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Jennifer Barsky Reese, PhD
About
Assistant Professor, Cancer Prevention and Control Program
Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of Public Health, Temple University
Specialties
Research Program
Other Specialties
Survivorship, QOL, Sexual Function, Breast Cancer, Interventions
Education and Training
Educational Background
- PhD, Clinical Psychology, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
- BA, Barnard College, New York, NY
Certifications
- Licensed Psychologist, State of Pennsylvania
Memberships
- Society of Behavioral Medicine
- Scientific Network on Female Sexual Health and Cancer
Research Profile
Research Program
Research Interests
Behavioral interventions improving sexual health and QOL for cancer survivors
- Developing a range of empirically-based interventions to improve sexual health and intimacy for breast cancer survivors
- Conducting qualitative research to inform the development of both patient- and provider-based interventions
- Evaluating interventions through randomized controlled behavioral trials
Lab Overview
We are developing a range of behavioral interventions that address sexual concerns of breast cancer survivors, including those that are intensive and couple-based to those that improve providers’ skills and confidence in addressing these concerns in their patients. Our hope is that these interventions could be adapted to meet the needs of other populations within cancer and disseminated to reach cancer survivors who have these types of concerns. Currently we have research support from the American Cancer Society and NCI supporting our work.
Lab Staff
Folashade Adekunle, MA
Research Study Assistant II
Room: P4106
2215-728-2416
Helene Conway
Administrative Assistant
Publications
Selected Publications
Barsky Reese, J., Porter, L.S., Regan, K.R., Keefe, F.J., Azad, N.S., Diaz, L.A. Jr., Herman, J.M., & Haythornthwaite, J.A. (2014). A randomized pilot trial of a telephone-based couples intervention for physical intimacy and sexual concerns in colorectal cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 23, 1005-13. PubMed
Reese, J.B., Blackford, A., Sussman, J., Bainbridge, D., Okuyama, T., Akechi, T., & Snyder, C.F. (2015). Cancer Patients’ function, symptoms, and supportive care needs: A latent class analysis across cultures. Quality of Life Research, 24, 135-46. PubMed
Reese, J.B., Finan, P., Haythornthwaite, J.A., Kadan, M., Regan, K.R., Herman, J.M., Efron, J., Diaz, L.A. Jr., & Azad, N.S. (2014). Gastrointestinal ostomies and sexual outcomes: A comparison of colorectal cancer patients by ostomy status. Supportive Care in Cancer, 22, 461-468. PubMed
Reese, J.B., Porter, L.S., Somers, T.J., Keefe, F.J (2012). Pilot feasibility study of a telephone-based couples intervention for physical intimacy and sexual concerns in colorectal cancer. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 38, 402-417. PubMed
Reese, J.B., Shelby, R.A., & Taylor, K.L. (2012). Sexual quality of life of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Psychology and Health, 27, 721-36. PubMed
Flynn, K.E., Reese, J.B., Jeffery, D.D., Lin, L., Shelby, R.A., Porter, L.S. Dombeck, C.B., & Weinfurt, K.P. (2012). Patient experiences with communication about sex during and following treatment for cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 21, 594-601. PubMed
Reese, J.B. Coping with sexual concerns after cancer. (2011). Current Opinion in Oncology, 23, 313-321. PubMed
Reese, J.B., Shelby, R.A., & Abernethy, A.P. (2011). Sexual concerns in lung cancer patients: An examination of predictors and moderating effects of age and gender. Supportive Care in Cancer, 19, 161-165. PubMed
Reese, J.B., Somers, T., Keefe, F.J., Mosley-Williams, A., & Lumley, M.A. (2010). Pain and functioning of rheumatoid arthritis patients based on marital status: Is a distressed marriage preferable to no marriage? Journal of Pain, 11, 958-964. PubMed
Reese, J.B., Keefe, F.J., & Abernethy, A.P. (2010). Coping with sexual concerns after cancer: The use of flexible coping. Supportive Care in Cancer, 18, 785-800. PubMed
Reese, J.B., Shelby, R., Keefe, F. J., Porter, L.S. & Abernethy, A.P. (2010). Sexual concerns in cancer patients: A comparison of GI and Breast Cancer Patients. Supportive Care in Cancer, 18, 1179-1189. PubMed
Reese, J. B. (2009). Results from an RCT testing a psychosocial treatment for vulvodynia: Methodological strengths and future directions. Pain, 141, 8-9. PubMed
Barsky, J., Friedman, M. & Rosen, R. (2006). Sexual dysfunction and chronic illness: The role of flexibility in coping. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 32, 235-253. PubMed
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