Contact Information

Call us at: (614) 722-6336

Fax us at: (614) 722-1753

PediatricsPatient Care Services700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Learn more about Micah A. Skeens

Biography

Micah Skeens, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, has been a nurse practitioner with the division of Hematology/Oncology/BMT for over 20 years. She has been a long standing member and held leadership positions in several national organizations including; Children’s Oncology Group, Association of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurses and Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Consortium.

Academic and Clinical Areas

Hematology/Oncology & BMT

Nurse Practitioner Team

Patient-Centered Pediatric Research Program

Faculty

Primary Department

Pediatrics

Primary Section

Hematology & Oncology

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Nursing Leadership Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2020 Nursing Discipline Merit Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2020 Nursing Lamp Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2019 Nursing Discipline Service Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2019 W.I.S.H. Honoree, Make-A-Wish Foundation, 2015

Research

Dr. Skeens’ federally funded program of research focuses on digital health interventions to improve adherence and symptom burden in children and families affected by childhood cancer and undergoing bone marrow transplant. Publications

                  Otto WR, Dvorak CC, Boge CLK, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Esbenshade AJ, Nieder ML, Alexander S, Steinbach WJ, Dang H, Villaluna D, Chen L, Skeens M, Zaoutis TE, Sung L, Fisher BT. Prospective Evaluation of the Fungitell® (1?3) Beta-D-Glucan Assay as a Diagnostic Tool for Invasive Fungal Disease in Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Transplant. 2022 Oct 26;  e14399.

                


                  Skeens M, Sezgin E, Stevens J, Landier W, Pai A, Gerhardt C. An mHealth App to Promote Adherence to Immunosuppressant Medication and Track Symptoms in Children After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Usability Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Jul 21; 11: e39098.

                


                  Skeens MA, Hill K, Olsavsky A, Buff K, Stevens J, Akard TF, Shah N, Gerhardt CA. Factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in parents of children with cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Jun; 69: e29707.

                


                  Skeens MA, Sutherland-Foggio M, Damman C, Gerhardt CA, Akard TF. Facebook recruitment for research of children and parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Appl Nurs Res. 2022 Jun; 65: 151574.

                


                  Groves KA, Adewumi A, Gerhardt CA, Skeens MA, Suttle ML. Grief in critical care nurses after pediatric suffering and death. Ann Palliat Med. 2022 Feb 14;  

                


                  Hornor G, Anderson AM, Baumeyer S, Daniels A, Doughty K, Hollar J, Prince C, Skeens M, Wilkinson K. Multidisciplinary Approach to Emergent Sexual Abuse in a Pediatric Emergency Department: A Simulated Child Advocacy Center Model of Care. J Forensic Nurs. 2022 Jan 18;  

                


                  Love L, Newmeyer A, Ryan-Wenger N, Noritz G, Skeens MA. Lessons learned in the development of a nurse-led family centered approach to developing a holistic comprehensive clinic and integrative holistic care plan for children with cerebral palsy. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2022 Jan; 27: e12354.

                


                  Skeens M, Guttoo P, Stanek JR, Taylor K, Stratz E, Ardura MI, Rangarajan HG. An Exploration of COVID-19 Impact and Vaccine Hesitancy in Parents of Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HCT) Recipients. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2022 Jan 24;  

                


                  Skeens MA, Hill K, Olsavsky A, Ralph JE, Udaipuria S, Akard TF, Gerhardt CA. Family functioning buffers the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for children's quality of life and loneliness. Front Psychol. 2022; 13: 1079848.

                


                  Hockenberry M, Haugen M, Slaven A, Skeens M, Patton L, Montgomery K, Trimble K, Coyne K, Hancock D, Ahmad A, Daut E, Glover L, Brown L, St Pierre S, Shay A, Maloney J, Burke M, Hatch D, Arthur M. Pediatric Education Discharge Support Strategies for Newly Diagnosed Children With Cancer. Cancer Nurs. 2021 Nov-Dec 01; 44: E520-E530.

                


                  Dunaway A, Skeens MA, Stevens C. Emergency Nurses' Guide to Neonatal Lumbar Punctures. J Emerg Nurs. 2021 Jul; 47: 627-632.

                


                  Dvorak CC, Fisher BT, Esbenshade AJ, Nieder ML, Alexander S, Steinbach WJ, Dang H, Villaluna D, Chen L, Skeens M, Zaoutis TE, Sung L. A Randomized Trial of Caspofungin vs Triazoles Prophylaxis for Invasive Fungal Disease in Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Apr 30; 10: 417-425.

                


                  Withycombe JS, Carlson A, Coleman C, Leslie SL, Skeens M, Tseitlin H, Duffy EA. Commonly Reported Adverse Events Associated With Pediatric Immunotherapy: A Systematic Review From the Children's Oncology Group J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2021 Jan/Feb; 38: 16-25.

                


                  Skeens MA, Gerhardt CA, Bajwa R, Akard TF. Toward a better understanding: An exploration of provider perceptions in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant adherence. Pediatr Transplant. 2020 Sep; 24: e13786.

                


                  Belsky JA, Stanek J, Skeens MA, Gerhardt CA, Rose MJ. Supportive care and osteopathic medicine in pediatric oncology: perspectives of current oncology clinicians, caregivers, and patients. Support Care Cancer. 2020 Jul 9;  

                


                  Perisa MP, Storey M, Streby KA, Ranalli MA, Skeens M, Shah N. Cabozantinib for relapsed neuroblastoma: Single institution case series. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 Jul; 67: e28317.

                


                  Haugen M, Skeens M, Hancock D, Ureda T, Arthur M, Hockenberry M. Implementing a pediatric oncology nursing multisite trial. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2020 May 17;  e12293.

                


                  Streby KA, Currier MA, Triplet M, Ott K, Dishman DJ, Vaughan MR, Ranalli MA, Setty B, Skeens MA, Whiteside S, Yeager ND, Haworth KB, Simpson K, Conner J, Cripe TP. First-in-Human Intravenous Seprehvir in Young Cancer Patients: A Phase 1 Clinical Trial. Mol Ther. 2019 Nov 6; 27: 1930-1938.

                


                  Skeens MA, Cullen P, Stanek J, Hockenberry M. Perspectives of Childhood Cancer Symptom-Related Distress: Results of the State of the Science Survey. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2019 Jul/Aug; 36: 287-293.

                


                  Duffy EA, Dias N, Hendricks-Ferguson V, Hellsten M, Skeens-Borland M, Thornton C, Linder LA. Perspectives on Cancer Pain Assessment and Management in Children. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2019 Jun; 35: 261-273.

                


                  Skeens MA, Dietrich MS, Ryan-Wenger N, Gilmer MJ, Mulvaney SA, Akard TF. The Medication Level Variability Index (MLVI) as a potential predictive biomarker of graft-versus-host disease in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Pediatr Transplant. 2019 May 8;  e13451.

                


                  Akard TF, Skeens MA, Fortney CA, Dietrich MS, Gilmer MJ, Vannatta K, Barrera M, Davies B, Wray S, Gerhardt CA. Changes in Siblings Over Time After the Death of a Brother or Sister From Cancer. Cancer Nurs. 2019 Jan/Feb; 42: E20-E27.

                


                  Dvorak CC, Satwani P, Stieglitz E, Cairo MS, Dang H, Pei Q, Gao Y, Wall D, Mazor T, Olshen AB, Parker JS, Kahwash S, Hirsch B, Raimondi S, Patel N, Skeens M, Cooper T, Mehta PA, Grupp SA, Loh ML. Disease burden and conditioning regimens in ASCT1221, a randomized phase II trial in children with juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia: A Children's Oncology Group study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 Jul; 65: e27034.

