Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Frances Niarhos, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and an assistant professor of Pediatrics at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. She received her undergraduate degree at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She received her master's degree and doctoral degree from the University of Miami in Florida. Niarhos completed her post doctoral fellowship at the Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies. She specializes in Pediatric Psychology, primarily involving the diagnosis of childhood cancer; cognitive-behavioral treatment of childhood disorders; and assessment of learning problems associated with treatment for childhood cancer. She is involved in research investigating neurocognitive outcomes following treatment for childhood cancer.