Tamara J. Somers | Scholars@Duke

Tamara J. Somers
Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Tamara J. Somers, PhD, is a Clinical Psychologist and Faculty Member in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Somers conducts research developing, testing, and implementing behavioral interventions for pain and other symptoms in patients with chronic disease (e.g., cancer, arthritis). She is particularly interested in developing behavioral interventions that are personalized to the needs of individual patients and using innovative delivery methods (mobile health) to deliver the interventions. Grant awards from the NIH, American Cancer Society, and other funding agencies support her research. Dr. Somers also co-directs a clinical psychology training program at the Duke Cancer Institute (DCI) that trains graduate students, clinical psychology interns, and post-doctoral fellows in psychosocial and behavioral symptom management interventions. She is the Director of Research for the Duke Cancer Patient Support Program at DCI. Dr. Somers maintains a small clinical practice at the Duke Faculty Practice at Erwin Square.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2019
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers 2013

Contact Information

2200 W Main Street, Suite 340, Room 363, Durham, NC 27705
Box 90399, Durham, NC 27710
tamara.somers@duke.edu (919) 416-3408

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh 2007
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2017 - 2019
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2015 - 2017
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2013 - 2015
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2009 - 2013
- Clinical Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2009
Research
Selected Grants
- Persistent Post-Mastectomy Pain: Randomized Clinical Trial of Targeted Pain Coping Skills Training (Targeted-PCST) with Mediational Analysis awarded by National Institutes of Health 2020 - 2025
- A Mobile Health Behavioral Pain Intervention Protocol for Breast Cancer Patients with Pain in Medically Underserved Communities: A Randomized Controlled Trial awarded by National Institutes of Health 2020 - 2024
- Using a SMART Design to Optimize PTSD Symptom Management Strategies Among Cancer Survivors awarded by National Institutes of Health 2019 - 2024
- Improving Symptom Management for Survivors of Young Adult Cancer awarded by National Institutes of Health 2019 - 2024
- Meaning-Centered Pain Coping Skills Training for Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Pilot Trial awarded by National Palliative Care Research Center 2020 - 2022
- Symptom Clusters in Systemic Sclerosis awarded by National Institutes of Health 2020 - 2022
- A Confirmatory Investigation of the Efficacy of Sana Treatment in Fibromyalgia: A Blinded Randomized Sham-controlled Trial awarded by Sana 2020 - 2021
- Optimizing Delivery of a Behavioral Cancer Pain Intervention Using a SMART awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2021
- Development and Pilot Testing of a Hybrid In Person and mHealth Coping Skills Training Intervention for Symptom Management and Daily Steps in Stem Cell Transplant Patients awarded by National Institutes of Health 2019 - 2020
- Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group (PCRC): Refinement and Expansion-Administrative Supplement awarded by University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus 2019 - 2020
- Pilot Testing a Virtual Reality Protocol for Improving Pain and Pain-Related Distress in Patients with Advanced Stage Colorectal Cancer awarded by University of Colorado - Denver 2019 - 2020
- Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group (PCRC) Refinement and Expansion awarded by University of Colorado - Denver 2018 - 2020
- Meaning-centered Psychotherapy and Pain Coping Skills in Advanced Cancer awarded by American Cancer Society, Inc. 2017 - 2020
- Behavioral Weight and Symptom Management for Breast Cancer Survivors and Partners awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2018
- Pain Coping Skills Training for African Americans with Osteoarthritis awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2015 - 2018
- Coping Skills for Colorectal Cancer Survivors with Pain and Distress awarded by American Cancer Society, Inc. 2015 - 2018
- An Accessible Mobile Health Behavioral Intervention for Cancer Pain (mPain) awarded by American Cancer Society, Inc. 2014 - 2018
- Refinement and Expansion of the Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2018
- SPeeding Research-tested INTerventions (SPRINT) awarded by National Cancer Institute 2017
- Home-Based Tablet Computer Pain Coping Skills Following Stem Cell Transplant awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2015
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Dharmasri, Chamara J., Ida Griesemer, Liubov Arbeeva, Lisa C. Campbell, Crystal W. Cené, Francis J. Keefe, Eugene Z. Oddone, Tamara J. Somers, and Kelli D. Allen. “Acceptability of telephone-based pain coping skills training among African Americans with osteoarthritis enrolled in a randomized controlled trial: a mixed methods analysis.” Bmc Musculoskelet Disord 21, no. 1 (August 14, 2020): 545. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03578-7.
