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Faculty Members:
Chanita Ann Hughes
Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market Street, Ste. 4100
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (215) 746-7144
Fax: (215) 746-7140
Fax: (215) 746-7140
Email:
CHANITA@MAIL.MED.UPENN.EDU
CHANITA@MAIL.MED.UPENN.EDU
Education:
B.A. (Psychology)
Hampton University , 1990.
M.S. (Psychology)
Howard University, 1995.
Ph.D. (Personality Psychology)
Howard University, 1997.
B.A. (Psychology)
Hampton University , 1990.
M.S. (Psychology)
Howard University, 1995.
Ph.D. (Personality Psychology)
Howard University, 1997.
Post-Graduate Training
Postdoctoral Minority Supplement in Cancer Prevention and Control, National Cancer Institute, 1997-2000.
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2003-present.
Permanent linkPostdoctoral Minority Supplement in Cancer Prevention and Control, National Cancer Institute, 1997-2000.
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2003-present.
Selected Publications
Satia, J.A., McRitchie, S., Kupper, L., Halbert, C.H.: Genetic testing for colon cancer among African Americans in North Carolina. Preventive Medicine 43: 51-59, 2006.Halbert, C.H., Armstrong, K., Gandy, O.H., Jr., Shaker, L.: Racial differences in trust in health care providers. Archives of Internal Medicine 166: 869-901, 2006.
Charles, S., Kessler, L., Stopfer, J.E., Domchek, S., Halbert, C.H.: Satisfaction with genetic counseling for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations among African American women. Patient Education and Counseling 63: 196-204, 2006.
Halbert, C.H., Gandy, O.H. Jr., Collier, A., Shaker, L.: Intentions to participate in genetics research among African American smokers. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 15: 150-153, 2006.
Kumanyika, S., Gary, T., Lancaster, K., Samuel-Hodge, C., Banks-Wallace, J., Beech, C., Halbert, C.H., Karanja, N., Odoms-Young, A., Prewitt, E., Whitt-Glover, M.: Setting an obesity research agenda for African American women. Obesity Research 13: 2037-2047, 2005.
Armstrong, K., Halbert, C.H., Asch, D. : Patient preferences can be misleading as explanations for racial disparities in health care. Archives of Internal Medicine 166: 950-954, 2006.
Weathers B, Barg FK, Collier A, Halbert CH: Perceptions of changes in weight among African American breast cancer survivors. Psycho-oncology 15: 174-179, 2006.
Halbert CH, Kessler LJ, Mitchell E: Genetic testing for inherited breast cancer risk in African Americans. Cancer Investigation 23: 285-295, 2005.
Schwartz MD, Lerman C, Brogan B, Peshkin BN, Isaacs C, DeMarco T, Halbert CH, Pennanen M, Finch C: Utilization of BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation testing in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 14: 1003-1007, 2005.
Kessler L, Collier A, Brewster K, Smith C, Weathers B, Wileyto EP, Halbert CH: Attitudes about genetic testing and genetic testing intentions in African American women at increased risk for hereditary breast cancer. Genetics in Medicine 7: 230-238, 2005.
