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Philip I-Fon Chow

Philip I-Fon Chow

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences

Primary Location
PO Box 801075
Department of Psychiatry and NB Sciences
Primary Phone Number

Bio & Overview

Philip Chow, PhD, earned a BA in Psychology from Cornell University. He completed his doctoral studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Clinical and Community Psychology. He completed his predoctoral internship at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. He was a postdoctoral research associate in the Psychology Department at UVA. Dr. Chow joined UVA's Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences in 2007. Dr. Chow specializes in using mobile technology to monitor and alleviate psychological distress. He is particularly interested in how mobile technology can be used to assist cancer patients and their loved ones.

Academic Information

Department
Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences

Primary Education

  • BA, Cornell Universitynull
  • PhD, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaignnull

Research Interests

Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences

Research Disciplines

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences

Selected Publications

2026

Chow, Philip I., Slipetz, Lindley, Daniel, Katharine E., Sun, Siqi, Henry, TeagueSupportive Care in Cancer2026; 34(5):.DOI: 10.1007/S00520-026-10706-X 
 
Shaffer, Kelly M., Daniel, Katharine E., Chow, Philip I., Ingersoll, Karen, Ritterband, Lee M.Internet Interventions2026; 44: 100932.DOI: 10.1016/J.INVENT.2026.100932 
 
Daniel, Katharine E., Collins, Amanda C., Greene, Kirsten L., Shaffer, Kelly M., Chow, Philip I. Psycho-Oncology2026; 35(7):.DOI: 10.1002/PON.70531 

2025

Tsai, Jeanne L., Chen, Daniel S., Yang, Angela M., Cachia, Julie Y. A., Blevins, Elizabeth, Ko, Michael, Mathur, Maya B., Aragón, Oriana R., Arens, Elisabeth A., Bencharit, Lucy Z., Chen, Stephen H., Chen, Ying-Chun, Chentsova Dutton, Yulia, Cheung, Benjamin Y., Chim, Louise, Chow, Philip I., Clobert, Magali, Costello, Arezou M., de Almeida, Igor, Ditzfeld, Christopher P., Doan, Stacey N., Floerke, Victoria A., Ford, Brett Q., Fung, Helene H., Gentzler, Amy L., Harmon-Jones, Eddie, Heine, Steven J., Isaacowitz, Derek M., Ito, Eiji, Jiang, Da, Kashima, Emiko S., Koopmann-Holm, Birgit, Kraus, Brian T., Lai, Jocelyn, Lee, Austyn T., Li, Lilian Y., Löckenhoff, Corinna E., Luong, Gloria, Mannell, Bradley C., Millgram, Yael, Mizrahi Lakan, Shir, Oosterhoff, Benjamin, Painter, Janelle, Park, BoKyung, Palmer, Cara A., Parker, Suzanne C., Peruel, William, Ruby, Matthew B., Salvador, Cristina E., Samanez-Larkin, Gregory R., Sands, Molly, Saroglou, Vassilis, Severin, Marine I., Shim, Yoonji, Swerdlow, Benjamin A., Tamir, Maya, Thompson, Renee J., Uchida, Yukiko, Yi, Chit Yuen, Yu, Chen-Wei, Zhou, XiaoyuPsychological Bulletin2025; 151(12): 1486 - 1524.DOI: 10.1037/BUL0000499 
 
Chow, Philip I, Smith, Jessica, Saini, Ravjot, Frederick, Christina, Clark, Connie, Ritterband, Maxwell, Halbert, Jennifer P, Cheney, Kathryn, Daniel, Katharine E, Ingersoll, Karen SJMIR Human Factors2025; 12: e69873 - e69873.DOI: 10.2196/69873
 
Ritterband, Lee M., Shaffer, Kelly M., Thorndike, Frances P., Chow, Philip I., Gonder-Frederick, Linda, Ingersoll, Karen S., Cohn, Wendy F., Frederick, Christina, MacDonnell, Kirsten, Glazer, Jillian V., Mattos, Meghan K., Hilgart, Michelle M., Quigg, Mark S., Bashir, Mudhasir, Morin, Charles M.npj Digital Medicine2025; 8(1):.DOI: 10.1038/S41746-025-01847-0 
 
Guan, Yufan, Anderson, Roger T., Gururaj, Supraja, Cohn, Wendy F., Chow, Philip I-Fon, Fuemmeler, Bernard F., Bear, Harry D., Zhao, Hua, Shen, JieJAMA Network Open2025; 8(8): e2528019.DOI: 10.1001/JAMANETWORKOPEN.2025.28019 
 
