Lisa M. Lowenstein, PhD, MPH, RD
Department of Health Services Research, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Health Services Research, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Research Interests
I am a health services researcher with a focus on implementation science. My work applies both qualitative and quantitative methodologies to develop, implement, and evaluate interventions into clinical practice. I have been involved in research focusing on different implementation strategies (provider communication, clinical workflow assessment, provider and patient education needs). The qualitative studies have utilized intercept interviews, observations, field notes, focus groups, and in-depth interviews. For observations, I have conducted clinical workflow mapping to document the clinical workflow in primary pediatric practices, medical oncology practices, and surgical oncology practices. My research focuses on improving cancer care delivery and shared decision making from cancer prevention to survivorship, including, but not limited to, lung cancer screening, prostate cancer treatment decision making, and implementing frailty assessments to prevent over and under treatment of older adults with cancer.
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2011 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US, Ph.D. in Nutrition |
| 2006 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US, MPH in Nutrition |
| 2003 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US, BS in Biology, Psychology |
Postgraduate Training
| 2011-2013 | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Preventive Cardiology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York |
| 2008-2011 | Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) Fellow, The University of Rochester, Rochester, New York |
Board Certifications
| 2006 | Commission on Dietetic Registration |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2016 - 2024
Instructor, Department of Health Services Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2015 - 2016
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, The University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 2014 - 2015
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Co-Director, Texas Decision Science Core: A CPRIT Population Science Core, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2024 - Present
Co-Director Decision Science Core Resource, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2023 - Present
Director of Implementation Science, Decision Science Core Resource, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2021 - 2023
Founder and Lead, MD Anderson Dissemination, and Implementation Working Group, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2020 - Present
Director of Implementation Science for the Decision Support Lab, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2019 - Present
Decision Science Implementation Lead, Shared Decision-Making Collaborative, Duncan Family Institute for Cancer Prevention and Risk Assessment, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2016 - 2020
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Senior Health Project Coordinator, University of Rochester, Monroe County, New York, 2013 - 2014
Doctoral Candidate, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 2008 - 2011
United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association, Public Health Intern, 2006
Graduate Registered Dietitian Intern, High Point Regional Health Systems, 2005
Public Health Intern, Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch, Department of Health and Human Services, 2005 - 2006
Graduate Research Assistant, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 2004 - 2008
Lab Technician III, Cystic Fibrosis Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 2003 - 2004
Institutional Committee Activities
Expert Panel Member, Technical Panel, Geriatric Evaluation Measure Technical Expert Panel, 2025 - Present
Member, Health Services Research Faculty Search Committee, 2024 - Present
Expert Panel Member, Guideline for the Practical Assessment and Management of Vulnerabilities in Older Patients Receiving Chemotherapy, 2022 - 2023
Member, Symptom and Quality of Life Steering Committee, 2022 - Present
Judge, Quality Improvement, MD Anderson Trainee Research Day - Oral Competition, 2021
Member, MD Anderson Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) - Cancer Prevention Program, 2020 - Present
Member, Population Health Evaluation Core at MD Anderson Working Group, 2020 - Present
Member, UTH-MDA Population Health Initiative Research Workgroup, 2020 - Present
Member, MD Anderson Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) – Risk Detection and Outcome Program, 2020 - 2023
Member, Health Services Core, 2019 - Present
Member, Review Committee for NCI R25E Summer Program Applications - Cancer Prevention Research Training Program (CPRTP), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2016 - Present
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Carmenza Mejia Maria, Ma H, Lowenstein L, Spooner K, Duhon G, Douglas E, Leal V, Volk R. Provider Readiness and Implementation Barriers for Lung Cancer Screening in a Safety-Net System. Preventive Medicine Reports 56, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Siddiqi AD, Britton M, Leal IM, Taing M, Chen TA, Lowenstein LM, Minnix JA, Lorraine R, Reitzel. Project SWITCH Study Protocol: A Tobacco-free Workplace Program for Dissemination and Implementation in Lung Cancer Screening Centers. MDPI 8(4):70, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Hernandez, M, Rogova, A, Reitzel, LR, Lowenstein, LM, Volk, R. Cigarette Use, Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility and Completion Among Persons With Poor Mental Health. Cancer medicine 14(11), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40444443.
