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Valerie Crabtree

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Primary Position
Full Faculty Member, Department of Psychology; Chief, Psychosocial Services
Job Responsibilities
Research
Patient Care
Education/Training
Psychology
Short Synopsis of Professional Interests
My research and clinical interests are related to sleep disruption in children and adolescents with cancer.
Training Opportunities at Location
Yes
Address
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Department of Psychology
262 Danny Thomas Place, Mail Stop 101
Memphis, TN 38105
eMAIL
Valerie.crabtree@stjude.org
Phone(s)
901-595-6393
Keywords
Sleep disturbance
Pediatric oncology
Cancer survivors
Fatigue
Sleepiness
Publications of Interest

Meltzer LJ, Crabtree VM. Pediatric Sleep Problems: A Clinician’s Guide to Behavior Interventions. American Psychological Association Press, 2015.

Crabtree VM, Wise MS. Sleep disorders during and after cancer in children. In UpToDate 2017.

Crabtree VM, LaRosa KN, MacArthur E, Russell K, Wang F, Zhang H, Pan H, Brigden J, Schwartz LE, Wilson M, Pappo A.  Feasibility and acceptability of light therapy to reduce fatigue in adolescents and young adults receiving cancer-directed therapy. Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2020; 19: 492‐504. doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2020.1797744.

Mandrell BN, LaRosa K, Hancock D, Caples M, Sykes A, Lu Z, Wise MS, Khan RB, Merchant TE, Crabtree VM. Predictors of narcolepsy and hypersomnia due to medical disorder in pediatric craniopharyngioma. Journal of Neuro-Oncology 2020; 148: 307-316.  doi.org/ 10.1007/ s11060-020-03519-3.

LaRosa KN, MacArthur E, Wang F, Zhang H, Pan H, Brigden J, Pappo A, Wilson MW, Crabtree VM. Light therapy for QOL/depression in AYA with cancer: A randomized trial. Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2021. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsab098.