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Yelena P. Wu
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Yelena P. Wu, PhD

Languages spoken: English

  • Associate Professor and Vice-Chair for Research, Department of Dermatology

    Investigator, Huntsman Cancer Institute

    Dr. Wu is a licensed clinical psychologist and her research focuses on fostering optimal health outcomes among youths (children, adolescents, and young adults) affected by cancer. Her work addresses the needs of individuals who have a personal history of cancer and those who are at risk for developing cancer. Currently, her studies focus on skin cancer prevention and the design and testing of behavioral interventions to support young populations, families, and communities in engaging in recommended sun-safe practices. Studies that she leads focus on adolescents in the school setting, young adults, melanoma survivors and their children, young children in rural communities involved in recreational sports, and expectant mothers.

    Specialties

  • Associate Professor and Vice-Chair for Research, Department of Dermatology

    Investigator, Huntsman Cancer Institute

    Dr. Wu is a licensed clinical psychologist and her research focuses on fostering optimal health outcomes among youths (children, adolescents, and young adults) affected by cancer. Her work addresses the needs of individuals who have a personal history of cancer and those who are at risk for developing cancer. Currently, her studies focus on skin cancer prevention and the design and testing of behavioral interventions to support young populations, families, and communities in engaging in recommended sun-safe practices. Studies that she leads focus on adolescents in the school setting, young adults, melanoma survivors and their children, young children in rural communities involved in recreational sports, and expectant mothers.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Dermatology -Primary
    Pediatrics -Adjunct
    Population Health Sciences -Adjunct
    Academic Divisions Hematology/Oncology

