Susan Robinson-Whelen, Ph.D.
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Susan Robinson-Whelen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Positions
- Assistant Professor
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H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
- Investigator
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TIRR-Memorial Hermann Spinal Cord Injury and Disability Research Center (SCIDR)
Houston, TX
Education
- MA from Washington University
- 01/1989 - St. Louis, MO United States
- BS from Louisiana State University
- 12/1984 - Baton Rouge, Louisiana United States
- PhD from Washington University
- 08/1993 - St. Louis, Missouri United States
Websites
Selected Publications
- Hughes RB, Robinson-Whelen S, Taylor HB, Petersen NJ, Nosek MA "Characteristics of depressed and nondepressed women with physical disabilities.." Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005 Mar;86(3):473-9. Pubmed PMID: 15759231
- Hughes RB, Nosek MA, Robinson-Whelen S "Correlates of depression in rural women with physical disabilities.." J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs.;36(1):105-14. Pubmed PMID: 17238955
- Hughes RB, Robinson-Whelen S, Pepper AC, Gabrielli J, Lund EM, Legerski J, Schwartz MS "Development of a safety awareness group intervention for women with diverse disabilities: A pilot study.." Rehabil Psychol. 2010 Aug;55(3):263-71. Pubmed PMID: 20804270
- Morgan RO, Byrne MM, Hughes RB, Petersen NJ, Taylor HB, Robinson-Whelen S, Hasche JC, Nosek MA "Do secondary conditions explain the relationship between depression and health care cost in women with physical disabilities?." Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008 Oct;89(10):1880-6. Pubmed PMID: 18929016
- Robinson-Whelen S, Hughes RB, Powers LE, Oschwald M, Renker P, Swank PR, Curry MA "Efficacy of a computerized abuse and safety assessment intervention for women with disabilities: A randomized controlled trial.." Rehabil Psychol. 2010 May;55(2):97-107. Pubmed PMID: 20496965
- Robinson-Whelen S, Hughes RB, Taylor HB, Colvard M, Mastel-Smith B, Nosek MA "Improving the health and health behaviors of women aging with physical disabilities: A peer-led health promotion program.." Womens Health Issues.;16(6):334-45. Pubmed PMID: 17188216
- Nosek MA, Robinson-Whelen S, Hughes RB, Petersen NJ, Taylor HB, Byrne MM, Morgan R "Overweight and obesity in women with physical disabilities: Associations with demographic and disability characteristics and secondary conditions.." Disabil Health J. 2008 Apr;1(2):89-98. Pubmed PMID: 21122716
- Hughes RB, Robinson-Whelen S, Taylor HB, Hall JW "Stress self-management: an intervention for women with physical disabilities.." Womens Health Issues.;16(6):389-99. Pubmed PMID: 17188222
- Hughes RB, Taylor HB, Robinson-Whelen S, Nosek MA "Stress and women with physical disabilities: identifying correlates.." Womens Health Issues.;15(1):14-20. Pubmed PMID: 15661583
- Nosek MA, Hughes RB, Robinson-Whelen S "The complex array of antecedents of depression in women with physical disabilities: implications for clinicians.." Disabil Rehabil. 2008;30(3):174-83. Pubmed PMID: 17852240
- Tan G, Jensen MP, Robinson-Whelen S, Thornby JI, Monga TN "Coping with chronic pain: a comparison of two measures.." Pain. 2001 Feb 1;90(41276):127-33. Pubmed PMID: 11166978
- Cook KF, Teal CR, Engebretson JC, Hart KA, Mahoney JS, Robinson-Whelen S, Sherwood AM "Development and validation of Patient Reported Impact of Spasticity Measure (PRISM).." J Rehabil Res Dev. 2007;44(3):363-71. Pubmed PMID: 18247233
- Curry MA, Renker P, Hughes RB, Robinson-Whelen S, Oschwald M, Swank PR, Powers LE "Development of measures of abuse among women with disabilities and the characteristics of their perpetrators.." Violence Against Women. 2009 Sep;15(9):1001-25. Pubmed PMID: 19622789
- Robinson-Whelen S, Kim C, MacCallum RC, Kiecolt-Glaser JK "Distinguishing optimism from pessimism in older adults: is it more important to be optimistic or not to be pessimistic?." J Pers Soc Psychol. 1997 Dec;73(6):1345-53. Pubmed PMID: 9418282
- Curry MA, Renker P, Robinson-Whelen S, Hughes RB, Swank P, Oschwald M, Powers LE "Facilitators and barriers to disclosing abuse among women with disabilities.." Violence Vict. 2011;26(4):430-44. Pubmed PMID: 21882667
- Robinson-Whelen S, Bodenheimer C "Health practices of veterans with unilateral lower-limb loss: Identifying correlates.." J Rehabil Res Dev. 2004 May;41(3):453-60. Pubmed PMID: 15543463
