Hematology & Oncology
Division of Hematology and Oncology
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Michelle M. Bishop, Ph.D. Division of Hematology / Oncology Research Assistant Professor Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Department of Behavioral Science and Community Health 1600 SW Archer Road/Box 100277 Gainesville, FL 32610-0277 (352) 273-7832/FAX (352) 392-8530 |
Dr. Bishop is a licensed clinical health psychologist whose research interests lie primarily in the area of cancer survivorship with a particular focus on patients and families who have undergone hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). She has received grant funding from the National Cancer Institute, Florida Breast Cancer Research Initiative, the National Marrow Donor Program, and the Climb for Cancer Foundation. She is a member of the Health Research and Services Administration (HRSA) Advisory Council on Blood Stem Cell Transplantation and a member of the National Marrow Donor Program’s (NMDP) Survivorship Working Group.
Training:
| Degree Program |
Institution | Field/Specialty |
| MA | University of Kansas, Dept. of Psychology | Clinical Psychology (Health & Rehabilitation Specialty) |
| Ph.D. | University of Kansas, Dept. of Psychology | Clinical Psychology (Health & Rehabilitation Specialty) |
| Internship/Fellowship | University of Florida, Dept. of Clinical and Health Psychology | Medical Psychology |
| Post-doctoral Fellowship | University of Florida, Dept. of Medicine | Psycho-oncology |
Academic Interests:
Her major effort is focused on research projects of quality of life, negative changes, and positive growth in long-term survivors of hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT) and their spouse-caregivers, psycho-educational self-care intervention for HCT caregivers, HCT-caregiver needs assessment, and telephone-based expressive writing interventions with patients and caregivers. Additional research interests include health behaviors of survivors and spouses following HCT.
Clinical Interests:
She facilitated a Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Caregiver Education and Support group sponsored by the National Bone Marrow Transplant Link (nBMTLink) as well as created and delivered a Webcast on BMT caregivers for the National Bone Marrow Transplant Link. She has developed and is piloting a BMT cancer caregiver self-care toolkit. This research project is sponsored by the Climb for Cancer Foundation.
Representative Publications:
- Bishop MM, Wingard JR (2004). Thriving after hematopoietic stem cell transplant: a focus on positive changes in quality of life. Expert Rev. Pharmacoeconomics Outcomes Res, 4(1), 111-123.
- Andrykowski MA, Bishop MM, Hahn EA, Cella D, Beaumont JL, Brady M, Horowitz M, Sobocinski K, Rizzo JD, Wingard JR. (2005). Long-term health-related quality of life, growth, and spiritual well-being following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 23(3), 599-608.
- Bishop MM, Wingard JR. (2006). Successful Physician Patient Communication - What Does the Evidence Tell Us? A Commentary. Oncology, 20(1): 77-78.
- Bishop MM, Beaumont JL, Hahn EA, Cella D, Andrykowski MA, Brady MJ, Horowitz MM, Sobocinski KA, Rizzo JD, Wingard, JR (2007). Late effects of cancer and hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation on spouses or partners compared with survivors and survivor-matched controls. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 25(11), 1403-1411.