Shelley A. Johns, PsyD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Walther Scholar in Psycho-Oncology
Research Scientist, William M. Tierney Center for Health Services Research, Regenstrief Institute, Inc.
Bio
Dr. Shelley Johns is a board-certified clinical health psychologist and Regenstrief Institute Research Scientist. Her patient-oriented research primarily focuses on testing integrative mind-body interventions to reduce cancer-related fatigue and associated symptoms for post-treatment cancer survivors and improving adaptive coping and quality of life for adults with advanced-stage cancer and their family caregivers.
Dr. Johns has received a Young Investigator Award from the Indiana Clinical Translational Sciences Institute (Indiana CTSI), a Walther Research Scholar Award through the Fairbanks Center for Medical Ethics, and pilot grants from the IUPUI Research in Palliative and End-of-Life Communication and Training, IU Health, and Walther Cancer Foundation. She serves as a member of the IU School of Medicine's Palliative Medicine Fellowship Executive Committee, associate member of the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program, affiliated faculty with the IU Health Fairbanks Center for Medical Ethics, and as an affiliated investigator with the Indiana University School of Medicine Diabetes Translational Research Center.
Expertise
symptom management in post-treatment cancer survivors | health psychology | palliative care research
Year | Degree | Institution |
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1999 | PsyD | Indiana State University |
1996 | MS | Indiana State University |
1993 | BS | Indiana State University |
1987 | BS | Indiana State University |
Active Projects
IU Health. (7/1/20-6/30/22). "Reaching Our Colleagues: A Formative Study to Evaluate Approaches for Enhancing Wellness Among Health Care Providers at IU Health." PI: de Groot. Role: Co-Investigator.
Indiana CTSI. (04/01/20-03/31/22). "Telephone Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention for Caregivers (TACTICs) of Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial." PI: Johns.
R21CA235788, NIH/NCI. (03/13/19-05/31/21). "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Fatigue Interference in Advanced Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients and Caregiver Burden." PI: Mosher. Role: Co-Investigator
R01CA230542, NIH/NCI. (03/08/19-02/28/23). "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Fatigue Interference in Metastatic Breast Cancer." PI: Mosher. Role: Co-Investigator.
Johns SA; Stutz PV; Talib TL; Cohee AA; Beck-Coon KA; Brown LF; Wilhelm LR; Monahan PO; LaPradd ML; Champion VL; Miller KD; Giesler RB; Cancer 2019 Sep 20
Secinti E; Tometich DB; Johns SA; Mosher CE; Clinical psychology review 2019 May 3
Mosher CE; Secinti E; Hirsh AT; Hanna N; Einhorn LH; Jalal SI; Durm G; Champion VL; Johns SA; Journal of pain and symptom management 2019 Jun 28
Johns SA; Beck-Coon K; Stutz PV; Talib TL; Chinh K; Cottingham AH; Schmidt K; Shields C; Stout ME; Stump TE; Monahan PO; Torke AM; Helft PR; The American journal of hospice & palliative care 2019 Aug 4
Secinti E; Rand KL; Johns SA; O'Neil BH; Helft PR; Shahda S; Jalal SI; Mosher CE; Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 2018 Sep 17
Tometich DB; Mosher CE; Hirsh AT; Rand KL; Johns SA; Matthias MS; Outcalt SD; Schneider BP; Mina L; Storniolo AMV; Newton EV; Miller KD; Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 2018 May 7
Cottingham AH; Beck-Coon K; Bernat JK; Helft PR; Schmidt K; Shields CG; Torke AM; Johns SA; Palliative & supportive care 2018 Jun 8
Beck A; Cottingham AH; Stutz PV; Gruber R; Bernat JK; Helft PR; Wilhelm L; Schmidt K; Stout ME; Willard C; Johns SA; Palliative & supportive care 2018 Jul 24
