Shaffer, Kelly McLean
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
Education
- PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Miami
Contact Information
Telephone: 4349821022
Email: KMS8NR@uvahealth.org
Research Disciplines
Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Psychology, Translational Science
Research Interests
Psycho-oncology and family caregiving
Research Description
Kelly Shaffer is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in psychooncology. The goal of her research is to modernize and expand psychosocial care delivery to medically ill individuals and their families through scalable and effective technology-based interventions.
Research Interests:
◊ developing efficient and personalized digital health programs
◊ increasing female cancer survivors’ access to evidence-based sexual healthcare
◊ increasing family caregivers’ access to psychosocial and behavioral interventions