Gladys Janice Jimenez
Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Instructor, Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2013 | Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, PR, USA, PHD, Clinical Psychology |
| 2009 | University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, Rio Piedras, PR, USA, MA, Public Health |
| 2006 | University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, Rio Piedras, PR, USA, BS, Public Health Education |
Postgraduate Training
| 2018-2019 | Clinical Fellowship, Behavioral Medicine Postdoctoral Fellow, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX |
| 2015-2017 | Clinical Fellowship, Postdoctoral Fellow in Behavioral Medicine and Pain Psychology, The Menninger Clinic: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, HOUSTON, TX |
| 2013-2015 | Clinical Fellowship, Clinical Psychology/Clinician II, Cornell Scott Hill Health Corporation and Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT |
Honors & Awards
| 2006 | Magna Cum Laude, excellence award, Bachelor in Public Health Education, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Olivera-Figueroa LA, Papastamatelou J, Unger A, Jimenez-Torres GJ, Cuebas Lopez KA, Lopez-Cordova NM, Barkil-Oteo A. The role of time perspective and acculturative stress on adaptive and maladaptive stress coping strategies of Puerto Ricans living in the island of Puerto Rico and the state of Connecticut in mainland United States. Curr Psychol. e-Pub 2022.
- Jimenez-Torres GJ, Wojna V, Rosario E, Hechevarria R, Aleman-Batista AM, Matos MR, Madan A, Skolasky RL, Acevedo SF. Assessing health-related resiliency in HIV+ Latin women: Preliminary psychometric findings. PLoS One 12(7):e0181253, 2017. PMID: 28723939.
- Osborne PJ, Jimenez-Torres GJ, Landa Y, Mahoney J, Madan A. Chronic pain management group psychotherapy for psychiatric inpatients: A pilot study. Bulletin Menninger Clinic 81(2):123-149, 2017.
- Jimenez-Torres GJ, Weinstein BL, Walker CR, Fowler JC, Ashford P, Borckardt JJ, Madan A. A study protocol for a single-blinded, randomized controlled trial of adjunctive transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for chronic pain among patients receiving specialized, inpatient multimodal pain management. Contemporary Clinical Trials 54:36-47, 2017. e-Pub 2016.
Abstracts
- Jimenez-Torres GJ, Wojna V. Resilience in HIB positive Puerto Rican Woman. 13th Research Center in Minority Institutions (RCMI) International Symposium on Health Disparities. e-Pub 2012.
Letters to the Editor
- Colon-Rivera HA, Jimenez-Torres GJ, Lugo F. Evolving story of vitamin D; supplementing vs. implementing new approaches. Acta Psychiatr Scand 128: 99-100, 2013.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified July 17, 2024