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Sarah R McCarthy Ph D M P H L P

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Children's CenterPediatric and Adolescent MedicinePsychiatry and Psychology

Location

Rochester Minnesota

Languages

English

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Biographical summary

Dr. McCarthy joined the faculty at Mayo Clinic in January 2018. Prior to this, she was a faculty member at Harvard Medical School and an attending psychologist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children's Hospital. She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Connecticut College and her doctorate from Emory University. She completed her clinical internship in pediatric psychology at Rush University and her postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric psycho-oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. McCarthy's research focuses on developing innovative models to support medical decision making in pediatrics. She is the author of more than 20 peer-reviewed publications and numerous book chapters. Dr. McCarthy's clinical work focuses on children and adolescents with medical conditions.

Interests

Role of the child in healthcare communicationChildren and family's adaptation to acute or chronic illnessPsychosocial functioning of pediatric oncology patientsParentingPalliative care

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Rochester Minnesota

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Education

2017MPH - Clinical EffectivenessHarvard University2017Research Fellowship - Pediatric Health ServicesHarvard University2013Postdoctoral Fellowship - Pediatric Psycho-OncologyDana-Farber Cancer Institute2011PhD - Clinical PsychologyEmory University2011Internship - Psychology InternRush University2008MA - Clinical PsychologyEmory University2004BA - PsychologyConnecticut College2004Fellow - Summer FellowBrown UniversityShow more education

Activities and honors

Awards and honors

2013Ethics AwardDana-Farber Cancer Institute2010Outstanding Contribution to Clinical ResearchEmory University2010Hero of the HeartRush University Medical Center2006Woodruff Fellowship AwardEmory University2005Outstanding PresentationNew York Academy of Sciences2004Outstanding Psychological Study of Social IssuesConnecticut College2002Psi Chi Honor SocietyConnecticut College2001Dean's High HonorsConnecticut CollegeShow more awards and honors

Professional memberships

2018 - presentMemberChild Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship2018 - presentMember and ContributorAmerican Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine2018 - presentMemberPalliative Care Research Cooperative Group2017 - presentMemberPediatric Ethics Advisory Board, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine2015 - presentBoard MemberRett's Roost2014 - 2016Task forceChildren's Oncology Group 2013 - 2017MemberDana-Farber Cancer Institute Ethics Committee2013 - 2017MemberDana Farber Pediatric Psychology Training Committee2012 - presentBoard MemberTeam Impact2010 - presentMemberSociety of Pediatric Psychology2009MemberInternational Society of Traumatic Stress Studies2006 - 2010MemberAssociation for Psychological ScienceShow more professional memberships

Publications

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