Jeffrey S. Karst, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Locations
- Pediatric Psychology and Developmental Medicine
Education
MS, Marquette University, 2011
BA, Gonzaga University, 2007
Biography
Dr. Karst is a pediatric psychologist within the MACC Fund Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. In this role, he serves as the primary psychologist in the hematology program, working with both the comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease program and Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin. Dr. Karst also sees patients and families within the Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT Program). In addition, he teaches a graduate course in Childhood Psychopathology at Marquette University each fall.
Research Interests
Dr. Karst’s research interests include neurocognitive and academic functioning in pediatric Sickle Cell Disease and better understanding psychosocial factors including trauma that can impact academic functioning. He is also interested in understanding the impact of pediatric cancer and blood disorders on parents and caregivers. Dr. Karst is also a member of the Collaborative for Resilience and Emotional Wellness Science (CREWS), a transdisciplinary, multi-institutional research collaborative that works to understand, promote, and improve the social-emotional well-being of patients, families, and providers in complex and critical pediatric health conditions.
Publications
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(Tager JB, Palou-Torres A, Bingen KM, Hoag JA, Burke MJ, Zhang J, Yan K, Karst JS.) Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Oct;71(10):e31186 PMID: 38997806 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85198334020 07/13/2024
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(Rothschild CB, Balistreri KA, Mulligan K, Lee KJ, Karst J, Privatt M, Magner K, Lee HJ, Scanlon M, Davies WH, Pediatric Collaborative for Resilience and Emotional Wellness Science (Pediatric CREWS).) J Intensive Care Med. 2024 Feb;39(2):159-169 PMID: 37605433 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85170078388 08/22/2023
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(Phelan R, Aremu TO, Karst J, Anderson L, Jordan A, Morin J, Nichols J, Singh A, Schmidt D, Hoag JA, Napurski C, Zweber H, Sadak KT.) Curr Oncol. 2023 Sep 01;30(9):8111-8116 PMID: 37754503 PMCID: PMC10529011 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85172665792 09/27/2023
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(Bingen K, Karst J, Anderson L, Chan S, Jordan A, Morin J, Nichols J, Palou-Torres A, Phelan R, Schmidt D, Yan K, Hoag JA.) Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 May;70(5):e30277 PMID: 36880713 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85150349486 03/08/2023
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(Kapke TL, Karst J, LiaBraaten B, Zhang J, Yan K, Barbeau J, Hainsworth KR.) Children (Basel). 2023 Feb 15;10(2) PMID: 36832511 PMCID: PMC9954957 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85148709107 02/26/2023
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(Newman AR, Kenney AE, Witkowski E, Karst J, Lerret S, Davies WH, Rothschild CB.) Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology. 27 April 2023;11(3):262-273 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85158886556 04/27/2023
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(Karst JS, Hoag JA, Anderson LJ, Schmidt DJ, Schroedl RL, Bingen KM.) J Child Health Care. 2022 Sep;26(3):383-393 PMID: 33913779 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85105526114 04/30/2021
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(Hoag JA, Karst J, Bingen K, Palou-Torres A, Yan K.) J Med Internet Res. 2022 Apr 18;24(4):e30260 PMID: 35436209 PMCID: PMC9062714 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85128530319 04/19/2022
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(Hoag JA, Bingen K, Karst J, Palou A, Yan K, Zhang J.) J Pediatr Hematol Oncol Nurs. 2022;39(1):6-14 PMID: 35722870 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85132442307 06/21/2022
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(Karst JS, Miller M, Heffelfinger AK, Newby RF, Scott JP.) Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology. 13 January 2022;11(1):39-51 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85125043862 01/13/2022
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(Balistreri KA, Lim PS, Tager JB, Davies WH, Karst JS, Scanlon MC, Rothschild CB, Milwaukee Collaborative for Resilience and Emotional Wellness Science (Milwaukee CREWS).) Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Oct;11(10):e226-e234 PMID: 34503970 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85135451799 09/11/2021
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(Schiltz HK, McVey AJ, Barrington A, Haendel AD, Dolan BK, Willar KS, Pleiss S, Karst JS, Vogt E, Murphy CC, Gonring K, Van Hecke AV.) Autism Res. 2018 Dec;11(12):1653-1666 PMID: 30475457 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85057326251 11/27/2018