- Hernandez M, Rogova A, Reitzel L, Lowenstein L, Volk R. Cigarette Use, Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility and Completion Among Persons With Poor Mental Health. Cancer Medicine 14(11), 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Rogova, A, Martinez Leal, I, Britton, MK, Chen, TA, Lowenstein, LM, Kyburz, B, Casey, K, Skeene, K, Williams, T, Reitzel, LR. Implementing a tobacco-free workplace program at a substance use treatment center. BMC Health Services Research 24(1), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38355470.
- Tan NQP, Lowenstein LM, Douglas EE, Silva J, Bershad JM, An J, Shete SS, Steinberg MB, Ferrante JM, Clark EC, Natale-Pereira A, Sahu NN, Hastings SE, Hoffman RM, Volk RJ, Kinney AY. The TELEhealth Shared decision-making Coaching and Navigation in Primary carE (TELESCOPE) intervention: a study protocol for delivering shared decision-making for lung cancer screening by patient navigators. BMC Prim Care 25(1), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39425032.
- Chang GJ, Gunn HJ, Barber AK, Lowenstein LM, Dohan D, Broering J, Dockter T, Tan AD, Dueck A, Chow S, Neuman H, Finlayson E. Improving Surgical Care and Outcomes in Older Cancer Patients Through Implementation of a Presurgical Toolkit (OPTI-Surg)-Final Results of a Phase III Cluster Randomized Trial (Alliance A231601CD). Ann Surg 280(4):623-632, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39069901.
- Magnuson A, Loh KP, Stauffer F, Dale W, Gilmore N, Kadambi S, Klepin HD, Kyi K, Lowenstein LM, Phillips T, Ramsdale E, Schiaffino MK, Simmons JF Jr, Williams GR, Zittel J, Mohile S. Geriatric assessment for the practicing clinician: The why, what, and how. CA Cancer J Clin 74(6):496-518, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39207229.
- Tan NQP, Volk RJ, Leal VB, Lettieri JS, Bailey LA, Ylioja T, Celestino P, Lowenstein LM. Tobacco quitline staffs' knowledge and attitudes about connecting quitline callers to lung cancer screening educational materials. Cancer Med 13(13):e7443, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38940442.
- Rogova A, Lowenstein LM, Leal IM, Britton M, Chen TA, Kyburz B, Casey K, Lowenstein LM, Volk RJ, Skeen K, Williams T, Reitzel LR. Implementing a Tobacco-Free Workplace Program at a Substance Use Treatment Center: A Case Study. BMC Health Serv Res 24(1):201, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38355470.
- Dale W, Klepin HD, Williams GR, Alibhai SMH, Bergerot C, Brintzenhofeszoc K, Hopkins JO, Jhawer MP, Katheria V, Loh KP, Lowenstein LM, McKoy JM, Noronha V, Phillips T, Rosko AE, Ruegg T, Schiaffino MK, Simmons JF Jr, Subbiah I, Tew WP, Webb TL, Whitehead M, Somerfield MR, Mohile SG. Practical Assessment and Management of Vulnerabilities in Older Patients Receiving Systemic Cancer Therapy: ASCO Guideline Update. J Clin Oncol 41(26):4293-4312, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37459573.
- Williams GR, Hopkins JO, Klepin HD, Lowenstein LM, Mackenzie A, Mohile SG, Somerfield MR, Dale W. Practical Assessment and Management of Vulnerabilities in Older Patients Receiving Systemic Cancer Therapy: ASCO Guideline Questions and Answers. JCO Oncol Pract 19(9):718-723, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37459585.
- Hoffman RM, Lang JA, Bailey GJ, Merchant JA, Seaman AS, Newbury EA, Sanchez R, Volk RJ, Lowenstein LM, Averill SL. Implementing a Telehealth Shared Counseling and Decision-Making Visit for Lung Cancer Screening in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Fed Pract 40(Suppl 3):S83-S90, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38021099.
