Melanie Jean Bonner
· Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesDuke University · Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Active 1969–2026
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About
Melanie Jean Bonner is a Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University. She also serves as the Assistant Dean of Student Services for the School of Medicine and holds the position of Professor of the Practice of Psychology and Neuroscience. Additionally, she is an Associate Professor in Surgery and a member of the Duke Cancer Institute. Her professional roles encompass a broad engagement in child and family mental health, community psychiatry, and clinical leadership within Duke's healthcare system. Her work is situated within the Duke Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, where she contributes to education, research, and clinical services related to mental health and community psychiatry.
Research topics
- Gerontology
- Medicine
- Psychiatry
- Clinical psychology
- Psychology
Selected publications
Neuro-Oncology · 2014-02-03 · 131 citations
articleOpen accessBACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to prospectively examine the effects of hearing loss and posterior fossa syndrome (PFS), in addition to age at diagnosis and disease risk status, on change in intellectual and academic outcomes following diagnosis and treatment in a large sample of medulloblastoma patients. METHODS: Data from at least 2 cognitive and academic assessments were available from 165 patients (ages 3-21 years) treated with surgery, risk-adapted craniospinal irradiation, and 4 cour…
Neuro-Oncology · 2017-07-14 · 95 citations
articleOpen accessBACKGROUND: Patients treated for medulloblastoma who experience posterior fossa syndrome (PFS) demonstrate increased risk for neurocognitive impairment at one year post diagnosis. The aim of the study was to examine longitudinal trajectories of neuropsychological outcomes in patients who experienced PFS compared with patients who did not. METHODS: Participants were 36 patients (22 males) who experienced PFS and 36 comparison patients (21 males) who were matched on age at diagnosis and treatment…
The American Journal of Human Genetics · 2016-10-01 · 86 citations
articleOpen accessPediatric Blood & Cancer · 2018-04-25 · 57 citations
articleBACKGROUND: Adherence to illness self-management among youth with sickle cell disease (SCD) positively impacts health outcomes and decreases overall healthcare costs. Despite this, children with SCD face several barriers to adherence, with adherence rates that remain moderate to low. The current feasibility study examined the Intensive Training Program (ITP), a mobile health (mHealth) intervention for youth with SCD designed to promote disease knowledge, adherence, and patient-provider communica…
Molecular Case Studies · 2018-07-03 · 38 citations
articleOpen accessRecent evidence has implicated EFL1 in a phenotype overlapping Shwachman–Diamond syndrome (SDS), with the functional interplay between EFL1 and the previously known causative gene SBDS accounting for the similarity in clinical features. Relatively little is known about the phenotypes associated with pathogenic variants in the EFL1 gene, but the initial indication was that phenotypes may be more severe, when compared with SDS. We report a pediatric patient who presented with a metaphyseal dysplas…
Frequent coauthors
- 155 shared
Shawna L. Palmer
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- 155 shared
Amar Gajjar
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- 117 shared
Donald Mabbott
Hospital for Sick Children
- 82 shared
Karen Evankovich
- 73 shared
E. Brannon Morris
Swansea University
- 66 shared
Wilburn E. Reddick
- 66 shared
Michelle A. Swain
Queensland Children’s Hospital
- 64 shared
Richard J. Cohn
Sydney Children's Hospital
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