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Mary Kay Irwin

Medicine · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1988Rising activity
Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeSchool Health and Nursing EducationChild and Adolescent HealthAdolescent and Pediatric HealthcareFamily and Disability Support Research

Publications

33

Citations

445

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

39

Publishing since 1988

Research summary
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Mary Kay Irwin's research focuses on how schools support students with chronic health conditions, such as epilepsy or cancer, including barriers to school participation, teacher preparedness, and tools to assess educational risk. This work sits at the intersection of pediatric health and education, looking at how healthcare needs are (or are not) accommodated in school settings, including hospital-based schooling. It would be relevant to students interested in the overlap between child health, disability support, and educational practice.

School support for students with chronic illnessPediatric and adolescent health conditions (e.g., epilepsy, cancer)Teacher training and preparedness for health-related needsEducational risk assessment toolsHospital-based and special education programming

Publication output was minimal or absent in several years of the past decade but has increased notably since 2023, suggesting a recent uptick in activity.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.4/year recently
172018: 2 publications182019: 4 publications192021222023: 6 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 7 publications7252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • PEDIATRICS×4
  • Psycho-Oncology×3
  • Journal of School Health×3
  • Physical Disabilities Education and Related Services×1
  • Frontiers in Public Health×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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