Including her fellowship training in the Division of Oncology at CHOP, mentored by Dr. Anne E. Kazak, Dr. Alderfer now has more than 10 years of experience in psychosocial oncology. She has over 50 peer-reviewed publications and chapters and has won awards for her work including the 2007 Donald K. Routh Early Career Award from the Society of Pediatric Psychology. She is currently on the editorial boards for Journal of Pediatric Psychology and Health Psychology.