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CURRICULUM VITAE

Jennifer M. Knight MD, MS
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Clinical Cancer Center
9200 W Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
1999 - BS - Zoology and Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
2004 - MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2015 - MS - Clinical and Translational Science, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
07/2004 - 06/2009 Residency - Internal Medicine/Psychiatry, Rush University Medical Center (RUMC), Chicago, IL
07/2009 - 06/2011 Research Fellowship, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) National Research Service Award (NRSA), Rochester, NY

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
08/2009 - 06/2011 Attending, Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Service, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
08/2009 - 06/2011 Attending, Behavioral Medical and Surgical Unit, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
08/2009 - 06/2011 Attending, Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
2009 - 2011 Senior Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
09/2011 - Present Neuroscience Faculty, Neuroscience Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
09/2011 - Present Attending, Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Service, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
09/2011 - 06/2019 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (Primary)
09/2011 - 12/2013 Attending, Psychosomatic Medicine Outpatient Clinic, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
09/2011 - Present Supervising Physician & Attending, Psycho-Oncology Clinic, Cancer Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2015 - 06/2019 Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (secondary)
03/2017 - 06/2019 Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (Secondary)
07/2019 - Present Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (Secondary)
07/2019 - Present Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (Primary)
07/2019 - Present Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (Secondary)

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
N/A

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
2011 - Present Physician Scientist Pathway Faculty Liaison, Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2019 - Present Co-Director, Clinical and Translational Research Pathway, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
07/2008 - 06/2009 Chief Resident, Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Residency, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
01/2015 - Present Medical Director, Psycho-Oncology Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

RESEARCH ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
N/A

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
2011 - Present Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital (FMLH), Milwaukee, WI
2011 - Present Community Memorial Hospital, Menomonee Falls, WI
2013 - Present St. Joseph's Hospital, West Bend, WI

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
American Board of Internal Medicine
2009
2021
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
2010
2020
   
Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
State of Illinois
2004
2009
State of New York
252024-1
2009
12/31/2012
State of Wisconsin
56188-020
05/31/2013
10/31/21
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
2009 - 2010 William Webb Research Fellowship, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
2009 - 2011 National Research Service Award, University of Rochester, National Institute of Mental Health
2010 - 2013 National Institute of Health Loan Repayment Program Award, 7/1/10-6/30/13
2011 - 2013 Clinical Research Scholars Program; Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2012 - 2013 Charles E. Kubly Foundation, $5000 grant to support Grand Rounds and supplemental educational materials on Suicide and the Cancer Patient (Speaker and consultant)
2014 - 2016 Collaborator and medical consultant/supervisor on $80, 000 Coleman Grant with Stillwaters Cancer Support Services to provide one full time counselor for two years at FMLH
2015 - 2018 Best Doctors in America
2017 - 2018 National Institute of Health Loan Repayment Program Award
2018 - 2019 Woman Rising Pioneer in Research Award Nominee
2019 - 2020 National Institute of Health Loan Repayment Program Award
2010 - Medical Fellow Travel Scholarship Award, American Psychosomatic Society
2008 - Martin Fenton Award for Outstanding Medicine/Psychiatry Resident, The Association of Medicine and Psychiatry
2012 - Recipient of $10, 000 Private Donation to Psycho-Oncology Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2005 - Applause Award, Department of Psychiatry, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
2013 - Recipient of $20, 000 Private Donation to Psycho-Oncology Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2013 - Recipient of $25, 000 Private Donation to Psycho-Oncology Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2014 - Fellowship status, Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry (FACLP)
2004 - Houghton Award to a medical student demonstrating excellence in socioeconomic and scientific medical issues, Wisconsin Medical Society
2015 - Recipient of $75, 000 Private Donation to Psycho-Oncology Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2016 - American Association of Medical Colleges Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar Attendee
2016 - Recipient of $75000 Private Donation to MCW Psycho-Oncology Program
2001 - AMA Government Relations Health Policy Intern, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Occupant Protection Division; Washington, DC
1998 - Hilldale Research Fellowship, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison WI
2017 - Recipient of $75, 000 Private Donation to Psycho-Oncology Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2018 - Community of Innovators Award, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2009 - Research Colloquium for Junior Investigators Travel Award, American Psychiatric Association - American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education
2011 - Young Scholar Award, American Psychosomatic Society

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
2000 - 2002 Wisconsin Medical Society (Member)
2000 - 2002 Medical Society of Milwaukee County, Medical Student Member (Board of Directors (2001-2002))
2000 - 2004 American Medical Association
2008 - 2009 Association for Medicine and Psychiatry (Board of Directors)
2008 - Present Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
2008 - 2016 Association of Medicine and Psychiatry
2010 - Present Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society
2018 - Present American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Editorial Board
2019 - 2022 Associate Editor, Psychoneuroimmunology Journal

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
2000 - 2001 M-1 Liaison, Medical Student Section, American Medical Association MCW Chapter
2001 - 2002 Co-President, Medical Student Section, American Medical Association MCW Chapter
2003 Founder and Chair, First Annual MCW Primary Care Night, MCW
2007 Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Elected Program Representative, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Internal Medicine site visit committee
2011 - Present Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2011 - Present Clinical Member, MCW Cancer Center Hematologic Malignancies and Transplantation Research Program, Cancer Center, Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI
2015 Department Champion, Community Giving Campaign, Milwaukee, WI
2015 - 2018 Psychosocial Services Coordinator Representative, Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Committee
2015 Clinical Competency Committee, Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2016 - Present Committee Member, Milwaukee Trauma Outcomes Project, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2017 - Present Co-Chair, Integrative Medicine Subcommittee, Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Committee
2017 Co-Chair, Midwest Brain, Behavior, and Immunity Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL
2019 - Present Chair, Population Sciences and Behavioral Health Disease Oriented Team, Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center, Milwaukee, WI

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
2008 - 2009 Resident Member, Board of Directors, Association for Medicine and Psychiatry
2009 - 2013 Member, Research Committee, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
2012 Judge, Resident Clinical Case Vignette Competition, Association of Medicine and Psychiatry
2013 Abstract Reviewer, American Psychosomatic Society
2013 - Present Health Policy Writing Committee Member, Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2013 - Present Member, Research Subcommittee of the Research and Evidence Based Practice Committee, Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
2017 - 2018 Co-Chair, Psycho-Oncology and Palliative Care Special Interest Group, Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
2018 - Present Chair, Psycho-Oncology and Palliative Care Special Interest Group, Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
2019 - Present Founder and Co-Chair, Biobehavioral Research Special Interest Group, American Society of Transplantation and Cellular Therapies
2019 - Present Member, Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society Trainee Committee

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Peer Review
Title:
Milwaukee Trauma Outcomes Project (MTOP) (Torres)
Source:
Marquette Innovation Fund
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
07/01/17 - 06/30/20
Direct Funds:
$150,000
  
