Gender in Psycho-Oncology
Youngmee Kim and Matthew J. Loscalzo
Author Information
Youngmee Kim, PhD is Professor of Psychology and Member of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami. Her research focuses on the biobehavioral mechanisms of cancer linking to the quality of life of cancer patients/survivors and their family caregivers at the individual as well as family/dyadic levels. Her work has been supported by the American Cancer Society and the National Institute of Health.
Matthew J. Loscalzo, LCSW is the Liliane Elkins Professor in Supportive Care Programs in the Department of Supportive Care Medicine and Professor in Department of Population Sciences. He is also the Executive Director of the Department of Supportive Care Medicine and the Administrative Director of the Sheri & Les Biller Patient and Family Resource Center at the City of Hope-National Medical Center, Duarte California, USA. He has over 37 years experience in caring for cancer patients and their families. He is recognized internationally as a pioneer in the clinical, educational, and research domains of psychosocial aspects of cancer. Professor Loscalzo has held leadership positions at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, the Rebecca and John Moores Cancer Center at the University of California at San Diego and is now in his 10th year at City of Hope-National Medical Center. He has created a number of highly integrated interdisciplinary biopsychosocial programs based on gender strengths.
Contributors:
Marysol Asencio, PhD
Professor of Sociology
Institute of Latina/o, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Kimlin Tam Ashing, PhD
Professor, Beckman Research Institute
Founding Director, CCARE
Center of Community Alliance for Research & Education
Department of Population Sciences
City of Hope Medical Center
Duarte, CA
Terry Badger, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAPOS, FAAN
Professor and Director, Community and Systems Health Science Division
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
College of Nursing
The University of Arizona Cancer Center
Tucson, AZ
Keith M. Bellizzi, MPH, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Human Development and Family Studies
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Courtney Bitz, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C
Program Leader, Couples Coping with Cancer Together
Women's Cancer Program
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
Thomas O. Blank, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Department of Human Development and Family Studies
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Ulrike Boehmer, PhD
Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences
Boston University School of Public Health
Boston, MA
Deborah J. Bowen, PhD
Professor, Bioethics and Humanities
Adjunct Professor, Health Services
School of Public Health
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Emma E. Bright, MA
Department of Psychology
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Karen L. Clark, MS
Program Manager
Department of Supportive Care Medicine
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
Melissa A. Clark, PhD
Senior Director, Research and Evaluation
Center for Health Policy and Research
Professor, Quantitative Health Sciences
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, MA
Steven S. Coughlin, PhD, MPH
Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Lara Descartes, PhD
Family Studies' Coordinator
School of Behavioural and Social Sciences
Professor, Family Studies
Brescia University College
London, Canada
Kate E. Dibble, PhD
Department of Human Development and Family Studies
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Lisa Fredman, PhD
Professor of Epidemiology
Boston University School of Public Health
Boston, MA
Molly A. Gardner, PhD
Cancer Genetics Clinic Team
Psychiatry and Community Behavioral Health
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, OH
Marshalee George, PhD, MSN, MSPH, CRNP, AOCNP
Oncology Nurse Practitioner / Research Associate
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Division of Surgical Oncology
Johns Hopkins Breast Center
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Clement K. Gwede, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
Associate Member, Population Sciences
Moffitt Cancer Center
Associate Professor, Oncologic Sciences
University of South Florida College of Medicine
Tampa, FL
Mariët Hagedoorn
Department of Health Psychology
University of Groningen
University Medical Center Groningen
Groningen, The Netherlands
Jennifer M. Jabson, MPH, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Public Health
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Hannah-Rose Mitchell, MPH
Department of Psychology
University of Miami
Miami, FL
Tracey A. Revenson, PhD
Department of Psychology
Hunter College
City University of New York
New York, NY
Donald L. Rosenstein, MD
Director, Comprehensive Cancer Support Program
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Annette L. Stanton, PhD
Department of Psychology
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cousins Center for Psychneuroimmunology
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Amanda L. Thompson, PhD
Pediatric Psychologist
Director of Patient Support Services
Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
Children's National Medical Center
Washington, DC
Amanda Ting, BS
Department of Psychology
University of Miami
Miami, FL
Judy Huei-yu Wang, PhD
Professor, Beckman Research Institute
Founding Director, CCARE
Center of Community Alliance for Research & Education
Department of Population Sciences
City of Hope Medical Center
Washington, DC
Justin M. Yopp, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