- Lowenstein LM, Shih YT, Minnix J, Lopez-Olivo MA, Maki KG, Kypriotakis G, Leal VB, Shete SS, Fox J, Nishi SP, Cinciripini PM, Volk RJ. A protocol for a cluster randomized trial of care delivery models to improve the quality of smoking cessation and shared decision making for lung cancer screening. Contemp Clin Trials 128:107141, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36878389.
- Britton M, Chen TA, Martinez Leal I, Rogova A, Kyburz B, Williams T, Patel M, El-Zein R, Bernicker EH, Lowenstein LM, Reitzel LR. Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility and Referral Practices in Texas Organizations Serving People with Substance Use Disorders. Cancers (Basel) 15(7), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37046736.
- Barnett S, Matthews K, DeWindt L, Sutter E, Samuel-Hodge C, Yang H, Pearson TA, study group) DWWSG(APOT. Deaf Weight Wise: A novel randomized clinical trial with Deaf sign language users. Obesity (Silver Spring), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36890106.
- Mehta SN, Shenvi EC, Blair SL, Caudle A, Lowenstein LM, Kelly KJ. Leveraging the Multidisciplinary Tumor Board for Dissemination of Evidence-Based Recommendations on the Staging and Treatment of Gastric Cancer: A Pilot Study. Ann Surg Oncol 30(2):1120-1129, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36222932.
- Asare M, Abah E, Obiri-Yeboah D, Lowenstein LM, Lanning B. HPV Self-Sampling for Cervical Cancer Screening among Women Living with HIV in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: What Do We Know and What Can Be Done?. Healthcare 10(7):1270, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35885798.
- De B, Lowenstein LM, Corrigan KL, Andring LM, Kuban DA, Cantor SB, Volk RJ, Hoffman KE. Patients' Preferences for Androgen Deprivation Therapy in the Treatment of Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer. MDM Policy Pract 7(2):23814683221137752, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36405544.
- Lowenstein LM, Nishi SPE, Lopez-Olivo MA, Crocker LC, Choi N, Kim B, Shih YT, Volk RJ. Smoking cessation services and shared decision-making practices among lung cancer screening facilities: A cross-sectional study. Cancer 128(10):1967-1975, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35157302.
- Tan NQP, Nishi SPE, Lowenstein LM, Mendoza TR, Lopez-Olivo MA, Crocker LC, Sepucha KR, Volk RJ. Impact of the shared decision-making process on lung cancer screening decisions. Cancer Med 11(3):790-797, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34964284.
- Xu C, Smith GL, Chen YS, Checka CM, Giordano SH, Kaiser K, Lowenstein LM, Ma H, Mendoza TR, Peterson SK, Shih YT, Shete S, Tang C, Volk RJ, Sidey-Gibbons C. Short-form adaptive measure of financial toxicity from the Economic Strain and Resilience in Cancer (ENRICh) study: Derivation using modern psychometric techniques. PLoS One 17(8):e0272804, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36006909.
- Lowenstein LM, Choi NJ, Hoffman KE, Volk RJ, Loeb S. Factors that influence clinicians' decisions to decrease active surveillance monitoring frequency or transition to watchful waiting for localised prostate cancer: a qualitative study. BMJ Open 11(11):e048347, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34772748.
- Mohile SG, Mohamed MR, Xu H, Culakova E, Loh KP, Magnuson A, Flannery MA, Obrecht S, Gilmore N, Ramsdale E, Dunne RF, Wildes T, Plumb S, Patil A, Wells M, Lowenstein LM, Janelsins M, Mustian K, Hopkins JO, Berenberg J, Anthony N, Dale W. Evaluation of Geriatric Assessment and Management on the Toxic Effects of Cancer Treatment (GAP70+): A Clusterrandomised Study. Lancet 398(10314):1894-1904, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34741815.
- Smith GL, Mendoza TR, Lowenstein LM, Shih YT. Financial Hardship in Survivorship Care Delivery. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2021(57):10-14, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34478512.
- Chapman AE, Elias R, Plotkin E, Lowenstein LM, Swartz K. Models of Care in Geriatric Oncology. J Clin Oncol 39(19):2195-2204, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34043453.