View More Publications

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 06/25/2009

Board Certifications

Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner- Primary Care

Graduate School

Vanderbilt University

Date Completed: 08/10/2018

Graduate School

Wright State University

Date Completed: 06/30/2003

Contact Information

Pediatrics

Call us at: (614) 722-6336

Fax us at: (614) 722-1753

                    Patient Care Services700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Connect with Micah A. Skeens

Connect on ResearchGate

Connect on Twitter

Contact Information

Call us at: (614) 722-6336

Fax us at: (614) 722-1753

PediatricsPatient Care Services700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Learn more about Micah A. Skeens

Biography

Micah Skeens, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, has been a nurse practitioner with the division of Hematology/Oncology/BMT for over 20 years. She has been a long standing member and held leadership positions in several national organizations including; Children’s Oncology Group, Association of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurses and Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Consortium.

Academic and Clinical Areas

Hematology/Oncology & BMT

Nurse Practitioner Team

Patient-Centered Pediatric Research Program

Faculty

Primary Department

Pediatrics

Primary Section

Hematology & Oncology

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Nursing Leadership Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2020 Nursing Discipline Merit Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2020 Nursing Lamp Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2019 Nursing Discipline Service Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2019 W.I.S.H. Honoree, Make-A-Wish Foundation, 2015

Research

Dr. Skeens’ federally funded program of research focuses on digital health interventions to improve adherence and symptom burden in children and families affected by childhood cancer and undergoing bone marrow transplant. Publications

                  Otto WR, Dvorak CC, Boge CLK, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Esbenshade AJ, Nieder ML, Alexander S, Steinbach WJ, Dang H, Villaluna D, Chen L, Skeens M, Zaoutis TE, Sung L, Fisher BT. Prospective Evaluation of the Fungitell® (1?3) Beta-D-Glucan Assay as a Diagnostic Tool for Invasive Fungal Disease in Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Transplant. 2022 Oct 26;  e14399.

                


                  Skeens M, Sezgin E, Stevens J, Landier W, Pai A, Gerhardt C. An mHealth App to Promote Adherence to Immunosuppressant Medication and Track Symptoms in Children After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Usability Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Jul 21; 11: e39098.

                


                  Skeens MA, Hill K, Olsavsky A, Buff K, Stevens J, Akard TF, Shah N, Gerhardt CA. Factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in parents of children with cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Jun; 69: e29707.

                


                  Skeens MA, Sutherland-Foggio M, Damman C, Gerhardt CA, Akard TF. Facebook recruitment for research of children and parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Appl Nurs Res. 2022 Jun; 65: 151574.

                


                  Groves KA, Adewumi A, Gerhardt CA, Skeens MA, Suttle ML. Grief in critical care nurses after pediatric suffering and death. Ann Palliat Med. 2022 Feb 14;  

                


                  Hornor G, Anderson AM, Baumeyer S, Daniels A, Doughty K, Hollar J, Prince C, Skeens M, Wilkinson K. Multidisciplinary Approach to Emergent Sexual Abuse in a Pediatric Emergency Department: A Simulated Child Advocacy Center Model of Care. J Forensic Nurs. 2022 Jan 18;  

                


                  Love L, Newmeyer A, Ryan-Wenger N, Noritz G, Skeens MA. Lessons learned in the development of a nurse-led family centered approach to developing a holistic comprehensive clinic and integrative holistic care plan for children with cerebral palsy. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2022 Jan; 27: e12354.

                


                  Skeens M, Guttoo P, Stanek JR, Taylor K, Stratz E, Ardura MI, Rangarajan HG. An Exploration of COVID-19 Impact and Vaccine Hesitancy in Parents of Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HCT) Recipients. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2022 Jan 24;  

                


                  Skeens MA, Hill K, Olsavsky A, Ralph JE, Udaipuria S, Akard TF, Gerhardt CA. Family functioning buffers the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for children's quality of life and loneliness. Front Psychol. 2022; 13: 1079848.

                


                  Hockenberry M, Haugen M, Slaven A, Skeens M, Patton L, Montgomery K, Trimble K, Coyne K, Hancock D, Ahmad A, Daut E, Glover L, Brown L, St Pierre S, Shay A, Maloney J, Burke M, Hatch D, Arthur M. Pediatric Education Discharge Support Strategies for Newly Diagnosed Children With Cancer. Cancer Nurs. 2021 Nov-Dec 01; 44: E520-E530.

                


                  Dunaway A, Skeens MA, Stevens C. Emergency Nurses' Guide to Neonatal Lumbar Punctures. J Emerg Nurs. 2021 Jul; 47: 627-632.

                


                  Dvorak CC, Fisher BT, Esbenshade AJ, Nieder ML, Alexander S, Steinbach WJ, Dang H, Villaluna D, Chen L, Skeens M, Zaoutis TE, Sung L. A Randomized Trial of Caspofungin vs Triazoles Prophylaxis for Invasive Fungal Disease in Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Apr 30; 10: 417-425.

                


                  Withycombe JS, Carlson A, Coleman C, Leslie SL, Skeens M, Tseitlin H, Duffy EA. Commonly Reported Adverse Events Associated With Pediatric Immunotherapy: A Systematic Review From the Children's Oncology Group J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2021 Jan/Feb; 38: 16-25.

                


                  Skeens MA, Gerhardt CA, Bajwa R, Akard TF. Toward a better understanding: An exploration of provider perceptions in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant adherence. Pediatr Transplant. 2020 Sep; 24: e13786.

                


                  Belsky JA, Stanek J, Skeens MA, Gerhardt CA, Rose MJ. Supportive care and osteopathic medicine in pediatric oncology: perspectives of current oncology clinicians, caregivers, and patients. Support Care Cancer. 2020 Jul 9;  

                


                  Perisa MP, Storey M, Streby KA, Ranalli MA, Skeens M, Shah N. Cabozantinib for relapsed neuroblastoma: Single institution case series. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 Jul; 67: e28317.

                


                  Haugen M, Skeens M, Hancock D, Ureda T, Arthur M, Hockenberry M. Implementing a pediatric oncology nursing multisite trial. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2020 May 17;  e12293.

                


                  Streby KA, Currier MA, Triplet M, Ott K, Dishman DJ, Vaughan MR, Ranalli MA, Setty B, Skeens MA, Whiteside S, Yeager ND, Haworth KB, Simpson K, Conner J, Cripe TP. First-in-Human Intravenous Seprehvir in Young Cancer Patients: A Phase 1 Clinical Trial. Mol Ther. 2019 Nov 6; 27: 1930-1938.

                


                  Skeens MA, Cullen P, Stanek J, Hockenberry M. Perspectives of Childhood Cancer Symptom-Related Distress: Results of the State of the Science Survey. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2019 Jul/Aug; 36: 287-293.

                


                  Duffy EA, Dias N, Hendricks-Ferguson V, Hellsten M, Skeens-Borland M, Thornton C, Linder LA. Perspectives on Cancer Pain Assessment and Management in Children. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2019 Jun; 35: 261-273.

                


                  Skeens MA, Dietrich MS, Ryan-Wenger N, Gilmer MJ, Mulvaney SA, Akard TF. The Medication Level Variability Index (MLVI) as a potential predictive biomarker of graft-versus-host disease in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Pediatr Transplant. 2019 May 8;  e13451.

                


                  Akard TF, Skeens MA, Fortney CA, Dietrich MS, Gilmer MJ, Vannatta K, Barrera M, Davies B, Wray S, Gerhardt CA. Changes in Siblings Over Time After the Death of a Brother or Sister From Cancer. Cancer Nurs. 2019 Jan/Feb; 42: E20-E27.

                


                  Dvorak CC, Satwani P, Stieglitz E, Cairo MS, Dang H, Pei Q, Gao Y, Wall D, Mazor T, Olshen AB, Parker JS, Kahwash S, Hirsch B, Raimondi S, Patel N, Skeens M, Cooper T, Mehta PA, Grupp SA, Loh ML. Disease burden and conditioning regimens in ASCT1221, a randomized phase II trial in children with juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia: A Children's Oncology Group study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 Jul; 65: e27034.

