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Schwedt, TJ; Pradhan, AA; Oshinsky, ML; Brin, MF; Rosen, H; Lalvani, N; Charles, A; Ashina, M; Do, TP; Burstein, R; Buse, DC; Powers, SW; Tassorelli, C; Goadsby, PJ. The headache research priorities: Research goals from the American Headache Society and an international multistakeholder expert group. Headache. 2024; 64(8):912-930.

Gibler, RC; Peugh, JL; Coffey, CS; Chamberlin, LA; Ecklund, D; Klingner, E; Yankey, J; Korbee, LL; Kabbouche, M; Kacperski, J; Porter, LL; Reidy, BL; Hershey, AD; Powers, SW. Impact of preventive pill-based treatment on migraine days: A secondary outcome study of the Childhood and Adolescent Migraine Prevention (CHAMP) trial and a comparison of self-report to nosology-derived assessments. Headache. 2023; 63(6):805-812.

Reidy, BL; Powers, SW; Coffey, CS; Chamberlin, LA; Ecklund, DJ; Klingner, EA; Yankey, JW; Korbee, LL; Porter, LL; Peugh, J; Kabbouche, MA; Kacperski, J; Hershey, AD. Multimodal Assessment of Medication Adherence Among Youth With Migraine: An Ancillary Study of the CHAMP Trial. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2022; 47(4):376-387.

Reidy, BL; Peugh, J; Hershey, AD; Coffey, CS; Chamberlin, LA; Ecklund, DJ; Klingner, EA; Yankey, JW; Korbee, LL; Porter, LL; Kabbouche, MA; Kacperski, J; Powers, SW. Trajectory of treatment response in the child and adolescent migraine prevention (CHAMP) study: A randomized clinical trial. Cephalalgia. 2022; 42(1):44-52.

Powers, SW; Coffey, CS; Chamberlin, LA; Ecklund, DJ; Klingner, EA; Yankey, JW; Peugh, JL; Korbee, LL; Simmons, K; Sullivan, SM; Kabbouche, MA; Kacperski, J; Porter, LL; Reidy, BL; Hershey, AD. Prevalence of Headache Days and Disability 3 Years After Participation in the Childhood and Adolescent Migraine Prevention Medication Trial. JAMA Network Open. 2021; 4(7):e2114712.

Nahman-Averbuch, H; Schneider, VJ; Chamberlin, LA; Kroon Van Diest, AM; Peugh, JL; Lee, GR; Radhakrishnan, R; Hershey, AD; Powers, SW; Coghill, RC; King, CD. Identification of neural and psychophysical predictors of headache reduction after cognitive behavioral therapy in adolescents with migraine. Pain. 2021; 162(2):372-381.

Nahman-Averbuch, H; Schneider, VJ; Chamberlin, LA; Kroon Van Diest, AM; Peugh, JL; Lee, GR; Radhakrishnan, R; Hershey, AD; King, CD; Coghill, RC; Powers, SW. Alterations in Brain Function After Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Migraine in Children and Adolescents. Headache. 2020; 60(6):1165-1182.

Kroon Van Diest, AM; Ramsey, RR; Kashikar-Zuck, S; Slater, S; Hommel, K; Kroner, JW; Lecates, S; Kabbouche, MA; O'brien, HL; Kacperski, J; Allen, JR; Peugh, J; Hershey, AD; Powers, SW. Treatment Adherence in Child and Adolescent Chronic Migraine Patients: Results From the Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Amitriptyline Trial. Clinical Journal of Pain. 2017; 33(10):892-898.

Powers, SW; Coffey, CS; Hershey, AD. Treatment of Pediatric Migraine. New England Journal of Medicine. 2017; 376(14):1388-1389.

Powers, SW; Hershey, AD; Coffey, CS. The Childhood and Adolescent Migraine Prevention (CHAMP) Study: "What Do We Do Now?". Headache. 2017; 57(2):180-183.

