Melanie Jean Bonner | Scholars@Duke

Melanie Jean Bonner
Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

My current research efforts focus on evaluating and remediating cognitive functioning in children with illnesses that impact the central nervous system. Current projects include: 1) evaluation of a cognitive intervention for children with sickle cell disease; 2) intervention aimed at improving adherence to medication regiments in children with sickle cell disease; and 3) remediation of cognitive deficits in children undergoing treatment for pediatric tumors. I also consult on several multi-center projects aimed at evaluating cognitive functioning and quality of life in children with disease.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health and Developmental Neuroscience, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2013
Professor of the Practice of Psychology and Neuroscience, Psychology and Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2012
Associate Professor in Surgery, Surgery, Clinical Science Departments 2008
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers 1995

Contact Information

Box 3527 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Box 3527 Med Ctr, Lakeview 2608 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705
melanie.bonner@duke.edu (919) 681-0024
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Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Virginia Polytech Institute and State University 1995
Duke Appointment History
- Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, Psychology and Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2015
- Associate Research Professor in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, Psychology and Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2008 - 2014
- Associate Research Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Psychology and Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2011 - 2013
- Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2012 - 2013
- Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2008 - 2012
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2006 - 2008
- Assistant Professor in Surgery, Surgery, Clinical Science Departments 2006 - 2008
- Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology-Social and Health Sciences, Psychology and Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2004 - 2007
- Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 1998 - 2006
- Assistant Clinical Professor in Surgery, Surgery, Clinical Science Departments 2000 - 2006
- Assistant Clinical Professor in Psychology-Social and Health Sciences, Psychology and Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 1998 - 2003
- Clinical Associate in Medical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 1995 - 1998
- Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 1995
Research
Selected Grants
- An integrated and diverse genomic medicine program for undiagnosed diseases awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2022
- Research Training In Neuro-Oncology awarded by National Institutes of Health 1998 - 2016
- TCD With Transfusions Changing to Hydroxyurea (TWITCH) Closeout awarded by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 2014 - 2015
- Network Plasticity in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury awarded by Child Neurology Foundation 2013 - 2014
- Feasibility of a Couple-based Intervention for Parents of Children with Cancer awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2014
- Development of a Novel Cognitive Remediation Program for 22q11 Deletion Syndrome awarded by National Institutes of Health 2011 - 2014
- Training in Psychological Intervention Research awarded by National Institutes of Health 2006 - 2011
- TRICCS: Targeting Inattention in Childhood Cancer Survivors awarded by National Institutes of Health 2007 - 2010
- Research Training In Neuro-Oncology awarded by National Institutes of Health 2005 - 2010
- Deficits in Facial Expression Recognition in Childhood Cancer Survivors awarded by National Institutes of Health 2007 - 2009