View More Publications

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 06/25/2009

Board Certifications

Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner- Primary Care

Graduate School

Vanderbilt University

Date Completed: 08/10/2018

Graduate School

Wright State University

Date Completed: 06/30/2003

Contact Information

Pediatrics

Call us at: (614) 722-6336

Fax us at: (614) 722-1753

                    Patient Care Services700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Connect with Micah A. Skeens

Connect on ResearchGate

Connect on Twitter

Contact Information

Call us at: (614) 722-6336

Fax us at: (614) 722-1753

PediatricsPatient Care Services700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Learn more about Micah A. Skeens

Contact Information

  • Call us at:
  • (614) 722-6336
  • Fax us at:
  • (614) 722-1753
  • PediatricsPatient Care Services700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Learn more about Micah A. Skeens

Biography

Micah Skeens, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, has been a nurse practitioner with the division of Hematology/Oncology/BMT for over 20 years. She has been a long standing member and held leadership positions in several national organizations including; Children’s Oncology Group, Association of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurses and Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Consortium.

Biography

Micah Skeens, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, has been a nurse practitioner with the division of Hematology/Oncology/BMT for over 20 years. She has been a long standing member and held leadership positions in several national organizations including; Children’s Oncology Group, Association of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurses and Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Consortium.

Biography

Micah Skeens, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, has been a nurse practitioner with the division of Hematology/Oncology/BMT for over 20 years. She has been a long standing member and held leadership positions in several national organizations including; Children’s Oncology Group, Association of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurses and Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Consortium.

Micah Skeens, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, has been a nurse practitioner with the division of Hematology/Oncology/BMT for over 20 years. She has been a long standing member and held leadership positions in several national organizations including; Children’s Oncology Group, Association of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurses and Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Consortium.

Micah Skeens, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, has been a nurse practitioner with the division of Hematology/Oncology/BMT for over 20 years. She has been a long standing member and held leadership positions in several national organizations including; Children’s Oncology Group, Association of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurses and Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Consortium.

Academic and Clinical Areas

Hematology/Oncology & BMT

Nurse Practitioner Team

Patient-Centered Pediatric Research Program

Faculty

Primary Department

Pediatrics

Primary Section

Hematology & Oncology

Academic and Clinical Areas

Hematology/Oncology & BMT

Nurse Practitioner Team

Patient-Centered Pediatric Research Program

Faculty

Primary Department

Pediatrics

Primary Section

Hematology & Oncology

Academic and Clinical Areas

Hematology/Oncology & BMT

Nurse Practitioner Team

Patient-Centered Pediatric Research Program

Faculty

Primary Department

Pediatrics

Primary Section

Hematology & Oncology

Hematology/Oncology & BMT

Nurse Practitioner Team

Patient-Centered Pediatric Research Program

Faculty

Primary Department

Pediatrics

Primary Section

Hematology & Oncology

  • Hematology/Oncology & BMT
  • Nurse Practitioner Team
  • Patient-Centered Pediatric Research Program
  • Faculty
  • Primary Department
  • Pediatrics
  • Primary Section
  • Hematology & Oncology

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Nursing Leadership Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2020 Nursing Discipline Merit Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2020 Nursing Lamp Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2019 Nursing Discipline Service Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2019 W.I.S.H. Honoree, Make-A-Wish Foundation, 2015

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Nursing Leadership Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2020 Nursing Discipline Merit Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2020 Nursing Lamp Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2019 Nursing Discipline Service Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2019 W.I.S.H. Honoree, Make-A-Wish Foundation, 2015

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Nursing Leadership Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2020 Nursing Discipline Merit Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2020 Nursing Lamp Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2019 Nursing Discipline Service Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2019 W.I.S.H. Honoree, Make-A-Wish Foundation, 2015

Nursing Leadership Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2020 Nursing Discipline Merit Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2020 Nursing Lamp Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2019 Nursing Discipline Service Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2019 W.I.S.H. Honoree, Make-A-Wish Foundation, 2015

  • Nursing Leadership Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2020
  • Nursing Discipline Merit Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2020
  • Nursing Lamp Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2019
  • Nursing Discipline Service Award, Children’s Oncology Group, 2019
  • W.I.S.H. Honoree, Make-A-Wish Foundation, 2015

Research

Dr. Skeens’ federally funded program of research focuses on digital health interventions to improve adherence and symptom burden in children and families affected by childhood cancer and undergoing bone marrow transplant. Publications

                  Otto WR, Dvorak CC, Boge CLK, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Esbenshade AJ, Nieder ML, Alexander S, Steinbach WJ, Dang H, Villaluna D, Chen L, Skeens M, Zaoutis TE, Sung L, Fisher BT. Prospective Evaluation of the Fungitell® (1?3) Beta-D-Glucan Assay as a Diagnostic Tool for Invasive Fungal Disease in Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Transplant. 2022 Oct 26;  e14399.

                


                  Skeens M, Sezgin E, Stevens J, Landier W, Pai A, Gerhardt C. An mHealth App to Promote Adherence to Immunosuppressant Medication and Track Symptoms in Children After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Usability Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Jul 21; 11: e39098.

                


                  Skeens MA, Hill K, Olsavsky A, Buff K, Stevens J, Akard TF, Shah N, Gerhardt CA. Factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in parents of children with cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Jun; 69: e29707.

                


                  Skeens MA, Sutherland-Foggio M, Damman C, Gerhardt CA, Akard TF. Facebook recruitment for research of children and parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Appl Nurs Res. 2022 Jun; 65: 151574.

                


                  Groves KA, Adewumi A, Gerhardt CA, Skeens MA, Suttle ML. Grief in critical care nurses after pediatric suffering and death. Ann Palliat Med. 2022 Feb 14;  

                


                  Hornor G, Anderson AM, Baumeyer S, Daniels A, Doughty K, Hollar J, Prince C, Skeens M, Wilkinson K. Multidisciplinary Approach to Emergent Sexual Abuse in a Pediatric Emergency Department: A Simulated Child Advocacy Center Model of Care. J Forensic Nurs. 2022 Jan 18;  

                


                  Love L, Newmeyer A, Ryan-Wenger N, Noritz G, Skeens MA. Lessons learned in the development of a nurse-led family centered approach to developing a holistic comprehensive clinic and integrative holistic care plan for children with cerebral palsy. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2022 Jan; 27: e12354.

                


                  Skeens M, Guttoo P, Stanek JR, Taylor K, Stratz E, Ardura MI, Rangarajan HG. An Exploration of COVID-19 Impact and Vaccine Hesitancy in Parents of Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HCT) Recipients. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2022 Jan 24;  

                


                  Skeens MA, Hill K, Olsavsky A, Ralph JE, Udaipuria S, Akard TF, Gerhardt CA. Family functioning buffers the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for children's quality of life and loneliness. Front Psychol. 2022; 13: 1079848.

                


                  Hockenberry M, Haugen M, Slaven A, Skeens M, Patton L, Montgomery K, Trimble K, Coyne K, Hancock D, Ahmad A, Daut E, Glover L, Brown L, St Pierre S, Shay A, Maloney J, Burke M, Hatch D, Arthur M. Pediatric Education Discharge Support Strategies for Newly Diagnosed Children With Cancer. Cancer Nurs. 2021 Nov-Dec 01; 44: E520-E530.

                


                  Dunaway A, Skeens MA, Stevens C. Emergency Nurses' Guide to Neonatal Lumbar Punctures. J Emerg Nurs. 2021 Jul; 47: 627-632.

                


                  Dvorak CC, Fisher BT, Esbenshade AJ, Nieder ML, Alexander S, Steinbach WJ, Dang H, Villaluna D, Chen L, Skeens M, Zaoutis TE, Sung L. A Randomized Trial of Caspofungin vs Triazoles Prophylaxis for Invasive Fungal Disease in Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Apr 30; 10: 417-425.

