PUBLICATIONS
2018
Long KA, Lehmann V, Marsland A, Gerhardt C, & Alderfer MA. Psychosocial functioning and risk factors among siblings of children with cancer: An updated systematic review. Psycho-Oncology. 2018; 27(6): 1467-1479. PubMed [journal]
Long KA, Pariseau E, Muriel A, Chu A, Kazak A, & Alderfer MA. Development of a psychosocial risk screener for siblings of children with cancer: Incorporating the perspectives of parents. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2018; 43(6): 693-701. PubMed [journal]
2017
Long KA, Pariseau AC, Muriel AC, Chu A, Kazak AE, Leon M, & Alderfer MA. Psychosocial screening for siblings of children with cancer: Barriers and preferences. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology. 2017; 5(4): 364-375. PubMed [journal]
White T, Hendershot K, Dixon M, Pelletier W, Haight A, Stegenga K, Alderfer MA et al. Family strategies to help siblings of pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Pediatrics. 2017; 139(2): e20161057. PubMed [journal]
2016
Buchbinder D, Oeffinger K, Franco-Villalobos C, Yasui Y, Alderfer MA, et al. Tobacco Use Among Siblings of Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2016; 63(2): 326-33. PubMed [journal] PMID:26305712
Lown EA, Hijiya N, Zhang N, Srivastava DK, Leisenring WM, et al. Patterns and predictors of clustered risky health behaviors among adult survivors of childhood cancer: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Cancer. 2016. PubMed [journal] PMID:27258389
Wu YP, Hung M, Franklin JD, Samhouri M, Simons LE, Amylon MD. Validation of a measure of children’s perceptions of their oncology camp experience: a national study. Psychooncology. 2016; 25(1). PubMed [journal] PMID:25736248
2015
Gerhardt C, Lehmann V, Long KA, & Alderfer MA. Supporting siblings as a standard of care in pediatric oncology. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2015; 62, S678–S732 . doi: 10.1002/pbc.25821
Long KA, Goldish M, Lown EA, Ostrowski NL, Alderfer MA, et al. Major lessons learned from a nationally-based community-academic partnership: addressing sibling adjustment to childhood cancer. Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare. 2015; 33(1):61-7. PubMed [journal] PMID:25581558
Lown EA, Phillips F, Schwartz LA, Rosenberg AR, Jones B. Psychosocial Follow-Up in Survivorship as a Standard of Care in Pediatric Oncology. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2015; 62(5): 514-84. PubMed [journal] PMID:26700918
2014
Long KA, Marsland AL, Wright A, Hinds P. Creating a tenuous balance: siblings' experience of a brother's or sister's childhood cancer diagnosis. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing. 2014; 32(1):21-31. PubMed [journal] PMID:25391285
Martiniuk A, Silva M, Amylon M, Barr R. Camp programs for children with cancer and their families: review of research progress over the past decade. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2014; 61(5). PubMed [journal] PMID:24395392
Pentz RD, Alderfer MA, Pelletier W, Stegenga K, Haight AE, et al. Unmet needs of siblings of pediatric stem cell transplant recipients. Pediatrics. 2014; 133(5). PubMed [journal] PMID:24777206
2013
Long KA, Marsland AL, Alderfer MA. Cumulative family risk predicts sibling adjustment to childhood cancer. Cancer. 2013; 119(13):2503-10. NIHMSID:NIHMS454260 PubMed [journal] PMID: 23576115, PMCID: PMC3686993
Long KA, Alderfer MA, Ewing LJ, Marsland AL. The role of contextual threat in predicting self-reported distress among siblings of children with cancer. Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings. 2013; 20(2):199-208. PubMed [journal] PMID: 23053828
Lown EA, Mertens AC, Korcha RA, Leisenring W, Hudson MM, et al. Prevalence and predictors of risky and heavy alcohol consumption among adult siblings of childhood cancer survivors. Psychooncology. 2013; 22(5): 1134-43. PubMed [journal] PMID:22736595
Kaplan LM, Laal KJ, Bradley L, Alderfer MA. Cancer-related traumatic stress reactions in siblings of children with cancer. Famlies, Systems, & Health. 2013; 31(2). PubMed [journal] PMID: 23795631
2012
Buchbinder D, Mertens AC, Zeltzer LK, Leisenring W, Goodman P, Lown EA, Alderfer MA, et al. Cancer prevention and screening practices of siblings of childhood cancer survivors: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2012; 21(7): 1078-88. PubMed [journal] PMID:22576363
2011
Long KA, Marsland AL. Family adjustment to childhood cancer: a systematic review. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review. 2011; 14(1):57-88. PubMed [journal] PMID:21221783
Moore AM, Gamblin TC, Geller DA, Youssef MN, Hoffman KE, Gemmell L, Likumahuwa SM, Bovbjerg DH, Marsland A, Steel JL. A prospective study of posttraumatic growth as assessed by self-report and family caregiver in the context of advanced cancer. Psychooncology. 2011; 20(5). PubMed [journal] PMID:20878841
Buchbinder D, Casillas J, Krull KR, Goodman P, Leisenring W, Recklitis C, Alderfer MA, et al. Psychological outcomes of siblings of cancer survivors: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Psychooncology. 2011; 20(12). PubMed [journal] PMID:22114043
2010 and earlier
Alderfer MA, Hodges JA. Supporting Siblings of Children with Cancer: A Need for Family-School Partnerships. School Mental Health. 2010; 2(2). PubMed [journal] PMID:20582154
Alderfer MA, Long KA, Lown EA, Marsland AL, Ostrowski NL, et al. Psychosocial adjustment of siblings of children with cancer: a systematic review. Psycho-oncology. 2010; 19(8):789-805. PubMed [journal] PMID: 19862680
Ewing LJ, Long K, Rotondi A, Howe C, Bill L, Marsland AL. Brief report: A pilot study of a web-based resource for families of children with cancer. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2009; 34(5):523-9. PubMed [journal] PMID:18784185
Lown EA, Goldsby R, Mertens AC, Greenfield T, Bond J, et al. Alcohol consumption patterns and risk factors among childhood cancer survivors compared to siblings and general population peers. Addiction. 2008; 103(7):1139-48. PubMed [journal] PMID:18554347
Packman W, Greenhalgh J, Chesterman B, Shaffer T, Fine J, Van Zutphen K, Golan R, Amylon MD. Siblings of pediatric cancer patients: the quantitative and qualitative nature of quality of life. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology. 2005; 23(1). PubMed [journal] PMID:16492646
Alderfer MA, Labay LE, Kazak AE. Brief report: does posttraumatic stress apply to siblings of childhood cancer survivors? Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2003; 28(4). PubMed [journal] PMID:12730285