Joseph G Winger | Scholars@Duke

Joseph G Winger
Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Joseph G. Winger, PhD, is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Winger's research focuses on the development and testing of novel psychosocial interventions for patients facing life-limiting illnesses. His work emphasizes addressing the existential aspects of coping with debilitating symptoms, particularly maintaining a sense of meaning and purpose in life. Grants from the American Cancer Society and National Palliative Care Research Center have supported his research.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2021
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers 2022

Contact Information

2400 Pratt Street, 7th Floor, Room 7044, Durham, NC 27705
DUMC Box 102506, Durham, NC 27710
joseph.winger@duke.edu (919) 416-7506

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 2017
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2020
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Vilardaga JCP, Fisher HM, Winger JG, Miller SN, Nuñez C, Majestic C, et al. Pain, depressive symptoms, and self-efficacy for pain management: examination in African-American women with breast cancer. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Aug;30(8):6633–40.
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  - Winger JG, Kelleher SA, Fisher HM, Somers TJ, Samsa GP. Designing Psychosocial Intervention Pilot Studies: A Tutorial for Palliative Care Investigators. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 Jun;63(6):e749–55.
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  - Fisher HM, Stalls J, Winger JG, Miller SN, Plumb Vilardaga JC, Majestic C, et al. Role of self-efficacy for pain management and pain catastrophizing in the relationship between pain severity and depressive symptoms in women with breast cancer and pain. J Psychosoc Oncol. 2022 Mar 21;1–17.
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  - Kelleher SA, Fisher HM, Winger JG, Miller SN, Amaden GH, Somers TJ, et al. Virtual reality for improving pain and pain-related symptoms in patients with advanced stage colorectal cancer: A pilot trial to test feasibility and acceptability. Palliat Support Care. 2022 Jan 26;1–11.
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  - Winger JG, Ramos K, Kelleher SA, Somers TJ, Steinhauser KE, Porter LS, et al. Meaning-Centered Pain Coping Skills Training: A Pilot Feasibility Trial of a Psychosocial Pain Management Intervention for Patients with Advanced Cancer. J Palliat Med. 2022 Jan;25(1):60–9.
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  - Fisher HM, Winger JG, Miller SN, Wright AN, Plumb Vilardaga JC, Majestic C, et al. Relationship between social support, physical symptoms, and depression in women with breast cancer and pain. Support Care Cancer. 2021 Sep;29(9):5513–21.
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  - Kelleher SA, Fisher HM, Winger JG, Somers TJ, Uronis HE, Wright AN, et al. Feasibility, engagement, and acceptability of a behavioral pain management intervention for colorectal cancer survivors with pain and psychological distress: data from a pilot randomized controlled trial. Support Care Cancer. 2021 Sep;29(9):5361–9.
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  - Check DK, Winger JG, Jones KA, Somers TJ. Predictors of Response to an Evidence-Based Behavioral Cancer Pain Management Intervention: An Exploratory Analysis From a Clinical Trial. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2021 Aug;62(2):391–9.
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  - Samsa GP, Winger JG, Cox CE, Olsen MK. Two Questions About the Design of Cluster Randomized Trials: A Tutorial. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2021 Apr;61(4):858–63.
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  - Kelleher SA, Winger JG, Fisher HM, Miller SN, Reed SD, Thorn BE, et al. Behavioral cancer pain intervention using videoconferencing and a mobile application for medically underserved patients: Rationale, design, and methods of a prospective multisite randomized controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2021 Mar;102:106287.
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  - Steinhauser KE, Stechuchak KM, Ramos K, Winger J, Tulsky JA, Olsen MK. Current measures of distress may not account for what's most important in existential care interventions: Results of the outlook trial. Palliat Support Care. 2020 Dec;18(6):648–57.
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  - Stout ME, Christy SM, Winger JG, Vadaparampil ST, Mosher CE. Self-efficacy and HPV Vaccine Attitudes Mediate the Relationship Between Social Norms and Intentions to Receive the HPV Vaccine Among College Students. J Community Health. 2020 Dec;45(6):1187–95.
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  - Winger JG, Nunez C, Kelleher SA, Ingle KK, Gandhi V, Keefe FJ, et al. Predictors of Intervention Session Completion in a Randomized Clinical Trial of a Behavioral Cancer Pain Intervention. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020 Jun;59(6):1268–77.
