Robert J. Volk, PhD
Department of Health Services Research, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences
About Dr. Volk
Dr. Volk is Hubert L. and Olive Stringer Distinguished Professor in Cancer Research at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, where he also serves as Deputy Chair in the Department of Health Services Research. A decision scientist, his research focuses on shared decision making, a process wherein patients and their health care providers jointly make difficult clinical decisions when the optimal strategy is uncertain. Dr. Volk heads the Decision Support Lab in the Department of Health Services Research and the Decision Science Core for MD Anderson’s NCI-funded Cancer Center Support Grant. His lab produces, tests and disseminates decision support tools for decision making across the cancer care continuum. He was named the 2012 Outstanding Patient Educator at MD Anderson, received a President’s Recognition for Faculty Excellence award in 2016, a President's Recognition for Faculty Excellence in Education and Mentorship Advancement award in 2017, a President’s Recognition of Faculty Excellence in Prevention Outreach Award in 2019, and in 2020 received the Robert M. Chamberlain Distinguished Mentor Award. His patient decision aids have received two Telly Awards, one Platinum and two Gold Hermes Creative Awards for best film and video production in the area of health care. He serves as Co-Chair of the Steering Committee for the International Patient Decision Aid Standards (IPDAS) Collaboration, and is co-leading an update of the evidence and standards used in development of patient decision aids. He was a panel member for National Quality Forum’s patient decision aid certification project, which led to publication of their new standards in 2017. Previously, he headed decision aid development for the John M. Eisenberg Center for Clinical Decisions and Communications Science, an AHRQ-funded center for translation of complex scientific information into materials for consumers, clinicians and policymakers. His team has produced a number of decision aids, including the Lung Cancer Screening Tools for Patients and Clinicians for AHRQ, and the colorectal cancer screening shared decision-making tools for the American Cancer Society. Currently, he chairs the Shared Decision Making Task Group of the newly formed National Lung Cancer Roundtable (NLCRT), supported by the American Cancer Society.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Health Services Research, Division of OVP, Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Affiliate Member, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1989 | Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA, PHD, Child Development and Family Studies |
| 1985 | The University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA, MS, Child and Family Studies |
| 1982 | The University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA, BS, Child and Family Studies |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Adjunct Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2009 - 2016
Adjunct Professor, Department of Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX, 2008 - 2016
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Director for Shared Decision-Making Collaborative and Decision Support Lab, Department of Health Services Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Houston, TX, 2015 - Present
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Cancer Prevention Research Training Program (CPRTP) Advisory Board, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2015 - Present
Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee (PTC), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2015 - 2018
Vice Chair, Institutional Review Board 4, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2015 - 2021
Member, Advisory Board, Center for Community Engaged Transitional Research (CCETR) Executive Advisory Committee, 2015 - Present
Member, Health Disparities Research Faculty Search Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2015 - 2017
Member, Health Services Research Faculty Search Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2015 - 2017
Member, Study Section Review Committee for Clinical Translational and Population-Based Research Projects, Institutional Research Grant Program (IRG), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2014 - Present
Member, The Patient-Reported Outcomes, Survey & Population Research (PROSPR) Shared Resources Advisory Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2014 - Present
Member, Postdoctoral Advisory Committee (PDAC), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2010 - 2013
Honors & Awards
| 2018 | Leading Mentor in Cancer Prevention Award, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Nominee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2018 | Robert M. Chamberlain Distinguished Mentor Award, Nominee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2018 | Hermes Creative Gold Award for creative design of a healthcare video production at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ″Promoting Informed Decisions about Breast Cancer Preventive Therapy", Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP) |
| 2017 | Leading Mentor in Cancer Prevention Award, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Nominee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2017 | President’s Recognition for Faculty Excellence in Education and Mentorship Advancement, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2017 | Hermes Creative Gold Award for creative design of a healthcare website, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, ″Pathways: a fertility preservation decision aid for women with cancer ″, Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP) |
| 2017 | MD Anderson Distinguished Research Faculty Mentoring Nominee, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2017 | Faculty Achievement Award (education and cancer prevention), Nominee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2016 | President’s Recognition for Faculty Excellence Award, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Maki KG, Talluri R, Toumazis I, Shete S, Volk RJ. Impact of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Lung Cancer Screening Update on Drivers of Disparities in Screening Eligibility. Cancer Med 12(4):4647-4654, 2023. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35871312.
- Lopez-Olivo MA, des Bordes JKA, Jibaja-Weiss M, Volk RJ, Suarez-Almazor ME. Preferred Strategies for Delivering Health Information to Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Qualitative Study. J Clin Rheumatol 28(1):e102-e109, 2022. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33298811.
- Lopez-Olivo MA, Lin H, Rizvi T, Barbo Barthel A, Ingleshwar A, des Bordes JKA, Jibaja-Weiss M, Volk RJ, Suarez-Almazor ME. Randomized Controlled Trial of Patient Education Tools for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 73(10):1470-1478, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32583971.
- Witteman HO, Maki KG, Vaisson G, Finderup J, Lewis KB, Dahl Steffensen K, Beaudoin C, Comeau S, Volk RJ. Systematic Development of Patient Decision Aids: An Update from the IPDAS Collaboration. Med Decis Making 41(7):272989X211014163, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34148384.
- Makhnoon S, Smith HS, Bednar EM, Bhatt A, Turner L, Arun B, Volk RJ, Peterson SK. Disclosure of familial implications of pathogenic variants in breast-cancer genes to patients: Opportunity for prompting family communication. J Community Genet 12(3):439-447, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33481188.
- Nishi SPE, Lowenstein LM, Mendoza TR, Lopez Olivo MA, Crocker LC, Sepucha K, Niu J, Volk RJ. Shared Decision-Making for Lung Cancer Screening: How Well Are We "Sharing"?. Chest 160(1):330-340, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33556362.
- Maki KG, Shete S, Volk RJ. Examining lung cancer screening utilization with public-use data: Opportunities and challenges. Prev Med 147:106503, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33675881.
- Klein GT, Ajay D, Volk RJ, Leal V, Westney OL. Living With Urinary Diversions: Patient Insights to Improve the Perioperative Experience. Urology 152:190-194, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33476602.
- Vaisson G, Provencher T, Dugas M, Trottier MÈ, Chipenda Dansokho S, Colquhoun H, Fagerlin A, Giguere AMC, Hakim H, Haslett L, Hoffman AS, Ivers NM, Julien AS, Légaré F, Renaud JS, Stacey D, Volk RJ, Witteman HO. User Involvement in the Design and Development of Patient Decision Aids and Other Personal Health Tools: A Systematic Review. Med Decis Making 41(3):261-274, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33655791.
- Santiago L, Volk RJ, Checka CM, Black D, Lee J, Colen JS, Akay C, Caudle A, Kuerer H, Arribas EM. Acceptability of 3D-printed breast models and their impact on the decisional conflict of breast cancer patients: A feasibility study. J Surg Oncol 123(5):1206-1214, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33577715.
- Lopez-Olivo MA, des Bordes JK, Lin H, Volk RJ, Rizvi T, Suarez-Almazor ME. A randomized controlled trial comparing two self-administered educational strategies for patients with knee osteoarthritis. ACR Open Rheumatol 3(3):185-195, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33590950.
- Hoffman RM, Reuland DS, Volk RJ. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Requirement for Shared Decision-making for Lung Cancer Screening. JAMA 325(10):933-934, 2021. PMID: 33687471.
