Department of Medical Social Sciences

News and Highlights


Digitizing the fight against HIV
Brian Mustanski, PhD interviewed about the program "Keep It Up" ; WBEZ "Eight Forty Eight" correspondent Julianne Hill reported, January 11, 2012

Nasty Side Effects Make Breast Cancer Patients Quit Drugs Early
More than one third of women taking a certain class of breast cancer drugs are so bothered by side effects that they stop taking the pills before their treatment is complete, according to a new study. Read more about the study by Lynne Wagner, PhD.

Medical Social Sciences Uncovers Disease Origins in Early Childhood.  The  research of Laurie Wakschlag, PhD  is featured in the November 2011 issue of the Feinberg Research Office newsletter, the FSM Researcher. 

Tim Pearman, PhD was recently interviewed on Fox News during Breast Cancer Awareness month. Tim discusses quality of life of breast cancer survivors.
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Upcoming Events


February 15, 2012
International Neuropsychological Society, Montreal, Canada, Computerized Assessment of Cognitive Function: Accessibility and Accommodations for People with Disabilities. Susan Magasi, PhD, Phoebe Block, Mark Harniss, PhD, Mansha Mirza, PhD, Meighan Rasley.

February 23-25, 2012
American Psychosocial Oncology Society, Miami, Florida.

  • An Exploration of the Attitudes, Preferences and Concerns about Fertility Preservation among Adult Male Survivors of Childhood Cancer David Victorson, PhD
  • Increasing AQCESS (Advancement of Quality Care, Education and Symptom Supervision) through Self-Management Support in Prostate Cancer with a Novel Health Informatics Application: Results from Patient Pre-Testing, David Victorson, PhD
  • Building Supportive Care Programs in Oncology (workshop). Timothy Pearman, PhD

February 24, 2012
American Academy of Pain Medicine, 28th Annual Meeting.Palm Springs, CA. Pain Outcomes across Multiple Domains: What Should Be Measured and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) PROMIS Initiative. Symposia Presentation. Karon Cook, PhD

March 8-10, 2012
Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, BC.

  • Longitudinal Trajectories of Syndemic Development Among Diverse Young Men Who Have Sex With Men. Mustanski, B., Birkett, M., & Garofalo, R.
  • Ecological Predictors of Clustered Risk Behavior Trajectories among Low-Income African American Adolescents. Sterrett, E. M., Mustanski, B., Dymnicki, A., Henry, D., Byck, G., & Bolland, J.
  • Beyond the ivory tower: Considering the public relevance of research on adolescence Russell, S. T., Harrison, K., Wilcox, B., Mustanski, B., & Yohalem, N.

May 19-23, 2012
American Urological Association, Atlanta, GA. Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Decreases Fear of Progression over Time for Men with Prostate Cancer on Active Surveillance: Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial, David Victorson, PhD.

June 6, 2012
American Physical Therapy Association ,Tampa, FL Unveiling the NIH Toolbox: Measurement for clinical practice and research. Pre-conference. . RM Rine, PhD, Richard Gershon, PhD, Cindy Nowinski,MD, PhD,Susan Magasi, PhD, Jerry Slotkin, PhD.

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