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Jasien, JM, Bonner, M, D'alli, R, Prange, L, Mclean, M, Sachdev, M, Uchitel, J, Ricano, J, Smith, B, and Mikati, MA. "Cognitive, adaptive, and behavioral profiles and management of alternating hemiplegia of childhood." Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology (October 26, 2018). Full Text
  - Tan, QK-G, Cope, H, Spillmann, RC, Stong, N, Jiang, Y-H, McDonald, MT, Rothman, JA, Butler, MW, Frush, DP, Lachman, RS, Lee, B, Bacino, CA, Bonner, MJ, McCall, CM, Pendse, AA, Walley, N, Undiagnosed Diseases Network, , Shashi, V, and Pena, LDM. "Further evidence for the involvement of EFL1 in a Shwachman-Diamond-like syndrome and expansion of the phenotypic features." Cold Spring Harbor Molecular Case Studies 4, no. 5 (October 2018). Full Text
  - Anderson, LM, Leonard, S, Jonassaint, J, Lunyera, J, Bonner, M, and Shah, N. "Mobile health intervention for youth with sickle cell disease: Impact on adherence, disease knowledge, and quality of life." Pediatric Blood and Cancer 65, no. 8 (August 1, 2018). Full Text
  - Allen, TM, Anderson, LM, Rothman, JA, and Bonner, MJ. "[Formula: see text]Executive functioning and health-related quality of life in pediatric sickle cell disease." Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence 23, no. 8 (November 2017): 889-906. Full Text
  - Schreiber, JE, Palmer, SL, Conklin, HM, Mabbott, DJ, Swain, MA, Bonner, MJ, Chapieski, ML, Huang, L, Zhang, H, and Gajjar, A. "Posterior fossa syndrome and long-term neuropsychological outcomes among children treated for medulloblastoma on a multi-institutional, prospective study." Neuro Oncology 19, no. 12 (November 2017): 1673-1682. Full Text
  - Gallentine, WB, Shinnar, S, Hesdorffer, DC, Epstein, L, Nordli, DR, Lewis, DV, Frank, LM, Seinfeld, S, Shinnar, RC, Cornett, K, Liu, B, Moshé, SL, Sun, S, and FEBSTAT Investigator Team, . "Plasma cytokines associated with febrile status epilepticus in children: A potential biomarker for acute hippocampal injury." Epilepsia 58, no. 6 (June 2017): 1102-1111. Full Text
  - Willard, VW, Allen, TM, Hardy, KK, and Bonner, MJ. "Social functioning in survivors of pediatric brain tumors: Contribution of neurocognitive and social-cognitive skills." Children'S Health Care 46, no. 2 (April 3, 2017): 181-195. Full Text
  - Shashi, V, Pena, LDM, Kim, K, Burton, B, Hempel, M, Schoch, K, Walkiewicz, M, McLaughlin, HM, Cho, M, Stong, N, Hickey, SE, Shuss, CM, Undiagnosed Diseases Network, , Freemark, MS, Bellet, JS, Keels, MA, Bonner, MJ, El-Dairi, M, Butler, M, Kranz, PG, Stumpel, CTRM, Klinkenberg, S, Oberndorff, K, Alawi, M, Santer, R, Petrovski, S, Kuismin, O, Korpi-Heikkilä, S, Pietilainen, O, Aarno, P, Kurki, MI, Hoischen, A, Need, AC, Goldstein, DB, and Kortüm, F. "De Novo Truncating Variants in ASXL2 Are Associated with a Unique and Recognizable Clinical Phenotype." American Journal of Human Genetics 100, no. 1 (January 2017): 179-null. Full Text
  - Shashi, V, Pena, LDM, Kim, K, Burton, B, Hempel, M, Schoch, K, Walkiewicz, M, McLaughlin, HM, Cho, M, Stong, N, Hickey, SE, Shuss, CM, Undiagnosed Diseases Network, , Freemark, MS, Bellet, JS, Keels, MA, Bonner, MJ, El-Dairi, M, Butler, M, Kranz, PG, Stumpel, CTRM, Klinkenberg, S, Oberndorff, K, Alawi, M, Santer, R, Petrovski, S, Kuismin, O, Korpi-Heikkilä, S, Pietilainen, O, Aarno, P, Kurki, MI, Hoischen, A, Need, AC, Goldstein, DB, and Kortüm, F. "De Novo Truncating Variants in ASXL2 Are Associated with a Unique and Recognizable Clinical Phenotype." American Journal of Human Genetics 100, no. 1 (January 2017): 179-null. Full Text
  - Weiss, EF, Masur, D, Shinnar, S, Hesdorffer, DC, Hinton, VJ, Bonner, M, Rinaldi, J, Van de Water, V, Culbert, J, Shinnar, RC, Seinfeld, S, Gallentine, W, Nordli, DR, Frank, LM, Epstein, L, Moshé, SL, Sun, S, and FEBSTAT study team, . "Cognitive functioning one month and one year following febrile status epilepticus." Epilepsy & behavior : E&B 64, no. Pt A (November 2016): 283-288. Full Text
