Rebecca A Shelby | Scholars@Duke

Rebecca A Shelby
Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Rebecca Shelby, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University and the Director of Education and Training for the Duke Cancer Patient Support Program. Dr. Shelby is a member of the Duke Pain Prevention and Treatment Research Program and the Duke Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program. Dr. Shelby completed her graduate training in clinical psychology at the Ohio State University and her clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Duke University Medical Center. Her research focuses on developing and evaluating behavioral interventions for cancer patients, management of cancer pain and treatment side effects, and improving adherence to recommended care. Dr. Shelby serves on the Duke clinical psychology internship faculty and supervises clinical psychology fellows, interns, and clinical psychology graduate practicum students completing clinical rotations as part of the Duke Cancer Patient Support Program.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2017
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2019
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers 2014

Contact Information

2200 W. Main St, Ste 340, Durham, NC 27705
Box 90399, Durham, NC 27710
shelb003@mc.duke.edu (919) 416-3410

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Ohio State University 2006
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2013 - 2017
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2009 - 2013
Research
Selected Grants
- Dissemination and Implementation Science in Cardiovascular Outcomes (DISCO) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2022
- Dissemination and Implementation Science in Cardiovascular Outcomes (DISCO) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2022
- Improving Adherence to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Breast Cancer Patients awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2021
- A Self-Management Intervention for Women with Breast Cancer and Diabetes 2016 - 2020
- Behavioral Weight and Symptom Management for Breast Cancer Survivors and Partners awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2018
- Coping Skills for Colorectal Cancer Survivors with Pain and Distress 2015 - 2018
- Home-Based Tablet Computer Pain Coping Skills Following Stem Cell Transplant awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2015
- Improving Adherence to Recommended Surveillance in Breast Cancer Survivors awarded by National Institutes of Health 2010 - 2015
- Mammography Pain in Breast Cancer Survivors awarded by National Institutes of Health 2006 - 2009
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Wren, Anava A., Rebecca A. Shelby, Mary Scott Soo, Zenzi Huysmans, Jennifer A. Jarosz, and Francis J. Keefe. “Preliminary efficacy of a lovingkindness meditation intervention for patients undergoing biopsy and breast cancer surgery: A randomized controlled pilot study..” Support Care Cancer 27, no. 9 (September 2019): 3583–92. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-4657-z.
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  - Dorfman, Caroline S., Sarah S. Arthur, Gretchen G. Kimmick, Kelly W. Westbrook, Paul Kelly Marcom, Cheyenne Corbett, Sara N. Edmond, and Rebecca A. Shelby. “Partner status moderates the relationships between sexual problems and self-efficacy for managing sexual problems and psychosocial quality-of-life for postmenopausal breast cancer survivors taking adjuvant endocrine therapy..” Menopause 26, no. 8 (August 2019): 823–32. https://doi.org/10.1097/GME.0000000000001337.
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  - Bovbjerg, Dana H., Francis J. Keefe, Mary S. Soo, Jessica Manculich, Alyssa Van Denburg, Margarita L. Zuley, Gretchen M. Ahrendt, Celette S. Skinner, Sara N. Edmond, and Rebecca A. Shelby. “Persistent breast pain in post-surgery breast cancer survivors and women with no history of breast surgery or cancer: associations with pain catastrophizing, perceived breast cancer risk, breast cancer worry, and emotional distress..” Acta Oncol 58, no. 5 (May 2019): 763–68. https://doi.org/10.1080/0284186X.2019.1574023.
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  - Dorfman, Caroline S., Sarah A. Kelleher, Joseph G. Winger, Rebecca A. Shelby, Beverly E. Thorn, Linda M. Sutton, Francis J. Keefe, Vicky Gandhi, Preethi Manohar, and Tamara J. Somers. “Development and pilot testing of an mHealth behavioral cancer pain protocol for medically underserved communities..” J Psychosoc Oncol 37, no. 3 (May 2019): 335–49. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2018.1479327.
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  - Kikuchi, Robin, Gloria Broadwater, Rebecca Shelby, Jessica Robertson, Leah L. Zullig, Bailey Maloney, Claudia Meyer, et al. “Detecting geriatric needs in older patients with breast cancer through use of a brief geriatric screening tool..” J Geriatr Oncol, April 17, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2019.04.010.
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  - Sitlinger, Andrea, Rebecca A. Shelby, Alyssa N. Van Denburg, Heidi White, Sarah N. Edmond, Paul K. Marcom, Hayden B. Bosworth, Francis J. Keefe, and Gretchen G. Kimmick. “Higher symptom burden is associated with lower function in women taking adjuvant endocrine therapy for breast cancer..” J Geriatr Oncol 10, no. 2 (March 2019): 317–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2018.11.008.
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  - Grimm, Lars J., Rebecca A. Shelby, Emily E. Knippa, Eun L. Langman, Lauren S. Miller, Beth A. Whiteside, and Mary Scott Soo. “Frequency of Breast Cancer Thoughts and Lifetime Risk Estimates: A Multi-Institutional Survey of Women Undergoing Screening Mammography..” J Am Coll Radiol, February 27, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2018.12.031.