- Witteman HO, Vaisson G, Provencher T, Chipenda Dansokho S, Colquhoun H, Dugas M, Fagerlin A, Giguere AM, Haslett L, Hoffman A, Ivers NM, Légaré F, Trottier ME, Stacey D, Volk RJ, Renaud JS. An 11-Item Measure of User- and Human-Centered Design for Personal Health Tools (UCD-11): Development and Validation. J Med Internet Res 23(3):e15032, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33724194.
- Kostick KM, Trejo M, Bhimaraj A, Civitello A, Grinstein J, Horstmanshof D, Jorde UP, Loebe M, Mehra MR, Sulemanjee NZ, Thohan V, Trachtenberg BH, Uriel N, Volk RJ, Estep JD, Blumenthal-Barby JS. A principal components analysis of factors associated with successful implementation of an LVAD decision support tool. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 21(1):106, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33743685.
- Lopez-Olivo MA, Minnix JA, Fox JG, Nishi SPE, Lowenstein LM, Maki KG, Leal VB, Tina Shih YC, Cinciripini PM, Volk RJ. Smoking Cessation and Shared Decision Making Practices about Lung Cancer Screening among Primary Care Providers. Cancer Med 10(4):1357-1365, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33463091.
- Durand MA, Yen RW, O'Malley AJ, Schubbe D, Politi MC, Saunders CH, Dhage S, Rosenkranz K, Margenthaler J, Tosteson ANA, Crayton E, Jackson S, Bradley A, Walling L, Marx CM, Volk RJ, Sepucha K, Ozanne E, Percac-Lima S, Bergin E, Goodwin C, Miller C, Harris C, Barth RJ, Aft R, Feldman S, Cyr AE, Angeles CV, Jiang S, Elwyn G. What matters most: Randomized controlled trial of breast cancer surgery conversation aids across socioeconomic strata. Cancer 127(3):422-436, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33170506.
- Shih YT, Xu Y, Lowenstein LM, Volk RJ. Implementation of Shared Decision Making for Lung Cancer Screening Among the Privately Insured Nonelderly. MDM Policy Pract 6(1):2381468320984773, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33598545.
- Puneet K, Tilburt JC, Volk RJ, Bennett CL, Qureshi Z, Gershman B, Sedlacek HM, Kim SP. Do radiation oncologists and urologists endorse decision aids for active surveillance of low-risk prostate cancer: Results from a national survey. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 30(1):e13301, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33112008.
- Lopez-Olivo MA, Maki KG, Choi NJ, Hoffman RM, Shih YT, Lowenstein LM, Hicklen RS, Volk RJ. Patient Adherence to Screening for Lung Cancer in the US: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Netw Open 3(11):e2025102, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33196807.
- Makhnoon S, Mork M, Arun B, Volk RJ, Peterson SK. Perceptions of providers' epistemic authority in response to Variant of Uncertain Significance related recommendations. J Genet Couns:10.1002/jgc4.1337. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33090616.
- Zafar SN, Hu CY, Snyder RA, Cuddy A, You YN, Lowenstein LM, Volk RJ, Chang GJ. Predicting Risk of Recurrence after Colorectal Cancer Surgery in the United States: An Analysis of a Special Commission on Cancer National Study. Ann Surg Oncol 27(8):2740-2749, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32080809.
- Lowenstein LM, Godoy MCB, Erasmus JJ, Zirari Z, Bennett A, Leal VB, Housten AJ, Volk RJ. Implementing Decision Coaching for Lung Cancer Screening in the Low-Dose Computed Tomography Setting. JCO Oncol Pract 16(8):e703-e725, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32208092.
- Lopez-Olivo MA, des Bordes JKA, Lin H, Rizvi T, Volk RJ, Suarez-Almazor ME. Comparison of multimedia and printed patient education tools for patients with osteoporosis: a 6-month randomized controlled trial. Osteoporos Int 31(5):857-866, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31844906.
- Volk RJ, Mendoza TR, Hoover DS, Nishi SPE, Choi NJ, Bevers TB. Reliability of Self-Reported Smoking History and its Implications for Lung Cancer Screening. Prev Med Rep 17:101037, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31934536.
- Dukes K, Seaman AT, Hoffman RM, Christensen AJ, Kendell N, Sussman AL, Vélez-Bermúdez M, Volk RJ, Pagedar NA. Attitudes of Clinicians about Screening Head and Neck Cancer Survivors for Lung Cancer Using Low-Dose Computed Tomography. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 129(1):23-31, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31409114.
- Housten AJ, Kamath GR, Bevers TB, Cantor SB, Dixon N, Hite A, Kallen MA, Leal VB, Li L, Volk RJ. Does Animation Improve Comprehension of Risk Information in Patients with Low Health Literacy? A Randomized Trial. Med Decis Making 40(1):17-28, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31795820.
- Volk RJ, Lowenstein LM, Leal VB, Escoto KH, Cantor SB, Munden RF, Rabius VA, Bailey L, Cinciripini PM, Lin H, Housten AJ, Luckett PG, Esparza A, Godoy MC, Bevers TB. Effect of a Patient Decision Aid on Lung Cancer Screening Decision-Making by Persons Who Smoke: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open 3(1):e1920362, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32003822.
- Kostick KM, Trejo M, Volk RJ, Estep JD, Blumenthal-Barby JS. Using nudges to enhance clinicians' implementation of shared decision making with patient decision aids. MDM Policy Pract 5(1):2381468320915906, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32440570.
- Hoffman AS, Cantor SB, Fingeret MC, Housten AJ, Hanson SE, McGee JH, Pietz JT, Bennett A, Volk RJ, Reece GP. Considering Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy: A Patient Decision Aid Video and Workbook. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 7(11):e2500, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31942296.
- Gershman B, Maroni P, Tilburt JC, Volk RJ, Konety B, Bennett CL, Kutikov A, Smaldone MC, Chen V, Kim SP. A national survey of radiation oncologists and urologists on prediction tools and nomograms for localized prostate cancer. World J Urol 37(10):2099-2108, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30671637.
- Smith GL, Lopez-Olivo MA, Advani PG, Ning MS, Geng Y, Giordano SH, Volk RJ. Financial Burdens of Cancer Treatment: A Systematic Review of Risk Factors and Outcomes. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 17(10):1184-1192, 2019. PMID: 31590147.
- Housten AJ, Lowenstein LM, Hoffman AS, Jacobs LE, Zirari Z, Hoover DS, Stacey D, Pratt G, Bevers TB, Volk RJ. A Review of the Presentation of Overdiagnosis in Cancer Screening Patient Decision Aids. MDM Policy & Practice, 2019.
- Lowenstein LM, Volk RJ, Cuddy A, Hempstead AP, You YN, Van Loon K, Millas S, Meyerhardt JA, Gavin P, Chang GJ. Patients' Information Needs and Attitudes About Post-treatment Surveillance for Colorectal Cancer in the United States: A Multi-Perspective, Mixed Methods Study. BMJ Open 9(8):e025888, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31420381.
- Hoover DS, Pappadis MR, Housten AJ, Krishnan S, Weller SC, Giordano SH, Bevers TB, Goodwin JS, Volk RJ. Preferences for communicating about breast cancer screening among racially/ethnically diverse older women. Health Commun 34(7):1-5, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29373069.
- Smith G, Lopez-Olivo M, Advani PG, Ning MS, Geng Y, Giordano SH, Volk RJ. Financial Burdens of Cancer Treatment: A Systemic Review of Risk Factors and Outcomes. JNCCN. e-Pub 2019.