Powers, SW; Coffey, CS; Chamberlin, LA; Ecklund, DJ; Klingner, EA; Yankey, JW; Korbee, LL; Porter, LL; Hershey, AD. Trial of Amitriptyline, Topiramate, and Placebo for Pediatric Migraine. New England Journal of Medicine. 2017; 376(2):115-124.

Kroner, JW; Hershey, AD; Kashikar-Zuck, SM; Lecates, SL; Allen, JR; Slater, SK; Zafar, M; Kabbouche, MA; O'brien, HL; Shenk, CE; Rausch, JR; Kroon Van Diest, AM; Powers, SW. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy plus Amitriptyline for Children and Adolescents with Chronic Migraine Reduces Headache Days to ≤4 Per Month. Headache. 2016; 56(4):711-716.

Powers, SW; Stark, LJ; Chamberlin, LA; Filigno, SS; Sullivan, SM; Lemanek, KL; Butcher, JL; Driscoll, KA; Daines, CL; Brody, AS; Rausch, JR; Stallings, VA; Zemel, BS; Clancy, JP. Behavioral and nutritional treatment for preschool-aged children with cystic fibrosis: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA pediatrics. 2015; 169(5):e150636.

Ernst, MM; O'brien, HL; Powers, SW. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: How Medical Providers Can Increase Patient and Family Openness and Access to Evidence-Based Multimodal Therapy for Pediatric Migraine. Headache. 2015; 55(10):1382-1396.

Powers, SW. Logan Wright Award: Team science, team care, team training, and team leadership: my experience. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2014; 39(3):277-282.

Powers, SW; Kashikar-Zuck, SM; Allen, JR; Lecates, SL; Slater, SK; Zafar, M; Kabbouche, MA; O'brien, HL; Shenk, CE; Rausch, JR; Hershey, AD. Cognitive behavioral therapy plus amitriptyline for chronic migraine in children and adolescents: a randomized clinical trial. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). 2013; 310(24):2622-2630.

Wells, RE; Floyd, J; O'brien, H; Tamol, N; Oliver, C; Nelson, C; Phillips, J; Estave, PM; Vaidya, S; Moore, B; Houle, TT; Schuman-Olivier, Z; Gardiner, P; Powers, SW. Building a national headache medicine research network: The BE WELL with Migraine Champion Providers Network™. Headache. 2025.

Minen, MT; Seng, EK; Friedman, BW; George, AD; Fanning, KM; Bostic, RC; Powers, SW; Lipton, RB. Smartphone-Based Muscle Relaxation for Migraine in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open. 2025; 8(10):e2534221.

Hommel, KA; Robbertz, A; Kabbouche, M; Lecates, S; Ritterband, LM; Peugh, J; Hershey, AD; Powers, SW. Protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating a digital behavioral self-management intervention for adolescent migraine. Applied Nursing Research. 2025; 84:151979.

Treadwell, JR; Tsou, AY; Rouse, B; Ivlev, I; Fricke, J; Buse, DC; Powers, SW; Minen, M; Szperka, CL; Mull, NK. Behavioral interventions for migraine prevention: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Headache. 2025; 65(4):668-694.

Reidy, BL; Powers, SW; King, CD; Kabbouche, M; Kacperski, J; Hershey, AD. Youth with high-frequency headaches due to migraine are more vulnerable to non-cephalic pain complaints. Headache. 2025; 65(4):655-657.

Noser, AE; Robbertz, AS; Peugh, J; Kabbouche, M; Kacperski, J; Powers, SW; Hershey, AD; Hommel, KA. Single arm feasibility trial of a mobile application for adolescent migraine management. Pain Medicine. 2025; 26(3):170-172.

Bathgate, CJ; Fedele, DA; Tillman, EM; He, J; Everhart, RS; Reznikov, LR; Liu, FF; Kirby, K; Raffensperger, K; Traver, K; Riekert, KA; Powers, SW; Georgiopoulos, AM. Elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and mental health: A workshop report from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Prioritizing Research in Mental Health working group. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 2025; 24(2):301-309.

Olson, PA; Powers, SW. Behavior and migraine virtual issue. Headache. 2025; 65(2):203-205.

