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Laura E.  Simons , PhD
Staff Psychologist
Office Phone: 617-355-6995
Appointment Line: 617-355-6995
NPI: 1285818179

Departments/Divisions

Specialties

pain management/treatment
physically ill children

Services/Programs

Academic Appointments

Instructor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

College

Psychology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio  (2001)

Graduate Schools

Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia  (2006)
M.S. in Clinical Psychology, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia  (2004)

Internship

Child Clinical/Pediatric Psychology, University of Florida Health Science Center, Gainesville, Florida  (7/04 - 6/05)

Fellowship

Postdoctoral Fellowship; Pain Treatment Service, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts  (8/06 - 1/08)

Societies

American Psychological Association
Society of Pediatric Psychology, Division 54 of APA
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

Awards

Graduate Student Dissertation Completion Award, assistantship, 2005-2006
Herbert Zimmer Student Research Award, 2006

Publications

Logan, D.E., Simons, L.E., Stein, M., Chastain, L.
School impairment in adolescents with chronic pain , February 2008
Journal of Pain
Simons, L.E., Ingerski, L., Janicke, D.J.
Social support, coping, and psychological distress in mothers and fathers of pediatric transplant candidates
Pediatric Transplantation  Issue: 11 , Page: 781-787
Simons, L.E., Gilleland, J., Hubbard, A., Blount, R.L. & Campbell, R.
Initial development of the Pediatric Camp Outcome Measure , (in press)
Children's Health Care
Simons, L.E., McCormick, M.L. & Mee, L.L., Blount, R.L.
Parent and adolescent perspectives on barriers to medication adherence in adolescent transplant , (in press)
Pediatric Transplantation
Claar, R.L., Simons, L.E., Logan, D.
Parental response to children's pain: The moderating impact of children's emotional distress on symptoms and disability
Pain , Page: January 2008
Simons, L.E., Anglin, G., Warshaw, B., Mahle, W.T., Vincent, R.N. & Blount, R.L.
Understanding the pathway between the transplant experience and health-related quality of life outcomes in adolescents , 2008
Pediatric Transplantation  Issue: 12 , Page: 187-193
Simons, L.E., Claar, R.L., Logan, D.
Chronic pain in adolescence: Parental responses, Adolescent coping, and their impact on adolescent's pain behaviours , (in press)
Journal of Pediatric Psychology
Blount, R.L., Devine, K., Cheng, P., Simons, L.E., Hayutin, L.
The impact of adult behaviours and volcalizations on infant distress during immunization injections , (in press)
Journal of Pediatric Psychology
Ohleyer, V., Lack, C., Simons, L.E., Murphy, T., Geffken, G.R., Silverstein, J.H., & Storch, E.A.
Disease related stree in parents of obese children: Relations with parental anxiety and childhood psychosocial functioning , 2007
Journal of Child Healthcare  Issue: 11 , Page: 132-142
Storch, E., Lack, C., Simons, L.E., Murphy, T., Geffken, G.
A measure of functional impairment in youth with Tourette's Syndrome , 2007
Journal of Pediatric Psychology  Issue: 32 , Page: 950-950
Simons, L.E., Blount, R.L., Campbell, R., Hubbard, A., Goodwin, B., Devine, K., & Benoit, M.
Decreases in anxiety associated with participation in a pediatric heart camp. , 2007
Cardiology of the Young  Issue: 17 , Page: 631-637
Simons, L.E. & Blount, R.L.
Identifying barriers to medication adherence in adolescent transplant recipients , 2007
Journal of Pediatric Psychology  Issue: 37 , Page: 831-844
Blount, R.L., Simons, L.E., Devine, K.A., Jaaniste, T., Cohen, L.L., Chambers, C. & Hayutin, L.G.
Evidence-based assessment of coping and stress in pediatric psychology , November 17 2007
Journal of Pediatric Psychology
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