Tonya M Palermo, PHD

Pain Medicine

On staff since September 2010

Children's Title: Interim Director, Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development

Academic Title: Professor

Research Center: Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development

"Through my research, I want to improve the lives of children with pain and their families and learn ways to prevent development of chronic pain."

• Biography

  Dr. Tonya Palermo is Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at University of Washington with adjunct appointments in Pediatrics and Psychiatry. She holds the Hughes M. and Katherine Blake Endowed Professorship in Health Psychology. Dr. Palermo serves as Vice Chair for Research for the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. At Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Dr. Palermo serves as Interim Director of the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development. Dr. Palermo completed her undergraduate training at UCLA in Psychology and her PhD at Case Western Reserve University in Clinical Psychology. She completed residency training at Ohio State University followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric pain management at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital.

  Dr. Palermo has been in Seattle since 2010 where she directs the Pediatric Pain & Sleep Innovations Lab. The focus of her research is on behavioral, psychosocial and family factors that affect pain experiences, the interrelationship of sleep and pain, and innovative psychological treatments for managing and preventing chronic pain. Currently, Dr. Palermo serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Pain. Dr. Palermo has developed and evaluated several internet and mobile applications to deliver cognitive-behavioral interventions for chronic pain, has published over 290 articles, and has published two books on cognitive-behavioral therapy. She is active in training clinician-scientists at the postdoctoral and faculty level and directs the T32 postdoctoral training program in anesthesiology research at the University of Washington.

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• Awards and Honors

  Award Name	Award Description	Awarded By	Award Date
  Selected as the Wilbert E. Fordyce lecturer		Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington	2019
  Seattle Health Innovator of the Year	Imagination category: recognizes individual achievement in conceiving new ways of solving problems in the health sector via research, new methods, ideas, products, services or business models	Health Innovation Northwest	2017
  Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Field of Child and Family Health		Society of Behavioral Medicine, Child and Family Health Special Interest Group	2016
  Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Field of Child and Family Health		Society of Behavioral Medicine, Child and Family Health Special Interest Group	2016
  Diane Willis Award for Outstanding Article		Journal of Pediatric Psychology	2014
  Dennis D. Drotar Distinguished Research Award, Division 54		Society of Pediatric Psychology, American Psychological Association	2014
  Fellow, American Psychological Association (Division 43, Society for Family Psychology)			2013
  John J. Bonica Faculty Mentoring Award		Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington	2012
  Elected Member		Association for University Anesthesiologists	2012
  Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Award		American Pain Society	2008
  Fellow, American Psychological Association (Division 54, Society of Pediatric Psychology)			2008
  American Pain Society Young Investigator Travel Award		APS 22nd Scientific Meeting	2003
  Citation Poster: Child/Developmental		American Pain Society	2003
  Student Subspecialty Award		Western Society for Clinical Investigation: Behavior and Development	1993

