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Sharla Wells Di Gregorio, Psychologist, Columbus, OH

SharlaWells Di Gregorio

Psychologist • Columbus, OH

Clinical Psychology

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, Ohio State University College of Medicine

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Summary

  • I am a clinical psychologist specializing in Psychosocial Oncology. I am Director of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society Professional Education Committee. In this role, I oversee the creation of the Online Psychosocial Oncology Training Program. My research and clinical work focus on psychological and communication interventions with patients and family members living with advanced cancer. I am a PalliTALK trainer and have used these skills to develop a psychosocial curriculum for palliative and critical care fellows.

    • Money Woes Often a Side Effect of Cancer

    Major Finding: Financial resources were limited or very limited for nearly two-thirds of cancer patients-28% were at risk of losing their homes-and patients wit

    Suicide risk and cancer: Treat the mind and body

    Hemonc Today | Psycho-oncology — or the psychological effect of cancer — has been gaining attention from oncologists in recent years. Among the psycho

    Wife's Breast Cancer Can Hurt Husband's Health Too: Study

    MONDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) -- The stress of caring for a wife with breast cancer can harm a man's health, and this effect can continue for years after he

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Advocacy Honors NCI Transdisciplinary Palliative Care Education Project, 2010
  • Research Scholar American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, 2010
  • Annual Paper Award American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, 2010
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Professional Memberships

  • American Psychosocial Oncology Society
    Professional Development/Education Committee
  • American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine
    Member
  • Ohio Pain Initiative
    Board Member
  • Ohio Psychological Association
    Past Chair, Professional Development Committee
  • American Psychological Association - Division 38 Health Psychology
    Member

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

  • Decision Making Near the End of Life: Recent Developments and Future Directions 
    Chapter: Family End of Life Decision-Making 
    Page 247 - 279Wells-Di Gregorio, S.M.Editors: J. Werth & D. Blevins.Routledge Publishing, New York2008
  • Encyclopedia of Health Psychology 
    Chapter: Biopsychosocial Aspects of Cancer 
    Golden-Kreutz, D. & Wells-Di Gregorio, S.M.Editors: A.J. Christensen, R. Martin, & J.M. Smyth.Plenum/Kluwer2004
  • Chronic Physical Disorder: Behavioral Medicine's Perspective 
    Chapter: Cancer 
    Andersen, B.L. & Wells, S.M.Editors: A.J. Christensen & M. Antoni.Blackwell Publishers Ltd., Oxford2002

Grant Support

  • Randomized trial of cognitive-behavioral worry-insomnia intervention for advanced cancer survivors: Exploration of neuro-immune processes associated with anxietyLance Armstrong Foundation Survivorship Center for Excellence2010–Present
  • Randomized trial of cognitive-behavioral worry-insomnia intervention for advanced cancer survivors: Exploration of neuro-immune processes associated with anxietyAmerican Cancer Society2010–Present
  • Communication skills training and competency assessment for pulmonary-critical care fellowsAssociation of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors2009–Present
  • Social support and health outcomes of partners of recurrent breast cancer patientsAmerican Cancer Society2001–Present
  • Partner support and patient physical, psychological, and role adjustment in systemic lupus erythematosus: An educational interventionAmerican Psychological Association, Northwestern University Dissertation Year Grant1994–Present

External Links

  • Office

    504 McCampbell Hall North
    1581 Dodd Drive
    Columbus, OH 43210
    Phone+1 614-293-8898
    Fax+1 614-293-0754