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Robert Annett

Primary Position
Professor of Pediatrics; Director of Research and Education, Center for the Advancement of Youth
Job Responsibilities
Research
Patient Care
Education/Training
Psychology
Short Synopsis of Professional Interests
My professional interests have been in developing a broader understanding of how biomedical therapies impact child neuropsychological functioning and in developing improved predictive models of child vulnerabilities to neuropsychological dysfunction.
Training Opportunities at Location
Yes
Address
Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 N State Street
Jackson MS 39216-4505
eMAIL
rannett@umc.edu
Phone(s)
601-984-5863
Keywords
Pediatric neuropsychology
Quality of life
Psychosocial adaptation
Functional impairment
Publications of Interest

Annett RD, Patel SK, Phipps S. (2015). Monitoring and assessment of neuropsychological outcomes as a standard of care in pediatric oncology. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 62:S460–S513.

Walsh KS, Noll RB, Annett RD, Patel SK, Patenaude AF, Embry L. (2015). Standard of care for neuropsychological monitoring in pediatric neuro-oncology: Lessons from the Children’s Oncology Group (COG). Pediatric Blood and Cancer. Oct 9. doi: 10.1002/pbc.25759.

Krull KR, Annett RD, Pan Z, Ness KK, Nathan PC, Srivastava DK, Stovall M, Robison LL, Hudson MM. (2011). Neurocognitive functioning and health-related behaviors in adult survivors of childhood cancer: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. European Journal of Cancer, 47(9), 1380-1388.

Hile, S, Montague, E, Carlson-Green, B, Colte, P, Embry, L, & Annett, RD. (2011; accepted). Pediatric cancer survivors: neurocognitive late effects. In MA Hayat (Ed.) Tumors of the Central Nervous System.

Hile, S, Montague, E, Carlson-Green, B, Colte, P, Embry, L, & Annett, RD. (2011; accepted). Pediatric cancer survivors: neurocognitive late effects. In MA Hayat (Ed.) Tumors of the Central Nervous System.