Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, PhD

Associate Professor, Epidemiology

University of Nebraska Medical Center
College of Public Health

Professional Summary

• 2010 - present  Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health University of Nebraska Medical Center
• 2006 - present  Program Director, Northern Plains Comprehensive Cancer Control Program Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board
• 2004 - 2010  Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health University of Nebraska Medical Center

Education

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

 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
• Public Health Association of Nebraska (PHAN)
• American Public Health Association