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Lisa Jacola, PhD, ABPP-CN
Lisa Jacola, PhD, ABPP-CN

Lisa Jacola, PhD, ABPP-CN

Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty

  • Pediatric Neuropsychologist
  • Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology

Departments

Education

Fellowship – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Internship – The University of Chicago
PhD – University of Cincinnati
MS – Wright State University
BA – University of Dayton

Research Interests

  • Neurobehavioral functioning in childhood cancer survivors: 
    • Improving characterization of outcomes
    • Delineating risk and resiliency factors
    • Development and implementation of interventions 
  • Measurement of neuropsychological outcomes to improve specification of brain-behavior relationships and enhance ecological validity 

Selected Publications

Fitzpatrick S, Jacola LM, Harman JL, Willard VW. Developmental and adaptive functioning of very young children with solid tumors and brain tumors. Pediatric Blood and Cancer Accepted 4-13-2024, published online 29 Apr 2024. 

Gandy K, Hall L, Krull KR, Esbensen AJ, Rubnitz J, Jacola LM. Neurocognitive and Psychosocial Outcomes in Survivors of Childhood Leukemia with Down Syndrome. Cancer Medicine Jan 19. doi: 10.1002/cam4.6842, 2024. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38240104. *Role: Senior and corresponding author. 

Nigro SE, Hall LP, Harman J, Willard VW, Conklin HM, Pui C-H, Jeha S, Jacola LM. The association of environmental factors with neurocognitive outcomes in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Supportive Care in Cancer 2024:32(1). Published online 04 December 2023. PMID: 38047975; PMCID: PMC10762952. *Role: Senior and corresponding author. 

Canavera K, Ghafoor S, Fan K, Cheng C, Jeha S, Pui C-H, Elliott A, Morrison RR, Jacola LM. Post-PICU cognitive and psychological outcomes in children receiving treatments for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2023 Dec; 24(12): e584-e591. *Role: Co-senior and corresponding author. 

Embry L, Bingen K, Conklin HM, Hardy S, Jacola LM, Marchak JG, Paltin I, Pelletier W, Devine KA. Children’s Oncology Group’s 2023 Blueprint for Research: Behavioral Science, Pediatric Blood Cancer 2023;00:e30557. 

Van Kalsbeek RJ, … Jacola LM, Hudson MM, Mulder RL et al. A joint international consensus statement from the International Childhood Cancer Outcome Project. Nature Medicine 2023 15 Jun;29(6):1340-1348.  

Gandy K., Sapkota Y, Scoggins, MA, Jacola LM, Koscik, TR, Hudson MM, Pui CH, Krull KR, & van der Plas E. 2023 Genetic variants, neurocognitive outcomes, and functional neuroimaging in long-term survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. JNCI Cancer Spectr 2023 Jun 7:pkad039.

Jacola LM, Conklin HM, Krull KR, Pei D, Cheng C, Reddick WE, Pui C-H, Jeha S. The impact of intensified CNS-directed therapy on neurocognitive outcomes in survivors of childhood ALL treated without cranial irradiation. J Clin Oncol Published online Nov 2 2022. DOI: 10.1200/JCO.22.00263. *Role: First and corresponding author. 

Gandy K, Scoggins, MA., Phillips N, van der Plas E, Fellah S, Jacola LM, Pui C-H, Hudson MM, Reddick WE, Sitaram R, Krull, KR. Sex-based differences in functional brain activity during working memory in long-term survivors of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. JNCI Cancer Spectr 2022 Mar 2;6(2).

Harman JL, Molnar AE, Jacola LM, Corr A, Scott A, Potter B, Schwartzberg, Boyer H, Greear J, Willard VW. Establishment of a hospital-based early intervention program for young children with cancer: a quality improvement initiative. Clin Prac Ped Psych 9(4), 323-333. Dec 2021. 

Partanen M, Alberts NM, Conklin HM, Krull KR, Pui CH, Anghelescu DA, Jacola LM. Neuropathic pain and neurocognitive functioning in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pain 2021. *Role: Senior and corresponding author. 

Gandy K, Scoggins MA, Jacola LM, Litten M, Reddick WE, Krull KR. Structural and functional brain imaging in long-term survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with chemotherapy: A systematic review. JNCI Cancer Spectr 2021 Aug 11;5(5):pkab069.

Esbensen AJ, Hoffman EK, Shaffer RC, Patel LR, Jacola LM. Relationship between parent and teacher-reported executive functioning and maladaptive behaviours in children with Down syndrome. Amer J Intell Dev Disabil 126:307-323. Jul 2021. 

Jacola LM, Partanen M, Lemiere J, Hudson MM, Thomas S. Assessment and monitoring of neurocognitive function in pediatric cancer. J Clin Oncol JCO2002444, 22 Apr 2021. *Role: First and corresponding author. 

Jacola LM, Baran J, Noll RB, Willard VW, Hardy KK, Embry L, Hullmann SE, Larsen EC, Winick N, Kairalla JA. Adaptive functioning and academic achievement in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer 68:e28913, Apr 2021. *Role: First and corresponding author. 

Partanen M, Anghelescu DL, Hall L, Schreiber JE, Rossi M, Gajjar A, Jacola LM. Longitudinal associations between exposure to anesthesia and neurocognitive functioning in pediatric medulloblastoma. Eur J Cancer 148:103-111. Mar 2021. *Role: Senior and corresponding author. 

Partanen M, Phipps S, Russell K, Anghelescu DL, Wolf J, Conklin HM, Krull KR, Inaba H, Pui CH, Jacola LM. Longitudinal trajectories of neurocognitive functioning in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J Pediatr Psychol 19:168-178, Feb 2021.  *Role: Senior and corresponding author. 