- Huo J, Xu Y, Sheu T, Volk RJ, Shih YT. Complication Rates and Downstream Medical Costs Associated With Invasive Diagnostic Procedures for Lung Abnormalities in the Community Setting. JAMA Intern Med 179(3):324-332, 2019. PMID: 30640382.
- Lowenstein LM, Volk RJ, Street R, Flannery M, Magnuson A, Epstein R, Mohile SG. Communication about geriatric assessment domains in advanced cancer settings: Missed opportunities. J Geriatr Oncol 10(1):68-73, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29884597.
- Seaman AT, Taylor KL, Davis K, Nepple KG, Lynch JH, Oberle AD, Hall IJ, Volk RJ, Reisinger HS, Hoffman RM. Why men with a low-risk prostate cancer select and stay on active surveillance: A qualitative study. PLoS One 14(11):e0225134, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31747396.
- Seaman AT, Dukes K, Hoffman RM, Christensen AJ, Kendell N, Sussman AL, Veléz-Bermúdez M, Volk RJ, Pagedar NA. The complicated 'Yes': Decision-making processes and receptivity to lung cancer screening among head and neck cancer survivors. Patient Educ Couns 101(10):1741-1747, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29709410.
- Berian JR, Cuddy A, Francescatti AB, O'Dwyer L, Nancy You Y, Volk RJ, Chang GJ. Correction to: A systematic review of patient perspectives on surveillance after colorectal cancer treatment. J Cancer Surviv 12(5):721, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29951829.
- Kostick KM, Bruce CR, Minard CG, Volk RJ, Civitello A, Krim SR, Horstmanshof D, Thohan V, Loebe M, Hanna M, Bruckner BA, Blumenthal Barby JS, Estep JD. A Multi-site randomized controlled trial of a patient centered Ventricular Assist Device Decision Aid (VADDA). J Card Fail 24(10):661-671, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30195826.
- Parker PA, Peterson SK, Shen Y, Bedrosian I, Black DM, Thompson AM, Nelson JC, DeSnyder SM, Cook RL, Hunt KK, Volk RJ, Cantor SB, Dong W, Brewster AM. Prospective study of psychosocial outcomes of having contralateral prophylactic mastectomy among women with nonhereditary breast cancer. J Clin Oncol 36(25):2630-2638, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30044695.
- Lowenstein LM, Escoto KH, Leal VB, Bailey L, Bevers TB, Cantor SB, Cinciripini PM, Jacobs LE, Esparza A, Godoy MC, Housten AJ, Lin H, Luckett P, Munden RF, Rabius V, Volk RJ. Randomized trial of a patient-centered decision aid for promoting informed decisions about lung cancer screening: Implementation of a PCORI study protocol and lessons learned. Contemp Clin Trials 72:26-34, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30010085.
- Housten AJ, Lowenstein LM, Leal VB, Volk RJ. Responsiveness of a brief measure of lung cancer screening knowledge. J Cancer Educ 33(4):842-846, 2018. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27966194.
- Volk RJ, Leal VB, Jacobs LE, Wolf AMD, Brooks DD, Wender RC, Smith RA. From guideline to practice: New shared decision-making tools for colorectal cancer screening from the American Cancer Society. CA Cancer J Clin 68(4):246-249, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29846954.
- Durand MA, Song J, Yen RW, Sepucha K, Politi MC, Dhage S, Rosenkranz K, Margenthaler J, Tosteson ANA, Crayton E, Jackson S, Bradley A, O'Malley AJ, Volk RJ, Ozanne E, Percac-Lima S, Acosta J, Mir N, Scalia P, Ward A, Elwyn G. Adapting the breast cancer surgery decision quality instrument for lower socioeconomic status: improving readability, acceptability, and relevance. MDM Policy Pract 3(2):2381468318811839, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30515461.
- Housten AJ, Pappadis MR, Krishnan S, Weller SC, Giordano SH, Bevers TB, Volk RJ, Hoover DS. Resistance to discontinuing breast cancer screening in older women: A qualitative study. Psychooncology 27(6):1635-1641, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29575590.
- Lowenstein LM, Deyter GMR, Nishi S, Wang T, Volk RJ. Shared decision-making conversations and smoking cessation interventions: Critical components of low-dose CT lung cancer screening programs. Transl Lung Cancer Res 7(3):254-271, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30050764.
- Pappadis MR, Volk RJ, Krishnan S, Weller SC, Jaramillo E, Hoover DS, Giordano SH, Tan A, Sheffield KM, Housten AJ, Goodwin JS. Perceptions of overdetection of breast cancer among women 70 years of age and older in the USA: A mixed-methods analysis. BMJ Open 8(6):e022138, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29903800.
- Volk RJ, Coulter A. Advancing the science of patient decision aids through reporting guidelines. BMJ Qual Saf 27(5):337-339, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29371413.
- Witteman HO, Chipenda Dansokho S, Colquhoun H, Fagerlin A, Giguere AMC, Glouberman S, Haslett L, Hoffman A, Ivers NM, Légaré F, Légaré J, Levin CA, Lopez K, Montori VM, Renaud JS, Sparling K, Stacey D, Volk RJ. Twelve lessons learned for effective research partnerships between patients, caregivers, clinicians, academic researchers, and other stakeholders. J Gen Intern Med 33(4):558-562, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29327211.
- Housten AJ, Lowenstein LM, Hoover DS, Leal VB, Kamath GR, Volk RJ. Limitations of the S-TOFHLA in measuring poor numeracy: A cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 18(1):405, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29587709.
- des Bordes JKA, Lopez DS, Swartz MD, Volk RJ. Sociodemographic disparities in cure-intended treatment in localized prostate cancer. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 5(1):1-7, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28205153.
- Lopez-Olivo MA, Ingleshwar A, Volk RJ, Jibaja-Weiss M, Barbo A, Saag K, Leong A, Suarez-Almazor ME. Development and Pilot Testing of Multimedia Patient Education Tools for Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 70(2):213-220, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28464546.
- Woodard TL, Hoffman AS, Covarrubias LA, Holman D, Schover L, Bradford A, Hoffman DB, Mathur A, Thomas J, Volk RJ. The Pathways fertility preservation decision aid website for women with cancer: development and field-testing. J Cancer Surviv 12(1):101-114, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29034438.
- Woodard TL, Hoffman AS, Crocker LC, Holman DA, Hoffman DB, Ma J, Bassett RL, Leal VB, Volk RJ. Pathways : Patient-centered decision counseling for women at risk of cancer-related infertility: a protocol for a comparative effectiveness cluster randomized trial. BMJ Open 8(2):e019994, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29467138.
- Durand MA, Yen RW, O'Malley AJ, Politi MC, Dhage S, Rosenkranz K, Weichman K, Margenthaler J, Tosteson ANA, Crayton E, Jackson S, Bradley A, Volk RJ, Sepucha K, Ozanne E, Percac-Lima S, Song J, Acosta J, Mir N, Elwyn G. What Matters Most: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of breast cancer surgery encounter decision aids across socioeconomic strata. BMC Public Health 18(1):241, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29439691.
- Hoffman AS, Hempstead AP, Housten AJ, Richards VF, Lowenstein LM, Leal VB, Volk RJ. Using a patient decision aid video to assess current and former smokers′ values about the harms and benefits of lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography. MDM Policy Pract 3(1):1-9, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30288444.
- Berian JR, Cuddy A, Francescatti AB, O'Dwyer L, Nancy You Y, Volk RJ, Chang GJ. A systematic review of patient perspectives on surveillance after colorectal cancer treatment. J Cancer Surviv 11(5):542-552, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28639159.
