Professor, Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Additional Contact Info:
Fax: (520) 626-6050
Education:
- University of Iowa, Iowa City, 1979 (M.D.)
- York Hospital, York, Pennsylvania, 1979-1981 (Internship, Family Medicine)
- Hunterdon Medical Center, 1982 (Residency, Family Medicine)
- University of Wisconsin, 1986-1989 (Residency, Psychiatry)
- University of Wisconsin, 1989-1991 (Residency, Child Psychiatry)
Honors and Awards:
- Regional Trustee, The American Medical Student Association 1978
- Outstanding Educator Award- Department of Family Medicine, Brown University 1986
- Charter Fellow, American Assn. of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training 1990
- Scientist Development Award for Clinicians, National Institutes of Mental Health 1991-1996
- Best Poster, Conference on the (Non) Expression of Emotions in Health and Disease, Tilburg, Holland 1996
- Fellow, American Psychiatric Association 2003
- Fellow, Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research 2004
- Comprehensive Member, Arizona Cancer Center 2004
- The Outstanding Clinical Care Award, American Psychosocial Oncology Society 2008
Major Areas of Research Interest:
- Psychosocial Oncology including biological mediators of psychosocial risk
- Vulnerability to stress induced depression
- Preventive Interventions for depression
Students will have the opportunity to participate in federally funded research projects to gain experience in research design, conduct, data analysis and publication
Selected Publications:
Michael YL, Carlson NE, Chlebowski RT, Aickin M, Weihs KL, Ockene JK, Bowen DJ,
Ritenbaugh C: Influence of stressors on breast cancer incidence in the Women’s Health Initiative, Health Psychology, in press.
Ritenbaugh C: Influence of stressors on breast cancer incidence in the Women’s Health Initiative, Health Psychology, in press.
Weihs KL, Enright TM, Simmens S: Response to Coyne: Was it shown that close relationships predict breast cancer outcome? Psychosomatic Medicine, 70: 737-740, 2008.
Weihs KL, Enright T, Simmens S: Close relationships and emotional processing predict decreased mortality in women with breast cancer: Preliminary Evidence. Psychosomatic Medicine, 70(1): 117–124, 2008.
Politi MC, Enright TM, & Weihs KL: The effects of age and emotional acceptance on distress among breast cancer patients. Supportive Care in Cancer, 15(1), 73-79. DOI: 10.1007/s00520-006-0098-6, 2007.
Sponsored Research Through MSRP:
Torri Montgomery, (MSRP 2012): "Psychosocial Oncology- Expression of Emotion Related to Outcome of Breast Cancer Patients"
Leenda Osman, (MSRP 2020): "Preventive Intervention to Modify Depression Risk Targets after Breast Cancer Diagnosis"
NIH High School Student Research Program:
Taylor Jaye Miranda, Flowing Wells High School, 2011
Friday, March 9, 2018