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  - Shariff, Afreen Idris, Sohail Syed, Rebecca A. Shelby, Jeremy Force, Jeffrey Melson Clarke, David D’Alessio, and Leonor Corsino. “Novel cancer therapies and their association with diabetes..” J Mol Endocrinol 62, no. 2 (February 1, 2019): R187–99. https://doi.org/10.1530/JME-18-0002.
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  - Shelby, Rebecca A., Caroline S. Dorfman, Hayden B. Bosworth, Francis Keefe, Linda Sutton, Lynda Owen, Leonor Corsino, et al. “Testing a behavioral intervention to improve adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET)..” Contemp Clin Trials 76 (January 2019): 120–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2018.11.010.
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  - Whitney, Colette A., Caroline S. Dorfman, Rebecca A. Shelby, Francis J. Keefe, Vicky Gandhi, and Tamara J. Somers. “Reminders of cancer risk and pain catastrophizing: relationships with cancer worry and perceived risk in women with a first-degree relative with breast cancer..” Fam Cancer 18, no. 1 (January 2019): 9–18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10689-018-0082-6.
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  - Zullig, Leah L., Gretchen Kimmick, Valerie Smith, Katie Little, Hayden B. Bosworth, Sarah Gonzales, Megan M. Oakes, Rebecca A. Shelby, Lynda Owen, and Ivy P. Altomare. “Using a geriatric oncology assessment to link with services (GOAL)..” J Geriatr Oncol 10, no. 1 (January 2019): 164–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2018.06.004.
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  - Van Denburg, Alyssa N., Rebecca A. Shelby, David S. Caldwell, Madeline L. O’Sullivan, and Francis J. Keefe. “Self-Efficacy for Pain Communication Moderates the Relation Between Ambivalence Over Emotional Expression and Pain Catastrophizing Among Patients With Osteoarthritis..” J Pain 19, no. 9 (September 2018): 1006–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2018.04.001.
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  - Grimm, Lars J., Rebecca A. Shelby, Emily E. Knippa, Eun L. Langman, Lauren S. Miller, Beth E. Whiteside, and Mary Scott C. Soo. “Patient Perceptions of Breast Cancer Risk in Imaging-Detected Low-Risk Scenarios and Thresholds for Desired Intervention: A Multi-Institution Survey..” J Am Coll Radiol 15, no. 6 (June 2018): 911–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2018.02.010.
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  - O’Sullivan, Madeline L., Rebecca A. Shelby, Caroline S. Dorfman, Sarah A. Kelleher, Hannah M. Fisher, Krista A. Rowe Nichols, Francis J. Keefe, Anthony D. Sung, and Tamara J. Somers. “The effect of pre-transplant pain and chronic disease self-efficacy on quality of life domains in the year following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation..” Support Care Cancer 26, no. 4 (April 2018): 1243–52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-017-3947-6.
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  - Somers, Tamara J., Sarah A. Kelleher, Caroline S. Dorfman, Rebecca A. Shelby, Hannah M. Fisher, Krista Rowe Nichols, Keith M. Sullivan, et al. “An mHealth Pain Coping Skills Training Intervention for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Patients: Development and Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial..” Jmir Mhealth Uhealth 6, no. 3 (March 19, 2018). https://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.8565.
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  - Dorfman, Caroline S., Eneka Lamb, Alyssa Van Denburg, Anava A. Wren, Mary Scott Soo, Kaylee Faircloth, Vicky Gandhi, and Rebecca A. Shelby. “The relationship between holding back from communicating about breast concerns and anxiety in the year following breast biopsy..” J Psychosoc Oncol 36, no. 2 (March 2018): 222–37. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2017.1395939.
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  - Van Denburg, Alyssa N., Jennifer Plumb Vilardaga, Rebecca A. Shelby, and Francis J. Keefe. “Opioid therapy and persistent pain: can cognitive behavioral therapy help?.” Pain 159, no. 3 (March 2018): 411–15. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001091.
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  - Perlman, Katherine L., Rebecca A. Shelby, Anava A. Wren, Sarah A. Kelleher, Caroline S. Dorfman, Erin O’Connor, Connie Kim, Karen S. Johnson, and Mary Scott Soo. “Positive and negative mood following imaging-guided core needle breast biopsy and receipt of biopsy results..” Psychol Health Med 22, no. 10 (December 2017): 1149–62. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2016.1271438.
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  - Vasan, Alison, Jay A. Baker, Rebecca A. Shelby, and Mary Scott C. Soo. “Impact of Sodium Bicarbonate-Buffered Lidocaine on Patient Pain During Image-Guided Breast Biopsy..” J Am Coll Radiol 14, no. 9 (September 2017): 1194–1201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2017.03.026.