Title:
Microbial Dysbiosis and Gene Expression May Explain Disparate Health Outcomes in Ethnic Minorities (Codner, Knight, Torres)
Source:
CTSI of Southeast Wisconsin
Role:
Co-PI
Dates:
04/01/18 - 06/30/20
Direct Funds:
$50,000
  
Title:
1R01CA238562 Donor socioeconomic status as a predictor of altered immune function and treatment response following hematopoietic cell transplantation for hematologic malignancy
Source:
NCI/NIH
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
09/11/19 - 09/10/23
Direct Funds:
$212,652
  
Title:
Clinical Research Loan Repayment Award Competitive Renewal
Source:
NIH
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
10/01/19 - 09/30/20
Direct Funds:
$12,500
  
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
Clinical Research Loan Repayment Award Competitive Renewal
Source:
NIH
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
07/01/10 - 06/30/12
Direct Funds:
$35,000
  
Title:
Clinical Research Loan Repayment Award
Source:
NIH
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
07/01/12 - 06/30/13
Direct Funds:
$35,000
  
Title:
The impact of socioeconomic status on gene expression in leukocytes of hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients (Knight)
Source:
American Cancer Society
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
01/01/13 - 12/31/15
Direct Funds:
$30,000
  
Title:
Electronic patient-reported intervention to identify and triage distress in cancer patients (Weibe)
Source:
Innovations in Healthcare Delivery Award
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
07/01/13 - 06/30/14
Direct Funds:
$25,000
  
Title:
Pilot study using propranolol to decrease gene expression of stress mediated beta-adrenergic pathways in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients (Knight)
Source:
Leidos Biomed/NCI Network on Biobehavioral Pathways in Cancer; NCI Contract No. HHSN261200800001E
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
03/23/15 - 03/31/17
Direct Funds:
$48,916
  
Title:
Effect of inflammation on cognition, behavior, and psychiatric illness (Drobyski)
Source:
Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Research and Education Program
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
07/01/15 - 06/30/17
Direct Funds:
$200,000
  
Title:
Effect of tocilizumab on gene expression in leukocytes of hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients
Source:
American Cancer Society (Knight)
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
11/01/15 - 04/30/17
Direct Funds:
$20,000
  
Title:
Clinical outcomes among hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients as a function of socioeconomic status and related transcriptome differences (Knight)
Source:
National Marrow Donor Program
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
02/01/16 - 03/31/17
Direct Funds:
$35,000
  
Title:
Identification of a molecular biomarker for social disparities in cancer outcomes (Knight)
Source:
Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) KL2 Mentored Career Development Award, supported by the CTSI of Southeast Wisconsin and grants UL1TR001436 and KL2TR001438 from the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program of the National Center for Research Resources and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
07/01/16 - 06/30/19
Direct Funds:
$255,000
  
Title:
a community engaged research approach (Beyer, K)
Source:
Center for Patient Care and Outcomes Research (PCOR) Seed Grant
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
03/01/17 - 06/30/18
Direct Funds:
$30,000
  
Title:
The role of socio-environmental and biologic vulnerability (deRoon-Cassini)
Source:
CTSI of Southeast Wisconsin
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
04/01/17 - 03/31/19
Direct Funds:
$50,000
  
Title:
Clinical Research Loan Repayment Award Competitive Renewal
Source:
NIH
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
10/01/17 - 09/30/18
Direct Funds:
$25,000
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Local
Knight JM. Psycho-Oncology: Psychoneuroimmunology and Cancer. Department of Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
Knight JM. Culture, Conflict, and Co-Morbidity: Medical Management Dilemmas in a Personality-Disordered Refugee." Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester
Knight JM. Psycho-Oncology: Psychoneuroimmunology and Cancer. Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
Knight JM. Physical and Psychological Implications of Medical Training. Department of Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
Knight JM. Biological Mechanisms Linking Social Support with Health. Department of Psychiatry Social Connectedness Workgroup, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester
Knight JM. Psychosocial Effects on Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Clinical Outcomes and Biological Mechanisms. Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Knight JM, Burgoyne M, Marker L. Suicide and the Cancer Patient. MCW Department of Psychiatry/Psycho-Oncology Grand Rounds, Cancer Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Knight JM. The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Gene Expression in Leukocytes of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients, Hematologic Malignancy & Transplantation Program, Cancer Center, Medical College of Wisconsin
Knight JM. Clinical outcomes among hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients as a function of socioeconomic status and related transcriptome differences, Clinical and Translational Science Institute Research Education and Training Seminar, Medical College of Wisconsin
Knight JM, Rizzo, JD, Logan BR, Wang T, Cole SW. Altered gene transcription profiles as a function of chronic stress exposure and predictor of clinical outcomes following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Neuroscience Research Center
Knight JM and Saber W. Depression, disparities, and adverse outcomes in HSCT: Biologic mechanisms and potential interventions. Hematologic Malignancy and Transplantation Research Seminar, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Knight JM. Social disparities in cancer: a molecular biomarker and pharmacologic interventions in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Cancer Cell Biology Research Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Knight, JM. A double blind randomized multicenter trial of perioperative administration of propranolol and etodolac in resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Pancreas Club, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Kerswill SA*, Rizzo JD, Hari P, Pasquini M, D'Souza A, Logan BR, Hamadani M, Chhabra S, Dhakal B, Shah N, Horowitz MM, Cole SW, Knight JM. Feasibility of a randomized controlled pilot study using propranolol to decrease ß-adrenergic signalling in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Scholarly Pathways Scholarship Fo, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
*Denotes mentee
Knight JM, Wallace L, Restivo-Pritzl C. Suicide in the cancer patient: Part 1. Froedtert/MCW Cancer Center All Nurse Staff Meeting, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Knight JM. Stress and cancer: CNS, molecular, and genomic drug targets. Discovery & Developmental Therapeutics Program Meeting, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Knight JM, Wallace L, Restivo-Pritzl C. Suicide in the cancer patient: Part 2. Froedtert/MCW Cancer Center All Nurse Staff Meeting, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Knight JM. Translational psychiatric research in oncology: Applied psychoneuroimmunology in hematopoietic cell transplantation. Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Knight JM. Cardiovascular Disease and Stress: Pathophysiological Implications for Meditation. Department of Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
 
Regional
Knight JM. Psychosocial Factors and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Milwaukee Regional Research Forum, CTSI of Southeast Wisconsin; Milwaukee
Knight JM. Invited Panelist Discussant, "The Why and How of Survivorship Care Plans" presented by Dan McKellar, MD, Chair-Elect of the Commission on Cancer. 3rd Annual Wisconsin Survivorship Forum, Milwaukee
 