- 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, Liao K, Lowenstein LM, Lopez-Olivo MA, Volk RJ. Factors Associated With Obtaining Lung Cancer Screening Among Persons Who Smoke. MDM Policy Pract 6(2):23814683211067810, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34993342.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Wong ML, Lichtman SM, Morrow GR, Simmons J, Hargraves T, Gross CP, Lund JL, Lowenstein LM, Walter LC, McDermott CL, Mohile SG, Cohen HJ. Geriatric oncology health services research: Cancer and Aging Research Group infrastructure core. J Geriatr Oncol 11(2):350-354, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31326392.
- Mohile SG, Epstein RM, Hurria A, Heckler CE, Canin B, Culakova E, Duberstein P, Gilmore N, Xu H, Plumb S, Wells M, Lowenstein LM, Flannery MA, Janelsins M, Magnuson A, Loh KP, Kleckner AS, Mustian KM, Hopkins JO, Liu JJ, Geer J, Gorawara-Bhat R, Morrow GR, Dale W. Communication With Older Patients With Cancer Using Geriatric Assessment: A Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial From the National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program. JAMA Oncol 6(2):196-204, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31697365.
- 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.
- Gilmore NJ, Canin B, Whitehead M, Sedenquist M, Griggs L, Finch L, Grossman V, Targia V, Wells M, Kamen C, Flannery M, Magnuson A, Plumb S, Obrecht S, Lowenstein LM, Lopez G, Anderson J, Berenberg J, Vogel V, Bearden J, Dale W, Mohile SG. Engaging older patients with cancer and their caregivers as partners in cancer research. Cancer 125(23):4124-4133, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31420878.
- 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.
- Housten AJ, Lowenstein LM, Hoffman A, 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 Pract 4(2):2381468319881447, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 35187246.
- Lowenstein LM, Basourakos SP, Williams MD, Troncoso P, Gregg JR, Thompson TC, Kim J. Active surveillance for prostate and thyroid cancers: evolution in clinical paradigms and lessons learned. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 16(3):168-184, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30413793.
- 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 2019. PMID: 29884597.
- 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 2018. PMID: 27966194.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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):2381468318769886, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30288444.
- Williams GC, Lowenstein L, Cox JF, Patrick H, Adams MJ, Block RC, Rigby CS. Brief report of virtual clinician research tools for tobacco dependence or dyslipidemia. J Health Psychol 22(11):1463-1468, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26929166.
- 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 2017. PMID: 28001305.
- 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 2017. PMID: 27450480.
- 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.
- Hoffman A, Lowenstein LM, Kamath G, Housten AJ, Leal VB, Linder SK and Volk RJ. Entertainment-Education Colorectal Cancer Screening Decision Aid For African American Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial (2D-6), 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making, Vancouver, Canada, October 23-26, 2016 37(1):E1-E334, 2016. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28001305.
- Lowenstein LM, Mohile SG, Gil HH, Pandya C, Hemmerich J, Rodin M, Dale W. Which Better Predicts Mortality Among Older Men, A Prostate Cancer (PCa) Diagnosis or Vulnerability on the Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES-13)? A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Geriatr Oncol 16(30100):S1879-4068, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27480793.
- Carroll JK, Flocke SA, Sanders MR, Lowenstein L, Fiscella K, Epstein RM. Effectiveness of A Clinician Intervention to Improve Physical Activity Discussions in Underserved Adults. Fam Pract 33(5):488-91, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27234988.
- Wong JK, Chen PC, Falvey J, Melvin AL, Lidder AK, Lowenstein LM, Miranpuri AS, Knight PA, Massey HT. Anticoagulation Reversal Strategies for Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients Presenting with Acute Intracranial Hemorrhage. ASAIO J 62(5):552-7, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27347708.
- Mohile SG, Hurria A, Cohen HJ, Rowland JH, Leach CR, Arora NK, Canin B, Muss HB, Magnuson A, Flannery M, Lowenstein L, Allore HG, Mustian KM, Demark-Wahnefried W, Extermann M, Ferrell B, Inouye SK, Studenski SA, Dale W. Improving the Quality of Survivorship for Older Adults with Cancer. Cancer 122(16):2459-568, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27172129.
