Publications

PUBLICATIONS

Kazak, A.E. & Kunin-Batson, A. (2001).  Psychological and integrative interventions in pediatric procedural pain. In A. Finley & P. McGrath (Eds.), Acute and Procedure Pain in Infants and Children. International Association for the Study of Pain: Seattle, WA.

Barakat,L, Kunin-Batson, A., & Kazak A.E. (2003).  Child Health Psychology.  In AM Nezu, CM Nezu & PA Geller (Eds.) Handbook of Psychology, Volume 9: Health Psychology (pp. 439-464).  New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Perkins, J.L., Kunin-Batson, A., Youngren, N.M., Ness, K.K., Hansen, M.K., Petryk, A., et al. (2007). Long-term follow-up of children who underwent stem cell transplant (SCT) for AML or ALL at less than three years of age: The University of Minnesota experience. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 49, 958-963.

Anderson, F., Kunin-Batson, A., Perkins, J., and Baker, K.S. (2008). White versus gray matter functioning as seen on neuropsychological testing following bone marrow transplantation for acute leukemia in childhood.  Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. 4(1), 283–288.

Anderson, F., Kunin-Batson, A. (2009).  Neurocognitive late effects of chemotherapy in children:  A review of the past 10 years of research on brain structure and function.  Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 52, 159-164.

Buchbinder, D., Casillas, J., Krull, K., Goodman, P., Leisenring, W., Recklitis, C., Alderfer, M., Robison, L., Armstrong, G., Kunin-Batson, A., Stuber, M., and Zeltzer, L. (2010). Psychological and Psychosocial Outcomes of Siblings of Cancer Survivors: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Psycho-Oncology. DOI: 10.1002/pon.1848 [Epub ahead of print]

Kunin-Batson, A., Kadan-Lottick, N., Zhu, L., Cox, C., Bordes, V., Srivastava, D., Zeltzer, L., Robison, L., and Krull, K. (2011). Predictors of Independent Living Status in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22982. [Epub ahead of print]

Embry, L, Annett, R. D. Kunin-Batson, A., Patel, S., Sands, S., Armstrong, D., and Noll, B. (under review). Overcoming Barriers in the Implementation of Functional Multi-site Neurobehavioral Assessments within the Children’s Oncology Group: Comprehensive Procedures for More Informed Pediatric Clinical Trial Outcomes Assessment. 

PRESENTATIONS

Alderfer, M., Rourke, M., Kunin-Batson, A., & Kazak, A.E. (2001, April).  Family world view and anxiety predict cancer-related posttraumatic stress. Poster presented at the 8th meeting of the Florida Conference on Child Health Psychology.

Kunin-Batson, A., Primeau, M., Zelko, F., & Glanzman, M. (2002, February).  Effects of methylphenidate on neuropsychological functioning in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.  Poster presented at the 30th annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society: Toronto, Canada.

Perkins, J.L., Kunin-Batson, A., Ness, K.K., Hansen, M.J., Petryk, A, Anderson, F.S., Baker K,S. (2004, March).  Long-term Follow-up of Children who Underwent Stem Cell Transplant (SCT) for AML or ALL at Less than Three Years of Age: The University of Minnesota Experience.  Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, San Francisco, CA. 

Perkins, J.L., Kunin-Batson, A., Youngren, N., Ness, K.K., Hansen, M.J., Ulrich, K., et al. (2006, June).  Long-term Outcomes of Children who Underwent Hematopoietic Cell Transplant (HCT) for AML or ALL at Less than Three Years of Age: Poster presented at the Ninth International Conference on Long-term Complications of Treatment of Children and Adolescents for Cancer, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada. 

Anderson, F.S., Kunin-Batson, A., Perkins, J.L., Baker, K.S. (2006, Sept). White versus gray matter function as seen on neuropsychological testing following bone marrow transplant for acute leukemia in childhood. Poster presented at Psychosocial and Neurocognitive Consequences of Childhood Cancer: A Symposium in Tribute to Raymond K. Mulhern, Memphis, TN.

Kunin-Batson, A., Anderson, F., Perkins, J., Baker, K.S., Youngren, N. (2006, Sept).  Neurocognitive outcome after hematopoietic cell transplant:  The role of age at transplant and total body irradiation.  Poster presented at Psychosocial and Neurocognitive Consequences of Childhood Cancer: A Symposium in Tribute to Raymond K. Mulhern, Memphis, TN.

Kinkead, S.G., Annett, R.D., Emmons, C.L., Kunin-Batson, A.S., Holmquist, L.A., Krull, K.R., Segovia, L.E., & Noll, R.B. (2010, February).  Acute And Long-Term Neuropsychological Impairment Associated With Chemotherapy And Whole Brain Radiotherapy For Children Treated For Intermediate Risk Leukemia.  Paper presented at the 38th annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Acapulco, Mexico.

Bordes, V., Kunin-Batson, A., Perkins, J., Baker, K.S. (2010, February). Differentiating psychosocial and health-related quality of life for children following hematopoietic cell transplant for ALL or AML. Poster presented at the 38th annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Acapulco, Mexico.

Kunin-Batson, A., Kadan-Lottick, N., Zhu, L., Bordes, V., Srivastava, D., Zeltzer, L., Robison, L., and Krull, K. (2010, June). Predictors of Independent Living Status in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Chicago, IL.

Dahlheimer, T. & Kunin-Batson, A. Neuropsychological function and quality of life in two children with neurofibromatosis and optic gliomas, treated with and without radiation therapy (2010, July).  Poster presented at the 14th annual meeting of the International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, Vienna, Austria.
 
Kunin-Batson, A., Kadan-Lottick, N., Zhu, L., Cox, C., Bordes, V., Srivastava, D., Zeltzer, L., Robison, L., and Krull, K. (2010, October). Predictors of Independent Living in Childhood Cancer Survivors: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.  Paper presentation at the 42nd Annual Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology, Boston, MA.