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  - Winger, Joseph G., Christine Nunez, Sarah A. Kelleher, Krista K. Ingle, Vicky Gandhi, Francis J. Keefe, and Tamara J. Somers. “Predictors of Intervention Session Completion in a Randomized Clinical Trial of a Behavioral Cancer Pain Intervention.” J Pain Symptom Manage 59, no. 6 (June 2020): 1268–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.01.020.
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  - Winger, Joseph G., Katherine Ramos, Karen E. Steinhauser, Tamara J. Somers, Laura S. Porter, Arif H. Kamal, William S. Breitbart, and Francis J. Keefe. “Enhancing meaning in the face of advanced cancer and pain: Qualitative evaluation of a meaning-centered psychosocial pain management intervention.” Palliat Support Care 18, no. 3 (June 2020): 263–70. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1478951520000115.
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  - Corbett, Cheyenne M., Tamara J. Somers, Christine M. Nuñez, Catherine M. Majestic, Rebecca A. Shelby, Valarie C. Worthy, Nadine J. Barrett, and Steven R. Patierno. “Evolution of a longitudinal, multidisciplinary, and scalable patient navigation matrix model.” Cancer Med 9, no. 9 (May 2020): 3202–10. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.2950.
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  - Plumb Vilardaga, Jennifer C., Joseph G. Winger, Irene Teo, Lynda Owen, Linda M. Sutton, Francis J. Keefe, and Tamara J. Somers. “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 59, no. 2 (February 2020): 270–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.09.005.
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  - Teo, Irene, Jennifer Plumb Vilardaga, Yee Pin Tan, Joseph Winger, Yin Bun Cheung, Grace Meijuan Yang, Eric A. Finkelstein, et al. “A feasible and acceptable multicultural psychosocial intervention targeting symptom management in the context of advanced breast cancer.” Psychooncology 29, no. 2 (February 2020): 389–97. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5275.
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  - Holder, Timothy R. N., Margaret E. Gruen, David L. Roberts, Tamara Somers, and Alper Bozkurt. “A Systematic Literature Review of Animal-Assisted Interventions in Oncology (Part II): Theoretical Mechanisms and Frameworks.” Integr Cancer Ther 19 (January 2020): 1534735420943269. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735420943269.
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  - Holder, Timothy R. N., Margaret E. Gruen, David L. Roberts, Tamara Somers, and Alper Bozkurt. “A Systematic Literature Review of Animal-Assisted Interventions in Oncology (Part I): Methods and Results.” Integr Cancer Ther 19 (January 2020): 1534735420943278. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735420943278.
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  - Kelleher, Sarah A., Joseph G. Winger, Caroline S. Dorfman, Krista K. Ingle, Ashley A. Moskovich, Amy P. Abernethy, Francis J. Keefe, Greg P. Samsa, Gretchen G. Kimmick, and Tamara J. Somers. “A behavioral cancer pain intervention: A randomized noninferiority trial comparing in-person with videoconference delivery.” Psychooncology 28, no. 8 (August 2019): 1671–78. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5141.
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  - Allen, Kelli D., Tamara J. Somers, Lisa C. Campbell, Liubov Arbeeva, Cynthia J. Coffman, Crystal W. Cené, Eugene Z. Oddone, and Francis J. Keefe. “Pain coping skills training for African Americans with osteoarthritis: results of a randomized controlled trial.” Pain 160, no. 6 (June 2019): 1297–1307. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001525.
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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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  - Merlin, Jessica S., Kanan Patel, Nicole Thompson, Jennifer Kapo, Frank Keefe, Jane Liebschutz, Judith Paice, et al. “Managing Chronic Pain in Cancer Survivors Prescribed Long-Term Opioid Therapy: A National Survey of Ambulatory Palliative Care Providers.” J Pain Symptom Manage 57, no. 1 (January 2019): 20–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.10.493.
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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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  - Pollak, Kathryn I., Laura J. Fish, Linda M. Sutton, Xiaomei Gao, Pauline Lyna, Lynda Owen, Michele L. Patel, and Tamara J. Somers. “A smoking cessation and pain management program for cancer survivors.” J Cancer Surviv 12, no. 6 (December 2018): 821–27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-018-0719-3.
