Dr. Darabos and Shannon were in Chicago, IL this month presenting our work on social networks among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer at the Society for Behavioral Medicine … Read More
Our paper, led by RA Sean McHugh, focused on examining relationships between self-esteem, cancer-related distress, and functional well-being in a sample of young adults with cancer has been published in … Read More
Dr. Darabos presented a poster entitled, Talking about Cancer with your Social Networks: Understanding the Composition of Social Networks within Cancer-Related Discussions at the Society for Affective Science conference earlier this … Read More
Dr. Darabos presented a poster entitled, Longitudinal changes in social network structure and composition among adolescents and young adults with cancer at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Close Relationships … Read More
Conference season and science dissemination is upcoming! Here is where the Social Health Lab will be presenting our work in 2026! Society for Personality and Social Psychology: Chicago, … Read More
Our paper focused on cancer-related illness perceptions and causal attributions has been published in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship. Study Design: In this study we surveyed 69 adolescent and young adults with … Read More
Dr. Darabos has been awarded an Early Career Investigator-Initiated Grant from the American Institute for Cancer Research. Stemming from our prior research on associations between the social and built environment … Read More
Dr. Darabos has received a 5-year Mentored Research Scientist Development Award from the National Cancer Institute. The National Cancer Institute Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) supports early career state … Read More
Our qualitative paper focused on young adult couples coping with cancer has been published in Psycho-Oncology. Study Design: In this study we interviewed 15 young adult couples coping with cancer to … Read More
Dr. Darabos was awarded a Pilot Grant from the New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research (NJCCR). This is a 2-year grant that will use our formative qualitative research to develop … Read More