| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Creating an Integrated Behavioral/Developmental Care Partnership: Financing and Measuring Effective Change, International Conference on Integrated Care, Dublin, Ireland | 05/2018 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Center for Advancement of Youth, Arkansas Children's Hospital Grand Rounds, Little Rock, AR | 04/2018 |
| Platform Presentations, The Need for a New Model, Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Savannah, GA | 09/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Creating Behavioral Care Systems in a Developmental Desert, International Congress of Pediatrics, Vancouver, Canada | 08/2016 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Center for Advancement of Youth, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA | 03/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Haynes, S., Karlson, C., Elkin, T.D., Spofford, J. (2014, March). Pediatric procedural pain: A culturally cognizant approach., Society of Pediatric Psychology, Philadelphia, PA | 03/2014 |
| Poster Presentation, Pain in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease: Daily Behavioral Prevention Strategies, International Symposium on Paediatric Pain, Stockholm, Sweden | 07/2013 |
| Poster Presentation, Changes in parents’ emotion socialization beliefs during children’s chemotherapy: The roles of parents’ negative emotion intensity and reactivity, Annual meeting of the Society of Pediatric Psychology, New Orleans, LA | 04/2013 |
| Poster Presentation, Cognitive late effects and the impact of disease versus treatment among pediatric brain tumor patients: An emerging area of research in pediatric psychology, Child Health Psychology Conference, Gainesville, FL | 04/2006 |
| Poster Presentation, Caregiver knowledge of sickle cell disease and adherence in children: Knowing is not the same as doing, Ann'l. Meeting of the Amer. Psychological Assoc., Washington, DC | 08/2005 |
| Poster Presentation, Baseline developmental function by age for children in the Pediatric Hydroxyurea Phase III Clinical Trial (Baby Hug), Ann'l. Meeting of National Sickle Cell Disease Program, Cincinnati, OH | 04/2005 |
| Poster Presentation, Combined administration of amifostine and phytoestrogens: The role of antioxidants in neurocognitive protection, Ann'l. Meeting of the Soc. for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LA | 10/2004 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Etude du role de certains antioxidants dans la neuroprotection sur un medele cellulaire, Ann'l. Meeting of La Societe des Savoirs, Montreal, Canada | 05/2004 |
| Poster Presentation, Knowledge and internalizing symptoms in children with sickle cell anemia, Ann'l. Child Health Psychology Conference, Charleston, SC | 04/2004 |
| Poster Presentation, Longitudinal analysis of depression in children with leukemia, Ann'l. Child Health Psychology Conference, Charleston, SC | 04/2004 |
| Poster Presentation, Parental response to child's cardiology referral, Ann'l. Child Health Psychology Conference, Charleston, SC | 04/2004 |
| Poster Presentation, Self esteem, religiosity, and stressful life events in younger African-American adults, Ann'l. Meeting of the Soc. of Behavioral Medicine, Baltimore, MD | 03/2004 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Behavioral adherence and pediatric patients: Why won't they do what I tell them to do?, Ann'l. Meeting of the Mississippi Psychological Assoc., Biloxi, MS | 09/2003 |
| Poster Presentation, Effects of mood on depression, Ann'l. Meeting of the Int'l. Neuropsychological Soc., Honolulu, HI | 02/2003 |
| Poster Presentation, Measurement of attention in children using the NEPSY, Ann'l. Meeting of the Int'l. Neuropsychological Soc., Honolulu, HI | 02/2003 |
| Poster Presentation, Metabolic control and behavior problems in pediatric diabetes, Ann'l. Meeting of the Assoc. for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno, NV | 11/2002 |
| Grand Rounds, Late effects in pediatric cancer patients, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Dept. of Pediatrics, Oklahoma City, OK | 10/2002 |
| Poster Presentation, The role of antioxidants in neurocognitive protection, Ann'l. Meeting of the European Cong. of Psychology, London, UK | 07/2002 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Translational research in pediatric cancer: The role of antioxidants in neurocognitive protection, Universite du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres. Neuroscience Research Group, Quebec, Canada | 04/2002 |
| Grand Rounds, Long-term effects in childhood cancer, University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dept. of Pediatrics, Jackson, MS | 02/2002 |
| Poster Presentation, Cognitive predictors of disease severity in pediatric sickle cell patients, Ann'l. Meeting of the Assoc. for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno, NV | 2002 |
| Poster Presentation, Dietary fat and irradiation influence rat acoustic startle response (ASR) and prepulse inhibition (PPI), Ann'l. Meeting of the Soc. for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA | 11/2001 |
| Invited Symposia, Empirically-supported treatments: Applications in the pediatric setting, Ann'l. Meeting of the Assoc. for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA | 11/2001 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Child behavioral medicine, Ann'l. Meeting of the Mississippi Psychological Assoc., Gulfport, MS | 10/2001 |
| Poster Presentation, The relationship between depression and CD4+ count among pediatric HIV/AIDS patients, Ann'l. Meeting of the Mississippi Psychological Assoc., Gulfport, MS | 10/2001 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Non-pharmacological management of SCD pain, University of Mississippi Medical Center. (Sickle Cell Disease Conference), Jackson, MS | 09/2001 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Positive ways of dealing with chronic illness, Ann'l. Meeting of the Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Soc., San Diego, CA | 04/2001 |
| Poster Presentation, Psychological symptomatology and HBA1c in pediatric diabetes, Ann'l. Meeting of the Soc. of Behavioral Medicine, Seattle, WA | 04/2001 |
| Poster Presentation, Psychosocial assessment of pediatric long-term cancer survivors, 8th Child Health Conference, Gainesville, FL | 04/2001 |