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  - Allen, Kelli D., Liubov Arbeeva, Crystal W. Cené, Cynthia J. Coffman, Kimberlea F. Grimm, Erin Haley, Francis J. Keefe, et al. “Pain coping skills training for African Americans with osteoarthritis study: baseline participant characteristics and comparison to prior studies.” Bmc Musculoskelet Disord 19, no. 1 (September 19, 2018): 337. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-018-2249-6.
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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): e66. https://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.8565.
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  - Cox, Christopher E., Catherine L. Hough, Shannon S. Carson, Douglas B. White, Jeremy M. Kahn, Maren K. Olsen, Derek M. Jones, Tamara J. Somers, Sarah A. Kelleher, and Laura S. Porter. “Effects of a Telephone- and Web-based Coping Skills Training Program Compared with an Education Program for Survivors of Critical Illness and Their Family Members. A Randomized Clinical Trial.” Am J Respir Crit Care Med 197, no. 1 (January 1, 2018): 66–78. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201704-0720OC.
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  - Tjia, Jennifer, Jean S. Kutner, Christine S. Ritchie, Patrick J. Blatchford, Rachael E. Bennett Kendrick, Maryjo Prince-Paul, Tamara J. Somers, et al. “Perceptions of Statin Discontinuation among Patients with Life-Limiting Illness.” J Palliat Med 20, no. 10 (October 2017): 1098–1103. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2016.0489.
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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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  - 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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  - Kelleher, Sarah A., Tamara J. Somers, Tracie Locklear, Alexandra D. Crosswell, and Amy P. Abernethy. “Using Patient Reported Outcomes in Oncology Clinical Practice.” Scand J Pain 13 (October 2016): 6–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjpain.2016.05.035.
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  - Huebner, J. L., L. R. Landerman, T. J. Somers, F. J. Keefe, F. Guilak, J. A. Blumenthal, D. S. Caldwell, and V. B. Kraus. “Exploratory secondary analyses of a cognitive-behavioral intervention for knee osteoarthritis demonstrate reduction in biomarkers of adipocyte inflammation.” Osteoarthritis Cartilage 24, no. 9 (September 2016): 1528–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2016.04.002.
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  - Schrubbe, Leah A., Scott G. Ravyts, Bernadette C. Benas, Lisa C. Campbell, Crystal W. Cené, Cynthia J. Coffman, Alexander H. Gunn, et al. “Pain coping skills training for African Americans with osteoarthritis (STAART): study protocol of a randomized controlled trial.” Bmc Musculoskelet Disord 17, no. 1 (August 23, 2016): 359. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1217-2.
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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): 2473629. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/2473629.
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  - Somers, Tamara J., Amy P. Abernethy, Sara N. Edmond, Sarah A. Kelleher, Anava A. Wren, Greg P. Samsa, and Francis J. Keefe. “A Pilot Study of a Mobile Health Pain Coping Skills Training Protocol for Patients With Persistent Cancer Pain.” J Pain Symptom Manage 50, no. 4 (October 2015): 553–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.04.013.
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  - Rini, Christine, Laura S. Porter, Tamara J. Somers, Daphne C. McKee, Robert F. DeVellis, Meredith Smith, Gary Winkel, et al. “Automated Internet-based pain coping skills training to manage osteoarthritis pain: a randomized controlled trial.” Pain 156, no. 5 (May 2015): 837–48. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000121.
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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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  - Somers, Tamara J., Sarah A. Kelleher, Sara N. Edmond, Anava A. Wren, Hannah M. Fisher, Amy P. Abernethy, and Francis J. Keefe. “TWO PHASES OF PILOTING A MHEALTH BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION FOR CANCER PAIN.” Annals of Behavioral Medicine 49 (April 1, 2015): S217–S217.
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  - Rini, Christine, Laura S. Porter, Tamara J. Somers, Daphne C. McKee, and Francis J. Keefe. “Retaining critical therapeutic elements of behavioral interventions translated for delivery via the Internet: recommendations and an example using pain coping skills training.” J Med Internet Res 16, no. 12 (December 19, 2014): e245. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.3374.
