Scientific Interest(s):
Dr. Annette Stanton's research centers on specifying factors that help and hinder individuals as they adjust to health-related adversity. She is interested in testing theories of stress and coping and related conceptual models in individuals and couples confronting cancer, reproductive problems and other stressors.
Selected Cancer-Related Publications:
Stanton AL. What happens now? Psychosocial care for cancer survivors after medical treatment completion. J Clin Oncol. 2012 Apr 10;30(11):1215-20. Epub 2012 Mar 12.
Hart SL, Hoyt MA, Diefenbach M, Anderson DR, Kilbourn KM, Craft LL, Steel JL, Cuijpers P, Mohr DC, Berendsen M, Spring B, Stanton AL. Meta-analysis of efficacy of interventions for elevated depressive symptoms in adults diagnosed with cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2012 Jul 3;104(13):990-1004. Epub 2012 Jul 5.
Yanez B, Thompson EH, Stanton AL. Quality of life among Latina breast cancer patients: a systematic review of the literature. J Cancer Surviv. 2011 Jun;5(2):191-207. doi: 10.1007/s11764-011-0171-0. Epub 2011 Jan 28.
Stanton AL. Positive consequences of the experience of cancer: perceptions of growth and meaning. In Holland JC. et al. (Eds.) Psycho-Oncology (2nd ed.) (pp. 547-550). New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.
Stanton AL, Danoff-Burg S, Sworowski LA, Collins CA, Branstetter A, Rodriguez-Hanley A, Kirk SB, Austenfeld JL. Randomized, controlled trial of written emotional expression and benefit finding in breast cancer patients. J Clin Oncol. 2002; 20:4160-4168.