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  - Kelleher, Sarah A., Caroline S. Dorfman, Jen C. Plumb Vilardaga, Catherine Majestic, Joseph Winger, Vicky Gandhi, Christine Nunez, et al. “Optimizing delivery of a behavioral pain intervention in cancer patients using a sequential multiple assignment randomized trial SMART..” Contemp Clin Trials 57 (June 2017): 51–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2017.04.001.
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  - Hayes Balmadrid, Melissa A., Rebecca A. Shelby, Anava A. Wren, Lauren S. Miller, Sora C. Yoon, Jay A. Baker, Liz A. Wildermann, and Mary Scott Soo. “Anxiety prior to breast biopsy: Relationships with length of time from breast biopsy recommendation to biopsy procedure and psychosocial factors..” J Health Psychol 22, no. 5 (April 2017): 561–71. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105315607828.
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  - Ghazikhanian, S. E., C. S. Dorfman, T. J. Somers, M. L. O’Sullivan, H. M. Fisher, S. N. Edmond, A. A. Wren, et al. “Cognitive problems following hematopoietic stem cell transplant: relationships with sleep, depression and fatigue..” Bone Marrow Transplant 52, no. 2 (February 2017): 279–84. https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2016.248.
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  - Edmond, Sara N., Rebecca A. Shelby, Francis J. Keefe, Hannah M. Fisher, John E. Schmidt, Mary S. Soo, Celette S. Skinner, et al. “Persistent Breast Pain Among Women With Histories of Breast-conserving Surgery for Breast Cancer Compared With Women Without Histories of Breast Surgery or Cancer..” Clin J Pain 33, no. 1 (January 2017): 51–56. https://doi.org/10.1097/AJP.0000000000000377.
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  - Flynn, Kathryn E., Li Lin, Deborah Watkins Bruner, Jill M. Cyranowski, Elizabeth A. Hahn, Diana D. Jeffery, Jennifer Barsky Reese, Bryce B. Reeve, Rebecca A. Shelby, and Kevin P. Weinfurt. “Sexual Satisfaction and the Importance of Sexual Health to Quality of Life Throughout the Life Course of U.S. Adults..” J Sex Med 13, no. 11 (November 2016): 1642–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.08.011.
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  - Miller, Lauren S., Rebecca A. Shelby, Melissa Hayes Balmadrid, Sora Yoon, Jay A. Baker, Liz Wildermann, and Mary Scott Soo. “Patient Anxiety Before and Immediately After Imaging-Guided Breast Biopsy Procedures: Impact of Radiologist-Patient Communication..” J Am Coll Radiol 13, no. 11S (November 2016): e62–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2016.09.034.
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  - Waters, Sandra J., Timothy J. Strauman, Daphne C. McKee, Lisa C. Campbell, Rebecca A. Shelby, Kim E. Dixon, Anne Marie Fras, and Francis J. Keefe. “Self-system therapy for distress associated with persistent low back pain: A randomized clinical trial..” Psychother Res 26, no. 4 (July 2016): 472–83. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2015.1040485.
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  - Soo, Mary Scott, Jennifer A. Jarosz, Anava A. Wren, Adrianne E. Soo, Yvonne M. Mowery, Karen S. Johnson, Sora C. Yoon, et al. “Imaging-Guided Core-Needle Breast Biopsy: Impact of Meditation and Music Interventions on Patient Anxiety, Pain, and Fatigue..” J Am Coll Radiol 13, no. 5 (May 2016): 526–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2015.12.004.
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  - Somers, Tamara J., Sarah A. Kelleher, Kelly W. Westbrook, Gretchen G. Kimmick, Rebecca A. Shelby, Amy P. Abernethy, and Francis J. Keefe. “A Small Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial Comparing Mobile and Traditional Pain Coping Skills Training Protocols for Cancer Patients with Pain..” Pain Res Treat 2016 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/2473629.
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  - Kimmick, Gretchen, Sara N. Edmond, Hayden B. Bosworth, Jeffrey Peppercorn, Paul K. Marcom, Kimberly Blackwell, Francis J. Keefe, and Rebecca A. Shelby. “Medication taking behaviors among breast cancer patients on adjuvant endocrine therapy..” Breast 24, no. 5 (October 2015): 630–36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.breast.2015.06.010.
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  - Weinfurt, Kevin P., Li Lin, Deborah Watkins Bruner, Jill M. Cyranowski, Carrie B. Dombeck, Elizabeth A. Hahn, Diana D. Jeffery, et al. “Development and Initial Validation of the PROMIS(®) Sexual Function and Satisfaction Measures Version 2.0..” J Sex Med 12, no. 9 (September 2015): 1961–74. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsm.12966.
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  - Ursem, Carling J., Hayden B. Bosworth, Rebecca A. Shelby, Wenke Hwang, Roger T. Anderson, and Gretchen G. Kimmick. “Adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy for breast cancer: importance in women with low income..” J Womens Health (Larchmt) 24, no. 5 (May 2015): 403–8. https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2014.4982.
