Titles and Roles
- Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Research Program
- Cancer Prevention and Control
Biography
Jordan Gilleland Marchak, PhD, ABPP, is Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Marchak is a behavioral scientist at Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Marchak is a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute. She currently co-chairs the Society of Pediatric Psychology's Hematology/Oncology/BMT Special Interest Group and the Psychosocial Guidelines Working Group for the International Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Guideline Harmonization Group. She serves on the Children’s Oncology Group Supportive Care Committee and the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study Psychology Steering Committee.
Education
Dr. Marchak received her PhD in Psychology from University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. She completed her residency in clinical psychology at Medical College of Georgia and Department of Veteran's Affairs Medical Center and her postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric psychology at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
Research
Dr. Marchak has built a program of clinical research focused on pediatric cancer survivors' healthcare self-management, healthy lifestyle behaviors, and readiness for transition to adult centered care.
Below is a listing of current federal grants for the above principal investigator.
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Publications
Dr. Marchak has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and she serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Pediatric Psychology.
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