Kemar V Prussien, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
3501 Civic Center Blvd., HUB 13543
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email:
prussienkv@chop.edu
prussienkv@chop.edu
Education:
BA (Psychology, summa cum laude )
Cornell University, Ithaca. NY, 2015.
MS (Clinical Psychological Science)
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2017.
PhD (Clinical Psychological Science)
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2021.
Permanent linkBA (Psychology, summa cum laude )
Cornell University, Ithaca. NY, 2015.
MS (Clinical Psychological Science)
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2017.
PhD (Clinical Psychological Science)
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2021.
Selected Publications
Prussien, K. V., Crosby, L. E., Faust, H. L., Barakat, L. P., Deatrick, J. A., Smith-Whitley, K., Schwartz, L.A.: An updated equitable model of readiness for transition to adult care: Validation in young people with sickle cell disease. JAMA Pediatrics 178(3): 274-282, March 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.5914.Prussien, K. V., Faust, H., Crosby, L., Smith-Whitley, K., Barakat, L. P., & Schwartz, L. A. : The pervasive influence of systems of power on transition readiness for adult care in sickle cell disease: A qualitative study. Pediatr Blood Cancer 71(9): e31156, 2024.
Prussien, K. V., Crosby, L. E., & Schwartz, L. A. : The physician's calling and science promote health equity and outcomes-Reply. JAMA Pediatrics May 2024.
Prussien, K. V., Roe, A. H., Bochenek, V., Wu, J., Luz, S., Bhatnagar, S., & Gollomp, K.: Socioeconomic and inflammatory correlates of plasma cortisol among individuals with sickle cell disease Blood 142(Supplement 1): 3893, 2023.
Prussien, K.V., Barakat, L.P., Darabos, K., Psihogios, A.M., King-Dowling, S., O'Hagan, B., Tucker, C., Li, Y., Hobbie, W., Ginsberg, J., Szalda, D., Hill-Kayser, C., Schwartz, L.A.: Sociodemographics, health competence, and transition readiness among adolescent/young adult cancer survivors. J Pediatr Psychol 47(10): 1096-1106, October 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsac039.
Prussien, K.V., Compas, B.E., Siciliano, R.E., Ciriegio, A.E., Lee, C.A., Kassim, A.A., DeBaun, M.R., Donahue, M,J., Jordan, L.C.: Cerebral hemodynamics and executive function in sickle cell anemia. Stroke 52(5): 1830-1834, May 2021 Notes: doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.032741. Epub 2021 Apr 12.
Prussien, K.V., Siciliano, R.E., Ciriegio, A.E., Lee, C.A., DeBaun, M.R., Jordan, L.C., Compas, B.E.: Preliminary Study of Coping, Perceived Control, and Depressive Symptoms in Youth with Sickle Cell Anemia. J Dev Behav Pediatr 42(6): 485-489, August 2021 Notes: doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000922.
Prussien, K.V., Siciliano, R., Ciregio, A., Anderson, A.S., Sathanayagam, R., Jordan, L.C., DeBaun, M.R., Compas, B.E.: Correlates of cognitive function in sickle cell disease: A meta-analysis. J Pediatr Psychol 45(2): 145-155, March 2020 Notes: doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsz100.
Prussien, K.V., Jordan, L.C., DeBaun, M.R., Compas, B.E.: Cognitive function in sickle cell disease across domains, cerebral infarct status, and the lifespan: A meta-analysis. J Pediatr Psychol 44(8): 948-958, September 2019 Notes: doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsz031.
Prussien, K.V., DeBaun, M., Yarboi, J., Bemis, H., McNally, C., Williams, E., Compas, B.E.: Cognitive function, coping, and depressive symptoms in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease. J Pediatr Psychol 43(5): 543-551, June 2018 Notes: doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsx141.