Psycho-Oncology Lab
We at the Hunter Psycho-Oncology Lab are interested in improving quality of life and quality of care outcomes for childhood, adolescent, and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors.
Learn MoreWe at the Hunter Psycho-Oncology Lab are interested in improving quality of life and quality of care outcomes for childhood, adolescent, and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors.
Learn MoreDr. Jennifer Ford's primary research focus has been to improve quality of life (QOL) and quality of care outcomes for pediatric, adolescent, and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors. Her research efforts have focused on psychosocial and behavioral aspects of pediatric and AYA cancer survivorship. Her research areas have included studies of psychosexual functioning and fertility, quality of life and psychosocial outcomes, health behaviors, survivorship clinic attendance, as well as risk-based surveillance. She has also conducted behavioral interventions, including those that utilize technology to provide distance-delivered health and behavioral interventions.
This project will test the efficacy of the Roadmap to Parenthood software, an interactive web-based decision aid and planning tool for family building after cancer for young adult female survivors (18-45 years old; assigned female at birth) who completed gonadotoxic cancer treatment.
This is a partnership between Temple University/Fox Chase cancer Center and Hunter College and is designed to promote inclusive excellence and break systemic barriers to close gaps in cancer health disparities research, education, community outreach and engagement, and achieve infrastructure capacity building.
This project is designed to increase the number of underrepresented minorities completing PhDs in the biomedical sciences by providing academic and professional support for undergraduate students.
The aim of this study is to understand and examine the interrelationships between sexual functioning, sexual relationships, sexual self-concept, and self-esteem among young adult sexual and gender minority (SGM) cancer survivors.
This study is focused on developing an interactive, web-based decision aid and planning tool for young adult female cancer survivors preparing for future family-building after treatment.
This large survey study seeks to investigate how YA cancer survivors may shape their identity as a “cancer survivor” following cancer, and whether emotions such as shame, pride, embarrassment or guilt about the aftereffects of cancer affect their functioning in social relationships. Further, it aims to investigate how thoughts and emotions about one’s future (future-oriented thought and emotion) may contribute to feelings of social isolation.
This mixed-methods study seeks to investigate how YA cancer survivors may shape their identity as a “cancer survivor” following cancer, and whether emotions such as shame, pride, embarrassment or guilt about the aftereffects of cancer affect their functioning in social relationships. Further, it aims to investigate how thoughts and emotions about one’s future (future-oriented thought and emotion) may contribute to feelings of social isolation.
This study will explore experiences with oncofertility survivorship care, focused on desire for family-building, culture and acculturation, stigma and impact of cancer among Black and Latina female young adult cancer survivors. This project was (partially) supported by TUFCCC/HC Regional Comprehensive Cancer Health Disparity Partnership, Award Number U54 CA221704(5) from the National Cancer Institute of National Institutes of Health (NCI/NIH). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NCI/NIH.
The purpose of this study was to investigate outcomes among childhood cancer survivors who attend survivorship clinic visits and whether these visits impact knowledge, psychosocial adjustment and subsequent health behaviors, compared to those who do not attend.
The goal of this study was to examine a theoretically-driven model of adolescent cancer survivors’ health-protective and health-damaging behaviors.
This large survey study seeks to investigate how YA cancer survivors may shape their identity as a “cancer survivor” following cancer, and whether emotions such as shame, pride, embarrassment or guilt about the aftereffects of cancer affect their functioning in social relationships. Further, it aims to investigate how thoughts and emotions about one’s future (future-oriented thought and emotion) may contribute to feelings of social isolation.
This mixed-methods study seeks to investigate how YA cancer survivors may shape their identity as a “cancer survivor” following cancer, and whether emotions such as shame, pride, embarrassment or guilt about the aftereffects of cancer affect their functioning in social relationships. Further, it aims to investigate how thoughts and emotions about one’s future (future-oriented thought and emotion) may contribute to feelings of social isolation.
This study will explore experiences with oncofertility survivorship care, focused on desire for family-building, culture and acculturation, stigma and impact of cancer among Black and Latina female young adult cancer survivors. This project was (partially) supported by TUFCCC/HC Regional Comprehensive Cancer Health Disparity Partnership, Award Number U54 CA221704(5) from the National Cancer Institute of National Institutes of Health (NCI/NIH). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NCI/NIH.
The purpose of this study was to investigate outcomes among childhood cancer survivors who attend survivorship clinic visits and whether these visits impact knowledge, psychosocial adjustment and subsequent health behaviors, compared to those who do not attend.
The goal of this study was to examine a theoretically-driven model of adolescent cancer survivors’ health-protective and health-damaging behaviors.
We are excited to welcome 3 new undergraduate research assistants to our lab! Annabel Savarese, Bryan Cheng, and Melany Guzman….
January 24, 2024
Our lab manager, Alyssa Ciniglio, got to share information about our lab and current studies at Stupid Cancer’s 2023 Cancer…
August 24, 2023
The Hunter Psycho-Oncology lab all gathered together in the lab to celebrate everyone’s hard work this year! We are so…
May 10, 2023
Our seniors presented their honors theses at the 51st Annual Psychology Convention at Hunter College. We are so proud of…
May 8, 2023
We are so proud of our current doctoral students and Hunter Psycho-Oncology lab alums who presented their research at the…
May 8, 2023
We are so pleased to welcome 4 new undergraduate research assistants to our lab! Ashely Ferreira, Jason Amadio, Kate Scotchie,…
January 23, 2023
We are so pleased to welcome two new undergraduate research assistants to our lab! Ariel Trevett and Chloe Chong. We…
September 20, 2022
Our wonderful research assistants and doctoral students gathered in the conference room for our weekly lab meetings!
September 15, 2022
We are so excited to share some photos of the newly completed Psycho-Oncology Lab at CUNY Hunter College. We are…
September 13, 2022
We are so pleased to welcome two new members to our lab! Doctoral student Carly Miron and Master’s student Tal…
September 2, 2022
Dr. Ford’s Psycho-Oncology lab all gathered together at Central Park to celebrate everyone’s hard work this year between undergraduates completing…
May 25, 2022
Lab Honors Student Posters Tishmattie Gopal Imani Goins Elizabeth M. Ray Diana Kaziyev Alyssa Ciniglio Zobaida Maria
May 9, 2022
Targeted Social Media Recruitment as a Method of Sample Diversification Thinking and Feeling the Future in Young Adult Cancer Survivorship…
April 28, 2022
Please join us in congratulating Zeba Ahmad on her Cancer Health Disparities Pilot Research Program grant under the U54 TUFCCC/HC…
July 8, 2020
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Jennifer Ford and the Psycho-Oncology Lab has been awarded a PSC-CUNY Research Award…
April 18, 2020
We are thrilled to announce that Zeba Ahmad, a fourth-year student in the Psycho-Oncology Lab, has also been awarded the…
April 18, 2020
We are pleased to announce that Zeba Ahmad, a fourth-year doctoral student in the Psycho-Oncology Lab and the Health Psychology…
March 30, 2020
