Publications from our group
2026
Smith AM, Sachs S, Rogan H, Christofferson JL. Operationalizing Trauma-Informed Principles to Build Safe, Inclusive, and Equitable Patient Partnerships in Pediatric Pain Research. J Pain Res. 2026; 19:604238. PMID: 42153027; PMCID: PMC13180370.
Black WR, Black LL, Christofferson J, Goubert L, Hoffart CM, Wallace DP. Resilience factors for physical activity after completion of intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment: a qualitative analysis. Pain Rep. 2026 Apr; 11(2):e1400. PMID: 41635477; PMCID: PMC12863838.
Jaso, M., Smith, A. M., Goldstein, H., Sehlbrede, M., & Wager, J. (2026). Prevalence, medication use, and health care utilization in pediatric primary headache: a school-based cross-sectional study. The journal of headache and pain, 27(1), 55. https://doi.org/10.1186/s10194-026-02299-x
Rogan H, Smith AM, Farr G, LeBel AA. Neuroinflammation and Pediatric Chronic Pain - A Review. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2026 Jan 24; 30(1):23. PMID: 41579274; PMCID: PMC12831687.
2025
Smith AM, Silvia M, Farr G, Rogan H. Expanding the Lens: Recent Developments at the Intersection of Pediatric Chronic Pain and Gender Diversity. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2025 Dec 01; 29(1):118. PMID: 41324834; PMCID: PMC12669279.
Smith AM, Rogan H, Logan DE. Evaluating PREPaRe (Promoting Readiness and Engagement in Pain Rehabilitation): A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Telehealth Motivational Interviewing Intervention for Youth and Families With Chronic Pain. Clin J Pain. 2025 Nov 01; 41(11). PMID: 40851376; PMCID: PMC12509447.
Rogan, H., Morse, B., Crouse, C., Nestor, B., Smith, A.M., & Karian, V. (2025). A School Nurse's Guide to Migraine. NASN school nurse (Print), 40(3), 129–138. https://doi.org/10.1177/1942602X251326272
Burns, M. T. S., Smith, A. M., Donado, C., Mitcheson, M., & Nelson, S. M. (2025). Pain-Related and Psychosocial Functioning in Gender-Diverse Youth with Chronic Pain Prior to and Following the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings, 32(3), 476–486. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10880-025-10069-1
2024
Smith AM, Silvia MN, Rogan H, Lebel AA. The Photo- and Phonosensitivity Avoidance Behavior Scales: Evaluating Clinical Utility in Pediatric Primary Chronic Headache. Children (Basel). 2024 Oct 31; 11(11). PMID: 39594913; PMCID: PMC11593221.
Christofferson JL, Scheurich JA, Black WR, Hoffart CM, Wallace DP. Psychosocial Functioning of Parents of Youth Receiving Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment. J Pediatr Psychol. 2024 05 16; 49(5):309-317. PMID: 38092685.
Black LL, Black WR, Chadwick A, Christofferson JL, Katz H, Kragenbrink M. Investigation of patients' understanding of fibromyalgia: Results from an online qualitative survey. Patient Educ Couns. 2024 05; 122:108156. PMID: 38242011; PMCID: PMC10923085.
Schefter Z, Smith AM. Exploring downstream effects of gender roles in healthcare decision-making and relationships within systems: A cross-sectional analysis of openness to treatment in pediatric headache. J Psychosom Res. 2024 04; 179:111611. PMID: 38430793.
2023
Bento, S. P., Stewart, C., Conroy, C., Smith, A., Reece, L., Jervis, K., Cole-Lewis, Y., Logan, D., & Randall, E. T. (2023). The Telehealth Tradeoff: A Multimethod Study of the Benefits and Challenges Associated With Maintaining Treatment Outcomes Using a Hybrid Model of Pediatric Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment. The Clinical journal of pain, 39(7), 307–318. https://doi.org/10.1097/AJP.0000000000001120
2022
Smith AM, Schefter ZJ, Rogan H. Aligning with Patients and Families: Exploring Youth and Caregiver Openness to Pediatric Headache Interventions. Children (Basel). 2022 Dec 13; 9(12). PMID: 36553399; PMCID: PMC9776406.
Nelson S, Smith AM, Jervis K, Silvia MN, Randall E. Will This Treatment Help My Child?: How Parent/Caregiver Treatment Expectations Relate to Intensive Pain Rehabilitation Outcomes for Youth With Chronic Pain. Clin J Pain. 2022 11 01; 38(11):651-658. PMID: 36075895; PMCID: PMC9720665.
Smith AM, Logan DE. Promoting readiness and engagement in pain rehabilitation for youth and families: Developing a pediatric telehealth motivational interviewing protocol. Paediatr Neonatal Pain. 2022 Sep; 4(3):125-135. PMID: 36188162; PMCID: PMC9485818. https://doi.org/10.1002/pne2.12063
2020
Hale AE, Smith AM, Christiana JS, Burch E, Schechter NL, Beinvogl BC, Paul F, Henaghan AS, Logan D, Nurko S. Perceptions of Pain Treatment in Pediatric Patients With Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders. Clin J Pain. 2020 07; 36(7):550-557. PMID: 32310832.
Simons, L. E., Vlaeyen, J. W. S., Declercq, L., Smith, A. M., Beebe, J., Hogan, M., Li, E., Kronman, C. A., Mahmud, F., Corey, J. R., Sieberg, C. B., & Ploski, C. (2020). Avoid or engage? Outcomes of graded exposure in youth with chronic pain using a sequential replicated single-case randomized design. Pain, 161(3), 520–531. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001735
2018
Randall ET, Smith KR, Conroy C, Smith AM, Sethna N, Logan DE. Back to Living: Long-term Functional Status of Pediatric Patients Who Completed Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment. Clin J Pain. 2018 10; 34(10):890-899. PMID: 29642235.
Randall ET, Smith KR, Kronman CA, Conroy C, Smith AM, Simons LE. Feeling the Pressure to Be Perfect: Effect on Pain-Related Distress and Dysfunction in Youth With Chronic Pain. J Pain. 2018 04; 19(4):418-429. PMID: 29248510.
Insightful publications by our colleagues in these domains
Harrison, L. E., Berger, A. S., Hess, C. W., Ma, R. S., Simons, L. E., Wicksell, R. K., ... & Goodin, B. R. (2026). Unequal burden: chronic pain disparities in sexual and gender minority adolescents. Pain, 167(5), e99-e108.
Boerner, K. E., Fox, D. A., Du, L., Metzger, D. L., Marshall, S., Moore, E. M., ... & Oberlander, T. F. (2025). Experiences of gender-diverse youth living with chronic pain. Pediatrics, 155(2), e2024067035.
Harrison, L. E., Boerner, K. E., Black, W., Nelson, S., Santos, M., Simons, L. E., ... & Zajacova, A. (2025). A call to action to integrate best practice assessment of sexual orientation and gender identity in pain research and clinical care. Pain, 166(5), 988-993.
Davis, K. D. (2025). The value of equity, diversity, and inclusion principles and sex/gender considerations in pain research. Pain, 166(4), 713-714.
Boerner, K. E., Harrison, L. E., Battison, E. A., Murphy, C., & Wilson, A. C. (2023). Topical review: acute and chronic pain experiences in transgender and gender-diverse youth. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 48(12), 984-991.
Wakefield, E. O., Kissi, A., Mulchan, S. S., Nelson, S., & Martin, S. R. (2022). Pain-related stigma as a social determinant of health in diverse pediatric pain populations. Frontiers in Pain Research, 3, 1020287.