Minen, MT; Waire, EK; Torous, J; Fishman, J; Lipton, RB; Powers, SW. The impact of neuroscience education therapy, behavioral economics, and digital navigators on patient migraine treatment adherence to a mobile health application: a prospective pilot randomized controlled trial. NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience. 2025; 3(1):2.

Adam, EC; Gibler, RC; Beebe, DW; Powers, SW; Hershey, AD; Kabbouche, M; Kacperski, J; Reidy, BL. Characterizing sleep, headache-related disability, and psychological functioning among adolescents with continuous headache: A pilot study from a tertiary clinical setting. Headache. 2025; 65(10):1766-1775.

Kabbouche, MA; Kacperski, J; Powers, SW; Hershey, AD. Headache in Children and Adolescents. In: Swaiman S Pediatric Neurology Principles and Practice. 2025:937-944.e3.

Friedman, DI; Dougherty, C; Powers, SW. The 2025 Scottsdale Headache Symposium: New beginnings. Headache. 2025; 65(10):1677-1678.

Marzouk, MA; Buse, DC; Karvounides, D; Powers, SW; Seng, EK. Not their fault: Mental health characteristics of parents with migraine and the migraine status of their children. Headache. 2024; 64(9):1143-1145.

Schwedt, TJ; Pradhan, AA; Oshinsky, ML; Brin, MF; Rosen, H; Lalvani, N; Charles, A; Ashina, M; Do, TP; Burstein, R; Buse, DC; Powers, SW; Tassorelli, C; Goadsby, PJ. The headache research priorities: Research goals from the American Headache Society and an international multistakeholder expert group. Headache. 2024; 64(8):912-930.

Gibler, RC; Marzouk, MA; Peugh, J; Reidy, BL; Ernst, MM; Daffin, ML; Powers, SW; Kabbouche Samaha, M; Kacperski, J; Hershey, AD; O'brien, H; Slater, SK. Clinic-Based Characterization of Adolescents and Young Adults With Migraine: Psychological Functioning, Headache Days, and Disability. Neurology: Clinical Practice. 2024; 14(3):e200294.

Minen, M; Seng, E; Friedman, B; George, A; Fanning, K; Bostic, R; Powers, S; Lipton, R. Randomized Controlled Trial of a Smartphone-based Preventive Migraine Self-management Program in the Emergency Department Setting: A Promising Teachable Moment (S22.004) Neurology. 2024; 102(7_supplement_1).

Charles, AC; Digre, KB; Goadsby, PJ; Robbins, MS; Hershey, A. Calcitonin gene-related peptide-targeting therapies are a first-line option for the prevention of migraine: An American Headache Society position statement update. Headache. 2024; 64(4):333-341.

Gibler, RC; Knestrick, KE; Powers, SW; Hershey, AD; Kabbouche, M; Kacperski, J; Reidy, BL. Preliminary prospective observational investigation of clinical outcomes among treatment-seeking youth with continuous headache. Headache. 2024; 64(3):319-322.

Friedman, DI; Dougherty, C; Powers, SW. The 2024 Scottsdale Headache Symposium: A banner year. Headache. 2024; 64(10):1179-1180.

Adam, E; Powers, S. Commentary: Enhancing Clinical Care for Patients With Early Childhood Concussion. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2023; 48(12):982-983.

Gelfand, AA; Allen, IE; Grimes, B; Irwin, S; Qubty, W; Greene, K; Waung, M; Powers, SW; Szperka, CL. Melatonin for migraine prevention in children and adolescents: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial after single-blind placebo lead-in. Headache. 2023; 63(9):1314-1326.

Ghosh, A; Horn, PS; Kabbouche Samaha, M; Kacperski, J; Lecates, SL; White, S; Powers, SW; Hershey, AD. Characterization of Migraine in Children and Adolescents With Generalized Joint Hypermobility: A Case-Control Study. Neurology: Clinical Practice. 2023; 13(5):e200188.