- Nipp RD, Yao NA, Lowenstein LM, Buckner JC, Parker IR, Gajra A, Morrison VA, Dale W, Ballman KV. Pragmatic study designs for older adults with cancer: Report from the U13 conference. J Geriatr Oncol 7(4):234-41, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27197914.
- Pandya C, Magnuson A, Dale W, Lowenstein L, Fung C, Mohile SG. Association of Falls With Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in Older Cancer Survivors: A Population Based Study. J Geriatr Oncol 7(3):201-210, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26907564.
- Mohile SG, Velarde C, Hurria A, Magnuson A, Lowenstein LM, Pandya C, O'Donovan A, Gorawara-Bhat R, Dale W. Geriatric Assessment-Guided Care Processes for Older Adults: A Delphi Consensus of Geriatric Oncology Experts. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 13(9):1120-30, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26358796.
- Lowenstein LM, Ouellet JA, Dale W, Fan L, Gupta Mohile S. Preventive Care in Older Cancer Survivors. J Geriatr Oncol 6(2):85-92, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25547206.
- Lowenstein, LM, Brown, K, Barrows, D, Foti, T, Scholer, L, LeVant, C, Schriefer, J. Continuous quality improvement in a level IIIB NICU to increase human milk use at day of life 14, day of life 28, and discharge. Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition 6(3):137-143, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Augustine AH, Lowenstein LM, Harris WS, Shearer GC, Block RC. Treatment with Omega-3 Fatty Acid Ethyl-Ester Elters Fatty Acid Composition of Lipoproteins in Overweight or Obese Adults with Insulin Resistance. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 90(2-3):69-75, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24378016.
- Lowenstein LM, Perrin EM, Campbell MK, Tate DF, Cai J, Ammerman AS. Primary Care Providers' Self-Efficacy And Outcome Expectations For Childhood Obesity Counseling. Child Obes 9(3):208-15, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23635310.
- Lowenstein LM, Perrin EM, Berry D, Vu MB, Pullen Davis L, Cai J, Tzeng JP, Ammerman AS. Childhood Obesity Prevention: Fathers' Reflections With Healthcare Providers. Child Obes 9(2):137-43, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23472966.
- Berry, D, Colindres, M, Vu, MB, Davis, LP, Chung, G, Lowenstein, LM, Ammerman, AS. Latino caregiver's insight into childhood overweight management and relationships with their health care providers. Hispanic Health Care International 7(1):11-20, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
- Yeh MC, Ickes SB, Lowenstein LM, Shuval K, Ammerman AS, Farris R, Katz DL. Understanding Barriers and Facilitators of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among A Diverse Multi-ethnic Population in The USA. Health Promot Int 23(1):42-51, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18182418.
- Jilcott SB, Laraia BA, Evenson KR, Lowenstein LM, Ammerman AS. A Guide for Developing Intervention Tools Addressing Environmental Factors to Improve Diet and Physical Activity. Health Promot Pract 8(2):192-204, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17384406.
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. e-Pub 2016.
Manuals, Teaching Aids, Other Teaching Publications
- Lowenstein LM, Pan IE, Bailey L, Strader T, Krupski L, Lettieri JS, Leal VB, Volk RJ. Promoting Lung Cancer Screening: An Implementation Guide for Quitline's. North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC), 2022.
- Lowenstein LM, Chang GC, Cuddy A, Volk RJ. Colorectal Cancer Surveillance: A Decision-Support Tool For Patients and Providers Following Colon or Rectal Cancer Treatment. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2017.
- 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. Is lung cancer screening right for me? A decision making 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. Is lung cancer screening right for me? A decision aid for people considering lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography. 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.
Other Articles
- Rogova A, Lowenstein LM, Reitzel LR, Casey K, Volk RJ Missed opportunities for lung cancer screening among behavioral health patients with elevated cigarette smoking rates: Lung cancer screening and behavioral health. Chest, 2024.
- 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. PMID: 33196807.
