Publications

Journal Articles and Books

Hughes, D. C., & Naus, M. J. (2009). Exercise, stress and quality of life in Hispanic breast cancer survivors. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Naus, M. J., Ishler, M. D., & Llewellyn, A. (2009a). Psychological health in breast cancer survivors and their peers: part 1 of 2 selecting an appropriate control group. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Naus, M. J., Ishler, M. D., & Llewellyn, A. (2009b). Psychological health in breast cancer survivors and their peers: part 2 of 2 a comparison of breast cancer survivfors and age-matched peers. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Naus, M. J., & Phillip, L. M. (2009). Perceived memory and attention abilities in early-stage breast cancer survivors and age-matched controls. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Naus, M.J., Phillip, L.M., & Samsi, M. (2008). A comparison of paper and computer formats in psychological assessment. Computers in Human Behavior.
Hughes, D. C., Leung, P., Naus, M. J. (2007). Using single system analyses to assess the effectiveness of an exercise intervention on quality of life for Hispanic breast cancer survivors: a pilot study. Journal of Social Work in Health Care.
Barry, E., Naus, M. J., & Rehm, L. P. (2006). Depression, implicit memory, and self: A revised memory model of emotion. Clinical Psychology Review, 26(6), 719-745.
Cismaru, M., & Naus, M. J. (2006). Persuasive communication in health decision making: A study of risk information formats. Latin American Advances in Consumer Research. 1, 1-4.
Naus, M. J., Price, E. C. & Peter, M. P. (2005). The moderating effects of anxiety and breast cancer locus of control on depression. Journal of Health Psychology, 10(5), 687-694.
Barry, E., Naus, M. J., & Rehm, L. P. (2004). Depression and Implicit memory: Understanding mood congruent memory bias. Cognitive Therapy and Research. 28(3), 387-414.
Naus, M. J., Bussell, V. A., Llewellyn, A. & Baker, S. H. (Eds.). (2004). Health psychology and behavioral medicine: A book of readings. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.

Conference Papers and Posters

Naus, M.J., Teo,I., Amble, T.C., Chamberlain, L.D., Hughes, L.C. (2009, April). A developmental perspective in health psychology research: Rationale & Contributions. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Montreal, QC, CA.
Caloudas, S.G., Anderson, A., Naus, M.J., Arbona, C., & Aalund, L. (2009, August) Agreeableness and maladaptive coping with cancer-related stress. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, CA.
Add text: Anderson, A., Naus, M.J., Arbona, C. Caloudas, S.G., & Aalund, L. (2009, August). Spirituality contributes to quality of life in an African American and Caucasian sample of breast cancer survivors. Poster presented at the 117th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association/ Toronto, Canada.
Casciani, H.K., Bush, A.L. & Naus, M.J. (2009, February). You’re not a good support Provider but I still like you: Satisfaction with social support and happiness with close others in patients and chronic illness. Poster presented at the annual Society for Personality and Social Psychology conference in Tampa, FL.
Garcini, L.M., & Naus, M.J. (2009, June). Spirituality and adaptation to cancer: A preliminary model. Poster presented at the 2nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Spirituality, Theology and Health. Durham, NC.
Garcini, L.M., Naus, M.J., Robinson, A.M., & Galvan, T. (2009, June). Sources of meaning: A study on values among Hispanic college students in the United States. Poster presented at the XXXII Congreso Interamericano de Psicologia. Guatemala, Guatemala.
Robinson, R., Bush, A.L. & Naus, M.J. (2009, February) Healthy and happy and satisfied with our relationship: Exploring mental health and relationship satisfaction in dyads with a chronically ill partner. Poster presented at the annual Society for Personality and Social Psychology conference in Tampa, FL.
Teo, I., Naus, M.J. & Harper, K. (2009, November). Women’s body image and self-esteem: The impact of age on psychological well being. Poster presented at ABCT 43rd Annual Convention. New York, NY.
