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 Jamie L. Studts, Ph.D.
Department of Behavioral Science
127 Medical Behavioral Science Building
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, KY 40536-0086
Phone: (859) 323-0895
Fax: (859) 323-5350
Email: jamie.studts@uky.edu
Research Description
Dr. Studts’ research interests span the spectrum of behavioral aspects of cancer prevention and control, ranging from prevention of tobacco dependence through evidence-based approaches to palliative care. Recently, his primary research interests are focused in three areas: (1) cancer treatment decision-making; (2) benefits and consequences of participation in cancer screening programs; and (3) attitudes toward novel tobacco prevention and treatment approaches. With regard to cancer treatment decision-making, Dr. Studts has several ongoing studies exploring how quantitative communication influences the treatment decisions made by individuals recently diagnosed with cancer. This research explores the utility of a variety of approaches to communicating treatment risks and benefits and the relative influence of numeracy on the treatment decision-making process.
2008 Accomplishments
As a PI during 2008, Dr. Studts completed work on one NCI-funded grant, one project funded by the Kentucky Lung Cancer Research Board (KLCRB), and one locally funded grant. He continues to work on one KLCRB-funded project and two locally-funded projects. As a Co-investigator, he collaborates on one federally-funded project (Knudsen) and has collaborative on the submission of four federal/national grant applications. In 2008, he co-authored 4 peer-reviewed publications, gave 5 invited lectures, and presented data at 4 national/international meetings. He is a preceptor for PPS-I/II, taught a graduate course in psychosocial oncology, and mentors several graduate students and a post-doc. Additionally, Dr. Studts has assisted in the development of CCTS coursework (BSC 731 & BSC 773) which will be taught in 2009. Dr. Studts served as an ad hoc member of the PRDP study section for the NIH, a member of Panel K for NCI—Canada, and as a member of a DOD Prostate Cancer Panel. He is the founding co-director of the Health Decision Making Special Interest Group within the Society of Behavioral Medicine, and he has been appointed to the Behavioral Science Task Force of the American Association of Cancer Research. He has also been nominated and appointed as a special member of the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG). His service to UK has involved active participation on the Teaching, Education and Mentoring Committee (TEAM) for the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS), and he has served as a member of several search committees for the Department.
Research Funding
Principal Investigator,“Attitudes and Beliefs regarding Nicotine Vaccines as Treatment and Prophylaxis for Nicotine Dependence,” Kentucky Lung Cancer Research Program (2006-2008).
Co-Investigator, “Telehealth Symptom Management in Head and Neck Cancer,” National Cancer Institute (2005-2007).
Principal Investigator, “Adjuvant Treatment Decision Making for Lung Cancer,” National Cancer Institute (2005-2008).
Principal Investigator, “Behavioral, Cognitive, and Affective Responses to Lung Cancer Screening,” Kentucky Lung Cancer Research Program (2003-2008).
Principal Investigator, “Behavioral Oncology Clinic – Breast Program,” Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation – Louisville Affiliate (2003-2007).
Co-Investigator, “Cancer as a Chronic Disease,” Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (2005-2006)
Representative Publications
Studts, J. L., Matera, E. L., Worth, C. T., Ghate, S. R., Miller, B. F., Thomas, S. D., & Sorrell, C. L. (In press). Tobacco cessation treatment knowledge, attitudes and practices of Kentucky physicians. Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association.
Studts, J. L., Ghate, S. R., Marmorato, J. L., Studts, C. R., Barnes, C. N., LaJoie, A. S., Andrykowski, M. A., & LaRocca, R. V. (2006). Validity of self-reported smoking status among participants in a lung cancer screening trial. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 15, 1825-1828.
Chagpar, A. B., Studts, J. L., Scoggins, C. R., Martin, R. C. G., Carlson, D. J., Laidley, A. L., El-Eid, S. E., McGlothin, T. E., Noyes, R. D., & McMasters, K. M. (2006). Factors associated with breast cancer surgical options. Cancer, 106, 1462-1466.
Martin, R. C. G., McGuffin, S. A., Roetzer, L. M., Abell, T. D., & Studts, J. L. (2006). Method of presenting oncology treatment outcomes influences patient treatment decision-making in metastatic colorectal cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 13, 86-95.
Studts, J. L., Abell, T. D., Roetzer, L. M., Albers, A. N., McMasters, K. M., & Chao, C. (2005). Preferences for different methods of communicating information regarding adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer. Psycho-oncology, 14, 647-660.
Chao, C., Studts, J. L., Abell, T., Hadley, T., Roetzer, L., Dineen, S., Lorenz, D., YoussefAgha, A., McMasters, K. M. (2003). Adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer: How presentation of recurrence risk influences decision-making. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 21, 4299-4305.
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