- Hoffman RM, Volk RJ, Wolf AMD. Making the grade: the newest US Preventive Services Task Force prostate cancer screening recommendation. Cancer 123(20):3875-3878, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28832967.
- des Bordes JKA, Suarez-Almazor ME, Volk RJ, Lu H, Edwards B, Lopez-Olivo MA. Online educational tool to promote bone health in cancer survivors. J Health Commun 22(10):1-10, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28922062.
- Smith GL, Volk RJ. Nonclinical factors affecting shared decision making. JAMA 318(4):391, 2017. PMID: 28742899.
- Spatz ES, Elwyn G, Moulton BW, Volk RJ, Frosch DL. Shared decision making as part of value based care: New U.S. policies challenge our readiness. Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes 123-124:104-108, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28532630.
- Hoffman AS, Lowenstein LM, Kamath GR, Housten AJ, Leal VB, Linder SK, Jibaja-Weiss ML, Raju GS, Volk RJ. An entertainment-education colorectal cancer screening decision aid for African American patients: A randomized controlled trial. Cancer 123(8):1401-1408, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28001305.
- Huo J, Shen C, Volk RJ, Shih YT. Use of CT and chest radiography for lung cancer screening before and after publication of screening guidelines: intended and unintended uptake. JAMA Intern Med 177(3):439-441, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28135349.
- Gökce MI, Wang X, Frost J, Roberson P, Volk RJ, Brooks D, Canfield SE, Pettaway CA. Informed decision making before prostate-specific antigen screening: Initial results using the American Cancer Society (ACS) Decision Aid (DA) among medically underserved men. Cancer 123(4):583-591, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27727462.
- Ashorobi OS, Frost J, Wang X, Roberson P, Lin E, Volk RJ, Lopez DS, Jones LA, Pettaway CA. Prostate cancer education, detection and follow-up in a community based multiethnic cohort of medically underserved men. Am J Mens Health 11(1):82-91, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 25986045.
- Street RL, Volk RJ, Lowenstein L, Michael Fordis C. Engaging patients in the uptake, understanding, and use of evidence: Addressing barriers and facilitators of successful engagement. Patient Educ Couns 100(1):4, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27450480.
- Dugas M, Trottier MÈ, Chipenda Dansokho S, Vaisson G, Provencher T, Colquhoun H, Dogba MJ, Dupéré S, Fagerlin A, Giguere AM, Haslett L, Hoffman AS, Ivers NM, Légaré F, Légaré J, Levin CA, Menear M, Renaud JS, Stacey D, Volk RJ, Witteman HO. Involving members of vulnerable populations in the development of patient decision aids: A mixed methods sequential explanatory study. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 17(12):12, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28103862.
- Lowenstein LM, Richards VF, Leal VB, Housten AJ, Bevers TB, Cantor SB, Cinciripini PM, Cofta-Woerpel LM, Escoto KH, Godoy MC, Linder SK, Munden RF, Volk RJ. A brief measure of Smokers' knowledge of lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography. Prev Med Rep 4:351-6, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27512650.
- Volk RJ, Linder SK, Lopez-Olivo MA, Kamath GR, Reuland DS, Saraykar SS, Leal VB, Pignone MP. Patient decision aids for colorectal cancer screening: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Prev Med 51(5):779-791, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27593418.
- Blanchard P, Volk RJ, Ringash J, Peterson SK, Hutcheson KA, Frank SJ. Assessing head and neck cancer patient preferences and expectations: A systematic review. Oral Oncol 62(62):44-53, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27865371.
- Davies KR, Brewster AM, Bedrosian I, Parker PA, Crosby MA, Peterson SK, Shen Y, Volk RJ , Cantor SB. Outcomes of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in relation to familial history: A decision analysis (BRCR-D-16-00033). Breast Cancer Res 18(1):93, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27650678.
- Kostick KM, Minard CG, Wilhelms LA, Delgado E, Abraham M, Bruce CR, Estep JD, Loebe M, Volk RJ , Blumenthal-Barby JS. Development and validation of a patient-centered knowledge scale for left ventricular assist device placement. J Heart Lung Transplant 35(6):768-76, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26922278.
- Enard KR, Dolan Mullen P, Kamath GR, Dixon NM, Volk RJ . Are cancer-related decision aids appropriate for socially disadvantaged patients? A systematic review of US randomized controlled trials. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 16(1):64, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27267490.
- Kalra S, Basourakos S, Abouassi A, Achim M, Volk RJ , Hoffman KE, Davis JW, Kim J. The implications of ageing and life expectancy in prostate cancer treatment. Nat Rev Urol 13(5):289-95, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27001016.
- Le YL, McFall SL, Byrd TL, Volk RJ, Cantor SB, Kuban DA, Mullen PD. Is "Active Surveillance" an Acceptable Alternative?: A Qualitative Study of Couples' Decision Making about Early-Stage, Localized Prostate Cancer. Narrat Inq Bioeth 6(1):51-61, 2016. PMID: 27346824.
- McFall SL, Mullen PD, Byrd TL, Cantor SB, Le YC, Torres-Vigil I, Pettaway C, Volk RJ . Treatment decisions for localized prostate cancer: a concept mapping approach. Health Expect 18(6):2079-90, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24506829.
- Cantor SB, Deshmukh AA, Krahn MD, Volk RJ . Use of forecasted assessment of quality of life to validate time-tradeoff utilities and a prostate cancer screening decision-analytic model. Health Expect 18(5):1610-20, 2015. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 26039695.
- Bruce CR, Kostick KM, Delgado ED, Wilhelms LA, Volk RJ , Smith ML, McCurdy SA, Loebe M, Estep JD, Blumenthal-Barby JS. Reasons Why Eligible Candidates Decline Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement. J Card Fail 21(10):835-9, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26112460.
- Blumenthal-Barby JS, Kostick KM, Delgado ED, Volk RJ , Kaplan HM, Wilhelms LA, McCurdy SA, Estep JD, Loebe M, Bruce CR. Assessment of Patients' and Caregivers' Informational and Decisional Needs for Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement: Implications for Informed Consent and Shared Decision Making. J Heart Lung Transplant 34(9):1182-9, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26087668.
- Cantor SB, Rajan T, Linder SK, Volk RJ . A Framework for Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Patient Decision Aids: A Case Study Using Colorectal Cancer Screening. Prev Med 77:168-173, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25979678.
- Blumenthal-Barby JS, Lee D, Volk RJ . Toward Ethically Responsible Choice Architecture in Prostate Cancer Treatment Decision-Making. CA Cancer J Clin 65(4):257-60, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25998159.
- Blumenthal-Barby JS, Robinson E, Cantor SB, Naik AD, Russell HV, Volk RJ. The neglected topic: presentation of cost information in patient decision aids. Med Decis Making 35(4):412-8, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25583552.
- Linder SK, Kamath GR, Pratt GF, Saraykar SS, Volk RJ . Citation searches are more sensitive than keyword searches to identify studies using specific measurement instruments. J Clin Epidemiol 68(4):412-7, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25554521.
- Volk RJ , Kinsman GT, Le YC, Swank P, Blumenthal-Barby J, McFall SL, Byrd TL, Mullen PD, Cantor SB. Designing normative messages about active surveillance for men with localized prostate cancer. J Health Commun 0(9):1-7, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26066011.
