Meagan S. Whisenant, PhD, APRN, MSN, BSN
Department of Symptom Research, Division of Internal Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Joint Appointment, Department of Symptom Research, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Joint Appointment, Department of Symptom Research in the Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tx
Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Instructor, Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2016 | University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, Utah, US, Nursing, Ph.D |
| 2006 | The University of Texas School of Nursing, Houston, Texas, US, Family Nurse Practitioner, MSN |
| 2002 | New York University, New York, New York, US, Nursing, BSN |
Postgraduate Training
| 2020-2021 | Post-Master’s Certificate in Biomedical in Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Biomedical Informatics, Houston, Texas |
| 2017-2019 | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Symptom Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2017-2017 | Latent Growth Curve Modeling Workshop, Statistical Horizons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 2016-2016 | Longitudinal Data Analysis Short Course, The Center for Integrative Latent Variable Research, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland |
| 2016-2017 | Postdoctoral Fellowship, NIH/NRSA/NINR Training Grant T32NR013456, University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 2016-2016 | Integrative Molecular Epidemiology Workshop, American Academy of Cancer Research, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 2014-2016 | Post-Master's Certificate in Nursing Education, University of Utah College in Nursing, Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 2011-2011 | Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling, The Center for Integrative Latent Variable Research, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland |
| 2011-2017 | Advanced Topics in Structural Equation Modeling, The Center for Integrative Latent Variable Research, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland |
| 2008-2008 | Hierarchical Linear Modeling Seminar, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2014 | Advanced Practice Nurse Family Nurse Practitioner |
| 2006 | Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation Oncology Certified Nursing |
| 2003 | Registered Nurse |
| 2001 | American Nurses Credentialing Center, Family Nurse Practitioner Certified |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
John S. Dunn, Sr., Distinguished Professorship in Oncology Nursing, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Cizik School of Nursing, Houston, TX, 2023 - 2023
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2021 - 2022
Assistant Professor, Department of Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Cizik School of Nursing, Houston, TX, 2020 - 2023
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Symptom Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2017 - 2019
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT, 2016 - 2017
Other Professional Positions
Consultantships, Cancer Life, Houston TX, 2022 - Present
Consultantships, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Symptom Research, Houston TX, 2022 - 2023
Consultantships, National Patient Advocacy Foundation, Houston TX, 2020 - Present
Nurse Practitioner, Mercy Logan County Convenient Care, Guthrie, OK, 2011 - 2013
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT, 2008 - 2013
Fellow, NINR Graduate Partnerships Program, University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT, 2007 - 2009
Clinical Nurse, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Oncology Telemetry Unity, Houston, TX, 2005 - 2006
Clinical Nurse, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Brain and Spine Clinic, Houston, TX, 2003 - 2004
Intramural Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Cancer Survivorship Research Workgroup - MDACC, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2023 - Present
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Patient Survey Informatics Committee - MDACC, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2023 - Present
Member, Patient-Reported Outcomes Survivorship Workgroup - MDACC, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2023 - Present
Chair, Faculty Life Council - The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Cizik School of Nursing, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - 2023
Member, Interfaculty Council - The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Cizik School of Nursing, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - 2023
Member, Doctoral Graduation Awards Committee -The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Cizik School of Nursing, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - 2023
Chair, Doctoral Graduation Awards Committee - The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Cizik School of Nursing, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - 2023
Member, Doctoral Admissions Committee -The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Cizik School of Nursing, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - 2023
Chair-elect, Faculty Assembly - The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Cizik School of Nursing, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - 2023
Member, Faculty Life Council - The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Cizik School of Nursing, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - 2023
Member, Research Department Search Committee - The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Cizik School of Nursing, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - 2023
Member, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Research Committee - The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Cizik School of Nursing, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - 2023
Member, Faculty Search Committee - The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Cizik School of Nursing, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - 2023
Member, Doctoral Scholarship Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - 2023
Chair-Elect, Faculty Life Council - The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Cizik School of Nursing, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - 2022
Member, Argyros Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Search Committee - MDACC, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021
Member, PhD Council - The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Cizik School of Nursing, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - 2023
Member, Research with Students Committee - The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Cizik School of Nursing, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - 2023
Member, Faculty Assembly -The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Cizik School of Nursing, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - 2023
Member, Division of Internal Medicine Research Committee - MDACC, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2019 - 2020
Member, Psychosocial Behavioral and Health Services Research Committee- MDACC, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2019 - 2020
Judge, Trainee Research Day - MDACC, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2019
Member, Patient-Reported Outcomes Survivorship Workgroup-MDACC, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2017 - 2020
Student Member, Retention, Promotion and Tenure Committee - University of Utah College of Nursing, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2012
Editorial Activities
Research Committee Chair, Houston Chapter Oncology Nursing Society, 2017 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2023 | 2023 Salute to Nurses Top 200 Nurse, Houston Chronicle |
| 2023 | John S. Dunn, Sr., Distinguished Professorship in Oncology Nursing, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Cizik School of Nursing |
| 2022 | Conference on Retroviral and Opportunistic Infections 2022 Registration Award, Texas Developmental Center for AIDS Research (D-CFAR) and Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) Houston AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) |
| 2020 | International Society for Quality of Life Research 27th Annual Meeting New Investigator Poster Presentation Award, International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) |
| 2020 | CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research, Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas |
| 2019 | Postdoctoral Travel Award, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2017 | Congress Conference Scholarship, Oncology Nursing Foundation |
| 2017 | Hawn Foundation Fund for Education Programs in Pain and Symptom Research Fellowship, Hawn Foundation Fund for Education Programs in Pain and Symptom Research, Hawn Family Foundation, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2017 | Selected Participant, ONS Nursing Scientist Intensive, Oncology Nursing Foundation |
| 2017 | Oncology Nursing Society 42nd Annual Congress Research Critique Podium Session Participant, Oncology Nursing Society |
| 2016 | Selected Participant, Integrative Molecular Epidemiology Workshop, American Academy of Cancer Research |
| 2016 | National Institute of Health (NIH) National Research Service Award, National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) Training Grant: T32NR01456 |
| 2006 | National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) Graduate Partnerships Program, National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
| 2005 | Mary Mazzaway Scholarship, Houston Chapter Oncology Nursing Society |
| 2003 | Nolan Cancer Nursing Scholarship, Houston Chapter Oncology Nursing Society |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2024. Patient-reported outcomes measure for assessing symptom burden in patients living with breast cancer: MDASI-Breast. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Survivorship Research Retreat 2024. Houston, TX, US.
- 2023. Barriers and Goals of Care Expressed by Patients Living with Advanced Breast Cancer during an APRN-Led Navigation Visit. Conference. MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2023. Acute stroke care seeking model. Conference. Cizik School of Nursing Research Scholar’s Day. Houston, TX, US.
