Kevin R. Krull, PhD

Kevin R. Krull, PhD

Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty

Departments

Epidemiology and Cancer Control
Psychology

Contact Information

Kevin Krull, PhD
Epidemiology and Cancer Control
MS 735, Room S6048
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
Email: kevin.krull@stjude.org
Phone: (901) 595-5891
FAX: (901) 595-5845

Education

MS - Florida State University, Tallahassee (1986)
PhD - Florida State University, Tallahassee (1991)


Research Interests


Current Research


Selected Publications

Krull KR, Bhojwani D, Conklin H, Pei D, Cheng C, Reddick WE, Sandlund J, Pui CH. Genetic mediators of neurocognitive outcomes in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J Clin Oncol 2013 (in press).

Brinkman TM, Reddick WE, Luxton J, Glass JO, Sabin ND, Srivastava DK, Robison LL, Hudson MM, Krull KR. Cerebral white matter integrity and executive function in adult survivors of childhood medulloblastoma. Neuro-Oncol 14:iv25-iv36, 2012.

Krull KR, Hockenberry MJ, Miketova P, Carey M, Moore IM. Chemotherapy-related changes in central nervous system phospholipids and neurocognitive function in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leuk Lymphoma 54(3):535-40, 2013.

Brinkman T, Zhang N, Ullrich NJ, Brouwers P, Green DM, Srivastava DK, Zeltzer LK, Stovall M, Robison LL, Krull KR. Psychoactive medication use and neurocognitive function in adult survivors of childhood cancer: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Pediatr Blood Cancer 60(3):486-93, 2013.

Krull KR, Sabin ND, Reddick WE, Zhu L. Armstrong GT, Green DM, Arevalo A, Krasin MJ, Srivastava DK, Robison LL, Hudson MM. Neurocognitive function and CNS integrity in adult survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma. J Clin Oncol 30(29):3618-24, 2012.

Brackett J, Krull KR, Scheurer ME, Liu W, Srivastava DK, Stovall M, Merchant TE, Packer RJ, Robison LL, Okcu MF. Antioxidant enzyme polymorphisms and neuropsychological outcomes in medulloblastoma survivors: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Neuro Oncol June 1, 2012.

Conklin H, Krull KR, Reddick WE, Pei D, Cheng C, Pui CH. Cognitive outcomes following contemporary treatment without cranial irradiation for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J Nation Cancer Instit 104(18):1386-95, 2012.

Kinahan KE, Sharp LK, Seidel K, Lacouture ME, Leisenring W, Didwania A, Wagner L, Robison LL, Krull KR. Treatment related scarring and disfigurement and health related quality of life in adult survivors of childhood cancer. J Clin Oncol 30(20):2466-2474, 2012.

Moore Ki IM, Hockenberry MJ, Anhalt C, McCarthy K, Krull KR. Mathematics intervention for prevention of neurocognitive deficits in childhood leukemia. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2011 Sep 21, 2011 [Epub ahead of print].

Kirchhoff A, Krull KR, Ness KK, Armstrong GT, Park E, Stovall M, Robison LL, Leisenring W. Physical, mental and neurocognitive status and employment outcomes in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study cohort. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 20(9):1838-49, 2011.

Kamdar KY, Krull KR, El-Zein RA, Brouwers P, Potter BS, Harris LL, Holm S, Dreyer Z, Scaglia F, Etzel CJ, Bondy M, Okcu MF.Folate pathway polymorphisms predict deficits in attention and processing speed after childhood leukemia therapy. Pediatr Blood Cancer 57(3):454-60, 2011.

Stuber ML, Meeske KA, Leisenring W, Stratton K, Zeltzer LK, Dawson K, Kazak AE, Zebrack B, Mertens AC, Robison LL, Krull KR. Defining medical posttraumatic stress among young adult survivors in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 33(4):347-53, 2011.

Ness KK, Hudson MM, Pui CH, Green DM, Krull KR, Huang TT, Robison LL, Morris EB. Neuromuscular impairments in adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: associations with physical performance and chemotherapy doses. Cancer 118(3):828-38, 2011.

Kirchhoff AC, Krull KR, Ness KK, Park ER, Oeffinger KC, Hudson MM, Stovall M, Robison LL, Wickizer T, Leisenring W. Occupational outcomes of adult childhood cancer survivors. Cancer 117(3):3033-44, 2011.

Clanton NR, Klosky JL, Li C, Jain N, Srivastava DK, Mulrooney D, Zeltzer L, Stovall M, Robison LL, Krull KR. Fatigue, vitality, sleep, and neurocognitive functioning in adult survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the childhood cancer survivor study. Cancer April 11, 2011.

Krull KR, Annett RD, Pan Z, Ness KK, Nathan PC, Srivastava DK, Stovall M, Robison LL, Hudson MM. Neurocognitive functioning and health-related behaviours in adult survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Eur J Cancer 47(9):1380-8, 2011.

Krull KR, Khan RB, Ness KK, Ledet D, Zhu L, Pui CH, Howard SC, Srivastava DK, Sabin ND, Hudson MM, Morris EB. Symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in long-term survivors of childhood leukemia. Pediatr Blood Cancer 57(7):1191-6, 2011.

