Kathleen M. Shanahan

PhD, MA
Psychology

About Kathleen M. Shanahan

Positions

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

  • Medical Psychologist
  • Department of Psychology

Background

Education and Training:

  • 1997 - PhD - Clinical Psychology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
  • 1994 - MS - Clinical Psychology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
  • 1982 - MA - Theology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

Fellowship:

  • 1997-1999 - Post-doctoral fellowship, Yale University Health Services, Division of Mental Hygiene, New Haven, CT

Professional Memberships:

  • American Psychological Association
  • New York State Psychological Association
  • Psychological Association of Western New York
  • American Psychosocial Oncology Society
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Publications

Shanahan, K., Zevon, M., & DuPont, N. (2010). Gynecologic Oncology Patients: Pre-and Post-Operative Relationships Between Social Support and Body Image: P-724. Psycho-oncology, 19.

Sendlak, D., Shanahan, K., & Coplin, D. (2008). Code Gray: Development of a Multidisciplinary Program Designed to Provide Immediate Support for Nurses Following a Patient's Death.: 3107. In Oncology Nursing Forum (Vol 35, No. 3).