Kirkpatrick, Brittany M., Brock, Donna-Jean P., Reid, Annie L., Porter, Kathleen J., Markwalter, Theresa H., You, Wen, Chow, Philip I., Ritterband, Lee, Zoellner, JamieJournal of Nutritional Science2025; 14:.DOI: 10.1017/JNS.2025.10057 
 
Daniel, Katharine E, Kinchen, James W, Chang, Angela, Finan, Patrick H, Chow, Philip I JMIR mhealth and uhealth2025; 13: e69244.DOI: 10.2196/69244 
 
Reid, Annie, You, Wen, Markwalter, Theresa, Porter, Kathleen, Brock, Donna-Jean, Chow, Philip, Ritterband, Lee, Zoellner, JamiePreventing Chronic Disease2025; 22:.DOI: 10.5888/PCD22.240520 
 
Shaffer, Kelly M., Daniel, Katharine E., Wiseman, Kara P., Ritterband, Lee M., Mohr, David C., Cohn, Wendy, Showalter, Shayna L., Chow, Philip I. Cancer2025; 131(19):.DOI: 10.1002/CNCR.70093 

2024

Shaffer, Kelly M., Glazer, Jillian V., Chow, Philip I., Ingersoll, Karen S., Ritterband, Lee M.Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice2024; 6(2):.DOI: 10.1097/OR9.0000000000000129 
 
Chow, Philip I., Cohn, Wendy F., Finan, Patrick H., Eton, David T., Anderson, Roger T.Supportive Care in Cancer2024; 32(3):.DOI: 10.1007/S00520-024-08391-9 
 
Zoellner, Jamie M., You, Wen, Porter, Kathleen, Kirkpatrick, Brittany, Reid, Annie, Brock, Donna, Chow, Phillip, Ritterband, LeeInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity2024; 21(1):.DOI: 10.1186/S12966-024-01594-7 
 
Ellis, Jennifer D., Samiei, Shahin, Neupane, Sameer, DuPont, Caitlin, McGill, Lakeya, Chow, Philip, Lanzkron, Sophie, Haythornthwaite, Jennifer, Campbell, Claudia M., Kumar, Santosh, Finan, Patrick H.Journal of Pain2024; 25(7): 104477.DOI: 10.1016/J.JPAIN.2024.01.342 
 

2023

You, Wen, Pilehvari, Asal, Shi, Ruoding, Cohn, Wendy, Sheffield, Christina, Chow, Philip I-Fon, Krukowski, Becca Anne, Anderson, RogerCancer Medicine2023; 12(24): 22263 - 22277.DOI: 10.1002/CAM4.6731 
 
Chow, Philip I., Berenbaum, Howard, Boden, Matthew T., Flores, Luis E.Motivation and Emotion2023; 47(3): 333 - 346.DOI: 10.1007/S11031-022-10002-1 
 
Ladis, Ilana, Toner, Emma R., Daros, Alexander R., Daniel, Katharine E., Boukhechba, Mehdi, Chow, Philip I., Barnes, Laura E., Teachman, Bethany A., Ford, Brett Q.Affective Science2023; 4(2): 248 - 259.DOI: 10.1007/S42761-022-00166-X 
 
Daniel, Katharine E., Glazer, Jillian V., Le, Tri, Reilley, Matthew J., Jameson, Mark J., Chow, Philip I., Ritterband, Lee M., Shaffer, Kelly M.Supportive Care in Cancer2023; 31(9):.DOI: 10.1007/S00520-023-08006-9 
 
Chow, Philip I., Sheffield, Christina, Cohn, Wendy F.Contemporary Clinical Trials2023; 131: 107245.DOI: 10.1016/J.CCT.2023.107245 
 
Chow, Philip I., Roller, Devin G., Boukhechba, Mehdi, Shaffer, Kelly M., Ritterband, Lee M., Reilley, Matthew J., Le, Tri M., Kunk, Paul R., Bauer, Todd W., Gioeli, Daniel G.Internet Interventions2023; 34: 100644.DOI: 10.1016/J.INVENT.2023.100644 
 
Brock, Donna-Jean P., Porter, Kathleen J., Zoellner, Jamie M., Chow, Philip I., Ritterband, Lee M., Tate, Deborah F., Yuhas, MaryamNutrients2023; 15(8): 1957.DOI: 10.3390/NU15081957 
 
