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Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, PhD
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology

Student Life Center, 2056
Phone: (402)559-5387
Fax: (402) 559-7259
Email: swatanabe@unmc.edu

Professional Summary

2006-present	Program Director, Northern Plains Comprehensive Cancer Control Program Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board
2006-present	Associate Director for Cancer Disparities, UNMC Eppley Cancer Center
2004-present	Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health University of Nebraska Medical Center

Courses Taught

Epidemiology Theory & Application (2004-2007)

Chronic Disease Epidemiology (2007)

Education

B.A.	University of Northern Iowa, 1993
M.A.	University of Northern Iowa, 1996
Ph.D.	The University of Iowa, 2003

Research Interests & Projects

Cancer Disparities Research, Psychiatric Services Research

Selected Publications

Berger AM. Sankaranayanan J. Watanabe-Galloway S. Current methodological approaches to the study of sleep disturbances and quality of life in adults with cancer: A systematic review. Psycho-Oncology 2007;16:401-20.

Watanabe-Galloway S. Zhang W. Analysis of U.S. trends in discharges from general hospitals for episodes of for serious mental illness, 1995 – 2002 Psychiatric Services, 2007; 58:496-502.

Watanabe-Galloway S. Wallace RB. Chrischilles E. Turvey C. Dawson J. Torner J. Psychiatric Morbidity Among Older Adults with Mobility Disabilities: Findings from Medicare Claims. Annals of Epidemiology. Abstract. 2004.

Professional Affiliations

Society for Epidemiologic Research