- Robinson-Whelen S, Rintala DH "Informal care providers for veterans with SCI: who are they and how are they doing?." J Rehabil Res Dev.;40(6):511-6. Pubmed PMID: 15077663
- Powers LE, Renker P, Robinson-Whelen S, Oschwald M, Hughes R, Swank P, Curry MA "Interpersonal violence and women with disabilities: analysis of safety promoting behaviors.." Violence Against Women. 2009 Sep;15(9):1040-69. Pubmed PMID: 19608856
- Robinson-Whelen S, Tada Y, MacCallum RC, McGuire L, Kiecolt-Glaser JK "Long-term caregiving: what happens when it ends?." J Abnorm Psychol. 2001 Nov;110(4):573-84. Pubmed PMID: 11727947
- Tan G, Jensen MP, Robinson-Whelen S, Thornby JI, Monga T "Measuring control appraisals in chronic pain.." J Pain. 2002 Oct;3(5):385-93. Pubmed PMID: 14622742
- Nosek MA, Hughes RB, Robinson-Whelen S, Taylor HB, Howland CA "Physical activity and nutritional behaviors of women with physical disabilities: physical, psychological, social, and environmental influences.." Womens Health Issues.;16(6):323-33. Pubmed PMID: 17188215
- Nosek MA, Hughes RB, Petersen NJ, Taylor HB, Robinson-Whelen S, Byrne M, Morgan R "Secondary conditions in a community-based sample of women with physical disabilities over a 1-year period.." Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2006 Mar;87(3):320-7. Pubmed PMID: 16500164
- Mahoney JS, Engebretson JC, Cook KF, Hart KA, Robinson-Whelen S, Sherwood AM "Spasticity experience domains in persons with spinal cord injury.." Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2007 Mar;88(3):287-94. Pubmed PMID: 17321818
- Rintala DH, Robinson-Whelen S, Matamoros R "Subjective stress in male veterans with spinal cord injury.." J Rehabil Res Dev.;42(3):291-304. Pubmed PMID: 16187242
- Robinson-Whelen, S., Hughes, R. B., Gabrielli, J., Lund, E. M., Abramson, W., and Swank, P. R. "A Safety Awareness Program for Women with Diverse Disabilities: A Randomized Controlled Trial." 2014;20(7):846-868.
- Robinson-Whelen, S., Taylor, H. B., Hughes, R. B., Wenzel, L., and Nosek, M. A. "Depression and depression treatment in women with spinal cord injury." 2014;20(1):23-31.
- Robinson-Whelen, S., Taylor, H. B., Hughes, R. B., & Nosek, M. A. "Depressive symptoms in women with physical disabilities: Identifying correlates to inform practice." Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitat. 2013;94(12):2410 - 2416.
- Oschwald, M., Leotti, S., Raymaker, D., Katz, M., Goe, R., Harviston, M. Wallington, A., Howard, L., Beers, L., Nicolaidis, C., Robinson-Whelen, S., Hughes, R. B., Lund, E. M., Pwers, L. E., and the Partnering... Consortium "Development of an audio-computer assisted self-interview to investigate violence and health in the lives of people with developmental disabilities." Disability and Health Journal. 2014;7(3):292-301.
- Nosek, M. A., Robinson-Whelen, S., Hughes, R. B., Porcher, E., Davidson, G., & Nosek, T. M. "Self-esteem in Second Life: An inworld group intervention for women with disabilities." Journal of Virtual Worlds Research. 2011;4(1):4-9.
- Robinson-Whelen, S., Hughes, R. B., Taylor, H. B., Hall, J. W., & Rehm, L. P. "Depression self-management program for rural women with physical disabilities." Rehabilitation Psychology. 2007;52:254-262.
- Hughes, R. B., Robinson-Whelen, S., Taylor, H. B., Swedlund, N., & Nosek, M. A. "Enhancing self-esteem in women with physical disabilities." 2004;49:295-302.
- Hughes, R. B., Robinson-Whelen, S., & Knudson, C. "Cancer disparities experience by people with disabilities." Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(15) Pubmed PMID: 35954534
- Hughes, R. B., Robinson-Whelen, S., Goe, R., Schwartz, M., Cesal, L., Garner, K. B., Arnold, K., Hunt, T., and McDonald, K. E., ""I really want people to use our work to be safe"... Using participatory research to develop a safety intervention for adults with intellectual disability." J Intellect Disabil.. 2020;24(3):309-325. Pubmed PMID: 30101664
- Hughes, R., B., Robinson-Whelen, S., Davis, L. A., Meadors, J., Kincaid, O., Howard, L., Millin, M., Schwartz, M. & MdDonald, K. E. ""We learned how to say NO"... Evaluation of a violence prevention program for adults with intellectual disability." Am J Intellect Dev Disabil. 2020;125(4):304-317.
- Nosek, M. A., Robinson-Whelen, S., Ledoux, T. A., Hughes, R. S., O’Connor, D. P., Lee, R. E., Goe, R., Silveira, S. L., Markley, R., Nosek, T. M., & the GoWoman Consortium "A pilot test of the GoWoman weight management intervention for women with mobility impairments in the online virtual world of Second Life." Disabil Rehabil. 2019;41(22):2718-2729.
