Hannah-Lise Schofield, PhD, ABPP-CN
Areas of expertise: Pediatric oncology, Neuropsychological assessment of pediatric oncology patients, Oncology-related interventions
Locations: Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care
About Hannah-Lise Schofield, PhD, ABPP-CN
Dr. Schofield's research focuses on neurocognitive outcomes of oncology treatment. Her areas of interest are acute and long-term neurotoxicity and cognitive sequelae of cellular therapy and transplant. She is the primary investigator (PI) on two funded studies of cognitive functioning after hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy.
Titles
Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Clinical Director II, Section of Neuropsychology & Assessment
Pediatric Neuropsychology Fellowship Director
Associate Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Clinical Neuropsychology – American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP-CN)
Pediatric Neuropsychology – American Board of Professional Psychology
Awards and Honors
2011, APA Convention Travel Awards for Early Career Professionals
2011, National Register of Health Services Providers in Psychology Early Career Psychologist Credentialing Scholarship
2009, Allegheny General Hospital Psychology Internship Honors
2007, Robert and Ruth Faris Child Psychology Fund for Conference Travel
2005, Naomi A. Fischer Graduate Fellowship
2003-2008, Bunton-Waller Fellowship, Pennsylvania State University
2001, Mary Lyon Scholar, Mount Holyoke College
1997-2001, Mount Holyoke College Scholarship
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
International Neuropsychology Society (INS), Member
National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN), Member
American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN), Member
American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), Member
American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN), Member/Mentor
Children’s Oncology Group (COG): Behavioral Sciences Liaison for Cellular Therapy
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial positions
2018-2023, Member of the Editorial Board, Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology
Journal of Urban Health, Reviewer
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Reviewer
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Reviewer
American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology, Practice Sample reviewer,
Research Interests
Attention, inconsistency, and variability in cognitive performance of children/adolescents with neurological disorders and disease processes affecting the central nervous system Long-term cognitive outcomes of children exposed to medical intervention and treatment (e.g., sedation, ventilation, chemotherapy, radiation)
Education & training
Graduate Degree
PhD - Clinical Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
MS - Clinical Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Internship
Clinical Psychology - Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Fellowship
Clinical Neuropsychology - Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Publications
PubMed
Publications
2025
Brumm VL, Kidd SA, Logan BR, Chunara F, Heimall J, Griffith LM, Kohn DB, Sanchez L, Bednarski JJ, Martinez C, Lugt MV, Kapoor N, Wright N, Spitzer B, Oved JH, Chandra S, Chellapandian D, Ebens CL, Petrovic A, Rayes A, Haines HL, Lust H, Schofield HT, Christopher L, Harris LL, Satter LF, Burroughs L, Dvorak CC, Haddad E, Leiding JW, Marsh RA, Notarangelo LD, Pai SY, Pulsipher MA, Puck JM, Cowan MJ, Shah AJ. Neurodevelopmental outcomes following hematopoietic cell transplantation for patients with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID): A PIDTC study. J Hum Immun. 2025 Dec 17;2(1):e20250163. doi: 10.70962/jhi.20250163. PMID: 41608119; PMCID: PMC12829746.
Khakoo, Y., Dias, B, Hauptman, A., Milligan, K.L., Milligan, S., Rossor, T., Schofield, H.T., and Michaelis, M. (2025). Children's sleep habits before, during, and after active Opsoclonus Myoclonus Ataxia Syndrome. Annals of Neurology, 98(S35).
Peterson, R.K., Hess, C.T., Sy, M., Jacobson, L.A., Janzen, L., Hammer, S.N., & Schofield, H.T. (2025.) Neuropsychological functioning in pediatric patients with leukemia or lymphoma treated with CAR T-Cell Therapy: A retrospective chart review. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 72, e31716.
2024
Paltin, I., Sy, M., Lundy, S., Ayr-Volta, L., Canale, R., Fong, G., Janke, K., Pfeifle, G., Quinton, T., Schofield, H.T., & Warren, E.(2024). Neuropsychological late effects and quality of life outcomes in pediatric brain tumor survivors: Role of pediatric neurologists in monitoring and management. Pediatric Neurology, 161, 149-157.
2022
Schofield, H.T., Fabrizio, V., Braniecki, S., Pelletier, W., Eissa, H., Murphy, B., Chewning, J., Barton, K., Embry, L.M., Levine, J.E., Schultz, K.R., and Page, K.M.: Monitoring Neurocognitive Functioning after Pediatric Cellular Therapy or Hematopoietic Cell Transplant: Guidelines from the COG Neurocognition in Cellular Therapies Task Force. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy 28(10): 625-636.
Janke, K., Paltin, I., Schofield, H., Sy, M., & Kearns, Z. (2022. Language development and outcomes in pediatric brain tumor. Neuro-Oncology, 24(Supplement 1), i138.
2021
Phillips, N., Duke, E., Schofield, H., & Ullrich, N. (2021). Neurotoxic effects of cancer therapy and its potential neurocognitive impact. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 39(16), 1752-1765.
2020
Mack, A., & Schofield, H. (2020). Applying (or not?) CAR-T neurotoxicity experience to COVID19 delirium and agitation. Psychosomatics, 61(6), 859–860.
2018
Paltin, I., Schofield, H., & Baran, J. (2018). Rehabilitation and pediatric oncology: Supporting patients and families during and after treatment. Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports, 6 (2), 107–114.
Kelly, D.L., Buchbinder, D., Duarte, R.F., Auletta, J.J., Bhatt, N., Byrne, M., DeFilipp,Z., Gabriel, M., Mahindra, A., Norkin, M., Schoemans, H., Shah, A.J., Ahmed, I., Atsuta, Y., Basak, G.W., Beattie, S., Bhella, S., Bredeson, C., Bunin, N., Dalal, J., Daly, A., Gajewski, J., Gale, R.P., Galvin, J., Hamadani, M., Hayashi, R.J., Adekola, K., Law, J., Lee, C.J., Liesveld, J., Malone, A.K., Nagler,A., Naik,S., Nishihori, T., Parsons, S.K., Scherwath, A., Schofield, H., Soiffer, R., Szer, J., Twist, I., Warwick, A., Wirk, B.M., Yi, J., Battiwalla, M., Flowers, M.E., Savani, B., & Shaw, B.E. (2018). Neurocognitive dysfunction in hematopoietic cell transplant recipients: Expert review from the Late Effects and Quality of Life Working Committee of the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research and Complications and Quality of Life Working Party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Biology of Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation, 24 (2), 228–241
2009
Schofield, H., & Getz, G.E. (2009). Associations between conduct problem behaviors and measures of executive functioning in a child clinical sample. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 24, 455.
Bierman, K.L., Torres, M.T., & Schofield, H. (2009.) Developmental factors related to the assessment of social skills. In C. Erdley (Ed.), Practitioner’s Guide to Empirically-Based Measures of Social Skills. New York: Springer.
2008
Schofield, H.T., Bierman, K.L., Heinrich, B., & Nix, R. (2008.) Predicting early sexual activity in girls with behavior problems exhibited at school entry and in preadolescence. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 36, 1175-1188.
2003
Doyle, A., Biederman, J., Monoteaux, M., Cohan, S., Schofield, H., and Faraone, S. (2003.) Diagnostic threshold for Conduct Disorder in girls and boys. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 191(6), 379-386.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2009
Bierman, K.L., Torres, M.T., & Schofield, H.T. (2009.) Developmental factors related to the assessment of social skills. In C. Erdley (Ed.), Practitioner’s Guide to Empirically-Based Measures of Social Skills. New York: Springer.