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Tonya M. Palermo, PhD
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Tonya M. Palermo, PhD
- Professor, UW Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
- Adjunct Professor, UW Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry
- Principal Investigator, Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute
Research
- Pain in children — the interrelationships of pain, sleep and behavioral/psychological factors
- Psychological and family treatments for pediatric chronic pain management
- Innovations in technology for pain assessment and intervention (including Internet interventions)
- Health risk factors and chronic pain
Honors and Awards
- 1993 Student Subspecialty Award, Western Society for Clinical Investigation: Behavior and Development
- 2003 American Pain Society Young Investigator Travel Award, APS 22nd Scientific Meeting
- 2003 American Pain Society, Citation Poster: Child/Developmental
- 2008 Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Award, American Pain Society
- 2008 Fellow, American Psychological Association (Division 54, Society of Pediatric Psychology)
Current Memberships
- 1993—American Psychological Association, Division 54 (Society of Pediatric Psychology) Offices Held: Member-at-Large: Student/Trainee Development (2007-2009), President-Elect (2011)
- 1998—International Association for the Study of Pain; Special Interest Group: Pain in Childhood
- 1999—Society of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
- 2001—American Pain Society; Special Interest Group: Pain in Infants, Children, and Adolescents
Offices Held: Chair, Special Interest Group: Pain in Infants, Children, and Adolescents (2009-2012)
Member, Nominating Committee (2011-2013) - 2002—Sleep Research Society
Current Funding
- 09/30/09—07/31/14 National Institutes of Health, 5K24HD060068-03,
"An Innovations in Pediatric Pain Research" - 04/01/07—03/31/12 National Institutes of Health, 5R01HD053431-06,
"Sleep-Wake Disturbances in Adolescents With Chronic Pain Research" - 08/25/10—06/31/12 National Institutes of Health, 5R01HD053431-06,
"An Internet CBT Intervention for Pediatric Chronic Pain and Disability" - 08/25/11—05/31/12 National Institutes of Health, 1R21HD065180-01A1,
"Problem Solving Skills Training for Parent Caregivers of
Youth with Chronic Pain"
Selected Publications
- Systematic review of family functioning in families of children and adolescents with chronic pain. Lewandowski AS, Palermo TM, Stinson J, Handley S, Chambers CT. J Pain. 2010 Nov;11(11):1027-38.
- Behavioral and psychosocial factors associated with insomnia in adolescents with chronic pain. Palermo TM, Wilson AC, Lewandowski AS, Toliver-Sokol M, Murray CB. Pain. 2010 Oct 26.
- Temporal daily associations between pain and sleep in adolescents with chronic pain versus healthy adolescents. Lewandowski AS, Palermo TM, De la Motte S, Fu R. Pain. 2010 Oct;151(1):220-5. Epub 2010 Aug 16.
- Obesity in children and adolescents with chronic pain: associations with pain and activity limitations. Wilson AC, Samuelson B, Palermo TM. Clin J Pain. 2010 Oct;26(8):705-11.
- Randomized controlled trials of psychological therapies for management of chronic pain in children and adolescents: an updated meta-analytic review. Palermo TM, Eccleston C, Lewandowski AS, Williams AC, Morley S. Pain. 2010 Mar;148(3):387-97. Epub 2009 Nov 11. Review.
- Randomized controlled trial of an Internet-delivered family cognitive-behavioral therapy intervention for children and adolescents with chronic pain. Palermo TM, Wilson AC, Peters M, Lewandowski A, Somhegyi H.
- Parents of children and adolescents with chronic pain. Palermo TM, Eccleston C. Pain. 2009 Nov;146(1-2):15-7. Epub 2009 May 30.
- Assessment of chronic pain in children: current status and emerging topics. Palermo TM. Pain Res Manag. 2009 Jan-Feb;14(1):21-6. Review.
- Enhancing daily functioning with exposure and acceptance strategies: an important stride in the development of psychological therapies for pediatric chronic pain. Palermo TM. Pain. 2009 Feb;141(3):189-90. Epub 2008 Dec 27.
- Sleep quality and efficiency in adolescents with chronic pain: relationship with activity limitations and health-related quality of life. Palermo TM, Fonareva I, Janosy NR.
- Validation of a self-report questionnaire version of the Child Activity Limitations Interview (CALI): The CALI-21. Palermo TM, Lewandowski AS, Long AC, Burant CJ. Pain. 2008 Oct 31;139(3):644-52. Epub 2008 Aug 8.
- Daily functioning and quality of life in children with sickle cell disease pain: relationship with family and neighborhood socioeconomic distress. Palermo TM, Riley CA, Mitchell BA.
- Evidence-based assessment of health-related quality of life and functional impairment in pediatric psychology. Palermo TM, Long AC, Lewandowski AS, Drotar D, Quittner AL, Walker LS. J Pediatr Psychol. 2008 Oct;33(9):983-96; discussion 997-8. Epub 2008 Apr 22. Review.
- Objective and subjective assessment of sleep in adolescents with chronic pain compared to healthy adolescents. Palermo TM, Toliver-Sokol M, Fonareva I, Koh JL. Clin J Pain. 2007 Nov-Dec;23(9):812-20.
- Adolescent autonomy and family functioning are associated with headache-related disability. Palermo TM, Putnam J, Armstrong G, Daily S. Clin J Pain. 2007 Jun;23(5):458-65.
- Effect of disease-related pain on the health-related quality of life of children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis. Palermo TM, Harrison D, Koh JL. Clin J Pain. 2006 Jul-Aug;22(6):532-7.
- See a full publications list.