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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)

Recent Publications

Social support resources in adolescents and young adults with advanced cancer: a qualitative analysis.
(2024 Jul 31)
BMC Palliat Care 23(1): 193
Lau N, Steineck A, Walsh C, Fladeboe KM, Yi-Frazier JP, Rosenberg AR, Barton K

Mobile App Promoting Resilience in Stress Management for Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
(2024 Jul 30)
JMIR Res Protoc 13(): e57950
Lau N, Palermo TM, Zhou C, Badillo I, Hong S, Aalfs H, Yi-Frazier JP, McCauley E, Chow EJ, Weiner BJ, Ben-Zeev D, Rosenberg AR

TikTok and teen mental health: an analysis of user-generated content and engagement.
(2024 Jul 1)
J Pediatr Psychol
Lau N, Srinakarin K, Aalfs H, Zhao X, Palermo TM

Pediatric Cancer Communication on Twitter: Natural Language Processing and Qualitative Content Analysis.
(2024 May 7)
JMIR Cancer 10(): e52061
Lau N, Zhao X, O'Daffer A, Weissman H, Barton K

"We'll deal with it as it comes": A Qualitative Analysis of Romantic Partners' Dyadic Coping in Cystic Fibrosis.
(2024 Apr)
J Soc Pers Relat 41(4): 689-705
Lau N, Ramos KJ, Aitken ML, Goss CH, Barton KS, Kross EK, Engelberg RA

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