- 2023. Self-awareness in gastric cancer prevention among African American immigrant adults with a first-degree relative diagnosed with gastric cancer: a concept analysis. Conference. Cizik School of Nursing Research Scholar’s Day. Houston, TX, US.
- 2022. Survivorship for elderly cancer patients: a novel approach with geriatric and oncology medicine. Conference. University of Houston Medication Safety Symposium. Houston, TX, US.
- 2019. Qualitative Development of a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure of Symptom Burden in Breast Cancer. Conference. MD Anderson Nurses’ Week Poster Session. Houston, TX, US.
- 2019. Defining the Symptom Burden of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Conference. MD Anderson Cancer Survivorship Research Symposium. Houston, TX, US.
- 2018. Patients' Preference of Cancer Symptom Patient Reported Outcome Measures. Conference. MD Anderson 8th Annual Postdoctoral Science Symposium. Houston, TX, US.
Regional Presentations
- 2023. The effect of a digital health coaching program on patient reported outcomes of women with breast cancer. Conference. San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2023. San Antonio, TX, US.
National Presentations
- 2024. The symptom burden of people living with human immunodeficiency virus. Conference. State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research. Washington, DC, US.
- 2024. Measuring symptom burden of immunotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer. Conference. Oncology Nursing Society 49th Annual Congress. Washington, DC, US.
- 2024. Simulation-based caregiving skills training and psychoeducation support for caregivers of high-grade glioma patients. Conference. 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Philadelphia, PA, US.
- 2024. Simulation-based caregiving skills training and psychoeducation support for caregivers of high-grade glioma patients. Conference. 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Philadelphia, PA, US.
- 2024. Self-care management behaviors of persons with multiple chronic illnesses: a conceptual framework. Conference. Southern Nursing Research Society 2024 Annual Conference. Charlotte, NC, US.
- 2024. Self-care management behaviors of persons with multiple chronic illnesses: a conceptual framework. Conference. Southern Nursing Research Society 2024 Annual Conference. Charlotte, NC, US.
- 2023. Cancer-related symptom management using patient-reported outcomes. Invited. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Cancer Prevention and Control Grand Rounds. Houston, TX, US.
- 2023. Symptom management using patient-reported outcomes in chronic disease settings. Invited. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Cizik School of Nursing Center for Nursing Research Series. Houston, TX, US.
- 2023. Symptom management using patient-reported outcomes in chronic disease settings. Invited. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Cizik School of Nursing Center for Nursing Research Series, US.
- 2023. Cancer-related symptom management using patient-reported outcomes. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Cancer Prevention and Control Grand Rounds, US.
- 2023. Quality of life across stages of human immunodeficiency virus. Conference. Quality of life across stages of human immunodeficiency virus. New Orleans, LA, US.
- 2023. Outcomes for breast cancer survivors with metastatic disease in a physical activity program for medically underserved cancer survivors. Conference. 16th American Association for Cancer Research Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved. Orlando, FL, US.
- 2023. Survivorship research to drive insight and innovation. Invited. Norwegian Cancer Consortium Annual Symposium, US.
- 2023. Acute stroke care seeking model. Conference. AANN Neuroscience Advanced Practice Provider Symposium. Salt Lake City, UT, US.
- 2023. Symptom burden experienced by patients living with advanced breast cancer during a nurse practitioner led navigation visit. Conference. Oncology Nursing Society 48th Annual Congress. San Antonio, TX, US.
- 2023. Family needs in couples coping with an incurable cancer while parenting young children. Conference. Oncology Nursing Society 48th Annual Congress. San Antonio, TX, US.
- 2023. Barriers and goals expressed by patients living with advanced breast cancer during an APRN led navigation visit. Conference. Oncology Nursing Society 48th Annual Congress. San Antonio, TX, US.
- 2023. Patient-centered research for improving cancer-related symptoms. Invited. Center for Patient-Centered Analytics, US.
- 2023. Patient experience of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy for non-small cell lung cancer. Conference. Oncology Nursing Society 48th Annual Congress. San Antonio, TX, US.
- 2023. Characterizing symptoms among subpopulations of persons living with human immunodeficiency virus. Invited. Characterizing symptoms among subpopulations of persons living with human immunodeficiency virus, US.
- 2023. Positive activities for Asian Americans living with cancer. Conference. Society of Behavioral Medicine 2023 Annual Meeting, AZ, US.
- 2022. Addressing barriers to adherence and quality of life among women recommended to receive chemoprevention for breast cancer prevention. Conference. San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. San Antonio, TX, US.
- 2022. Patient-centered research to improve cancer-related symptoms. Invited. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Nursing Research Grand Rounds, US.
- 2022. Breast cancer cohort of the Comprehensive Outcomes for After Cancer Health (COACH) study. Conference. San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. San Antonio, TX, US.
- 2022. Characterizing symptoms among subpopulations of persons living with human immunodeficiency virus update. Invited. Texas Development Center for AIDS Research (D-CFAR) Research Group Meeting, US.
- 2022. Parenting experience in couples coping with an incurable cancer while parenting young children, Building Bridges: Advancing Family Caregiving Research Across the Lifespan. Conference. Second Biennial Conference on Caregiving Research. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2022. Yoga therapy for family caregivers of primary brain tumors patients: a 3-arm pilot randomized controlled trial, Building Bridges: Advancing Family Caregiving Research Across the Lifespan. Conference. Second Biennial Conference on Caregiving Research. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2022. Examining Existential Distress in Adolescents with Advanced Cancer. Conference. Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses 2022 Annual Conference. West Palm Beach, FL, US.
- 2022. Exploring the Role of the Nurse Scientist in the Clinical Oncology Setting. Conference. Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science 2022. Washington, DC, US.
- 2022. Cancer survivorship clinicians’ opinions about survivor care needs. Conference. Oncology Nursing Society 47th Annual Congress. Anaheim, CA, US.
- 2022. Managing symptom burden and maintaining quality of life in HIV care. Invited. 2022 National Latinx Conference on HIV/HCV/SUD, US.
- 2022. Dyadic vs Individual Supportive Care Delivery for Family Caregivers of Primary Brain Tumor Patients: Results of 3-Arm Yoga Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Conference. The State of the Science of Hospice and Palliative Care. Nashville, TN, US.
- 2022. Characterizing symptoms among subpopulations of persons living with human immunodeficiency virus, Baylor College of Medicine. Invited. Houston AIDS Education & Training Center Program, US.
- 2021. Characterizing symptoms among subpopulations of persons living with human immunodeficiency virus. Invited. Texas Development Center for AIDS Research (D-CFAR) Research Group Meeting, US.
- 2021. The unique symptom burden of inflammatory breast cancer. Invited. IBC Research Seminar Series, US.
