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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Ronald L. Blount is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, health professions, and psychology. Their work spans a range of subfields including speech and hearing, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, clinical psychology, psychiatry and mental health, as well as sociology and political science.

The scientist's research centers primarily on adolescent and pediatric healthcare, with significant attention to childhood cancer survivors' quality of life, bipolar disorder and treatment, family support in illness, family and disability support research, renal transplantation outcomes and treatments, and issues related to migration, health, and trauma.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Ronald L. Blount include:

  • The role of executive functioning, healthcare management, and self-efficacy in college students' health-related quality of life, 2021, Journal of American College Health
  • The role of executive functioning in health self-management and the transition to adult health care among college students, 2020, Journal of American College Health
  • Psychosocial Functioning Among Caregivers of Childhood Cancer Survivors Following Treatment Completion, 2021, Journal of Pediatric Psychology
  • Adherence Barriers for Adolescent and Young Adult Transplant Recipients: Relations to Personality, 2020, Journal of Pediatric Psychology
  • Specific healthcare responsibilities and perceived transition readiness among adolescent solid organ transplant recipients: Adolescent and caregiver perspectives, 2021, Patient Education and Counseling

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Grace K. Cushman, Lauren F. Quast, Cyd K. Eaton, Ana M. Gutierrez-Colina, and Kelly E. Rea. This cohort of collaborators has supported research projects across various topics in pediatric and adolescent healthcare and related psychological aspects.

The main publication venues where Ronald L. Blount's work frequently appears are:

  • Journal of Pediatric Psychology
  • Pediatric Transplantation
  • Journal of American College Health
  • Patient Education and Counseling
  • PsycTESTS Dataset

Award recognition includes being named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2000.

Best Publications

  • Family-centered preparation for surgery improves perioperative outcomes in children: a randomized controlled trial.

    Zeev N. Kain;Alison A. Caldwell-Andrews;Linda C. Mayes;Megan E. Weinberg

  • Evidence-based Assessment of Pediatric Pain

    Lindsey L. Cohen;Kathleen Lemanek;Ronald L. Blount;Lynnda M. Dahlquist

  • The relationship between adults' behavior and child coping and distress during BMA/LP procedures: A sequential analysis.

    Ronald L. Blount;Susan M. Corbin;James W. Sturges;Vicky V. Wolfe

  • Nurse coaching and cartoon distraction: an effective and practical intervention to reduce child, parent, and nurse distress during immunizations.

    Lindsey L. Cohen;Ronald L. Blount;Georgia Panopoulos

  • Childhood Medical Experience and Temperament as Predictors of Adult Functioning in Medical Situations

    Joseph T. Pate;Ronald L. Blount;Lindsey L. Cohen;Adina J. Smith

  • Analysis of child and adult behavioral variations by phase of medical procedure

    Ronald L. Blount;James W. Sturges;Scott W. Powers

  • The Child-Adult Medical Procedure Interaction Scale–Revised: An Assessment of Validity

    Ronald L. Blount;Lindsey L. Cohen;Natalie C. Frank;Pamela J. Bachanas

  • Negative affectivity in children: a multitrait-multimethod investigation.

    Vicky V. Wolfe;A. J. Finch;Conway F. Saylor;Ronald L. Blount

  • Training children to cope and parents to coach themduring routine immunizations: Effects on child, parent, and staff behaviors

    Ronald L. Blount;Pamela J. Bachanas;Scott W. Powers;Melanie C. Cotter

  • Pediatric Procedural Pain

    Ronald L. Blount;Tiina Piira;Lindsey L. Cohen;Patricia S. Cheng

  • Introduction to Special Issue: Evidence-based Assessment in Pediatric Psychology

    Lindsey L. Cohen;Annette M. La Greca;Ronald L. Blount;Anne E. Kazak

  • The Effects of Parental Reassurance Versus Distraction on Child Distress and Coping During Immunizations

    M. Reena Manimala;Ronald L. Blount;Lindsey L. Cohen

  • Parent and staff behavior, previous child medical experience, and maternal anxiety as they relate to child procedural distress and coping.

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  • Comparative study of distraction versus topical anesthesia for pediatric pain management during immunizations.

    Lindsey L. Cohen;Ronald L. Blount;Rachelle Jansevics Cohen;Elizabeth R. Schaen

  • Attributions, Coping and, Adjustment in Children with Cancer

    Natalie C. Frank;Ronald L. Blount;Ronald T. Brown

  • Management of Pediatric Pain and Distress Due to Medical Procedures.

    Ronald L. Blount;Tiina Piira;Lindsey L. Cohen

  • The influence of environmental factors and coping style on children's coping and distress☆☆☆

    Ronald L. Blount;Nancy Davis;Scott W. Powers;Michael C. Roberts

  • Children's Expectations and Memories of Acute Distress: Short- and Long-Term Efficacy of Pain Management Interventions

    Lindsey L. Cohen;Ronald L. Blount;Rachelle Jansevics Cohen;Caroline M. Ball

  • Differences Between High and Low Coping Children and Between Parent and Staff Behaviors During Painful Medical Procedures

    Ronald L. Blount;Bernadette Landolf-Fritsche;Scott W. Powers;James W. Sturges

  • Evidence-based Assessment of Coping and Stress in Pediatric Psychology

    Ronald L. Blount;Laura E. Simons;Katie A. Devine;Tiina Jaaniste

  • The relationship between children's coping styles and psychological interventions for cold pressor pain

    Debra Fanurik;Lonnie K. Zeltzer;Michael C. Roberts;Ronald L. Blount

Frequent Co-Authors

Lindsey L. Cohen
Lindsey L. Cohen Georgia State University
Ronald T. Brown
Ronald T. Brown University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Linda C. Mayes
Linda C. Mayes Yale University
Cynthia Suveg
Cynthia Suveg University of Georgia
Ruth A. Baer
Ruth A. Baer University of Kentucky
Michael C. Roberts
Michael C. Roberts University of Kansas
Suzanne C. Swan
Suzanne C. Swan University of South Carolina
William F. Chaplin
William F. Chaplin St. John's University

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