• Publications

  Manuscripts in Refereed Journals

  • Rabbitts JA, Zhou C, Narayanan A, Palermo TM
    Longitudinal and temporal associations between daily pain and sleep patterns after major pediatric surgery
    J Pain, 2017 : 18(6)656-663
  • Holley, A.L., Wilson, A.C., Cho, E., Palermo, T.M.
    Clinical phenotyping of youth with new-onset musculoskeletal pain: A controlled cohort study
    Clin J Pain, 2017 : 33(1)28-36
  • Bromberg, M.H., Law, E.F., Palermo, T.M.
    Suicidal ideation in adolescents with and without chronic pain
    Clin J Pain, 2017 Jan. : 33(1)21-27
  • Karlson, C.W., Baker, A.M., Bromberg, M.H., Elkin, T.D., Majumdar, S., Palermo, T.M
    Daily pain, physical activity, and home fluid intake in pediatric sickle cell disease
    Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 2017 : 42(3)335-344
  • Palermo, T.M., Beals-Erickson, S., Bromberg, M., Law, E., & Chen, M
    A Single Arm Pilot Trial of Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Adolescents with Physical and Psychiatric Comorbidities
    Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2017 : 13(3)401-410
  • Rabbitts JA, Fisher E, Rosenbloom BN, Palermo TM
    Prevalence and Predictors of Chronic Postsurgical Pain in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    J Pain, 2017 : 18(6)605-614
  • Zempsky, W.T., Wakefield, E.O., Santanelli, J.P., New, T., Smith-Whitley, K., Casella, J.F., Palermo, T.M
    Widespread pain among youth with sickle cell disease hospitalized with vasoocclusive pain: A different clinical phenotype?
    Clin J Pain, 2017 : 33(4)335-339
  • Dampier C, Palermo TM, Darbari DS, Hassell K, Smith W, Zempsky W
    AAPT Diagnostic Criteria for Chronic Sickle Cell Disease Pain
    J Pain, 2017 : 18(5)490-498
  • Holley, A.L., Wilson, A.C., Palermo, T.M
    Predictors of the transition from acute to persistent pain in children and adolescents: A prospective study
    PAIN, 2017 : 158(5)794-801
  • Law, E.F., Fales, J.L., Beals-Erickson, S.E., Failo, A., Logan, D., Randall, E., Weiss, K., Durkin, L., Palermo, T.M
    A Single-Arm Feasibility Trial of Problem-Solving Skills Training for Parents of Children with Idiopathic Chronic Pain Conditions Receiving Intensive Pain Rehabilitation
    Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 2017 : 42(4)422-433
  • Livingstone MJ, Groenewald CB, Rabbitts JA, Palermo TM
    Codeine use among children in the United States: a nationally representative study from 1996 to 2013
    Paediatr Anaesth, 2017 Jan. : 27(1)19-27
  • Rabbitts, J.A., Holley, A.L., Groenewald, C.B., Palermo, T.M
    Association between widespread pain scores and functional impairment and health-related quality of life in clinical samples of children
    J Pain, 2016 : 17((6))678-84
  • Tham, S.W., Palermo, T.M., Holley, A.L., Zhou, C., Stubhaug, A., Furberg, A.S., Nielsen, C.S
    A population-based study of quantitative sensory testing in adolescents with and without chronic pain
    PAIN, 2016 : 157(12)2807-2815
  • Cunningham, C., Cho, E., Bradford, M., Shaffer, M., Palermo, T.M
    Screening for psychosocial and family risk in pediatric gastrointestinal disorders
    J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 2016 : 63(6)e158-e162
  • Murray, C.B., Kirsch, A.C., Palermo, T.M., Holmbeck, G.N., Kolbuck, V., Psihogios, A., Pigott, T
    Developmental course and determinants of sleep disturbances in adolescents with spina bifida
    Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 2016 : 41(6)631-642
  • Noel, M., Alberts, N, Langer,S.L., Levy, R.L., Walker, L.S., Palermo, T.M
    The sensitivity to change and responsiveness of the Adult Responses to Children’s Symptoms (ARCS) in children and adolescents with chronic pain
    Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 2016 : 41((3))350-62
  • Palermo, T.M., Law, E.F., Bromberg, M., Fales, J., Eccleston, C., Wilson, A.C
    Problem solving skills training for parents of children with chronic pain: A pilot randomized controlled trial
    Pain, 2016 : 157((6))1213-23
  • Uc, A., Andersen, D.K., Bellin, M.D., Bruce, J.I., Drewes, A.M., Engelhardt, J.F., Forsmark, C.E., Lerch, M.M., Lowe, M.E., Neuschwander-Tetri, B.A., O’Keefe, S.J., Palermo, T.M., Pasricha, P., Saluja, A.K., Singh, V.K., Szigethy, E.M., Whitcomb, D.C., Yadav, D., Conwell, D.L
    Chronic pancreatitis in the 21st century: research challenges and opportunities
    Pancreas, 2016 : 451365-1375
  • Noel, M., Beals-Erickson, S. E., Law, E. F., Alberts, N., Palermo, T.M
    Characterizing the pain narratives of parents of youth with chronic pain
    Clinical Journal of Pain, 2016 : 32(10)849-858
  • Noel, M., Wilson, A.C., Holley, A.L., Durkin, L., Patton, M., Palermo, T.M
    Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in youth with vs without chronic pain
    PAIN, 2016 : 157(10)2277-84
  • Groenewald, C. Palermo, T.
    Commentary. Legitimate opioid prescription increases the risk for future opioid misuse in some adolescents
    Evidence Based Nursing, 2016 : 19(3)
  • Holley, A. L., Wilson, A. C., Noel, M., Palermo, T.M
    Post-traumatic stress symptoms in children and adolescents with chronic pain: A topical review of the literature and a proposed framework for future research
    European Journal of Pain, 2016 : 20(9)1371-83
  • Incledon E, O’Connor M, Giallo R., Chalkiadis, G.A., & Palermo, T.M
    Child and family antecedents of pain during the transition to adolescence: A longitudinal population-based study
    Journal of Pain, 2016 : 17(11)1174-1182
  • Noel, M. Groenewald, C.B., Beals-Erickson, S.E., Gebert, J.T., Palermo, T.M
    Chronic pain in adolescence and internalizing mental health disorders: A nationally representative study
    Pain, 2016 : 157((6))1333-38
  • Palermo, T.M., Law, E.F., Fales, J., Bromberg, M.H., Jessen-Fiddick, T., Tai, G
    Internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral treatment for adolescents with chronic pain and their parents: A randomized controlled multicenter trial
