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Kirsten K. Ness, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Member, St. Jude Faculty
PI, Human Performance Lab
Co-Leader, Cancer Control and Survivorship Program
Endowed Chair in Cancer Survivorship
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Contact Information
Kirsten K. Ness, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Epidemiology and Cancer Control
MS 735
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
Education
BA – College of St. Scholastica (1983) MA – Augsburg College (1998) MPH – University of Minnesota (2002) PhD – University of Minnesota (2004)
Honors & Awards
- 2023 Gaylord Anderson Leadership Award, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
- 2021 Cancer Rehabilitation Distinguished Lectureship, American College of Rehabilitation Medicine
- 2020 Helen J. Hislop Award for Outstanding Contributions to Professional Literature American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
- 2019 Team Science Award, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
- 2015 Catherine Worthingham Fellow, American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
- 2012 Research Award, Oncology Section, American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
- 2011 Elected Member, Society for Pediatric Research
- 2003 PODS I Scholarship, Foundation for Physical Therapy
- 1979 – 1983 Benedictine Scholar, College of St. Scholastica
Research Interests
- Clinical and population measurement of physical performance and disability
- Exercise, physical activity and dietary intervention to prevent and remediate frail health
- Accelerated aging in cancer survivors
- Analysis of epidemiologic data
- Cardiac rehabilitation
Current Research
- Establishment of a Lifetime Cohort of Adults Surviving Childhood Cancer, Co-Principal Investigator
- Remote Exercise Intervention for Survivors of Childhood Cancer with Exercise Intolerance, Co-Principal Investigator
- Web-based Physical Activity Intervention for Children with Cancer, Principal Investigator
- Longitudinal Assessment of Frailty in Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer, Principal Investigator
- Aerobic Training Intervention for Children with Newly Diagnosed Medulloblastoma, Principal Investigator
- Low Magnitude Stimulation to Prevent Bone Loss in Children with ALL, Principal Investigator
- A Placebo-Controlled Intervention Trial for Frailty and Senescence, Co-Investigator
- Functional Outcomes in Children Treated with Proton Beam Radiotherapy, Co-Investigator
- Sleep Apnea in Survivors of Childhood Cancer Treated with Thoracic Radiation, Co-Investigator
- The Pro-Inflammatory Effects of Acute Exercise in Children with Sickle Cell Anemia, Co-Investigator
- Childhood Cancer Survivor Study, Executive Committee
- Patient-Reported Outcomes Version of the CTCAE for Childhood Cancer Survivors, Co-Investigator
Clinical Trials
Recruiting
Study goal:
To establish a lifetime group of childhood cancer survivors treated at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and to evaluate health outcomes in aging survivors of pediatric cancer
Age:
Participants must be at least 5 years from diagnosis of childhood cancer between 1962-2012, treated and followed at St. Jude