    Education history

    Postdoctoral Fellowship Center for Adherence and Self-Management, Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology - Cincinnati Children鈥檚 Hospital Medical Center Postdoctoral Fellow
    Internship Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology - Cincinnati Children鈥檚 Hospital Medical Center Predoctoral Internship
    Doctoral Training Clinical Child Psychology, Minor in Quantitative Psychology - University of Kansas Ph.D.
    Graduate Training Clinical Child Psychology - University of Kansas M.A.
    Undergraduate Psychology - University of California Berkeley B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Manne S, Wu YP, Buller D, Heckman C, Devine K, Frederick S, Solleder J, Schaefer A, Lu SE (2023). The Effects of a Parent-Focused Social Media Intervention on Child Sun Safety: Pilot and Feasibility Study. JMIR Form Res, 7, e48402. ()
    2. Bowers JM, Hamilton JG, Wu YP, Moyer A, Hay JL (2021). Acculturation, sun tanning behavior, and tanning attitudes among Asian college students in the northeastern USA. Int J Behav Med, 29((1)), 25-35.
    3. Nagelhout ES, Lensink R, Zhu A, Parsons BG, Haaland B, Hashibe M, Grossman D, VanDerslice J, Gren LH, Jensen JD, Wu YP (2021). Higher ultraviolet radiation exposure among rural-dwelling versus urban-dwelling adults and children: Implications for skin cancer prevention. J Community Health, 46(1), 147-155.
    4. Wu YP, Boucher K, Hu N, Hay J, Kohlmann W, Aspinwall LG, Bowen DJ, Parsons BG, Nagelhout ES, Grossman D, Mooney K, Leachman SA, Tercyak KP (2020). A pilot study of a telehealth family-focused melanoma preventive intervention for children with a family history of melanoma. Psychooncology, 29(1), 148-155.
    5. Nagelhout ES, Parsons BG, Haaland B, Tercyak KP, Zaugg K, Zhu A, Harding G, Yancey J, Jensen JD, Grossman D, Wetter DW, Wu YP (2019). Differences in reported sun protection practices, skin cancer knowledge, and perceived risk for skin cancer between rural and urban high school students. Cancer Causes Control, 30(11), 1251-1258. ()
    6. Wu YP, Deatrick JA, McQuaid EL, Thompson D (2019). A primer on mixed methods for pediatric researchers. J Pediatr Psychol, 44(8), 905-913.
    7. Wu YP, Herbert LJ, Walker-Harding LR, Tercyak KP (2019). Introduction to the special issue on child and family health: the role of behavioral medicine in understanding and optimizing child health. Transl Behav Med, 9(3), 399-403. ()
    8. Wu YP, Parsons BG, Nagelhout E, Haaland B, Jensen J, Zaugg K, Caputo H, Lensink R, Harding G, Yancey J, Klein SZ, Leachman SA, Tercyak KP (2019). A four-group experiment to improve Western high school students' sun protection behaviors. Transl Behav Med, 9(3), 468-479. ()
    9. Coffin T, Wu YP, Mays D, Rini C, Tercyak KP, Bowen D (2019). Relationship of parent-child sun protection among those at risk for and surviving with melanoma: Implications for family-based cancer prevention. Transl Behav Med, 9(3), 480-488. ()
    10. Pannier ST, Mann K, Warner EL, Rosen S, Acharya A, Hacking C, Gerdy C, Wright J, Wu YP, Kirchhoff AC (2019). Survivorship care plan experiences among childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients and their families. BMC Pediatr, 19(1), 111. ()
    11. Petersen J, Koptiuch C, Wu YP, Mooney R, Elrick A, Szczotka K, Keener M, Pappas L, Kanth P, Soisson A, Kohlmann W, Kaphingst KA (2018). Patterns of family communication and preferred resources for sharing information among families with a Lynch syndrome diagnosis. Patient Educ Couns, 101(11), 2011-2017. ()
    12. Ou JY, Smits-Seemann RR, Wu YP, Wright J, Kirchhoff AC (2017). An investigation of survivorship clinic attendance among childhood cancer survivors living in a five-state rural region. J Cancer Surviv, 12(2), 196-205. ()
    13. Yi J, Kim MA, Parsons BG, Wu YP (2018). Why did I get cancer? Perceptions of childhood cancer survivors in Korea. Soc Work Health Care, 57(4), 300-314. ()
    14. Wu YP, Nagelhout E, Aspinwall LG, Boucher KM, Parsons BG, Kohlmann W, Kaphingst KA, Homburger S, Perkins RD, Grossman D, Harding G, Leachman SA (2017). A novel educational intervention targeting melanoma risk and prevention knowledge among children with a familial risk for melanoma. Patient Educ Couns, 101(3), 452-459. ()
    15. Beal SJ, Tillery R, Wu YP, Thompson AN, Pai A (2017). Future orientation in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors and unaffected peers. Psychooncology, 27(3), 1078-1081. ()
