Jenna A. Chiang, PsyD
Dr. Jenna Chiang joined the Neurological Institute and the Cancer and Blood Disease Institute at CHLA after completing an APA-accredited pediatric neuropsychology internship at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and a two-year APPCN-accredited postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology at the University of Texas at Austin / Dell Medical School. Dr. Chiang specializes in neuropsychological evaluation of children and adolescents with epilepsy and cancer. She is also bilingual in English and Spanish and provides bilingual neuropsychological services to Spanish-speaking patients and their families.
Dr. Chiang holds an appointment as Assistant Professor of Neurology and Clinical Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. Her research is focused on investigating bilingualism and neuropsychological outcomes in pediatric epilepsy and cancer along with health-related disparities and the impact of psychosocial factors in medically complex children.
Education
Azusa Pacific University, Clinical Psychology
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Neuropsychology
The University of Texas at Austin/Dell Medical School, Pediatric Neuropsychology
Accomplishments
Licensed Psychologist (CA)
International Neuropsychological Society (INS)
Hispanic Neuropsychological Society (HNS)
American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN)
Publications
Chiang, J. A., Tran, T., Swami, S., Shin, E., Nussbaum, N., DeLeon, R., Hermann, B., Clarke, D., & Schraegle., W. A. (2023). Neighborhood disadvantage and health-related quality of life in pediatric epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2023.109171
Chiang, J. A., Feghali, P. T., Saavedra, A., & Whitaker, A. M. (2022). Effects of sleep disturbance on neuropsychological functioning in patients with pediatric brain tumor. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-022-03954-4
Chiang, J. A., Shumakova, V., Greenfield, K., Patterson, M., & Boxer, O. R. (2020). Proposed phenotype for females with SETD5 gene variation: A case report. Journal of Neurology and Neuroscience, 11(3), 320. doi: 10.36648/2171-6625.11.1.320
Research
Health-related disparities and psychosocial considerations in medically complex children, and bilingualism and neuropsychological outcomes in pediatric epilepsy and cancer.