National
Knight JM. Psychosocial Effects on Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Clinical Outcomes and Biological Mechanisms. Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
Knight JM. Social disparities in cancer: a molecular biomarker and pharmacologic intervention in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Department of Psychiatry Invited Lecture, University of Miami, Miami
Knight JM. Randomized controlled pilot study using propranolol to decrease gene expression of stress-mediated β-adrenergic pathways in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Network on Biobehavioral Pathways in Cancer Capstone Meeting, National Cancer Institute, Washington
Knight JM. Translational psychiatric research in oncology: Applied psychoneuroimmunology in hematopoietic cell transplantation. Department of Psychiatry Invited Lecture, University of Wisconsin Madison
Knight JM. Randomized controlled pilot study using propranolol to decrease gene expression of stress-mediated β-adrenergic pathways in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. NCI/Leidos Biomed/Network on Biobehavioral Pathways in Cancer Final Report, Washington
Knight JM. Clinical outcomes among hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients as a function of socioeconomic status and related transcriptome differences. Immunobiology Working Committee, Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meeting, Houston
Knight JM. Translating psychiatric oncology research: Applied psychoneuroimmunology in hematopoietic cell transplantation. Department of Psychiatry, Division of Psychological Medicine Invited Lecture, Yale University, New Haven
Knight JM. Biobehavioral oncology: Translational research at the hematopoietic cell transplantation interface. Cousins Center Lectures in Psychoneuroimmunology, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior, Los Angeles
 
International
Knight JM. Randomized controlled pilot study using propranolol to decrease gene expression of stress-mediated beta-adrenergic pathways in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. National Cancer Institute's Network on Biobehavioral Pathways in Cancer Capstone Meeting, Shady Grove
Knight JM. Structure and Support for HCT Research: The Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) & the Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network (BMT CTN). Blood and Marrow Transplant Psycho-Oncology State of the Science Working Group; World Congress of Psycho-Oncology, Washington
Knight JM. Social disparities in cancer: a molecular biomarker and pharmacologic intervention in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (Part of the Cancer Symposium with co-presenters Bower JE, Penedo FJ, & Cole SW). Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, Whistler, British Columbia
 

PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Local
*Denotes mentee
Knight JM, Martens, M, Syrjala KL, Le-Rademacher J, Logan BR, Lee SJ, Jacobsen PB, Wood WA, Jim H, Wingard JR, Horowitz MM, Majhail NS, Abidi MH, Geller NL, Fei M, Wu J, Rizzo JD. Psychosocial and socioeconomic status as predictors of outcomes following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: An ancillary study from the BMT CTN 0902 randomized controlled trial (RCT)., MCW Research Day, Milwaukee
Johnson A*, Lorimer E, Szabo A, Ruizhe W, Williams CL, Knight JM. Beta-adrenergic signaling, Rap1 expression, and prenylation during hematopoietic cell transplantation: a randomized controlled trial of propranolol. Poster presentation, MCW Cancer Center Scientific Retreat, Milwaukee
Knight JM, Moynihan JA, Messing SP, Hunter BC, Huang L, Obi RO, Gaisser D, Liesveld JL, Sahler OJZ. Psychosocial Factors Predict CD8+ T Cell Recovery Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation." URMC Department of Psychiatry Annual Collier Research Session in Psychiatry, Rochester
Knight JM, Hillard CJ, Zhao S, Szabo A, Lyness JM, Sahler OJZ, Liesveld JL, Moynihan JA. Psychosocial factors, endocannabinoids, and inflammatory molecules in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. MCW Research Day, Milwaukee
Knight JM, Rizzo JD, Logan BR, Wang T, Cole SW. Low socioeconomic status affects the transcriptome of hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Poster Presentation, MCW Cancer Center Scientific Retreat, Milwaukee
Knight JM, Rizzo JD, Logan BR, Wang T, Cole SW. Low socioeconomic status affects the transcriptome of hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Poster Presentation, MCW Research Day, Milwaukee
Knight JM, Rizzo JD, Logan BR, Wang T, Kerswill S*, Cole SW. Low socioeconomic status, adverse gene expression profiles, and clinical outcomes in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Poster Presentation, Milwaukee Regional Research Forum, Milwaukee
Knight JM, Chapman BP, Talbot NL, Krasner MS, Tang W, Moynihan JA. Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Older Adults: Perceived Stress, Depression, IL-6 and Gender. URMC Department of Psychiatry Annual Collier Research Session in Psychiatry, Rochester
 
Regional
Knight JM, Chapman BP, Talbot NL, Krasner MS, Tang W, Moynihan JA. The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Perceived Stress, Loneliness, and IL-6. Madison
Knight JM, Costanzo ES, Singh S, Yin Z, Szabo A, Hillard CJ, Rizzo JD, D'Souza A, Coe CL, Drobyski WR. Pre-transplant tocilizumab is associated with more severe depression, anxiety, pain, and sleep following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Oral presentation, Midwest Brain, Behavior, and Immunity Meeting, Chicago
 
