Cynthia Gerhardt

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Primary Position
Professor of Pediatrics & Psychology
Job Responsibilities
Research
Education/Training
Psychology
Short Synopsis of Professional Interests
Dr. Gerhardt's research focuses on risk and resilience factors associated with family adjustment to bereavement and childhood chronic illnesses, such as cancer.
Training Opportunities at Location
Yes
700 Children’s Drive, Rm Jwest 4992
Columbus, OH 43205
Phone(s)
(614) 722-3071
Keywords
Bereavement
survivorship
family
coping
communication
Publications of Interest

Hogan, N. S., Schmidt, L. A., Howard Sharp, K. M., Barrera, M., Compas, B. E., Davies, B., Fairclough, D. L., Gilmer, M. J., Vannatta, K., & Gerhardt, C. A. (2021). Development and testing of the Hogan Inventory of Bereavement Short Form for children and adolescents. Death Studies,45, 313-321.


 

Howard Sharp, K. M., Fisher, R., Clark, O. E., Dunnells, Z. D. O., Vannatta, K., Compas, B. E., & Gerhardt, C. A. (2020). Long-term trajectories of depression in mothers of children with cancer: The role of maternal resources at diagnosis. Health Psychology, 39, 89-98.

Dattilo, T. L., Lipak, K. G., Clark, O. E., Gehred, A., Sampson, A., Quinn, G. P., Zajo, K., Sutter, M. E., Bowman-Curci, M., Gardner, M., Gerhardt, C. A., & Nahata, L. (2021). Parent-child communication and reproductive considerations in families with genetic cancer predisposition syndromes: A systematic review. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 10, 15-25.

Nahata, L., Datillo, T. M., Olsavsky, A. L., Lipak, K. G., Whiteside, S., Yeager, N. D., Audino, A., Klosky, J. L., Rausch, J. R., Saraf, A., O’Brien, S. H., Quinn, G. P., & Gerhardt, C. A. (2021). Impact of a novel family-centered values clarification tool on sperm banking attempts in adolescent males at the time of a new cancer diagnosis. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 38, 1561–1569.

Winning, A., Moscato, E. L., Lehmann, V., Keim, M. C., Rausch, J. R., Lipak, K. G., Himelhoch, A. C., Murphy, L. K., Prussien, K. V., Olshefski, R. S., Vannatta, K., Compas, B. E., & Gerhardt, C. A. (2021). The impact of central nervous system directed treatment on competence and adjustment among children in early cancer survivorship. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 68, https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.29220.