Karlson, Cynthia W., Ph.D.
Specialties: Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hematology/Oncology, Psychology
Gender: Female
Biography: Cynthia Karlson, Ph.D. is Director of Inpatient Pediatric Psychology for Children's of Mississippi and a Supervision for the UMMC Department of Psychiatry Clinical Psychology Internship. Dr. Karlson was recently appointed as Vice-Chair of Pediatric Research. Dr. Karlson specializes in pediatric health psychology and psychological aspects of pediatric hematology/oncology. Dr. Karlson received her B.S. in psychology from the University of Florida and completed her M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical health psychology from the University of Kansas. Dr. Karlson completed her pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dr. Karlson's program of research focuses on chronic pain and biopsychosocial factors (e.g., mood, sleep, physical activity) that influence pain in children with cancer and sickle cell disease. Other research projects include neurocognitive screening and longitudinal adjustment in pediatric hematology/oncology. Dr. Karlson has extensive expertise in the treatment of adjustment to pediatric cancer and sickle cell disease, chronic pain, learning disorders, and other health-related concerns (e.g., bereavement, pica). She is committed to providing patients with the highest quality of behavioral healthcare and clinical psychology residents with the highest level of evidence-based training. Outside of the hospital, she enjoys soccer, camping, and spending time with her family.
My Approach to Healthcare
I am a Pediatric Psychologist devoted to integrative healthcare. Integrative healthcare seeks to reduce the burden on patients and maximize patient outcomes by working as a team with all medical providers. My educational background as a pediatric psychologist has taught me to approach from a comprehensive Biopsychosocial and Family Systems perspective. This allows me to treat the entire patient.
Practice Locations
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Children's of Mississippi Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216 View Location |
Accepted Insurance Plans
The University of Mississippi Medical Center accepts all plans, but may not be an in-network provider with your plan. We encourage you to contact your insurer and ask if the plan is in network with UMMC. Always contact your insurance carrier for specific coverage information.
*Note: Grenada and Holmes County locations have different payor contracts. Oral Surgeons are considered in-network to the medical health plans listed below NOT dental.
Medicare health insurance plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage
- Medicare - Fee For Service
- Railroad Medicare - Fee for Service
- Shared Health Mississippi
- United Healthcare (except DSNP)
- Vantage Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
- Wellcare - Medicare Advantage
Medicaid health plans
- Mississippi Medicaid
- MS CAN - Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, United Healthcare
- Medicaid MS CHIP - Molina MS CHIP and United Healthcare
Dental plans
- Always Care
- Medicaid
- MS CAN - Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, United Healthcare
- Ambetter - Magnolia Health Plan
Commercial, Marketplace and other health plans
- Always Care - Dental & Vision
- Avesis (Molina)
- Aetna Health Management
- Ambetter - Magnolia Health Plan
- American Life Care - PHCS/Multiplan
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi
- Cenpatico - Behavioral Health
- Cigna PPO and Behavioral Health (excludes transplants)
- Corvel Healthcare Corp
- First Choice Health Plan - includes Humana PPO Commercial, but not Humana Medicare Advantage
- First Health Network/Coventry - Aetna
- Government Employees Health Insurance Association (GEHA) - United Healthcare
- Hattiesburg Clinic Professional Association - MPCN
- Interlink Health Services - Transplant Services
- LifeTrac - Transplant Services
- Mississippi Department of Rehab Services (MDRS)
- Mississippi Health Partners (MHP) - Family Medicine Only
- Mississippi Physicians Care Network (MPCN)
- Mississippi State Hospital
- Mississippi State and School Employees' Health Insurance Plan (AHS Network administered by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi)
- Multiplan - PHCS/American Life Care
- North Mississippi Health Link
- OptumHealth Care Solutions, Inc. - Transplant Services
- OptumHealth VA CCN
- PPO Plus, LLC/Zelis/Stratose
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Tricare
- United Healthcare - PPO Commercial, CHIP, MSCAN, Behavioral Health
- Vantage Health Plan - Commercial, PPACA Plan and Medicare Advantage Plan
- Veterans Administration
Education
| Fellowship: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| Internship: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
Experience
Current Positions
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 | 07/2019 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) for Mississippi Licensure | 05/2013 - 06/2014 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Research Award 3rd Place (mentee), UMMC, Department of Pediatrics | 2022 |
| Research Snapshot Presentation Award Winner (mentee), Virtual Critical Care Congress | 2022 |
| Research Award 1st Place (mentee), UMMC, Department of Pediatrics | 2021 |
| Leadership Training Awardee, University of Mississippi Medical Center Department of Pediatrics | 2019 |
| Faculty Research Mentor Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry | 2018 |
| Mentoring Academy Awardee, Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research | 2017 |
| Eugene Walker Award Honorable Mention, Society for Pediatric Psychology | 2013 |
| Mentored Student Poster, Society of Behavioral Medicine | 2012 |
| CAM Student Research Award, Society of Behavioral Medicine, Complementary and Alternative Medicine SIG | 2010 |
| Distinguished Service Award, University of Kansas | 2010 |
| Meritorious Student Abstract Award, Society of Behavioral Medicine | 2010 |
| Sandy Dinoff Memorial Health Psychology, Research Award, University of Kansas | 2009 |
| Doris Sheets Scholarship, University of Kansas | 2009 |
| C. R. Snyder Award for Research Achievement, University of Kansas | 2008 |
| Citation Award for Paper Presentation, Society of Behavioral Medicine | 2008 |
| B. Kent Houston Award in Clinical Health Psychology, University of Kansas | 2007 |
| College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Two-Year Scholar, University of Florida | 2003 |
| Society of Phi Beta Kappa, University of Florida | 2003 |