About Ezzy
Ezzy is a fifth year doctoral student at CU Denver in the Clinical Health Psychology Program. Ezzy completed her master's thesis titled "Associations Among Psychosocial Distress, Fear of Recurrence, and Quality of Life in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Survivors." She is currently in the process of working on her dissertation and applying to pre-doctoral internships. Ezzy originally hails from Washington State, where she received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Eastern Washington University. She also received her master’s degree in Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology at Boston College and worked at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute as a clinical research coordinator, where she was responsible for maintaining and supporting the ongoing research activities in the Pediatric Psychosocial Oncology Division. Her research interests include exploring barriers to psychosocial care in families and patients affected by cancer. She also has an interest neurocognitive late effects and quality of life outcomes in adult survivors of pediatric cancer. Previously, Ezzy worked on research with oncology providers at Children's Hospital of Colorado to understand the psychosocial needs of caregivers of children with cancer. Her goal is to work in an academic medical center with families affected by pediatric chronic illness. She enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter, exploring new places, and baking cakes.
Selected Publications and Presentations:
Carr, A., Bilenduke, E., Adolf, E., Kessler, E., Arch, J., Ranby, K., & Kilbourn, K. (2023). A pilot randomized study of a telephone-based cognitive-behavioral stress-management intervention to reduce distress in phase I oncology trial caregivers. Palliative & Supportive Care.
Adolf, E., Contreras Zamora, B. Faulk, K., Carr, A. L., & Kilbourn, K. (2022, March). Assessing psychosocial needs of caregivers of pediatric cancer patients in early phase trials. Poster presentation at the 19th Annual Conference of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS), Portland, OR.
Carr, A. L., Adolf, E., Bilenduke, E., Kessler, E., Ranby, K., Arch, J., Kilbourn, K. (2022, April). P1CaLL: A telephone-based stress management program to reduce distress in Caregivers of Phase I Oncology Trial Patients. Selected as a Research Spotlight Presentation for the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Phimphasone-Brady, P., Adolf, E., Epperson, C.N. (2021, November). Treatment and implementation gaps for disordering eating behaviors among adult primary care patients with type 2 diabetes: A mixed-methods evaluation. Poster presentation at the Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) Annual Meeting, Aurora, Colorado.
Hewitt, L., Hamstead, K., Muriel, A.C., Adolf, E., & Carter, Q. (2021, April). Creativity Out of Chaos: lessons learned from designing, implementing, and adapting a parent support program before and during a global pandemic. Breakout presentation at the 44th Annual Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Work Conference: Virtually Together: Lessons of Support, Community and Being Essential in Pediatric Oncology Social Work.
Morris, S.E., Tarquini, S.J., Yusufov, M., Adolf, E., Amonoo, H.L., Bain, P.A., Borstelman, N., …& Pirl, W.F. (2020). Burnout in psychosocial oncology clinicians: A systematic review. Palliative and Supportive Care.
Muriel, A.C., Burgers, D.E., Treyball, A.N., Vroonman, L., Adolf, E., & Samsel, C. (2020). Risk factors for steroid-induced affective disorder in children with leukemia. Pediatric Blood & Cancer.
Carr, A., Dwinnell, A., Adolf, E., Arch, J. J., Kessler, E. R., & Kilbourn, K. (2019, October). Preliminary Results: Feasibility of a Phase I Caregiver LifeLine (P1CaLL) Randomized Control Trial. Poster presentation at the University of Colorado Palliative Care Research Day, Aurora, CO.
Muriel, A.C., Brand, S.R., Loucas. C., Renzi, D., & Adolf, E. (2018, February). Factors associated with psychosocial service utilization during the first six months of pediatric oncology treatment. Poster presented at the 15th annual meeting of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society conference, Tucson, AZ.
--- Undergraduate Presentations ---
Adolf, E., Harkness, T., & Anderson, J. W. (2012, March). The impacts of age on time estimation. Paper presented at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Ogden, UT.
Bartholomew, S., Kalamarides, M., Cole, J., Islam-Zwart, K., Adolf, E., & Abou-Amma, R. (2012, March). The effects of mindfulness on risk perception in college females. Paper presented at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Ogden, UT.
Kalamarides, M., Bartholomew, S., Cole, J., Islam-Zwart, K., & Adolf, E. (2012, March). The relationship between sexual victimization, dissociation, and risk perception in college females. Eastern Washington University. Paper presented at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Ogden, UT.
Harkness, T., Adolf, E., & Anderson, J. W. (2011, November). The effects of attention deficits on time estimation. Poster presented at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee McNair Conference, Lake Geneva, WI.
Adolf, E., Abou-Amma, R., Islam-Zwart, K., Lowry-Schiller, N., Martell, S., Amack, V., & Cabrera, J. (2011, April). Mindfulness and dissociation: Impacts of risk perception on rape victims. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Adolf, E., Martell, S., Abou-Amma, R., Lowry-Schiller, N., Aguilar, C., Islam-Zwart, K., & Kolts, R. (2010, May). Life events, coping, strategies, and perceptions. Paper presented at Eastern Washington University Symposium, Cheney, WA.