                


                  Withycombe JS, Carlson A, Coleman C, Leslie SL, Skeens M, Tseitlin H, Duffy EA. Commonly Reported Adverse Events Associated With Pediatric Immunotherapy: A Systematic Review From the Children's Oncology Group J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2021 Jan/Feb; 38: 16-25.

                


                  Skeens MA, Gerhardt CA, Bajwa R, Akard TF. Toward a better understanding: An exploration of provider perceptions in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant adherence. Pediatr Transplant. 2020 Sep; 24: e13786.

                


                  Belsky JA, Stanek J, Skeens MA, Gerhardt CA, Rose MJ. Supportive care and osteopathic medicine in pediatric oncology: perspectives of current oncology clinicians, caregivers, and patients. Support Care Cancer. 2020 Jul 9;  

                


                  Perisa MP, Storey M, Streby KA, Ranalli MA, Skeens M, Shah N. Cabozantinib for relapsed neuroblastoma: Single institution case series. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 Jul; 67: e28317.

                


                  Haugen M, Skeens M, Hancock D, Ureda T, Arthur M, Hockenberry M. Implementing a pediatric oncology nursing multisite trial. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2020 May 17;  e12293.

                


                  Streby KA, Currier MA, Triplet M, Ott K, Dishman DJ, Vaughan MR, Ranalli MA, Setty B, Skeens MA, Whiteside S, Yeager ND, Haworth KB, Simpson K, Conner J, Cripe TP. First-in-Human Intravenous Seprehvir in Young Cancer Patients: A Phase 1 Clinical Trial. Mol Ther. 2019 Nov 6; 27: 1930-1938.

                


                  Skeens MA, Cullen P, Stanek J, Hockenberry M. Perspectives of Childhood Cancer Symptom-Related Distress: Results of the State of the Science Survey. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2019 Jul/Aug; 36: 287-293.

                


                  Duffy EA, Dias N, Hendricks-Ferguson V, Hellsten M, Skeens-Borland M, Thornton C, Linder LA. Perspectives on Cancer Pain Assessment and Management in Children. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2019 Jun; 35: 261-273.

                


                  Skeens MA, Dietrich MS, Ryan-Wenger N, Gilmer MJ, Mulvaney SA, Akard TF. The Medication Level Variability Index (MLVI) as a potential predictive biomarker of graft-versus-host disease in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Pediatr Transplant. 2019 May 8;  e13451.

                


                  Akard TF, Skeens MA, Fortney CA, Dietrich MS, Gilmer MJ, Vannatta K, Barrera M, Davies B, Wray S, Gerhardt CA. Changes in Siblings Over Time After the Death of a Brother or Sister From Cancer. Cancer Nurs. 2019 Jan/Feb; 42: E20-E27.

                


                  Dvorak CC, Satwani P, Stieglitz E, Cairo MS, Dang H, Pei Q, Gao Y, Wall D, Mazor T, Olshen AB, Parker JS, Kahwash S, Hirsch B, Raimondi S, Patel N, Skeens M, Cooper T, Mehta PA, Grupp SA, Loh ML. Disease burden and conditioning regimens in ASCT1221, a randomized phase II trial in children with juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia: A Children's Oncology Group study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 Jul; 65: e27034.

View More Publications

Research

Dr. Skeens’ federally funded program of research focuses on digital health interventions to improve adherence and symptom burden in children and families affected by childhood cancer and undergoing bone marrow transplant. Publications

                  Otto WR, Dvorak CC, Boge CLK, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Esbenshade AJ, Nieder ML, Alexander S, Steinbach WJ, Dang H, Villaluna D, Chen L, Skeens M, Zaoutis TE, Sung L, Fisher BT. Prospective Evaluation of the Fungitell® (1?3) Beta-D-Glucan Assay as a Diagnostic Tool for Invasive Fungal Disease in Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Transplant. 2022 Oct 26;  e14399.

                


                  Skeens M, Sezgin E, Stevens J, Landier W, Pai A, Gerhardt C. An mHealth App to Promote Adherence to Immunosuppressant Medication and Track Symptoms in Children After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Usability Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Jul 21; 11: e39098.

                


                  Skeens MA, Hill K, Olsavsky A, Buff K, Stevens J, Akard TF, Shah N, Gerhardt CA. Factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in parents of children with cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Jun; 69: e29707.

                


                  Skeens MA, Sutherland-Foggio M, Damman C, Gerhardt CA, Akard TF. Facebook recruitment for research of children and parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Appl Nurs Res. 2022 Jun; 65: 151574.

                


                  Groves KA, Adewumi A, Gerhardt CA, Skeens MA, Suttle ML. Grief in critical care nurses after pediatric suffering and death. Ann Palliat Med. 2022 Feb 14;  

                


                  Hornor G, Anderson AM, Baumeyer S, Daniels A, Doughty K, Hollar J, Prince C, Skeens M, Wilkinson K. Multidisciplinary Approach to Emergent Sexual Abuse in a Pediatric Emergency Department: A Simulated Child Advocacy Center Model of Care. J Forensic Nurs. 2022 Jan 18;  

                


                  Love L, Newmeyer A, Ryan-Wenger N, Noritz G, Skeens MA. Lessons learned in the development of a nurse-led family centered approach to developing a holistic comprehensive clinic and integrative holistic care plan for children with cerebral palsy. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2022 Jan; 27: e12354.

                


                  Skeens M, Guttoo P, Stanek JR, Taylor K, Stratz E, Ardura MI, Rangarajan HG. An Exploration of COVID-19 Impact and Vaccine Hesitancy in Parents of Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HCT) Recipients. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2022 Jan 24;  

                


                  Skeens MA, Hill K, Olsavsky A, Ralph JE, Udaipuria S, Akard TF, Gerhardt CA. Family functioning buffers the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for children's quality of life and loneliness. Front Psychol. 2022; 13: 1079848.

                


                  Hockenberry M, Haugen M, Slaven A, Skeens M, Patton L, Montgomery K, Trimble K, Coyne K, Hancock D, Ahmad A, Daut E, Glover L, Brown L, St Pierre S, Shay A, Maloney J, Burke M, Hatch D, Arthur M. Pediatric Education Discharge Support Strategies for Newly Diagnosed Children With Cancer. Cancer Nurs. 2021 Nov-Dec 01; 44: E520-E530.

                


                  Dunaway A, Skeens MA, Stevens C. Emergency Nurses' Guide to Neonatal Lumbar Punctures. J Emerg Nurs. 2021 Jul; 47: 627-632.

                


                  Dvorak CC, Fisher BT, Esbenshade AJ, Nieder ML, Alexander S, Steinbach WJ, Dang H, Villaluna D, Chen L, Skeens M, Zaoutis TE, Sung L. A Randomized Trial of Caspofungin vs Triazoles Prophylaxis for Invasive Fungal Disease in Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Apr 30; 10: 417-425.

                


                  Withycombe JS, Carlson A, Coleman C, Leslie SL, Skeens M, Tseitlin H, Duffy EA. Commonly Reported Adverse Events Associated With Pediatric Immunotherapy: A Systematic Review From the Children's Oncology Group J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2021 Jan/Feb; 38: 16-25.

                


                  Skeens MA, Gerhardt CA, Bajwa R, Akard TF. Toward a better understanding: An exploration of provider perceptions in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant adherence. Pediatr Transplant. 2020 Sep; 24: e13786.

                


                  Belsky JA, Stanek J, Skeens MA, Gerhardt CA, Rose MJ. Supportive care and osteopathic medicine in pediatric oncology: perspectives of current oncology clinicians, caregivers, and patients. Support Care Cancer. 2020 Jul 9;  

                


                  Perisa MP, Storey M, Streby KA, Ranalli MA, Skeens M, Shah N. Cabozantinib for relapsed neuroblastoma: Single institution case series. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 Jul; 67: e28317.