Mosher CE; Secinti E; Li R; Hirsh AT; Bricker J; Miller KD; Schneider B; Storniolo AM; Mina L; Newton EV; Champion VL; Johns SA; Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 2018 Jan 12
Maiko S; Johns SA; Helft PR; Slaven JE; Cottingham AH; Torke AM; Journal of pain and symptom management 2018 Dec 6
Mosher CE; Secinti E; Johns SA; O'Neil BH; Helft PR; Shahda S; Jalal SI; Champion VL; Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation 2017 Jun 10
Von Ah D; Storey S; Tallman E; Nielsen A; Johns SA; Pressler S; Oncology nursing forum 2016 Sep 1
Mosher CE; Tometich DB; Hirsh A; Rand KL; Johns SA; Matthias MS; Outcalt SD; Bricker J; Schneider B; Mina L; Storniolo AM; Newton E; Miller K; Psycho-oncology 2016 Oct 11
Torke AM; Wocial LD; Johns SA; Sachs GA; Callahan CM; Bosslet GT; Slaven JE; Perkins SM; Hickman SE; Montz K; Burke ES; American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses 2016 Nov
Johns SA; Brown LF; Beck-Coon K; Talib TL; Monahan PO; Giesler RB; Tong Y; Wilhelm L; Carpenter JS; Von Ah D; Wagner CD; de Groot M; Schmidt K; Monceski D; Danh M; Alyea JM; Miller KD; Kroenke K; Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 2016 May 17
Mosher CE; Daily S; Tometich D; Matthias MS; Outcalt SD; Hirsh A; Johns SA; Rand K; Schneider B; Mina L; Storniolo AM; Newton E; Miller K; European journal of cancer care 2016 Jul 27
Cohee AA; Stump T; Adams RN; Johns SA; Von Ah D; Zoppi K; Fife B; Monahan PO; Cella D; Champion VL; Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation 2016 Feb 16
Cohee AA; Adams RN; Johns SA; Von Ah D; Zoppi K; Fife B; Monahan PO; Stump T; Cella D; Champion VL; Psycho-oncology 2015 Oct 21
Johns SA; Von Ah D; Brown LF; Beck-Coon K; Talib TL; Alyea JM; Monahan PO; Tong Y; Wilhelm L; Giesler RB; Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice 2015 Nov 19
Bernat JK; Helft PR; Wilhelm LR; Hook NE; Brown LF; Althouse SK; Johns SA; Psycho-oncology 2015 Mar 9
Wagner CD; Johns S; Brown LF; Hanna N; Bigatti SM; The American journal of hospice & palliative care 2015 Mar 9
Kenzik K; Pisu M; Johns SA; Baker T; Oster RA; Kvale E; Fouad MN; Martin MY; Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2015 Mar 20
Johns SA; Brown LF; Beck-Coon K; Monahan PO; Tong Y; Kroenke K; Psycho-oncology 2014 Aug 17
Johns SA; Omega 2013
Kroenke K; Johns SA; Theobald D; Wu J; Tu W; Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 2012 Sep 1
Ziner KW; Sledge GW; Bell CJ; Johns S; Miller KD; Champion VL; Oncology nursing forum 2012 May 1
Johns SA; Kroenke K; Krebs EE; Theobald DE; Wu J; Tu W; Journal of pain and symptom management 2012 Aug 22
Martin MY; Pisu M; Kvale EA; Johns SA; Current pain and headache reports 2012 Aug
Johns SA; Kroenke K; Theobald DE; Wu J; Tu W; The Journal of ambulatory care management 2011 Apr
Carpenter JS; Storniolo AM; Johns S; Monahan PO; Azzouz F; Elam JL; Johnson CS; Shelton RC; The oncologist 2007 Jan
Dr. Johns is a board certified clinical health psychologist who is recognized by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). She was the first in the State of Indiana to achieve this certification and currently is one of eight statewide and one of about 260 across the United States. She is a Licensed Psychologist with the State of Indiana, an endorsed Health Service Provider in Psychology by the Indiana Psychology Board, listed in the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Health Psychology. She is a staff psychologist at Eskanazi Health.
CLINICAL INTERESTS Behavioral Oncology | Assessment/Treatment of Cancer-related Symptoms | Palliative Care | Mindfulness-Based Interventions | Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
HOSPITALS & AFFILIATIONS Physician Group: IU Health Physicians Hospital Privileges: Eskenazi Hospital