Melinda Stolley, PhD

Professor; Associate Director Prevention & Control, Cancer Center

Locations

Hematology and Oncology

Contact Information

mstolley@mcw.edu

Research Interests

Dr. Stolley is a health psychologist with expertise in obesity and cancer survivorship research. Her research focuses on health behaviors and health behavior change with the goal of improving patient-reported and cancer outcomes. She has nearly 20 years of experience developing and testing lifestyle change interventions among children, adults and cancer survivors. An important aspect of this work is her focus on minority and underserved communities, working closely with community organizations to answer relevant research questions. Most recently, she completed a study examining the effects of a weight loss intervention for African-American breast cancer survivors on behavioral, psychosocial and biological outcomes. She also recently published the results of a study that examined the health behaviors of 450 minority adult childhood cancer survivors as compared to non-cancer affected controls. She currently serves as the Associate Director for Population Health for the Medical College of Wisconsin and is a Professor in the Department of Medicine.

A feasibility study of breast cancer genetic risk assessment in a federally qualified health center.

(Hoskins KF, Tejeda S, Vijayasiri G, Chukwudozie IB, Remo MH, Shah HA, Abraham IE, Balay LE, Maga TK, Searles ER, Korah VJ, Biggers A, Stolley MR, Warnecke RB.) Cancer. 2018 Sep 15;124(18):3733-3741.
Community Breast Health Education for Immigrants and Refugees: Lessons Learned in Outreach Efforts to Reduce Cancer Disparities.

(Kamaraju S, Olson J, DeNomie M, Visotcky A, Banerjee A, Asan O, Tavares E, Rao A, LaCroix M, Krause K, Neuner J, Stolley M.) J Cancer Educ. 2018 Aug 09.
Increasing Mammography Uptake Through Academic-Community Partnerships Targeting Immigrant and Refugee Communities in Milwaukee.

(Kamaraju S, DeNomie M, Visotcky A, Banerjee A, Krause K, Tavares E, Rao A, Drew E, Neuner J, Stolley M.) WMJ. 2018 Jun;117(2):55-61.
Repurposing existing medications as cancer therapy: design and feasibility of a randomized pilot investigating propranolol administration in patients receiving hematopoietic cell transplantation.

(Knight JM, Kerswill SA, Hari P, Cole SW, Logan BR, D'Souza A, Shah NN, Horowitz MM, Stolley MR, Sloan EK, Giles KE, Costanzo ES, Hamadani M, Chhabra S, Dhakal B, Rizzo JD.) BMC Cancer. 2018 May 24;18(1):593.
Associations between fiber intake and Body Mass Index (BMI) among African-American women participating in a randomized weight loss and maintenance trial.

(Buscemi J, Pugach O, Springfield S, Jang J, Tussing-Humphreys L, Schiffer L, Stolley MR, Fitzgibbon ML.) Eat Behav. 2018 04;29:48-53.
Review of parental activation interventions for parents of children with special health care needs.

(Mirza M, Krischer A, Stolley M, Magaña S, Martin M.) Child Care Health Dev. 2018 05;44(3):401-426.
Time spent outdoors, activity levels, and chronic disease among American adults.

(Beyer KMM, Szabo A, Hoormann K, Stolley M.) J Behav Med. 2018 Aug;41(4):494-503.
Prevalence and Predictors of Low Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D among Female African-American Breast Cancer Survivors.

(Sheean P, Arroyo C, Woo J, Schiffer L, Stolley M.) J Acad Nutr Diet. 2018 Apr;118(4):568-577.
Weight management and physical activity throughout the cancer care continuum.

(Demark-Wahnefried W, Schmitz KH, Alfano CM, Bail JR, Goodwin PJ, Thomson CA, Bradley DW, Courneya KS, Befort CA, Denlinger CS, Ligibel JA, Dietz WH, Stolley MR, Irwin ML, Bamman MM, Apovian CM, Pinto BM, Wolin KY, Ballard RM, Dannenberg AJ, Eakin EG, Longjohn MM, Raffa SD, Adams-Campbell LL, Buzaglo JS, Nass SJ, Massetti GM, Balogh EP, Kraft ES, Parekh AK, Sanghavi DM, Morris GS, Basen-Engquist K.) CA Cancer J Clin. 2018 01;68(1):64-89.
Context is Key in Addressing Obesity and Lifestyle in Diverse Populations of Cancer Survivors.

(Stolley MR, Beyer K, Gann P, Sheean P.) Obesity (Silver Spring). 2017 11;25 Suppl 2:S25-S26.
Efficacy of a Weight Loss Intervention for African American Breast Cancer Survivors.

(Stolley M, Sheean P, Gerber B, Arroyo C, Schiffer L, Banerjee A, Visotcky A, Fantuzzi G, Strahan D, Matthews L, Dakers R, Carridine-Andrews C, Seligman K, Springfield S, Odoms-Young A, Hong S, Hoskins K, Kaklamani V, Sharp L.) J Clin Oncol. 2017 Aug 20;35(24):2820-2828.
Negative psychological consequences of breast cancer among recently diagnosed ethnically diverse women.

(Tejeda S, Stolley MR, Vijayasiri G, Campbell RT, Estwing Ferrans C, Warnecke RB, Rauscher GH.) Psychooncology. 2017 Dec;26(12):2245-2252.

Melinda Stolley, PhD