                


                  Haugen M, Skeens M, Hancock D, Ureda T, Arthur M, Hockenberry M. Implementing a pediatric oncology nursing multisite trial. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2020 May 17;  e12293.

                


                  Streby KA, Currier MA, Triplet M, Ott K, Dishman DJ, Vaughan MR, Ranalli MA, Setty B, Skeens MA, Whiteside S, Yeager ND, Haworth KB, Simpson K, Conner J, Cripe TP. First-in-Human Intravenous Seprehvir in Young Cancer Patients: A Phase 1 Clinical Trial. Mol Ther. 2019 Nov 6; 27: 1930-1938.

                


                  Skeens MA, Cullen P, Stanek J, Hockenberry M. Perspectives of Childhood Cancer Symptom-Related Distress: Results of the State of the Science Survey. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2019 Jul/Aug; 36: 287-293.

                


                  Duffy EA, Dias N, Hendricks-Ferguson V, Hellsten M, Skeens-Borland M, Thornton C, Linder LA. Perspectives on Cancer Pain Assessment and Management in Children. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2019 Jun; 35: 261-273.

                


                  Skeens MA, Dietrich MS, Ryan-Wenger N, Gilmer MJ, Mulvaney SA, Akard TF. The Medication Level Variability Index (MLVI) as a potential predictive biomarker of graft-versus-host disease in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Pediatr Transplant. 2019 May 8;  e13451.

                


                  Akard TF, Skeens MA, Fortney CA, Dietrich MS, Gilmer MJ, Vannatta K, Barrera M, Davies B, Wray S, Gerhardt CA. Changes in Siblings Over Time After the Death of a Brother or Sister From Cancer. Cancer Nurs. 2019 Jan/Feb; 42: E20-E27.

                


                  Dvorak CC, Satwani P, Stieglitz E, Cairo MS, Dang H, Pei Q, Gao Y, Wall D, Mazor T, Olshen AB, Parker JS, Kahwash S, Hirsch B, Raimondi S, Patel N, Skeens M, Cooper T, Mehta PA, Grupp SA, Loh ML. Disease burden and conditioning regimens in ASCT1221, a randomized phase II trial in children with juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia: A Children's Oncology Group study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 Jul; 65: e27034.

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Research

Dr. Skeens’ federally funded program of research focuses on digital health interventions to improve adherence and symptom burden in children and families affected by childhood cancer and undergoing bone marrow transplant. Publications

                  Otto WR, Dvorak CC, Boge CLK, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Esbenshade AJ, Nieder ML, Alexander S, Steinbach WJ, Dang H, Villaluna D, Chen L, Skeens M, Zaoutis TE, Sung L, Fisher BT. Prospective Evaluation of the Fungitell® (1?3) Beta-D-Glucan Assay as a Diagnostic Tool for Invasive Fungal Disease in Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Transplant. 2022 Oct 26;  e14399.

                


                  Skeens M, Sezgin E, Stevens J, Landier W, Pai A, Gerhardt C. An mHealth App to Promote Adherence to Immunosuppressant Medication and Track Symptoms in Children After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Usability Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Jul 21; 11: e39098.

                


                  Skeens MA, Hill K, Olsavsky A, Buff K, Stevens J, Akard TF, Shah N, Gerhardt CA. Factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in parents of children with cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Jun; 69: e29707.

                


                  Skeens MA, Sutherland-Foggio M, Damman C, Gerhardt CA, Akard TF. Facebook recruitment for research of children and parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Appl Nurs Res. 2022 Jun; 65: 151574.

                


                  Groves KA, Adewumi A, Gerhardt CA, Skeens MA, Suttle ML. Grief in critical care nurses after pediatric suffering and death. Ann Palliat Med. 2022 Feb 14;  

                


                  Hornor G, Anderson AM, Baumeyer S, Daniels A, Doughty K, Hollar J, Prince C, Skeens M, Wilkinson K. Multidisciplinary Approach to Emergent Sexual Abuse in a Pediatric Emergency Department: A Simulated Child Advocacy Center Model of Care. J Forensic Nurs. 2022 Jan 18;  

                


                  Love L, Newmeyer A, Ryan-Wenger N, Noritz G, Skeens MA. Lessons learned in the development of a nurse-led family centered approach to developing a holistic comprehensive clinic and integrative holistic care plan for children with cerebral palsy. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2022 Jan; 27: e12354.

                


                  Skeens M, Guttoo P, Stanek JR, Taylor K, Stratz E, Ardura MI, Rangarajan HG. An Exploration of COVID-19 Impact and Vaccine Hesitancy in Parents of Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HCT) Recipients. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2022 Jan 24;  

                


                  Skeens MA, Hill K, Olsavsky A, Ralph JE, Udaipuria S, Akard TF, Gerhardt CA. Family functioning buffers the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for children's quality of life and loneliness. Front Psychol. 2022; 13: 1079848.

                


                  Hockenberry M, Haugen M, Slaven A, Skeens M, Patton L, Montgomery K, Trimble K, Coyne K, Hancock D, Ahmad A, Daut E, Glover L, Brown L, St Pierre S, Shay A, Maloney J, Burke M, Hatch D, Arthur M. Pediatric Education Discharge Support Strategies for Newly Diagnosed Children With Cancer. Cancer Nurs. 2021 Nov-Dec 01; 44: E520-E530.

                


                  Dunaway A, Skeens MA, Stevens C. Emergency Nurses' Guide to Neonatal Lumbar Punctures. J Emerg Nurs. 2021 Jul; 47: 627-632.

                


                  Dvorak CC, Fisher BT, Esbenshade AJ, Nieder ML, Alexander S, Steinbach WJ, Dang H, Villaluna D, Chen L, Skeens M, Zaoutis TE, Sung L. A Randomized Trial of Caspofungin vs Triazoles Prophylaxis for Invasive Fungal Disease in Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Apr 30; 10: 417-425.

                


                  Withycombe JS, Carlson A, Coleman C, Leslie SL, Skeens M, Tseitlin H, Duffy EA. Commonly Reported Adverse Events Associated With Pediatric Immunotherapy: A Systematic Review From the Children's Oncology Group J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2021 Jan/Feb; 38: 16-25.

                


                  Skeens MA, Gerhardt CA, Bajwa R, Akard TF. Toward a better understanding: An exploration of provider perceptions in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant adherence. Pediatr Transplant. 2020 Sep; 24: e13786.

                


                  Belsky JA, Stanek J, Skeens MA, Gerhardt CA, Rose MJ. Supportive care and osteopathic medicine in pediatric oncology: perspectives of current oncology clinicians, caregivers, and patients. Support Care Cancer. 2020 Jul 9;  

                


                  Perisa MP, Storey M, Streby KA, Ranalli MA, Skeens M, Shah N. Cabozantinib for relapsed neuroblastoma: Single institution case series. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 Jul; 67: e28317.

                


                  Haugen M, Skeens M, Hancock D, Ureda T, Arthur M, Hockenberry M. Implementing a pediatric oncology nursing multisite trial. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2020 May 17;  e12293.

                


                  Streby KA, Currier MA, Triplet M, Ott K, Dishman DJ, Vaughan MR, Ranalli MA, Setty B, Skeens MA, Whiteside S, Yeager ND, Haworth KB, Simpson K, Conner J, Cripe TP. First-in-Human Intravenous Seprehvir in Young Cancer Patients: A Phase 1 Clinical Trial. Mol Ther. 2019 Nov 6; 27: 1930-1938.

                


                  Skeens MA, Cullen P, Stanek J, Hockenberry M. Perspectives of Childhood Cancer Symptom-Related Distress: Results of the State of the Science Survey. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2019 Jul/Aug; 36: 287-293.