| Poster Presentation, Developmental aspects of pain in children with sickle cell disease, Ann'l. Meeting of the National Sickle Cell Group, New York, NY | 03/2001 |
| Poster Presentation, Treatment factors predicting cognitive outcomes in pediatric cancer survivors, Int'l. Neuropsychological Soc., Chicago, IL | 02/2001 |
| Poster Presentation, Assessing psychological symptoms in children with diabetes, Ann'l. Meeting of the Assoc. for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA | 11/2000 |
| Poster Presentation, Attempts to improve patient-provider communication at pediatric sickle cell appointments, Ann'l. Meeting of the Soc. of Behavioral Medicine, Nashville, TN | 04/2000 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Cross-validation of an eight-subtest short form of the WISC-III, Southwest Regional Child Health Conference, Oklahoma City, OK | 04/2000 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Positive ways for eliminating negative behavior, Ann'l. Meeting of the Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Soc., Norfolk, VA | 04/2000 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, The effect of providing written versus oral instructions on patient-provider communication at pediatric hematology appointments, Southwest Regional Child Health Conference, Oklahoma City, OK | 04/2000 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, The effect of treatment sequence on cognition in children with brain tumors, Semi-annual Meeting of the Children's Oncology Group, Tampa, FL | 04/2000 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Long-term changes in intelligence among pediatric brain tumor patients, Ann'l. Meeting of the Int'l. Neuropsychological Soc., Denver, CO | 02/2000 |
| Grand Rounds, Late effects in pediatric cancer patients, University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dept. of Psychiatry, Jackson, MS | 12/1999 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Family coping and support style as a double-edged sword, Ann'l. Meeting of the Assoc. for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada | 11/1999 |
| Grand Rounds, Ethical issues in psychological consultations, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK | 04/1999 |
| Poster Presentation, Parental report of psychosocial functioning in children with hemophilia and sickle cell disease, Florida Conference on Child Health Psychology, Gainesville, FL | 04/1999 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Cranial radiation therapy dosage effects on intellect in pediatric medulloblastoma patients, Ann'l. Meeting of the Int'l. Neuropsychological Soc., Boston, MA | 02/1999 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Effects of whole-brain irradiation on attentional functioning in children with brain tumors, Ann'l. Meeting of the Int'l. Neuropsychological Soc., Boston, MA | 02/1999 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Ordering effects of cranial irradiation and chemotherapy on intellectual functioning in children with brain tumors, Ann'l. Meeting of the Int'l. Neuropsychological Soc., Boston, MA | 02/1999 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Treatment for increased intracranial pressure in pediatric brain tumor populations, Ann'l. Meeting of the Int'l. Neuropsychological Soc., Boston, MA | 02/1999 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Psychology's role in pediatric hematology/oncology, Ann'l. Meeting of the Oklahoma Psychological Assoc., Oklahoma City, OK | 11/1998 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, The effect of low, medium, and high doses of cranial radiation therapy on intellect in pediatric medulloblastoma patients, Ann'l. Meeting of the Oklahoma Center for Neuroscience, Oklahoma City, OK | 10/1998 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Parental report of psychosocial functioning in children with hemophilia, 23rd Int'l. Cong. of the World Federation of Hemophilia, The Hague. The Netherlands | 05/1998 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Psychosocial complications of hemophilia on adult populations, 23rd Int'l. Cong. of the World Federation of Hemophilia, The Hague, The Netherlands | 05/1998 |
| Workshop, Improving children's social skills: A group treatment approach, 7th Ann'l. Children's Mental Health Conference, Oklahoma City, OK | 04/1998 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Subtle volume differences in brain parenchyma of children surviving medulloblastoma, SPIE Int'l. Symposium on Medical Imaging, Physiology amd Function from Multidimensional Images, San Diego, CA | 02/1998 |
| Invited Symposia, Health promotion in adolescents: Different populations, different approaches, Ann'l. Meeting of the Assoc. for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Miami, FL | 11/1997 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, White matter loss correlates with cognitive deficits in medulloblastoma survivors, Ann'l. Meeting of the Amer. Soc. of Clinical Oncology, Denver, CO | 05/1997 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Quantitative assessment of white matter loss in childhood medulloblastoma patients receiving cranial irradiation, 5th Scientific Meeting of the Int'l. Soc. for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Vancouver, B.C., Canada | 04/1997 |
| Poster Presentation, Symptom report in adult long-term survivors of pediatric cancer, Ann'l. Meeting of the Assoc. for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY | 11/1996 |
| Poster Presentation, The effect of achievement orientation on response to success and failure in pediatric cancer patients, Ann'l. Meeting of the Assoc. for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY | 11/1996 |
| Workshop, Applying the AAASP code of ethics, Ann'l. Meeting of the Assoc. for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Williamsburg, VA | 10/1996 |
| Poster Presentation, Team sport participation among long-term survivors of childhood cancer, Ann'l. Meeting of the Assoc. for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Williamsburg, VA | 10/1996 |
| Workshop, Ethics in sport and exercise psychology, Assoc. for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology Meeting, New Orleans, LA | 09/1995 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, The differential effects of physical education and free-play on self-concept, Amer. Psychological Assoc. Meeting, New York, NY | 08/1995 |