    Pain, 2016 : 157((1))174-85
  • Palermo, T.M., Bromberg, M.H., Beals-Erickson, S., Law, E.F., Durkin, L., Noel, M., Chen, M
    Development and initial feasibility testing of brief cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia in adolescents with comorbid conditions
    Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 2016 : 4214-26
  • Groenewald, C.B., Rabbitts, J.A., Gebert, T.J., Palermo, T.M
    Trends in opioid prescriptions among children and adolescents in the United States: a nationally representative study from 1996 to 2012
    Pain, 2016 : 157((5))1021-27
  • Rabbitts JA, Palermo T.M., Zhou C, Mangione-Smith R
    Pain and health-related quality of life after pediatric inpatient surgery
    J Pain, 2015 : 16((12))1334-41
  • Law, E.F., Beals-Erickson, S.E., Noel, M., Claar, R., Palermo, T.M
    Pilot randomized controlled trial of Internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral treatment for pediatric headache. Headache
    Headache, 2015 : 55((10))1410-25
  • Rabbitts JA, Zhou C, Groenewald CB, Durkin L, Palermo TM
    Trajectories of postsurgical pain in children: risk factors and impact of late pain recovery on long-term health outcomes after major surgery
    Pain, 2015 : 156((11))2383-9
  • Tonya M. Palermo, PhD, Palermo, T.M., Janicke, D.M., McQuaid, E.L., Mullins, L.L., Robins, P.M., Wu, Y.P
    Recommendations for training in pediatric psychology: Defining core competencies across training levels
    Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 2014 Apr 8 : Epub ahead
  • Tonya M. Palermo, PhD, Fisher, E., Heathcote, L., Palermo, T.M., Williams, A., Lau, J., Eccleston, C
    Systematic review and meta-analysis: psychological therapies for children with chronic pain
    Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 2014 March : Epub ahead
  • Tonya M. Palermo, PhD, Rabbitts, J., Holley, A. L., Karlson, C. W
    Bidirectional Associations Between Pain and Physical Activity in Adolescents
    Clin J Pain, 2014 : 30(3)251-258
  • Tonya M. Palermo, PhD, Wilson, A.C., Moss, A., Palermo, T.M., Fales, J.L
    Parent pain and catastrophizing are associated with pain, somatic symptoms, and pain-related disability among early adolescents
    Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 2014 : 39(4)418-426
  • Palermo, T.M., Valrie, C.R., Karlson, C.W
    Family and parent influences on pediatric chronic pain: A developmental perspective
    American Psychologist, 2014 : 69(2)142152
  • Tonya M. Palermo, PhD, Fales, J., Essner, B., Harris, M., Palermo, T.M
    When helping hurts: Miscarried helping in families of youth with chronic pain
    Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 2014 : 39(4)427-437
  • Tonya M. Palermo, PhD, Essner, B., Noel, M.E., Myrvik, M., Palermo, T.M
    Examination of the factor structure of the Adolescent Sleep-Wake Scale (ASWS)
    Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 2014 : 121-12
  • Tonya M. Palermo, PhD, Fales, J., Palermo, T., Law, E., Wilson, A.
    Sleep outcomes in youth with chronic pain participating in a randomized controlled trial of online cognitive-behavioral therapy for pain management
    Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 2014 : 121-17
  • Holley, A.L, Law E.F., Tham, S.W., Myaing M., Noonan C., Palermo T.M
    Current smoking as a predictor of chronic musculoskeletal pain in young adult twins
    J Pain, 2013 : 14(10)1131-1139
  • Palermo, T.M
    Interprofessional collaboration within an anesthesiology department: Implications for the education and training of pediatric psychologists
    Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 2013 : 1(1)10-17
  • Tham S.W., Holley, A.L., Palermo, T.M
    Longitudinal course and risk factors for fatigue in adolescents: The mediating role of sleep disturbances
    J Pediatr Psychol, 2013 : 38(10)107080
  • Zempsky, WT, OHara, E, Santanelli, J., Palermo, TM, New, T., Smith-Whitley, K., Casella, J
    Validation of the Sickle Cell Disease Pain Burden Interview-Youth
    J Pain, 2013 : 14(9)975-982
  • Tham S.W., Palermo T.M., Wang J., Jaffe K.M., Temkin N., Durbin D., Dorsch A., Rivara F.P
    Persistent pain in adolescents following traumatic brain injury
    J Pain, 2013 : 14(10)1242-1249
  • Tonya M. Palermo, PhD, Palermo, T., Law, E., Churchill, S., Walker, A.
    Longitudinal course of insomnia in adolescents with and without chronic pain
    Journal of Pain, 2012
  • Tonya M. Palermo, PhD, Eccleston, C., Palermo, T., Fisher, E., Law, E.
    Psychological interventions for parents of children and adolescents with chronic illness
    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2012
  • Tonya M. Palermo, PhD, Law, E., Murphy, L. K., Palermo, T.
    Evaluating treatment participation in an internet-based behavioral intervention for pediatric chronic pain
    Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 2012 : 37893-903
  • Tonya M. Palermo, PhD, Wilson, A. C., Palermo, T.
    Physical activity and function in adolescents with chronic pain: A controlled study using actigraphy
    J Pain, 2012 : 13(2)121-30
  • Tonya M. Palermo, PhD, Tham, S. W., Palermo, T., Vavilala, M., Wang, J., Jaffe, K., Koepsell, T., Dorsch, A., Temkin, N. R., Dennis, D. R., Rivara, F. P.
    The Longitudinal Course, Risk Factors and Impact of Sleep Disturbances in Children with Traumatic Brain Injury
    J Neurotrauma Rehab, 2012 : 29(1)154-61
  • Tonya M. Palermo, PhD, Law, E., Palermo, T., Walco, G.
    The making of a pediatric pain psychologist: Education, training and career trajectories
    Pain Medicine
  • Tonya M. Palermo, PhD, Law, E., Dufton, L., Palermo, T.
    Daytime and nighttime sleep patterns in adolescents with chronic pain and healthy adolescents
    Health Psychol, [Epub ahead of print]
  • Tonya M. Palermo, PhD, Henderson, E. M., Law, E., Palermo, T., Eccleston, C.
    Ethical guidance for pediatric e-health research using examples from pain research with adolescents
    Journal of Pediatric Psychology

