Bret Shaw
Assistant Professor
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Office: 316 Hiram Smith Hall Phone: 608.890.1878 Email: brshaw@wisc.edu |
| Background | Publications | Education |
Publications
“Communicating about self and others within an online support group for women with breast cancer and subsequent outcomes.” Shaw, B.R., Han, J.Y., Hawkins, R.P., McTavish, F., Gustafson, D.H. Journal of Health Psychology, in press.
“Antecedent characteristics of online cancer information seeking behaviors among rural breast cancer patients: An application of the Cognitive-Social Health Information Processing (C-SHIP) model.” Shaw, B.R., DuBenske, L., Han, J.Y., Cofta-Woerpel, L., Bush, N., Gustafson, D.H., McTavish, F. Journal of Health Communication, in press.
“Empowering processes and outcomes of participation in online support groups for patients with breast cancer, arthritis and fibromyalgia.” van Uden-Kraan, C.F., Drossaert, C.H.C. Taal, E., Shaw, B.R., Seydel, E.R., & van de Laar. M.A.J.F. Qualitative Health Research, in press.
“Effects of prayer and religious expression within computer support groups on women with breast cancer.” Shaw, B., Han, J.Y., Kim, E., Gustafson, D., Hawkins, R.P., Cleary, J., McTavish, F., Pingree, S., Eliason, P., & Lumpkins, C. Psycho-Oncology, in press.
“The role of presence awareness in organizational communication: An exploratory field experiment.” Shaw, B., Scheufele, D. & Catalano, S. Behaviour and Information Technology, in press.
“Doctor-patient relationship as motivation and outcome: Examining uses of an interactive cancer communication system.” Shaw, B., Han, J.Y., Hawkins, R.P., Stewart, J., McTavish, F. & Gustafson, D. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 76, 274-282, 2007.
“How women with breast cancer learn using interactive cancer communication systems.” Shaw, B., Han, J.Y., Baker, T., Witherly, J., Hawkins, R., McTavish, F., Gustafson, D. Health Education Research, 22, 108-19. 2007.
“Effects of insightful disclosure within computer mediated support groups on women with breast cancer.” Shaw, B., Hawkins, R.P, McTavish, F., Pingree, S. & Gustafson, D. Health Communication, 19, 133-142, 2006.
“An exploratory study of predictors of participation in a computer support group for women with breast cancer.” Shaw, B., Hawkins, R., Arora, N., McTavish, F., Pingree, S. & Gustafson, D. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 24, 18-27, 2006.
“How underserved breast cancer patients use and benefit from eHealth programs: Implications for closing the digital divide.” Shaw, B., Gustafson, D., Hawkins, R., McTavish, F., McDowell, H., Pingree, S. & Ballard, D. American Behavioral Scientist, 49, 823-834, 2006.
“Use and impact of eHealth system by low-income women with breast cancer.” Gustafson, D.H., McTavish, F.M., Stengle, W., Ballard, D., Hawkins, R., Shaw, B., Jones, E., Julesberg, K., McDowell, H., Chen, W.C., Volrathongchai, K. & Landucci, G. Journal of Health Communication, 10, 195-218, 2005.
“Development and test of a model to predict adherence to a medical regimen.” Gustafson, D., Johnson, P., Wertheimer, A., Patton, T., Molfenter, T., Shaw, B. & Owens, B. Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 17, 198-208, 2001.
“Experiences of women with breast cancer: Exchanging social support over the CHESS computer network.” Shaw, B., McTavish, F., Hawkins, R.P., Gustafson, D. & Pingree, S. Journal of Health Communication, 5(2):135-149, 2000.

