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Shawna Palmer

Shawna Palmer
Primary Position
Research Psychologist & Co-Investigator
Job Responsibilities
Research
Education/Training
Psychology
Short Synopsis of Professional Interests
My research has centered on increasing the understanding of how medical treatment for pediatric brain tumors impacts future cognitive development and behavior.
Training Opportunities at Location
Yes
Address
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Department of Psychology
262 Danny Thomas Place, Mail Stop 740, Memphis, TN 38105
eMAIL
shawna.palmer@stjude.org
Phone(s)
011-425-503-8685
Keywords
Cognitive late effects
neuropsychology
neuro-imaging
medulloblastoma
coping
Publications of Interest

Palmer SL, Lesh S, Wallace D, Bonner BJ, Swain M, Chapieski L, Janzen L, Mabbott D, Knight S, Boyle R, Armstrong CL, Gajjar A. How parents cope with their child's diagnosis and treatment of an embryonal tumor: Results of a prospective and longitudinal study. Journal of Neuro Oncology, in press. DOI: 10.1007/s11060-011-0574-9

Palmer SL, Hassall T, Evankovich K, Mabbott DJ, Bonner M, Deluca C, Cohn R, Fisher MJ, Morris EB, Broniscer A, Gajjar A. Neurocognitive outcome 12 months following cerebellar mutism syndrome in pediatric patients with medulloblastoma. Neuro Oncology, (2010) 12 (12): 1311-1317.

Palmer SL, Reddick WE, Glass JO, Ogg R, Patay Z, Wallace D, Gajjar A. Regional white matter anisotropy and reading ability in patients treated for embryonal tumors. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 4 (2), 132-140, 2010.

Palmer SL, Leigh L: Survivors of pediatric posterior fossa tumors: Cognitive outcome, intervention, and risk-based care. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 13:171-8, 2009

Palmer SL. Neurodevelopmental impacts on children treated for medulloblastoma: A review and conceptual model. Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 14(3):203-10, 2008.