Amble, T.C., Kovacs, S.A., & Naus, M.J. (2008, November). Predictors of Resilience in Hispanic Young Adults: A Closer Look at Social Support. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL. View poster »
Amble, T.A., Naus, M.J., Harper, K., & Grills-Taquechel, A. (2008, November). Attachment, Coping, and Negative Affect: A Comparison of Young Adults With and Without Adolescent Parental Illness. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL. View poster »
Garcini, L.M., Naus, M.J., & Robinson, A.M. (2008, November). Values as Sources of Meaning among Hispanic College Students. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL. View poster »
Kovacs, S.A., Naus, M.J., & Weisinger, B. (2008, November). Treatment Preferences for a Dying Child Among Female College Students. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL. View poster »
Robinson, A.M., Baker, S.H., Naus, M.J., & Garcini, L. (2008, March). Meanings, peace, and faith: Testing a revised factor structure for the FACIT-Sp. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA. View poster »
Amble, T., Naus, M.J., Rush, P., Samsi, M., & Bailey, D. (2007). Effects of Breast Cancer Severity and Resilience on Anxiety in African-American and Caucasian Breast Cancer Survivors. Poster presented at the National Association of Black Psychologists Annual Conference 2007, Houston, TX.
Baker, S., Robinson, A., Naus, M. J., Garcini, L., Batsell, S. (March 2007). Autobiographical memories and the self in long term breast cancer survivors: Does spirituality play a role? Poster presented at the annual meeting for the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington D.C.
Caloudas, S., Bussell, V., Naus, M. J. (March 2007). Realistic and unrealistic control beliefs and coping with adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer. Poster presented at the annual meeting for the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington D.C.
Caloudas, S., Bussell, V., Naus, M. J. (March 2007). Coping with chemotherapy: Themes and concerns expressed in optional writing. Poster presented at the annual meeting for the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington D.C.
Canady,B., Naus,M.J., & Babcock, J. (2007, November). Divorce in breast cancer survivors vs. cancer-free women: What is the role of cancer diagnosis? Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Canady, B., Naus, M. J., Ballester, P., Ishler, M. (March 2007). Areas of relationship conflict: A comparison of breast cancer survivors and cancer-free women. Poster presented at the annual meeting for the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington D.C.
Ishler, M., & Amble, T. (2007). Effects of Health Locus of Control on Breast Cancer Perceptions in African-American Women. Poster presented at the National Association of Black Psychologists Annual Conference 2007, Houston, TX
Kovaks, S., Naus, M.J., Robinson, A., Zavala, L., Davis, R. (March, 2007). Treatment preferences for a dying child: A preliminary analysis. Poster presented at the annual meeting for the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington D.C.
Naus, M. J., Rasch, R., Spitzmueller, C., Bussell, V. (March 2007). Cancer survivors at work: Job satisfaction at different phases of survivorship. Poster presented at the annual meeting for the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington D.C.
Parrott, C., Philipp, L., Naus, M. J., Peter, M. (March 2007). Relationships between health locus of control and measures of distress in breast cancer survivors and their peers. Poster presented at the annual meeting for the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington D.C.
Peter,M., Naus,M.J., Samsi,M., & Parrott,C.(2007, November). Health locus of control and psychological distress in breast cancer survivors. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Philipp,L.M., & Naus, M.J.(2007, November). Perceived changes in memory and attention before, during, and after a stressful event. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelpia, PA.
Samsi, M., Naus, M.J., Bailey, D., Gabriel, R. (March, 2007). The mediating effects of coping on social support and distress in african american breast cancer survivors. Poster presented at the annual meeting for the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington D.C.
Samsi,M., Naus,M.J., Bailey,D.C., & Peter,M.(2007, November). Spirituality and concerns about recurrence in african american breast cancer survivors. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Bussell, V. A. & Naus, M. J. (2006, March). Longitudinal coping and post-traumatic growth for breast cancer: Religious coping during chemotherapy predicts post-traumatic growth two years later. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA.
Canady, B., Naus, M.J., & Babcock, J. (2006, November). The impact of breast cancer on intimate partner violence. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
Hughes, D., & Naus, M. J. (2006, March). Exercise, stress and quality of life in Hispanic breast cancer survivors. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA.
Ishler, M., Lonsbary, C., Canady, B., & Naus, M. J. (2006, May). Incorporating engagement with problem and emotion-focused copying: A new perspective. Poster presented at the annual meeting of Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.