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  - Choi, Karmel Wong, Tamara J. Somers, Michael A. Babyak, Kathleen J. Sikkema, James A. Blumenthal, and Francis J. Keefe. “The relationship between pain and eating among overweight and obese individuals with osteoarthritis: an ecological momentary study.” Pain Res Manag 19, no. 6 (November 2014): e159–63. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/598382.
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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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  - Somers, Tamara J., Anava A. Wren, James A. Blumenthal, David Caldwell, Kim M. Huffman, and Francis J. Keefe. “Pain, physical functioning, and overeating in obese rheumatoid arthritis patients: do thoughts about pain and eating matter?” J Clin Rheumatol 20, no. 5 (August 2014): 244–50. https://doi.org/10.1097/RHU.0000000000000124.
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  - Sparling, T. L., D. Schmitt, C. E. Miller, F. Guilak, T. J. Somers, F. J. Keefe, and R. M. Queen. “Energy recovery in individuals with knee osteoarthritis.” Osteoarthritis Cartilage 22, no. 6 (June 2014): 747–55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2014.04.004.
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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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  - 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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  - Somers, Tamara J., Preethi C. Kurakula, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber, Francis J. Keefe, and Megan E. B. Clowse. “Reply: To PMID 22505314.” Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 65, no. 7 (July 2013): 1205. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.21960.
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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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  - Somers, Tamara J., Preethi C. Kurakula, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber, Francis J. Keefe, and Megan E. B. Clowse. “Self-efficacy and pain catastrophizing in systemic lupus erythematosus: relationship to pain, stiffness, fatigue, and psychological distress.” Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 64, no. 9 (September 2012): 1334–40. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.21686.
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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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  - Somers, Tamara J., Francis J. Keefe, and Amy Abernethy. “ELECTRONIC PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES (EPRO) TO GUIDE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BEHAVIORAL CANCER PAIN INTERVENTIONS.” Annals of Behavioral Medicine 43 (April 1, 2012): S222–S222.
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  - Wren, Anava A., Tamara J. Somers, Melissa A. Wright, Mark C. Goetz, Mark R. Leary, Anne Marie Fras, Billy K. Huh, Lesco L. Rogers, and Francis J. Keefe. “Self-compassion in patients with persistent musculoskeletal pain: relationship of self-compassion to adjustment to persistent pain.” J Pain Symptom Manage 43, no. 4 (April 2012): 759–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.04.014.
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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, Laura S. Porter, Tamara J. Somers, and Francis J. Keefe. “Pilot feasibility study of a telephone-based couples intervention for physical intimacy and sexual concerns in colorectal cancer.” J Sex Marital Ther 38, no. 5 (2012): 402–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2011.606886.
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  - Somers, T. J., G. L. Moseley, F. J. Keefe, and S. M. Kothadia. “Neuroimaging of pain: A psychosocial perspective,” December 1, 2011, 275–92. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6373-4_17.
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  - Wright, Melissa A., Anava A. Wren, Tamara J. Somers, Mark C. Goetz, Anne Marie Fras, Billy K. Huh, Lesco L. Rogers, and Francis J. Keefe. “Pain acceptance, hope, and optimism: relationships to pain and adjustment in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain.” J Pain 12, no. 11 (November 2011): 1155–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2011.06.002.
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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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  - Wren, Anava A., Tamara J. Somers, Melissa A. Wright, Mark C. Goetz, Mark R. Leary, Anne Marie Fras, Billy K. Huh, Lesco L. Rogers, and Francis J. Keefe. “SELF-COMPASSION IN PATIENTS WHO ARE OBESE AND HAVE PERSISTENT MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN: RELATIONSHIP OF SELF-COMPASSION TO PAIN- AND WEIGHT-RELATED FACTORS.” Annals of Behavioral Medicine 41 (April 1, 2011): S217–S217.
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  - Somers, Tamara J., Anava A. Wren, and Francis J. Keefe. “Understanding chronic pain in older adults: abdominal fat is where it is at.” Pain 152, no. 1 (January 2011): 8–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2010.09.022.
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  - Reese, Jennifer Barsky, Tamara J. Somers, Francis J. Keefe, Angelia Mosley-Williams, and Mark A. Lumley. “Pain and functioning of rheumatoid arthritis patients based on marital status: is a distressed marriage preferable to no marriage?” J Pain 11, no. 10 (October 2010): 958–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2010.01.003.
