Selected Publications

Darabos K, Barakat LP, & Schwartz LA: Decisional conflict and biomarkers of stress among adolescents and young adults with cancer. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Sep 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2025.2515064.

Scollon S, Plon SE, Joffe S, Biegel JA, Kulkarni S, Miles G, Patton DR, Coffey B, Winter CL, Williams PM, Tsongalis GJ, Routbort MJ, Ramirez NC, Saguilig L, Piao J, Alonzo TA, Berg SL, Fox E, Weigel B, Hawkins DS, Abrams JS, Mooney M, Takebe N, Tricoli JV, Janeway KA, Seibel NL, Parsons DW, and the NCI-COG Pediatric MATCH Germline Reporting Committee: Germline cancer predisposition results from the NCI-COG Pediatric MATCH Trial J. Clinical Oncology--Precision Oncology Page: In press, Sep 2025 Notes: Member of the NCI-COG Pediatric MATCH Germline Reporting Committee.

Belton TD, Steinway CM, Teng O, Shults J, Barakat LP, Aygun B, Appiah-Kubi A, Crosby LE, Niss O, Andemariam B, Schwartz LA, Luma S, Smith KA, Johnson TB, Rubin DM, Smith-Whitley KM, Jan S: The Community Health Workers and Mobile Health for Emerging Adults Transitioning Sickle Cell Disease Care (COMETS) Trial: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols 14(1): e69239, Sep 2025.

Lang AC, Mosely C, Rosen BL, Thompson AA, Barriteau C, Schwartz L, Smith-Whitley K, Crosby LE, Shook LM : Co-designing educational materials about COVID-19 vaccines with individuals with sickle cell disease and their families. J of Sickle Cell Disease Page: In press, Sep 2025.

Ellison JL, Ameringer S, Elswick RK, Schwartz L, Jallo N, Proffitt T : There is no roadmap for health care transition: Parents could benefit from better guidance. Poster presented at Annual Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Nursing Conference, Providence, RI Sept 2025.

Seif AE, McDonough SL, Becker-Haimes EM, Oranges KE, Clerico D, Hartman J, Rodock K, Schwartz LA, Elgarten CW, Myers RM, Puszczynski RO, Rheingold SR, Stern JW, Jubelirer TF, Armideo EA, Evageliou NF, Randall RJ, Bernt KM, Reilly AF, Tasian SK, Diamant RK, Fisher BT, Getz KD, Aplenc R: AML Care at Home: An evidence-based toolkit to personalize the care setting for recovery from pediatric acute myeloid leukemia chemotherapy. J Clinical Oncology: Oncology Practice Page: doi: 10.1200, Sep 2025 Notes: epub ahead of print.

Darabos K, Deatrick J, Wolk CB, O’Hagan B, King-Dowling S, Szalda D, Hobbie W, Barakat LP, Hill-Kayser C, & Schwartz LA : Perspectives on care plans for adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood cancer: A qualitative evaluation of survivors, caregivers, and oncology and primary care practitioners Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Page: doi: 10.1177, Aug 2025 Notes: epub ahead of print.

Prussien KV, Burke M, Crosby LE, Gollomp K, Thompson AA, Schwartz LA & Wright RJ : Acceptability and feasibility of salivary stress research with adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease. Journal of Sickle Cell Disease 2(1): 1067, Aug 2025.

Klages KL, Chardon ML, Schwartz LA, Phipps S, Drake SN, Skeens M, & Pai AL : Oral medication adherence predicts cyclosporine blood level variability and graft versus host disease following pediatric allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 59(1): kaaf055, Aug 2025 Notes: epub.

Leonard N: Cancer’s second act: Navigating survivorship and the psychological aftermath after treatment for teens and young adults. The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. (https://whyy.org/segments/teens-young-adults-navigate-cancer-survivorship-after-treatment/) Aug 2025 Notes: interviewed for and quoted in podcast.