- 2021. Correlation between self-reported and proxy-reported cancer patient and caregiver symptoms, Advanced in Symptom Science. Conference. Oncology Nursing Society Symposium, US.
- 2021. Improving outcomes for patients with breast cancer through monitoring and managing symptoms using patient-reported outcomes measures. Invited. Emerging Oncology Nurse Scientist Webinar Series, US.
- 2020. Implementation and uptake of an electronic patient-reported system to optimize patient-centered care for long-term cancer survivors. Conference. American Public Health Association 2020 Annual Meeting and Expo. San Francisco, CA, US.
- 2020. Survivors’ preferences of patient reported outcomes symptom measurement. Conference. Oncology Nursing Society 45th Annual Congress, US.
- 2019. Establishing the content domain for a patient-reported outcomes measure to evaluate the unique symptom burden of inflammatory breast cancer. Conference. San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2019 Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX, US.
- 2019. Clinical action plans based on patient-reported outcomes. Invited. Patient Reported Outcomes in the Clinical Setting. Houston, TX, US.
- 2019. Qualitative Development of a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure of Symptom Burden in Breast Cancer. Conference. 2019 NCCN Annual Conference. Orlando, FL, US.
- 2018. Advice to Others Shared by Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Conference. Oncology Nursing Society 43rd Annual Congress. Washington, DC, US.
- 2017. Trajectories of Mood Disturbance are Associated with Co-Occurring Symptoms. Invited. MASCC/ISSO Annual Meeting on Supportive Care in Cancer. Washington, DC, US.
- 2017. Cancer Caregiver Perception of Symptom Severity Change. Conference. MASCC/ISSO Annual Meeting on Supportive Care in Cancer. Washington, DC, US.
- 2017. Subgroups of Women Experiencing Similar Trajectories of Depressed Mood and Anxiety while Undergoing Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer. Conference. Oncology Nursing Society 42nd Annual Congress. Denver, CO, US.
- 2017. Fatigue and Disturbed Sleep Trajectories are Associated with Co-Occurring Symptoms. Conference. Western Institute of Nursing’s 50th Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference. Denver, CO, US.
- 2016. Distinct Trajectories of Fatigue and Sleep Disturbance in Women Undergoing Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer. Conference. Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science: State of the Science Conference. Washington, DC, US.
- 2012. Monitoring the Integrity of a Guideline-Based Symptom Intervention Across Multiple Nurse Practitioner Interventionists in a Multi-Site Clinical Trial. Conference. Connections: Advancing Care through Science Conference. Phoenix, AZ, US.
- 2009. Including Individuals with Cognitive Impairment in Research. Conference. Intermountain Evidence-Based Nursing Research Conference. Salt Lake City, UT, US.
- 2008. Symptom Burden: A Concept Analysis. Conference. The Western Institute of Nursing Research Conference. Anaheim, CA, US.
- 2007. The Experience of Informal Caregivers of Patients with Brain Tumors. Conference. The Ninth National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research. Hollywood, CA, US.
- 2007. The Experience and Symptom Burden of Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease. Conference. The Ninth National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research. Hollywood, CA, US.
- 2007. The Psychosocial and Emotional Impact of Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease. Conference. The Ninth National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research. Hollywood, CA, US.
International Presentations
- 2023. Correlating patient reported outcomes with changes in gut microbiota in cancer survivors: COACH study trial in progress. Conference. International Society of Nurses in Genetics 2023, US.
- 2023. Survivorship research to drive insight and innovation. Invited. Norwegian Cancer Consortium Annual Symposium, NO.
- 2023. Self and proxy symptom reporting in patient-caregiver dyads coping with a primary brain tumor: the role of psychosocial function in rating agreement. Conference. American Society of Clinical Oncology Quality Care Symposium. Boston, US.
- 2023. Evaluating the patient experience while undergoing ICI therapy for metastatic melanoma compared to clinician perception. Conference. International Society of Quality of Life Research 30th Annual Conference. Calgary, CA.
- 2023. Exploring diverse patient reported outcome sources from cancer survivors: Insights from the Comprehensive Outcomes for After Cancer Health (COACH) trial in progress. Conference. American Society of Clinical Oncology Quality 2023. Boston, US.
- 2023. Patient-reported outcomes measure for assessing symptom burden in patients living with breast cancer: MDASI-Breast. Conference. International Society of Quality of Life Research 30th Annual Conference. Calgary, CA.
- 2023. Oncology clinicians’ insights into visualizations of pediatric patient reported outcome symptom data. Conference. International Society of Quality of Life Research 30th Annual Conference. Calgary, CA.
- 2023. Simulation-based caregiving skills training for family members of high-grade glioma patients. Conference. International Psycho-Oncology Society Congress of Psycho-Oncology and Psychosocial Academy 24th Annual World Congress. Milan, IT.
- 2023. Scoping review: clinical nurse scientist implementation within health care systems. Conference. International Conference on Cancer Nursing 2023. Glasgow, GB.
- 2023. Comprehensive outcomes for after cancer health (COACH) trial in progress. Conference. American Society of Clinical Oncology 2023. Chicago, US.
- 2023. Supporting Patients and Spouses in Parenting their Young Children while Facing an Incurable Cancer Diagnosis: Results of a Single-Arm Trial. Conference. Society for Integrative Oncology 19th International Conference. Scottsdale, US.
- 2022. The unique symptom burden of inflammatory breast cancer, 7th International Inflammatory Breast Cancer Symposium. Invited. Understanding and Managing Aggressive Breast Cancer, US.
- 2022. The Experience of Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer Receiving Chemoprevention. Conference. International Society for Quality of Life Research 29th Annual Meeting. Prague, CZ.
- 2022. Supporting Patients and Spouses in Parenting their Young Children while Facing an Incurable Cancer Diagnosis: Results of a Single-Arm Trial. Conference. Society for Integrative Oncology 19th International Conference. Scottsdale, US.
- 2022. Parenting Concerns and Intervention Needs in Couples Coping with an Incurable Cancer while Parenting Young Children. Conference. International Psycho-Oncology Society Congress of Psycho-Oncology and Psychosocial Academy 23rd Annual World Congress. Toronto, CA.
- 2022. Factors of Maladaptive Coping in Emergency Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Review. Conference. Sigma Theta Tau 33rd International Nursing Research Congress. Edinburgh.
- 2022. Psychological Resilience for People with Epilepsy: A Conceptual Framework. Conference. Sigma Theta Tau 33rd International Nursing Research Congress. Edinburgh.
- 2022. Anticipatory Grief and Psychological Adjustment in Couples Coping with a Poor Cancer Prognosis. Conference. MASCC/ISOO 2022 Annual Meeting. Toronto, CA.