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  - Edmond, Sara N., Rebecca A. Shelby, Francis J. Keefe, Mary Scott Soo, Celette Sugg Skinner, Gretchen Ahrendt, Jessica Manculich, Jules H. Sumkin, Margarita Zuley, and Dana H. Bovbjerg. “ANXIETY AND NEGATIVE MOOD FOLLOWING MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING FOR BREAST CANCER.” Annals of Behavioral Medicine 49 (April 1, 2015): S6–S6.
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  - Kelleher, Sarah A., Hannah M. Fisher, Rebecca A. Shelby, Keith M. Sullivan, Amy P. Abernethy, Francis J. Keefe, and Tamara J. Somers. “A HYBRID IN-PERSON AND MHEALTH PAIN COPING SKILLS INTERVENTION FOR STEM CELL TRANSPLANT PATIENTS.” Annals of Behavioral Medicine 49 (April 1, 2015): S216–S216.
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  - Brothers, Brittany M., Kristen M. Carpenter, Rebecca A. Shelby, Lisa M. Thornton, Georita M. Frierson, Kyle L. Patterson, and Barbara L. Andersen. “Dissemination of an evidence-based treatment for cancer patients: training is the necessary first step..” Transl Behav Med 5, no. 1 (March 2015): 103–12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13142-014-0273-0.
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  - Shelby, Rebecca A., Sara N. Edmond, Anava A. Wren, Francis J. Keefe, Jeffrey M. Peppercorn, Paul K. Marcom, Kimberly L. Blackwell, and Gretchen G. Kimmick. “Self-efficacy for coping with symptoms moderates the relationship between physical symptoms and well-being in breast cancer survivors taking adjuvant endocrine therapy..” Support Care Cancer 22, no. 10 (October 2014): 2851–59. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-014-2269-1.
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  - Bartley, Emily J., Sara N. Edmond, Anava A. Wren, Tamara J. Somers, Irene Teo, Sicong Zhou, Krista A. Rowe, Amy P. Abernethy, Francis J. Keefe, and Rebecca A. Shelby. “Holding back moderates the association between health symptoms and social well-being in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation..” J Pain Symptom Manage 48, no. 3 (September 2014): 374–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.09.019.
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  - Alexander, Angel M., Kathryn E. Flynn, Elizabeth A. Hahn, Diana D. Jeffery, Francis J. Keefe, Bryce B. Reeve, Wesley Schultz, Jennifer Barsky Reese, Rebecca A. Shelby, and Kevin P. Weinfurt. “Improving patients' understanding of terms and phrases commonly used in self-reported measures of sexual function..” J Sex Med 11, no. 8 (August 2014): 1991–98. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsm.12599.
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  - Soo, Adrianne E., Rebecca A. Shelby, Lauren S. Miller, Melissa Hayes Balmadrid, Karen S. Johnson, Anava A. Wren, Sora C. Yoon, Francis J. Keefe, and Mary Scott Soo. “Predictors of pain experienced by women during percutaneous imaging-guided breast biopsies..” J Am Coll Radiol 11, no. 7 (July 2014): 709–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2014.01.013.
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  - Dorfman, Caroline S., Brittany M. Brothers, Kristen M. Carpenter, Georita M. Frierson, Rebecca A. Shelby, Lisa M. Thornton, and Barbara L. Andersen. “DISSEMINATION OF THE BIOBEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION: FROM CANCER TO HEALTH.” Annals of Behavioral Medicine 47 (April 1, 2014): S166–S166.
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  - Edmond, Sara N., Madeline L. O’Sullivan, Tamara J. Somers, Krista Rowe, and Rebecca A. Shelby. “COGNITIVE PROBLEMS IN SCT PATIENTS THREE MONTHS POST-TRANSPLANT: ASSOCIATED PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS.” Annals of Behavioral Medicine 47 (April 1, 2014): S102–S102.
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  - Huysmans, Zenzi Z., Anava A. Wren, Rebecca A. Shelby, Francis J. Keefe, and Mary Scott Soo. “IMPACT OF EXPERIENCES AT THE TIME OF BREAST BIOPSY ON KNOWLEDGE OF RECOMMENDED FOLLOW-UP, PERCEIVED CANCER RISK, BELIEFS ABOUT MAMMOGRAPHY, AND PREFERENCES FOR SUPPORT.” Annals of Behavioral Medicine 47 (April 1, 2014): S190–S190.
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  - Shelby, Rebecca A., Sara N. Edmond, Mary S. Soo, Francis J. Keefe, Gretchen M. Ahrendt, Jules Sumkin, Margarita Zuley, and Dana H. Bovbjerg. “PERSISTENT POST-SURGICAL PAIN FOLLOWING BREAST CONSERVING SURGERY: LEVELS OF PAIN AND PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS.” Annals of Behavioral Medicine 47 (April 1, 2014): S189–S189.