                


                  Duffy EA, Dias N, Hendricks-Ferguson V, Hellsten M, Skeens-Borland M, Thornton C, Linder LA. Perspectives on Cancer Pain Assessment and Management in Children. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2019 Jun; 35: 261-273.

                


                  Skeens MA, Dietrich MS, Ryan-Wenger N, Gilmer MJ, Mulvaney SA, Akard TF. The Medication Level Variability Index (MLVI) as a potential predictive biomarker of graft-versus-host disease in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Pediatr Transplant. 2019 May 8;  e13451.

                


                  Akard TF, Skeens MA, Fortney CA, Dietrich MS, Gilmer MJ, Vannatta K, Barrera M, Davies B, Wray S, Gerhardt CA. Changes in Siblings Over Time After the Death of a Brother or Sister From Cancer. Cancer Nurs. 2019 Jan/Feb; 42: E20-E27.

                


                  Dvorak CC, Satwani P, Stieglitz E, Cairo MS, Dang H, Pei Q, Gao Y, Wall D, Mazor T, Olshen AB, Parker JS, Kahwash S, Hirsch B, Raimondi S, Patel N, Skeens M, Cooper T, Mehta PA, Grupp SA, Loh ML. Disease burden and conditioning regimens in ASCT1221, a randomized phase II trial in children with juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia: A Children's Oncology Group study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 Jul; 65: e27034.

View More Publications

Dr. Skeens’ federally funded program of research focuses on digital health interventions to improve adherence and symptom burden in children and families affected by childhood cancer and undergoing bone marrow transplant. Publications

                  Otto WR, Dvorak CC, Boge CLK, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Esbenshade AJ, Nieder ML, Alexander S, Steinbach WJ, Dang H, Villaluna D, Chen L, Skeens M, Zaoutis TE, Sung L, Fisher BT. Prospective Evaluation of the Fungitell® (1?3) Beta-D-Glucan Assay as a Diagnostic Tool for Invasive Fungal Disease in Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Transplant. 2022 Oct 26;  e14399.

                


                  Skeens M, Sezgin E, Stevens J, Landier W, Pai A, Gerhardt C. An mHealth App to Promote Adherence to Immunosuppressant Medication and Track Symptoms in Children After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Usability Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Jul 21; 11: e39098.

                


                  Skeens MA, Hill K, Olsavsky A, Buff K, Stevens J, Akard TF, Shah N, Gerhardt CA. Factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in parents of children with cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Jun; 69: e29707.

                


                  Skeens MA, Sutherland-Foggio M, Damman C, Gerhardt CA, Akard TF. Facebook recruitment for research of children and parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Appl Nurs Res. 2022 Jun; 65: 151574.

                


                  Groves KA, Adewumi A, Gerhardt CA, Skeens MA, Suttle ML. Grief in critical care nurses after pediatric suffering and death. Ann Palliat Med. 2022 Feb 14;  

                


                  Hornor G, Anderson AM, Baumeyer S, Daniels A, Doughty K, Hollar J, Prince C, Skeens M, Wilkinson K. Multidisciplinary Approach to Emergent Sexual Abuse in a Pediatric Emergency Department: A Simulated Child Advocacy Center Model of Care. J Forensic Nurs. 2022 Jan 18;  

                


                  Love L, Newmeyer A, Ryan-Wenger N, Noritz G, Skeens MA. Lessons learned in the development of a nurse-led family centered approach to developing a holistic comprehensive clinic and integrative holistic care plan for children with cerebral palsy. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2022 Jan; 27: e12354.

                


                  Skeens M, Guttoo P, Stanek JR, Taylor K, Stratz E, Ardura MI, Rangarajan HG. An Exploration of COVID-19 Impact and Vaccine Hesitancy in Parents of Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HCT) Recipients. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2022 Jan 24;  

                


                  Skeens MA, Hill K, Olsavsky A, Ralph JE, Udaipuria S, Akard TF, Gerhardt CA. Family functioning buffers the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for children's quality of life and loneliness. Front Psychol. 2022; 13: 1079848.

                


                  Hockenberry M, Haugen M, Slaven A, Skeens M, Patton L, Montgomery K, Trimble K, Coyne K, Hancock D, Ahmad A, Daut E, Glover L, Brown L, St Pierre S, Shay A, Maloney J, Burke M, Hatch D, Arthur M. Pediatric Education Discharge Support Strategies for Newly Diagnosed Children With Cancer. Cancer Nurs. 2021 Nov-Dec 01; 44: E520-E530.

                


                  Dunaway A, Skeens MA, Stevens C. Emergency Nurses' Guide to Neonatal Lumbar Punctures. J Emerg Nurs. 2021 Jul; 47: 627-632.

                


                  Dvorak CC, Fisher BT, Esbenshade AJ, Nieder ML, Alexander S, Steinbach WJ, Dang H, Villaluna D, Chen L, Skeens M, Zaoutis TE, Sung L. A Randomized Trial of Caspofungin vs Triazoles Prophylaxis for Invasive Fungal Disease in Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Apr 30; 10: 417-425.

                


                  Withycombe JS, Carlson A, Coleman C, Leslie SL, Skeens M, Tseitlin H, Duffy EA. Commonly Reported Adverse Events Associated With Pediatric Immunotherapy: A Systematic Review From the Children's Oncology Group J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2021 Jan/Feb; 38: 16-25.

                


                  Skeens MA, Gerhardt CA, Bajwa R, Akard TF. Toward a better understanding: An exploration of provider perceptions in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant adherence. Pediatr Transplant. 2020 Sep; 24: e13786.

                


                  Belsky JA, Stanek J, Skeens MA, Gerhardt CA, Rose MJ. Supportive care and osteopathic medicine in pediatric oncology: perspectives of current oncology clinicians, caregivers, and patients. Support Care Cancer. 2020 Jul 9;  

                


                  Perisa MP, Storey M, Streby KA, Ranalli MA, Skeens M, Shah N. Cabozantinib for relapsed neuroblastoma: Single institution case series. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 Jul; 67: e28317.

                


                  Haugen M, Skeens M, Hancock D, Ureda T, Arthur M, Hockenberry M. Implementing a pediatric oncology nursing multisite trial. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2020 May 17;  e12293.

                


                  Streby KA, Currier MA, Triplet M, Ott K, Dishman DJ, Vaughan MR, Ranalli MA, Setty B, Skeens MA, Whiteside S, Yeager ND, Haworth KB, Simpson K, Conner J, Cripe TP. First-in-Human Intravenous Seprehvir in Young Cancer Patients: A Phase 1 Clinical Trial. Mol Ther. 2019 Nov 6; 27: 1930-1938.

                


                  Skeens MA, Cullen P, Stanek J, Hockenberry M. Perspectives of Childhood Cancer Symptom-Related Distress: Results of the State of the Science Survey. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2019 Jul/Aug; 36: 287-293.

                


                  Duffy EA, Dias N, Hendricks-Ferguson V, Hellsten M, Skeens-Borland M, Thornton C, Linder LA. Perspectives on Cancer Pain Assessment and Management in Children. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2019 Jun; 35: 261-273.

                


                  Skeens MA, Dietrich MS, Ryan-Wenger N, Gilmer MJ, Mulvaney SA, Akard TF. The Medication Level Variability Index (MLVI) as a potential predictive biomarker of graft-versus-host disease in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Pediatr Transplant. 2019 May 8;  e13451.

                


                  Akard TF, Skeens MA, Fortney CA, Dietrich MS, Gilmer MJ, Vannatta K, Barrera M, Davies B, Wray S, Gerhardt CA. Changes in Siblings Over Time After the Death of a Brother or Sister From Cancer. Cancer Nurs. 2019 Jan/Feb; 42: E20-E27.