- 2021. Electronic Visualizations of patient-reported outcome measure data: A systematic Review. Conference. International Society of Quality of Life Research 28th Annual Conference, US.
- 2021. Associations between demographic and clinical variables and subgroups of breast cancer patients with similar severity of fatigue and sleep disturbance while receiving chemotherapy. Conference. International Society of Quality of Life Research 28th Annual Conference, Virtual, Brief oral, US.
- 2021. COVID-19 vaccine-related outcomes and symptom burden in patients with cancer. Conference. American Society of Clinical Oncology, US.
- 2021. Development and validation of a novel patient reported outcomes (PRO) measure for symptom burden in patients with cancer and COVID-19 infection. Conference. American Society of Clinical Oncology, US.
- 2020. Patient-reported symptom burden after CAR T-cell therapy for relapsed/refractory lymphoma. Conference. International Society for Quality of Life Research 27th Annual Meeting. Prague, CZ.
- 2020. The unique symptom burden of receiving CAR T-cell therapy. Conference. International Society for Quality of Life Research 27th Annual Meeting. Prague, CZ.
- 2020. Symptom talk during clinic visits for treatment of breast cancer: do we get an accurate picture?. Conference. 12th European Breast Cancer Conference. Barcelona, ES.
- 2019. Understanding and acceptability of the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory in adolescent patients with cancer. Conference. International Society for Quality of Life Research 26th Annual Meetin. San diego, US.
- 2019. Identification of breast cancer survivors with high symptom burden. Conference. International Society for Quality of Life Research 26th Annual Meeting. San Diego, US.
- 2019. Patients’ preference of patient reported outcomes symptom measurement,. Conference. International Society for Quality of Life Research 26th Annual Meeting. San Diego, US.
- 2019. Understanding and acceptability of the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory in patients with cancer. Conference. International Society for Quality of Life Research 26th Annual Meeting. San Diego, US.
- 2018. Patients' Preference of Cancer Symptom Patient Reported Outcome Measures. Conference. International Society for Quality of Life Research 25th Annual Conference, IE.
- 2018. Defining the Symptom Burden of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Conference. International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 19th World Conference on Lung Cancer, CA.
- 2018. Do Women being Treated for Breast Cancer Talk with their Oncologist about the Poorly Controlled Symptoms they Experienced in the Week Prior to their Clinic Visit?. Conference. Society for Medical Decision Making 17th Biennial European Conference, NL.
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2025 - 2027 |
| Title: | Implementing Innovative Approaches to Patient-Centered Decision-Making (PCDM) in Metastatic Breast Cancer Care Delivery |
| Funding Source: | Gilead Sciences, Inc |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | 2024-9813 |
| Date: | 2025 - 2027 |
| Title: | Parenting Intervention for Unpartnered Mothers Diagnosed with Advanced Cancer |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NINR |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | 1R21NR021755-01 |
| Date: | 2025 - 2030 |
| Title: | Establishing ePRO-based care in advanced melanoma patients undergoing immunotherapy |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | mPI |
| ID: | 1R01CA299462-01 |
| Date: | 2025 - 2028 |
| Title: | Characterizing symptom trajectories, predictors of symptoms, and relevant outcomes among survivors of breast cancer receiving endocrine therapy |
| Funding Source: | American Cancer Society (ACS) |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | 1308308 |
| Date: | 2024 - 2029 |
| Title: | Use of Digital Health Coaching to Improve Adherence to Breast Cancer Prevention Strategies Among Black Women |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NINR |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | 1R01NR021388-01 |
| Date: | 2024 - 2029 |
| Title: | OPC SURVIVOR: Optimizing OroPharyngeal Cancer SURVivorship |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | 1P01CA285249-01A1 |
| Date: | 2024 - 2026 |
| Title: | Parenting Support for Unpartnered Mothers Diagnosed with Advanced Cancer |
| Funding Source: | Victoria's Secret Global Fund for Women's Cancer Career partnership with Pelotonia & AACR |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | 1335358 |
| Date: | 2024 - 2025 |
| Title: | Parenting While Living with Advanced Cancer: Psychosocial Care for Families with Minor Children |
| Funding Source: | UTMDACC Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | N/A |
| Date: | 2024 - 2026 |
| Title: | Comprehensive outcomes for after cancer health (COACH) |
| Funding Source: | Pack Health, a Quest Diagnostics Company |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | NA |
| Date: | 2024 - 2025 |
| Title: | Unsupervised machine learning for the discovery of latent symptom clusters and identification of their impacts on health outcomes of people with HIV using electronic health records |
| Funding Source: | Texas Development Center for AIDS Research (D-CFAR) |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Date: | 2024 - 2025 |
| Title: | Discovering HIV Symptom Patterns and Identifying Symptom-Related Patient Subgroups Using CNICS Data Through Topic Modelling and Utilizing Them for Prediction of Health Outcomes |
| Funding Source: | Texas Development Center for AIDS Research (D-CFAR) |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | NA |
| Date: | 2023 - 2028 |
| Title: | Psycho-spiritual management for patients with advanced cancer and their Family caregivers |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | 1R01CA276035-01A1 |
| Date: | 2023 - 2025 |
| Title: | Building Interdisciplinary Careers in Women’s Health Research (BIRCWH) UTMB Women's Health Research Scholars’ Program |
| Funding Source: | BIRCWH |
| Role: | BIRCWH Scholar |
| ID: | K12AR084228 |
| Date: | 2023 - 2025 |
| Title: | Use of specialty care and digital health coaching to improve adherence to prevention strategies among black women at high risk for breast cancer |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| ID: | Use of specialty care and digital health coaching to improve adherence to prevention strategies among black women at high risk for breast cancer |
| Date: | 2022 - 2023 |
| Title: | Adherence to chemoprevention among women at high risk for breast cancer |
| Funding Source: | Elizabeth W. Quinn Oncology Research Award |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2022 - 2024 |
| Title: | Simulation-based caregiving skills training for family members of high grade glioma patients |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | mPI |
| ID: | R21CA273782 |
| Date: | 2022 - 2024 |
| Title: | Characterizing symptom trajectories, predictors of symptoms, and relevant outcomes among women at high-risk for breast cancer receiving chemoprevention |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| ID: | 1R21CA273831 |
| Date: | 2022 - 2023 |
| Title: | Symptom Cluster Characterization for Diabetes Using a Large Nationwide EHR Database |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NINR |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | 1R21NR020413 |
| Date: | 2022 - 2023 |
| Title: | Describing the experience of joint pain in patients with metastatic melanoma undergoing treatment with immunotherapy: a qualitative study |
| Funding Source: | Elizabeth W. Quinn Oncology Research Award |
| Role: | Co-Mentor |
| Date: | 2022 - 2023 |
| Title: | Use of specialty care and digital health coaching to improve adherence to prevention strategies among black women at high risk for breast cancer |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| ID: | 1R21CA267903 |
| Date: | 2021 - 2022 |