  - Shashi, V, Pena, LDM, Kim, K, Burton, B, Hempel, M, Schoch, K, Walkiewicz, M, McLaughlin, HM, Cho, M, Stong, N, Hickey, SE, Shuss, CM, Undiagnosed Diseases Network, , Freemark, MS, Bellet, JS, Keels, MA, Bonner, MJ, El-Dairi, M, Butler, M, Kranz, PG, Stumpel, CTRM, Klinkenberg, S, Oberndorff, K, Alawi, M, Santer, R, Petrovski, S, Kuismin, O, Korpi-Heikkilä, S, Pietilainen, O, Aarno, P, Kurki, MI, Hoischen, A, Need, AC, Goldstein, DB, and Kortüm, F. "De Novo Truncating Variants in ASXL2 Are Associated with a Unique and Recognizable Clinical Phenotype." American Journal of Human Genetics 99, no. 4 (October 2016): 991-999. Full Text
  - Willard, VW, Hostetter, SA, Hutchinson, KC, Bonner, MJ, and Hardy, KK. "Benefit Finding in Maternal Caregivers of Pediatric Cancer Survivors: A Mixed Methods Approach." Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing : Official Journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses 33, no. 5 (September 2016): 353-360. Full Text
  - Hesdorffer, DC, Shinnar, S, Lax, DN, Pellock, JM, Nordli, DR, Seinfeld, S, Gallentine, W, Frank, LM, Lewis, DV, Shinnar, RC, Bello, JA, Chan, S, Epstein, LG, Moshé, SL, Liu, B, Sun, S, and FEBSTAT study team, . "Risk factors for subsequent febrile seizures in the FEBSTAT study." Epilepsia 57, no. 7 (July 2016): 1042-1047. Full Text
  - Allen, T, Willard, VW, Anderson, LM, Hardy, KK, and Bonner, MJ. "Social functioning and facial expression recognition in children with neurofibromatosis type 1." Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR 60, no. 3 (March 2016): 282-293. Full Text
  - Ware, RE, Davis, BR, Schultz, WH, Brown, RC, Aygun, B, Sarnaik, S, Odame, I, Fuh, B, George, A, Owen, W, Luchtman-Jones, L, Rogers, ZR, Hilliard, L, Gauger, C, Piccone, C, Lee, MT, Kwiatkowski, JL, Jackson, S, Miller, ST, Roberts, C, Heeney, MM, Kalfa, TA, Nelson, S, Imran, H, Nottage, K, Alvarez, O, Rhodes, M, Thompson, AA, Rothman, JA, Helton, KJ, Roberts, D, Coleman, J, Bonner, MJ, Kutlar, A, Patel, N, Wood, J, Piller, L, Wei, P, Luden, J, Mortier, NA, Stuber, SE, Luban, NLC, Cohen, AR, Pressel, S, and Adams, RJ. "Hydroxycarbamide versus chronic transfusion for maintenance of transcranial doppler flow velocities in children with sickle cell anaemia-TCD With Transfusions Changing to Hydroxyurea (TWiTCH): a multicentre, open-label, phase 3, non-inferiority trial." Lancet (London, England) 387, no. 10019 (February 2016): 661-670. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Mikati, MA, Jiang, Y-H, Carboni, M, Shashi, V, Petrovski, S, Spillmann, R, Milligan, CJ, Li, M, Grefe, A, McConkie, A, Berkovic, S, Scheffer, I, Mullen, S, Bonner, M, Petrou, S, and Goldstein, D. "Quinidine in the treatment of KCNT1-positive epilepsies." Annals of Neurology 78, no. 6 (December 2015): 995-999. Full Text
  - Anderson, LM, Allen, TM, Thornburg, CD, and Bonner, MJ. "Fatigue in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: Association With Neurocognitive and Social-Emotional Functioning and Quality of Life." Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 37, no. 8 (November 2015): 584-589. Full Text
  - Shashi, V, Harrell, W, Eack, S, Sanders, C, McConkie-Rosell, A, Keshavan, MS, Bonner, MJ, Schoch, K, and Hooper, SR. "Social cognitive training in adolescents with chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: feasibility and preliminary effects of the intervention." Journal of Intellectual Disability Research : Jidr 59, no. 10 (October 2015): 902-913. Full Text
  - Hardy, KK, Willard, VW, Wigdor, AB, Allen, TM, and Bonner, MJ. "The potential utility of parent-reported attention screening in survivors of childhood cancer to identify those in need of comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation." Neuro-oncology practice 2, no. 1 (March 2015): 32-39. Full Text
  - Schreiber, JE, Gurney, JG, Palmer, SL, Bass, JK, Wang, M, Chen, S, Zhang, H, Swain, M, Chapieski, ML, Bonner, MJ, Mabbott, DJ, Knight, SJ, Armstrong, CL, Boyle, R, and Gajjar, A. "Examination of risk factors for intellectual and academic outcomes following treatment for pediatric medulloblastoma." Neuro Oncology 16, no. 8 (August 2014): 1129-1136. Full Text