National
Knight JM, Avery EF, Janssen I, Powell LH. Cortisol and Depressive Symptoms in a Population-Based Cohort of Midlife Women. Oral Paper and Poster presentations, American Psychiatric Association - American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education, Research Colloquium for Junior Investigators, San Francisco
Knight JM, Avery EF, Janssen I, Powell LH. Flattened Diurnal Cortisol Slope in Depressed Women. Poster presentation, Association for Medicine and Psychiatry, Chicago
Knight JM, Chapman BP, Talbot NL, Krasner MS, Tang W, Moynihan JA. Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Older Adults: Differential Effects of Gender on Perceived Stress and IL-6. Oral Paper presentation, American Psychosomatic Society, Portland
Knight JM. Update in Internal Medicine for the C-L Psychiatrist: The Evaluation and Management of Chest Pain. Pre-Conference Skills Course, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, Marco Island
Knight JM. Psychosocial Factors and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Clinical Outcomes and Biological Mechanisms. Oral Paper presentation, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, Marco Island
Knight JM, Moynihan JA, Lyness JL, Xia Y, Tu X, Hunter BC, Huang L, Oliva R, Gaisser D, Liesveld JL, Sahler OJZ. Psychosocial Factors Predict Neutrophil Recovery and Cytokine Levels Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Oral Paper presentation, American Psychosomatic Society, San Antonio
* Selected for press release
Knight JM, Moynihan JA, Messing SP, Hunter BC, Huang L, Obi RO, Gaisser D, Liesveld JL, Sahler OJZ. Psychosocial Factors Predict CD4+/CD8+ Ratio Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Poster presentation, Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, Chicago
Knight JM, Moynihan JA, Messing SP, Hunter BC, Huang L, Obi RO, Gaisser D, Liesveld JL, Sahler OJZ. Psychosocial Factors Predict Immune Recovery Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Poster presentation, Association for Medicine and Psychiatry, Chicago
Knight JM. Doing Research; Tips, Tricks, and Inspirational Stories from the Coalface. An APM Research Committee Workshop. Invited Workshop presentation, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, Phoenix
Knight JM, Moynihan JA, Messing SP, Hunter BC, Huang L, Obi RO, Gaisser D, Liesveld JL, Sahler OJZ. Pre-transplant Psychosocial Factors Predict T Cell Recovery Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Oral Paper presentation, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, Phoenix
Knight JM, Rizzo JD, Logan BR, Wang T, Cole SW. Altered genetic transcription profiles among hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients based on socioeconomic status. Oral Paper presentation, American Psychosomatic Society, San Francisco
* Selected for press release
Knight JM, Rizzo JD, Logan BR, Wang T, Cole SW. Altered genetic transcription profiles among hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients based on socioeconomic status. Oral Paper Presentation, Society of Biological Psychiatry, New York
Estabrook K*, Knight JM. A case of mania secondary to aseptic meningitis. Poster Presentation, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, Ft. Lauderdale
*Denotes mentee
Knight JM, Rizzo JD, Logan BR, Wang T, Cole SW. Low socioeconomic status affects the transcriptome of hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Oral Paper Presentation, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, Ft. Lauderdale
Knight JM, Rizzo JD, Logan BR, Wang T, Cole SW. Clinical outcomes among unrelated donor transplant recipients for acute myelogenous leukemia as a function of socioeconomic status and related transcriptome differences. Oral Paper Presentati, BMT Tandem Meeting, San Diego
Koula M*, Knight JM. Increasing awareness and utilization of yoga classes for cancer patients. Poster presentation, Association for Medicine and Psychiatry, Chicago
*Denotes mentee
El-Jawahri A, Chen Y, Brazauskas R, He N, Lee SJ, Knight JM, Khera N, Hahn T, Dalal J, Bonfim C, Atsuta Y, Saber W. The impact of pre-transplant depression on outcomes of allogeneic and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Oral Paper Presentation, American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando
*Denotes mentee
*Denotes mentee
El-Jawahri A, Chen Y, Brazauskas R, He N, Lee SJ, Knight JM, Khera N, Hahn T, Dalal J, Bonfim C, Atsuta Y, Saber W. Pre-transplant depression is associated with lower overall survival, longer hospital-length-of-stay, and higher risk of grade II-IV acute graft-versus-host disease in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Oral Paper Presentation, BMT Tandem Meeting, Honolulu
**Best Abstract Award
Koula M*, Knight JM. Increasing awareness and utilization of yoga classes for cancer patients. Poster presentation, Integrative Medicine for the Underserved Conference, Irvine
Knight JM, Rizzo JD, Hari P, Pasquini MC, Kerswill S*, D'Souza A, Logan BR, Hamadani M, Chhabra S, Dhakal B, Shah N, Horowitz MM, Cole SW. Feasibility of a randomized controlled pilot study using propranolol to decrease beta-adrenergic signaling in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Poster presentation, Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, Galveston
Knight JM, Rizzo JD, Hari P, Pasquini MC, Kerswill S*, D'Souza A, Logan BR, Hamadani M, Chhabra S, Dhakal B, Shah N, Horowitz MM, Cole SW. Translational psychosomatic medicine research in oncology: challenges and feasibility of administering propranolol to reduce stress induced cancer progression. Oral Paper Presentation, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, Palm Springs
Knight JM. Research skills for C-L psychiatrists: translational research. Pre-Conference Skills Course, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, Palm Springs
D'Souza A, Millard H, Knight JM, Brazauskas R, Vogel J, Mattila D, Flynn KE, Lee SJ, Horowitz MM, Rizzo JD, Shaw BE. Patient-reported sleep quality at baseline correlates with 1-year survival after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) in adults. Poster Presentation, American Society for Hematology, Atlanta
Knight JM, Rizzo JD, Wang T, He N, Logan BR, Spellman S, Lee SJ, Cole SW. Genomic mechanisms of SES-related outcome disparities
in hematopoietic cell transplantation. Oral Paper Presentation, BMT Tandem Meeting, Salt Lake City
Knight JM, Costanzo ES, Singh S, Yin Z, Szabo A, Hillard CJ, Rizzo JD, D'Souza A, Coe CL, Drobyski WR. Pre-transplant tocilizumab is associated with more severe depression, anxiety, pain, and sleep following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Poster Presentation, BMT Tandem Meeting, Salt Lake City
Knight JM, Rizzo JD, Hari P, Giles KE*, Kerswill S*, D'Souza A, Logan BR, Hamadani M, Chhabra S, Dhakal B, Shah N, Cole SW. Propranolol inhibits stress-related gene expression profiles associated with adverse clinical outcomes in autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation recipients. Poster Presentation, BMT Tandem Meeting, Salt Lake City
Lyndon S*, Slocum S*, Knight JM. The value of distress screening and the efficacy of psychosocial interventions in psycho-oncology: an analysis of observational data. Poster Presentation, American Psychiatric Association, New York
Knight JM, Rizzo JD, Hari P, Giles KE*, Kerswill S*, D'Souza A, Logan BR, Hamadani M, Chhabra S, Dhakal B, Shah N, Cole SW. Beta-adrenergic blockade inhibits stress-related transcriptome profiles associated with worse cancer outcomes: A randomized controlled study of propranolol in hematopoietic cell transplantati, Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, Miami
Knight JM, Costanzo ES, Singh S, Yin Z, Szabo A, Hillard CJ, Rizzo JD, Raison CL, D'Souza A, Coe CL, Drobyski WR. Tocilizumab, an IL-6 receptor antagonist, is associated with worse depression, anxiety, pain, and sleep following hematopoietic cell transplantation. Poster Presentation, Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, Miami
**Selected for Poster Data Blitz Oral Session
Giles KE*+, Costanzo ES, Singh S, Yin Z, Szabo A, Drobyski WR, Hillard CJ, Rizzo JD, D'Souza A, Coe CL, Knight JM. Tocilizumab uncouples the association between baseline and subsequent fatigue in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. Poster Presentation, Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, Miami
**Selected for Poster Data Blitz Oral Session
+Trainee travel award winner
Knight JM, Rizzo JD, Hari P, D'Souza A, Logan BR, Giles KE*, Hamadani M, Chhabra S, Dhakal B, Shah N, Cole SW. Translational psycho-oncology: Neurally regulating cancer through propranolol by inhibiting stress-related gene expression profiles associated with adverse cancer outcomes. Oral Paper Present, Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, Orlando
Knight JM, Costanzo ES, Singh S, Yin Z, Szabo A, Hillard CJ, Rizzo JD, Raison CL, D'Souza A, Coe CL, Drobyski WR. Inflammation and the brain: tocilizumab may redefine our understanding of depression and related symptoms in the medically ill. Oral Paper Presentation, Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, Orlando
**Dlin-Fischer Best Oral Paper Award Nominee
O'Brien V, Knight, JM, Lahijani S, Baer W, Pirl W. CL Psychiatry Across the Illness Continuum: A Psycho-oncology/Palliative SIG Sponsored Symposium. Oral Presentation, Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
Lyndon S*, Slocum S*, Knight JM. Effectiveness of Psychosocial Interventions in Psycho-Oncology: A Prospective Study. Poster Presentation, Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, Orlando
Knight JM, Costanzo ES, Singh S, Yin Z, Szabo A, Zhu F, Hillard CJ, Rizzo JD, Runaas L*, Raison CL, Coe CL, Drobyski WR. IL-6 is not significantly associated with quality of life symptoms in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients following tocilizumab. Poster Presentation, Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meeting, Houston
*Denotes mentees
 
