Research Overview

Betsy Kammerer's research focuses in two areas. She has a long term research and clinical interest in neuropsychological and psychosocial outcomes in children with hearing loss. Her current projects are on neuropsychological assessment, deaf services in developing countries, patient and child satisfaction and quality of life post cochlear implantation, family focused web based supports, and children who are deaf and hard of hearing from intercountry adoptions.

 Dr. Kammerer also studies long tern neuropsychological and psychosocial outcomes in children perinatally infected with HIV, including adherence, disclosure, behavioral issues, and  memory/executive functioning. She is also involved in international studies of children with HIV or affected by HIV, with a current grant in Botswana on potential impact of ARVs on outcomes.

About Betsy Kammerer

Betsy Kammerer is a psychologist who received her PhD degree from Cornell University. She completed a pre-doctoral internship at Yale-New Haven Hospital and Child Study Center and a post-doctoral internship at Children's Hospital Boston and Judge Baker Guidance Center.

Key Publications

Kammerer, B., Szarkowski, A.  & Isquith, P. (2010). Hearing loss across the lifespan: Neuropsychological implications. In Jacobus Donders and Scott J. Hunter (Eds). Principles and Practice of Lifespan Developmental Neuropsychology. Cambridge University Press; UK.

Bernstein,J., Kammerer, B., Prather, P.,Rey-Casserly,C. Developmental neuropsychological assessment. Koochers,G., S.,Norcross (Eds.) The Psychologists Desk ReferenceOxford UniversityPress, N.Y., 2004

Kammerer, B. and Isquith,P. (2011)Recognizing Attention and Executive Function Problems in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals, Shih,T.(Ed.) Xth IAPO.

O'Brien,L.,Kenna,M.,Neault,M.,Clark,T.,Kammerer,B.,Johnson,J.,Waldman,E.,Thomas,S.,Forbes,P.,Licameli,  G. Not a "Sound" Decision: Is Cochlear Implantation always the Best Choice? International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology , accepted for publication

O’Brien,L.,Vadim,C., Neault, M., Kammerer,B.,Clark,T., Johnston, J., Culver,S., Zhou,J., Kenna,M.,Licameli, G.(2011) Prognosis tool based on a modified children’s implant profile-Children’s Hospital Boston (mCHIP-CHB) for use in pediatric cochlear implant candidacy evaluation. Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, accepted for publication 7-2011

Malee,K.M.,Williams,P.,Montepiedra,G.,McCabe,M.,Nichols,S.,Sirois,P.A.,Storm,D.,Farley,J., Kammerer,B. and the PACTG 219CTeam.(2011). Medication adherence in children and adolescents with HIV infection:Associations with behavioral impairment. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 25(3), 191-200.

Malee, K.M.,Tassiopoulos, K., Huo, Y., Siberry, G., Williams, P.L., Hazra, R., Smith, R.A., Allison, S.M., Garvie, P.A., Kammerer, B., Kapetanovic, S., Nichols, S., Van Dyke, R., Seage, G.R., Mellins, C.A.. (2011) Mental health functioning among children and adolescents with perinatal HIV infection and perinatal HIV exposure. AIDS Care, accepted for publication, 3-2011.

Kapetanovic, S., Leister, E., Nichols, S., Miller, T., Tassiopoulos, K., Hazra, R., Gelbard, H.A., Brouwers, P., Malee, K., Kammerer, B., Mendez, A.J. Williams, P.L. for the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study Team. (2010). Relationships between markers of vascular dysfunction and neurodevelopmental outcomes in perinatally HIV-infected youth. AIDS. 24(10): 1481-1491. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32833a241b

Robertson K, Liner J, Hakim J, Sankalé JL, Grant I, Letendre S, Clifford D, Diop AG, Jaye A, Kanmogne G, Njamnshi A, Langford TD, Weyessa TG, Wood C, Banda M, Hosseinipour M, Sacktor N, Nakasuja N, Bangirana P, Paul R, Joska J, Wong J, Boivin M, Holding P, Kammerer B, Van Rie A, Ive P, Nath A, Lawler K, Adebamowo C, Royal W 3rd, Joseph J. (2010). NeuroAIDS in Africa. Journal of Neurovirology. 16(3): 189-202. doi:10.3109/13550284.2010.489597

Sirois, P.A., Montepiedra, G., Kapetanovic, S., Williams, P.L., Pearson, D.A., Malee, K., Garvie, P.A., Kammerer, B.L., Nichols, S.L., Nozyce, M.L., Mintz, M., Mitchell, W.G., Oleske, J.M. and the IMPAACT/PACTG 219C Team. (2009). Impact of medications prescribed for treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder on physical growth in children and adolescents with HIV. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 30, 403-412.

 Malee, K., Williams, P., Montepiedra, G., Nichols, S., Sirois, P., Storm, D., Farley, J., Kammerer, B. & PACTG 219C Team. (2008). The role of cognitive functioning in medication adherence of children and adolescents with HIV infection. Journal of Pediatric Psychology; doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsn068