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Dr. Yanez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Social Sciences and a member of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She received her undergraduate degree from New York University and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles. Broadly, Dr. Yanez’s focus is in the area of cancer control and survivorship. Her work bridges behavioral medicine, health equity, and precision medicine to research improvements in the patient-centered and clinical outcomes of individuals diagnosed with cancer. Her research program is characterized by work focused on three major public health problems facing cancer patients and survivors: (a) adherence to cancer treatments; (b) outcomes among racial/ethnic minority cancer survivors; and (c) reach and scalability of evidence-based interventions for oncology patients that can be delivered via technology platforms. An emerging area of her work involves patient-centered precision oncology. Her ongoing work in this area aims to develop a patient-centered intervention that is feasible, scalable and embedded within a healthcare delivery system for patients receiving individualized cancer treatment based on genomic profiling.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Clinical Psychology, PhD, University of California at Los Angeles
… → 2011
Research interests keywords
- Behavioral Medicine
- Cancer Survivorship
- Health Disparities
- Patient-Reported Outcomes
- Psychological Issues of Patients Dealing with Medical Illness
- Quality of Life
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Scalable TELeheaLth Cancer CARe: The STELLAR Program to Treat Cancer Risk Behaviors
Spring, B., Spring, B., Garcia, S. F., Garcia, S. F., Hitsman, B. L., Hitsman, B. L., Phillips, S. M., Phillips, S. M., Alshurafa, N., Alshurafa, N., Bilimoria, K. Y., Carroll, A. J., Carroll, A. J., Cella, D., Cella, D., Holmes, K., Holmes, K., Jacobs, M., Jacobs, M., Jordan, N., Jordan, N., Kircher, S. M., Kircher, S. M., Kocherginsky, M., Kocherginsky, M., Liebovitz, D. M., Liebovitz, D. M., Mohindra, N. A., Mohindra, N. A., O'Brien, M. J., O'Brien, M. J., Persell, S. D., Persell, S. D., Pfammatter, A. F., Pfammatter, A. F., Scherr, C. E. L., Scherr, C. E. L., Wehbe, F., Wehbe, F., Yanez, B. R. & Yanez, B. R.
8/1/22 → 7/31/27
Project: Research project
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Pragmatic Trial-Project 1
Garcia, S. F., Hitsman, B. L., Phillips, S. M., Spring, B., Spring, B., Cella, D., Jacobs, M., Jordan, N. & Yanez, B. R.
8/1/22 → 7/31/27
Project: Research project
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Technology Facilitated Behavioral Intervention for Depression among Diverse Patients in Ambulatory Oncology
Yanez, B. R., Yanez, B. R., Bass, M., Bass, M., Cella, D., Cella, D., Garcia, S. F., Garcia, S. F., Kircher, S. M., Kircher, S. M., Scholtens, D. M., Scholtens, D. M., Smith, J. D. & Smith, J. D.
3/1/21 → 2/28/26
Project: Research project
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Comorbidity burden and health-related quality of life in men with advanced prostate cancer
Benzo, R. M., Moreno, P. I., Fox, R. S., Silvera, C. A., Walsh, E. A., Yanez, B., Balise, R. R., Oswald, L. B. & Penedo, F., Aug 2023, In: Supportive Care in Cancer. 31, 8, 496.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effectiveness and implementation of an electronic health record-integrated digital health intervention for managing depressive symptoms in ambulatory oncology: The my well-being guide study rationale and protocol
Yanez, B., Czech, K. A., Buitrago, D., Smith, J. D., Schueller, S. M., Taub, C. J., Kircher, S., Garcia, S. F., Bass, M. B., Mercer, A. M., Silvera, C. A., Scholtens, D., Peipert, J. D., Psihogios, A. M., Duffecy, J., Cella, D., Antoni, M. H. & Penedo, F., Apr 2023, In: Contemporary Clinical Trials. 127, 107121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementation and evaluation of an expanded electronic health record-integrated bilingual electronic symptom management program across a multi-site Comprehensive Cancer Center: The NU IMPACT protocol
Cella, D., Garcia, S. F., Cahue, S., Smith, J. D., Yanez, B., Scholtens, D., Lancki, N., Bass, M., Kircher, S., Flores, A. M., Jensen, R. E., Smith, A. W. & Penedo, F. J., May 2023, In: Contemporary Clinical Trials. 128, 107171.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Marital status and perceived stress in men with advanced prostate cancer: A randomized-controlled trial of cognitive behavioral stress management
Walsh, E. A., Boland, C. L., Popok, P. J., Pedreira, P. B., Fox, R. S., Moreno, P. I., Yanez, B. & Penedo, F., Apr 2023, In: Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 167, 111198.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pain, cancer-related distress, and physical and functional well-being among men with advanced prostate cancer
Walsh, E. A., Pedreira, P. B., Moreno, P. I., Popok, P. J., Fox, R. S., Yanez, B., Antoni, M. H. & Penedo, F. J., Jan 2023, In: Supportive Care in Cancer. 31, 1, 28.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review