Abstracts
- Britton, Dey, Martinez, Rogova, Chen, Lowenstein, Sanchez, Reitzel. Implementation and Dissemination of Project SWITCH (Supporting Workplace Investment in Tobacco Control and Health): A Quality Improvement Study Protocol to Address Tobacco Use, Relapse Prevention, and Secondhand Smoke Exposure at Texas Lung Cancer Screening Centers 7(2), 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Chang GJ, Gunn H, Barber A, Lowenstein LM, Paul Dohan D, Broering JM, Dockter T, Tan AD, Dueck AC, Bailey L, Lai-ming Chow S, Cleary RK, Mesleh M, Woodall C, Solfelt ML, Finlayson E. Surgical care, and outcomes in older patients with cancer through implementation of a pre-surgical toolkit (OPTI-Surg): Interim results of a phase III cluster randomized trial (Alliance A231601CD). 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting 41(16), 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Sun C, Molina E, Schneider A, Harrison R, Westin S, Coleman R, Volk RJ, Lowenstein LM, Meyer L. Patient Preferences For Maintenance Therapy vs. Routine Surveillance: Gain In Progression-Free Survival And Risks Of Adverse Effects. e-Pub 2019.
- Sun C, Molina E, Schneider A, Harrison R, Westin S, Coleman R, Volk RJ, Lowenstein LM, Meyer L. Patient Preferences For Side Effects And Decision-Making Factors Associated With Maintenance Therapy For Ovarian Cancer. e-Pub 2019.
- Smith GL, Lowenstein LM, Peterson SK, Rieber AG, Goodwin NA, Advani P, Jagsi R, Giordano SH, Volk RJ. Financial Toxicity Of Cancer Care: Defining Pathways Of Decline vs Resilience. 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting:e22150, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Housten A, Lowenstein LM, Stacey D, Volk RJ. Attention To Overdiagnosis In Cancer Screening Patient Decision Aids: An Examination Of Aids From The Cochrane Systematic Review. 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making 38(1):E1-E371, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Cantor SB, Leal VB, Hoffman AS, Lowenstein LM, Volk RJ. Launching A Shared Decision Making Collaborative At A Comprehensive Cancer Center: Methods And Lessons Learned. 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making 38(1):E1-E371, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Volk RJ, Bevers TB, Cantor SB, Cinciripini P, Escoto K, Godoy M, Housten AJ, Leal VB, Lin H, Lowenstein LM, Munden R, Rabius V. Impact of a Patient Decision Aid on Smokers' Knowledge of Lung Cancer Screening Harms and Benefits: Project Inform, a Randomized Controlled Trial. 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making 38(1):E1-E371, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Cuddy A, Lowenstein LM, Hempstead AP, Richards VF, Loon KV, You YN, Volk RJ, Chang GJ. Patient Self-Advocacy In Decision Making Related To Post-Treatment Surveillance For Colorectal Cancer (PS 3-31), 38th Annual North American Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making, Vancouver, Canada, October 23-26, 2016 37(1):E1-E334. e-Pub 2017.
- Hempstead AP, Leal VB, Richards VF, Lowenstein LM, Volk RJ. Acceptability And Efficacy Of A Video-Based Patient Decision Aid About Lung Cancer Screening With Low-Dose Computed Tomography. 38th Annual North American Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making 37(1):E1-E334. e-Pub 2017.
- Lowenstein LM, Hempstead AP, Richards VF, Leal VB, Housten AJ, Volk RJ. Responsiveness Of A Brief Measure Of Smokers' Knowledge Of Lung Cancer Screening With Low-Dose Computed Tomography. 38th Annual North American Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making 37(1):E1-E334. e-Pub 2017.
- Lowenstein LM, Leal VB, Richards VF, Hempstead AP, Foxhall LE and Volk RJ. Primary Care Physicians' Lung Cancer Screening Practices: Comparisons Before And After The Centers For Medicare & Medicaid's National Coverage Determination. 38th Annual North American Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making 37(1):E1-E334, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Graves KD, Tucker-Seeley R, Gonzalez BD, Deshpande A, Lowenstein LM, Rowland JH. Aging and Cancer: Implications For Cognitive Outcomes And Clinical Encounters 49(Supplement 1, Abstract 29):S130-S130, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Lowenstein L, Epstein R, Yellamaty V, Plumb S, Conn K, Mohile SG. Missed Opportunities To Discuss Patient And Caregiver Aging Concerns In Oncology Clinical Encounters 49(Supplement 1, Abstract 29C):S130-S130, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Tan NQP, An J, Hernandez M, Rogova A, Lowenstein LM, Hoffman RM, Volk RJ, Kinney AY. Knowledge, perceived benefits, and screening preferences regarding lung cancer screening among primary care patients in a large integrated health system. American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO).
