David Cella

Professor, Medical Social Sciences
Chairperson, Medical Social Sciences
Ralph Seal Paffenbarger Professorship, Medical Social Sciences
Professor, Neurology
Professor, Pediatrics
Professor, Preventive Medicine
Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Health Sciences Integrated PhD Program (HSIP)

Phone312/503-1086
Emaild-cella@northwestern.edu

77214 Citations

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Personal profile

Research Interests

As Chair of an interdisciplinary Department of Medical Social Sciences, I play a leadership role in the development and orchestration of transdisciplinary scientific collaborations. Our department conducts basic and applied social science research to advance the understanding of the mechanisms and measurement of health and disease. I oversee all academic and research programs, financial operations, faculty affairs and program development of the department. In both my capacity as PI on multiple trans-NIH initiatives and as Chair, I play leadership roles in the development and orchestration of transdisciplinary scientific collaborations. As a measurement scientist with expertise in applied health status measurement, I have led the development of numerous item banks and instruments, intended for both normal and clinical populations including paper-and-pencil and computer administered instruments. I was the principal investigator of the trans-NIH NeuroQoL and the PROMIS Statistical Center. In the first cycle of PROMIS (2004-2009), I was PI of the Statistical Coordinating Center (SCC). Currently I am the PI of The National Person-Centered Assessment Resource (PCAR) grant and ECHO PRO CORE grant. A theme of my work has been ensuring that the voice of the patient is reflected in clinical care and clinical research, including areas of high-stakes decision-making such as regulatory review, payer negotiations, and individual clinical care. A major focus of many of these initiatives has been ensuring measurement sensitive to diverse populations including issues of health literacy and health disparities and developmentally-sensitive measurement across the lifespan.

Training Experience

1980	Internship, Loyola University Counseling Center
1982	Internship, Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic
1983	Fellowship, Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic
1986	Fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Loyola University/Stritch School of Medicine

… → 1984

Research interests

Cancer Communications
Health Disparities
Outcome Measures
Patient-Reported Outcomes
Psychological Issues of Patients Dealing with Medical Illness
Psychometrics
Quality of Life

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Grants

1 Not started
27 Active
82 Finished

Using Information Technology to Improve Outcomes for Children Living with Cancer

Bass, M., Cella, D., Garcia, S. F., Lai, J., Peipert, J. D. & Yount, S.

National Cancer Institute

9/20/19 → 8/31/24

Project: Research project

NIH Infant and Toddler Toolbox

Bass, M., Blackwell, C. K., Cella, D., Flynn, R., Gershon, R., Kaat, A. J., Kallen, M. A., Lai, J., Krogh-Jespersen, S., Nowinski, C. J., Shaunfield, S. L., Wakschlag, L. S., Waxman, S. R. & LaForte, E. M.

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

9/20/19 → 9/19/20

Project: Research project

LURN II: Enhanced Characterization of Patients with LUTS Using Biopsychosocial Approaches

Cella, D., Griffith, J. W., Kenton, K. S. & Mueller, M. G.

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

9/11/19 → 8/31/24

Project: Research project

Northwestern University Clinical Outcome Assessment Team (NUCOAT)

Cella, D., Flores, A. M., Gershon, R., Greene, G. J., Griffith, J. W., Lai, J., Nowinski, C. J., Pandolfino, J. E., Peipert, J. D., Phillips, S. M., Shaunfield, S. L. & Taft, T. N.

Food and Drug Administration

9/10/19 → 8/31/24

Project: Research project

Research Output

77214 Citations
789 Article
85 Review article
62 Chapter
19 Comment/debate
34 More

A cohort study of quality of life in partners of young breast cancer survivors compared to partners of healthy controls

Cohee, A., Storey, S., Winger, J. G., Cella, D., Stump, T., Monahan, P. O. & Champion, V. L., Dec 1 2020, In : Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes. 4, 1, 19.