  - Knight, SJ, Conklin, HM, Palmer, SL, Schreiber, JE, Armstrong, CL, Wallace, D, Bonner, M, Swain, MA, Evankovich, KD, Mabbott, DJ, Boyle, R, Huang, Q, Zhang, H, Anderson, VA, and Gajjar, A. "Working memory abilities among children treated for medulloblastoma: parent report and child performance." Journal of Pediatric Psychology 39, no. 5 (June 2014): 501-511. Full Text
  - Reddick, WE, Taghipour, DJ, Glass, JO, Ashford, J, Xiong, X, Wu, S, Bonner, M, Khan, RB, and Conklin, HM. "Prognostic factors that increase the risk for reduced white matter volumes and deficits in attention and learning for survivors of childhood cancers." Pediatric Blood & Cancer 61, no. 6 (June 2014): 1074-1079. Full Text
  - Allen, TM, Anderson, LM, Nambuba, J, Thornburg, CD, and Bonner, MJ. "The Impact of Cognitive Functioning on Quality of Life in Children with Sickle Cell Disease." JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS 35, no. 2 (2014): S11-S11. Link to Item
  - Anderson, LM, Allen, TM, Nambuba, J, Thornburg, CD, and Bonner, MJ. "Predictors of Fatigue in Children with Sickle Cell Disease." JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS 35, no. 2 (2014): S12-S12. Link to Item
  - Serafini, S, Komisarow, JM, Gallentine, W, Mikati, MA, Bonner, MJ, Kranz, PG, Haglund, MM, and Grant, G. "Reorganization and stability for motor and language areas using cortical stimulation: case example and review of the literature." Brain Sciences 3, no. 4 (November 26, 2013): 1597-1614. Full Text
  - Alvarez, O, Yovetich, NA, Scott, JP, Owen, W, Miller, ST, Schultz, W, Lockhart, A, Aygun, B, Flanagan, J, Bonner, M, Mueller, BU, Ware, RE, and Investigators of the Stroke With Transfusions Changing to Hydroxyurea Clinical Trial (SWiTCH), . "Pain and other non-neurological adverse events in children with sickle cell anemia and previous stroke who received hydroxyurea and phlebotomy or chronic transfusions and chelation: results from the SWiTCH clinical trial." American Journal of Hematology 88, no. 11 (November 2013): 932-938. Full Text
  - Palmer, SL, Armstrong, C, Onar-Thomas, A, Wu, S, Wallace, D, Bonner, MJ, Schreiber, J, Swain, M, Chapieski, L, Mabbott, D, Knight, S, Boyle, R, and Gajjar, A. "Processing speed, attention, and working memory after treatment for medulloblastoma: an international, prospective, and longitudinal study." Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 31, no. 28 (October 2013): 3494-3500. Full Text
  - Harrell, W, Eack, S, Hooper, SR, Keshavan, MS, Bonner, MS, Schoch, K, and Shashi, V. "Feasibility and preliminary efficacy data from a computerized cognitive intervention in children with chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome." Research in Developmental Disabilities 34, no. 9 (September 2013): 2606-2613. Full Text
  - Hardy, KK, Willard, VW, Allen, TM, and Bonner, MJ. "Working memory training in survivors of pediatric cancer: a randomized pilot study." Psycho Oncology 22, no. 8 (August 2013): 1856-1865. Full Text
  - Alvarez, O, Yovetich, NA, Scott, JP, Owen, W, Miller, ST, Schultz, W, Lockhart, A, Aygun, B, Flanagan, J, Bonner, M, and al, E. "Pain and other non-neurological adverse events in children with sickle cell anemia and previous stroke who received hydroxyurea and phlebotomy or chronic transfusions and chelation: Results from the SWiTCH clinical trial." American Journal of Hematology 88, no. 11 (2013): 932-938. Full Text
  - Anderson, LM, Allen, TM, Andrzejewski, L, Thornburg, CD, and Bonner, MJ. "Fatigue in Children with Sickle Cell Disease: Impact on Quality of Life." JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS 34, no. 6 (2013): S1-S1. Link to Item
  - Hardy, KK, Willard, VW, Allen, TM, and Bonner, MJ. "Working memory training in survivors of pediatric cancer: A randomized pilot study." Psycho-Oncology 22, no. 8 (2013): 1856-1865. Full Text
  - Willard, VW, Hardy, KK, Allen, TM, Hwang, EI, Gururangan, S, Hostetter, SA, and Bonner, MJ. "Sluggish cognitive tempo in survivors of pediatric brain tumors." Journal of Neuro-Oncology 114, no. 1 (2013): 71-78. Full Text
