Rebecca Shelby
Overview:
Rebecca Shelby, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University and the Director of Education and Training for the Duke Cancer Patient Support Program. Dr. Shelby is a member of the Duke Pain Prevention and Treatment Research Program and the Duke Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program. Dr. Shelby completed her graduate training in clinical psychology at the Ohio State University and her clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Duke University Medical Center. Her research focuses on developing and evaluating behavioral interventions for cancer patients, management of cancer pain and treatment side effects, and improving adherence to recommended care. Dr. Shelby serves on the Duke clinical psychology internship faculty and supervises clinical psychology fellows, interns, and clinical psychology graduate practicum students completing clinical rotations as part of the Duke Cancer Patient Support Program.
Positions:
Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
Education:
Ph.D. 2006
Grants:
Improving Adherence to Recommended Surveillance in Breast Cancer Survivors
Improving Adherence to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Breast Cancer Patients
Best Quality of Care from a Distance (BQal-D): Maintaining High Quality Care for Hormone Receptor Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer during the COVID Pandemic
Publications:
FEASIBILITY TRIAL OF TARGETED PAIN COPING SKILLS TRAINING FOR PERSISTENT PAIN AFTER BREAST CANCER SURGERY
IMPACT OF A LOVINGKINDNESS MEDITATION INTERVENTION ON KEY OUTCOMES DURING THE PERI-SURGICAL PERIOD OF BREAST CANCER
Understanding and enhancing pain coping in patients with arthritis pain
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PERCEIVED DISCRIMINATION IN MEDICAL CARE AND SELF-EFFICACY FOR PURSUING BREAST CANCER FOLLOW-UP CARE
PERCEPTIONS OF FOLLOW-UP CARE AMONG BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS: ASSOCIATIONS WITH COMMUNICATION AND TRUST IN MEDICAL CARE