- Nosek, M. A., Robinson-Whelen, S., Hughes, R. B., & Nosek, T. M. "An internet-based virtual reality intervention for enhancing self-esteem in women with disabilities." Rehabil Psychol. 2016;61(4):358-370. Pubmed PMID: 27709978
- Silveira, S. L., Winter, L., Clark, R., Ledoux, T. A., & Robinson-Whelen, S. "Baseline dietary intake of individuals with spinal cord injury who are overweight or obese." ;19(2):301-309. Pubmed PMID: 30393077
- Rigot, S. K., Worobey, L. A., Boninger, M. L., Robinson-Whelen, S., Roach, M. L., Heinemann, A. W., & McKernan, G. "Changes in internet use over time among individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury." Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2022;103(4):832-839. Pubmed PMID: 34062118
- Robinson-Whelen S, Storandt M "Factorial structure of two health belief measures among older adults.." Psychol Aging. 1992 Jun;7(2):209-13. Pubmed PMID: 1610510
- Korulpolu, R,, Malik, A., Radcliff, C., Robinson-Whelen, S., & Taylor, H. "Feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy ofmindfulness training in people with upper motor neuron disorders: A systematic review." Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2022;103(12):2410-2428. Pubmed PMID: 35760105
- Hughes, R., B., Beers, L., & Robinson-Whelen, S. "Health information seeking by women with physical disabilities: A qualitative analysis." Disabil Health J. 2022; Pubmed PMID: 35123921
- Robinson-Whelen, S., Hughes, R. B. Alhusen, J. L., Minard, C. G., Beers, L., & Davidson, D. "Health information seeking in the digital age: A national survey of women with disabilities." Disabil Rehabil. 2022; Pubmed PMID: 35916449
- Robinson-Whelen S, Storandt M "Immediate and delayed prose recall among normal and demented adults.." Arch. Neurol.. 1992 Jan;49(1):32-4. Pubmed PMID: 1728260
- Robinson-Whelen, S., Taylor, H. B., Feltz, & Whelen, M. "Loneliness among People with Spinal Cord Injury: Exploring the Psychometric Properties of the 3-item Loneliness Scale.." Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2016;97:1728-1734.. Pubmed PMID: 27178096
- Silveira, S. L., Ledoux, T. A., Robinson-Whelen, S., Stough, R., & Nosek, M. A. "Methods for classifying obesity in spinal cord injury: A review.." Spinal Cord. 2017;55(9):812-817. Pubmed PMID: 28695902
- Wen, H., DeVivo, M. J., Heinemann, A. W., Krause, J. S., Robinson-Whelen, S., & Chen, Y. "Mortality beyond the first year after spinal cord injury: Does body mass index matter?." 2021;103(4):711-721. Pubmed PMID: 34800475
- Nicolaidis, C., Raymaker, D., Katz, M., Oschwald, M., Goe, R., Leotti, S., Grantham, L., Ploude, E., Salamon, J., Hughes, R., Powers, L., & the Partnering with People with Disabilities to Address Violence Consortium "Participatory research to adapt measures of health and interpersonal violence for use by people with developmental disabilities.." Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2015;9(2):157-170. Pubmed PMID: 26412758
- Robinson-Whelen, S., Hughes, R. G., Taylor, H. B., Markley, R., Vega, J. C., Nosek, T. M., Nosek, M. A. "Promoting psychological health in women with SCI: Development of an online self-esteem intervention." Disabil Health J. 2020;13(2) Pubmed PMID: 31757776
- Wen, H., Chen, Y., He, Y., Bickel, C. S., Robinson-Whelen, S., & Heinemann, A. W. "Racial differences in weight gain: A 5-year longitudinal study of persons with spinal cord injury." Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2018;99(10):1957-1964. Pubmed PMID: 29247628
- Hughes, R. B., Robinson-Whelen, S., Raymaker, D., Lund, E. M., Oschwald, M. M., Katz, M., Starr, A., Ashkenazy, E., Powers, L. E., & Nicolaidis, C., & the Partnering with People with Disabilities to Address Violence Consortium "The relation of abuse to physical and psychological health in adults with developmental disabilities." Disabil Health J. 2019;12(2):227-234. Pubmed PMID: 30655190
- Orts K, Sheridan JF, Robinson-Whelen S, Glaser R, Malarkey WB, Kiecolt-Glaser JK "The reliability and validity of a structured interview for the assessment of infectious illness symptoms.." J Behav Med. 1995 Dec;18(6):517-29. Pubmed PMID: 8749983
- Platt, L., Powers, L., Leotti, S., Hughes, R. B., Robinson-Whelen, S., Osburn, S., Ashkenazy, E., Beers, L., Lunda, E. M., & Nicolaidis, C. "The role of gender in violence experienced by adults with developmental disabilities." J Interpers Violence. 2017;32(1):101-129. Pubmed PMID: 25979536
Memberships
- American Psychological Association
- National Spinal Cord Injury Association
- American Congress on Rehabilitation Medicine
Funding
- Loneliness and Its Relation to Health in People with SCI - #W81XWH1910735 Grant funding from Department of Defense
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