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Members

Dr. Ronald Glaser, Director
Dr. William Malarkey, Associate Director
Dr. John Sheridan, Associate Director
Dr. Barbara Andersen (Associate Member)
Dr. Catherine Alfano
Dr. Michael Bailey
Dr. A. Courtney DeVries
Dr. Charles Emery
Dr. Jonathan Godbout
Dr. Janice Kiecolt-Glaser
Dr. Stanley Lemeshow
Dr. Jeanette Webster Marketon
Dr. Randy J. Nelson
Dr. David Padgett
Dr. Tracey Papenfuss
Dr. Phillip Popovich
Dr. Ning Quan
Dr. Virginia Sanders
Dr. Caroline Whitacre
Dr. Eric V. Yang

Dr. Catherine Alfano

Dr. Catherine Alfano, PhD

Assistant Professor,
College of Public Health

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Tracey Papenfuss Research Interests

Health, Eating, Activity and Lifestyle (HEAL) in Breast Cancer Survivors study, Delirium in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Breast Cancer Prevention Through Nutrition Program, Nutrition and Exercise for Women (NEW) study, Energy Balance and Breast Cancer Survival Pilot Study


Publications

Fann, J.R., Alfano, C.M., Roth-Roemer, S., Katon, W.J., Syrjala, K.L. (2007). Delirium in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: Impact on cognition, distress, and health-related quality of life. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 25, 1223-1231.

Bowen, D.J., Alfano, C.M., McGregor, B.A., Kuniyuki, A., Bernstein, L., Meeske, K., Baumgartner, K.B., Fetherolf, J., Reeve, B., Smith, A. W., Malone, K., McTiernan, A., Ballard-Barbash, R. Possible socioeconomic and ethnic disparities in quality of life in a cohort of breast cancer survivors. Breast Cancer Research & Treatment, 106(1), 85-95.

Meeske, K., Smith, A. W., Alfano, C.M., McGregor, B.A., McTiernan, A., Baumgartner, K.B., Malone, K., Reeve, B., Ballard-Barbash, R., Bernstein, L. Fatigue in Breast Cancer Survivors Two to Five Years Post Diagnosis: A HEAL Study Report. Quality of Life Research, 16(6), 947-60.

Alfano, C. M., Smith, A. W., Irwin, M., Bowen, D.J., Sorensen, B., Reeve, B., Meeske, K.A., Bernstein, L., Baumgartner, K.B., Ballard-Barbash, R., Malone, K., McTiernan, A. Physical activity, long-term symptoms, and health-related quality of life among breast cancer survivors: A prospective analysis. Journal of Cancer Survivorship: Research and Practice, (in press).

Bowen, D.J., Fann, J.R., Andersen, M.R., Rhew, I.C., Gralow, J.R., Lewis, F.M., Hunt, J.R., Palomares, M., Moinpour, C.M., Alfano, C.M., Ankerst, D.P. Recruiting breast cancer patients and families to behavioral research in the post-HIPAA period. Oncology Nursing Forum, (in press).

Murray, D.M., Pals, S.L., Blitstein, J., Alfano, C.M., Lehman, J. Design and Analysis of Group-Randomized Trials in Cancer: A Review of Current Practices. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, (in press).

Alfano, C.M.; McGregor, B.A.; Kuniyuki, A.; Reeve, B.; Bowen, D.J.; Smith, A. W.; Baumgartner, K.B.; Bernstein, L.; Ballard-Barbash, R.; Malone, K.; Ganz, P.; McTiernan, A. Psychometric evaluation of the Brief Cancer Impact Assessment among breast cancer survivors. Oncology. 70:2006. 190-202.

Alfano, C.M.; McGregor, B.A.; Kuniyuki, A.; Reeve, B.; Bowen, D.J.; Baumgartner, K.B.; Bernstein, L.; Ballard-Barbash, R.; Malone, K.; Ganz, P.; McTiernan, A. Psychometric properties of a tool for measuring hormone-related symptoms in breast cancer survivors. Psycho-oncology. 15(11):2006. 985-1000.

Alfano, C.M. & Rowland, J.H. Recovery issues in cancer survivorship: A new challenge for supportive care. The Cancer Journal. 12(5):2006. 432-43.

Robinson, L.A., Murray, D.M., Alfano, C.M., Zbikowski, S.M., Blitstein, J.L., Klesges, R.C. (2006). Ethnic differences in predictors of adolescent smoking onset and escalation: A longitudinal study from 7th to 12th grade. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 8(2), 297-307.

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