- Witteman HO, Dansokho SC, Colquhoun H, Coulter A, Dugas M, Fagerlin A, Giguere AM, Glouberman S, Haslett L, Hoffman A, Ivers N, Légaré F, Légaré J, Levin C, Lopez K, Montori VM, Provencher T, Renaud JS, Sparling K, Stacey D, Vaisson G, Volk RJ , Witteman W. User-centered design, and the development of patient decision aids: protocol for a systematic review. Syst Rev 4:11, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25623074.
- Volk RJ , Foxhall LE. Readiness of Primary Care Clinicians to Implement Lung Cancer Screening Programs. Prev Med Rep 2(143):717-719, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26844142.
- Poddar U, Brownlee S, Stacey D, Volk RJ , Williams JW, Elwyn G. Patient Decision Aids: A Case for Certification at the National Level in the United States. J Clin Ethics 26(4):306-11, 2015. PMID: 26752384.
- Rochon D, Eberth JM, Fraenkel L, Volk RJ, Whitney SN. Elderly patients’ experiences using Adaptive Conjoint Analysis software as a decision aid for osteoarthritis of the knee. Health Expect 17(6):1369-7625, 2014. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22994378.
- Hoffman KE, Niu J, Shen Y, Jiang J, Davis JW, Kim J, Kuban DA, Perkins GH, Shah JB, Smith GL, Volk RJ , Buchholz TA, Giordano SH, Smith BD. Physician variation in management of low-risk prostate cancer: a population-based cohort study. JAMA Intern Med 174(9):1450-9, 2014. PMID: 25023650.
- Volk RJ , Hawk E, Bevers TB. Should CMS Cover Lung Cancer Screening for the Fully Informed Patient?. JAMA 312(12):1193-4, 2014. PMID: 25247511.
- Linder SK, Kallen MA, Mullen PD, Galliher JM, Swank PR, Chan EC, Volk RJ. Physician Behaviors to Promote Informed Decisions for Prostate Cancer Screening: a National Research Network Study. J Cancer Educ 29(2):345-9, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24488590.
- Volk RJ, Linder SK, Leal VB, Rabius V, Cinciripini PM, Kamath GR, Munden RF, Bevers TB. Feasibility of a patient decision aid about lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography. Prev Med 62C:60-63, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24518006.
- Volk RJ, McFall SL, Cantor SB, Byrd TL, Le YC, Kuban DA, Mullen PD. 'It's not like you just had a heart attack': decision-making about active surveillance by men with localized prostate cancer. Psychooncology 23(4):467-72, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24243777.
- Volk RJ, Shokar NK, Leal VB, Bulik RJ, Linder SK, Mullen PD, Wexler RM, Shokar GS. Development and Pilot Testing of an Online Case-Based Approach to Shared Decision-Making Skills Training for Clinicians. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 14(1):95, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25361614.
- Hoffman AS, Llewellyn-Thomas HA, Tosteson AN, O'Connor AM, Volk RJ, Tomek IM, Andrews SB, Bartels SJ. Launching a virtual decision lab: development and field-testing of a web-based patient decision support research platform. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 14(1):112, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25495552.
- Joseph-Williams N, Newcombe R, Politi M, Durand MA, Sivell S, Stacey D, O'Connor A, Volk RJ , Edwards A, Bennett C, Pignone M, Thomson R, Elwyn G. Toward Minimum Standards for Certifying Patient Decision Aids: A Modified Delphi Consensus Process. Med Decis Making 34(6):699-710. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23963501.
- Hoffman R, Penson D, Volk RJ , Wolf AMD. Prostate-specific antigen screening in prostate cancer. Med Roundtable Gen Med Ed. e-Pub 2013.
- Brown AE, Tonigan JS, Pavlik VN, Kosten TR, Volk RJ . Spirituality and Confidence to Resist Substance Use Among Celebrate Recovery Participants. J Relig Health 52(1):107-13, 2013. PMID: 21246280.
- Blumenthal-Barby JS, Cantor SB, Russell HV, Naik AD, Volk RJ. Decision Aids: when 'nudging' patients to make a particular choice is more ethical than balanced, nondirective content. Health Aff (Millwood) 32(2):303-10, 2013. PMID: 23381523.
- Smith QW, Street RL, Volk RJ , Fordis M. Differing levels of clinical evidence: exploring communication challenges in shared decision making. Introduction. Med Care Res Rev 70(1 Suppl):3S-13S, 2013. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23223330.
- Volk RJ , Linder SK, Kallen MA, Galliher JM, Spano MS, Mullen PD, Spann SJ. Primary care physicians' use of an informed decision-making process for prostate cancer screening. Ann Fam Med 11(1):1-8, 2013. PMID: 23319508.
- Volk RJ, Llewellyn-Thomas H, Stacey D, Elwyn G. Ten years of the International Patient Decision Aid Standards Collaboration: Evolution of the core dimensions for assessing the quality of patient decision aids. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 13 Suppl 2:S1, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24624947.
- Hoffman AS, Volk RJ, Saarimaki A, Stirling C, Li LC, Härter M, Kamath GR, Llewellyn-Thomas H. Delivering patient decision aids on the Internet: definitions, theories, current evidence, and emerging research areas. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 13 Suppl 2:S13, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24625064.
- Volk RJ , Street R, Smith Q, Fordis M. Supporting informed decision making when clinical evidence and conventional wisdom collide: papers developed from the Eisenberg Center Conference Series 2012. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 13 Suppl 3:S1, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24625302.
- Abhyankar P, Volk RJ , Blumenthal-Barby J, Bravo P, Buchholz A, Ozanne E, Vidal DC, Col N, Stalmeier P. Balancing the presentation of information and options in patient decision aids: an updated review. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 13 Suppl 2:S6, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24625214.
- Bekker HL, Winterbottom AE, Butow P, Dillard AJ, Feldman-Stewart D, Fowler FJ, Jibaja-Weiss ML, Shaffer VA, Volk RJ. Do personal stories make patient decision aids more effective? A critical review of theory and evidence. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 13 Suppl 2:S9, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24625283.
- Bisono GM, Simmons L, Volk RJ , Meyer D, Quinn TC, Rosenthal SL. Attitudes and decision making about neonatal male circumcision in a Hispanic population in New York city. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 51(10):956-963, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22511191.
- de Achaval S, Fraenkel L, Volk RJ , Cox V, Suarez-Almazor ME. Impact of educational and patient decision aids on decisional conflict associated with total knee arthroplasty. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 64(2):229-37, 2012. PMID: 21954198.
- Linder SK, Swank PR, Vernon SW, Morgan RO, Mullen PD, Volk RJ . Is a prostate cancer screening anxiety measure invariant across two different samples of age-appropriate men?. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 8(12):52, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22681782.
- Linder SK, Swank PR, Vernon SW, Mullen PD, Morgan RO, Volk RJ . Validity of a low literacy version of the Decisional Conflict Scale. Patient Educ Couns 85(3):521-524, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21300518.
- Volk RJ , Wolf AM. Grading the new US Preventive Services Task Force prostate cancer screening recommendation. JAMA 306(24):2715-6, 2011. PMID: 22203540.
- Leverence RR, Williams RL, Potter M, Fernald D, Unverzagt M, Pace W, Parnes B, Daniels E, Skipper B, Volk RJ , Brown AE, Rhyne RL, PRIME Net Clinicians. Chronic non-cancer pain: a siren for primary care--a report from the PRImary Care MultiEthnic Network (PRIME Net). J Am Board Fam Med 24(5):551-61, 2011. PMID: 21900438.
