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World Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Melissa A. Alderfer is affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of medicine and psychology, with a significant focus on pediatrics, perinatology, and child health, as well as clinical psychology and sociology and political science. Their scientific contributions also touch upon speech and hearing, and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics including:

  • Childhood cancer survivors' quality of life
  • Family support in illness
  • Family and disability support research
  • Adolescent and pediatric healthcare
  • Diabetes management and research
  • Infant development and preterm care
  • Child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development

Melissa A. Alderfer has published extensively, with frequent appearances in venues such as:

  • Journal of Pediatric Psychology
  • Pediatric Blood & Cancer
  • Blood
  • Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology
  • Diabetes

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Alderfer are:

  • "COVID-19 Exposure and Family Impact Scales: Factor Structure and Initial Psychometrics," 2021, Journal of Pediatric Psychology
  • "Social support and siblings of children with cancer: A scoping review," 2021, Psycho-Oncology
  • "Validation of the COVID-19 Exposure and Family Impact Scales," 2021, Journal of Pediatric Psychology
  • "Parental post-traumatic stress, overprotective parenting, and emotional and behavioural problems for children with critical congenital heart disease," 2021, Cardiology in the Young
  • "Editorial: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Reporting Race and Ethnicity in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology," 2021, Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Collaborations have been a notable part of Alderfer's research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Aimee K. Hildenbrand
  • Anne E. Kazak
  • Paul T. Enlow
  • Corinna L. Schultz
  • Amanda M. Lewis

Melissa A. Alderfer has contributed to both medical and psychological scientific communities, with 66 publications classified under medicine and 34 under psychology.

Recognition in professional circles includes being named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Posttraumatic Growth in Adolescent Survivors of Cancer and Their Mothers and Fathers

    Lamia P. Barakat;Melissa A. Alderfer;Anne E. Kazak

  • An Integrative Model of Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress

    Anne E. Kazak;Nancy Kassam-Adams;Stephanie Schneider;Nataliya Zelikovsky

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms (PTSS) in Families of Adolescent Childhood Cancer Survivors

    Anne E Kazak;Melissa Alderfer;Mary T Rourke;Steven Simms

  • Psychosocial adjustment of siblings of children with cancer: a systematic review.

    Melissa A. Alderfer;Kristin A. Long;E. Anne Lown;Anna L. Marsland

  • Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms During Treatment in Parents of Children With Cancer

    Anne E. Kazak;C. Alexandra Boeving;Melissa A. Alderfer;Wei-Ting Hwang

  • Treatment of posttraumatic stress symptoms in adolescent survivors of childhood cancer and their families: a randomized clinical trial.

    Anne E Kazak;Melissa A Alderfer;Randi Streisand;Steven Simms

  • Evidence-based Assessment in Pediatric Psychology: Family Measures

    Melissa A. Alderfer;Barbara H. Fiese;Jeffrey I. Gold;J. J. Cutuli

  • Systematic Review: A Reevaluation and Update of the Integrative (Trajectory) Model of Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress

    Julia Price;Nancy Kassam-Adams;Melissa A. Alderfer;Jennifer Christofferson

  • The Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PAT2.0): Psychometric Properties of a Screener for Psychosocial Distress in Families of Children Newly Diagnosed with Cancer

    Ahna L. H. Pai;Anna Maria Patiño-Fernández;Mary McSherry;David Beele

  • Brief Report: Does Posttraumatic Stress Apply to Siblings of Childhood Cancer Survivors?

    Melissa A Alderfer;Larissa E Labay;Anne E Kazak

  • Feasibility and Preliminary Outcomes from a Pilot Study of a Brief Psychological Intervention for Families of Children Newly Diagnosed with Cancer

    Anne E. Kazak;Steven Simms;Melissa A. Alderfer;Mary T. Rourke

  • Evidence-based Assessment, Intervention and Psychosocial Care in Pediatric Oncology: A Blueprint for Comprehensive Services Across Treatment

    Anne E Kazak;Mary T Rourke;Melissa A Alderfer;Ahna Pai

  • Family functioning and posttraumatic stress disorder in adolescent survivors of childhood cancer.

    Melissa A. Alderfer;Neha Navsaria;Anne E. Kazak

  • Identifying Psychosocial Risk Indicative of Subsequent Resource Use in Families of Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Oncology Patients

    Anne E. Kazak;M. Catherine Cant;Merritt M. Jensen;Mary McSherry

  • 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

  • Acute stress in parents of children newly diagnosed with cancer.

    Anna Maria Patiño-Fernández;Ahna L.H. Pai;Melissa Alderfer;Melissa Alderfer;Wei-Ting Hwang

  • Coping With Pediatric Cancer: Strategies Employed by Children and Their Parents to Manage Cancer-Related Stressors During Treatment

    Aimee K. Hildenbrand;Kathleen J. Clawson;Melissa A. Alderfer;Melissa A. Alderfer;Meghan L. Marsac

  • Conducting a Randomized Clinical Trial of an Psychological Intervention for Parents/Caregivers of Children with Cancer Shortly after Diagnosis

    Meredith Lutz Stehl;Anne E. Kazak;Melissa A. Alderfer;Alyssa Rodriguez

  • Systematic Review: Family Resilience After Pediatric Cancer Diagnosis

    Marieke Van Schoors;Line Caes;Lesley L. Verhofstadt;Liesbet Goubert

  • Systematic Review: Associations Between Family Functioning and Child Adjustment After Pediatric Cancer Diagnosis: A Meta-Analysis

    Marieke Van Schoors;Line Caes;Naomi B. Knoble;Liesbet Goubert

  • Screening for psychosocial risk in pediatric cancer.

    Anne E. Kazak;Anne E. Kazak;Moriah Brier;Melissa A. Alderfer;Melissa A. Alderfer;Anne Reilly;Anne Reilly

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne E. Kazak
Anne E. Kazak Nemours Children's Health System
Lamia P. Barakat
Lamia P. Barakat Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Nancy Kassam-Adams
Nancy Kassam-Adams Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Sean Phipps
Sean Phipps St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Kathryn Vannatta
Kathryn Vannatta The Ohio State University
Anna L. Marsland
Anna L. Marsland University of Pittsburgh
Maru Barrera
Maru Barrera University of Toronto
Liesbet Goubert
Liesbet Goubert Ghent University
Robert B. Noll
Robert B. Noll University of Pittsburgh
Wendy Leisenring
Wendy Leisenring Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

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