  Published Books, Videos, Software, etc.

  • Palermo, T.
    Cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain in children and adolescents
    2012

  Manuscripts Submitted

  • Holley, A. L., Law, E., Tham, S. W., Myaing, M., Noonan, C., Strachan, E., Palermo, T.
    Associations among smoking and chronic musculoskeletal pain in young adult twins
    Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2012
  • Eccleston, C., Palermo, T., Williams, A. D., Lewandowski, A., Morley, S., Fisher, E., Law, E.
    Psychological therapies for the management of chronic and recurrent pain in children and adolescents
    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2012
  • Murray, C., Murphy, A., Palermo, T., Clarke, G.
    Pain and sleep-wake disturbances in adolescents with depressive disorders
    J Clin Child Adol Psychol

  Published Abstracts

  • Law, E., Palermo, T., Churchill, S., Walker, A.
    Insomnia in youth with chronic pain: A longitudinal study
    Journal of Pain, 2012 : 13s103
  • Lewandowski, A., Law, E., Tham, S. W., Myaing, M., Noonan, T., Palermo, T.
    Associations among smoking and chronic musculoskeletal pain in young adult twins
    The Journal of Pain, 2012 : 13s13
  • Law, E., Palermo, T., Lord, H., Ritterband, L.
    Co-morbid pain and sleep disturbance: Sleep outcomes in a randomized controlled trial of internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia
    The Journal of Pain, 2012 : 13s97