International
Knight JM, Chapman BP, Talbot NL, Duberstein PR, Krasner MS, Moynihan JA. The Active Components of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Poster presentation, Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, Dublin
Knight JM, Hillard CJ, Zhao S, Szabo A, Lyness JM, Saher OJZ, Liesveld JL, Moynihan JA. Psychosocial factors, endocannabinoids, and inflammatory molecules in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Poster presentation, Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society Meeting, Stockholm
Hillard CJ, Knight JM, Zhao S, Szabo A, Lyness JM, Saher OJZ, Liesveld JL, Moynihan JA. Endocannabinoids, psychosocial factors, and inflammatory markers in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Poster presentation, International Cannabinoid Research Society, Vancouver
Knight JM, Martens M, Syrjala KL, Le-Rademacher J, Logan BR, Lee SJ, Jacobsen PB, Wood WA, Jim H, Wingard JR, Horowitz MM, Majhail NS, Abidi MH, Geller NL, Fei M, Wu J, Rizzo JD. Pre-transplant health-related quality of life factors as predictors of outcomes following hematopoietic cell transplantation: A study from the BMT CTN 0902 trial. Oral Paper Presentation, World Congress of Psycho-Oncology, Washington
Syrjala KL, Yi JC, Knight JM, Le-Rademacher J, Logan BR, Lee SJ, Rizzo JD, Wood WA, Jim H, Wingard JR, Horowitz MM, Majhail NS, Abidi MH, Geller NL, Fei M, Wu J, Jacobsen PB. Cancer and treatment distress measurement over time in a multicenter cohort of hematopoietic cell transplantation recipients (BMT CTN 0902). Oral Paper Presentation, World Congress of Psycho-Oncology, Washington
Knight JM, Martens, M, Syrjala KL, Le-Rademacher J, Logan BR, Lee SJ, Jacobsen PB, Wood WA, Jim H, Wingard JR, Horowitz MM, Majhail NS, Abidi MH, Geller NL, Fei M, Wu J, Rizzo JD. Psychosocial and socioeconomic status as predictors of outcomes following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: An ancillary study from the BMT CTN 0902 randomized controlled trial (RCT)., Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society Meeting, Brighton
Knight JM, Rizzo JD, Wang T, He N, Logan BR, Spellman SR, Lee SJ, Verneris MR, Arevalo JMG, Cole SW. Molecular correlates of socioeconomic status predict acute myelogenous leukemia relapse following hematopoietic cell transplantation. Oral presentation, Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society Meeting, Berlin
deRoon-Cassini TA, Halling M, Torres L, Knight JM. Implications of exposure to community violence on posttraumatic stress disorder, allostatic load, and physical quality of life in a sample of injured urban trauma survivors. Poster presentation, Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society Meeting, Berlin
Knight JM, Rizzo JD, Hari P, D'Souza A, Logan BR, Giles KE*, Hamadani M, Chhabra S, Dhakal B, Shah N, Cole SW. Translational psycho-oncology: Neurally regulating cancer with propranolol by inhibiting stress-related gene expression profiles associated with adverse cancer outcomes. Poster presentation, International Psycho-Oncology Society, Banff, AB
Lahijani S, Knight JM, O'Brien V. Clinical dilemmas in evaluating and treating sleep disorders in cancer. Poster presentation, International Psycho-Oncology Society, Banff, AB
O' Brien V, Knight JM, Lahijani S. Challenges in psychiatric oncology: Clinical gray areas and dilemmas: Cancer-related cognitive impairment. Poster presentation, International Psycho-Oncology Society, Banff, AB
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Hospital
2000 - 2003 Interviewer, Medical Student Selection Committee
2012 - Present Member, Supportive Cancer Care Steering Committee
2012 - 2016 Member, Hematologic Malignancies and Transplantation Research Program, Cancer Center
2013 Member, Inflammation and Immunology Workgroup
2013 Member, Centralized Scheduling Implementation Workgroup, Department of Psychiatry
2014 - 2015 Cancer Committee Member, Psychosocial Services Coordinator Alternate Representative
2015 - Present Member, Clinical Competency Committee, Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship
2015 - 2019 Cancer Committee Member, Psychosocial Services Coordinator Primary Representative
2016 - Present Member, Cancer Prevention and Outcomes Research Program, Cancer Center
2018 Research Culture Focus Group
 

MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
04/2002 - Present "Older Driver" Presentation, MCW AMA Lecture Series in conjunction with the American Geriatric Society/NHTSA
2007 - Present RUMC Medical Student Clerkship Psychopharmacology of Antidepressants Lecture
2008 - Present RUMC Medical Student Clerkship Psychopharmacology of Antidepressants Lecture
2008 - 2009 Examiner, RUMC Medical Student Comprehensive Psychiatric Interview Assessment (4 hr/yr, 2 yrs)
09/2011 - Present Physician Scientist Pathway Faculty Liaison, Department of Psychiatry, MCW
01/2014 - 03/2014 Physician Scientist Pathway M1 Small Group Facilitator, MCW
01/2015 - 03/2015 Physician Scientist Pathway M1 Small Group Facilitator, MCW
09/2017 - Present Medical Scientist Training Program Women in Science Luncheon, Guest Speaker, MCW
12/2018 - Present "Translational psycho-oncology: applied psychoneuroimmunology in hematopoietic cell transplantation", Oncology Interest Group Invited Speaker
 