                


                  Dvorak CC, Satwani P, Stieglitz E, Cairo MS, Dang H, Pei Q, Gao Y, Wall D, Mazor T, Olshen AB, Parker JS, Kahwash S, Hirsch B, Raimondi S, Patel N, Skeens M, Cooper T, Mehta PA, Grupp SA, Loh ML. Disease burden and conditioning regimens in ASCT1221, a randomized phase II trial in children with juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia: A Children's Oncology Group study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 Jul; 65: e27034.

View More Publications

Dr. Skeens’ federally funded program of research focuses on digital health interventions to improve adherence and symptom burden in children and families affected by childhood cancer and undergoing bone marrow transplant.

                  Otto WR, Dvorak CC, Boge CLK, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Esbenshade AJ, Nieder ML, Alexander S, Steinbach WJ, Dang H, Villaluna D, Chen L, Skeens M, Zaoutis TE, Sung L, Fisher BT. Prospective Evaluation of the Fungitell® (1?3) Beta-D-Glucan Assay as a Diagnostic Tool for Invasive Fungal Disease in Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Transplant. 2022 Oct 26;  e14399.

                


                  Skeens M, Sezgin E, Stevens J, Landier W, Pai A, Gerhardt C. An mHealth App to Promote Adherence to Immunosuppressant Medication and Track Symptoms in Children After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Usability Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Jul 21; 11: e39098.

                


                  Skeens MA, Hill K, Olsavsky A, Buff K, Stevens J, Akard TF, Shah N, Gerhardt CA. Factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in parents of children with cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Jun; 69: e29707.

                


                  Skeens MA, Sutherland-Foggio M, Damman C, Gerhardt CA, Akard TF. Facebook recruitment for research of children and parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Appl Nurs Res. 2022 Jun; 65: 151574.

                


                  Groves KA, Adewumi A, Gerhardt CA, Skeens MA, Suttle ML. Grief in critical care nurses after pediatric suffering and death. Ann Palliat Med. 2022 Feb 14;  

                


                  Hornor G, Anderson AM, Baumeyer S, Daniels A, Doughty K, Hollar J, Prince C, Skeens M, Wilkinson K. Multidisciplinary Approach to Emergent Sexual Abuse in a Pediatric Emergency Department: A Simulated Child Advocacy Center Model of Care. J Forensic Nurs. 2022 Jan 18;  

                


                  Love L, Newmeyer A, Ryan-Wenger N, Noritz G, Skeens MA. Lessons learned in the development of a nurse-led family centered approach to developing a holistic comprehensive clinic and integrative holistic care plan for children with cerebral palsy. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2022 Jan; 27: e12354.

                


                  Skeens M, Guttoo P, Stanek JR, Taylor K, Stratz E, Ardura MI, Rangarajan HG. An Exploration of COVID-19 Impact and Vaccine Hesitancy in Parents of Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HCT) Recipients. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2022 Jan 24;  

                


                  Skeens MA, Hill K, Olsavsky A, Ralph JE, Udaipuria S, Akard TF, Gerhardt CA. Family functioning buffers the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for children's quality of life and loneliness. Front Psychol. 2022; 13: 1079848.

                


                  Hockenberry M, Haugen M, Slaven A, Skeens M, Patton L, Montgomery K, Trimble K, Coyne K, Hancock D, Ahmad A, Daut E, Glover L, Brown L, St Pierre S, Shay A, Maloney J, Burke M, Hatch D, Arthur M. Pediatric Education Discharge Support Strategies for Newly Diagnosed Children With Cancer. Cancer Nurs. 2021 Nov-Dec 01; 44: E520-E530.

                


                  Dunaway A, Skeens MA, Stevens C. Emergency Nurses' Guide to Neonatal Lumbar Punctures. J Emerg Nurs. 2021 Jul; 47: 627-632.

                


                  Dvorak CC, Fisher BT, Esbenshade AJ, Nieder ML, Alexander S, Steinbach WJ, Dang H, Villaluna D, Chen L, Skeens M, Zaoutis TE, Sung L. A Randomized Trial of Caspofungin vs Triazoles Prophylaxis for Invasive Fungal Disease in Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Apr 30; 10: 417-425.

                


                  Withycombe JS, Carlson A, Coleman C, Leslie SL, Skeens M, Tseitlin H, Duffy EA. Commonly Reported Adverse Events Associated With Pediatric Immunotherapy: A Systematic Review From the Children's Oncology Group J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2021 Jan/Feb; 38: 16-25.

                


                  Skeens MA, Gerhardt CA, Bajwa R, Akard TF. Toward a better understanding: An exploration of provider perceptions in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant adherence. Pediatr Transplant. 2020 Sep; 24: e13786.

                


                  Belsky JA, Stanek J, Skeens MA, Gerhardt CA, Rose MJ. Supportive care and osteopathic medicine in pediatric oncology: perspectives of current oncology clinicians, caregivers, and patients. Support Care Cancer. 2020 Jul 9;  

                


                  Perisa MP, Storey M, Streby KA, Ranalli MA, Skeens M, Shah N. Cabozantinib for relapsed neuroblastoma: Single institution case series. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 Jul; 67: e28317.

                


                  Haugen M, Skeens M, Hancock D, Ureda T, Arthur M, Hockenberry M. Implementing a pediatric oncology nursing multisite trial. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2020 May 17;  e12293.

                


                  Streby KA, Currier MA, Triplet M, Ott K, Dishman DJ, Vaughan MR, Ranalli MA, Setty B, Skeens MA, Whiteside S, Yeager ND, Haworth KB, Simpson K, Conner J, Cripe TP. First-in-Human Intravenous Seprehvir in Young Cancer Patients: A Phase 1 Clinical Trial. Mol Ther. 2019 Nov 6; 27: 1930-1938.

                


                  Skeens MA, Cullen P, Stanek J, Hockenberry M. Perspectives of Childhood Cancer Symptom-Related Distress: Results of the State of the Science Survey. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2019 Jul/Aug; 36: 287-293.

                


                  Duffy EA, Dias N, Hendricks-Ferguson V, Hellsten M, Skeens-Borland M, Thornton C, Linder LA. Perspectives on Cancer Pain Assessment and Management in Children. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2019 Jun; 35: 261-273.

                


                  Skeens MA, Dietrich MS, Ryan-Wenger N, Gilmer MJ, Mulvaney SA, Akard TF. The Medication Level Variability Index (MLVI) as a potential predictive biomarker of graft-versus-host disease in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Pediatr Transplant. 2019 May 8;  e13451.

                


                  Akard TF, Skeens MA, Fortney CA, Dietrich MS, Gilmer MJ, Vannatta K, Barrera M, Davies B, Wray S, Gerhardt CA. Changes in Siblings Over Time After the Death of a Brother or Sister From Cancer. Cancer Nurs. 2019 Jan/Feb; 42: E20-E27.

                


                  Dvorak CC, Satwani P, Stieglitz E, Cairo MS, Dang H, Pei Q, Gao Y, Wall D, Mazor T, Olshen AB, Parker JS, Kahwash S, Hirsch B, Raimondi S, Patel N, Skeens M, Cooper T, Mehta PA, Grupp SA, Loh ML. Disease burden and conditioning regimens in ASCT1221, a randomized phase II trial in children with juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia: A Children's Oncology Group study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 Jul; 65: e27034.

