Kristin Long

About

Professor Kristin Long leads the Child and Family Health Lab at Boston University, which maintains an active program of externally-funded research focused on family and cultural aspects of chronic illness and disability across the lifespan. The lab emphasizes the integration of undergraduate and graduate students into research projects to provide in-depth, hands-on training in research methodology. A key mission of the lab under Professor Long's direction is to maintain partnerships with community organizations and healthcare providers, offering consultation on the importance of family and culture in childhood chronic illnesses, disabilities, or mental health concerns. Professor Long's work is centered on understanding and addressing the complex interactions between family dynamics, cultural factors, and health outcomes in children and families affected by chronic conditions.

Research topics

• Psychology
• Clinical psychology
• Medicine
• Psychiatry
• Sociology
• Nursing
• Engineering
• Social psychology
• Developmental psychology
• Medical education

Selected publications

• Sleep Education and Training among Practicing Clinical Psychologists in the United States and Canada

  Behavioral Sleep Medicine · 2020 · 43 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding

  : Many clinical psychologists engaged in active patient care have received minimal formal sleep training. Despite this, they felt prepared to evaluate and treat sleep disorders. Their treatment recommendations were not aligned with evidence-based standards. This may result in a delay to, or absence of, effective treatment for patients, underscoring the critical need for sleep training among clinical psychologists. It is essential to improve sleep competencies for the field.

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• Mothers’ Adjustment to Autism: Exploring the Roles of Autism Knowledge and Culture

  Journal of Pediatric Psychology · 2020 · 38 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding

  INTRODUCTION: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) service-use disparities are well-documented among racial/ethnic minorities. Yet the nuanced impact that culture has on barriers to ASD service-use has not been sufficiently explored among these populations. This study explores the interrelatedness of culture and service-use barriers (i.e., parent ASD knowledge and adjustment) among culturally diverse mothers of children with ASD. METHODS: Twenty mothers from the Boston area participated in semi-struct…

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• Pediatric Psychosocial Standards of Care in action: Research that bridges the gap from need to implementation

  Psycho-Oncology · 2020 · 34 citations

  OBJECTIVE: To describe innovative models of psychosocial care delivery that align with published Standards of Psychosocial Care of Children with Cancer and their Families, in efforts to bridge the divide between research and practice. METHODS: The Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation, in partnership with the American Psychosocial Oncology Society reviewed 22 letters of intent and 13 full grants and awarded small grants to researchers with high quality projects that aimed to implement any of the publ…

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• Trajectories of Traumatic Stress Symptoms Among Siblings of Children With Cancer: The First Two Years Post-Diagnosis

  Journal of Pediatric Psychology · 2023-06-24 · 10 citations

  articleOpen accessSenior author

  OBJECTIVE: Identify and describe trajectories of cancer-related posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) among siblings of children with cancer within two years of diagnosis. METHOD: Siblings (aged 8-18; M = 11.2 years) across the United States, and for each, one caregiver, were recruited for a cohort sequential longitudinal study with three data collection points six months apart beginning at 6- or 12-months after cancer diagnosis. Siblings (N = 229; 42% of eligible/approached; 53% identifying as f…

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• Bidirectional processes linking social determinants of health and pediatric sickle cell anemia management: A qualitative study

  Pediatric Blood & Cancer · 2023-07-20 · 9 citations

  articleOpen access1st authorCorresponding

  BACKGROUND: Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) have substantial medical needs and more unmet basic needs than children with other medical conditions. Despite a recent focus on social determinants of health (SDoH), there remains an incomplete understanding of the processes linking SDoH and disease management, particularly for youth with SCA. This study elucidated these processes and identified ways to mitigate deleterious effects of adverse SDoH on SCA management. METHODS: Parents/primary car…

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Frequent coauthors

• J. Rick Turner

  IQVIA (United States)

  1120 shared

• Yori Gidron

  University of Haifa

  456 shared

• Alan M. Delamater

  316 shared

• William Whang

  Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

  302 shared

• Pamela S. King

  Wayne State University

  302 shared

• James Turner

  University of Birmingham

  240 shared

• Melissa A. Alderfer

  186 shared

• Jessica E. Haberer

  Harvard University

  160 shared

Education

• Ph.D., Clinical and Biological-Health Psychology

  University of Pittsburgh

  2012

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