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First Name: Jessica

Last Name: Bernacki

Position Title: Pediatric Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow

Job Responsibilities: Patient Care

Education/Training: Psychology

About Me/My interests: I am currently the Pediatric Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine. I currently work with hematology, oncology, and solid organ transplant patients. I have participated in research that has examined the impact of quality of life in children with Neurofibromatosis-1; the factors that influence parents’ decision-making regarding analgesic use; and awareness of and understanding of the choking game, an adolescent risk behavior. For my dissertation, I examined the ability of patient readiness to change to predict treatment progress in youth receiving services at a multidisciplinary specialty clinic for chronic pain.

Training Opportunities: Yes

My Contact Information:

Address: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,  401 Quarry Road, Stanford, CA 94305

 Email: jbernack@stanford.edu

Topics of Interest for Collaboration: Pediatric oncology; Bone marrow transplant; Survivorship; Adjustment; Consultation-Liaison

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