CASSANDRA E. SIMON, Associate Professor

Degrees:
• B.A., University of New Orleans
• M.S.W., Louisiana State University
• Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington

Field(s) of interest:
Health care disparities; diversity and health care; health care and social work; and diversity, multiculturalism, and anti-oppression

REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS:

Simon, C.E., Crowther, M., & Higgerson, H. (2007). The stage specific role of spiratuality among African American women throughout breast cancer experience. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 13(1), 26-34.

Simon, C. E. (2006). Breast cancer screening, cultural beliefs and diverse populations. Health and Social Work, 31 (1), 36-43.

Simon, C. E., & Green, L. B.(in press). Breast Cancer Screening in Diverse Women: The Holistic Health Belief Framework. American Journal of Health Studies.

Simon, C. E. Pryce, J., Roff, L., & Klemmack, D.(in press). Secondary traumatic stress and oncology social work: Protecting compassion from fatigue and compromising the worker’s worldview. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology.

Roff, L. L., Butkeviciene, R., Simon, C., & Klemmack, D. L. (in press). Levels of death anxiety: A comparison of American and Lithuanian health social service personnel. Manuscript submitted with Death Anxiety.

Simon, C. E ., Bowles, D. D., King, S. W., & Roff, L. L. (2004). Mentoring and coaching African American females in social work education leadership roles. AFFILIA, 19 (2), 134-145.

Watkins, T. R. & Simon, C. (1998). Motivational interviewing: Implications for treatment of African American Substance Abusers. National Social Science Perspectives Journal, 14, (30) 152-158.

Simon, C. , McNeil, J., Franklin, C., & Cooperman, A. (1991). Letters and comments: Author's respond. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 71(9), 436-438.

Simon, C., McNeil, J., Franklin, C., & Cooperman, A. (1991). Families and mental illness: Movement toward a psychoeductional approach. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 7,(6), 323-333

OTHER REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
Simon, C. E. (2005). Teaching for social justice: Moving students toward multiculturalism. Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, 4, 1909-1930.

Simon, C. E. (2005). Cultural relevance and salient variables in breast cancer screening: Explorations in the development of a contemporary framework. Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, 4, 1931-51.

 Simon, C. E. (2004, July). Community health advisor effectiveness and cancer survivorship [Abstract]. In V. L. Shavers, Fagan, P., & Lawrence, D. (Chairs), Conference Notebook of the Minority Investigator Career Development Workshop of the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences of the National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD.

Simon, C. E. (2004). [Review of the book Group psychotherapy for women with breast cancer] . AFFILIA, 19(3), 345-347.

Simon, C . (1997) "Psychoeducation: Contemporary issues." In T.R. Watkins & J.W. Callicutt (Eds.), Mental Health Policy and Practice Today. Thousand Oaks, CA.: Sage Publications, pp. 129-145.