  - Brinkman, TM, Palmer, SL, Chen, S, Zhang, H, Evankovich, K, Swain, MA, Bonner, MJ, Janzen, L, Knight, S, Armstrong, CL, Boyle, R, and Gajjar, A. "Parent-reported social outcomes after treatment for pediatric embryonal tumors: a prospective longitudinal study." Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 30, no. 33 (November 2012): 4134-4140. Full Text
  - Brown, RT, Shaftman, SR, Tilley, BC, Anthony, KK, Kral, MC, Maxson, B, Mee, L, Bonner, MJ, Vogler, LB, Schanberg, LE, Connelly, MA, Wagner, JL, Silver, RM, and Nietert, PJ. "The health education for lupus study: a randomized controlled cognitive-behavioral intervention targeting psychosocial adjustment and quality of life in adolescent females with systemic lupus erythematosus." The American Journal of the Medical Sciences 344, no. 4 (October 2012): 274-282. Full Text
  - Ashley, DM, Merchant, TE, Strother, D, Zhou, T, Duffner, P, Burger, PC, Miller, DC, Lyon, N, Bonner, MJ, Msall, M, Buxton, A, Geyer, R, Kun, LE, Coleman, L, and Pollack, IF. "Induction chemotherapy and conformal radiation therapy for very young children with nonmetastatic medulloblastoma: Children's Oncology Group study P9934." Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 30, no. 26 (September 2012): 3181-3186. Full Text
  - Panepinto, JA, and Bonner, M. "Health-related quality of life in sickle cell disease: past, present, and future." Pediatric Blood & Cancer 59, no. 2 (August 2012): 377-385. (Review) Full Text
  - Hubal, RC, Bonner, MJ, Hardy, KK, Fitzgerald, DP, Willard, VW, and Allen, TM. "Technical aspects and testing of a program to assess deficits in facial expression recognition in childhood cancer survivors." Journal of Cyber Therapy and Rehabilitation 4, no. 3 (October 26, 2011): 363-369.
  - Allen, TM, Willard, VW, Hardy, KK, and Bonner, MJ. "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NEUROCOGNITIVE ABILITY AND PSYCHOSOCIAL FUNCTIONING IN CHILDREN WITH NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE 1." ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE 41 (April 2011): S180-S180. Link to Item
  - Hardy, KK, Willard, VW, and Bonner, MJ. "Computerized cognitive training in survivors of childhood cancer: a pilot study." Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing : Official Journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses 28, no. 1 (January 2011): 27-33. Full Text
  - Palmer, SL, Lesh, S, Wallace, D, Bonner, MJ, Swain, M, Chapieski, L, Janzen, L, Mabbott, D, Knight, S, Boyle, R, Armstrong, CL, and 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 105, no. 2 (2011): 253-259. Full Text
  - Palmer, SL, Lesh, S, Wallace, D, Bonner, MJ, Swain, M, Chapieski, L, Janzen, L, Mabbott, D, Knight, S, Boyle, R, Armstrong, CL, and 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 (2011): 1-7. Full Text
  - Conklin, HM, Reddick, WE, Ashford, J, Ogg, S, Howard, SC, Morris, EB, Brown, R, Bonner, M, Christensen, R, Wu, S, Xiong, X, and Khan, RB. "Long-term efficacy of methylphenidate in enhancing attention regulation, social skills, and academic abilities of childhood cancer survivors." Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 28, no. 29 (October 2010): 4465-4472. Full Text
  - Paxton, RJ, Jones, LW, Rosoff, PM, Bonner, M, Ater, JL, and Demark-Wahnefried, W. "Associations between leisure-time physical activity and health-related quality of life among adolescent and adult survivors of childhood cancers." Psychooncology 19, no. 9 (September 2010): 997-1003. Full Text Link to Item
  - Hardy, KK, Willard, VW, Watral, MA, and Bonner, MJ. "Perceived social competency in children with brain tumors: comparison between children on and off therapy." J Pediatr Oncol Nurs 27, no. 3 (May 2010): 156-163. Full Text Link to Item
  - Conklin, HM, Helton, S, Ashford, J, Mulhern, RK, Reddick, WE, Brown, R, Bonner, M, Jasper, BW, Wu, S, Xiong, X, and Khan, RB. "Predicting methylphenidate response in long-term survivors of childhood cancer: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial." Journal of Pediatric Psychology 35, no. 2 (March 2010): 144-155. Full Text