- Chan EC, McFall SL, Byrd TL, Mullen PD, Volk RJ , Ureda J, Calderon-Mora J, Morales P, Valdes A, Kay Bartholomew L. A community-based intervention to promote informed decision making for prostate cancer screening among Hispanic American men changed knowledge and role preferences: A cluster RCT. Patient Educ Couns 84(2):44-51, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21237611.
- Jibaja-Weiss ML, Volk RJ , Granchi TS, Neff NE, Robinson EK, Spann SJ, Aoki N, Friedman LC, Beck JR. Entertainment education for breast cancer surgery decisions: A randomized trial among patients with low health literacy. Patient Educ Couns 84(1):41-8, 2011. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20609546.
- Fordis M, Street RL, Volk RJ , Smith Q. The prospects for web 2.0 technologies for engagement, communication, and dissemination in the era of patient-centered outcomes research: selected articles developed from the Eisenberg conference series 2010 meeting. J Health Commun 16(1):3-9, 2011. PMID: 21843092.
- Gossey JT, Whitney SN, Crouch MA, Jibaja-Weiss ML, Zhang H, Volk RJ . Promoting knowledge of statins in patients with low health literacy using an audio booklet. Patient Prefer Adherence 5:397-403, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21949603.
- Frosch DL, Moulton BW, Wexler RM, Holmes-Rovner M, Volk RJ , Levin CA. Shared Decision Making in the United States: Policy and Implementation Activity on Multiple Fronts. Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes 105(4):305-12, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21620326.
- Street RL, Volk RJ , Fordis M. Papers from the 2009 Eisenberg Conference: Translating information into action: improving quality of care through interactive media. Med Decis Making 30(6):694-5, 2010. PMID: 21183755.
- Kong AS, Williams RL, Rhyne R, Urias-Sandoval V, Cardinali G, Weller NF, Skipper B, Volk RJ , Daniels E, Parnes B, McPherson L, PRIME Net Clinicians. Acanthosis Nigricans: high prevalence and association with diabetes in a practice-based research network consortium--a PRImary care Multi-Ethnic network (PRIME Net) study. J Am Board Fam Med 23(4):476-85, 2010. PMID: 20616290.
- Rubinsky AD, Kivlahan DR, Volk RJ , Maynard C, Bradley KA. Estimating risk of alcohol dependence using alcohol screening scores. Drug Alcohol Depend 108(1-2):29-36, 2010. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 20042299.
- Rubel SK, Miller JW, Stephens RL, Xu Y, Scholl LE, Holden EW, Stroud LA, Volk RJ . Testing the effects of a decision aid for prostate cancer screening. J Health Commun 15(3):307-21, 2010. PMID: 20432110.
- Wolf AM, Wender RC, Etzioni RB, Thompson IM, D'Amico AV, Volk RJ , Brooks DD, Dash C, Guessous I, Andrews K, DeSantis C, Smith RA, American Cancer Society Prostate Cancer Advisory Committee. American Cancer Society guideline for the early detection of prostate cancer: update 2010. CA Cancer J Clin 60(2):70-98, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20200110.
- Van Horne BS, Wiemann CM, Berenson AB, Horwitz IB, Volk RJ. Multilevel Predictors of Inconsistent Condom Use Among Adolescent Mothers. Am J Public Health 99 Suppl 2:S417-24, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19372530.
- Linder SK, Hawley ST, Cooper CP, Scholl LE, Jibaja-Weiss M, Volk RJ . Primary care physicians' reported use of pre-screening discussions for prostate cancer screening: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Fam Pract 10:19, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19296843.
- Rustveld LO, Pavlik VN, Jibaja-Weiss ML, Kline KN, Gossey JT, Volk RJ . Adherence to diabetes self-care behaviors in English- and Spanish-speaking Hispanic men. Patient Prefer Adherence 3:123-30, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19936154.
- Volk RJ , Jibaja-Weiss ML, Hawley ST, Kneuper S, Spann SJ, Miles BJ, Hyman DJ. Entertainment education for prostate cancer screening: a randomized trial among primary care patients with low health literacy. Patient Educ Couns 73(3):482-9, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18760888.
- Stephens RL, Xu Y, Volk RJ , Scholl LE, Kamin SL, Holden EW, Stroud LA. Influence of a patient decision aid on decisional conflict related to PSA testing: a structural equation model. Health Psychol 27(6):711-21, 2008. PMID: 19025266.
- Whitney SN, Holmes-Rovner M, Brody H, Schneider C, McCullough LB, Volk RJ , McGuire AL. Beyond shared decision making: an expanded typology of medical decisions. Med Decis Making 28(5):699-705, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18556639.
- Hawley ST, Volk RJ , Krishnamurthy P, Jibaja-Weiss M, Vernon SW, Kneuper S. Preferences for colorectal cancer screening among racially/ethnically diverse primary care patients. Med Care 46(9 Suppl 1):S10-6, 2008. PMID: 18725820.
- Whitney SN, McCullough LB, Frugé E, McGuire AL, Volk RJ . Beyond breaking bad news: the roles of hope and hopefulness. Cancer 113(2):442-5, 2008. PMID: 18484591.
- Frank D, DeBenedetti AF, Volk RJ , Williams EC, Kivlahan DR, Bradley KA. Effectiveness of the AUDIT-C as a screening test for alcohol misuse in three race/ethnic groups. J Gen Intern Med 23(6):781-7, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18421511.
- Whitney SN, Alcser K, Schneider C, McCullough LB, McGuire AL, Volk RJ . Principal investigator views of the IRB system. Int J Med Sci 5(2):68-72, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18392146.
- Cantor SB, Volk RJ , Krahn MD, Cass AR, Gilani J, Weller SC, Spann SJ. Concordance of couples' prostate cancer screening recommendations from a decision analysis. Patient 1(1):11-19, 2008. PMID: 22272754.
- Volk RJ , Hawley ST, Kneuper S, Holden EW, Stroud LA, Cooper CP, Berkowitz JM, Scholl LE, Saraykar SS, Pavlik VN. Trials of decision aids for prostate cancer screening: a systematic review. Am J Prev Med 33(5):428-434, 2007. PMID: 17950409.
- Jibaja-Weiss ML, Volk RJ . Utilizing computerized entertainment education in the development of decision aids for lower literate and naïve computer users. J Health Commun 12(7):681-97, 2007. PMID: 17934944.
- Bradley KA, DeBenedetti AF, Volk RJ , Williams EC, Frank D, Kivlahan DR. AUDIT-C as a brief screen for alcohol misuse in primary care. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 31(7):1208-17, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17451397.
- Lee JH, Choi YJ, Volk RJ , Kim SY, Kim YS, Park HK, Jeon TH, Hong SK, Spann SJ. Defining the concept of primary care in South Korea using a Delphi method. Fam Med 39(6):425-31, 2007. PMID: 17549652.
- Brown AE, Pavlik VN, Shegog R, Whitney SN, Friedman LC, Romero C, Davis GC, Cech I, Kosten TR, Volk RJ . Association of spirituality and sobriety during a behavioral spirituality intervention for Twelve Step (TS) recovery. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 33(4):611-7, 2007. PMID: 17668347.
- Hawley ST, Jibaja-Weiss M, Krishnamurthy P, Vernon SW, Herber N, Volk RJ . Developing a tool to assess preferences in minority and low literacy patients. Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice 1:1-17, 2007.
- Jibaja-Weiss ML, Volk RJ , Friedman LC, Granchi TS, Neff NE, Spann SJ, Robinson EK, Aoki N, Robert Beck J. Preliminary testing of a just-in-time, user-defined values clarification exercise to aid lower literate women in making informed breast cancer treatment decisions. Health Expect 9(3):218-31, 2006. PMID: 16911136.
