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Matthew C. Hocking, PhD
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Department: Psychiatry
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Center for Childhood Cancer Research and Division of Oncology
2f The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2a The Hub for Clinical Collaboration
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2f The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2a The Hub for Clinical Collaboration
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Education:
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3e University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 2005.
21 8 PhD 20 (Clinical Psychology) c
3e University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 2009.
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21 8 PhD 20 (Clinical Psychology) c
3e University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 2009.
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ca Swartz, A.; Hocking, M.C.: Examining Sibling Closeness Among Survivors of Pediatric Cancer. Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2026.
181 Hocking, M.C.; Fantozzi, P.; Swartz, A.; Zope, M.: Friendship Quality Among Survivors Of Pediatric Brain Tumors Compared To Survivors Of Non-Central Nervous System Solid Tumors. Poster presentation at the 57th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands October 2025.
16a Fisher, R. S.; Fantozzi, P.; Swartz, A.; Fisher, M.; Hocking, M.C.: Family functioning, school adjustment, and area-level opportunities in pediatric brain tumor survivors. Poster presentation at the 2025 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Denver, CO. August 2025.
10b Swartz, A.P.; Hocking, M.C.: Sibling Relationship Quality in Survivors of Pediatric Cancer. Paper presented at the 2025 Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ April 2025.
16a Torres, P.N.; Kim, M.; Fisher, M.J.; Roberts, T.; Blaskey, L.; Berman, J.; Hocking, M.C.: ADHD, Cerebellar White Matter Tracts, and Cognition in Youth with Neurofibromatosis Type I. Poster Presentation at the 2025 American Academy of Neurology Annual Conference, San Diego, CA. April 2025.
1ab Zope, M.; Janke, K.M.; Yerys, B.E.; Herrington, J.D.; Fisher, M.J.; Hocking, M.C.: Evaluating the Role of Childhood Opportunity, Psychological Functioning, and Cognition in the Social Functioning of Children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1. Paper presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 2025 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA February 2025.
122 Zope, M.; Hocking, M.C.: Inter-Rater Agreement in Multi-Informant Reports of Psychosocial Functioning of Pediatric Brain and Solid Tumor Survivors. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 32: 297-305, 2025.
133 Moscato, E.L.; Albee, M.V.; Anil, A.; Hocking, M.C.: The interaction of family functioning and disease- and treatment-related factors on quality of life for children after cancer. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology 43(1): 143-155, 2025.
1bf Mandal, A.S.; Shinohara, R.T.; Jung, B.; Gardner, M.; Akouri, H.E.; Yerys, B.E.; Low, K.J.; Cole, T.J.; Guthrie, W.; Janke, K.M.; Herrington, J.D.; Hocking, M.C.; Ball, G.; Payne, J.M.; North, K.N.; Mulhert, N.; Garg, S.; Seidlitz, J.; Fisher, M.J.; Alexander-Bloch, A.F.: NF1-specific growth charts for head circumference over the first three years of life. Neurology 2025.
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Selected Publications
17d Zope, M.; Paltin, I.; Fantozzi, P.; Swartz, A.; Hocking, M.C.: Cognitive Outcomes in Survivors of Pediatric Brain Tumors: The Role of Neurological Risk, Fatigue, and Childhood Opportunity. Poster Presentation at 2026 International Neuropsychological Society Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA February 2026.ca Swartz, A.; Hocking, M.C.: Examining Sibling Closeness Among Survivors of Pediatric Cancer. Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2026.
181 Hocking, M.C.; Fantozzi, P.; Swartz, A.; Zope, M.: Friendship Quality Among Survivors Of Pediatric Brain Tumors Compared To Survivors Of Non-Central Nervous System Solid Tumors. Poster presentation at the 57th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands October 2025.
16a Fisher, R. S.; Fantozzi, P.; Swartz, A.; Fisher, M.; Hocking, M.C.: Family functioning, school adjustment, and area-level opportunities in pediatric brain tumor survivors. Poster presentation at the 2025 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Denver, CO. August 2025.
10b Swartz, A.P.; Hocking, M.C.: Sibling Relationship Quality in Survivors of Pediatric Cancer. Paper presented at the 2025 Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ April 2025.
16a Torres, P.N.; Kim, M.; Fisher, M.J.; Roberts, T.; Blaskey, L.; Berman, J.; Hocking, M.C.: ADHD, Cerebellar White Matter Tracts, and Cognition in Youth with Neurofibromatosis Type I. Poster Presentation at the 2025 American Academy of Neurology Annual Conference, San Diego, CA. April 2025.
1ab Zope, M.; Janke, K.M.; Yerys, B.E.; Herrington, J.D.; Fisher, M.J.; Hocking, M.C.: Evaluating the Role of Childhood Opportunity, Psychological Functioning, and Cognition in the Social Functioning of Children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1. Paper presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 2025 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA February 2025.
122 Zope, M.; Hocking, M.C.: Inter-Rater Agreement in Multi-Informant Reports of Psychosocial Functioning of Pediatric Brain and Solid Tumor Survivors. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 32: 297-305, 2025.
133 Moscato, E.L.; Albee, M.V.; Anil, A.; Hocking, M.C.: The interaction of family functioning and disease- and treatment-related factors on quality of life for children after cancer. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology 43(1): 143-155, 2025.
1bf Mandal, A.S.; Shinohara, R.T.; Jung, B.; Gardner, M.; Akouri, H.E.; Yerys, B.E.; Low, K.J.; Cole, T.J.; Guthrie, W.; Janke, K.M.; Herrington, J.D.; Hocking, M.C.; Ball, G.; Payne, J.M.; North, K.N.; Mulhert, N.; Garg, S.; Seidlitz, J.; Fisher, M.J.; Alexander-Bloch, A.F.: NF1-specific growth charts for head circumference over the first three years of life. Neurology 2025.
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