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  - Abernethy, Amy P., Janet Bull, Elizabeth Whitten, Rebecca Shelby, Jane L. Wheeler, and Donald H. Taylor. “Targeted investment improves access to hospice and palliative care..” J Pain Symptom Manage 46, no. 5 (November 2013): 629–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.12.012.
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  - Keefe, F. J., L. Porter, T. Somers, R. Shelby, and A. V. Wren. “Psychosocial interventions for managing pain in older adults: outcomes and clinical implications..” Br J Anaesth 111, no. 1 (July 2013): 89–94. https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aet129.
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  - Miller, Lauren S., Rebecca A. Shelby, Melissa Hayes Balmadrid, Sora Yoon, Jay A. Baker, Liz Wildermann, and Mary Scott Soo. “Patient anxiety before and immediately after imaging-guided breast biopsy procedures: impact of radiologist-patient communication..” J Am Coll Radiol 10, no. 6 (June 2013): 423–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2012.11.005.
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  - Edmond, Sara N., Rebecca A. Shelby, Gretchen G. Kimmick, Paul K. Marcom, Jeffrey M. Peppercorn, and Francis J. Keefe. “Symptom communication in breast cancer: relationships of holding back and self-efficacy for communication to symptoms and adjustment..” J Psychosoc Oncol 31, no. 6 (2013): 698–711. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2013.835023.
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  - Somers, Tamara J., Anava A. Wren, and Rebecca A. Shelby. “The context of pain in arthritis: self-efficacy for managing pain and other symptoms..” Curr Pain Headache Rep 16, no. 6 (December 2012): 502–8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-012-0298-3.
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  - Uronis, Hope E., Rebecca A. Shelby, David C. Currow, Sam H. Ahmedzai, Hayden B. Bosworth, April Coan, and Amy P. Abernethy. “Assessment of the psychometric properties of an English version of the cancer dyspnea scale in people with advanced lung cancer..” J Pain Symptom Manage 44, no. 5 (November 2012): 741–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.10.027.
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  - Flynn, Kathryn E., Jennifer Barsky Reese, Diana D. Jeffery, Amy P. Abernethy, Li Lin, Rebecca A. Shelby, Laura S. Porter, Carrie B. Dombeck, and Kevin P. Weinfurt. “Patient experiences with communication about sex during and after treatment for cancer..” Psychooncology 21, no. 6 (June 2012): 594–601. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.1947.
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  - Shelby, Rebecca A., Tamara J. Somers, Francis J. Keefe, Brenda M. DeVellis, Carol Patterson, Jordan B. Renner, and Joanne M. Jordan. “Brief Fear of Movement Scale for osteoarthritis..” Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 64, no. 6 (June 2012): 862–71. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.21626.
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  - Somers, Tamara J., James A. Blumenthal, Farshid Guilak, Virginia B. Kraus, Daniel O. Schmitt, Michael A. Babyak, Linda W. Craighead, et al. “Pain coping skills training and lifestyle behavioral weight management in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled study..” Pain 153, no. 6 (June 2012): 1199–1209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2012.02.023.
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  - Shelby, Rebecca A., Cindy D. Scipio, Tamara J. Somers, Mary Scott Soo, Kevin P. Weinfurt, and Francis J. Keefe. “Prospective study of factors predicting adherence to surveillance mammography in women treated for breast cancer..” J Clin Oncol 30, no. 8 (March 10, 2012): 813–19. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2010.34.4333.
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  - Reese, Jennifer Barsky, Rebecca A. Shelby, and Kathryn L. Taylor. “Sexual quality of life in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery..” Psychol Health 27, no. 6 (2012): 721–36. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2011.623781.
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  - Suh, Sang-Yeon, Thomas W. Leblanc, Rebecca A. Shelby, Gregory P. Samsa, and Amy P. Abernethy. “Longitudinal patient-reported performance status assessment in the cancer clinic is feasible and prognostic..” J Oncol Pract 7, no. 6 (November 2011): 374–81. https://doi.org/10.1200/JOP.2011.000434.
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  - Shelby, R. A., F. J. Keefe, S. N. Red, K. L. Blackwell, J. M. Peppercorn, P. K. Marcom, and G. G. Kimmick. “Symptom experiences and nonadherent medication-taking behaviors of breast cancer patients taking adjuvant hormone therapy..” Journal of Clinical Oncology 29, no. 15_suppl (May 20, 2011): 524–524. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.524.
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  - Flynn, Kathryn E., Diana D. Jeffery, Francis J. Keefe, Laura S. Porter, Rebecca A. Shelby, Maria R. Fawzy, Tracy K. Gosselin, Bryce B. Reeve, and Kevin P. Weinfurt. “Sexual functioning along the cancer continuum: focus group results from the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®)..” Psychooncology 20, no. 4 (April 2011): 378–86. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.1738.
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  - Keefe, Francis J., Rebecca A. Shelby, Tamara J. Somers, Indira Varia, Michael Blazing, Sandra J. Waters, Daphne McKee, et al. “Effects of coping skills training and sertraline in patients with non-cardiac chest pain: a randomized controlled study..” Pain 152, no. 4 (April 2011): 730–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2010.08.040.