- Elwyn G, O'Connor A, Stacey D, Volk RJ , Edwards A, Coulter A, Thomson R, Barratt A, Barry M, Bernstein S, Butow P, Clarke A, Entwistle V, Feldman-Stewart D, Holmes-Rovner M, Llewellyn-Thomas H, Moumjid N, Mulley A, Ruland C, Sepucha K, Sykes A, Whelan T, International Patient Decision Aids Standards (IPDAS) Collaboration. Developing a quality criteria framework for patient decision aids: online international Delphi consensus process. BMJ 333(7565):417, 2006. e-Pub 2006. PMID: 16908462.
- McFall SL, Hamm RM, Volk RJ . Exploring beliefs about prostate cancer and early detection in men and women of three ethnic groups. Patient Educ Couns 61(1):109-16, 2006. e-Pub 2005. PMID: 16256292.
- Spann SJ, Nutting PA, Galliher JM, Peterson KA, Pavlik VN, Dickinson LM, Volk RJ . Management of type 2 diabetes in the primary care setting: a practice-based research network study. Ann Fam Med 4(1):23-31, 2006. PMID: 16449393.
- Jibaja-Weiss ML, Volk RJ , Granch TS, Nefe NE, Spann SJ, Aoki N, Robinson EK, Freidman LC, Beck JR. Entertainment education for informed breast cancer treatment decisions in low-literate women: development and initial evaluation of a patient decision aid. J Cancer Educ 21(3):133-9, 2006. PMID: 17371175.
- Wiemann CM, Agurcia CA, Rickert VI, Berenson AB, Volk RJ . Absent fathers as providers: Race/ethnic differences in support for adolescent mothers. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal 23(5-6):617-634, 2006.
- Wiemann CM, Rickert VI, Berenson AB, Volk RJ . Are pregnant adolescents stigmatized by pregnancy. J Adolesc Health 36(4):352.e1-8, 2005. PMID: 15780793.
- Jibaja-Weiss ML, Volk RJ , Smith QW, Holcomb JD, Kingery P. Differential effects of messages for breast and cervical cancer screening. J Health Care Poor Underserved 16(1):42-52, 2005. PMID: 15741708.
- Buck DS, Monteiro FM, Kneuper S, Rochon D, Clark DL, Melillo A, Volk RJ . Design and validation of the Health Professionals' Attitudes Toward the Homeless Inventory (HPATHI). BMC Med Educ 5(1):2, 2005. e-Pub 2005. PMID: 15642125.
- Kuo GM, Hawley ST, Weiss LT, Balkrishnan R, Volk RJ . Factors associated with herbal use among urban multiethnic primary care patients: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Complement Altern Med 4:18, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 15575960.
- Volk RJ , Cantor SB, Cass AR, Spann SJ, Weller SC, Krahn MD. Preferences of husbands and wives for outcomes of prostate cancer screening and treatment. J Gen Intern Med 19(4):339-48, 2004. PMID: 15061743.
- Jibaja-Weiss ML, Volk RJ , Kingery P, Smith QW, Holcomb JD. Tailored messages for breast and cervical cancer screening of low-income and minority women using medical records data. Patient Educ Couns 50(2):123-32, 2003. PMID: 12781927.
- Volk RJ , Spann SJ, Cass AR, Hawley ST. Patient education for informed decision making about prostate cancer screening: a randomized controlled trial with 1-year follow-up. Ann Fam Med 1(1):22-8, 2003. PMID: 15043176.
- Wu C, Volk RJ , Steinbauer JR, Kuo GM, Smith JS. A wireless mobile health-related quality of life assessment. AMIA Annu Symp Proc:1054, 2003. PMID: 14728557.
- Nease DE, Klinkman MS, Volk RJ . Improved detection of depression in primary care through severity evaluation. J Fam Pract 51(12):1065-70, 2002. PMID: 12540333.
- Cantor SB, Volk RJ , Cass AR, Gilani J, Spann SJ. Psychological benefits of prostate cancer screening: the role of reassurance. Health Expect 5(2):104-13, 2002. PMID: 12031051.
- Volk RJ , Cass AR. The accuracy of primary care patients' self-reports of prostate-specific antigen testing. Am J Prev Med 22(1):56-8, 2002. PMID: 11777680.
- Allen JP, Reinert DF, Volk RJ . The alcohol use disorders identification test: an aid to recognition of alcohol problems in primary care patients. Prev Med 33(5):428-33, 2001. PMID: 11676584.
- Agurcia CA, Rickert VI, Berenson AB, Volk RJ , Wiemann CM. The behavioral risks and life circumstances of adolescent mothers involved with older adult partners. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 155(7):822-30, 2001. PMID: 11434851.
- Wiemann CM, Agurcia CA, Berenson AB, Volk RJ , Rickert VI. Pregnant adolescents: experiences and behaviors associated with physical assault by an intimate partner. Matern Child Health J 4(2):93-101, 2000. PMID: 10994577.
- Nease DE, Volk RJ , Cass AR. Does the severity of mood and anxiety symptoms predict health care utilization?. J Fam Pract 48(10):769-77, 1999. PMID: 12224674.
- O'Dell KJ, Volk RJ , Cass AR, Spann SJ. Screening for prostate cancer with the prostate-specific antigen test: are patients making informed decisions?. J Fam Pract 48(9):682-8, 1999. PMID: 10498074.
- Volk RJ , Cass AR, Spann SJ. A randomized controlled trial of shared decision making for prostate cancer screening. Arch Fam Med 8(4):333-40, 1999. PMID: 10418541.
- Nease DE, Volk RJ , Cass AR. Investigation of a severity-based classification of mood and anxiety symptoms in primary care patients. J Am Board Fam Pract 12(1):21-31, 1999. PMID: 10050640.
- Cass AR, Volk RJ , Nease DE. Health-related quality of life in primary care patients with recognized and unrecognized mood and anxiety disorders. Int J Psychiatry Med 29(3):293-309, 1999. PMID: 10642904.
- Steinbauer JR, Cantor SB, Holzer CE, Volk RJ . Ethnic and sex bias in primary care screening tests for alcohol use disorders. Ann Intern Med 129(5):353-62, 1998. PMID: 9735062.
- Sierpina VS, Volk RJ . Teaching outpatient procedures: most common settings, evaluation methods, and training barriers in family practice residencies. Fam Med 30(6):421-3, 1998. PMID: 9624520.
- Volk RJ , Cantor SB, Steinbauer JR, Cass AR. Item bias in the CAGE screening test for alcohol use disorders. J Gen Intern Med 12(12):763-9, 1997. PMID: 9436896.
- Volk RJ , Cantor SB, Steinbauer JR, Cass AR. Alcohol use disorders, consumption patterns, and health-related quality of life of primary care patients. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 21(5):899-905, 1997. PMID: 9267541.
- Volk RJ , Steinbauer JR, Cantor SB, Holzer CE. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) as a screen for at-risk drinking in primary care patients of different racial/ethnic backgrounds. Addiction 92(2):197-206, 1997. PMID: 9158231.
- Volk RJ , Cantor SB, Spann SJ, Cass AR, Cardenas MP, Warren MM. Preferences of husbands and wives for prostate cancer screening. Arch Fam Med 6(1):72-6, 1997. PMID: 9003176.
- Crandall SJ, Volk RJ , Cacy D. A longitudinal investigation of medical student attitudes toward the medically indigent. Teach Learn Med 9(4):254-60, 1997. PMID: 16262550.
