Heidi Hamann, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department: Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Science - Biostatistics

Biography

Dr. Hamann joined UT Southwestern as an Assistant Professor in Summer 2009. She has a primary appointment in the Department of Psychiatry (Division of Psychology) and a secondary appointment in the Department of Clinical Sciences.

Dr. Hamann received her MS in Human Genetics (Genetic Counseling) from the University of Michigan and her PhD in Psychology (speciality in Clinical Health) from the University of Utah.

Prior to joining UT Southwestern, Dr. Hamann was a faculty member at Washington State University and a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pittsburgh.

Education

Undergraduate Stanford University (1994), Biology
Graduate School University of Michigan-ann Arbor (1996), Genetics
Graduate School University of Utah (2002), Psychology

Research Interests

  • Cancer Genetics
  • Lung Cancer
  • Psychosocial Oncology

Publications

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Uncertainty during the transition from cancer patient to survivor.

Garofalo JP, Choppala S, Hamann HA, Gjerde J Cancer Nurs 2009 Jul-Aug 32 4 E8-E14

Interpersonal responses among sibling dyads tested for BRCA1/BRCA2 gene mutations.

Hamann HA, Smith TW, Smith KR, Croyle RT, Ruiz JM, Kircher JC, Botkin JR Health Psychol 2008 Jan 27 1 100-9

Successful use of peer educators for sharing genetic information.

Venne VL, Hamann HA J Genet Couns 2007 Aug 16 4 515-25

Stress and life quality in African American cancer survivors

Garofalo JP, Hamann HA, Ashworth K, Baum A. Ethnicity and Disease 2006 16 732-738

Posttraumatic stress associated with cancer history and BRCA1/2 genetic testing

Hamann HA, Somers TJ, Smith AW, Inslicht SS, Baum A. Psychosomatic Medicine 2005 67 766-772

Genetic testing for a BRCA1 mutation: prophylactic surgery and screening behavior in women 2 years post testing.

Botkin JR, Smith KR, Croyle RT, Baty BJ, Wylie JE, Dutson D, Chan A, Hamann HA, Lerman C, McDonald J, Venne V, Ward JH, Lyon E Am. J. Med. Genet. A 2003 Apr 118A 3 201-9

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