Dr. Hardy is a pediatric psychologist and Director of Behavioral Health Services in the Divisions of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation at Children's National Hospital. He is also an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences with Tenure at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He earned his Ph.D. in clinical health psychology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, completed an internship at Jackson Memorial Hospital, and completed a psychology fellowship in pediatric hematology, oncology, and BMT at Children's National. Dr. Hardy's research aims to improve early detection of sickle cell-related changes in neurocognitive functioning, develop and test interventions to ameliorate disease-related neurocognitive deficits, and enhance understanding of the interactions between neurocognitive functioning, pain, and quality of life. His work has been funded by nonprofit organizations including the Doris Duke Foundation, as well as by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the National Cancer Institute.