomas Jefferson University
Anne E. Kazak
Anne E. Kazak Nemours Children's Health System
Michelle G. Craske
Michelle G. Craske University of California, Los Angeles
Edith Chen
Edith Chen Northwestern University
Lori Wiener
Lori Wiener National Institutes of Health
Larry L. Mullins
Larry L. Mullins Oklahoma State University
Scott C. Roesch
Scott C. Roesch San Diego State University

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