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Melissa Cousino

Primary Position
Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student
Job Responsibilities
Research
Patient Care
Education/Training
Psychology
Short Synopsis of Professional Interests
I am a 4th year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology PhD (Pediatric Psychology Specialization) program at Case Western Reserve University.
Training Opportunities at Location
Yes
Address
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44106
eMAIL
melissa.cousino@case.edu
Phone(s)
216-368-3131
Keywords
Survivorship
Late Effects
Family Burden
Ethics
Post-traumatic Growth
Publications of Interest

Cousino, M. K., Zyzanski, S., Yamokoski, A., Hazen, R., Baker, J., Noll, R., Rheingold, S., Geyer, R., Alexander, S., Drotar, D., & Kodish, E. (2012). Communication of the scientific goal of pediatric phase 1 cancer trials. Journal of Clinical Oncology. Advance online publication: doi:10.1200/JCO.2012.42.3004

Peterson, C., Cousino, M. K., Donohue, J., Schmidt, M., & Gurney, J. (2012). Discordant parent reports of family functioning and sequelae of childhood cancer. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 30, 503-518. doi:10.1080/07347332.2012.703766 Cousino, M. K., Hazen, R., Yamokoski, A., Miller, V., Zyzanksi, S.,

Drotar, D., & Kodish, E. (2011). Parent participation and physician-parent communication during informed consent in child leukemia. Pediatrics, 128, e1544-e1551. doi:10.1542/peds.2010-3542