| Title: | Characterizing symptoms among subpopulations of persons living with human immunodeficiency virus |
| Funding Source: | D-CFAR |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2021 - 2027 |
| Title: | Reducing health disparities related to risk-reduction among Black and Hispanic women at high-risk for breast cancer |
| Funding Source: | PCORI |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| Date: | 2021 - 2024 |
| Title: | Parenting intervention for caregivers who parent a young child while caring for a spouse with an incurable cancer |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | 1R21CA256694-01 |
| Date: | 2021 - 2022 |
| Title: | Parenting-related psychosocial care for families coping with advanced cancer |
| Funding Source: | Andrew Sabin Family Foundation Fellowship |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Date: | 2021 - 2023 |
| Title: | Population-based description of familial clustering of chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy |
| Funding Source: | Oncology Nursing Foundation |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2021 - 2023 |
| Title: | Routine symptom monitoring and management in breast cancer using patient-reported outcomes measures |
| Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | RR200054 |
| Date: | 2021 - 2023 |
| Title: | Symptom Cluster Characterization for Diabetes Using a Large Nationwide EHR Database |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NINR |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Date: | 2021 - 2022 |
| Title: | Reducing health disparities related to screening and surveillance in African American women at high risk for breast cancer |
| Funding Source: | Pfizer/American Cancer Society |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2020 - 2025 |
| Title: | Integration of Patient-Reported Outcomes into the Care of Patients with Hematologic Malignancies Receiving Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell Therapy |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | FP00010205 |
| Date: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Title: | Improving Health Utilization and Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemoradiation and their Family Caregivers |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | 1R01CA247307-01A1 |
| Date: | 2020 - 2022 |
| Title: | Impacts of Religion and Spirituality on End-of-Life Care Decision-Making: A Multi-Method Longitudinal Study for Adolescents and Young Adults with Advanced Cancer and Their Parents |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | R21CA256592 |
| Date: | 2020 - 2022 |
| Title: | Impacts of Religion and Spirituality on End-of-Life Care Decision-Making: A Multi-Method Longitudinal Study for Adolescents and Young Adults with Advanced Cancer and Their Parents |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | FP00010378 |
| Date: | 2020 - 2025 |
| Title: | PRO-Based Approach in End of Life and Palliative Care to mCRC |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | FP00010124 |
| Date: | 2020 - 2023 |
| Title: | Measurement of symptom burden in patients with non-small cell lung cancer receiving immunotherapy |
| Funding Source: | Oncology Nursing Society Foundation |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| Date: | 2020 - 2021 |
| Title: | Development of a Patient-Reported Outcomes Data-Display Dashboard with Decision Support for Breast Cancer Survivorship Clinicians |
| Funding Source: | Johnson & Johnson |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | FP00010389 |
| Date: | 2019 - 2022 |
| Title: | Symptom Monitoring in Breast Cancer to Improve Patient Outcomes |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NINR |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | K23 NR018865-01 |
| Date: | 2019 - 2021 |
| Title: | The effect of an e-health coaching program on patient reported outcomes of men with prostate cancer |
| Funding Source: | Astellas |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| Date: | 2019 - 2022 |
| Title: | Symptom Monitoring in Breast Cancer to Improve Patient Outcomes |
| Funding Source: | American Cancer Society (ACS) |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | CPHPS-132502 |
| Date: | 2019 - 2024 |
| Title: | Percutaneous cordotomy for pain palliation in patients with advanced cancer: a randomized controlled trial |
| Funding Source: | Baylor College of Medicine |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | R01NR018481 |
| Date: | 2019 - 2021 |
| Title: | Longitudinal Cohort Study of the Effects of an e-Health Coaching Program on Patient Reported Outcomes of Women with Breast Cancer |
| Funding Source: | Genentech |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| ID: | 00056322 |
| Date: | 2019 - 2024 |
| Title: | Symptom Monitoring in Breast Cancer to Improve Patient Outcomes |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NINR |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | K99 NR018459-01 |
| Date: | 2019 - 2021 |
| Title: | Symptom Monitoring in Breast Cancer to Improve Patient Outcomes |
| Funding Source: | American Cancer Society (ACS) |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | CPHPS-132502 |
| Date: | 2018 - 2019 |
| Title: | Defining the Symptom Burden of Inflammatory Breast Cancer |
| Funding Source: | Morgan Welch Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Program |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2018 - 2020 |
| Title: | Pilot Study to Determine the Symptom Burden of Breast Cancer Patients during Survivorship |
| Funding Source: | Cancer Survivorship Research Seed Money Grant, MD Anderson Internal Funding |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Date: | 2018 - 2025 |
| Title: | Dyadic Yoga Program for Patients with Lung Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy and their Family Caregivers |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | R37CA231522 |
| Date: | 2018 - 2021 |
| Title: | Symptom Burden in Patients with Progressive, Recurrent Gastric or Gastroeshophageal Junction Cancer (2015-337) |
| Funding Source: | Eli Lilly |
| Role: | Data Collector |
| ID: | 00006696 |
| Date: | 2017 - 2020 |
| Title: | Hawn Foundation Fund for Education Programs in Pain and Symptom Research |
| Funding Source: | Hawn Family Foundation, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Department of Symptom Research |
| Role: | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Date: | 2016 - 2017 |
| Title: | T32 Institutional Training Grant in Cancer |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NINR |
| Role: | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| ID: | T32NR013456 |
| Date: | 2015 - 2019 |
| Title: | Couple-Based Meditation Program for Patients with Metastatic Lung Cancer and their Partners |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | R21 CA191711-02 |
| Title: | Development of a patient-reported outcomes measure of burden in cancer survivorship |
| Funding Source: | Office of Cancer Survivorship Research Advisory Workgroup, MDACC |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | NA |
| Title: | Measuring the Symptom Burden of Breast Cancer Survivors |
| Funding Source: | Breast Cancer Alliance |
| Role: | PI |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Whisenant, M, Weathers, S, Li, Y, Aldrich, E, Ownby, K, Thomas, J, Ngo-Huang, AT, Bruera, E, Milbury, K. Simulation-based caregiving skills training for family members of high-grade glioma patients. Neuro-Oncology Practice 11(4):432-440, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39006525.
- Cao, T, Brady, VJ, Whisenant, M, Wang, X, Gu, Y, Wu, H. Toward Reliable Symptom Coding in Electronic Health Records for Symptom Assessment and Research Identification and Categorization of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification Symptom Codes. CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing 42(9):636-647, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38968447.