Pryweller JR, Glass JO, Sabin ND, Laningham FH, Li Y, Jacola LM, Conklin HM, Reddick WE. Characterization of leukoencephalopathy and association with later neurocognitive performance in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Invest Radiol 56:117-126, Feb 2021.  

van der Plas E, Qiu W, Nieman BJ, Yasui Y, Liu Q, Dixon SB, Kadan-Lottick NS, Weldon CB, Weil BR, Jacola LM, Gibson TM, Leisenring W, Oeffinger K, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Armstrong GT, Krull KR. Sex-specific associations between chemotherapy, chronic conditions and neurocognitive impairment in ALL survivors: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. J Natl Cancer Inst djaa136, Sep 2020. 

Gandy KC, Castillo HA, Ouellette L, Castillo J, Lupo PJ, Jacola LM, Rabin KR, Raghubar KP, Gramatges MM. The relationship between chronic health conditions and cognitive deficits in children, adolescents, and young adults with down syndrome: A systematic review. PLoS One 15: e0239040, Sep 2020.

Jacola LM, Anghelescu DL, Hall L, Russell K, Zhang H, Wang F, Peters JB, Rossi M, Schreiber JE, Gajjar A. Anesthesia exposure during therapy predicts neurocognitive outcomes in survivors of childhood medulloblastoma. J Pediatr 223:141-147, Aug 2020. Role: First and corresponding author. 

Al-Fahad R, Yeasin M, Glass J, Conklin HM, Jacola LM, Reddick WE. Early imaging based predictive modeling of cognitive performance following therapy for childhood ALL. IEE Access 7:146662-1466674. Oct 2019. 

Banerjee P, Rossi MG, Anghelescu DL, Liu W, Breazeale AM, Reddick WE, Glass JO, Phillips NS, Jacola LM, Sabin ND, Inaba H, Srivastava D, Robison LL, Pui CH, Hudson MM, rull KR. Association between anesthesia exposure and neurocognitive and neuroimaging outcomes in long-term survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. JAMA Oncol 5:1456-1463, Oct 2019. 

Esbensen AJ, Hoffman EK, Shaffer R, Chen E, Patel L, Jacola LM. Reliability of informant report measures of executive functioning in children with Down syndrome, Am J Intellect Dev Disabil 124: 220-233. May 2019. 

Esbensen AJ, Hoffman EK, Shaffer R, Chen E, Patel L, Jacola LM. Reliability of parent report measures of behavior in children with Down syndrome, J Intellect Disabil Res 62:785-797. Sep 2018.

Liu W, Cheung YT, Conklin H, Jacola LM, Srivastava DK, Nolan V, Zhang H, Gurney J, Huang I, Robison L, Pui C-H, Hudson M, Krull, K. Evolution of neurocognitive function in long-term survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with chemotherapy only. J Cancer Surviv 12: 398-406. Jun 2018. 

Walker B, Conklin HC, Anghelescu D, Hall LP, Reddick WE, Ogg RJ, Jacola LM. Parent perspectives and preferences for strategies regarding nonsedated MRI scans in a pediatric oncology population. J Support Care Cancer 26: 1815-1824. Jun 2018. *Role: Senior and corresponding author. 

Jacola LM, Edelstein K, Liu W, Pui CH, Hayashi H, Kadan-Lottick N, et al. Cognitive, behavior, and academic functioning in adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Lancet Psych 3:965-972. Oct 2016. *Role: First and corresponding author. 

Jacola LM, Conklin HC, Scoggins M, Ashford JA, Merchant TE, Mandrell BN, Ogg RJ, Curtis E, Wise MS, Indelicato DJ, Crabtree VM. Investigating the role of hypothalamic tumor involvement in sleep and neurocognitive outcomes among children treated for craniopharyngioma. J Pediatr Psychol 41:610-22. Jul 2016. *Role: First and corresponding author. 

Jacola LM, Krull KR, Pui C-H, Pei D, Cheng C, Reddick WE, Conklin HM. Longitudinal assessment of neurocognitive outcomes in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated on a contemporary chemotherapy protocol. J Clin Oncol 34: 1239-47. Apr 2016. *Role: First and corresponding author. 

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Jacola LM, Hickey F, Howe SR, Esbensen A, Shear PK. Behavior problems and adaptive functioning deficits in adolescents with Down syndrome: identifying targets for intervention. J Ment Health Res Intellect Disabil 7: 287-305. Oct 2014. *Role: First and corresponding author. 

Jacola LM, Byars AW, Hickey F, Vannest J, Holland SK, Schapiro MB. Functional magnetic resonance imaging of story listening in adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome: evidence for atypical neurodevelopment. J Intellect Disabil Res 58: 892-902. Oct 2014. *Role: First and corresponding author. 

Jacola LM, Willard VW, Ashford JM, Ogg RJ, Scoggins MA, Jones MM, Wu S, Conklin HM. Clinical utility of the N- back task in functional neuroimaging studies of working memory. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 36:875-86. Sept. 2014. *Role: First author. 

Jacola LM, Ashford JM, Reddick WE, Glass JO, Ogg RJ, Merchant TM, Conklin HM. The relationship between working memory abilities and white matter integrity in childhood brain tumor survivors treated with conformal radiation therapy. J Neurooncol 119:197-205. Aug 2014. *Role: First author. 

Jacola LM, Byars AW, Chalfonte-Evans M, Schmithorst VJ, Hickey F, Patterson B, Hotze S, Holland SK, Vannest, J, Schapiro MB. Functional magnetic resonance imaging of cognitive processing in young adults with Down syndrome. Am J Intellect Dev Disabil 116:344-359. Sep 2011. *Role: First and corresponding author. 

Last update: October 2024

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