Bret Shaw
Assistant Professor
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Office: 316 Hiram Smith Hall |
Background | Teaching | Publications | Education
Publications
| DuBenske, L.L., Gustafson, D.H., Shaw, B. & Cleary, J.F. Web-based cancer communication and decision-making systems: connecting patients, caregivers and clinicians for improved health outcomes. Medical Decision Making, in press.
| Kim, J-H., Han, J. Y., Shaw, B., McTavish, F., & Gustafson, D. H. The roles of social support and coping strategies in predicting breast cancer patients’ emotional well-being: Testing mediation and moderation models. Journal of Health Psychology, in press.
| McDowell, H. Kim, E. Shaw, B., Han, J.Y. Gumieny, L. Predictors and effects of training on an online health education and support system for women with breast cancer. Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, in press.
| Spartz, J.T. & Shaw, B. Wisconsin hospice professionals’ attitudes and practices related to disposing of pharmaceutical wastes. Journal of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin, in press.
| Gustafson, D.H., Shaw, B., Isham, A., Baker, T.B., Boyle, M., & Levy, M. Explicating an evidence-based, theoretically informed, mobile technology-based system to improve outcomes for people in recovery for alcohol dependence. Substance Use and Misuse, in press.
| Han, J.Y., Shaw, B., Hawkins, R.P., Pingree, S., McTavish, F. & Gustafson, D. Expressing positive emotions within online support groups by women with breast cancer. Journal of Health Psychology, 13, 1002-1007.
| Han, J.Y., Hawkins, R.P., Shaw, B., Pingree, S., McTavish, F. & Gustafson, D. (2009). Unraveling Uses and Effects of an Interactive Health Communication System. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 53, 112-133.
| Shaw, B.., Han, J.Y., Hawkins, R.P., McTavish, F., Gustafson, D.H. Communicating about self and others within an online support group for women with breast cancer and subsequent outcomes. Journal of Health Psychology, 13, 930-939, 2008.
| Shaw, B., DuBenske, L., Han, J.Y., Cofta-Woerpel, L., Bush, N., Gustafson, D.H., McTavish, F. 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. Journal of Health Communication, 13:389–408, 2008.
| Wise, M., Han. J.Y., Shaw, B., McTavish, F. & Gustafson, D. Effects of using online narrative and didactic information on healthcare participation for breast cancer patients. Patient Education and Counseling, 70, 348-56, 2008.
| van Uden-Kraan, C.F., Drossaert, C.H.C. Taal, E., Shaw, B., Seydel, E.R., & van de Laar. M.A.J.F. Empowering processes and outcomes of participation in online support groups for patients with breast cancer, arthritis and fibromyalgia. Qualitative Health Research, 18, 405-417, 2008.
| Shaw, B., Han, J.Y., Kim, E., Gustafson, D., Hawkins, R.P., Cleary, J., McTavish, F., Pingree, S., Eliason, P., & Lumpkins, C. Effects of prayer and religious expression within computer support groups on women with breast cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 7, 676-87, 2007.
| Shaw, B., Han, J.Y., Baker, T., Witherly, J., Hawkins, R., McTavish, F., Gustafson, D. How women with breast cancer learn using interactive cancer communication systems. Health Education Research, 22, 108-19. 2007.
| Shaw, B., Han, J.Y., Hawkins, R.P., Stewart, J., McTavish, F. & Gustafson, D. Doctor-patient relationship as motivation and outcome: Examining uses of an interactive cancer communication system. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 76, 274-282, 2007.
| Shaw, B., Scheufele, D. & Catalano, S. The role of presence awareness in organizational communication: An exploratory field experiment., S. Behaviour and Information Technology, 26, 377-384, 2007.
| Shaw, B., Hawkins, R., Arora, N., McTavish, F., Pingree, S. & Gustafson, D. An exploratory study of predictors of participation in a computer support group for women with breast cancer. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 24, 18-27, 2006.
| Shaw, B., Hawkins, R.P, McTavish, F., Pingree, S. & Gustafson, D. Effects of insightful disclosure within computer mediated support groups on women with breast cancer. Health Communication, 19, 133-142, 2006.
| Shaw, B., Gustafson, D., Hawkins, R., McTavish, F., McDowell, H., Pingree, S. & Ballard, D. How underserved breast cancer patients use and benefit from eHealth programs: Implications for closing the digital divide. American Behavioral Scientist, 49, 1-12, 2006.
| 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. Use and impact of eHealth system by low-income women with breast cancer. Journal of Health Communication, 10, 195-218, 2005.
| Gustafson, D., Johnson, P., Wertheimer, A., Patton, T., Molfenter, T., Shaw, B. & Owens, B. Development and test of a model to predict adherence to a medical regimen. Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 17: 198-208, 2001.
| Shaw, B., McTavish, F., Hawkins, R.P., Gustafson, D. & Pingree, S. Experiences of women with breast cancer: Exchanging social support over the CHESS computer network. Journal of Health Communication, 5(2):135-149, 2000.