- Whisenant M, Snyder S, Weathers S, Bruera E, Milbury K. Self and Proxy Symptom Reporting in Patient-Caregiver Dyads Coping with a Glioma:: The Role of Psychosocial Function in Rating Agreement. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes 8(1)(74), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39017959.
- Crowder, V, Brady, V, Johnson, C, Whisenant, M. Patient competence in chronic illness: A concept derivation. Journal of clinical nursing 33(4):1575-1581, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38178571.
- Mooney, K, Coombs, LA, Whisenant, M, Wilson, C, Moraitis, AM, Steinbach, M, Sloss, EA, Lloyd, J, Alekhina, N, Berry, P, Kang, Y, Iacob, E, Donaldson, G. Impact of an automated, remote monitoring and coaching intervention in reducing hospice cancer family caregiving burden. Cancer 130(7):1171-1182, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38009953.
- Milbury K, Ann-Yi S, Morgan Jones M, Li Y, Whisenant M, Yosouf S, NecrotoV, Chavez-MacGregor M, Bruera E. Patients with advanced cancer and their spouses parenting minor children. Psycho-oncology 33(3), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38411282.
- Mooney, K, Coombs, L, Whisenant, M, Wilson, C, Moraitis, A M, Steinbach, M, Sloss, E A, Lloyd, J, Alekhina, N, Berry, P, Kang, Y, Iacob, E, Donaldson, G. Impact of an automated, remote monitoring and coaching intervention in reducing cancer family caregiving burden: A multisite randomized controlled trial. Journal of Clinical Oncology 130(7):1171-1182, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Jackson-Carroll, N, Johnson, C, Tawbi, H, Wang, X S, Whisenant, M. The symptom experience of patients with advanced melanoma undergoing immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy. Journal Clinical Oncology Practice 40(1), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38220519.
- Whisenant MS, Alexander A, Woodward WA, Teshome M, Ueno NT, Williams LA. Inflammatory breast cancer: understanding the patient experience. Cancer Nurs 47(1):E65-E72, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 36729801.
- Mooney, K, Beck, SL, Wilson, C, Coombs, LA, Whisenant, M, Moraitis, AM, Sloss, EA, Alekhina, N, Lloyd, J, Steinbach, M, Nicholson, B, Iacob, E, Donaldson, G. Assessing Patient Perspectives and the Health Equity of a Digital Cancer Symptom Remote Monitoring and Management System. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics 8, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39042843.
- Crowder, B, Brady, V, Johnson, C, Whisenant, M. Self-care management behaviors of persons with multiple chronic conditions: a conceptual framework. Journal of Advanced Nursing. e-Pub 2024.
- Williams LA, Whisenant MS, Mendoza TR, Peek AE, Malveaux D, Griffin DK, Ponce DA, Granwehr BP, Sheshadri A, Hutcheson KA, Ali SM, Peterson SK, Heymach JV, Cleeland CS, Subbiah IM. Measuring symptom burden in patients with cancer during a pandemic. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes 7(1):48, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37237077.
- Ann-Yi S, Milbury K, Jones M, Necroto V, Whisenant M, Li Y, Bruera E. Supportive Care for Dual Caregivers who Care for Their Partner With Cancer and Their Young Children. J Pain Symptom Manage 66(5):e603-e609, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37482225.
- Whisenant M, Jones M, Ann-Yi S, Necroto V, Skrljac A, Bruera E, Milbury K. Living With an Advanced Cancer While Parenting Minor Children. J Pain Symptom Manage 66(2):160-167.e3, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37148983.
- Mooney K, Whisenant MS, Wilson CM, Coombs LA, Lloyd J, Alekhina N, Sloss EA, Steinbach M, Moraitis AM, Berry P, Iacob E, Donaldson G. Technology-Assisted mHealth Caregiver Support to Manage Cancer Patient Symptoms. J Pain Symptom Manage 66(1):33-43, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36889453.
- Wang XS, Srour SA, Mendoza T, Whisenant M, Subbiah I, Gonzalez E, Kamal M, Shen SE, Cleeland C, Kebriaei P, Rezvani K, Neelapu S, Ahmed S, Shpall E. Development and validation of a patient-reported outcome measure to assess symptom burden after chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy. Br J Haematol 201(4):738-746, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36733986.
- Milbury K, Whisenant M, Weathers SP, Malliaha S, Snyder S, Jackson N, Li J, Li Y, Silva RF, Shih YT, Cohen L. Dyadic versus individual delivery of a yoga program for family caregivers of glioma patients undergoing radiotherapy. Cancer medicine 12(6):7567-7579, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36468605.
- Allen DH, Arthur EK, Blazey M, Brassil K, Cahill JE, Cooley ME, Fadol AP, Hammer MJ, Hartranft S, Murphy B, Nolan TS, Sun V, Whisenant M, Yoder LH. A scoping review on the nurse scientist role within health care systems. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs 20(1):47-55, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36617530.
- Wang, XS, Srour, S A, Mendoza, T, Whisenant, M, Subbiah, I, Gonzalez, E, Kamal, M, Shen, S, Cleeland, C, Kebriaei, P, Neelapu, S, Rezvani, K, Ahmed, S, Shpall, E. Development and psychometric validation of a patient-reported outcome measure to assess symptom burden after chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy in patients with cancer: MD Anderson Symptom Inventory-CAR (MDASI-CAR). British Journal of Hematology, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Whisenant, M, Jones, M, Ann-Yi, S, Necroto, V, Skrljac, A, Bruera, E, Milbury, K. Living with an incurable cancer while parenting young children: a needs assessment study. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. e-Pub 2023.
- Jackson, N, Whisenant, M, Crane, S, Johnson, C. Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in patients with advanced melanoma and its impact on their quality of life, a systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Kaler A, Johnson C, Whisenant M. Patient voice in metastatic cancer. Nurs Forum 57(6):1523-1528, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36227171.
- Whisenant MS, Williams LA, Mendoza T, Cleeland C, Chen TH, Fisch MJ, Shi Q. Identification of breast cancer survivors with high symptom burden. Cancer Nurs 45(4):253-261, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34608052.
- Brady, VJ, Whisenant, M, Wang, X, Ly, VK, Zhu, G, Aguilar, D, Wu, H. Characterization of Symptoms and Symptom Clusters for Type 2 Diabetes Using a Large Nationwide Electronic Health Record Database. Diabetes Spectrum 35(2):159-170, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Whisenant MS, Crane S, Stewart M, Milbury K. The Bereavement Experience for Partners of Patients With Central Nervous System Tumors. Oncol Nurs Forum 49(2):151-157, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35191902.
