Peer-Reviewed Articles

31. Williamson, T. J., Park, E. R., Warner, E. T., Rasmussen, A. W., & Ostroff, J. S. (in press). Quitting smoking after a cancer diagnosis corresponds with reductions in stigma and anxiety: A longitudinal mediation analysis. Stigma & Health. [ePub ahead of print]. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000461

30. Banerjee, S. C., Malling, C. D., Schofield, E. A., Carter-Bawa, L., Bylund, C. L., Hamann, H. A., Parker, P. A., Shen, M. J., Studts, J. L., Williamson, T. J., & Ostroff, J. S. (2024). Empathic communication skills training to reduce lung cancer stigma: Study protocol of a cluster randomized control trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 145, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2024.107669

29. Studts, J. L., Deffendall, C. M., McCubbin, S. L., Hamann, H. A., Hoover, K., Brymwitt, W. M., & Williamson, T. J. (2024). Examining evidence of lung cancer stigma among healthcare trainees. Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monographs, 2024(63), 20-29. https://doi.org/10.1093/jncimonographs/lgae010

28. Williamson, T. J., Garon, E. B., Irwin, M. R., Choi, A. K., Goldman, J. W., & Stanton, A. L. (2024). Sleep disturbance as a mediator of lung cancer stigma on psychological distress and physical symptom burden. Psychosomatic Medicine, 86(4), 334-341. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0000000000001299

27. Williamson, T. J., Rawl, S. M., Kale, M. S., & Carter-Bawa, L. (2023). Lung cancer screening and stigma: Do smoking-related differences in perceived lung cancer stigma emerge prior to diagnosis? Stigma and Health, 8(4), 497-500. https://doi.org/ 10.1037/sah0000300

26. Banerjee, S. C., Malling, C. D., Shen, M. J., Williamson, T. J., Bylund, C. L., Studts, J. L., Mullett, T., Carter-Bawa, L., Hamann, H. A., Parker, P. A., Steliga, M., Feldman, J., Pantelas, J., Borondy-Kitts, A., Rigney, M., King, J. C., Fathi, J. T., Rosenthal, L. S., Smith, R. A., & Ostroff, J. S. (2023). Getting ready for prime time: Recommended adaptations of an Empathic Communication Skills (ECS) training intervention to reduce lung cancer stigma for a national multi-center trial. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 13(10), 804-808. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibad048

25. Williamson, T. J., Walsh, L. E., Rawl, S. M., & Carter-Bawa, L. (2023). Slipping through the cracks: Who is eligible but does not receive a healthcare provider recommendation for lung cancer screening? Lung Cancer, 179, 107185. https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.lungcan.2023.107185

24. Carter-Bawa, L., Walsh, L. E., Schofield, E., Williamson, T. J., Hamann, H. A., & Ostroff, J. S. (2023). Lung cancer screening knowledge, attitudes, and practice patterns among primary and pulmonary care clinicians. Nursing Research, 72(1), 3-11. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000629

23. Kaplan, D. M., Hamann, H. A., Price, S. N., Williamson, T. J., Ver Hoeve, E. S., McConnell, M. H., Duchshere, J. E., Garland, L. L., & Ostroff, J. S. (2023). Developing an ACT-based intervention to address lung cancer stigma: Stakeholder recommendations and feasibility testing in two NCI-designated cancer centers. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 41(1), 59-75. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2022.2033377

22. Williamson, T. J., Garon, E. B., Shapiro, J. R., Chavira, D. A., Goldman, J. W., & Stanton, A. L. (2022). Facets of stigma, self-compassion, and health-related adjustment to lung cancer: A longitudinal study. Health Psychology, 41(4), 301-310. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001156

21. Ostroff, J. S., Banerjee, S. C., Lynch, K., Shen, M. J., Williamson, T. J., Haque, N., Riley, K., Hamann, H. A., Rigney, M., & Park, B. (2022). Reducing stigma triggered by assessing smoking status among patients diagnosed with lung cancer: De-stigmatizing do and don’t lessons learned from qualitative interviews. Patient Education & Counseling Innovation, 1, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecinn.2022.100025

20. Banerjee, S. C., Haque, N., Schofield, E. A., Williamson, T. J., Martin, C. M., Bylund, C. L., Shen, M. J., Rigney, M., Hamann, H. A., Parker, P. A., McFarland, D. C., Park, B. J., Molena, D., Moreno, A., & Ostroff, J. S. (2021). Oncology care provider (OCP) training in empathic communication skills to reduce lung cancer stigma. CHEST, 159(5), 2040-2049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.11.024

19. Williamson, T. J., Ostroff, J. S., Martin, C. M., Banerjee, S. C., Bylund, C. L., Hamann, H. A., & Shen, M. J. (2021). Evaluating associations between patient-reported stigma, anxiety, and depressive symptoms and the absence of empathic opportunities presented during clinical consultations for lung cancer. Patient Education and Counseling, 104(2), 322-328. https://doi.org/10.​1016/​j.​pec.​2020.​08.​005

18. Kim, J. H. J, Bright, E. E., Williamson, T. J., Krull, J. L., Weihs, K. L, & Stanton, A. L. (2021) Transitions in coping profiles after breast cancer diagnosis: Implications for depressive and physical symptoms. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 44(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-020-00159-w

