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Stephanie Hullman

First Name: Stephanie

Last Name: Hullman

Position Title: Ph.D. Student

Job Responsibilities: Combination of Research and Patient Care

Education/Training: Psychology

About Me/My interests: I am a fourth-year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology program at Oklahoma State University, under the supervision of Larry L. Mullins, Ph.D.  I plan to complete my pre-doctoral internship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center during the 2012-13 academic year. I am interested in identifying risk factors for distress in caregivers of children with cancer and developing interventions to support those families at risk for poor adjustment.  I am also interested in examining the positive adjustment outcomes exhibited by many children and families affected by pediatric cancer and determining how we can facilitate resilience in this population.  My doctoral dissertation is examining posttraumatic stress and growth in parents of children with cancer and identifying cognitions that may be associated with these outcomes.  Further, I am examining the relationship between posttraumatic stress and growth and psychophysiological adjustment (i.e., salivary cortisol) in these parents.

Training Opportunities: Yes

My Contact Information:

Address: Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, 116 North Murray Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078

Email: stephanie.hullmann@okstate.edu

Phone: 405-744-6027

Topics of Interest for Collaboration: positive psychology; resilience; cognitive appraisal; posttraumatic stress; family adjustment

Publications that may be of interest to others:  

Mullins, L.L., Wolfe-Christensen, C., Chaney, J.M., Elkin, T.D., Wiener, L., Hullmann, S.E., Fedele, D.A., & Junghans, A. (2011). Single parent status and income predict parenting capacity outcomes in youth with chronic health conditions. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 36, 249-257. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsq080

Hullmann, S.E., Wolfe-Christensen, C., Ryan, J., Fedele, D.A., Rambo, P.L., Chaney, J.M., & Mullins, L.L. (2010). Parental overprotection, perceived child vulnerability, and parenting stress: A cross-illness comparison. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 17, 357-365. doi: 10.1007/s10880-010-9213-4

Hullmann, S. E., Wolfe-Christensen, C., Meyer, W.H., McNall-Knapp, R.Y., & Mullins, L.L. (2010). The relationship between parental overprotection and health-related quality of life in pediatric cancer: The mediating role of perceived child vulnerability. Quality of Life Research, 19, 1373-1380. doi: 10.1007/s11136-010-9696-3

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