- Lawler MK, Flori D, Volk RJ , Davis A. Family health status of National Guard personnel deployed during the Persian Gulf War. Families, Systems & Health 15(1):65-73, 1997.
- Volk RJ , Steinbauer JR, Cantor SB. Patient factors influencing variation in the use of preventive interventions for alcohol abuse by primary care physicians. J Stud Alcohol 57(2):203-9, 1996. PMID: 8683970.
- Volk RJ , Edwards DW, Lewis RA, Schulenberg J. Smoking, and preference for brand of cigarette among adolescent. J Subst Abuse 8(3):347-59, 1996. PMID: 8934439.
- Miller TQ, Volk RJ . Weekly marijuana uses as a risk factor for initial cocaine use: Results from a six-wave national survey. J Child and Adoles Subst Abuse 5(4):55-78, 1996.
- Cantor SB, Spann SJ, Volk RJ , Cardenas MP, Warren MM. Prostate cancer screening: a decision analysis. J Fam Pract 41(1):33-41, 1995. PMID: 7798064.
- Crandall SJ, Volk RJ , Loemker V. Medical students' attitudes toward providing care for the underserved. Are we training socially responsible physicians?. JAMA 269(19):2519-23, 1993. PMID: 8487415.
- Volk RJ , Pace TM, Parchman ML. Screening for depression in primary care patients: Dimensionality of the short form of the beck depression inventory. Psychol Assessment 5(2):173-181, 1993.
- Mengel MB, Lawler ML, Volk RJ . Parental stress response within a family context: association with diabetic control in adolescents with IDDM. Family Systems Medicine 10(4):395-404, 1992.
- Holtgrave DR, Volk RJ . A Bayesian goes shopping. Med Decis Making 12(1), 1992.
- Mengel MB, Blackett PR, Lawler MK, Volk RJ , Viviani NJ, Stamps GS, Dees MS, Davis AS, Lavallo WR. Cardiovascular and neuroendocrine responsiveness in diabetic adolescents within a family context: association with poor diabetic control and dysfunctional family dynamics. Family Systems Medicine 10(1):5-33, 1992.
- Mullins LL, Olson RA, Reyes S, Bernardy N, Huszti HC, Volk RJ . Risk and resistance factors in the adaptation of mothers of children with cystic fibrosis. J Pediatr Psychol 16(6):701-15, 1991. PMID: 1798009.
- Piercy FP, Volk RJ , Sprenkle DH, Trepper T, Lewis RA. The relationship of family factors to patterns of adolescent substance abuse. Family Dyamics of Addiction Quarterly 1(1):41-54, 1991.
- Lawler MK, Volk RJ , Viviani N, Mengel MB. Individual and family factors impacting diabetic control in the adolescent: a preliminary study. Matern Child Nurs J 19(4):331-345, 1990. PMID: 2136583.
- Volk RJ , Edwards DW, Lewis RA, Sprenkle DH. Family systems of adolescent substance abusers. Fam Relat 38(3):266-272, 1989.
- Volk RJ . The need for integration among theory, research and application in family science: An update. Fam Relat 38(2):220-222, 1989.
- Lewis RA, Volk RJ , Duncan SF. Stresses Related to Rural Youth Leaving and Returning Home on Fathers and Their Family Relationships. Fam Relat 38(2):174-181, 1989.
Invited Articles
- Lowenstein LM, Housten AJ, Volk RJ. Educating Men Diagnosed with Localized Prostate Cancer about Treatment Options: It Is More than Life Expectancy. Ann Fam Med, 2016.
Manuals, Teaching Aids, Other Teaching Publications
- Volk RJ, Lowenstein LM, Fordis M. Is Lung Cancer Screening Right for Me? A Decision Aid for People Considering Lung Cancer Screening With Low-Dose Computed Tomography. Patient Decision Aid. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), 2016.
- Volk RJ, Lowenstein LM, Fordis M. Is Lung Cancer Screening Right for Me? A Decisionmaking Tool for You and Your Health Care Professional. Patient Decision Aid. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), 2016.
- Volk RJ, Lowenstein LM, Fordis M. Lung Cancer Screening: A Summary Guide for Primary Care Clinicians. Patient Decision Aid. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), 2016.
- Volk RJ, Lowenstein LM, Fordis M. Lung Cancer Screening: A Clinician’s Checklist. Patient Decision Aid. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), 2016.
Abstracts
- Huo JH, Sheu T, Volk RJ, Shen C, Shih YCT. Complication rates and downstream medical costs associated with invasive diagnostic procedures for abnormal findings from computerized tomography scans of the chest in the community setting. Value in Health 19(3):A298, 2016.
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | Shared Decision-Making about Prostate Cancer Screening |
| Funding Source: | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), Pilot Projects |
| Role: | Scientific Advisory Committee |
| Title: | Patient Care Outcome Research in the Elderly |
| Funding Source: | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) (contract with the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston) |
| Role: | Principal Investigator-MDACC |
| Title: | Promoting Informed Decisions about Lung Cancer Screening |
| Funding Source: | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
| Title: | Methods Training in Patient-Centered Cancer Outcomes Research |
| Funding Source: | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | Comparative effectiveness of encounter decision aids for early-stage breast cancer across socioeconomic strata |
| Funding Source: | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) |
| Role: | Consultant |
| Title: | Optimizing Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation Intervention During LDCT screening for Lung Cancer |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | Comparative Effectiveness Research on Cancer in Texas (CERCIT) 2.0: Survey Core |
| Funding Source: | CPRIT (Subcontract from UT Medical Branch, Galveston) |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | Shared Decision-Making Collaborative |
| Funding Source: | Duncan Family Institute (DFI) |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
| Title: | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Translation Center (TC) |
| Funding Source: | Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) |
| Role: | Principal Investigator-MDACC |
| Title: | Delivering Patient-Centered Fertility Counseling for Women at Risk of Cancer-Related Infertility: An Innovative Way to Meet Practice Guidelines |
| Funding Source: | The NCORP Alliance For Clinical Trials in Oncology |
| Role: | Co-Principal Investigator |
| Title: | Design for Better Health: User-Centred Design and Evaluation of Interactive Media for Health Education, Communication and Decision Making |
| Funding Source: | Canadian Institutes of Health Research |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | Research and development of IDM/SDM tools for the American Cancer Society: A Proposal from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| Funding Source: | American Cancer Society (ACS) |
| Role: | Principal Investigator-MDACC |
| Title: | Development of a Shared Medical Decision-Making Tool for Maintenance Therapy in Ovarian Cancer |
| Funding Source: | AstraZeneca (AZ) Alliance |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | Advanced Medullary Thyroid Cancer: Patient Decision Aid Development & Usability Test |
| Funding Source: | UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Institutional Research Grants (IRG) |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | ASSESS: A Novel Breast Cancer Decision Support Tool |
| Funding Source: | Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | Cancer Center Support Grant Shared Decision-Making Core |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | Older Men's Decision Making about Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer |
| Funding Source: | American Cancer Society (ACS) |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | TELEhealth Shared decision-making Coaching for lung cancer screening in Primary care (TELESCOPE) |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-Principal Investigator |
| Title: | TELEhealth Shared decision-making Coaching for lung cancer screening in Primary care (TELESCOPE) |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NHLBI |
| Role: | Co-Principal Investigator |
| Title: | Adaptation and Pilot Testing of a Lung Cancer Screening Decision Aid for Patients from a Safety-Net Healthcare System |
| Funding Source: | Quasi Endowment (QE) Community Outreach |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified September 13, 2024