17. Hamann, H. A., Williamson, T. J., Studts, J. L., & Ostroff J. S. (2021). Lung cancer stigma then and now: Continued challenges amid a landscape of progress. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 16(1), 17-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2020.10.017

16. Williamson, T. J., Riley, K. E., Carter-Harris, L. & Ostroff, J. S. (2020). Changing the language of smoking behavior: Implications for reducing stigma, restoring dignity, and improving the precision of scientific communication. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 22(12), 2280-2282. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaa141

15. Williamson, T. J., Ostroff, J. S., Haque, N., Martin, C. M., Hamann, H. A., Banerjee, S. C., & Shen, M. J. (2020). Dispositional shame and guilt as predictors of depressive symptoms and anxiety among adults with lung cancer: The mediational role of internalized stigma. Stigma and Health. 5(4), 425-433. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000214

14.  Williamson, T. J., Kwon, D. M., Riley, K. E., Shen, M. J., Hamann, H. A., & Ostroff, J. S. (2020). Lung cancer stigma: Does smoking history matter? Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 54(7), 535-540. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaz063

13. Ostroff, J. S., Riley, K. E., Shen, M. J., Atkinson, T. M., Williamson, T. J., & Hamann, H. A. (2019) Lung cancer stigma and depression: Validation of the Lung Cancer Stigma Inventory. Psycho-Oncology, 28(5), 1011-1017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.5033

12. Sun, M., Rith-Najarian, L. R., Williamson, T. J., & Chorpita, B. F. (2019). Treatment features associated with youth cognitive behavioral therapy follow-up effects for internalizing disorders: A meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 48, S269-S283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2018.1443459

11. Fares, C. M., Williamson, T. J., Theisen, M. K., Cummings, A., Bornazyan, K., Carroll, J., Spiegel, M. L., Stanton, A. L., & Garon, E. B. (2018). Low concordance of patient-reported outcomes with clinical and clinical trial documentation. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics. https://doi.org/10.1200/CCI.18.00059

10. Williamson, T. J., Choi, A. K., Kim, J. C., Garon, E. B., Shapiro, J. R., Irwin, M. R., Goldman, J. W., Bornyazan, K., Carroll, J. M., & Stanton, A. L. (2018). A longitudinal investigation of internalized stigma, constrained disclosure, and quality of life across 12 weeks in lung cancer patients on active oncologic treatment. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 13(9), 1284-1293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2018.06.018

9. Williamson, T. J., Thomas, K. T., Eisenberger, N. I., & Stanton, A. L. (2018). Effects of social exclusion on subsequent stress reactivity to social evaluation. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 25(4), 410-420. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12529-018-9720-5

8. Williamson, T. J., Love, S. M., Clague DeHart, J. N., Jorge-Miller, A., Eshraghi, L., Cooper Ortner, H., & Stanton, A. L. (2018). Metastatic Breast Cancer Collateral Damage Project (MBCCD): Scale development and preliminary results of the Survey of Health, Impact, Needs, and Experiences (SHINE). Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 171, 75-84. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-018-4823-x

7. Mays, V. M., Juster, R. P, Williamson, T. J., Seeman, T. E., & Cochran, S. D. (2018). Chronic physiologic effects of stress among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Psychosomatic Medicine, 80(6), 551-563. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0000000000000600

6. Williamson, T. J., Jorge-Miller, A., McCannel, T. A., Beran, T. M., & Stanton, A. L. (2018). Sociodemographic, medical, and psychosocial factors associated with supportive care needs in adults diagnosed with uveal melanoma. JAMA Ophthalmology, 136(4), 356-363. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.0019

5. Thames, A. D., Kuhn, T. P., Mahmood, Z., Bilder, R. M., Williamson, T. J., Singer, E. J., & Arentoft, A. (2018). Effects of social adversity and HIV on subcortical shape and neurocognitive function. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 12(1), 96-108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11682-017-9676-0

4. Williamson, T. J., Stanton, A. L., Austin, J. E., Valdimarsdottir, H. B., Wu, L. M., Krull, J. L., & Rini, C. R. (2017). Helping yourself by offering help: Mediators of expressive helping for hematopoietic stem-cell transplant survivors. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 51(5), 683-693. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12160-017-9892-2

3. Williamson, T. J., Mahmood, Z., Kuhn, T. P., & Thames, A. D. (2017). Differential relationships between social adversity and depressive symptoms by HIV-status and racial/ethnic identity. Health Psychology, 36(2), 133-142. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/hea0000458

2. Thames, A. D., Kuhn, T. K., Williamson, T. J., Jones, J. D., Mahmood, Z., & Hammond, A. M. (2017). Marijuana effects on changes in brain structure and cognitive function among HIV+ and HIV- adults. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 170, 120-127. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.11.007

1. Thomas, K. S., Bower, J. E., Williamson, T. J., Hoyt, M. A., Wellisch, D., Stanton, A. L., & Irwin, M. (2012). Post-traumatic disorder symptoms and blunted diurnal cortisol production in partners of prostate cancer patients. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 37(8), 1181-1190. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.12.008