Selected Publications
Heitzer AM, Rashkin SR, Trpchevska A, Longoria JN, Rampersaud E, Olufadi Y, Wang WC, Raches D, Potter B, Steinberg MH, King AA, Kang G, Takemoto CM, Hankins JS. Catechol-O-methyltransferase gene (COMT) is associated with neurocognitive functioning in patients with sickle cell disease. Curr Res Transl Med Jun 1;72(2):103433, 2024.
Ellison V, Berlin KS, Longoria J, Potter B, Raches D, Hankins JS, Takemoto C, Heitzer AM. Empirically derived profiles of neurocognitive functioning in youth and young adults with sickle cell disease. J Pediatr Psychol Apr 16, 2024.
Semko JH, Longoria J, Porter J, Potter B, Bhatia S, Pan H, Hankins JS, Heitzer AM. Examining the influence of pain and fatigue on neurocognitive functioning in adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer Nov 1;70(11):e30621, 2023.
Howell KE, Pugh N, Longoria J, Shah N, Kutlar A, Gordeuk VR, King AA, Glassberg J, Kayle M, Melvin C, Treadwell M, Hankins JS, Porter JS. Burden of aging: Health outcomes among adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease. Hemasphere Aug 1;7(8):e930, 2023.
Heitzer AM, Okhomina VI, Trpchevska A, MacArthur E, Longoria J, Potter B, Raches D, Johnson A, Porter JS, Kang G, Hankins JS. Social determinants of neurocognitive and academic performance in sickle cell disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer May 1;70(5):e30259, 2023.
Bhatt N, Calhoun C, Longoria J, Nwosu C, Howell KE, Varughese T, Kang G, Jacola LM, Hankins JS, King A. Health literacy correlates with abbreviated full-scale IQ in adolescent and young adults with sickle cell disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer 70(5): e30281, 2023.
Longoria JN, Wang W, Kang G, Gossett J, Krull K, King AA, Raches D, Schreiber J, Heitzer AM, Hankins JS. Neurocognitive functioning in children with sickle cell anemia and history of abnormal transcranial toppler ultrasonography. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. Nov;69(11):e29943, 2022. doi: 10.1002/pbc.29943
Heitzer AM, Longoria J, Porter JS, MacArthur E, Potter B, Ding J, Gossett J, Kang G, Hankins JS. (2022). Internalizing symptoms in adolescents with sickle cell disease. Journal of Pediatric Psychology Aug 18;jsac068, 2022. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsac068
Trpchevska A, Longoria J, Okhomina V, Raches D, Potter B, Kang G, Heitzer AM, Hankins JS. Adaptive functioning in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease. Journal of Pediatric Psychology Aug 12;47(8):939-951, 2022. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsac024
Heitzer AM, Longoria J, Rampersaud E, Rashkin SR, Estepp JH, Okhomina VI, Wang WC, Raches D, Potter B, Steinberg MH, King AA, Kang G, Hankins J. Fetal hemoglobin modulates neurocognitive performance in sickle cell anemia. Current Research in Translational Medicine 70(3):103335, 2022. doi: 10.1016/j.retram.2022.103335
Howell KE, Heitzer AM, Longoria JN, Potter B, Wang WC, Anderson S, Kang G, Hankins JS, Porter JS. Assessment of transition readiness to predict health care utilization during transition to adult care in sickle cell disease. Expert Rev Hematol 15(12):1063-1072, 2022.
Longoria JN, Heitzer AM, Hankins JS, Trpchevska A, Porter JS. Neurocognitive risk in sickle cell disease: Utilizing neuropsychology services to manage cognitive symptoms and functional limitations. Br J Haematol 00:1-11, 2022. doi:10.1111/bjh.18041
Heitzer AM, Cohen DL, Okhomina VI, Trpchevska A, Potter B, Longoria J, Porter JS, Estepp JH, King A, Henley M, Kang G, Hankins JS. Neurocognitive functioning in preschool children with sickle cell disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer 69:e29531, 2021. doi:10.1002/pbc.29531
Longoria, J, Pugh, NL, Gordeuk, V, Hsu, LL, Treadwell, M, King, AA, Porter, J. (2021). Influence of self-reported neurocognition on instrumental activities of daily living in sickle cell disease. American Journal of Hematology, 1-11. doi: 10.1002/ajh.26315
Heitzer, AM, Longoria, J, Okhomina, V, Wang, WC, Raches, D, Potter, B, Hankins, JS. (2021). Hydroxyurea treatment and neurocognitive functioning in sickle cell disease from school age to young adulthood. British Journal of Haematology. doi: 10.1111/bjh.17687
Phillips, J. & Longoria, J. (2020). Addressing the neurodevelopmental needs of children and adolescents with congenital heart disease: A review of the existing intervention literature. Child Neuropsychology, 26(4), 433–459. doi: 10.1080/09297049.2019.1682131
Longoria J, Rodriguez BJ. Addressing disruptive behavior with response to intervention practices: A case-study approach to improving behavior in student ADHD populations. Research and Practice in the Schools 3(1):11-19, 2015.
Last update: August 2024