  - Bonner, MJ. "Health related quality of life in sickle cell disease: just scratching the surface." Pediatr Blood Cancer 54, no. 1 (January 2010): 1-2. Full Text Link to Item
  - Palmer, SL, Hassall, T, Evankovich, K, Mabbott, DJ, Bonner, M, Deluca, C, Cohn, R, Fisher, MJ, Morris, EB, Broniscer, A, and Gajjar, A. "Neurocognitive outcome 12 months following cerebellar mutism syndrome in pediatric patients with medulloblastoma." Neuro-Oncology 12, no. 12 (2010): 1311-1317. Full Text
  - Willard, VW, Hardy, KK, and Bonner, MJ. "Gender differences in facial expression recognition in survivors of pediatric brain tumors." Psychooncology 18, no. 8 (August 2009): 893-897. Full Text Link to Item
  - Hutchinson, KC, Willard, VW, Hardy, KK, and Bonner, MJ. "Adjustment of caregivers of pediatric patients with brain tumors: a cross-sectional analysis." Psycho Oncology 18, no. 5 (May 2009): 515-523. Full Text
  - Thornburg, CD, Dixon, N, Burgett, S, Mortier, NA, Schultz, WH, Zimmerman, SA, Bonner, M, Hardy, KK, Calatroni, A, and Ware, RE. "A pilot study of hydroxyurea to prevent chronic organ damage in young children with sickle cell anemia." Pediatric Blood & Cancer 52, no. 5 (May 2009): 609-615. Full Text
  - Bonner, MJ, Hardy, KK, Willard, VW, and Gururangan, S. "Additional evidence of a nonverbal learning disability in survivors of pediatric brain tumors." Children'S Health Care 38, no. 1 (January 1, 2009): 49-63. Full Text
  - Willard, VW, Bonner, MJ, and Guill, AB. "Healthy lifestyle choices after cancer treatment." Cancer Treat Res 150 (2009): 343-352. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Bonner, MJ, Hardy, KK, Willard, VW, Anthony, KK, Hood, M, and Gururangan, S. "Social functioning and facial expression recognition in survivors of pediatric brain tumors." Journal of Pediatric Psychology 33, no. 10 (November 2008): 1142-1152. Full Text
  - Hardy, KK, Bonner, MJ, Willard, VW, Watral, MA, and Gururangan, S. "Hydrocephalus as a possible additional contributor to cognitive outcome in survivors of pediatric medulloblastoma." Psycho Oncology 17, no. 11 (November 2008): 1157-1161. Full Text
  - Bonner, MJ, Hardy, KK, Willard, VW, Hutchinson, KC, and Guill, AB. "Further validation of the parent experience of child illness scale." Children'S Health Care 37, no. 2 (April 1, 2008): 145-157. Full Text
  - Hardy, KK, Bonner, MJ, Masi, R, Hutchinson, KC, Willard, VW, and Rosoff, PM. "Psychosocial functioning in parents of adult survivors of childhood cancer." Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 30, no. 2 (February 2008): 153-159. Full Text
  - Arroyave, WD, Clipp, EC, Miller, PE, Jones, LW, Ward, DS, Bonner, MJ, Rosoff, PM, Snyder, DC, and Demark-Wahnefried, W. "Childhood cancer survivors' perceived barriers to improving exercise and dietary behaviors." Oncol Nurs Forum 35, no. 1 (January 2008): 121-130. Full Text Link to Item
  - Edwards, CL, Raynor, RD, Feliu, M, McDougald, C, Johnson, S, Schmechel, D, Wood, M, Bennett, GG, Saurona, P, Bonner, M, Wellington, C, DeCastro, LM, Whitworth, E, Abrams, M, Logue, P, Edwards, L, Martinez, S, and Whitfield, KE. "Neuropsychological assessment, neuroimaging, and neuropsychiatric evaluation in pediatric and adult patients with sickle cell disease (SCD)." Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 3, no. 6 (December 2007): 705-709. Link to Item
  - Conklin, HM, Khan, RB, Reddick, WE, Helton, S, Brown, R, Howard, SC, Bonner, M, Christensen, R, Wu, S, Xiong, X, and Mulhern, RK. "Acute neurocognitive response to methylphenidate among survivors of childhood cancer: a randomized, double-blind, cross-over trial." Journal of Pediatric Psychology 32, no. 9 (October 2007): 1127-1139. Full Text
  - Bonner, MJ, Hardy, KK, Willard, VW, and Hutchinson, KC. "Brief report: psychosocial functioning of fathers as primary caregivers of pediatric oncology patients." J Pediatr Psychol 32, no. 7 (August 2007): 851-856. Full Text Link to Item
