Presentations

Podium Talks

• Boles, J.C., Gilman, A. & Williams, N. (2025, November). Parent-led reading intervention and parent anxiety in the NICU. Presentation given for Pediatric Nursing Grand Rounds, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN.
• Romer, K., Jones, M., & Boles, J.C. (2025, October). Legacy perceptions of parents/caregivers of medically complex children. Podium presentation given at the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
• Hughie, A., Runyan, P., & Boles, J.C. (2025, October). Seen and heard: Elevating the child’s voice in pediatric behavioral health boarding care. Podium presentation given at the ANCC National Magnet and Pathway to Excellence Conference, Atlanta, GA.
• Boles, J.C. (2025, September). A lifetime of moments: Building memories and living your child’s legacy together. Invited presentation given for the Courageous Parents’ Network and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
• Boles, J.C. (2025, July). How child life can optimize the A-through-F bundle. Podium presentation given for the 15^th Annual Conference of the American Delirium Society, Nashville, TN.
• Glass, K., & Boles, J.C. (2025, June). Introducing the Child Life Academic Society. Presentation given for the Child Life Circle, Austin, TX.
• Boles, J.C. (2025, June). Assessment, communication, and legacy building at end of life. Presentation given for the Patient and Family Centered Care Division at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, CA.
• Boles, J.C., Burns-Nader, S., Lockett, A., & Cartmell, L. (2025, May). Intentional innovation: A regional internship match pilot program. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Child Life Professionals, Los Angeles, CA.
• Boles, J.C. (2025, May). Nurturing yourself: A Mother’s Day celebration of self-care. Invited webinar given for the Eunie’s Buddies Foundation, Miami, FL.
• Boles, J.C., Hughie, A., & Runyan, P. (2025, May). Individualizing behavioral health admissions: Pediatric patient perspectives. Presentation given for Pediatric Nursing Grand Rounds, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN.
• Boles, J., Fortier, M., Hickey, E., Hinton, T., Kentor, R., Mikkelsen, M., & Fossa, M. (2025, April). AAHPM Pediatric state of the science. Podium presentation given at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.
• Boles, J.C., Grissim, L.C., & Shreeve, S.L. (2025, February). Facility dog intervention and young children’s anxiety during echocardiogram and electrocardiogram. Presentation given for Pediatric Nursing Grand Rounds, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN.
• Boles, J.C. (2024, November). What we know now about grief. Invited Keynote presentation given for the 2^nd Annual Children’s Grief Conference, Nashville, TN.
• Boles, J.C. (2024, September). What we live and leave: Legacy from six vantage points. Invited Grand Rounds presentation given for New York City Health and Hospitals, New York City, NY.
• Boles, J.C. (2024, September). In pursuit of progress: Inquiry and the child life professional. Invited keynote presentation given at the Florida Association of Child Life Professionals Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
• Boles, J., Harris, V., Caylor, C., Keller, B., & Baddley, D. (May 2024). Demolishing the silos: Clinical and academic program collaboration to elevate the child life profession. Child Life Conference. San Antonio, TX. [Podium].
• Keller, B., & Boles, J. (May 2024). Bearing the unseen burden: Ambiguous loss in teens living with chronic illness. Child Life Conference. San Antonio, TX. [Podium].
• Boles, J., Daniels, S., Cantrell, K., & Wittenberg Camp, B. (May 2024). Research rapid review: This year’s evidence on child life practice. Child Life Conference. San Antonio, TX. [Podium].
• Boles, J., Daniels, S., & Burns-Nader, S. (May 2024). Understanding entry: Motivation, engagement, and burnout in emerging child life professionals. Child Life Conference. San Antonio, TX. [Podium].
• Keller, B., & Boles, J. (Apr 2024). Naming and breaking barriers: The experiences of students pursuing child life internships. Pacific Northwest Child Life Association. Online session. [Podium].
• Keller, B., & Gill, M. A. (Apr 2024). Helping students be their best autistic selves. Ventura County Future and Current Educators Conference. Online session. [Invited presentation].
• Keller, B. (Nov 2023). Understanding and addressing neurodivergent needs in perianesthesia care. Tennessee Society of Perianesthesia Nurses. Nashville, TN. [Podium].
• Keller, B., & Boles, J. (Nov 2023). Child life services for siblings of chronically ill children. Third International Sibling Research Summit. Rosemont, IL. [Invited presentation].
• Guzy, A. (July 2023). Journals: A promising family-centered intervention in the PICU. Southeastern Association of Child Life Professionals. Auburn, AL. [Podium].
• Keller, B. (July 2023). Naming and breaking barriers: The experiences of students pursuing child life internships. Southeastern Association of Child Life Professionals. Auburn, AL. [Podium].
• Keller, B. (July 2023). Supporting siblings of children with chronic illness. Great Lakes Association of Child Life Professionals Webinar Series. Online session. [Podium].
• Gill, M. A., & Keller, B. (Apr 2023). Providing neurodiversity-affirming, strengths-based clinical care to autistic patients and families. The Children’s Hospital at TriStar Centennial – Lunch & Learn Session. Nashville, TN. [Podium].
• Wang, J. (Sept 2022). Self-reported burnout levels of Certified Child Life Specialists. Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair. Nashville, TN. [Podium].

