Representative Publications

Publications

Sherman, A. L., Bruehl, S., Smith, C. A., Walker, L. S.  (2013). Individual and additive effects of mothers' and fathers' chronic pain on health outcomes in young adults with a childhood history of functional abdominal pain. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jss131

Walker, L. S., Sherman, A. L., Bruehl, S., Garber, J., Smith, C. A. (2012). Functional abdominal pain patient subtypes in childhood predict functional gastrointestinal disorders with chronic pain and psychiatric comorbidities in adolescence and adulthood. Pain, 153(9), 1798-1806. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2012.03.026

Firmin, M. W., Burger, A. J., Sherman, A. L., Grigsby, M. E., & Croft, J. N. (2011). Coping constructs related to college students with chronic pain. Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 6(1), 32-44.

Presentations

Sherman, A.L., & Walker, L.S. (2013, April). The relation between heart rate variability, pain threat, and gastrointestinal symptoms in females with a childhood history of functional abdominal pain. National Conference in Pediatric Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

Sherman, A.L., Laird, K.T., Bruehl, S., & Walker, L. S. (2013, April). Measuring heat pain threshold, tolerance, and temporal summation in pediatric chronic pain populations. National Conference in Pediatric Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

Laird, K.T., Sherman, A.L., Walker, L.S. (2013, April). Pain self-efficacy and coping mediate the relation between attachment and adjustment in individuals with a history of pediatric functional abdominal pain. National Conference in Pediatric Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

Noel, M., Palermo, T. M., Essner, B., Levy, R. L., Sherman, A., & Walker, L. S. (2013, April). The factor structure of the Adult Responses to Child Symptoms (ARCS) in children versus adolescents: A developmental analysis. National Conference in Pediatric Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

Shelby, G.D., Sherman, A.L., Walker, L.S. (2011, April). Life stress and health status in adolescents and young adults with and without long-term chronic abdominal pain. Poster presented at the National Conference in Pediatric Psychology, San Antonio, TX.

Sherman, A.L., Shelby, G.D., Walker, L.S. (2011, April). Changes in coping across time in individuals with a history of pediatric chronic abdominal pain. Poster presented at the National Conference in Pediatric Psychology, San Antonio, TX.

Westbrook, T.D., Sherman, A.L., Walker, L.S. (2011, April). The role of threat appraisal and perceived coping ability in pediatric chronic abdominal pain: Evidence for a fear-avoidance model. Poster presented at the National Conference in Pediatric Psychology, San Antonio, TX.

Firmin, M., Grigsby, M., Croft, J., Sherman, A., Burger, A. (2010, May). The impact of chronic pain on college students quality of life. Poster presented at the 22nd Annual Association for Psychological Science Conference, Boston, MA.

Sherman, A. L., Shelby, G. D., Crish, C. M., Walker, L. S. (2010, April). Pain catastrophizing as a predictor of current abdominal pain severity and functional disability in individuals with a history of pediatric chronic abdominal pain, Poster presented at the 31st Annual Society of Behavioral Medicine Meeting, Seattle, WA.

Firmin, M., Sherman, A., Burger, A., Grigsby, M., & Croft, J. (2010, February).Coping constructs related to college students with chronic pain. Paper presented at the 13th Annual Conference of the American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Las Vegas, NV.

 Firmin, M., Sherman, A., Burger, A., Grigsby, M., & Croft, J. (2009, December). A qualitative study of cognitive factors in university students coping with chronic pain. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Social Science Research, Nashville, TN.