Resident and Fellow Education
2007 - 2009 RUMC Internal Medicine/Psychiatry PGY-2 Seminar Course in Psycho-Oncology (2hr/yr)
2009 - 2010 "Management of Chest Pain" Lecture, URMC Introduction to Medicine for Psychiatry Residents Series (2hr/yr)
2010 - Present "Antidepressant Treatment Decisions, " URMC Neurology Resident Conference
2010 - Present "Psychoneuroimmunology: An Introductory Overview", URMC, Department of Psychiatry Resident Organized Seminar Series (ROSS)
09/2012 - Present "Palliative Care and Psycho-Oncology", Department of Psychiatry Advanced Psychosomatics Lecture Series for Psychiatry Residents
10/2012 - Present "Psycho-Oncology for Non-Psychiatric Oncology Providers", Invited Lecture, Radiation Oncology Visiting Professor Series
03/2013 - Present Examiner, Clinical Skills Verification for Psychiatry Residents
07/2013 - Present "Palliative Care and Psycho-Oncology", Department of Psychiatry Advanced Psychosomatics Lecture Series for Psychiatry Residents
01/2014 - Present "Psychiatric Aspects of Hematology and Oncology", Department of Psychiatry Psychosomatic Medicine Fellow Lecture
03/2014 - Present Examiner, Clinical Skills Verification for Psychiatry Residents
04/2014 - Present "Inflammation and Neuropsychiatry", Department of Psychiatry Advanced Psychosomatics Lecture Series for Psychiatry Residents
07/2014 - Present "Palliative Care and Psycho-Oncology", Department of Psychiatry Advanced Psychosomatics Lecture Series for Psychiatry Residents
07/2014 - Present "Psychiatric Aspects of Hematology and Oncology", Department of Psychiatry Psychosomatic Medicine Fellow Lecture
09/2014 - Present "Inflammation and Neuropsychiatry", Department of Psychiatry Advanced Psychosomatics Lecture Series for Psychiatry Residents
12/2014 - Present "Psycho-Oncology for Non-Psychiatric Oncology Providers", Invited Lecture, Radiation Oncology Visiting Professor Series
03/2015 - Present Examiner, Clinical Skills Verification for Psychiatry Residents
08/2015 - Present "Psychiatric Aspects of Hematology and Oncology", Department of Psychiatry Psychosomatic Medicine Fellow Lecture
08/2015 - Present "Palliative Care and Psycho-Oncology", Department of Psychiatry Advanced Psychosomatics Lecture Series for Psychiatry Residents
09/2015 - Present Inflammation and Neuropsychiatry", Department of Psychiatry Advanced Psychosomatics Lecture Series for Psychiatry Residents
09/2016 - Present "Inflammation and Neuropsychiatry", Department of Psychiatry Advanced Psychosomatics Lecture Series for Psychiatry Residents
10/2016 - Present "Psychiatric Aspects of Hematology and Oncology", Department of Psychiatry Psychosomatic Medicine Fellow Lecture
11/2016 - Present "Palliative Care and Psycho-Oncology", Department of Psychiatry Advanced Psychosomatics Resident Lecture
08/2017 - Present "Psychiatric Aspects of Hematology and Oncology", Department of Psychiatry Psychosomatic Medicine Fellow Lecture
08/2017 - Present "Inflammation and Neuropsychiatry", Department of Psychiatry Advanced Psychosomatics Resident Lecture
09/2017 - Present "Palliative Care and Psycho-Oncology", Department of Psychiatry Advanced Psychosomatics Lecture Series for Psychiatry Residents
03/2018 - Present Examiner, Clinical Skills Verification for Psychiatry Residents
08/2018 - Present "Palliative Care and Psycho-Oncology", Department of Psychiatry Advanced Psychosomatics Lecture Series for Psychiatry Residents
08/2018 - Present "Inflammation and Neuropsychiatry", Department of Psychiatry Advanced Psychosomatics Resident Lecture
11/2018 - Present "Psychiatric Aspects of Hematology and Oncology", Department of Psychiatry Psychosomatic Medicine Fellow Lecture
07/2019 - Present "Inflammation and Neuropsychiatry", Department of Psychiatry Advanced Psychosomatics Resident Lecture
07/2019 - Present "Palliative Care and Psycho-Oncology", Department of Psychiatry Advanced Psychosomatics Lecture Series for Psychiatry Residents
 

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Community/Lay Public
09/2014 Medical College of Wisconsin, "Depression in Cancer Patients", Department of Psychiatry, 3rd Annual Depression Recognition Day
 

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
 
Research Programs
2017 - Present Biobehavioral Oncology Research Group, Founder and Co Chair, MCW Cancer Center
2019 - Present Co-Founder and Inaugural Chair, Population Sciences and Behavioral Health Disease Oriented Team, MCW Cancer Center
 
Clinical Programs
2011 - Present Psycho-Oncology Physician Practice, MCW Cancer Center
2011 - 2014 Consultation-Liaison (CL) Outpatient Clinic, MCW Tosa Center, Department of Psychiatry
2014 - 2016 Clinical Partner Liaison, Coleman Foundation Grant between MCW/Froedtert Cancer Center and Stillwaters Cancer Support Services, $80,000
 