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  - Berendes, David, Francis J. Keefe, Tamara J. Somers, Sejal M. Kothadia, Laura S. Porter, and Jennifer S. Cheavens. “Hope in the context of lung cancer: relationships of hope to symptoms and psychological distress.” J Pain Symptom Manage 40, no. 2 (August 2010): 174–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.01.014.
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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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  - Reese, Jennifer Barsky, Francis J. Keefe, Tamara J. Somers, and Amy P. Abernethy. “Coping with sexual concerns after cancer: the use of flexible coping.” Support Care Cancer 18, no. 7 (July 2010): 785–800. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-010-0819-8.
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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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  - Keefe, F. J., T. J. Somers, and A. Abernethy. “Psychologic Interventions for Cancer Pain,” April 14, 2010, 337–47. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444314380.ch26.
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  - Keefe, Francis J., and Tamara J. Somers. “Psychological approaches to understanding and treating arthritis pain.” Nature Reviews. Rheumatology 6, no. 4 (April 2010): 210–16. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2010.22.
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  - Reese, Jennifer B., Tamara J. Somers, Francis J. Keefe, Angelia Mosley-Williams, and Mark A. Lumley. “PAIN IN SOCIAL CONTEXT: PAIN AND FUNCTIONING OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENTS BASED ON MARITAL STATUS AND MARITAL ADJUSTMENT.” Annals of Behavioral Medicine 39 (April 1, 2010): 150–150.
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  - Somers, T. J., F. J. Keefe, and L. Porter. “Understanding and enhancing patient and partner adjustment to disease-related pain: A biopsychosocial perspective,” December 1, 2009, 95–124. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78323-9_6.
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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, Neha Godiwala, and Georgia H. Hoyler. “Psychosocial factors and the pain experience of osteoarthritis patients: new findings and new directions.” Curr Opin Rheumatol 21, no. 5 (September 2009): 501–6. https://doi.org/10.1097/BOR.0b013e32832ed704.
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  - Somers, Tamara J., Julie C. Michael, William M. P. Klein, and Andrew Baum. “Cancer genetics service interest in women with a limited family history of breast cancer.” J Genet Couns 18, no. 4 (August 2009): 339–49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10897-009-9224-1.
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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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  - Dougall, Angela Liegey, Ashley W. Smith, Tamara J. Somers, Donna M. Posluszny, Wendy S. Rubinstein, and Andrew Baum. “Coping with genetic testing for breast cancer susceptibility.” Psychosom Med 71, no. 1 (January 2009): 98–105. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0b013e318190d7b4.
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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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  - Somers, T. J., F. J. Keefe, J. W. Carson, J. J. Pells, and L. Lacaille. “Pain catastrophizing in borderline morbidly obese and morbidly obese individuals with osteoarthritic knee pain.” Pain Res Manag 13, no. 5 (September 2008): 401–6. https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/652453.
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  - Smith, Ashley Wilder, Angela Liegey Dougall, Donna M. Posluszny, Tamara J. Somers, Wendy S. Rubinstein, and Andrew Baum. “Psychological distress and quality of life associated with genetic testing for breast cancer risk.” Psychooncology 17, no. 8 (August 2008): 767–73. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.1291.
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  - Keefe, Francis J., Tamara J. Somers, and Lynn M. Martire. “Psychologic interventions and lifestyle modifications for arthritis pain management.” Rheum Dis Clin North Am 34, no. 2 (May 2008): 351–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rdc.2008.03.001.
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  - Malenbaum, Sara, Francis J. Keefe, Amanda C de C. Williams, Roger Ulrich, and Tamara J. Somers. “Pain in its environmental context: implications for designing environments to enhance pain control.” Pain 134, no. 3 (February 2008): 241–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2007.12.002.
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  - White, Kamila S., Timothy A. Brown, Tamara J. Somers, and David H. Barlow. “Avoidance behavior in panic disorder: the moderating influence of perceived control.” Behav Res Ther 44, no. 1 (January 2006): 147–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2005.07.009.
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  - Hamann, Heidi A., Tamara J. Somers, Ashley W. Smith, Sabra S. Inslicht, and Andrew Baum. “Posttraumatic stress associated with cancer history and BRCA1/2 genetic testing.” Psychosom Med 67, no. 5 (September 2005): 766–72. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.psy.0000181273.74398.d7.