- Lee H, Jr, DeBoer R, Suchman L, Litt H, Nicosia F, Boscardin WJ, Loh KP, Walter L, Smith A, Lowenstein L, Neuman H, Volk R, Hopkins J, Mohile S, Mercurio AM, Eskandar C, Schwarze M, Wong M. Effect of the Best Case/Worst Case-Geriatric Oncology (BC/WC-GeriOnc) communication tool on shared decision making (SDM): A pilot cluster randomized controlled trial. SIOG 2024 Annual Conference 15(7).
Selected Presentations & Talks
Formal Peers
- 2023. Invited Senior Faculty Mentor, Cancer, and Aging Research Group (CARG) Career Development Workshop. City of Hope, CA, US.
- 2023. Invited Senior Faculty Mentor, Specific Aims Cancer and Aging Research Group (CARG) Career Development Workshop. City of Hope, CA, US.
- 2021. Overview of Dissemination and Implementation Science. Invited. City of Hope, CA, US.
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2025 - 2029 |
| Title: | Development of a shared decision tool to facilitate uptake of the levonorgestrel intrauterine device for primary prevention of endometrial cancer |
| Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| ID: | RP250293 |
| Date: | 2025 - 2025 |
| Title: | Financial Burden in Chronic Cancer Survivors |
| Funding Source: | HCSC Blue Cross Blue Shield |
| Role: | Site Principal Investigator |
| ID: | ZY26562 |
| Date: | 2025 - 2025 |
| Title: | Facilitators and Barriers to Cancer Treatment Among Texas Medicare Beneficiaries |
| Funding Source: | Institutional Research Grant (IRG) |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Date: | 2024 - 2027 |
| Title: | A Virtual, Centralized Lung Cancer Screening Program for Northeast Texas |
| Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| ID: | PP25004 |
| Date: | 2024 - 2029 |
| Title: | The Texas Decision Science Core Facility: A CPRIT Population Science Core |
| Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | RP240508 |
| Date: | 2024 - 2028 |
| Title: | Center for Transformative Community-Driven Research to Prevent Obesity-related Cancer |
| Funding Source: | National Institutes of Health |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | 1U54CA280804-01 |
| Date: | 2023 - 2028 |
| Title: | Opioid-Sparing Effects of Nurse-Delivered Hypnosis During Breast Cancer Surgery |
| Funding Source: | Rising Tide Foundation |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | CCR-23-500 |
| Date: | 2023 - 2025 |
| Title: | Engaging patients in decision making: The development and pilot testing of a low literacy Spanish language shared medical decision tool for ovarian cancer maintenance therapy |
| Funding Source: | Merck |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | 2022-0539 |
| Date: | 2023 - 2028 |
| Title: | Multicomponent Interventions to Improve Uptake and Adherence to Lung Cancer Screening |
| Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | RP230213 |
| Date: | 2023 - 2026 |
| Title: | Taking Texas Tobacco Free: Dissemination to and Implementation within Lung Cancer Screening Programs |
| Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | PP230002 |
| Date: | 2023 - 2025 |
| Title: | Proteus Consortium and Pfizer Global Medical Grant for Applying Patient-Reported Outcomes in Oncology |
| Funding Source: | Pfizer |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | 73555661 |
| Date: | 2022 - 2027 |
| Title: | TELEhealth Shared decision-making Coaching for lung cancer screening in Primary care (TELESCOPE) |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NHLBI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | R01 HL158850-01A1 |
| Date: | 2022 - 2025 |
| 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: | Co-I |
| Date: | 2022 - 2025 |
| Title: | Implementing an Intervention to Address Concerns of Older Patients with Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy and Their Caregivers |
| Funding Source: | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | DI-2020C3_21003 |
| Date: | 2021 - 2023 |
| Title: | Design and Launch of a Dissemination and Implementation Graduate Certificate Program |
| Funding Source: | UTH-MDA Population Health Initiative Collaborative Projects Fund |
| Role: | Principal Investigator-MDACC |
| Date: | 2019 - 2022 |
| Title: | Implementing Patient Decision Support for Lung Cancer Screening through Tobacco Quitlines |