Community Programs
07/2012 - Present Sponsor for MCW Cancer Center Consultation and Presentation by Donald Rosenstein, Director, Comprehensive Cancer Support Program, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; "Supportive Care for Patient
11/2012 - Present Sponsor for Neuroscience Research Center Seminar by Christopher Coe, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "The Relevance of Psychoneuroimmunology for Understanding Illness and Promoting Health"
07/2013 - Present Sponsor for BMT Program Educational Series Lecture by Erin Costanzo, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "Integrating Psychosocial Care in the BMT Setting"
04/2017 - Present Sponsor for MCW Cancer Center Grand Rounds by Steve Cole, PhD, University of California-Los Angeles, "Neural Regulation of the Cancer Genome"
06/2017 - Present Sponsor for MCW Cancer Biology/Neuroscience Research Center Seminar by Erica Sloan, PhD, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, "Neural Signaling Remodels Tumor Lymphatics: Repurposing Beta-Block
09/2018 - Present Sponsor for MCW Neuroscience Research Center Seminar by Charles Raison, MD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "Blast from the Past: Understanding Ancient Mind-Body Causes of Depression to Optimize 21st
03/2019 - Present Sponsor for MCW Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds Invited Speaker, Charles Raison, MD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "Blast from the Past: Understanding Ancient Mind-Body Causes of Depression t
09/2019 - Present Sponsor for MCW Neuroscience Research Center/Milwaukee Trauma Outcomes Project Seminar by Gregory Miller, PhD, Northwestern University "Towards a mechanistic understanding of childhood adversity and p
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
2012 - 2016 Board Member, Stillwaters* Cancer Support Services *Stillwaters is a local, community-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide professional support services at no cost for people livin
2012 - 2016 Program Committee Chair, Stillwaters Cancer Support Services
2013 Keynote speaker, Stillwaters Cancer Support Services press conference and reception with the Milwaukee Jewish Community Center
2016 Featured Expert, Fox 6 News Wake Up, Behavioral Health and Breast Cancer
2016 - 2019 Board of Visitors, University of Wisconsin Department of Psychology
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Knight JM, Avery EF, Janssen I, Powell LH. Cortisol and depressive symptoms in a population-based cohort of midlife women. Psychosomatic Medicine 2010; 72:855-861. PMID: 20841562
2. Knight JM. Physiological and neurobiological aspects of stress and their relevance for residency training. Academic Psychiatry 2013; 37:1-5. PMID: 23338864
3. Gallegos A, Hoerger M, Talbot N, Krasner M, Knight JM, Moynihan JA, Duberstein P. Toward identifying the effects of specific components of mindfulness-based stress reduction on biological and emotional outcomes among older adults. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2013; 19(10): 787-792. PMID: 23383976
4. Knight JM, Lyness, JL, Sahler OJZ, Liesveld JL, Moynihan JA: Psychosocial factors and stem cell transplantation: potential biobehavioral pathways. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2013; 38(11): 2383-2393. PMID: 23845514
5. Knight JM, Moynihan JA, Lyness JM, Xia X, Tu Messing S, Hunter BC, Huang, LS, Oliva R, Gaisser D, Liesveld JL, Sahler OJZ: Peri-transplant psychosocial factors and neutrophil recovery following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. PLOS One 2014; 9(6): e99778. PMID: 24915544
6. Knight JM, Zhao S, Szabo A, Lyness JM, Sahler OJZ, Liesveld JL, Sander T, Rizzo JD, Hillard CJ, Moynihan JA. Circulating endocannabinoids during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A pilot study. Neurobiology of Stress 2015; 2:44-50. PMID: 26114153
7. Knight JM, Rizzo JD, Logan BR, Wang T, Arevalo JMG, Ma J, Cole SW. Low socioeconomic status, adverse gene expression profiles, and clinical outcomes in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Clinical Cancer Research 2016; 22(1):69-78. PMID: 26286914
8. *Prompted invited commentary
9. Wood WA, Le-Rademacher J, Syrjala KL, Jim H, Jacobsen PB, Knight JM, Abidi MH, Wingard JR, Majhail NS, Geller NL, Rizzo JD, Fei M, Wu J, Lee SJ. Patient-reported physical functioning predicts the success of hematopoietic cell transplantation (BMT CTN 0902). Cancer 2016; 22(1):91-98. PMID: 26439325
10. Jim HSL, Sutton SK, Small BJ, Jacobsen PB, Wood WA, Knight JM, Majhail NS, Syrjala KL, Lee SJ. Trajectories of quality of life after hematopoietic cell transplantation: Secondary analysis of BMT CTN 0902 Data. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 2016; 22(11):2077-2083. PMID: 27538374
11. Knight JM, Syrjala KL, Majhail NS, Martens M, Le-Rademacher J, Logan BR, Lee SJ, Jacobsen PB, Wood WA, MD, Jim HSL, Wingard JR, Horowitz MM, Abidi MH, Fei M, Rawls L, Rizzo JD. Patient-reported outcomes and socioeconomic status as predictors of clinical outcomes following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A study from the BMT CTN 0902 trial. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 2016; 22(12):2256-2263. PMID: 27565521
12. Wingard JR, Wood WA, Martens M, Le-Rademacher J, Logan B, Knight JM, Jacobsen PB, Jim H, Majhail NS, Syrjala K, Rizzo JD, Geller NL, Lee SJ. Pre-transplant exercise and hematopoietic cell transplant survival: a secondary analysis of Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network (BMT CTN 0902). Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 2017; 23:161-164. PMID: 27742574
13. Syrjala KL, Sutton SK, Jim HSL, Knight JM, Wood WA, Lee SJ, Jacobsen PB, Abidi MH, Yi JC. Cancer and Treatment Distress (CTXD) Psychometric evaluation over time: a BMT CTN 0902 secondary analysis. Cancer 2017; 123(8):1416-1423. PMID: 27893933
14. El-Jawahri A, Chen Y, Brazauskas R, He N, Lee SJ, Knight JM, Majhail N, Buchbinder D, Schears RM, Wirk BM, Wood WA, Ahmed I, Aljurf M, Szer J, Beattie SM, Battiwalla M, Dandoy C, Diaz MA, D'Souza A, Freyte CO, Gajewski J, Gergis U, Hashmi SK, Jakubowski A, Kamble RT, Kindwall-Keller T, Lazarus HM, Malone AK, Marks DI, Meehan K, Savani BN, Olsson R, Rizzieri D, Steinberg A, Speckhart D, Szwajcer D, Schoemans H, Seo S, Ustun C, Atsuta Y, Dalal J, Sales-Bonfim C, Khera N, Theresa Hahn T, Saber W. The impact of pre-transplant depression on outcomes of allogeneic and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Cancer 2017; 123(10):1828-1838. PMID: 28102896
15. Belle L, Zhou V, Stuhr KL, Beatka M, Hansen EM, Knight JM, Lawlor MW, Weaver C, Hashizume M, Hillard CJ, Drobyski WR. Host interleukin-6 production regulates inflammation but not tryptophan metabolism in the brain during murine GVHD. JCI Insight 2017; 2(14):e93726. PMID: 28724796