Yuhas, Maryam, Brock, Donna-Jean P, Ritterband, Lee M, Chow, Philip I, Porter, Kathleen J, Zoellner, Jamie MDigital Health2023; 9:.DOI: 10.1177/20552076231160324 

2022

Ritterband, L., Shaffer, K., Thorndike, F., Ingersoll, K., Cohn, W., Chow, P., Frederick, C., MacDonnell, K., Glazer, J., Heath, G., Le, N., Finkelstein, E., Gonder-Frederick, L., Quigg, M., Bashir, M., Morin, C.Sleep Medicine2022; 100((Supp.)): S108 - S109.DOI: 10.1016/J.SLEEP.2022.05.301 
 
Shaffer, Kelly M., Smith, Jessica G., Glazer, Jillian V., Camacho, Fabian, Chow, Philip I., Mattos, Meghan, Ingersoll, Karen, Ritterband, Lee M.Journal of Behavioral Medicine2022; 45(5): 728 - 738.DOI: 10.1007/S10865-022-00353-Y
 
Baglione, Anna N, Cai, Lihua, Bahrini, Aram, Posey, Isabella, Boukhechba, Mehdi, Chow, Philip IJMIR Medical Informatics2022; 10(6): e30712.DOI: 10.2196/30712 
 
Ladis, Ilana, Daros, Alexander R., Boukhechba, Mehdi, Daniel, Katharine E., Chow, Philip I., Beltzer, Miranda L., Barnes, Laura E., Teachman, Bethany A.Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology2022; 41(4): 326 - 364.DOI: 10.1521/JSCP.2022.41.4.326 
 

2021

Le, Tri, Reilley, Matthew J., Jameson, Mark J., Glazer, Jillian V., Shaffer, Kelly M., Chow, Philip I., Ritterband, Lee M.Psycho-Oncology2021; 30(5): 756 - 764.DOI: 10.1002/PON.5627 
 
Dong, Guimin, Boukhechba, Mehdi, Shaffer, Kelly M., Ritterband, Lee M., Gioeli, Daniel G., Reilley, Matthew J., Le, Tri M., Kunk, Paul R., Bauer, Todd W., Chow, Philip I.  Journal of Healthcare Informatics Research2021; 5(4): 401 - 419.DOI: 10.1007/S41666-021-00098-4 

2020

Bremer, V, Chow, P, Funk, B, Thorndike, F, Ritterband, LSLEEP2020; 43(Supplement_1): A460 - A460.DOI: 10.1093/SLEEP/ZSAA056.1198 
 
Chow, Philip I, Drago, Fabrizio, Kennedy, Erin M, Cohn, Wendy FJMIR Cancer2020; 6(1): e15750.DOI: 10.2196/15750 
 
Cai, Lihua, Boukhechba, Mehdi, Gerber, Matthew S., Barnes, Laura E., Showalter, Shayna L., Cohn, Wendy F., Chow, Philip I. Smart Health2020; 15: 100086.DOI: 10.1016/J.SMHL.2019.100086 
 
Bremer, Vincent, Chow, Philip I, Funk, Burkhardt, Thorndike, Frances P, Ritterband, Lee MJournal of Medical Internet Research2020; 22(10): e17738.DOI: 10.2196/17738 
 
Chow, Philip I JMIR mhealth and uhealth2020; 8(4): e15561.DOI: 10.2196/15561 
 
Shaffer, Kelly M., Camacho, Fabian, Lord, Holly R., Chow, Philip I., Palermo, Tonya, Law, Emily, Thorndike, Frances P., Ingersoll, Karen S., Ritterband, Lee M.Journal of Behavioral Medicine2020; 43(3): 503 - 510.DOI: 10.1007/S10865-019-00065-W 
 
Chow, Philip I., Shaffer, Kelly M., Lohman, Matthew C., LeBaron, Virginia T., Fortuna, Karen L., Ritterband, Lee M.Aging and Mental Health2020; 24(8): 1237 - 1245.DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2019.1594158 
 
Gupta, Alisha, Ocker, Gabrielle, Chow, Philip I Clinical Trials2020; 17(6): 675 - 683.DOI: 10.1177/1740774520939247 
 
Daros, Alexander R., Daniel, Katharine E., Boukhechba, Mehdi, Chow, Philip I., Barnes, Laura E., Teachman, Bethany A.Cognition and Emotion2020; 34(4): 743 - 755.DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2019.1681364 
 
Floryan, Mark, Chow, Philip I, Schueller, Stephen M, Ritterband, Lee MJournal of Medical Internet Research2020; 22(6): e16506.DOI: 10.2196/16506 
 
