Professional Experience

2003 - present, Assistant Professor; Director, Neuropsychological & Behavioral Research in Pediatrics, Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1998 - 2003, Coordinator, Neuropsychology Program, Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, USC School of Medicine, CA

1997 - 1998, Pediatric Neuropsychology Fellow, Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases, Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, CA

1997, Statistician and Data Manager, UCLA AIDS Institute, Los Angeles, CA

1995 - 1996, Neuropsychology Fellow (Adult Focus), Reed Neurological Research Center, Department of Neurology; UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

1994 - 1995, Health Psychology Intern, APA accredited internship, Department of Psychiatry, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center, CA

1993 - 1994, Neuropsychology Intern, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

1992 - 1993, Psychology Extern, Department of Psychiatry, Brotman Medical Center, Culver City, CA

Education and Training

1996, Alliant University/CSPP, Los Angeles, CA, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology

1989, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, M.A., Clinical Psychology

1985, Barton College, Wilson, NC, B.S., Psychology

National Research Leadership Activities

2010 - present, Steering Committee, Survivorship Outcomes Committee, Children’s Oncology Group

2008 - present, Steering Committee, Behavioral Sciences Committee, Children’s Oncology Group

2008 - 2010, Steering Committee, Cancer Control Committee, Children’s Oncology Group

2008 - 2010, Co-Chair, Neurocognitive/Behavioral/Psychosocial Complications Task Force

2007, Scientific Program Committee Member: International Neuropsychological Society annul meeting, Portland, OR

2004 - 2008, Co-Chair, Children’s Oncology Group (COG) Late Term Follow up Guidelines, Neurocognitive Task Force

2002, Scientific Program Committee Member: National conference for the National Brain Tumor Foundation

Ongoing Research Grants (2010):

R21 CA131878                             9/1/09 - 8/30/11                              
NIH National Cancer Institute    
Principal Investigator: Pro-inflammatory cytokines and neurobehavioral symptoms in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients (S. Patel)

RO3 CA130731                           4/01/08 - 09/30/10                                                                  
NIH National Cancer Institute     
Principal Investigator: A behavioral trial for parents of childhood cancer survivors with neurobehavioral late effects (S. Patel)

RO1 CA119196                        6/01/07 - 5 /30/11 
NIH National Cancer Institute    
Subcontracted Principal Investigator and Co-investigator: HSCT-CHESS to Enhance Hematopoietic Transplant Recovery, a randomized clinical trial of a web-based educational intervention (S. Parsons)

P20 CA118775                          1/1/09 - 8/31/11
NIH National Cancer Institute
Pilot Project Co-Principal Investigator (Patel & Dennis): Parenting behaviors in Latino childhood cancer survivors at risk for neurobehavioral late effects (S. Kane)

6277-11                                     10/01/10 -  03/30/13
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Co-investigator: Pathogenesis of Cognitive Impairment after Hematopoietic Cell Transplant (S. Bhatia)

This is an abbreviated document. Full CV available upon request. Information on this page may be self-reported and is subject to change at any time. Last reviewed: 01/11

Honors and Awards

2007, Blue Ribbon Award, Neuropsychology Division, American Psychological Association

2005, Hope Street Kids Foundation/Cancer Foundation of America research award

2003, American Cancer Society USC School of Medicine, Pilot seed award

2002, American Cancer Society, California Special Projects Research Award

2001, Junior Investigator Research Award,  Pediatric Psycho-oncology Research Summit, San Antonio