    16. Soisson S, Ganz PA, Gaffney D, Rowe K, Snyder J, Wan Y, Deshmukh V, Newman M, Fraser A, Smith K, Herget K, Hanson HA, Wu YP, Stanford J, Werner TL, Setiawan VW, Hashibe M (2017). Long-term, adverse genitourinary outcomes among endometrial cancer survivors in a large, population-based cohort study. Gynecol Oncol, 148(3), 499-506. ()
    17. Wu YP, Kohlmann W, Curtin K, Yu Z, Hanson HA, Hashibe M, Parsons BG, Wong J, Schiffman JD, Grossman D, Leachman SA (2017). Melanoma risk assessment based on relatives' age at diagnosis. Cancer Causes Control, 29(2), 193-199. ()
    18. Ou JY, Fowler B, Ding Q, Kirchhoff AC, Pappas L, Boucher K, Akerley W, Wu Y, Kaphingst K, Harding G, Kepka D (2018). A statewide investigation of geographic lung cancer incidence patterns and radon exposure in a low-smoking population. BMC Cancer, 18(1), 115. ()
    19. Wu YP, Linder LA, Kanokvimankul P, Fowler B, Parsons BG, Macpherson CF, Johnson RH (2018). Use of a smartphone application for prompting oral medication adherence among adolescents and young adults with cancer. Oncol Nurs Forum, 45(1), 69-76.
    20. Reblin M, Wu YP, Pok J, Kane L, Colman H, Cohen AL, Mendivil E, Warner EL, Meyer M, Agutter J (2017). Development of the electronic social network assessment program using the center for eHealth and wellbeing research roadmap. JMIR Hum Factors, 4(3), e23.
    21. Nagelhout E, Comarell K, Samadder NJ, Wu YP (2017). Barriers to colorectal cancer screening in a racially diverse population served by a safety-net clinic. J Community Health, 42(4), 791-796.
    22. Wu YP, Mays D, Kohlmann W, Tercyak KP (2017). Pediatric predispositional genetic risk communication: Potential utility for prevention and control of melanoma risk as an exemplar. . J Genet Couns, 26(5), 887-893.
    23. Smits-Seemann RR, Kaul S, Zamora ER, Wu YP, Kirchhoff AC (2016). Barriers to follow-up care among survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer. J Cancer Surviv, 11(1), 126-132. ()
    24. Wu YP, Aspinwall LG, Nagelhout E, Kohlmann W, Kaphighst KA, Homburger S, Perkins RD, Grossman D, Harding G, Cassidy P, Leachman SA (2016). Development of an educational program integrating concepts of genetic risk and preventive strategies for children with a family history of melanoma. . J Cancer Educ, 33(4), 774-781.
    25. Wu YP, McPhail J, Mooney R, Martiniuk A, Amylon MD (2016). A multisite evaluation of summer camps for children with cancer and their siblings. J Psychosoc Oncol, 34(6), 449-459. ()
    26. Zeller MH, Becnel J, Reiter-Purtill J, Peugh J, Wu YP (2016). Associations among excess weight status and tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use in a large national sample of early adolescent youth. Prev Sci, 17(4), 483-92.
    27. Wu YP, Aspinwall LG, Michaelis TC, Stump T, Kohlmann WG, Leachman SA (2015). Discussion of photoprotection, screening, and risk behaviors with children and grandchildren after melanoma genetic testing. J Community Genet, 7(1), 21-31. ()
    28. Wu YP, Yi J, McClellan J, Kim J, Tian T, Grahmann B, Kirchhoff AC, Holton A, Wright J (2015). Barriers and facilitators of healthy diet and exercise among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: Implications for behavioral interventions. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol, 4(4), 184-191.
    29. Wu YP, Pai AL (2014). Health care provider-delivered adherence promotion interventions: a meta-analysis. Pediatrics, 133(6), e1698-707. ()
    30. Wu YP, Hommel KA (2014). Using technology to assess and promote adherence to medical regimens in pediatric chronic illness. J Pediatr, 164(4), 922-7. ()
    31. Wu YP, Steele RG (2013). Predicting health-related quality of life from the psychosocial profiles of youth seeking treatment for obesity. J Dev Behav Pediatr, 34(8), 575-82. ()
    32. Wu YP, Rohan JM, Martin S, Hommel K, Greenley RN, Loiselle K, Ambrosino J, Fredericks EM (2013). Pediatric psychologist use of adherence assessments and interventions. J Pediatr Psychol, 38(6), 595-604. ()
    33. Wu YP, Aylward BS, Steele RG (2010). Associations between internalizing symptoms and trajectories of medication adherence among pediatric renal and liver transplant recipients. J Pediatr Psychol, 35(9), 1016-27. ()

    Review

    1. Wu YP, Roberts MC (2008). A meta-analysis of interventions to increase adherence to medication regimens for pediatric otitis media and streptococcal pharyngitis. [Review]. J Pediatr Psychol, 33(7), 789-96. ()

    Letter

    1. Wu YP, Hung M, Franklin JD, Samhouri M, Simons LE, Amylon MD (2015). Validation of a measure of children's perceptions of their oncology camp experience: a national study. [Letter to the editor]. Psychooncology, 25(1), 112-4. ()

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