Chow, Philip I, Showalter, Shayna L, Gerber, Matthew, Kennedy, Erin M, Brenin, David, Mohr, David C, Lattie, Emily G, Gupta, Alisha, Ocker, Gabrielle, Cohn, Wendy FJMIR Cancer2020; 6(1): e16476.DOI: 10.2196/16476 

2019

Chow, Philip I., Gonzalez, Brian D., Ingersoll, Karen S., Thorndike, Frances P., Shaffer, Kelly M., Camacho, Fabian, Perlis, Michael L., Ritterband, Lee M.Internet Interventions2019; 18: 100294.DOI: 10.1016/J.INVENT.2019.100294 
 
Chow, Philip I., Chambers, Nicole, Cohn, Wendy F., Drago, Fabrizio, Kennedy, Erin M., Sheffield, ChristinaPsycho-Oncology2019; 28(9): 1887 - 1893.DOI: 10.1002/PON.5168 
 
Glenn, Jeffrey J., Chow, Philip I., Teachman, Bethany A.Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology2019; 38(3): 245 - 275.DOI: 10.1521/JSCP.2019.38.2.245 
 
Daros, Alexander R., Daniel, Katharine E., Meyer, M. Joseph, Chow, Philip I., Barnes, Laura E., Teachman, Bethany A.Motivation and Emotion2019; 43(5): 844 - 855.DOI: 10.1007/S11031-019-09773-X 
 
Zoellner, Jamie M., Porter, Kathleen J., You, Wen, Chow, Phillip I., Ritterband, Lee M., Yuhas, Maryam, Loyd, Annie, McCormick, Brittany A., Brock, Donna-Jean P.Contemporary Clinical Trials2019; 83: 64 - 80.DOI: 10.1016/J.CCT.2019.06.011 
 
Fortuna, Karen L., Brooks, Jessica M., Umucu, Emre, Walker, Robert, Chow, Phillip I. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science2019; 4(2): 152 - 161.DOI: 10.1007/S41347-019-00105-X 
 
Floryan, Mark R, Ritterband, Lee M, Chow, Philip I Translational Behavioral Medicine2019; 9(6): 1131 - 1138.DOI: 10.1093/TBM/IBZ041 
 
Thuman, Jenna M, McMahon, Heather, Chow, Philip, Gerber, Matthew, Dassoulas, Kasandra, Barnes, Laura, Campbell, Chris APlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open2019; 7(10): e2503.DOI: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000002503 
 
Shaffer, Kelly, Ingersoll, Karen, Chow, Philip, Ritterband, Lee, Thorndike, Frances, Bailey, Elaine, Shepard, JaclynPsycho-Oncology2019; 28(9): 1934 - 1937.DOI: 10.1002/PON.5180 
 
Gong, Jiaqi, Huang, Yu, Chow, Philip I., Fua, Karl, Gerber, Matthew S., Teachman, Bethany A., Barnes, Laura E.Information Fusion2019; 49: 57 - 68.DOI: 10.1016/J.INFFUS.2018.09.002 
 
Chow, Philip I, Showalter, Shayna L, Gerber, Matthew S, Kennedy, Erin, Brenin, David R, Schroen, Anneke T, Mohr, David C, Lattie, Emily G, Cohn, Wendy FJMIR Research Protocols2019; 8(1): e11452.DOI: 10.2196/11452 

2018

Berenbaum, Howard, Chow, Philip I., Flores, Luis E., Schoenleber, Michelle, Thompson, Renee J., Most, Steven B.Journal of Experimental Psychopathology2018; 9(1):.DOI: 10.1177/2043808718778965 
 
Naslund, John A., Chow, Philip, Lohman, Matthew C., Fortuna, Karen L., Storm, Marianne, Aschbrenner, Kelly A., Bartels, Stephen J.The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease2018; 206(11): 875 - 881.DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000896 
 
Chow, Philip I., Ingersoll, Karen S., Thorndike, Frances P., Lord, Holly R., Gonder-Frederick, Linda, Morin, Charles M., Ritterband, Lee M.Sleep Medicine2018; 47: 77 - 85.DOI: 10.1016/J.SLEEP.2017.11.1140 
 
Chow, Philip I., Portnow, Sam, Zhang, Diheng, Salemink, Elske, Wiers, Reinout W., Teachman, Bethany A.Anxiety, Stress and Coping2018; 31(6): 669 - 685.DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2018.1521958 
 
