Kristin Bingen, PhD

Titles
Pediatric psychologist, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, assistant professor, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin.

Division
Hematology, Oncology and Transplant, Psychology

Research interests
Cancer survivorship, long-term psychosocial and cognitive functioning, pediatric psycho-oncology.

Education
Doctorate, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 2001; internship, Children's Hospitals and Clinics, Minneapolis, 1999-2000; fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 2002-2003.

Certification
Licensed Psychologist-Wisconsin.

Representative publications

• Kupst MJ, Bingen K. Stress and Coping in Pediatric Cancer. RT Brown (ed.) Pediatric Hematology/Oncology: A Biopsychosocial Approach. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
• Bingen K, Anderson L, Schmidt D, Maloney K, Margolis D, Warwick A, Kupst MJ. Psychosocial Functioning of Long-term Survivors of Childhood Cancer [abstract]. Psycho-Oncology. 2004; 13(Suppl. 1):56.
• Gaither R, Bingen K, Hopkins J. When The Bough Breaks: The Relationship Between Chronic Illness in Children and Couple Functioning. In KB Schmaling and TG Sher (eds.). The Psychology of Couples and Illness. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2000.

Grants

• Development and Pilot Testing of a Palliative Care Parental Self-efficacy Measure, Children's Hospital and Health System Foundation, co-investigator.
• Trajectories of Health and Adaptation: A Longitudinal Study of Health-related Quality of Life after Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, American Cancer Society, research coordinator.

Contact
Children's Research Institute
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Phone: (414) 456-4148
Fax: (414) 456-6543
E-mail: kbingen@mcw.edu