View More Publications

  • Otto WR, Dvorak CC, Boge CLK, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Esbenshade AJ, Nieder ML, Alexander S, Steinbach WJ, Dang H, Villaluna D, Chen L, Skeens M, Zaoutis TE, Sung L, Fisher BT. Prospective Evaluation of the Fungitell® (1?3) Beta-D-Glucan Assay as a Diagnostic Tool for Invasive Fungal Disease in Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Report from the Children’s Oncology Group. Pediatr Transplant. 2022 Oct 26; e14399.
  • Skeens M, Sezgin E, Stevens J, Landier W, Pai A, Gerhardt C. An mHealth App to Promote Adherence to Immunosuppressant Medication and Track Symptoms in Children After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Usability Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Jul 21; 11: e39098.
  • Skeens MA, Hill K, Olsavsky A, Buff K, Stevens J, Akard TF, Shah N, Gerhardt CA. Factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in parents of children with cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Jun; 69: e29707.
  • Skeens MA, Sutherland-Foggio M, Damman C, Gerhardt CA, Akard TF. Facebook recruitment for research of children and parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Appl Nurs Res. 2022 Jun; 65: 151574.
  • Groves KA, Adewumi A, Gerhardt CA, Skeens MA, Suttle ML. Grief in critical care nurses after pediatric suffering and death. Ann Palliat Med. 2022 Feb 14;
  • Hornor G, Anderson AM, Baumeyer S, Daniels A, Doughty K, Hollar J, Prince C, Skeens M, Wilkinson K. Multidisciplinary Approach to Emergent Sexual Abuse in a Pediatric Emergency Department: A Simulated Child Advocacy Center Model of Care. J Forensic Nurs. 2022 Jan 18;
  • Love L, Newmeyer A, Ryan-Wenger N, Noritz G, Skeens MA. Lessons learned in the development of a nurse-led family centered approach to developing a holistic comprehensive clinic and integrative holistic care plan for children with cerebral palsy. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2022 Jan; 27: e12354.
  • Skeens M, Guttoo P, Stanek JR, Taylor K, Stratz E, Ardura MI, Rangarajan HG. An Exploration of COVID-19 Impact and Vaccine Hesitancy in Parents of Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HCT) Recipients. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2022 Jan 24;
  • Skeens MA, Hill K, Olsavsky A, Ralph JE, Udaipuria S, Akard TF, Gerhardt CA. Family functioning buffers the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for children’s quality of life and loneliness. Front Psychol. 2022; 13: 1079848.
  • Hockenberry M, Haugen M, Slaven A, Skeens M, Patton L, Montgomery K, Trimble K, Coyne K, Hancock D, Ahmad A, Daut E, Glover L, Brown L, St Pierre S, Shay A, Maloney J, Burke M, Hatch D, Arthur M. Pediatric Education Discharge Support Strategies for Newly Diagnosed Children With Cancer. Cancer Nurs. 2021 Nov-Dec 01; 44: E520-E530.
  • Dunaway A, Skeens MA, Stevens C. Emergency Nurses’ Guide to Neonatal Lumbar Punctures. J Emerg Nurs. 2021 Jul; 47: 627-632.
  • Dvorak CC, Fisher BT, Esbenshade AJ, Nieder ML, Alexander S, Steinbach WJ, Dang H, Villaluna D, Chen L, Skeens M, Zaoutis TE, Sung L. A Randomized Trial of Caspofungin vs Triazoles Prophylaxis for Invasive Fungal Disease in Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Apr 30; 10: 417-425.
  • Withycombe JS, Carlson A, Coleman C, Leslie SL, Skeens M, Tseitlin H, Duffy EA. Commonly Reported Adverse Events Associated With Pediatric Immunotherapy: A Systematic Review From the Children’s Oncology Group J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2021 Jan/Feb; 38: 16-25.
  • Skeens MA, Gerhardt CA, Bajwa R, Akard TF. Toward a better understanding: An exploration of provider perceptions in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant adherence. Pediatr Transplant. 2020 Sep; 24: e13786.
  • Belsky JA, Stanek J, Skeens MA, Gerhardt CA, Rose MJ. Supportive care and osteopathic medicine in pediatric oncology: perspectives of current oncology clinicians, caregivers, and patients. Support Care Cancer. 2020 Jul 9;
  • Perisa MP, Storey M, Streby KA, Ranalli MA, Skeens M, Shah N. Cabozantinib for relapsed neuroblastoma: Single institution case series. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 Jul; 67: e28317.
  • Haugen M, Skeens M, Hancock D, Ureda T, Arthur M, Hockenberry M. Implementing a pediatric oncology nursing multisite trial. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2020 May 17; e12293.
  • Streby KA, Currier MA, Triplet M, Ott K, Dishman DJ, Vaughan MR, Ranalli MA, Setty B, Skeens MA, Whiteside S, Yeager ND, Haworth KB, Simpson K, Conner J, Cripe TP. First-in-Human Intravenous Seprehvir in Young Cancer Patients: A Phase 1 Clinical Trial. Mol Ther. 2019 Nov 6; 27: 1930-1938.
  • Skeens MA, Cullen P, Stanek J, Hockenberry M. Perspectives of Childhood Cancer Symptom-Related Distress: Results of the State of the Science Survey. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2019 Jul/Aug; 36: 287-293.
  • Duffy EA, Dias N, Hendricks-Ferguson V, Hellsten M, Skeens-Borland M, Thornton C, Linder LA. Perspectives on Cancer Pain Assessment and Management in Children. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2019 Jun; 35: 261-273.
  • Skeens MA, Dietrich MS, Ryan-Wenger N, Gilmer MJ, Mulvaney SA, Akard TF. The Medication Level Variability Index (MLVI) as a potential predictive biomarker of graft-versus-host disease in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Pediatr Transplant. 2019 May 8; e13451.
  • Akard TF, Skeens MA, Fortney CA, Dietrich MS, Gilmer MJ, Vannatta K, Barrera M, Davies B, Wray S, Gerhardt CA. Changes in Siblings Over Time After the Death of a Brother or Sister From Cancer. Cancer Nurs. 2019 Jan/Feb; 42: E20-E27.
  • Dvorak CC, Satwani P, Stieglitz E, Cairo MS, Dang H, Pei Q, Gao Y, Wall D, Mazor T, Olshen AB, Parker JS, Kahwash S, Hirsch B, Raimondi S, Patel N, Skeens M, Cooper T, Mehta PA, Grupp SA, Loh ML. Disease burden and conditioning regimens in ASCT1221, a randomized phase II trial in children with juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia: A Children’s Oncology Group study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 Jul; 65: e27034.

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 06/25/2009

Board Certifications

Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner- Primary Care

Graduate School

Vanderbilt University

Date Completed: 08/10/2018

Graduate School

Wright State University

Date Completed: 06/30/2003

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 06/25/2009

Board Certifications

Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner- Primary Care

Graduate School

Vanderbilt University

Date Completed: 08/10/2018

Graduate School

Wright State University

Date Completed: 06/30/2003

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 06/25/2009

Board Certifications

Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner- Primary Care

Graduate School

Vanderbilt University

Date Completed: 08/10/2018

Graduate School

Wright State University

Date Completed: 06/30/2003

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 06/25/2009

Board Certifications

Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner- Primary Care

Graduate School

Vanderbilt University

Date Completed: 08/10/2018

Graduate School

Wright State University

Date Completed: 06/30/2003

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 06/25/2009

Board Certifications

Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner- Primary Care

Graduate School

Vanderbilt University

Date Completed: 08/10/2018

Graduate School

Wright State University

Date Completed: 06/30/2003

  • Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner- Primary Care

Contact Information

Pediatrics

Call us at: (614) 722-6336

Fax us at: (614) 722-1753

                    Patient Care Services700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Contact Information

Pediatrics

Call us at: (614) 722-6336

Fax us at: (614) 722-1753

                    Patient Care Services700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Contact Information

Pediatrics

Call us at: (614) 722-6336

Fax us at: (614) 722-1753

                    Patient Care Services700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Pediatrics

Call us at: (614) 722-6336

Fax us at: (614) 722-1753

                    Patient Care Services700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Call us at: (614) 722-6336

Fax us at: (614) 722-1753

                    Patient Care Services700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Call us at: (614) 722-6336

Fax us at: (614) 722-1753

                    Patient Care Services700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)
  • Call us at:
  • (614) 722-6336
  • Fax us at:
  • (614) 722-1753
  • Patient Care Services700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

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