Friedman, DI; Halker Singh, RB; Powers, SW. The 2023 Scottsdale Headache Symposium. Headache. 2023; 63(9):1330-1331.

Gibler, RC; Peugh, JL; Coffey, CS; Chamberlin, LA; Ecklund, D; Klingner, E; Yankey, J; Korbee, LL; Kabbouche, M; Kacperski, J; Porter, LL; Reidy, BL; Hershey, AD; Powers, SW. Impact of preventive pill-based treatment on migraine days: A secondary outcome study of the Childhood and Adolescent Migraine Prevention (CHAMP) trial and a comparison of self-report to nosology-derived assessments. Headache. 2023; 63(6):805-812.

Ackley, E; Gibler, RC; Orr, SL; Powers, SW. Virtual issue: Recent advances in pediatric headache: Bridging the data gap. Headache. 2023; 63(3):305-306.

Begasse De Dhaem, O; Wattiez, A-S; De Boer, I; Pavitt, S; Powers, SW; Pradhan, A; Gelfand, AA; Nahman-Averbuch, H. Bridging the gap between preclinical scientists, clinical researchers, and clinicians: From animal research to clinical practice. Headache. 2023; 63(1):25-39.

Reidy, BL; Riddle, EJ; Powers, SW; Slater, SK; Kacperski, J; Kabbouche, M; Peugh, JL; Hershey, AD. Biopsychosocial treatment response among youth with continuous headache: A retrospective, clinic-based study. Headache. 2023; 63(7):942-952.

Nahman-Averbuch, H; Schneider, VJ; Lee, GR; Peugh, JL; Hershey, AD; Powers, SW; De Zambotti, M; Coghill, RC; King, CD. New insight into the neural mechanisms of migraine in adolescents: Relationships with sleep. Headache. 2022; 62(6):668-680.

Reidy, BL; Powers, SW; Coffey, CS; Chamberlin, LA; Ecklund, DJ; Klingner, EA; Yankey, JW; Korbee, LL; Porter, LL; Peugh, J; Kabbouche, MA; Kacperski, J; Hershey, AD. Multimodal Assessment of Medication Adherence Among Youth With Migraine: An Ancillary Study of the CHAMP Trial. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2022; 47(4):376-387.

Rettig, EK; Ergun, G; Warfield, JR; Slater, SK; Lecates, SL; Kabbouche, MA; Kacperski, J; Hershey, AD; Powers, SW. Predictors of Improvement in Pediatric Chronic Migraine: Results from the Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Amitriptyline Trial. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. 2022; 29(1):113-119.

Brody, AS; Huang, R; Zhang, B; Long, FR; Powers, SW. Structural lung disease in preschool children with cystic fibrosis: An 18 month natural history study. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 2022; 21(2):e165-e171.

Knestrick, KE; Gibler, RC; Reidy, BL; Powers, SW. Psychological Interventions for Pediatric Headache Disorders: A 2021 Update on Research Progress and Needs. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 2022; 26(1):85-91.

Karvounides, D; Marzouk, M; Ross, AC; Powers, S; Seng, E. Chapter 13 Acute behavioral headache management ☆. In: Pediatric Headache. Elsevier; 2022:153-159.

Ross, AC; Marzouk, M; Karvounides, D; Seng, E; Powers, S. Chapter 17 Preventive behavioral headache management ☆. In: Pediatric Headache. Elsevier; 2022:191-204.

Gibler, RC; Knestrick, KE; Reidy, BL; Lax, DN; Powers, SW. Management of Chronic Migraine in Children and Adolescents: Where are We in 2022? Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics. 2022; 13:309-323.

Reidy, BL; Peugh, J; Hershey, AD; Coffey, CS; Chamberlin, LA; Ecklund, DJ; Klingner, EA; Yankey, JW; Korbee, LL; Porter, LL; Kabbouche, MA; Kacperski, J; Powers, SW. Trajectory of treatment response in the child and adolescent migraine prevention (CHAMP) study: A randomized clinical trial. Cephalalgia. 2022; 42(1):44-52.

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