- Whisenant, M, Crane S, Stewart, M, Milbury, K. Caregiver bereavement following the death of glioma patients. Oncology Nursing Forum 49(2):151-157, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Brady, V, Whisenant, M, Wang, X, Ly, V, Zhu G, Aguilar, D, Wu, H. Characterization of symptoms and symptom clusters for type 2 diabetes mellitus using a large nationwide EHR database. Diabetes Spectrum 35(2):159-170, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Brady V, Whisenant M, Wang X, Ly VK, Zhu G, Aguilar D, Wu H. Characterization of Symptoms and Symptom Clusters for Type 2 Diabetes Using a Large Nationwide Electronic Health Record Database. Diabetes Spectr 35(2):159-170, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35668892.
- Whisenant MS, Coombs LA, Wilson C, Mooney K. Symptom-related patient-provider communication among women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy. Eur J Oncol Nurs 55:102064, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34800823.
- Whisenant MS, Srour SA, Williams LA, Subbiah I, Griffin D, Ponce D, Kebriaei P, Neelapu SS, Shpall E, Ahmed S, Wang XS. The unique symptom burden of patients receiving CAR T-cell therapy. Semin Oncol Nurs 37(6):151216, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34629213.
- Wang XS, Srour SA, Whisenant M, Subbiah IM, Chen TH, Ponce D, Gonzalez AG, Kamal M, Mendoza T, Cleland CS, Kebriaei P, Neelapu SS, Rezvani K, Ahmed S, Shpall E. Patient-Reported Symptom and Functioning Status during the First 12 Months after Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy for Hematologic Malignancies. Transplant Cell Ther 27(11):930.e1-930.e10, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34265479.
- Snyder, S, Silva, RF, Whisenant, M, Milbury, K. Videoconferenced yoga interventions for cancer patients and their caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Whisenant MS, Bamidele O, Cleeland C, Williams LA. Preferences of Individuals With Cancer for Patient-Reported Outcome Measures. Oncol Nurs Forum 48(2):173-183, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33600396.
- Snyder S, Silva RF, Whisenant MS, Milbury K. Videoconferenced Yoga Interventions for Cancer Patients and their Caregivers during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Integr Cancer Ther 20:15347354211019111, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34036820.
- Piil K, Whisenant M, Mendoza T, Armstrong T, Cleeland C, Nordentoft S, Williams LA, Jarden M. Psychometric validity and reliability of the Danish version of the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory Brain Tumor Module. Neurooncol Pract 8(2):137-147, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33898047.
- Whisenant, M, Bamidele, O, Cleeland, C, Williams, LA. Preferences of individuals with cancer for patient-reported outcomes measures for use in clinical practice. Oncology Nursing Forum 48(2):173-183, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Wang, X S, Srour, S, Whisenant, M, Subbiah, I, Chen, T H, Ponce, D, Garcia-Gonzalez, A, Kamal, M, Cleeland, C, Kebriaei, P, Neelapu, S, Rezvani, K, Ahmed, S, Shpall, E. Patient-reported symptom and functioning status during the first 12 months after CAR T-cell therapy for hematological malignancies. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy 27(11):930.31-930.e10, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Whisenant MS, Williams LA, Garcia Gonzalez A, Mendoza T, Shi Q, Cleeland C, Zhang J, Heymach J, Simon G. What do patients with non-small cell lung cancer experience? Content domain for the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory for Lung Cancer. JCO Oncol Pract 16(10):e1151-e1160, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32539654.
- Milbury K, Weathers SP, Durrani S, Li Y, Whisenant M, Li J, Lim B, Weinberg JS, Kesler SR, Cohen L, Bruera E. Online Couple-Based Meditation Intervention for Patients With Primary or Metastatic Brain Tumors and Their Partners: Results of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pain Symptom Manage 59(6):1260-1267, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32061834.
- Pill, K, Whisenant, M, Mendoza, TR, Armstrong, T, Cleeland, CS, Nordentoft, S, Williams, LA, Jarden, M. Psychometric validation and reliability of the Danish version of the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory Brain Tumor Module (MDASI-BT). Neuro-Oncology Practice 8(2):137-147, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Milbury, K, Weather, S, Durrani, S, Li, Y, Whisenant, M, Li, j, Lim, B, Weinberg, J, Kesler, S, Bruera, E. Online couple-based medication intervention for patients with primary or metastatic brain tumors and their spouses. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 59(6):1260-1267, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Whisenant M, Wong B, Mitchell SA, Beck SL, Mooney K. Trajectories of Depressed Mood and Anxiety during Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer. Cancer Nurs 43(1):22-31, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31805023.
- Whisenant MS, Strunk FA, Tripathy D, Williams LA. What symptoms are important to patients? Developing a symptom burden measure for women with breast cancer. Support Care Cancer 27(12):4639-4647, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30937601.
- Mooney K, Whisenant MS, Beck SL. Symptom Care at Home: A Comprehensive and Pragmatic PRO System Approach to Improve Cancer Symptom Care. Med Care 57 Suppl 5 Suppl 1(Suppl 5 1):S66-S72, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30531525.
- Whisenant M, Wong B, Mitchell SA, Beck SL, Mooney K. Symptom Trajectories Are Associated With Co-occurring Symptoms During Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage 57(2):183-189, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30453052.
- Whisenant M, Wong B, Mitchell SA, Beck SL, Mooney K. Distinct Trajectories of Fatigue and Sleep Disturbance in Women Receiving Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer. Oncol Nurs Forum 44(6):739-750, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29052653.
- Mooney KH, Beck SL, Wong B, Dunson W, Wujcik D, Whisenant M, Donaldson G. Automated home monitoring and management of patient-reported symptoms during chemotherapy: results of the symptom care at home RCT. Cancer Med 6(3):537-546, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28135050.
- Whisenant M. Informal caregiving in patients with brain tumors. Oncol Nurs Forum 38(5):E373-81, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21875834.
- Kaler A, Whisenant MS, Kirklin G, Anderson A, Neal E, Rucker L, Ponce D, Razouki Z. Advanced Breast Cancer Patient Advocated Deliver Empowerment (ABCDE) Pre-PLOT Qualitative Interview Analysis. Supportive Care in Cancer.
- Thekkel SM, Johnson C, Whisenant M, Dishman D. Pain Acceptance in Persons with Chronic Postoperative Pain: Concept Analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursin. Journal of Clinical Nursing.
- Thekkel SM, Johnson CM, Whisenant MS, Dishman DN. Pain Acceptance in Chronic Postoperative Pain. Journal of Professional Nursing.
- Guo, G, Brady, V, Whisenant, M, Cao, T, Wang, X, Talebi, Y, Wu, H. Identification of risk factors to improve diagnosis of T2DM based on a large real-world nationwide EHR database.