  Other Publications

  • Clementi MA, Faraji P, Poppert Cordts K, MacDougall K, Wilson A, Palermo TM, Lewandowski Holley A
    Parent Factors are Associated With Pain and Activity Limitations in Youth With Acute Musculoskeletal Pain: A Cohort Study.
    30362984 The Clinical journal of pain, 2019 March : 35(3)222-228 PMCID:PMC6367013
  • Clementi MA, Faraji P, Poppert Cordts K, MacDougall K, Wilson A, Palermo TM, Lewandowski Holley A
    Parent Factors are Associated With Pain and Activity Limitations in Youth With Acute Musculoskeletal Pain: A Cohort Study.
    30362984 The Clinical journal of pain, 2019 March : 35(3)222-228 PMCID:PMC6367013
  • Aaron R, Noel M, Dudeney J, Wilson A, Holley A, Palermo T
    The role of sleep quality on the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms and pain in women.
    30762157 Journal of behavioral medicine, 2019 Feb 14
  • Aaron R, Noel M, Dudeney J, Wilson A, Holley A, Palermo T
    The role of sleep quality on the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms and pain in women.
    30762157 Journal of behavioral medicine, 2019 Feb 14
  • Aaron R, Noel M, Dudeney J, Wilson A, Holley A, Palermo T
    The role of sleep quality on the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms and pain in women.
    30762157 Journal of behavioral medicine, 2019 Feb 14
  • Aaron R, Noel M, Dudeney J, Wilson A, Holley A, Palermo T
    The role of sleep quality on the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms and pain in women.
    30762157 Journal of behavioral medicine, 2019 Feb 14
  • Aaron R, Noel M, Dudeney J, Wilson A, Holley A, Palermo T
    The role of sleep quality on the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms and pain in women.
    30762157 Journal of behavioral medicine, 2019 Feb 14
  • Palermo TM
    Commentary: Personal and Research Integrity: The Cornerstone of Dennis Drotar's Scientific Accomplishments.
    30608619 Journal of pediatric psychology, 2019 Jan 1 : 44(1)19-20
  • Palermo TM
    Commentary: Personal and Research Integrity: The Cornerstone of Dennis Drotar's Scientific Accomplishments.
    30608619 Journal of pediatric psychology, 2019 Jan 1 : 44(1)19-20
  • Palermo TM
    Commentary: Personal and Research Integrity: The Cornerstone of Dennis Drotar's Scientific Accomplishments.
    30608619 Journal of pediatric psychology, 2019 Jan 1 : 44(1)19-20
  • Palermo TM
    Commentary: Personal and Research Integrity: The Cornerstone of Dennis Drotar's Scientific Accomplishments.
    30608619 Journal of pediatric psychology, 2019 Jan 1 : 44(1)19-20
  • Palermo TM
    Commentary: Personal and Research Integrity: The Cornerstone of Dennis Drotar's Scientific Accomplishments.
    30608619 Journal of pediatric psychology, 2019 Jan 1 : 44(1)19-20
  • Palermo TM
    Editorial: Making the Move to Single-Blinding in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology.
    30165678 Journal of pediatric psychology, 2018 Nov 1 : 43(10)1069-1071
  • Palermo TM, Zempsky WT, Dampier CD, Lalloo C, Hundert AS, Murphy LK, Bakshi N, Stinson JN
    iCanCope with Sickle Cell Pain: Design of a randomized controlled trial of a smartphone and web-based pain self-management program for youth with sickle cell disease.
    30316999 Contemporary clinical trials, 2018 Nov. : 7488-96 PMCID:PMC6218943
  • Alberts NM, Law EF, Chen AT, Ritterband LM, Palermo TM
    Treatment engagement in an internet-delivered cognitive behavioral program for pediatric chronic pain.
    30206521 Internet interventions, 2018 Sept. : 1367-72 PMCID:PMC6112105
  • Alberts NM, Law EF, Chen AT, Ritterband LM, Palermo TM
    Treatment engagement in an internet-delivered cognitive behavioral program for pediatric chronic pain.
    30206521 Internet interventions, 2018 Sept. : 1367-72 PMCID:PMC6112105
  • Alberts NM, Law EF, Chen AT, Ritterband LM, Palermo TM
    Treatment engagement in an internet-delivered cognitive behavioral program for pediatric chronic pain.
    30206521 Internet interventions, 2018 Sept. : 1367-72 PMCID:PMC6112105
  • Law EF, Wan Tham S, Aaron RV, Dudeney J, Palermo TM
    Hybrid Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Intervention for Adolescents With Co-Occurring Migraine and Insomnia: A Single-Arm Pilot Trial.
    30152164 Headache, 2018 July : 58(7)1060-1073 PMCID:PMC6116549
  • May, A., Raiker, J.S., Elkin, T.D., Palermo, T.M., Karlson, C.W
    Internalizing symptoms mediate the relationship between sleep disordered breathing and pain symptoms in a pediatric hematology/oncology sample
    Children’s Health Care, 2017 : 4634–48
  • Fisher, E., Palermo, T.M
    Goal pursuit in youth with chronic pain
    Children (Basel), 2016 Nov 22 : 3(4)
  • Eccleston C, Palermo TM, Williams AC, Lewandowski Holley A, Morley S., Fisher E, Law E
    Psychological therapies for the management of chronic and recurrent pain in children and adolescents
    Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2014 May 5
  • Fisher E, Law E, Palermo TM, Eccleston C
    Psychological therapies (remotely delivered) for the management of chronic and recurrent pain in children and adolescents
    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2014 : (5)
  • Tonya M. Palermo, PhD, Holley, A. L., Law, E., Murphy, L. K., Zhou, C., Palermo, T.
    Reciprocal longitudinal associations between pain and depression in adolescents
    European Journal of Pain, 2013 : 17(7)1058-1067
  • Logan, D. E., Claar, R. L., Guite, J. W., Kashikar-Zuck, S., Lynch-Jordan, A., Palermo, T., Wilson, A. C., Zhou, C.
    Factor structure of the childrens depression inventory in a multisite sample of children and adolescents with chronic pain
