Melanie Bonner, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies

Melanie Bonner

Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1995
mailing address: 718 Rutherford St Durham, NC 27705
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Research Summary:
 My research program is focused on survivorship and quality of life issues in pediatric cancer patients. Current projects include: 1) an NIH funded project aimed at understanding the relationship between facial decoding skills and social functining in cancer survivors; 2) evaluaton of cognitive re-training in cancer survivors 3) understanding the impact on caregivers of pediatric cancer patients and 4) Evaluation of quality of life parameters in patients with sickle cell disease.

Representative Publications:   (More Publications)

  1. Bonner, M.J. , Gustafson, K.E., Schumacher, E., & Thompson, R.J.  (1999).  The impact of sickle cell disease on cognitive functioning.  School Psychology Review, 28, 182-193..
  2. Bonner, M.J. and Finney, J.W. (1996) A psychosocial model of children's health status. In T.H. Ollendick & R.J. Prinze (Eds.), Clinical Child Psychology, 18 (pp. 231-282). New York: Plenum..
  3. Putnam, D.E., Finney, J.W., Barkley, P.L., & Bonner, M.J. (1994). Enhancing commitment improves adherence to medical regimen. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 62, 191-194..
  4. Finney, J.W. and Bonner, M.J. (1992). The influence of behavioral family intervention on children\'s health and health care use. Behavior Change, 9, 157-170..
  5. Edwards, M.C., Finney, J.W., and Bonner, M.J. (1991). Matching treatment with recurrent abdominal pain symptoms: An evaluation of dietary fiber and relaxation treatments. Behavior Therapy, 22, 257-267..

Lab Personnel: 
Victoria Willard (graduate student) Katherine Hutchinson (graduate student) Kristina K. Hardy, PhD

Courses (Fall 2009):

  • Psy 343.01, Clinical practicum
    See instru, W 11:55 AM-12:45 PM