  - Edwards, , CL, , Raynor, , RD, , Feliu, , M, , McDougald, , C, , Johnson, , Schmechel, , D, , Wood, , M, , Bennett, , GG, , Saurona, , P, , Bonner, , and al, MJE. "Neuropsychological assessment, neuroimaging, and early neurocognitive evaluation in pediatric and adult patients with sickle cell disease." Neuropsychiatry Disease and Treatment 3 (2007): 1-5. (Academic Article)
  - Bonner, MJ, Hardy, KK, Guill, AB, McLaughlin, C, Schweitzer, H, and Carter, K. "Development and validation of the parent experience of child illness." Journal of Pediatric Psychology 31, no. 3 (April 2006): 310-321. Full Text
  - Helton, SC, Corwyn, RF, Bonner, MJ, Brown, RT, and Mulhern, RK. "Factor analysis and validity of the Conners Parent and Teacher Rating Scales in childhood cancer survivors." Journal of Pediatric Psychology 31, no. 2 (March 2006): 200-208. Full Text
  - Bonner, MJ, Hardy, KK, Willard, VW, and Guill, AB. "Association between the Parent Experience of Childhood Illness (PECI) scale and clinician ratings of functioning among parents of children with cancer." PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY 15, no. 1 (February 2006): S41-S42. Link to Item
  - Reddick, WE, Shan, ZY, Glass, JO, Helton, S, Xiong, X, Wu, S, Bonner, MJ, Howard, SC, Christensen, R, Khan, RB, Pui, C-H, and Mulhern, RK. "Smaller white-matter volumes are associated with larger deficits in attention and learning among long-term survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia." Cancer 106, no. 4 (February 2006): 941-949. Full Text
  - Bonner, MJ, Hardy, KK, Guill, AB, McLaughlin, C, Schweitzer, H, and Carter, K. "Development and validation of the ParentExperience of Illness (PECI) Questionnaire." Journal of Pediatric Psychology 31 (2006): 310-321. (Academic Article)
  - Helton, S, Corwyn, RF, Bonner, MJ, Brown, RT, and Mulhern, RK. "Factor analysis and teacher rating scales in childhood cancer survivors." Journal of Pediatric Psychology 31 (2006): 200-208. (Academic Article)
  - Demark-Wahnefried, W, Werner, C, Clipp, EC, Guill, AB, Bonner, M, Jones, LW, and Rosoff, PM. "Survivors of childhood cancer and their guardians." Cancer 103, no. 10 (May 15, 2005): 2171-2180. Full Text Link to Item
  - Rosoff, PM, Werner, C, Clipp, EC, Guill, AB, Bonner, M, and Demark-Wahnefried, W. "Response rates to a mailed survey targeting childhood cancer survivors: a comparison of conditional versus unconditional incentives." Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14, no. 5 (May 2005): 1330-1332. Full Text Link to Item
  - Demark Wahnefried, W, Werner, C, Clipp, E, Guill, AB, Bonner, MJ, and Rosoff, PM. "Childhood cander survivors and their guardians: Current health behaviors and receptivity to health promotion programs." Cancer 103 (2005). (Academic Article)
  - Rosoff, PM, Werner, C, Clipp, E, Guill, AB, Bonner, MJ, and Demark Wahnefried, W. "Response rates to a mailed survey targeting childhood cancer survivors." Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 14 (2005): 1330-1332. (Academic Article)
  - Mulhern, RK, Khan, RB, Kaplan, S, Helton, S, Christensen, R, Bonner, M, Brown, R, Xiong, X, Wu, S, Gururangan, S, and Reddick, WE. "Short-term efficacy of methylphenidate: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial among survivors of childhood cancer." Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 22, no. 23 (December 2004): 4795-4803. Full Text
  - Mulhern, RK, Khan, RB, Kaplan, S, Helton, S, Christensen, R, Bonner, M, Brown, R, Xiong, X, Wu, S, Gururangan, S, and Reddick, WE. "Short-term efficacy of methylphenidate: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial among survivors of childhood cancer." Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 22, no. 23 (2004): 4795-4803.
  - Thompson, RJ, Gustafson, KE, Bonner, MJ, and Ware, RE. "Neurocognitive development of young children with sickle cell disease through three years of age." J Pediatr Psychol 27, no. 3 (April 2002): 235-244. Link to Item
  - Bonner, MJ, Schumacher, E, Gustafson, KE, and Thompson, RJ. "The impact of sickle cell disease on cognitive functioning and learning." School Psychology Review 28, no. 2 (December 1, 1999): 182-193.
