Research
Our Objectives
- Our overarching goal is to conduct cutting edge, clinically relevant research on identifying processes of coping and adjustment in families of youth with chronic health conditions.
- We seek to use this knowledge to develop meaningful, effective interventions for these families that promote resiliency and foster optimal quality of life.
- Ultimately, we aim to disseminate these clinical tools to pediatric psychologists and health care professionals around the country to aid in their delivery of evidence-based services in multiple treatment settings.
Check Out the Ongoing Research Projects in Our Labs
Grants
Long Term Outcomes of Interventions for Reproductive Dysfunction
Source: NIH R01 2R01HD074579-08
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Status: Funded ($2,900,000 total costs)
Project Period: 05/01/2018 - 02/28/2023
- The long-term DSD project continues in its seventh year, collecting parent self-report data and has started collecting parent-report on child outcomes.
Recent Publications: Basile et al. (2023); Fisher et al. (2023); Traino et al. (2023)
A Clinic-Based Interdisciplinary Intervention for Parents of Children with Cancer
Source: NIH/NINR R01
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Status: Funded ($2,754,450)
Project Period: 10/01/2013-5/31/2020
- Data collection is completed for the clinic-based intervention for parents of children with cancer (IMPACT study) and the results are currently under analysis. Check back here for future updates on the results of this project.
- Following the completion of the IMPACT study, the Mullins lab has continued data collection with updated measures as part of the lab's long-standing cancer cross-sectional project at Oklahoma Children's Hospital - Jimmy Everest Center.
Recent Publications: Basile et al. (2021)
Development of an Internet-Delivered Illness Uncertainty Intervention for Caregivers of Children with a Disorder of Sex Development: A Multi-Center Collaboration
Source: NIH/NINR R21
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Status: Funded ($375,000 total costs)
Project Period: 06/03/2017 - 5/31/2019
- The DSD illness uncertainty intervention project wraps up its development, including collecting professional and parent feedback.