    J Pain, 2013 : 14(7)689698
  • Tonya M. Palermo, PhD
    Remote management of pediatric pain
    In Schmidt RF, Gebhart GF (Eds), Encyclopedia of Pain, 2nd Edition. Springer., 2013
  • Wilson, A. C., Holley, A. L
    Applications of laboratory pain methodologies in research with children and adolescents: emerging research trends
    Pain, 2013 : 154(8)11661169
  • Tonya M. Palermo, PhD, Holley, A. L.
    The importance of the family environment in pediatric chronic pain
    JAMA Pediatr, 2013 : 167(1)9394
  • Zempsky, W. T., Palermo, T., Corsi, J. M., Lewandowski, A., Zhou, C., Casella, J. F.
    Daily changes in pain, mood and physical function in children hospitalized for sickle cell disease pain
    Pain Res Manag, 2013 : 18(1)3338
  • Valrie, C. R., Bromberg, M. H., Palermo, T., Schanberg, L. E.
    A systematic review of sleep in pediatric pain populations
    J Dev Behav Pediatr, 2013 : 34(2)120128
  • Law, E., Palermo, T.
    The importance of listening in pediatric care
    Pediatric Pain Letter, 2012 : 1431-33
  • Lewandowski AS, Toliver-Sokol M, Palermo TM
    Evidence-Based Review of Subjective Pediatric Sleep Measures.
    21227912 Journal of pediatric psychology, 2011 Jan 11
  • Palermo TM, Wilson AC, Lewandowski AS, Toliver-Sokol M, Murray CB
    Behavioral and psychosocial factors associated with insomnia in adolescents with chronic pain.
    21030151 Pain, 2011 Jan. : 89-94
  • Lewandowski AS, Palermo TM, Stinson J, Handley S, Chambers CT
    Systematic review of family functioning in families of children and adolescents with chronic pain.
    21055709 The journal of pain : official journal of the American Pain Society, 2010 Nov. : 1027-38
  • Wilson AC, Samuelson B, Palermo TM
    Obesity in children and adolescents with chronic pain: associations with pain and activity limitations.
    20664337 The Clinical journal of pain, 2010 Oct. : 705-11
  • Lewandowski AS, Palermo TM, De la Motte S, Fu R
    Temporal daily associations between pain and sleep in adolescents with chronic pain versus healthy adolescents.
    20719433 Pain, 2010 Oct. : 220-5
  • Palermo TM
    Editorial: exploring ethical issues in peer review for the journal of Pediatric Psychology.
    20061312 Journal of pediatric psychology, 2010 April : 221-4
  • Brick CA, Seely DL, Palermo TM
    Association between sleep hygiene and sleep quality in medical students.
    20352547 Behavioral sleep medicine, 2010 April : 113-21
  • Palermo TM, Eccleston C, Lewandowski AS, Williams AC, Morley S
    Randomized controlled trials of psychological therapies for management of chronic pain in children and adolescents: an updated meta-analytic review.
    19910118 Pain, 2010 March : 387-97
  • Lew VK, Lalwani K, Palermo TM
    Factors affecting parental satisfaction following pediatric procedural sedation.
    20206848 Journal of clinical anesthesia, 2010 Feb. : 29-34
  • Lewandowski AS, Palermo TM
    Parent-teen interactions as predictors of depressive symptoms in adolescents with headache.
    19680791 Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings, 2009 Dec. : 331-8
  • Palermo TM, Wilson AC, Peters M, Lewandowski A, Somhegyi H
    Randomized controlled trial of an Internet-delivered family cognitive-behavioral therapy intervention for children and adolescents with chronic pain.
    19695776 Pain, 2009 Nov. : 205-13
  • Palermo TM, Eccleston C
    Parents of children and adolescents with chronic pain.
    19482426 Pain, 2009 Nov. : 15-7
  • Ritterband LM, Palermo TM
    Introduction to the special issue: eHealth in pediatric psychology.
    19264878 Journal of pediatric psychology, 2009 June : 453-6
  • Long AC, Palermo TM
    Brief report: Web-based management of adolescent chronic pain: development and usability testing of an online family cognitive behavioral therapy program.
    18669578 Journal of pediatric psychology, 2009 June : 511-6
  • Gold JI, Mahrer NE, Yee J, Palermo TM
    Pain, fatigue, and health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with chronic pain.
    19454874 The Clinical journal of pain, 2009 June : 407-12
  • Lewandowski AS, Palermo TM, Kirchner HL, Drotar D
    Comparing diary and retrospective reports of pain and activity restriction in children and adolescents with chronic pain conditions.
    19590478 The Clinical journal of pain, 2009 May : 299-306
  • Eccleston C, Palermo TM, Williams AC, Lewandowski A, Morley S
    Psychological therapies for the management of chronic and recurrent pain in children and adolescents.
    19370592 Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online), 2009 Apr 15 : CD003968
  • Palermo TM
    Enhancing daily functioning with exposure and acceptance strategies: an important stride in the development of psychological therapies for pediatric chronic pain.
    19114294 Pain, 2009 Feb. : 189-90
  • Palermo TM, Lewandowski AS, Long AC, Burant CJ
    Validation of a self-report questionnaire version of the Child Activity Limitations Interview (CALI): The CALI-21.
    18692316 Pain, 2008 Oct 31 : 644-52
  • Cohen LL, Lemanek K, Blount RL, Dahlquist LM, Lim CS, Palermo TM, McKenna KD, Weiss KE
    Evidence-based assessment of pediatric pain.
    18024983 Journal of pediatric psychology, 2008 Oct. : 939-55; discussion 956-7
  • Palermo TM, Long AC, Lewandowski AS, Drotar D, Quittner AL, Walker LS
    Evidence-based assessment of health-related quality of life and functional impairment in pediatric psychology.
    18430762 Journal of pediatric psychology, 2008 Oct. : 983-96; discussion 997-8
  • Palermo TM, Riley CA, Mitchell BA