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  - Shelby, Rebecca A., Francis J. Keefe, Mary Scott Soo, Celette Sugg Skinner, Sandra Stinnett, Mary Frances Luce, Margarita L. Zuley, Jules H. Sumkin, and Dana H. Bovbjerg. “PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SELF-REPORTED BREAST PAIN PRIOR TO ROUTINE MAMMOGRAPHY IN BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS AND WOMEN WITHOUT A HISTORY OF CANCER.” Annals of Behavioral Medicine 41 (April 1, 2011): S160–S160.
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  - Reese, Jennifer Barsky, Rebecca A. Shelby, and Amy P. Abernethy. “Sexual concerns in lung cancer patients: an examination of predictors and moderating effects of age and gender..” Support Care Cancer 19, no. 1 (January 2011): 161–65. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-010-1000-0.
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  - Shelby, R. A., and F. J. Keefe. “Chronic pain and adherence,” December 1, 2010, 179–214. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5866-2_8.
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  - Abernethy, Amy P., Syed Yousuf Zafar, Hope Uronis, Jane L. Wheeler, April Coan, Krista Rowe, Rebecca A. Shelby, Robin Fowler, and James E. Herndon. “Validation of the Patient Care Monitor (Version 2.0): a review of system assessment instrument for cancer patients..” J Pain Symptom Manage 40, no. 4 (October 2010): 545–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.01.017.
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  - Flynn, Kathryn E., Rebecca A. Shelby, Sandra A. Mitchell, Maria R. Fawzy, N Chantelle Hardy, Aatif M. Husain, Francis J. Keefe, et al. “Sleep-wake functioning along the cancer continuum: focus group results from the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS(®))..” Psycho Oncology 19, no. 10 (October 2010): 1086–93. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.1664.
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  - Reese, Jennifer Barsky, Rebecca A. Shelby, Francis J. Keefe, Laura S. Porter, and Amy P. Abernethy. “Sexual concerns in cancer patients: a comparison of GI and breast cancer patients..” Support Care Cancer 18, no. 9 (September 2010): 1179–89. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-009-0738-8.
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  - Red, Sara N., Rebecca A. Shelby, Gretchen G. Kimmick, and Francis J. Keefe. “SYMPTOM COMMUNICATION IN BREAST CANCER: RELATIONSHIPS OF HOLDING BACK AND SELF EFFICACY FOR COMMUNICATION TO SYMPTOMS AND ADJUSTMENT.” International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 17 (August 1, 2010): 27–27.
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  - Shelby, Rebecca A., Francis J. Keefe, Dana H. Bovbjerg, Celette Sugg Skinner, Tamara J. Somers, Mary Scott Soo, Sara Red, Sandra Stinnett, Mary Frances Luce, and Jules Sumkin. “PERCEIVED RISK OF BREAST CANCER, BELIEFS ABOUT MAMMOGRAPHY, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS IN BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS AND HEALTHY WOMEN AT THE TIME OF MAMMOGRAPHY.” International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 17 (August 1, 2010): 278–278.
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  - Somers, Tamara J., Rebecca A. Shelby, Francis J. Keefe, Neha Godiwala, Mark A. Lumley, Angelia Mosley-Williams, John R. Rice, and David Caldwell. “Disease severity and domain-specific arthritis self-efficacy: relationships to pain and functioning in patients with rheumatoid arthritis..” Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 62, no. 6 (June 2010): 848–56. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.20127.
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  - Keefe, Francis J., Rebecca A. Shelby, and Tamara J. Somers. “Catastrophizing and pain coping: moving forward..” Pain 149, no. 2 (May 2010): 165–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2010.02.030.
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  - Shelby, Rebecca A., Tamara J. Somers, Francis J. Keefe, Susan G. Silva, Daphne C. McKee, Lilin She, Sandra J. Waters, et al. “Pain catastrophizing in patients with noncardiac chest pain: relationships with pain, anxiety, and disability..” Psychosom Med 71, no. 8 (October 2009): 861–68. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0b013e3181b49584.
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  - Somers, Tamara J., Francis J. Keefe, Jennifer J. Pells, Kim E. Dixon, Sandra J. Waters, Paul A. Riordan, James A. Blumenthal, et al. “Pain catastrophizing and pain-related fear in osteoarthritis patients: relationships to pain and disability..” J Pain Symptom Manage 37, no. 5 (May 2009): 863–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2008.05.009.
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  - O’Connell-Edwards, C. F., C. L. Edwards, M. Pearce, A. B. Wachholtz, M. Wood, M. Muhammad, B. Leach-Beale, et al. “Religious coping and pain associated with sickle cell disease: Exploration of a non-linear model.” Journal of African American Studies 13, no. 1 (March 1, 2009): 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12111-008-9063-4.