  - Putnam, DE, Finney, JW, Barkley, PL, and Bonner, MJ. "Enhancing Commitment Improves Adherence to a Medical Regimen." Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 62, no. 1 (1994): 191-194. Full Text
  - Finney, JW, and Bonner, MJ. "The Influence of Behavioural Family Intervention on the Health of Chronically Ill Children." Behaviour Change 9, no. 03 (September 1992): 157-170. Full Text
  - Finney, JW, and Bonner, MJ. "The influence of behavioral family intervention on children's health and health care use." Behavior Change 9 (1992): 157-170. (Academic Article)
  - Edwards, MC, Finney, JW, and Bonner, M. "Matching treatment with recurrent abdominal pain symptoms: An evaluation of dietary fiber and relaxation treatments." Behavior Therapy 22, no. 2 (January 1, 1991): 257-267. Full Text
- Conference Papers
  - Ware, RE, Davis, BR, Schultz, WH, Brown, C, Aygun, B, Sarnaik, SA, Odame, I, Fuh, B, George, A, Owen, W, Luchtman-Jones, L, Rogers, ZR, Hilliard, L, Gauger, C, Piccone, CM, Lee, MT, Kwiatkowski, J, Jackson, S, Miller, ST, Roberts, CW, Heeney, MM, Kalfa, TA, Nelson, SC, Imran, H, Nottage, KA, Alvarez, OA, Rhodes, M, Thompson, AA, Rothman, J, Helton, KJ, Roberts, D, Coleman, J, Bonner, MJ, Kutlar, A, Patel, N, Wood, JC, Piller, L, Wei, P, Luden, J, Mortier, NA, Stuber, S, Luban, NLC, and Cohen, AR et al. "TCD with Transfusions Changing to Hydroxyurea (TWiTCH): Hydroxyurea Therapy As an Alternative to Transfusions for Primary Stroke Prevention in Children with Sickle Cell Anemia." December 3, 2015. Link to Item
  - Willard, VW, Hardy, KK, Allen, TM, Hwang, EI, Gururangan, S, Hostetter, SA, and Bonner, MJ. "Sluggish cognitive tempo in survivors of pediatric brain tumors." August 2013. Full Text
  - Palmer, SL, Lesh, S, Wallace, D, Bonner, MJ, Swain, M, Chapieski, L, Mabbott, DJ, Knight, S, Boyle, R, Armstrong, C, and Gajjar, A. "HOW DO PARENTS COPE WITH THEIR CHILD'S DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF AN EMBRYONAL TUMOR? RESULTS OF A PROSPECTIVE AND LONGITUDINAL STUDY." June 2010. Link to Item
  - Thornburg, CD, Dixon, N, Burgett, S, Mortier, NA, Zimmerman, SA, Bonner, MJ, Calatroni, A, and Ware, RE. "Efficacy of hydroxyurea to prevent organ damage in young children with sickle cell anemia." November 16, 2007. Link to Item
  - Bonner, MJ, Hardy, KK, and Willard, VW. "Fatigue in adolescent survivors of pediatric cancer." October 2006. Link to Item
  - Hardy, KK, Bonner, MJ, Willard, VW, and Hutchinson, KC. "Parent and family psychosocial adjustment as a function of pediatric tumor type." October 2006. Link to Item
  - Hardy, KK, Bonner, MJ, and Willard, VW. "Hydrocephalus as an additional risk factor for academic and intellectual outcome in survivors of pediatric medulloblastoma treated with radiation." October 2006. Link to Item
  - Hood, MA, Anthony, KK, Bonner, MJ, Hardy, KK, Willard, VW, and Schanberg, LE. "Social and nonverbal functioning in children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA)." September 2006. Link to Item
  - Bonner, MJ, Hardy, KK, Guill, AB, Willard, VW, Carter, KE, and Gururangan, S. "Quality of life in pediatric brain tumor survivors." July 2005. Link to Item
  - Hardy, KK, Bonner, MJ, Bromell, L, and Gururangan, S. "Preliminary evidence of nonverbal learning disability in survivors of pediatric brain tumors." October 2004. Link to Item
Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
- HLTHSCI 535: Fundamentals of Learning: Theory and Practice 2019
- PSY 239: Adolescence 2019
- PSY 394: Research Independent Study 2019
- PSY 743: Clinical Practicum 2019
- PSY 744: Clinical Practicum 2019
- PSY 754S: Clinical Assessment 2019
- PSY 239-1: Adolescence 2018
- PSY 739: Ethical Issues in Research and Clinical Practice 2018
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. Expressive Writing for Resilience in Adult Pediatric Oncology Survivors and Their Caregivers. 2018 - 2019 2018 - 2019

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