Nancy Lau, PhD
I am a clinical psychologist and researcher. My research focuses on pediatric psychology, intervention science, and leveraging digital technologies to disseminate and implement evidence-based psychosocial interventions for children, teens, and young adults with serious medical conditions and co-occurring anxiety, stress, and depression. Digital mental health care initiatives have the potential to scale-up interventions and overcome structural barriers and unequal access to psychosocial care. Current and future research investigations aim to help improve patient and family coping skills, psychosocial well-being, and quality of life by developing and implementing evidence-based mental health interventions.
Education
BA, University of California, Berkeley
MA, Harvard University
PhD, Harvard University
Department Affiliations
Other Affiliations
Seattle Children’s Research Institute (SCRI)
Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR)
Palliative Care and Resilience Research Lab (PCAR)
Scholarly Expertise
- Adolescent/young adult
- Anxiety disorders
- Child and adolescent psychiatry/psychology
- Depression
- Evidence-based practice
- Implementation science
- Palliative care
- Psychosocial outcomes
- Psychotherapies
- Mobile health
- Digital health
- Psycho-oncology
- Child and adolescent psychology
Clinical Expertise
Recent Publications
(2026 Feb 25)
JMIR Res Protoc 15(): e82665
Lau N, Zhou C, Hong SJ, Aalfs H, Higgins S, Badillo I, McCauley E, Ketterl T, Chow EJ, Fann JR, Heathcote LC, Palermo TM
(2026 Feb 23)
J Med Internet Res 28(): e87533
Hong SJH, Patton M, Barton KS, Palermo TM, Mulholland K, Chow EJ, Lau N
(2026 Mar)
J Pain Symptom Manage 71(3): 362-372
England K, Bogetz J, Lau N, Wood GJ, Trowbridge A
(2025 Nov)
Pediatr Blood Cancer 72(11): e31998
Rosenbaum ARP, Ream M, Fladeboe KM, Lau N, Yi-Frazier JP, Rosenberg AR
(2025 Jan 31)
Pilot Feasibility Stud 11(1): 12
Chan SF, Patten J, Lau N
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