Cynthia Karlson

Photo of Cynthia Carlson
Primary Position
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Job Responsibilities
Research
Patient Care
Education/Training
Psychology
Short Synopsis of Professional Interests
Dr. Karlson's research program focuses on chronic illness and chronic pain conditions in children and adolescents.
Training Opportunities at Location
Yes
Address
University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone(s)
601-984-5220
Keywords
Pediatric Chronic Pain
Biopsychosocial Interventions
Psychosocial
Neurocognitive
Publications of Interest

Karlson, C.W., Alberts, N.M., Liu, W., Brinkman, T.M., Annett, R.D., Mulrooney, D.A., Schulte, F., Leisenring, W.M., Gibson, T.M., Howell, R.M., Srivastava, D., Oeffinger, K.C., Robison, L.L., Armstrong, G.T., Zeltzer, L.K., & Krull, K.R. (2020). Longitudinal Pain and Pain Interference in Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Cancer. doi: 10.1002/cncr.32853

Stone, A.L., Karlson, C.W., Heathcote, L.C., Rosenberg, A.R., & Palermo, T.M. (2017). Pain in Survivors of Pediatric Cancer: Applying a Prevention Framework. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 43(3):237-242.

Baker, A. M., Raiker, J.S., Elkin, T.D., Palermo, T.M., & Karlson, C.W. (2015). Internalizing Symptoms Mediate the Relationship between Sleep Disordered Breathing and Pain Symptoms in a Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Sample.Children’s Health Care.10.1080/02739615.2015.1124326

Raiker, J.S., Manning, E.M., Herrington, B., May, A.C., Haynes, S., Graves, P.E., & Karlson, C.W. (2015). Brief neurocognitive screening in youth with brain tumors: A preliminary investigation of the Lebby-Asbell Neurocognitive Screening Examination (LANSE). Brain Injury, 1192-1198.

Karlson, C. W., Haynes, S., Faith, M. A., Elkin, T. D., Smith, M., & Megason, G. (2015). Development of the Family Symptom Inventory: A psychosocial screener for children with Hematology/Oncology conditions. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 37, 140-146