    Daily functioning and quality of life in children with sickle cell disease pain: relationship with family and neighborhood socioeconomic distress.
    18550443 The journal of pain : official journal of the American Pain Society, 2008 Sept. : 833-40
  • Long AC, Palermo TM, Manees AM
    Brief report: using actigraphy to compare physical activity levels in adolescents with chronic pain and healthy adolescents.
    18180253 Journal of pediatric psychology, 2008 July : 660-5
  • Palermo TM, Owens J
    Introduction to the special issue: sleep in pediatric medical populations.
    18238799 Journal of pediatric psychology, 2008 April : 227-31
  • Long AC, Krishnamurthy V, Palermo TM
    Sleep disturbances in school-age children with chronic pain.
    18079168 Journal of pediatric psychology, 2008 April : 258-68
  • Palermo TM, Fonareva I, Janosy NR
    Sleep quality and efficiency in adolescents with chronic pain: relationship with activity limitations and health-related quality of life.
    18853307 Behavioral sleep medicine, 2008 : 234-50
  • Palermo TM
    Editorial: section on innovations in technology in measurement, assessment, and intervention.
    17906330 Journal of pediatric psychology, 2008 Jan. : 35-8
  • Palermo TM, Toliver-Sokol M, Fonareva I, Koh JL
    Objective and subjective assessment of sleep in adolescents with chronic pain compared to healthy adolescents.
    18075410 The Clinical journal of pain, 2007 Nov. : 812-20
  • Gilman DK, Palermo TM, Kabbouche MA, Hershey AD, Powers SW
    Primary headache and sleep disturbances in adolescents.
    17883524 Headache, 2007 Sept. : 1189-94
  • Palermo TM, Putnam J, Armstrong G, Daily S
    Adolescent autonomy and family functioning are associated with headache-related disability.
    17515745 The Clinical journal of pain, 2007 June : 458-65
  • Mitchell MJ, Lemanek K, Palermo TM, Crosby LE, Nichols A, Powers SW
    Parent perspectives on pain management, coping, and family functioning in pediatric sickle cell disease.
    17475988 Clinical pediatrics, 2007 May : 311-9
  • Hoff AL, Palermo TM, Schluchter M, Zebracki K, Drotar D
    Longitudinal relationships of depressive symptoms to pain intensity and functional disability among children with disease-related pain.
    16150876 Journal of pediatric psychology, 2006 Nov. : 1046-56
  • Palermo TM, Harrison D, Koh JL
    Effect of disease-related pain on the health-related quality of life of children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis.
    16788339 The Clinical journal of pain, 2006 July : 532-7
  • Lewandowski AS, Palermo TM, Peterson CC
    Age-dependent relationships among pain, depressive symptoms, and functional disability in youth with recurrent headaches.
    16643561 Headache, 2006 April : 656-62
  • Drotar D, Schwartz L, Palermo TM, Burant C
    Factor structure of the child health questionnaire-parent form in pediatric populations.
    16467313 Journal of pediatric psychology, 2006 March : 127-38
  • Palermo TM, Chambers CT
    Parent and family factors in pediatric chronic pain and disability: an integrative approach.
    16298492 Pain, 2005 Dec 15 : 1-4
  • Koh JL, Harrison D, Palermo TM, Turner H, McGraw T
    Assessment of acute and chronic pain symptoms in children with cystic fibrosis.
    16106349 Pediatric pulmonology, 2005 Oct. : 330-5
  • Palermo TM, Platt-Houston C, Kiska RE, Berman B
    Headache symptoms in pediatric sickle cell patients.
    16096523 Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology : official journal of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2005 Aug. : 420-4
  • Palermo TM, Kiska R
    Subjective sleep disturbances in adolescents with chronic pain: relationship to daily functioning and quality of life.
    15772914 The journal of pain : official journal of the American Pain Society, 2005 March : 201-7
  • Hart CN, Palermo TM, Rosen CL
    Health-related quality of life among children presenting to a pediatric sleep disorders clinic.
    15639754 Behavioral sleep medicine, 2005 : 4-17
  • Zebracki K, Palermo TM, Hostoffer R, Duff K, Drotar D
    Health-related quality of life of children with primary immunodeficiency disease: a comparison study.
    15609765 Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, 2004 Dec. : 557-61
  • Palermo TM, Zebracki K, Cox S, Newman AJ, Singer NG
    Juvenile idiopathic arthritis: parent-child discrepancy on reports of pain and disability.
    15338510 The Journal of rheumatology, 2004 Sept. : 1840-6
  • Palermo TM, Witherspoon D, Valenzuela D, Drotar DD
    Development and validation of the Child Activity Limitations Interview: a measure of pain-related functional impairment in school-age children and adolescents.
    15157707 Pain, 2004 June : 461-70
  • Palermo TM, Valenzuela D, Stork PP
    A randomized trial of electronic versus paper pain diaries in children: impact on compliance, accuracy, and acceptability.
    14736583 Pain, 2004 Feb. : 213-9
  • Friedlander SL, Larkin EK, Rosen CL, Palermo TM, Redline S
    Decreased quality of life associated with obesity in school-aged children.
    14662577 Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine, 2003 Dec. : 1206-11
  • Miller V, Palermo TM, Grewe SD
    Quality of life in pediatric epilepsy: demographic and disease-related predictors and comparison with healthy controls.
    12609226 Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2003 Feb. : 36-42
  • Rosen CL, Palermo TM, Larkin EK, Redline S
    Health-related quality of life and sleep-disordered breathing in children.
    12224844 Sleep, 2002 Sep 15 : 657-66

