Pauline Holmer MSc
Research Assistant (Prof. Dr. Gisela Michel)
T +41 41 229 59 67 • Alpenquai 4, Room 6 • pauline.holmer @ unilu.ch
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Pauline Holmer is a clinical psychologist. She received her Bachelor's degree in Potsdam (DE), during which she spent a semester abroad in Toulouse (FR). She completed her Master's degree in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in Educational and Developmental Psychology at the University of Fribourg (CH). There, classes were given in German, English, and French. She wrote her final thesis on emotional concordance, i.e., the synchronization of physiology, experience, and behavior during an emotional episode. Throughout her studies, she was a scholarship recipient of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. In July 2021, she started her PhD within the GROKIDS project at the University of Lucerne. Her research focuses on acute and long-term impacts of a child's cancer diagnosis on grandparents.
Publications
- Exploring grandparents’ psychosocial responses to childhood cancer: A qualitative study. (2024). Psycho-Oncology, 2. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.6304
- Fertility-Related Concerns in Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Canadian Cohort Study. (2024). Current Oncology, 12, 7603–7612. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14267333
- Ospelt, M., Holmer, P., Tinner, E. M., Mader, L., Hendriks, M., Michel, G., … Roser, K. (2024). Insurance, legal, and financial hardships of childhood and adolescent cancer survivors - a systematic review. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-024-01710-3
- Priboi, C., Ilic, A., Holmer, P., Raguindin, P. F., Roser, K., Tinner, E. M., … Michel, G. (2024). Psychological distress in grandparents of grandchildren who survived childhood cancer - Results from the GROkids project. European Journal of cancer paediatric oncology, 3, 100162 ff. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11383859
- Michel, G., Raguindin, P. F., Priboi, C., Ilic, A., Holmer, P., Scheinemann, K., … Hengartner, H. (2023). Acute and long-term psychosocial consequences in grandparents when a grandchild is diagnosed with cancer – the GROKids Project: a population-based mixed-methods study protocol. BMC Psychology, 1, 280 ff. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01309-w
- Posttraumatic growth and illness perception in survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer. (2023). Discover Oncology, 14, 194 ff. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10401673
- Holmer, P., Bolliger, C., Vokinger, A. K., Dyntar, D., & Michel, G. (2023). Screening for mental health problems in childhood cancer survivorship: a systematic review. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice, 3. Retrieved from https://journals.lww.com/jporp/Fulltext/2023/07000/Screening_for_mental_health_problems_in_childhood.2.aspx
- Priboi, C., Gantner, B., Holmer, P., Neves da Silva, L., Tinner, E. M., Roser, K., & Michel, G. (2022). Psychological outcomes and support in grandparents whose grandchildren suffer from a severe physical illness: A systematic review. Heliyon, 8 (5), 9365 ff. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6594659
Achievements
- THE COSTS OF CHILDHOOD CANCER - Insurance, Legal, and Financial Hardships of Childhood and Adolescent Cancer Survivors – A Systematic Review. Poster, 56th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), Honolulu, Hawaii, 2024
- Posttraumatic growth and illness perception in survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer. Lecture, SPOG SSPHO Scientific Meeting, Swiss Paediatric Oncology Group (SPOG); Swiss Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (SSPHO), Inselspital, Bern, 2023
- Psychological distress in grandparents whose grandchildren survived childhood cancer: The GROkids project. Lecture, Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group (SPOG)/ Swiss Society of Paediatric Haemato-Oncology Scientific Meeting (SSPHO), Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group (SPOG), Bern, 2023
- Screening for mental health problems in childhood cancer survivorship: A systematic review. Lecture, Research Symposium Health Lucerne, Universität Luzern, Luzern, 2023
- Posttraumatic Growth and Illness Perception in Survivors of Adolescent and Young Adult cancer. Lecture, Research Symposium Health Lucerne, Universität Luzern, Luzern, 2023
- Psychological outcomes and support in grandparents whose grandchildren suffer from a severe physical illness: A systematic review. (Panel) contribution, Research Symposium Health Lucerne, University of Lucerne, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, XUND, University of Lucerne, 2023
- Exploring the psychosocial impact of a childhood cancer diagnosis on grandparents: negative impact, coping strategies, positive outcomes. Poster, Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), International Society of Paediatric Cancer (SIOP), Ottawa, 2023
- Adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer surivors in Switzerland: Possible positive outcomes. Poster, 54th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), International Society of Paediatric Cancer (SIOP), Barcelona, 2022
- Psychological outcomes and support in grandparents whose grandchildren suffer from a severe physical illness: A systematic review. Lecture, PanCare Meeting, U.G.I. Unione genitori italiani contro il tumore dei bambini, Torino, 2022
- Screening for mental health problems in childhood cancer survivorship: A systematic review. Poster, 54th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), International Society of Paediatric Cancer (SIOP), Barcelona, 2022
- Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Psychologie (SPS SGP SSP), Member, Switzerland, 2022–
- Föderation der Schweizer Psychologinnen und Psychologen (FSP), Member, Switzerland, 2022–
- Schweizerische Vereinigung für Kinder- und Jugendpsychologie (SKJP), Member, Switzerland, 2022–
- PanCare, Member, Netherlands, 2022–