Poster Presentations

• Shreeve, S., Grissim, L., & Boles, J.C. (2025, October). Impact of facility dog intervention on young children’s anxiety during outpatient ECHO and EKG. Poster presented at the American Nurses Enterprise Research Symposium, Atlanta, GA.
• Borchik, A.K., & Boles, J.C. (2024, November). Preparation for pediatrics: Education and training experiences of chaplains who care for children. Poster presentation given for the Pediatric Chaplains Network’s Fall Scientific Seminar (virtual).
• Grissim, L., Shreeve, S., Keller, B.P., & Boles, J.C. (Sep 2024). Impact of facility dog intervention on young children’s anxiety during outpatient ECHO and EKG. Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Collaborative. St. Louis, MO. [Poster].
• Rothenberg, E., Wiebe, M., & Boles, J. (May 2024). Caring for children in state custody: Recommendations for hospital-based teams. Pediatric Academic Society. Toronto, Ontario. [Poster].
• Abney, M, & Boles, J. (Apr 2024). Stress and coping in siblings of individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair. Nashville, TN. [Poster].
• Josephson, S. (Apr 2024). Child life and children of adult cancer patients. Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair. Nashville, TN. [Poster].
• Red Wing, J., Keller, B., & Boles, J. (Nov 2023). Caring for tomorrow’s resilient youth? Healthcare providers’ lack of trauma-informed approaches to pediatric medical traumatic stress. Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program. Nashville, TN. [Poster].
• Shen, Y. (Nov 2023). Middle-ground parenting: A mixed-methods, multiple-case study of Chinese families with college students in the US. Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program. Nashville, TN. [Poster].
• Keller, B., & Boles, J. (Oct 2023). “I’m not trying to be difficult when I can’t do things”: Transitioning from pediatric to adult healthcare on the autism spectrum. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition. Washington, DC. [Poster].
• Van Noy, N., Vasilakos, N., & Orsolini, K. (July 2023). Psychosocial interventions for hospitalized children with disabilities. Southeastern Association of Child Life Professionals. Auburn, AL. [Poster].
• Regan, M. (Apr 2023). “Thrown out of a moving train” – Caregiver experiences in the transition from pediatric intensive to acute care. Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair. Nashville, TN. [Poster].
• Shen, Y. (Apr 2023). Stress, school, family: Perspectives from Chinese international students and their parents. Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair. Nashville, TN. [Poster].
• Toraño, V. (Oct 2022). The trauma of the transition: Parent experiences of transition from pediatric to acute care. Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Collaborative. [Poster].
• Toraño, V., & Wang, N. (Sept 2022). The experiences and unmet needs of caregivers of children with medical complexities – A qualitative study. Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair. Nashville, TN. [Poster].