• Presentations

  Presentation Title	Event	Location	Date
  Living with Childhood Chronic Pain: Advances in Assessment and Treatment. Grand rounds Visiting Professor	Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters	Norfolk, VA	April 2017
  Dissemination and Implementation of Pain and Mental Health Screening in Pediatric Chronic Conditions	Symposium presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference	Portland, OR	March 2017
  Publishing 101: Maximizing your chances at success	Workshop presented at Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference	Portland, OR	March 2017
  Where Evidence meets Policy and Practice: Reviews on Psychological Treatments for Pediatric Chronic Pain Management	Cochrane Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care Review Group	Oxford, UK	July 2016
  Emerging Therapies to Improve Quality of Life and Manage Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis	PancreasFest	Pittsburgh, PA	July 2016
  Workin for a Living: Preliminary Findings from the Society of Pediatric Psychology Workforce Survey	Symposium presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference	Atlanta, GA	April 2016
  Panelist in Ritterband L (Chair), Challenges, controversies, and the future of developing evaluating, and implementing Internet interventions	Panel presentation at the 8th International Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ISRII) Scientific Meeting	Seattle, WA	April 2016
  Lessons learned in the design and implementation of a multicenter randomized controlled trial of internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy for pediatric chronic pain. In Huguet A, Hernandez E, Palermo TM, Stinson J. Digital interventions for th	Symposium presented at the 8th International Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ISRII) Scientific Meeting	Seattle, WA	April 2016
  Using technology to deliver innovative chronic pain self-management interventions to children and families	Award Presentation at Society of Behavioral Medicine Child and Family Health SIG for Outstanding Achievements in the Field of Child and Family Health	Washington, DC	March 2016
  How to Recruit Participants Efficiently	18th Annual Pain in Child Health (PICH) Institute	White Point, Nova Scotia	Sept. 2015
  Past, Present and Future of eHealth Interventions: A Panel Discussion of Critical Issues	Symposium presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention	Washington, DC	Aug. 2014
  Sleep and pediatric chronic pain: Innovative approaches to assessment and treatment.	SLEEP 2014, the 28th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies	Minneapolis, MN	June 2014
  Sleep in children with chronic health conditions: challenges and opportunities	Symposium presented at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies	Minneapolis, MN	June 2014
  Contemporary issues in pediatric pain research and practice	Grand rounds visiting professor	Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia	April 2014
  Innovative delivery of pain self-management programs	Symposium presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society	Tampa, FL	April 2014
  Sleep problems and internalizing symptoms as predictors of adherence in adolescents and emerging adults with spina bifida	Paper presented as part of symposium for Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference	Philadelphia, PA	March 2014
  Internet-based cognitive-behavioral treatment of pediatric chronic pain: Results of a multi-center randomized trial. Utilizing web-based programs to promote child health: Primary prevention, secondary prevention, and treatment	Symposium presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference	Philadelphia, PA	March 2014
  The maturation of pediatric psychology training: 2013 SPP Task Force recommendations and panel discussion	Symposium presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference	Philadelphia, PA	March 2014
  Writing effective grants: An interactive, skills-based workshop	Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference Pre-Conference CE course		2014
  Assessment and evaluation of the child with chronic pain. Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Chronic Pain in Children and Adolescents	Workshop presented at the 47th Annual convention of the Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies	Nashville, TN.	Nov. 2013

• Research Funding

  Grant Title	Grantor	Amount	Award Date
  An Update and Revision of the PedIMMPACT Statement on Chronic Pain Outcome Measures for Pediatric Trials		$73,750	2019 - 2020
  Role of sleep deficiency in self-management of pediatric chronic pain		$3,907,021	2018 - 2020
  A Randomized Trial of a Web-based Non-Pharmacological Pain Intervention for Pediatric Chronic Pancreatitis		$3,096,429	2018 - 2023
  Identifying Mechanisms of Risk in Pediatric Musculoskeletal Pain			2018 - 2021
  Self-Management of Sleep Health in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) and their Parent: A Pilot Study			2018 - 2020
  Innovative Pain Research Grant and Summer Scholars Program		$775,000	2018 - 2022
  Mechanisms of transition from acute to chronic pain in youth undergoing musculoskeletal surgery			2018 - 2023
  Sleep Disturbances and Long-term Outcomes after Critical Illness in Children		$839,160	2018 - 2023
  An Innovative Tailored Intervention for Improving Children’s Postoperative Recovery	Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	$658,958	2017 - 2022
  Innovative Pain and Symptom Management Program for Children with Cancer		$426,821	2017 - 2022
  Web-based self-management of adolescent chronic pain: National implementation project	Pfizer Improving Chronic Pain Care Grant	$490,583	Jan 1, 2017 - Dec 31, 2018
  iCanCope with Sickle Cell Disease	Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	$2,398,788	Sep 1, 2016 - Aug 31, 2021
  The Exocrine and Endocrine Pancreas in Type 2 Diabetes, Pancreatitis and Cancer		$60,830	2016 - 2020
  Psychosocial and Family Risk in Pediatric Chronic Migraine			2015 - 2020
  Maternal Chronic Pain: Risk for Pain and Poor Outcomes in Children	Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	$2,821,963	Aug 1, 2015 - Jun 30, 2020
  Pain and Health-Related Quality of Life in Children after Surgery		$636,865	2014 - 2019
  Predicting Treatment Response in Pediatric Functional Abdominal Pain	Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	$292,056	May 1, 2014 - Mar 31, 2019
  Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine Research Training	National Institute for General Medical Sciences	$1,106,689	2009 - 2019