Physicians

Departments / Divisions

• Psychiatry / Medical Psychology
• Surgery

Address
DUMC 3527
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-416-2445

Office Telephone
919-416-2443

Fax Telephone
919-416-2420

Training

• PhD, Clinical Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1994

Residency

• Clinical Psychology, Duke University Medical Center, 1995
• Pediatric Psychology, Duke University Medical Center, 1995-1996

Clinical Interests
Pediatric psychology; patients and families coping with chronic illness; psychological assessment of children and adolescents with medical, developmental, learning, and/or behavioral problems

Research Interests
My current research efforts focus on psychological adjustment in children and families who deal with the stress and strain of chronic illness.  Current projects include:  1)  an NIH funded project aimed at assessment of biological substrates of learning impairments in pediatric cancer survivors and evaluation of a pharmacological intervention to ameliorate those impairments; 2) a project funded by the Duke Institute for Care at the End-of-Life which involves the development and validation of a new measure of coping and loss for parents of pediatric cancer patients; 3) Evaluation of social functioning in pediatric cancer patients including assessment of social cognition and peer relations; and 4) Evaluation of quality of life parameters in patients with sickle cell disease.

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This physician has no reported relationships with industry.

Representative Publications
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. (1999)

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. (1996)

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. (1994)

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. (1992)

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. (1991)