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Michelle Cororve Fingeret, Ph.D.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral Science, Division of OVP, Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

Assistant Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Bio Statement

Michelle Cororve Fingeret, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Behavioral Science with joint appointments in the Departments of Plastic Surgery and Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.  Dr. Fingeret is a licensed psychologist and has developed an innovative line of research centering on body image issues for oncology patients. 

Dr. Fingeret obtained her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Texas A&M University in 2004, where she conducted research on the prevention and treatment of disordered eating and disturbed body image.  She completed a postdoctoral internship at the University of Texas Health Science Center and made her way to M. D. Anderson in 2005.

Dr. Fingeret has applied her interests in body image to the areas of psychosocial oncology and smoking cessation.  Most of her research is centered on identifying the nature and extent of body image concerns in different cancer populations, identifying risk factors associated with poor psychological adjustment to alterations in body image, and developing psychotherapeutic interventions to alleviate body image suffering in the oncology setting.  She is also interested in developing body image-focused treatment components to promote smoking cessation and reduce relapse rates. 

In 2008, Dr. Fingeret launched a new psychosocial service at M. D. Anderson called the Body Image Therapy Program.  This program is designed to assist patients with head and neck and breast cancer in adjusting to body image and appearance-related changes resulting from cancer and its treatment.

Research Interests

Body Image

Facial Disfigurement

Breast Reconstruction

Psychosocial Oncology

Smoking Cessation

Quality of Life

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

2004 Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, PHD, Clinical Psychology
2001 Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, MS, Clinical Psychology
1997 Washington University, St. Louis, MO, BA, Psychology

Board Certifications

2005 Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists

Experience/Service

Institutional Committee Activities

Psychosocial Research, Member, Survivorship Steering Committee, 2006-2009

Honors and Awards

2010 American Psychosocial Oncology Society New Investigator Award

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Fingeret MC, Vidrine DJ, Reece GP, Gillenwater AG, Gritz ER. A Multidimensional Analysis of Body Image Concerns Among Newly Diagnosed Patients with Oral Cavity Cancer. Head and Neck 32(3):301-309, 2010. PMCID: PMC2821979.
2. Bonnano A, Esmaeli B, Fingeret MC, Nelson D, Weber R. Social challenges of cancer patients with orbitofacial disfigurement. Opthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 26(1):18-22, 2010. PMID: 20090478.
3. Warren CS, Cepeda-Benito A, Gleaves DH, Rodriguez S, Moreno S, Fernandez MC, Fingeret MC, Pearson CA. English and Spanish versions of the Body Shape Questionnaire: Measurement equivalence across ethnicity and clinical status. Int J Eat Disord 41:265-272, 2008. PMID: 18076088.
4. Gritz ER, Vidrine DJ, Fingeret MC. Smoking cessation: A critical component of medical management in chronic disease populations. Am J Prev Med 33(65):S414-422, 2007. PMID: 18021917.
5. Fingeret, MC Arduino R, Vidrine DJ, Gritz ER. The association between body image and smoking cessation among individuals living with HIV/AIDS. Body Image 4:201-206, 2007. PMCID: PMC1950121.
6. Fingeret, MC, Warren, CS, Cepeda-Benito, A Gleaves, DH. Eating disorder prevention research: A meta-analysis. Eating Disorders. J Treat Prev 14:191-213, 2006.
7. Gritz ER, Fingeret MC, Vidrine DJ, Lazev AB, Mehta NV, Reece GP. Successes and failures of the teachable moment: Smoking cessation in cancer patients. Cancer 106:17-27, 2006. PMID: 16311986.
8. Fingeret, MC, Stotts, A, & Moeller, FG. Gender Differences among MDMA users on psychological and drug history variables. Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment 4:43-48, 2005.
9. Fingeret MC, Gleaves, DH, Pearson, CA. On the methodology of body image assessment: The use of figural rating scales to evaluate body dissatisfaction and the ideal body standards of women. Body Image 1:207-212, 2004.
10. Fingeret, MC, Gleaves, DH. Sociocultural, feminist, and psychological influences on women's body satisfaction: A structural modeling analysis. Psychol Women Q 28:370-380, 2004.
11. LeUnes A, Bourgeois AE, Cororve M, Meyers, MC. The Profile of Mood States: Susceptibility to the influence of impression management and deceptive aspects of socially desirable responding. Applied Research in Coaching and Athletics Annual 19:1-23, 2004.
12. Cororve MB, Gleaves, DH. A review of conceptualizations, assessment, and treatment strategies. Clin Psychol Rev 21:949-970, 2001.
13. Williams, TL, Gleaves, DH, Cepeda-Benito, A., Erath, S.A., & Cororve, M.B. The reliability and validity of a group administered version of The Body Image Assessment. Assessment 8:37-46, 2001. PMID: 11310725.
14. Gleaves DH, Cepeda-Benito A, Williams TL, Cororve MB, Fernandez-Nieto MC, Vila J. Body image preferences of self and others: A comparison of Spanish and American male and female college students. Eating Disorders. J Treat Prev 8:26-282, 2000.
15. Gleaves, DH, Lowe, MR, Green, BA, Cororve, MB, Williams, TL. Do anorexia and bulimia nervosa occur on a continuum? A taxometric analysis. Beh Ther 31:195-219, 2000.
16. Gleaves DH, Williams TL, Harrison J, Cororve MB. Measuring disscociative experiences in a college population. J Trauma Dissociation 1:43-47, 2000.

Grant & Contract Support

Title: Quantifying Appearance Change Following Breast Reconstruction
Funding Source: American Cancer Society (ACS)
Role: Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: M. Markey
Duration: 7/1/2009 - 6/1/2013
 
Title: An Innovative Telephone Intervention for HIV+ Smokers, National Cancer Institute
Funding Source: National Cancer Institute
Role: Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: E. Gritz
Duration: 2/1/2006 - 1/31/2011
 
Title: A Prospective Examination of Smoking Status and Body Image in Surgical Patients with Cancer of the Oral Cavity, National Cancer Institute Fellowship Training Grant in Cancer Prevention
Funding Source: NIH/NCI
Role: Postdoctoral Fellow
Principal Investigator: R. Chamberlain
Duration: 12/1/2005 - 8/31/2007

Last updated: 10/11/2010