Catherine M. Shisslak, Ph.D.

Professor, Family and Community Medicine, Psychology

Department of Family and Community Medicine

1533 East Mabel Street
Tucson, Arizona 85719
Phone: (520) 792-4191
Fax: (520) 792-3738
E-mail: cms@u.arizona.edu

EDUCATION:

-Stanford School of Medicine, 1976 (Internship)

-University of Arizona, 1977 (Ph.D.)

HONORS/AWARDS:

-Vernon and Virginia Furrow Award for "Excellence in Graduate MedicalEducation Teaching," UA College of Medicine teaching award co-recipient,1996
-Vernon and Virginia Furrow Award for "Excellence in Graduate MedicalEducation Teaching," teaching award nominee,1995
-YWCA "Women on the Move" Award, 1992
-Visiting Scholar, Center for Research on Disease Prevention, Stanford University, 1990
-Teaching Award for Excellence in Psychiatry Residency Education, 1989
-Elected as Faculty Senator to the University of Arizona Faculty Senate, 1989-90
-Special Award of Appreciation for Five Years of Service Rendered to the Tucson Rape Crisis Center, 1983
-Outstanding Young Woman of America; Who's Who in Outstanding Young Women of America, 1982
-Personalities of the West and Midwest; American Biographical Institute, 1981

-Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Medicine; Preparation for Clinical Medicine, University of Arizona, 1981, 1982, 1987

MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:

-Behavioral medicine, prevention of high risk behaviors in children-Eating disorders - anorexia nervosa and bulimia-Family, marital and sex therapy-Sports psychology, sports medicine

-Psychology of women

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Shisslak CM. Mays MZ. Crago M. Jirsak JK. Taitano K. Cagno C. Eating and weight control behaviors among middle school girls in relationship to body weight and ethnicity. Journal of Adolescent Health. 38(5):631-3, 2006.

Wright AL. Schwindt LA. Bassford TL. Reyna VF. Shisslak CM. St Germain PA. Reed KL. Gender differences in academic advancement: patterns, causes, and potential solutions in one US College of Medicine. Academic Medicine. 78(5):500-8, 2003.

Lebensohn-Chialvo P. Crago M. Shisslak CM. The reflecting team: an innovative approach for teaching clinical skills to family practice residents. Family Medicine. 32(8):556-60, 2000.

STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH RESEARCH:

School-based prevention research program - students can conduct student interviews from 4th grade-12th grade in TUSD. Study evaluates high-risk behaviors in youth.

NIH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT RESEARCH PROGRAM:

-Shanelle Peevy, Sahuaro High School, 1995

Last updated: 6/28/2006