- Lee, C Y, Laffoon, K, Mama, S K, Liao, Y, Whisenant, M, Brewster, A, Mendoza, T, Mitchell, S J, Tracy, P V, Garza, G M, Basen-Engquist, K M. Outcomes for breast cancer survivors with metastatic disease in a physical activity program for medically underserved cancer survivors. Journal of Cancer Survivorship.
- Whisenant M, Weathers S, Li Y, Aldrich E, Ownby K, Thomas J, Ngo-Huang A, Bruera E, Milbury K. A research protocol for a pilot, randomized controlled trial designed to examine the feasibility of a simulation-based caregiving intervention for caregivers of patients with high-grade glioma. Pilot and Feasibility Studies.
- Whisenant, M, Weathers, S P, Li, Y, Aldrich, E, Ownby, K, Thomas, J, Ngo-Huang, A, Bruera, E, Milbury, K. Simulation-based caregiving skills training for family members of high-grade glioma patients. Neuro-Oncology Practice.
- Jackson-Carroll, N, Tawbi, H, Wang, X S, Johnson, C, Whisenant, M. Evaluating the patient experience of symptom burden while undergoing immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy for advanced melanoma compared to clinician perception. Quality of Life Research.
- Smith, F S, Whisenant, M, Johnson, C M, Savitz, S, Beauchamp, J E S. Acute stroke care seeking framework. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing.
- Whisenant, M, Kane, A, Brassil, K, Gonzalez, A O, Ponce, D A, Kamat, S, Solis, E, Maliackal, A, Warlick, H, Walters, A, Denham, C, Jones, J T. The experience of women at high-risk for breast cancer receiving preventive care. BMC Women’s Health.
- Whisenant, M, Jones, J T, Gonzalez, A O, Bevers, T B, Brassil, K, Ponce, D A, Kamat, S, Solis, E, Maliackal, A, Warlick, H, Walters, A, Denham, C, Williams, L A. The symptom burden of women with a known risk of breast cancer receiving chemoprevention. Cancer Treatment and Research Communications.
- Whisenant, M, Cao, T, Brady, V J, Wang, X, Gu, Y, Wu, H. Identification and categorization of ICD-9-CM symptom codes for EHR-based symptom assessment and research. Computers, Informatics, and Nursing.
- McElhany, K, Whisenant, M, Johnson, C, Aggarwal, S. A conceptual framework for the menopause experience. Nursing for Women’s Health.
- Mooney K, Whisenant, MS, Wilson, CM, Coombs, LA, Lloyd, J, Alekhina, N, Sloss, E, Steinbach, M, Moraitis, A M, Berry, P, Iacob, E, Donaldson, G. Automated mHealth family caregiver support to manage cancer patient symptoms: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.
- Mooney K, L Beck PS, Wilson PC, Coombs PL, Whisenant PM, Marie Moraitis PA, A Sloss PE, Alekhina PN, LLoyd MSN, Steinbach MSN, Nicholson DNP, Iacob PE, Donaldson PG, PhD. Assessing Patient Perspectives and the Health Equity of a Digital Cancer Symptom Remote Monitoring and Management System. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics.
Review Articles
- Owen CP, Djukic M, Whisenant M, Lobiondo-Wood G. Factors of maladaptive coping in emergency healthcare professionals. J Nurs Scholarsh 55(2):536-548, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36419400.
- Williams LA, Whisenant MS, Mendoza TR, Haq S, Keating KN, Cuffel B, Cleeland CS. Modification of existing patient-reported outcome measures: qualitative development of the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MDASI-MPM). Qual Life Res 27(12):3229-3241, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30187393.
- Mooney K, Berry DL, Whisenant M, Sjoberg D. Improving Cancer Care Through the Patient Experience: How to Use Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Practice. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 37:695-704, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28561689.
Abstracts
- Thekkel, S, Johnson C, Whisenant MS, Dishman D. Pain Acceptance in Persons with Chronic Postoperative Pain: A Concept Analysis. CANS, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Whisenant MS, Srour, Subbiah I, Griffin D, Williams LA, Wang XS. The unique symptom burden of receiving CAR T-cell therapy. Qual Life Res 29(Suppl 1):S95, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Whisenant MS, Strunk FA, Tripathy D, Williams LA. Qualitative Development of a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure of Symptom Burden in Breast Cancer. J Natl Compre Canc Netw 17(3.5), 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Whisenant, M, Mendoza, T, Bamidele, O, Garcia-Gonzalez, A, Malveaux, D, Griffin, D, Williams, LA. Patients’ preferences of patient reported outcomes symptom measurement. Qual Life Res 28(Suppl 1):S136, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Williams LA, Mauricio, R, Whisenant M, Garcia-Gonzalez, A, Cleeland, C. Understanding of the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI) by adolescents with cancer. Qual Life Res 28(Suppl 1):S107, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Whisenant M, Williams, LA, Shi, Q, Mendoza, T, Wang, XS, Cleeland, C. Understanding and acceptability of the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory in patients with cancer. Qual Life Res 28(Suppl 1):S140, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Whisenant M, Shi, Q, Williams, LA. Identification of breast cancer survivors with high symptom burden. Qual Life Res 28(Suppl 1):S156, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Whisenant M, Bamidele O, Cleeland C, Williams L. Patients' preference of Cancer Symptom Patient Reported Outcomes Measures. Qual Life Res 27(Suppl 1):S77, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Whisenant M, Williams L, Vaghani V, Shi Q, Garcia Gonzalez A, Haq S, Cleeland C, Zhang J, Heymach J, Simon G. Defining the Symptom Burden of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 13(10):S1001-S1002, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Mooney K, Whisenant M. Do Women being Treated for Breast Cancer Talk with their Oncologist about the Poorly Controlled Symptoms they Experienced in the Week Prior to their Clinic Visit?. Med Decis Making 38(6):E568, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Whisenant M, Wong B, Mitchell S, Beck S, Mooney K. Trajectories of Mood Disturbance are Associated with Co-Occurring Symptoms. Support Cancer Care 25(Suppl 2):S235, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Whisenant M, Wilson A, Donaldson G, Mooney K. Cancer Caregiver Perception of Symptom Severity Change. Support Care Cancer 25(Suppl 2):S235, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Kaler A, Whisenant MS, Kirklin G, Frenzel A, Neal E, Olmo P, Razouki Z. Advanced Breast Cancer patient advocates Deliver patient Empowerment: ABCDE pre-intervention qualitative interview analysis. Internal Medicine Research Day.
Book Chapters
- Whisenant M, Mooney K. Optimizing the Cancer Control Continuum: Advancing Implementation Research. In: Implementation of Concurrent Palliative Care during Treatment for Advanced Cancer. Ed(s) D Chambers, C Vinson, & W Norton, W. Oxford University Press, 2018.
Patient Reviews
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