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  - Schwartz, Marc D., Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir, Tiffani A. DeMarco, Beth N. Peshkin, William Lawrence, Jessica Rispoli, Karen Brown, et al. “Randomized trial of a decision aid for BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers: impact on measures of decision making and satisfaction..” Health Psychol 28, no. 1 (January 2009): 11–19. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0013147.
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  - Shelby, Rebecca A., Tamara J. Somers, Francis J. Keefe, Jennifer J. Pells, Kim E. Dixon, and James A. Blumenthal. “Domain specific self-efficacy mediates the impact of pain catastrophizing on pain and disability in overweight and obese osteoarthritis patients..” J Pain 9, no. 10 (October 2008): 912–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2008.05.008.
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  - Shelby, Rebecca A., Tim R. Crespin, Sharla M. Wells-Di Gregorio, Ruth M. Lamdan, Jamie E. Siegel, and Kathryn L. Taylor. “Optimism, social support, and adjustment in African American women with breast cancer..” J Behav Med 31, no. 5 (October 2008): 433–44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-008-9167-2.
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  - Pells, Jennifer J., Rebecca A. Shelby, Francis J. Keefe, Kim E. Dixon, James A. Blumenthal, Lara Lacaille, Jessica M. Tucker, Daniel Schmitt, David S. Caldwell, and Virginia B. Kraus. “Arthritis self-efficacy and self-efficacy for resisting eating: relationships to pain, disability, and eating behavior in overweight and obese individuals with osteoarthritic knee pain..” Pain 136, no. 3 (June 2008): 340–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2007.07.012.
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  - Shelby, Rebecca A., Deanna M. Golden-Kreutz, and Barbara L. Andersen. “PTSD diagnoses, subsyndromal symptoms, and comorbidities contribute to impairments for breast cancer survivors..” J Trauma Stress 21, no. 2 (April 2008): 165–72. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.20316.
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  - Shelby, Rebecca A., Ruth M. Lamdan, Jamie E. Siegel, and Kathryn L. Taylor. “Psychoeducational group intervention improves the impact of coping efforts on quality of life in African American women with breast cancer.” Annals of Behavioral Medicine 35 (March 1, 2008): S149–S149.
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  - O’Neill, Suzanne C., Elizabeth Kaufman, Tiffani DeMarco, Beth N. Peshkin, Kristine McKenna, Rebecca Shelby, Heiddis Valdimarsdottir, Jessica Rispoli, and Marc D. Schwartz. “Changes in diet and physical activity following BRCA1/2 testing..” J Psychosoc Oncol 26, no. 3 (2008): 63–80.
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  - Andersen, Barbara L., Rebecca A. Shelby, and Deanna M. Golden-Kreutz. “RCT of a psychological intervention for patients with cancer: I. mechanisms of change..” J Consult Clin Psychol 75, no. 6 (December 2007): 927–38. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.75.6.927.
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  - Shelby, Rebecca A., Ruth M. Lamdan, Jamie E. Siegel, Mary Hrywna, and Kathryn L. Taylor. “Standardized versus open-ended assessment of psychosocial and medical concerns among African American breast cancer patients..” Psychooncology 15, no. 5 (May 2006): 382–97. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.959.
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  - Edwards, Christopher, Keith Whitfield, Shiv Sudhakar, Michele Pearce, Goldie Byrd, Mary Wood, Miriam Feliu, et al. “Parental substance abuse, reports of chronic pain and coping in adult patients with sickle cell disease..” J Natl Med Assoc 98, no. 3 (March 2006): 420–28.
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  - Marucha, Phillip T., Timothy R. Crespin, Rebecca A. Shelby, and Barbara L. Andersen. “TNF-alpha levels in cancer patients relate to social variables..” Brain Behav Immun 19, no. 6 (November 2005): 521–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2005.03.014.
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  - Shelby, Rebecca A., Deanna M. Golden-Kreutz, and Barbara L. Andersen. “Mismatch of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and DSM-IV symptom clusters in a cancer sample: exploratory factor analysis of the PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version..” J Trauma Stress 18, no. 4 (August 2005): 347–57. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.20033.
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  - Golden-Kreutz, Deanna M., Lisa M. Thornton, Sharla Wells-Di Gregorio, Georita M. Frierson, Heather S. Jim, Kristen M. Carpenter, Rebecca A. Shelby, and Barbara L. Andersen. “Traumatic stress, perceived global stress, and life events: prospectively predicting quality of life in breast cancer patients..” Health Psychol 24, no. 3 (May 2005): 288–96. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.24.3.288.
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  - Taylor, Kathryn L., Rebecca Shelby, Edward Gelmann, and Colleen McGuire. “Quality of life and trial adherence among participants in the prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancer screening trial..” J Natl Cancer Inst 96, no. 14 (July 21, 2004): 1083–94. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djh194.
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  - Taylor, Kathryn L., Ruth M. Lamdan, Jamie E. Siegel, Rebecca Shelby, Karen Moran-Klimi, and Mary Hrywna. “Psychological adjustment among African American breast cancer patients: one-year follow-up results of a randomized psychoeducational group intervention..” Health Psychol 22, no. 3 (May 2003): 316–23.