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  - Winger JG, Ramos K, Steinhauser KE, Somers TJ, Porter LS, Kamal AH, et al. Enhancing meaning in the face of advanced cancer and pain: Qualitative evaluation of a meaning-centered psychosocial pain management intervention. Palliat Support Care. 2020 Jun;18(3):263–70.
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  - Cohee A, Storey S, Winger JG, Cella D, Stump T, Monahan PO, et al. A cohort study of quality of life in partners of young breast cancer survivors compared to partners of healthy controls. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2020 Mar 6;4(1):19.
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  - van Denburg AN, Shelby RA, Winger JG, Zhang L, Soo AE, Pearce MJ, et al. Unmet spiritual care needs in women undergoing core needle breast biopsy. Journal of Breast Imaging. 2020 Mar 1;2(1):134–40.
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  - Plumb Vilardaga JC, Winger JG, Teo I, Owen L, Sutton LM, Keefe FJ, et al. Coping Skills Training and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Symptom Management: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Brief Telephone-Delivered Protocol for Patients With Advanced Cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020 Feb;59(2):270–8.
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  - Teo I, Vilardaga JP, Tan YP, Winger J, Cheung YB, Yang GM, et al. A feasible and acceptable multicultural psychosocial intervention targeting symptom management in the context of advanced breast cancer. Psychooncology. 2020 Feb;29(2):389–97.
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  - Winger JG, Plumb Vilardaga JC, Keefe FJ. Indices of pain variability: a paradigm shift. Pain. 2019 Nov;160(11):2411–2.
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  - Kelleher SA, Winger JG, Dorfman CS, Ingle KK, Moskovich AA, Abernethy AP, et al. A behavioral cancer pain intervention: A randomized noninferiority trial comparing in-person with videoconference delivery. Psychooncology. 2019 Aug;28(8):1671–8.
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  - Christy SM, Winger JG, Mosher CE. Does Self-Efficacy Mediate the Relationships Between Social-Cognitive Factors and Intentions to Receive HPV Vaccination Among Young Women? Clin Nurs Res. 2019 Jul;28(6):708–25.
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  - Dorfman CS, Kelleher SA, Winger JG, Shelby RA, Thorn BE, Sutton LM, et al. Development and pilot testing of an mHealth behavioral cancer pain protocol for medically underserved communities. J Psychosoc Oncol. 2019 May;37(3):335–49.
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  - Winger JG, Rand KL, Hanna N, Jalal SI, Einhorn LH, Birdas TJ, et al. Coping Skills Practice and Symptom Change: A Secondary Analysis of a Pilot Telephone Symptom Management Intervention for Lung Cancer Patients and Their Family Caregivers. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2018 May;55(5):1341-1349.e4.
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  - Adams RN, Mosher CE, Winger JG, Abonour R, Kroenke K. Cancer-related loneliness mediates the relationships between social constraints and symptoms among cancer patients. J Behav Med. 2018 Apr;41(2):243–52.
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  - Tometich DB, Mosher CE, Winger JG, Badr HJ, Snyder DC, Sloane RJ, et al. Effects of diet and exercise on weight-related outcomes for breast cancer survivors and their adult daughters: an analysis of the DAMES trial. Support Care Cancer. 2017 Aug;25(8):2559–68.
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  - Mosher CE, Winger JG, Given BA, Shahda S, Helft PR. A systematic review of psychosocial interventions for colorectal cancer patients. Support Care Cancer. 2017 Jul;25(7):2349–62.
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  - Kelleher SA, Dorfman CS, Plumb Vilardaga JC, Majestic C, Winger J, Gandhi V, et al. Optimizing delivery of a behavioral pain intervention in cancer patients using a sequential multiple assignment randomized trial SMART. Contemp Clin Trials. 2017 Jun;57:51–7.
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  - Mosher CE, Winger JG, Given BA, Helft PR, O’Neil BH. Mental health outcomes during colorectal cancer survivorship: a review of the literature. Psychooncology. 2016 Nov;25(11):1261–70.
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  - Mosher CE, Winger JG, Hanna N, Jalal SI, Einhorn LH, Birdas TJ, et al. Randomized Pilot Trial of a Telephone Symptom Management Intervention for Symptomatic Lung Cancer Patients and Their Family Caregivers. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2016 Oct;52(4):469–82.
