Research

Although we are primarily a clinical program, we are committed to evidence based practice and involvement in research projects with direct clinical relevance. Our entire faculty is involved in clinical research projects, largely in collaboration with medical colleagues at the hospital. It is expected that the fellow will participate in a research project during the course of the year. The fellow will meet with supervisors at the beginning or the year to discuss potential research projects. While the fellow is welcome to work on a previous dataset of their own or submit a manuscript of their dissertation, we encourage collaboration with a faculty member on an ongoing project. In the past fellows have worked on writing up their dissertation or have presented at a pediatric psychology conference. The fellow will attend our research group meeting twice per month for support and feedback on their project. Examples of current and past research projects include:

• evaluation of our pediatric consultation/liaison service
• adherence behaviors in pediatric transplant
• psychosocial functioning in chronic kidney disease
• psychosocial factors in unilateral hearing loss
• factors affecting the transition from active treatment to survivorship in pediatric cancer