16. Turcotte L, Wang T, Hemmer M, Spellman SR, Arora M, Couriel D, Alousi A, Pidala J, Abdel-Azim H, Ahmed I, Beitinjaneh A, Buchbinder D, Byrne M, Callander N, Chao NJ, Choi SW, DeFilipp Z, Gadalla S, Gale R, Gergis U, Hashmi S, Hematti P, Holmberg L, Inamoto Y, Kamble R, Lehmann L, MacMillan M, McIver Z, Nishihori T, Norkin M, O'Brien T, Olsson R, Reshef R, Saad A, Savani B, Schouten H, Seo S, Solh M, Verdonck LF, Vij R, Wirk B, Yared J, Horowitz MM, Knight JM, Verneris MR. Donor body mass index does not predict graft versus host disease following hematopoietic cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplantation 2018; 53:932-937. PMID: 29382954
17. Jim HSL, Sutton S, Majhail NS, Wood WA, Jacobsen PB, Wingard JR, Ms. Juan Wu, Knight JM, Syrjala KL, Lee SJ. Severity, course, and predictors of sleep disruption following hematopoietic cell transplant: a secondary analysis of BMT CTN 0902 data. Bone Marrow Transplantation 2018; 53:1038-1043. PMID: 29515249
18. D'Souza A, Millard H, Knight JM, Brazauskas R, Lee SJ, Flynn K, Rizzo JD, Shaw B. Prevalence of self-reported sleep dysfunction before allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplantation 2018. 53; 1079-1082. PMID: 29515251
19. Wood WA, Brazauskas R, Hu ZH, Gratwohl AA, Abdel-Azim H, Ahmed IA, Aljurf M, Badawy S, Beitinjaneh A, George B, Buchbinder D, Cerny J, Dedeken L, Diaz MA, Freytes CO, Ganguly S,, Gergis U, Almaguer DG, Gupta A, Hale G, Hashmi SK, Inamoto Y, Kamble RT, Adekola K, Kindwall-Keller T, Knight JM, Kumar L, Kuwatsuka Y, Law J, Lazarus HM, LeMaistre C, Olsson RF, Pulsipher MA, Savani BN, Schultz KR, Saad AA, Seftel M, Seo S, Shea TC, Steinberg A, Sullivan K, Szwajcer D, Wirk B, Yared J, Yong A, Dalal J, Hahn T, Khera N, Bonfim C, Atsuta Y, Saber W. Country-level macroeconomic indicators predict early post-allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation survival in acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A CIBMTR Analysis. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 2018; 24(9): 1928-1935. PMID: 29567340
20. *Koula MJ, Knight JM. Increasing provider awareness of and recommendations for yoga and meditation classes for cancer patients. Supportive Cancer Care 2018; 26(10): 3635-3640. May 4. PMID: 29728846
21. Knight JM, *Kerswill SA, Hari P, Cole SW, Logan BR, D'Souza A, Shah N, Horowitz MM, Stolley MR, Sloan EK, *Giles KE, Costanzo ES, Hamadani M, Chhabra S, Dhakal B, Rizzo JD. Repurposing existing medications as cancer therapy: Design and feasibility of a randomized controlled pilot trial investigating propranolol administration in hematopoietic cell transplantation. BMC Cancer 2018; 18:593. PMID: 29793446
22. Raison CL, Knight JM, Pariante CM. Interleukin (IL)-6: A good kid hanging out with bad friends (and why sauna is good for health). Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 2018; 73:1-2. PMID: 29908964
23. Pawar DS, Molinaro JR, Knight JM, Heinrich TW. Toxicities of CAR T-cell therapy and the role of the consultation-liaison psychiatrist. Psychosomatics. 2018 Nov 13. pii: S0033-3182(18)30485-7. doi: 10.1016/j.psym.2018.10.006 [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30717979
24. Turcotte L, Wang T, Hemmer M, Spellman S, Arora M, Yingst A, Couriel D, Alousi A, Pidala J, Knight JM, Verneris M. Proinflammatory cytokine and adipokine levels in adult unrelated marrow donors are not associated with hematopoietic cell transplantation outcomes. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 2019; 25(1):12-18. PMID: 30625388
25. Paulson L, Brazauskas R, Khera N, He N, Majhail N, Akpek G, Aljurf M, Buchbinder D, Burns L, Beattie S, Freytes S, Garcia A, Gajewski J, Hahn T, Knight J, LeMaistre C, Lazarus H, Szwajcer D, Seftel M, Wirk B, Wood W, Saber W. Inferior Access to Allogeneic Transplant in Disadvantaged Populations: A CIBMTR Analysis. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2019 Jun 19. pii: S1083-8791(19)30376-3. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.06.012. [Epub ahead of print]
26. Knight JM, Rizzo JD, Wang T, He N, Logan BR, Spellman SR, Lee SJ, Verneris MR, Arevalo JMG, Cole SW. Pre-transplant molecular correlates of socioeconomic status predict relapse in acute myelogenous leukemia following hematopoietic cell transplantation. In press, JNCI Cancer Spectrum.
27. Beam DR*, Knight JM. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome instigated by off-label disulfiram use for metastatic melanoma. In press, Psychosomatics.
28. Knight JM, Rizzo JD, Hari P, Pasquini MC, D'Souza A, Logan BR, Hamadani M, Chhabra S, Dhakal B, Shah N, Horowitz MM, Cole SW. Propranolol inhibits -adrenergic signaling and gene expression profiles associated with adverse clinical outcomes in autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation recipients. Invited revisions.
29. Tay J, Beattie S, Bredeson C, Brazauskas R, He N, Ahmed IA, Aljurf M, Askar M, Atsuta Y, Badawy S, Badiella AB, Beitinjaneh AM, Bhatt NS, Buchbinder D, Cerny J, Ciurea S, D'Souza A, Dalal J, Farhadfar N, Freytes CO, Ganguly S, Gergis U, Gerull S, Lazarus HM, Hahn T, Hong S, Inamoto Y, Khera N, Kindwall-Keller T, Kamble RT, Knight JM, Koleva YN, Kumar A, Kwok J, Murthy HS, Olsson RF, Diaz MA, Rizzieri D, Seo S, Chhabra S, Schoemans H, Schouten HC, Steinberg A, Sullivan KM, Szer J, Szwajcer D, Ulrickson ML, Verdonck LF, Wirk B, Wood W, Yared JA, Saber W. Pre-transplant Marital status and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Outcomes: A CIBMTR Analysis. Under review.
30. Knight JM, Costanzo ES, Pawar D, Singh S, Yin Z, Szabo A, Hillard CJ, Rizzo JD, d'Souza A, Pasquini M, Coe CL, Raison CL, Drobyski WR. The IL-6 antagonist tocilizumab is associated with worse depression and related symptoms in the medically ill. In preparation.
31. Turcotte LM, Verneris MR. Is it better to be rich or relaxed? Sociobiology meetings bone marrow transplantation. Clinical Cancer Research 2016; 22(1): 6-8.
32. Servick, K. War of nerves: An emerging relationship between the nervous system and tumor growth suggests new therapies. Science 2019; 365 (6458), 1071-1073.
 
Abstracts
1. Knight JM, Hillard, CJ, Zhao H, Szabo A, Lyness JL, Sahler OJZ, Liesveld JL, Moynihan JA. Psychosocial factors, endocannabinoids, and inflammatory molecules in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 2013; 32: e9.
2. Knight JM, Rizzo JD, Logan BR, Wang T, Cole SW. Clinical outcomes among unrelated donor transplant recipients for acute myelogenous leukemia as a function of socioeconomic status and related transcriptome differences. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 2015; 21(2):S76-77.
 
Peer Reviewed Educational Products
1. Knight JM. Seat belts and pregnancy. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Public Informational Brochure, 2001.
2. Knight JM. Seat belts and pregnancy. EMS Public Information Education and Relations (PIER) Newsletter, 2001.
 
Non-Peer Reviewed Educational Products
1. Knight JM. Interferon-alpha does not produce clinically significant psychiatric effects in oncology patients. In A Rush - Essential Updates for Psychiatrists. 2008;2(2).
2. Knight JM. Psychosocial Considerations, MCW Handbook - Pancreatic Neoplasms, 2012.