POSTERS AND PRESENTATIONS
2015-2018
Alderfer, M.A., Sharkey, C., & Tomatsu, S. (2018, September). The adjustment of siblings of children with cancer, their parents, and family functioning: A comparison to families of healthy children. Podium presentation as part of the Symposium, “Perspectives of patients, parents, and siblings on family adjustment to childhood cancer: Contrasts, associations, and prospective predictors.” European Pediatric Psychology Conference, Ghent, Belgium.
Buchbinder, D., Sidhu, S., Alderfer, M.A., Lown, E.A., Kolarik, R.C., & Wang, T. (2018, November). An assessment of pediatric resident knowledge, experience, comfort, and perceived competency in providing psychosocial support for siblings. Poster presentation for the 2018 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition, Orlando, FL.
Chevalier, L., Pariseau, E.M., Chu, A., Muriel, A.C., & Long, K.A. (2018, April). Communication with siblings of children with cancer in Hispanic and non-Hispanic Families. Poster presentation for the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
Kripalani, S., Hildenbrand, A., Taggi-Pinto, A., & Alderfer, M.A. (2018, April). The Family Experience of Siblings of Children with Cancer: A Comparison of Sibling and Parent Reports. Poster presentation at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
Alderfer, M.A. & Goldish, M. on behalf of SPARCCC (2017, Oct). Setting an agenda for advocacy, research, and care of siblings of children with cancer. Electronic poster presentation at the 49th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology, Washington, DC
Long, K.A., Pariseau, E.M., Muriel, A.C., Chu, A., Kazak, A.E. & Alderfer, M.A. (2017, Oct.). Psychosocial screening for siblings of children with cancer: Development and testing of a new sibling screening module. Poster discussion session presentation at the 49th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology, Washington, DC
Long, K.A., Pariseau, E., Chu, A., Muriel, A.C., Kazak, A., & Alderfer, M.A. (2017, March). Psychosocial screening for siblings of children with cancer: Barriers and Preferences. Poster presentation at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Portland, OR.
Keller, A. E., Lown, E. A., Ewing, L. J., Alderfer, M. A., Goldish, M., Marsland, A., Ostrowski, N., Long, K. A. (2016, April). Family Support and Parental Affect as Predictors of Adjustment Among Siblings of Children with Cancer. Poster presentation at The Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Buchbinder, D., Oeffinger, K., Franco-Villalobos, C., Yasui, Y., Alderfer, M.A., Armstrong, G., Casillas, J., Ford, J., Krull, K., Leisenring, W., Recklitis, C., Robison, L., Zeltzer, L., Lown, E.A. (2015, May) Tobacco use behaviors among siblings of childhood cancer survivors: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Poster presentation at the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
Pentz, R. White, T., Hendershot, K., Alderfer, M.A., Dixon, M., Pelletier, W., Stegenga, K., Hinds, P. (2014, May). Meeting the needs of at-home siblings of pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Published abstract, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Chicago, IL.
Alderfer, M.A., Hayes, M., Jackson, L., Logan, B., Lodis, C., & Sigmon, S. (2013, April). Changes across time in cancer-related traumatic stress symptoms in siblings of pediatric cancer patients. Poster presentation at the National Conference in Pediatric Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Long, K., Goldish, M., Lown, E A., Ostrowski, N., Alderfer, M.A., Marsland, A., Ring, S., Skala, S. & Ewing, L. (2013, April). Lessons learned from a nationally-based community-academic partnership: Addressing sibling adjustment to childhood cancer. Poster presentation at the National Conference in Pediatric Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Buchbinder, D., Mertens. A., Zeltzer, L., Leisenring, W., Goodman, P., Lown, E. A., Alderfer, M.A., Recklitis, C., Oeffinger, K., Armstrong, Hudson, M., Robison, L., & Casillas, J. (2012, June). Cancer prevention and screening practices of siblings of childhood cancer survivors: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Poster presentation at the 12th International Conference on Long-Term Complications of Treatment of Children and Adolescents for Cancer, Williamsburg, VA.
Long, K., Alderfer, M.A., & Marsland, A. (2011, April). Family functioning and parenting as predictors of sibling adjustment to childhood cancer. Poster presentation at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Alderfer, M.A., Long, K., Goldish, M. (2010, June). The importance of social support in the adjustment of siblings of children with cancer. Poster presentation at the 5th Biennial National Cancer Survivorship Research Conference, Washington, DC.
Long, K.A., Alderfer, M.A., Ewing, L.J., & Marsland, A.M. (2010, February). Siblings of childhood cancer patients: Stress and psychological outcomes. Podium presentation at the 7th Annual Convention of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society, New Orleans, LA.
Hinds, P., Pelletier, W., Alderfer, M.A, Davies, S., Pentz, R. (2009, May). Pediatric sibling donor bone marrow transplant: Assessing distress in donors and family members. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists, Orlando, FL.
Long, K., Ewing, L., Alderfer, M.A. & Marsland, A. (2009, April). Stress and coping in siblings of pediatric cancer patients. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.