Cheryl Burns

Dynamic Licensed Clinical Psychologist with experience in neuropsychological assessment and compassionate care of adult medically compromised patients. Possess strong communication skills necessary for patient care, family consultation, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Recognized for productivity, clinical report writing, enhancing patient outcomes through evidence-based therapies, and problem-solving ability. Adept at training, mentoring, and research.

• Personality Inventories: Who are the New Players?, Erie Psychological Consortium, 2021, Erie, PA
• Cerebellar and Prefrontal Structures Associated with Executive Functioning in Children and Adolescents with Congenital Heart Defects, International Neuropsychological Society Conference, 2019, New York, NY
• Serum Biomarker Relationships with Functional Impairment Following Acute Pediatric Brain Injury, Society for Critical Care Medicine Critical Care Congress, 2019, San Diego, CA
• Cultural Sensitivity in Neuropsychological Assessment, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Traumatic Brain Injury Program and Clinical Neuropsychology, 2016, Pittsburgh, PA
• Body Image and Satisfaction Before and After Marriage: Implications for Counseling, Pennsylvania Counseling Association Conference, 2014, State College, PA
• What Messages are You Sending? Getting lost in Countertransference and Compassion Fatigue, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 2013, Pittsburgh, PA
• The Struggles of Non-Traditional Counseling Students: Predictors of Coping with Stress, Pennsylvania Counseling Association Conference, 2010, State College, PA

• Burns, C. (2022). Body Image and Relational Satisfaction Within a Sample of Gay, Married Men. ProQuest Open Access Dissertation: Fielding Graduate University, 1-182. 30245187.
• Watson, R.S., Beers, S.R., Asaro, L.A., Burns, C., Koh, M.J., Perry, M.A., Angus, D.C., Wypij, D., & Curley, M.A.Q. (2022). Association of acute respiratory failure in early childhood with long term neurocognitive outcomes. JAMA 327(9), 836-845. https//doi:10.1001/jama.2022.1480.
• Bloch-Salisbury, E., Bogen, D., Vining, M., Netherton, D., Rodriguez, N., Bruch, T., Burns, C., Erceg, E., Glidden, B., Ayturk, D., Aurora, S., Yanowitz, T., Barton, B, & Beers, S.R. (2021). Study design and rationale for a randomized controlled trial to assess effectiveness of stochastic vibrotactile mattress stimulation versus standard non-oscillating crib mattress for treating hospitalized opioid-exposed newborns. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 21, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100737.
• Fink, E.L., Beers, S.R., Houtrow, A.J., Richichi, R., Burns, C., Doughty, L., Ortiz-Aguayo, R., Madurski, C.A., Valenta, C., Chrisman, M., Golightly, L., Kiger, M., Patrick, C., Treble-Barna, A., Pollon, D., Smith, C.M., Kochanek, P. (2019). Early protocolized versus usual care rehabilitation for pediatric neurocritical care patients: A randomized controlled trial. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 20(6), 540-550.
• Pasek, T.A., Burns, C., Treble-Barna, A., Ortiz-Aguayo, R., Kochanek, P.M., Houtrow, A.J., Beers, S.R., & Fink, E.L. (2019). Important outcomes for parents of critically ill children. Critical Care Nurse, 39(3), 74-79.
• Curley, M.A.Q., Watson, R.W., Cassidy, A.M., Burns, C., Delinger, R.L., Angus, D.C., Asaro, L.A., Wypij, D., Beers, S.R. (2018). Design and rationale of the “Sedation strategy and cognitive outcome after critical illness in early childhood” study. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 72, 8-15.