Naus, M. J., Parrott, C. E., Bruce, C., Ishler, M., Robinson, A & Llewelyn, A. (2006, March). The survivorship process: Conceptualizing cancer as a chronic illness. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA.
Peter, M. & Naus, M.J. (2006, November). Predictors of adjustment in breast cancer survivors. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
Philipp, L. Naus, M. J., Rush, P., Samsi, M. & Parrott, C. (2006, March). Does humor mediate the effect of optimism and neuroticism on distress: A comparison of breast cancer survivors and controls. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA.
Philipp, L., Naus, M. J., & Samsi, M. (November, 2006). Quality of life in clinical health psychology and behavioral medicine: the impact of computerized formats. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
Samsi, M., Naus, M.J., & Bailey, D. (2006, November). Quality of life in African American Breast cancer survivors. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
Samsi, M., Naus, M. J., & Bailey, D. (2006, April). African American breast cancer Survivors: The mediating effects of coping on social support and distress. Paper presented at the 10th Biennial Symposium on Minorities, the Medically Underserved, and Cancer Conference, Washington D.C.
Stuebing, K., Parrott, C., Naus, M. J., Robinson, A., & King, J. (2006, March). Time since diagnosis and nonlinear relationships: Is the mean representative of quality of life constructs in breast cancer survivors? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA.
Bussell, V., & Naus, M. J. (2005, April). Coping with adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer: Interrelations for problem and emotion focused and coping control. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Boston, MA.
Bussell, V., & Naus, M. J. (2005, March). Emotion-focused coping predicts distress during chemotherapy for breast cancer. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, Vancouver, BC.
Naus, M. J., Bailey, D. L., & Samsi, M.V. (2005, April). African American breast cancer survivors’ quality of life research project. Part of National and local perspectives on quality of life in African American breast cancer survivors: Survivorship issues Symposium. Paper presented at the Sisters Network National Conference, Houston, TX.
Naus, M. J., Philipp, L., Lowrey, S., Ishler, M.D., & Parrott, C. (2005, April). Breast cancer survivors and well-women: A comparison of depression, anxiety, and health locus of control. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Boston, MA.
Phillip, L., Peter, M., Samsi, M., & Naus, M. J. (2005, November). Comparing anxiety levels between early-stage breast cancer survivors and age-matched controls. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA.
Price, E., Naus, M. J., Giovella, A., Anderson, K., & Watters, C.T. (2005, April). From paper to pixels: Using the internet for quality of life research in health psychology and behavioral medicine. Poster session presented at the annual meeting for the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Boston, MA.
Samsi, M.V., Naus, M. J., Bailey, D. L., Sereni-Brown, A., Simon, A., & Weidler, E. (2005, April). African American women and quality of life: Strategies to facilitate research participation. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Boston, MA.
Bussell, V. & Naus, M. J. (2004, March). Causal attributions for breast cancer and perceived control over cancer outcome: Associations with distress-linked coping. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Naus, M. J., Atkins, M. A., Sears, K. C., & Robinson, A. (2004, March). Perceived changes in memory and attention abilities before, during and after adjuvant chemotherapy in early stage breast cancer survivors. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Naus, M. J., Ishler, M. D., Robinson, A. M. Lewis, J. E., Chapman, L. J. & Craft, N. R. (2004, March). Self-reported emotional well-being in middle-aged and older women: The impact of menopausal status. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Naus, M. J., & Price, E. (2004, March). Depression in early stage breast cancer survivors: The effects of anxiety and health locus of control. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Naus, M. J., & Cismaru, M. (2003, March). Effective presentation of risk information: The role of graphical representation in health decision making. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT.
Naus, M. J., Baker, S., Adams, J., Robertson, C., & Rehm, L. (2002, April). The psychological well-being of early stage breast cancer survivors. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC.
Naus, M. J., Atkins, M.E., & Baker, S. H. (2002, November). A developmental perspective toward health psychology and behavioral medicine. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Texas Psychological Association, San Antonio, TX.
Morris, M. A., Davis, S. E., Naus, M. J., & Tetrick, L. (2001, April). Cancer survivorship: Implications for the Workplace. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Hughes, D. C., & Naus, M. J. (2001, February). Lymphedema as a barrier to exercise. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Texas American College of Sports Medicine, Ft. Worth, TX.