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
Behavioral health, cancer

Study 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