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  - Kaufman, EM, Peshkin, BN, Lawrence, WF, Shelby, R, Isaacs, C, Brown, K, Rispoli, J, O'Neill, S, Hurley, K, DeMarco, T, Brogan, B, Grumet, S, Jandorf, L, McKenna, K, Valdimarsdottir, H, and Schwartz, MD. "Development of an interactive decision aid for female BRCA1/BRCA2 carriers." Journal of Genetic Counseling 12, no. 2 (2003): 109-129.
  - Taylor, Kathryn L., Ruth M. Lamdan, Jamie E. Siegel, Rebecca Shelby, Mary Hrywna, and Karen Moran-Klimi. “Treatment regimen, sexual attractiveness concerns and psychological adjustment among African American breast cancer patients..” Psychooncology 11, no. 6 (November 2002): 505–17. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.616.
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  - Taylor, Kathryn L., Rebecca Shelby, Jon Kerner, William Redd, and John Lynch. “Impact of undergoing prostate carcinoma screening on prostate carcinoma-related knowledge and distress..” Cancer 95, no. 5 (September 1, 2002): 1037–44. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.10781.
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  - Shelby, Rebecca A., Kathryn L. Taylor, Jon F. Kerner, Ellen Coleman, and Diane Blum. “The role of community-based and philanthropic organizations in meeting cancer patient and caregiver needs..” Ca Cancer J Clin 52, no. 4 (July 2002): 229–46.
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  - Taylor, Kathryn L., Rebecca A. Shelby, Marc D. Schwartz, Josh Ackerman, V Holland LaSalle, Edward P. Gelmann, and Colleen McGuire. “The impact of item order on ratings of cancer risk perception..” Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 11, no. 7 (July 2002): 654–59.
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  - Shelby, R. A., R. M. Stoddart, and K. L. Taylor. “Factors contributing to levels of burnout among sex offender treatment providers.” Journal of Interpersonal Violence 16, no. 11 (November 1, 2001): 1205–16.
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  - Dorfman, C. S., S. A. Kelleher, J. G. Winger, R. A. Shelby, B. E. Thorn, L. M. Sutton, F. J. Keefe, V. Gandhi, P. Manohar, and T. J. Somers. “Development and pilot testing of an mHealth behavioral cancer pain protocol for medically underserved communities.” In Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 37:335–49, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2018.1479327.
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  - Dorfman, Caroline S., Joseph G. Winger, Tamara Somers, Rebecca A. Shelby, Gretchen Kimmick, Linda Craighead, Michele L. Patel, and Francis J. Keefe. “WEIGHT-RELATED BEHAVIORS OF CANCER SURVIVORS & PARTNERS: INTERVENTION DEVELOPMENT AND RESULTS OF A PILOT DYADIC INTERVENTION.” In Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53:S709–S709. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2019.
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  - Zullig, Leah L., Gretchen Genevieve Kimmick, Valerie Smith, Katie Little, Hayden B. Bosworth, Sarah Gonzales, Megan Oakes, et al. “Using a geriatric oncology assessment to link with services in an underserved, community oncology population..” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 36:e22024–e22024. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2018. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.e22024.
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  - Kimmick, Gretchen Genevieve, Hayden B. Bosworth, Francis J. Keefe, Linda Sutton, Lynda Owen, Alaattin Erkanli, Shelby D. Reed, et al. “Testing a behavioral intervention to improve adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET)..” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 35:TPS10128–TPS10128. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2017. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.tps10128.
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  - Sitlinger, Andrea Phillips, Rebecca A. Shelby, Heidi K. White, Sara N. Edmond, Hayden B. Bosworth, Francis J. Keefe, and Gretchen Genevieve Kimmick. “Grip strength and timed get-up-and-go: Associations with symptoms among women taking adjuvant endocrine therapy..” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 33:e11564–e11564. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2015. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2015.33.15_suppl.e11564.
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  - Edmond, Sara N., Rebecca A. Shelby, Francis J. Keefe, Mary Scott Soo, Celette Sugg Skinner, Sandra Stinnett, Gretchen M. Ahrendt, et al. “Persistent pain following breast cancer surgery: A case-control study..” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 32:9579–9579. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2014. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2014.32.15_suppl.9579.
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  - Edmond, Sara N., Jamie M. Farquhar, Rebecca A. Shelby, Gretchen G. Kimmick, Paul K. Marcom, Jeffrey M. Peppercorn, Kimberly L. Blackwell, and Francis J. Keefe. “RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SELF-EFFICACY FOR COMMUNICATION WITH ONE'S PHYSICIAN AND MEASURES OF WELL-BEING, CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING MEDICATIONS, AND MEDICATION ADHERENCE IN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS RECEIVING ADJUVANT ENDOCRINE THERAPY.” In Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 45:S178–S178. SPRINGER, 2013.
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