Principal Investigator (View Curriuculm Vitae [PDF])
 

Background and Interests

Jamie L. Studts, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Licensed Psychologist at the University of Louisville School of Medicine.  He is also the Director of the Behavioral Oncology Program at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center.  Dr. Studts received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Kentucky, specializing in health psychology and behavioral oncology, and he completed his Clinical Psychology internship in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Studts joined the UofL faculty in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology in 2001 and is actively involved in the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center. 

Dr. Studts’ research interests primarily involve behavioral aspects of cancer prevention and control.  Specifically, his interests include behavioral and psychological responses to cancer screening, cancer treatment decision-making, emotional and behavioral responses to cancer, and attitudes toward novel approaches to treating nicotine dependence.  His most recent sources of funding include a grant from the National Cancer Institute to study treatment decision-making among individuals diagnosed with lung cancer and a grant from the Kentucky Lung Cancer Research Program to study attitudes toward nicotine vaccines.  Dr. Studts also serves as a co-investigator on a grant from the Centers for Disease Control to study the development of a chronic disease model of cancer care, and a second National Cancer Institute grant to study a novel approach to symptom management in head and neck cancer patients.

Dr. Studts provides clinical services in the Behavioral Oncology Clinic (BOC) and serves as the Clinic Director. The services provided include individual and group counseling to address psychological distress as well as cancer survivorship issues.  Additionally, tobacco cessation services are provided to individuals experiencing nicotine dependence.  The Behavioral Oncology Clinic – Breast Program, funded by the Louisville Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, provides psychosocial support services to women with breast health problems regardless of their socioeconomic resources.  Dr. Studts actively participates in clinical cancer care as a member of several Multidisciplinary Cancer Clinics at the Brown Cancer Center, including the Head and Neck, Breast, and Blood and Marrow Transplant Program.

With regards to his educational role, Dr. Studts teaches Health Services and Outcomes Research in the School of Public Health and Information Sciences and mentors graduate students from a variety of disciplines, including Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Clinical Investigation Sciences, and Health Knowledge and Cognitive Sciences.

Thank you for your interest in the Behavioral Oncology Lab and Clinic.  If you have any questions or are interested in collaborating with members of the Behavioral Oncology Program, please contact Dr. Studts.

For current projects and publications, please see the relevant sections of this web site.