Boukhechba, Mehdi, Daros, Alexander R., Fua, Karl, Chow, Philip I., Teachman, Bethany A., Barnes, Laura E.Smart Health2018; 9-10: 192 - 203.DOI: 10.1016/J.SMHL.2018.07.005 
 
Chow, Philip I., Gorlin, Eugenia I., Beadel, Jessica R., Thomas, Sarah, Vrana, Scott, Roberson-Nay, Roxann, Teachman, Bethany A.Mindfulness2018; 9(3): 925 - 938.DOI: 10.1007/S12671-017-0832-9 
 
Geyer, Emily C., Fua, Karl C., Daniel, Katharine E., Chow, Philip I., Bonelli, Wes, Huang, Yu, Barnes, Laura E., Teachman, Bethany A.Behavior Therapy2018; 49(6): 866 - 880.DOI: 10.1016/J.BETH.2018.07.009 
 
Shaffer, Kelly M, Chow, Philip I, Cohn, Wendy F, Ingersoll, Karen S, Ritterband, Lee MJMIR Aging2018; 1(2): e11051.DOI: 10.2196/11051 
 
Boukhechba, Mehdi, Chow, Philip, Fua, Karl, Teachman, Bethany A, Barnes, Laura EJMIR Mental Health2018; 5(3): e10101.DOI: 10.2196/10101 

2017

Roberts, Brent W., Luo, Jing, Briley, Daniel A., Chow, Philip I., Su, Rong, Hill, Patrick L.Psychological Bulletin2017; 143(2): 117 - 141.DOI: 10.1037/BUL0000088 
 
Chow, Philip I., Lord, Holly R., MacDonnell, Kirsten, Ritterband, Lee M., Ingersoll, Karen S.Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment2017; 82: 7 - 11.DOI: 10.1016/J.JSAT.2017.08.004 
 
Chow, Philip I., Berenbaum, Howard, Wang, ChunEuropean Journal of Psychological Assessment2017; 33(5): 365 - 376.DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759/A000288 
 
Chow, Philip I., Wagner, Jenny, Lüdtke, Oliver, Trautwein, Ulrich, Roberts, Brent W.Journal of Research in Personality2017; 68: 88 - 95.DOI: 10.1016/J.JRP.2017.02.002
 
Chow, Philip I, Fua, Karl, Huang, Yu, Bonelli, Wesley, Xiong, Haoyi, Barnes, Laura E, Teachman, Bethany AJournal of Medical Internet Research2017; 19(3): e62.DOI: 10.2196/JMIR.6820 

2016

Berenbaum, Howard, Chow, Philip I., Schoenleber, Michelle, Flores, Luis E.Personality and Individual Differences2016; 101: 400 - 406.DOI: 10.1016/J.PAID.2016.06.023 
 
Chow, Philip I., Berenbaum, HowardCognition and Emotion2016; 30(4): 797 - 806.DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2015.1022511 

2015

Chow, Philip I., Berenbaum, Howard, Flores, Luis E.Cognition and Emotion2015; 29(7): 1224 - 1238.DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2014.975678
 

2014

Chow, Philip I., Roberts, Brent W.Journal of Research in Personality2014; 51: 38 - 46.DOI: 10.1016/J.JRP.2014.04.007 
 
Miller, Peggy J, Gutiérrez, Isabel T, Chow, Philip I, Schein, Stevie SMonographs of the Society for Research in Child Development2014; 79(1): 19 - 42.DOI: 10.1111/MONO.12077 
 
Schoenleber, Michelle, Chow, Philip I., Berenbaum, HowardBritish Journal of Clinical Psychology2014; 53(3): 299 - 314.DOI: 10.1111/BJC.12047 

2013

Huang, Shanshan, Berenbaum, Howard, Chow, Philip I. Personality and Individual Differences2013; 54(8): 894 - 898.DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2012.12.025 
 
Chow, Philip I., Berenbaum, Howard, Flores, Luis E.Motivation and Emotion2013; 37(4): 758 - 764.DOI: 10.1007/S11031-013-9357-2 
 
Berenbaum, Howard, Chow, Philip I., Schoenleber, Michelle, Flores, Luis E.Journal of Positive Psychology2013; 8(2): 140 - 143.DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2013.772221 
 
Chow, Philip I., Berenbaum, Howard, Flores, Luis E.Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology2013; 32(8): 859 - 877.DOI: 10.1521/JSCP.2013.32.8.859 

2012

Chow, Philip I., Berenbaum, HowardCultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology2012; 18(1): 55 - 63.DOI: 10.1037/a0026711