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Kristina Hardy

Kristina Hardy
Primary Position
Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Children’s National Health System; Associate Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, The George Washington University School of Medicine
Job Responsibilities
Research
Patient Care
Education/Training
Psychology
Training Opportunities at Location
Yes
Address
Neuropsychology Division, Children’s National Medical Center
111 Michigan Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20010
eMAIL
kkhardy@childrensnational.org
Phone(s)
202-476-2514
Keywords
Pediatric cancer
Neuropsychology
Cognitive training
Coping with pediatric cancer
Publications of Interest

Hardy, K.K., Willard, V.W., Allen, T., & Bonner, M.J. (2013). Working memory training in survivors of pediatric cancer: a randomized pilot study. PsychoOncology 22, 1856-1865. doi: 10.1002/pon.3222. PMID: 23203754.

Willard, V.W., Hardy, K.K., Allen, T.M., Hwang, E.I., Gururangan, S., Hostetter, S.H., & Bonner, M.J. (2013). Sluggish cognitive tempo in survivors of pediatric brain tumors. Journal of Neuro-oncology, 114, 71-78. PMID: 23661102.

Hardy KK¸ Willard VW, Gioia AR, Sharkey C, Walsh KS.  Attention-mediated neurocognitive profiles in survivors of pediatric brain tumors: Comparison to children with neurodevelopmental ADHD.  Neuro Oncol. 2017 Sep 8. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/nox174. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:29016979

Hardy KK, Olson K, Cox S, Kennedy, T Walsh KW. Systematic review: A prevention-based model of neuropsychological assessment for children with medical illness.  Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2017 Sep 1;42(8):815-822. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsx060. Review. PMID: 28369473

Hardy KK, Embry LM, Kairalla JA, Devidas M, Armstrong FD, Hunger S, Carroll WL, Larsen E, Raetz EA, Loh ML, Noll RB, Winick NJ. Neurocognitive function of children treated for High-Risk B-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (HR-ALL) randomized to Capizzi (CMTX) versus High-Dose methotrexate (HDMTX): A report from the Children’s Oncology Group (COG).  J Clin Oncol. 2017 Aug 10;35(23):2700-2707. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.71.7587. Epub 2017 Jul 3. PMID: 28671857