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  - Winger JG, Christy SM, Mosher CE. Associations of health behaviors with human papillomavirus vaccine uptake, completion, and intentions among female undergraduate students. J Health Psychol. 2016 Sep;21(9):1949–55.
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  - Christy SM, Winger JG, Raffanello EW, Halpern LF, Danoff-Burg S, Mosher CE. The role of anticipated regret and health beliefs in HPV vaccination intentions among young adults. J Behav Med. 2016 Jun;39(3):429–40.
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  - Winger JG, Adams RN, Mosher CE. Relations of meaning in life and sense of coherence to distress in cancer patients: a meta-analysis. Psychooncology. 2016 Jan;25(1):2–10.
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  - Adams RN, Winger JG, Mosher CE. A meta-analysis of the relationship between social constraints and distress in cancer patients. J Behav Med. 2015 Apr;38(2):294–305.
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  - Winger JG, Mosher CE, Rand KL, Morey MC, Snyder DC, Demark-Wahnefried W. Diet and exercise intervention adherence and health-related outcomes among older long-term breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer survivors. Ann Behav Med. 2014 Oct;48(2):235–45.
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  - Mosher CE, Winger JG, Hanna N, Jalal SI, Fakiris AJ, Einhorn LH, et al. Barriers to mental health service use and preferences for addressing emotional concerns among lung cancer patients. Psychooncology. 2014 Jul;23(7):812–9.
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  - Steenbergh TA, Runyan JD, Daugherty DA, Winger JG. Neuroscience exposure and perceptions of client responsibility among addictions counselors. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2012 Jun;42(4):421–8.
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- Book Sections
  - Winger J, Keefe F, Keeler C. Behavioral and psychosocial interventions for pain management (Chapter 13). In N. Cherny, M. Fallon, S. Kaasa, R. K. Portenoy, & D. C. Currow (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine (7th ed). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. In: Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine (7th ed).
- Conference Papers
  - Kaufman B, Ramos K, Winger J, Boggins A, Van Houtven C, Hastings N. Palliative Care Knowledge in Adults with Chronic Disease Compared to Cancer: Evidence from a Nationally Representative US Sample. In: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2022. p. 1127–8.
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  - Miller SN, Amaden GH, Fisher HM, Winger JG, Somers TJ, Uronis HE, et al. FEASIBILITY, ACCEPTABILITY, AND SAFETY OF A VIRTUAL REALITY PROTOCOL FOR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED COLORECTAL CANCER. In: Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2022. p. S453–S453.
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  - Vilardaga JPP, Fisher HM, Winger JG, Miller SN, Amaden GH, Kelleher SA, et al. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SELF-EFFICACY FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT, DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS, AND PAIN AMONG BLACK WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER. In: Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2022. p. S235–S235.
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  - Fisher HM, Winger JG, Miller SN, Wright AN, Vilardaga JP, Majestic C, et al. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PAIN AND DEPRESSION IN WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER AND PAIN: PAIN SELF-EFFICACY AND PAIN CATASTROPHIZING. In: Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2021. p. S397–S397.
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  - Winger JG, Somers TJ, Steinhauser KE, Porter LS, Ramos K, Kamal AH, et al. MEANING-CENTERED PAIN COPING SKILLS TRAINING: A PILOT TRIAL OF A PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTION FOR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED CANCER. In: Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2021. p. S302–S302.
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  - Dorfman CS, Winger JG, Somers T, Shelby RA, Kimmick G, Craighead L, et al. WEIGHT-RELATED BEHAVIORS OF CANCER SURVIVORS & PARTNERS: INTERVENTION DEVELOPMENT AND RESULTS OF A PILOT DYADIC INTERVENTION. In: Annals of Behavioral Medicine. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC; 2019. p. S709–S709.
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  - Winger JG, Dorfman CS, Steinhauser KE, Kamal AH, Keefe FJ, Somers TJ, et al. QUALITATIVE FEEDBACK ON A PSYCHOSOCIAL PAIN MANAGEMENT INTERVENTION FOR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED CANCER. In: Annals of Behavioral Medicine. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC; 2019. p. S264–S264.
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  - Somers TJ, Kelleher S, Dorfman C, Shelby R, Thorn B, Keefe F, et al. DEVELOPMENT AND PILOT TESTING OF AN MHEALTH BEHAVIORAL CANCER PAIN PROTOCOL FOR MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. In: Annals of Behavioral Medicine. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC; 2018. p. S677–S677.
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