Hudson MM, Ness KK, Nolan VG, Armstrong GT, Green DM, Morris EB, Spunt SL, Metzger ML, Krull KR, Klosky JL, Srivastava DK, Robison LL. Prospective medical assessment of adults surviving childhood cancer: study design, cohort characteristics, and feasibility of the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study. Pediatr Blood Cancer 56(5):825-36, 2010.

Stenzel S, Moore IM, Hockenberry MJ, Jain N, Kaemingk KL, Krull KR. Oxidative stress and neurobehavioral problems in pediatric ALL patients undergoing chemotherapy. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 32(2):113-8, 2010.

Hockenberry MJ, Hooke MC, Gregurich M, McCarthy K, Sambuco G, Krull KR. Symptom clusters in children and adolescents receiving cisplatin, doxorubicin or ifosfamide. Oncol Nurs Forum. 37(1):16-27, 2010.

Buchbinder D, Casillas J, Krull KR, Goodman P, Leisenring W, Recklitis C, Alderfer MA, Robison LL, Armstrong GT, Kunin-Batson A, Stuber M, Zeltzer LK. Psychological outcomes of siblings of cancer survivors: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Psycho-Oncology (in press), 2010.

Armstrong GT, Jain N, Liu W, Merchant TE, Stovall M, Srivastava DK, Gurney JG, Packer RJ, Robison LL, Krull KR. Region-specific radiotherapy and neuropsychological outcomes in adult survivors of childhood CNS malignancies. Neuro Oncol 12(11):1173-86, 2010.

Stuber ML, Meeske KA, Krull KR, Leisenring W, Stratton K, Kazak AE, Huber M, Zebrack B, Uijtdehaage SH, Mertens AC, Robison LL, Zeltzer LK. Prevalence and predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder in adult survivors of childhood cancer. Pediatrics 125(5):E1124-E1134, 2010.

Kadan-Lottick NS, Zeltzer LK, Liu Q, Yasui Y, Ellenberg L, Gioia G, Robison LL, Krull KR. Neurocognitive functioning in adult survivors of childhood non-central nervous system cancers. J Natl Cancer Inst 102(12):881-93, 2010.

Krull KR, Huang S, Gurney JG, Klosky JL, Leisenring W, Termuhlen A, Ness KK, Kumar Srivastava D, Mertens A, Stovall M, Robison LL, Hudson MM. Adolescent behavior and adult health status in childhood cancer survivors. Cancer Surviv 4(3):210-7, 2010.

Caron JE, Krull KR, Hockenberry M, Jain N, Kaemingk K, Moore IM, Oxidative stress and executive functions in children receiving chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2009 53(4):551-6, 2009.

Jain N, Brouwers P, Okcu MF, Cirino PT, Krull KR. Sex-specific attention problems in long-term survivors of pediatric leukemia. Cancer 115(18):4238-45, 2009.

Armstrong GT, Liu Q, Yasui Y, Huang S, Ness KK, Leisenring W, Hudson MM, Donaldson SS, King AA, Stovall M, Krull KR, Robison LL, Packer RJ. Long-term outcomes among adult survivors of childhood central nervous system malignancies: A report from The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. J Natl Cancer Inst 2009 101(13):946-58, 2009.

Zeltzer LK, Recklitis C, Buchbinder D, Zebrack B, Casillas J, Tsao JC, Lu Q, Krull K. Psychological status in childhood cancer survivors: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. J Clin Oncol 14:2396-404, 2009.

Gurney JG, Krull KR, Kadan-Lottick N, Nicholson HS, Nathan PC, Zebrack B, Tersak JM, Ness KK. Social outcomes in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study cohort. J Clin Oncol 27:2390-5, 2009.

Krull KR, Gioia G, Ness KK, Ellenberg L, Recklitis C, Leisenring W, Huang S, Stovall M, Robison LL, Zeltzer L. Reliability and validity of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study Neurocognitive Questionnaire. Cancer 113:2188-97, 2008.

Krull KR, Okcu MF, Potter B, Jain N, Dreyer Z, Kamdar K, Brouwers P. Screening for neurocognitive impairment in pediatric cancer long-term survivors. J Clin Oncol 26:4138-43, 2008.

Jain N, Krull KR, Brouwers P, Chintagumpala MM, Woo SY. Neuropsychological outcome following intensity-modulated radiation therapy for pediatric medulloblastoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer 51:275-9, 2008.

Krull KR, Brouwers P, Jain N, Zhang L, Bomgaars L, Dreyer Z, Mahoney D, Bottomley S, Okcu MF. Folate pathway genetic polymorphisms are related to attention disorders in childhood leukemia survivors. J Pediatr 152:101-5, 2008.

Moore IM, Miketova P, Hockenberry M, Krull K, Pasvogel A, Carey M, Kaemingk K. Methotrexate-induced alterations in Beta-oxidation correlate with cognitive abilities in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Biol Res Nurs 9:311-9, 2008.


Last update: February 2013