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- Book Sections
  - Somers, T. J., S. A. Kelleher, R. A. Shelby, and H. M. Fisher. “Understanding and enhancing pain coping in patients with arthritis pain.” In Psychosocial Factors in Arthritis: Perspectives on Adjustment and Management, 35–52, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22858-7_3.
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  - Somers, T. J., F. J. Keefe, S. Kothadia, and A. Pandiani. “Dealing with cancer pain: Coping, pain catastrophizing, and related outcomes.” In Cancer Pain: From Molecules to Suffering, 2015.
  - Naylor, M. R., D. A. Seminowicz, T. J. Somers, and F. J. Keefe. “Pain imaging.” In Handbook of Pain and Palliative Care: Biobehavioral Approaches for the Life Course, 439–67, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1651-8_27.
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  - Keefe, F. J., A. P. Abernethy, J. L. Wheeler, and T. J. Somers. “Psychological interventions for cancer pain.” In Cancer Pain: Assessment and Management, Second Edition, 343–53, 2009. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511642357.019.
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- Conference Papers
  - Winger, Joseph G., Caroline S. Dorfman, Karen E. Steinhauser, Arif H. Kamal, Francis J. Keefe, Tamara J. Somers, and William S. Breitbart. “QUALITATIVE FEEDBACK ON A PSYCHOSOCIAL PAIN MANAGEMENT INTERVENTION FOR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED CANCER.” In Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53:S264–S264. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2019.
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  - Foster, Marc, Eric Beppler, Timothy Holder, James Dieffenderfer, Patrick Erb, Kristy Everette, Margaret Gruen, et al. “A System for Assessment of Canine-Human Interaction during Animal-Assisted Therapies.” In Conf Proc Ieee Eng Med Biol Soc, 2018:4347–50, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2018.8513384.
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  - Edmond, Sara N., Amy Wachholtz, Tamara J. Somers, and Robert D. Kerns. “EXTENDING THE REACH OF PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS FOR CHRONIC PAIN: INNOVATIVE METHODS FOR INCREASING UTILIZATION.” In Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52:S676–S676. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2018.
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  - Somers, Tamara J., Sarah Kelleher, Caroline Dorfman, Rebecca Shelby, Beverly Thorn, Francis Keefe, Vicky Gandhi, Preethi Manohar, and Joseph Winger. “DEVELOPMENT AND PILOT TESTING OF AN MHEALTH BEHAVIORAL CANCER PAIN PROTOCOL FOR MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.” In Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52:S677–S677. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2018.
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  - Somers, Tamara J., Francis Keefe, Howard Shang, and Amy Abernethy. “CANCER PAIN: AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM TO RAPIDLY IDENTIFY, ASSESS, AND INTERVENE.” In Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 45:S83–S83. SPRINGER, 2013.
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  - Wong, Karmel, Tamara J. Somers, Michael Babyak, Kathleen J. Sikkema, and Frank J. Keefe. “PAIN AND EATING IN OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE INDIVIDUALS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS: AN ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY STUDY.” In Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 45:S95–S95. SPRINGER, 2013.
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  - Huebner, J. L., L. R. Landerman, T. J. Somers, V. B. Kraus, F. Guilak, J. A. Blumenthal, D. S. Caldwell, J. R. Rice, and F. J. Keefe. “Inflammatory biomarkers of OA, IL-6 and leptin are modifiable in overweight/obese OA patients with a protocol that combines training in pain coping skills and weight management.” In Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 20:S38–S38. Elsevier BV, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2012.02.570.
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  - Clowse, Megan E. B., Lisa G. Criscione-Schreiber, Meenakshi Jolly, Francis J. Keefe, and Tamara J. Somers. “Memory Complaints in Lupus Patients: Relationship to Lupus Activity, Symptoms, Quality of Life, Psychological Distress, and Coping.” In Arthritis and Rheumatism, 63:S556–S556. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2011.
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  - Kurakula, Preethi, Tamara J. Somers, Lisa G. Criscione-Schreiber, Francis J. Keefe, and Megan E. B. Clowse. “The Relationship Between Pain Coping Skills and Pain, Fatigue, Mood, and Lupus Activity.” In Arthritis and Rheumatism, 63:S555–56. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2011.
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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.” In International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 17:278–278. SPRINGER, 2010.
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