| Funding Source: | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| ID: | FP00007237 |
| Date: | 2019 - 2023 |
| Title: | Financial Burden in Chronic Cancer Survivors |
| Funding Source: | BCBS |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Date: | 2019 - 2025 |
| Title: | Alliance NCORP Research Base |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | 5 UG1 CA 189823-05 |
| Date: | 2019 - 2026 |
| Title: | Cancer Center Support (CORE) Grant |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | P30CA016672 - 47 |
| Date: | 2019 - 2024 |
| Title: | Improving the Quality of Smoking Cessation and Shared Decision-Making for Lung Cancer Screening: A Cluster Randomized Trial |
| Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | RP190210 |
| Date: | 2019 - 2024 |
| Title: | Older Men's Decision Making about Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer |
| Funding Source: | American Cancer Society (ACS) |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | MRSG-18-225-01-CPPB |
| Date: | 2017 - 2018 |
| Title: | Tumor Board Project |
| Funding Source: | American College of Surgeons |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| Date: | 2017 - 2020 |
| Title: | Development of a Shared Medical Decision-Making Tool for Maintenance Therapy in Ovarian Cancer |
| Funding Source: | AstraZeneca (AZ) Alliance |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| ID: | 2017-0062 |
| Date: | 2017 - 2018 |
| Title: | Capacity Constraints for Lung Cancer Screening Facilities in Providing Smoking Cessation |
| Funding Source: | CCSG Prevention and Population Science Research Programs Seed Funding Initiative |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| Date: | 2016 - 2017 |
| Title: | Promoting Informed Decisions about Lung Cancer Screening |
| Funding Source: | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | CER-1306-03385 |
| Date: | 2016 - 2017 |
| 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: | Co-I |
| ID: | 41222 |
| Date: | 2016 - 2021 |
| Title: | Economic Strain and Resilience in Cancer Patients: Assessing Patient-Reported Measures of the Burdens of Treatment |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| ID: | K07CA211804-01 |
| Date: | 2016 - 2022 |
| Title: | Comparative Effectiveness Research on Cancer in Texas (CERCIT) 2.0: Survey Core |
| Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | RP160674 |
| Date: | 2016 - 2018 |
| Title: | Economic Strain and Resilience in Cancer Patients: Incorporating and Measuring Patient Perspectives on the Hidden Burdens of Treatment |
| Funding Source: | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| ID: | RCTS 2016-52176-Y1 |
| Date: | 2015 - 2019 |
| Title: | Shared Decision-Making Collaborative |
| Funding Source: | Duncan Family Institute (DFI) |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| ID: | 115296 |
| Date: | 2014 - 2017 |
| Title: | The John M. Eisenberg Center for Clinical Decisions and Communications Science |
| Funding Source: | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | HHSA-290201500002C |
| Date: | 2014 - 2019 |
| Title: | Methods Training in Patient-Centered Cancer Outcomes Research |
| Funding Source: | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| ID: | 1R25HS023214 |
| Date: | 2014 - 2017 |
| Title: | Patient-Centered Risk Adjusted Surveillance After Curative Resection of Colorectal Cancer |
| Funding Source: | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) (contract with the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology) |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | CE-1304-6855 |
| Date: | 2013 - 2018 |
| Title: | Reducing Chemotherapy Toxicity in Older Patients |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Program Manager |
| ID: | 1R01-CA177592-01 |
| Date: | 2011 - 2013 |
| Title: | Research Training in Preventive Cardiology |
| Funding Source: | NHLBI |
| Role: | Trainee |
| ID: | 5-T32-HL-7937-12 |
| Date: | 2008 - 2010 |
| Title: | Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) Fellowship |
| Funding Source: | MCH |
| Role: | Trainee |
| Date: | 2005 - 2011 |
| Title: | Primary Care And Communities Tackling Obesity In Kids |
| Funding Source: | NICHD |
| Role: | Graduate Research Assistant |
| ID: | 1R01-HD50981-01 |
Patient Reviews
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