Stephen Lo, M.A.

Stephen Lo obtained his Bachelor of Science in Biology at Boston College in 2011. He then went on to work as a clinical research coordinator at Boston Medical Center's Cancer Center. There, his work included evaluating the utility of distress screening in urban cancer patients and investigating the impact of treatment and disease on patient reported outcomes in light chain (AL) amyloidosis. Stephen also received his Master's degree in Psychology from Boston University in 2015 where he worked with Dr. Michael Otto—examining the influence of transdiagnostic risk factors (e.g., anxiety sensitivity) on health behaviors and novel strategies for the treatment of mood disorders.

Stephen began his pre-doctoral studies in the Fall of 2016, obtained his Master’s degree in Psychology at OSU in 2018, and is now a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology. He is interested in developing scalable interventions to address various psychological and behavioral issues in patients with cancer. His research has spanned from examining mechanisms of change in health behaviors to dissemination and implementation of evidence-based treatments. In 2019, Stephen received a two-year Graduate Student Pelotonia Fellowship to fund his dissertation project developing and testing a novel, brief cognitive-behavioral-based intervention (Take a Breath) to help patients with lung cancer cope with shortness of breath.

Steohen Lo is currently away on internship at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.

Andersen, B. L., Valentine, T. R., Lo, S. B., Carbone, D. P., Presley, C. J., & Shields, P. G. (2020). Newly diagnosed patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer: A clinical description of those with moderate to severe depressive symptoms. Lung Cancer, 145, 195–204.

Ryba, M. M., Lo, S. B., & Andersen, B. L. (2019). Sustainability of a biobehavioral intervention implemented by therapists and sustainment in community settings. Translational Behavioral Medicine.

Lo, S. B., Ryba, M. M., Brothers, B. M., & Andersen, B. L. (2019). Predicting implementation of an empirically supported treatment for cancer patients using the Theory of Planned Behavior. Health Psychology, 38(12), 1075–1082.

Lo, S. B., Shields, P. G., Carbone, D. P., Presley, C. J., & Andersen, B. L. (2019). Advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): Patients’ illness perceptions at diagnosis. Journal of Cancer Rehabilitation, 2, 24–29.

Granello, D. H., Sharma, M., Lo, S. B., & Vajda, J. (April 2020). A university-wide initiative: Creating a culture of care for suicide prevention & mental health on campus. American Association of Suicidology (Virtual), Portland, OR.

Valentine, T. R., Lo., S. B., & Arrato, N. (March 2020). The whole is greater than the sum of its parts: Illness perceptions schemas predicting health outcomes in patients with lung cancer. Society of Behavioral Medicine (Virtual), San Francisco, CA.

Lo, S. B., Coker, A., Presley, C. J., Grogan, M., & Andersen, B. L. (March 2020). Friends and functioning: Social support buffers the negative effect of symptoms on functioning in patients with lung cancer. Society of Behavioral Medicine (Virtual), San Francisco, CA.

Blevins, T., Lo, S., Arrato, N., & Andersen B. (March 2020). Psychological and patient-reported risk factors for anxiety and depression in adults with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Society of Behavioral Medicine (Virtual), San Francisco, CA.

Arrato, N. A., Lo, S. B., Grogan, M. M., Presley, C. J., & Andersen, B. L. (March 2020). Using progressive muscle relaxation to improve biobehavioral outcomes in advanced lung cancer: A static group comparison design. Society of Behavioral Medicine (Virtual), San Francisco, CA.

Arrato, N. A., Lo, S. B., Presley, C. J., & Andersen, B. L. (February 2020). Improving psychological and physiological symptoms in lung cancer: The efficacy of progressive muscle relaxation. Ohio State University Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, Columbus, OH.

Arrato, N. A., Lo, S. B., Grogan, M. M., Stec, N. J., Tenney, K. M., Eastep, C. L., Palmer, S. A., Andersen, B. L., & Presley, C. J. (September 2019). Improving biobehavioral outcomes in advanced lung cancer via progressive muscle relaxation. American Society of Clinical Oncology: Quality Care Symposium, San Diego, CA.

Lo, S., McShane, M., Pheneger, J., & Andersen, B. (March 2019). Neuroticism as a transdiagnostic/trans behavioral target of health promotion in patients with breast cancer. International Convention of Psychological Science, Paris, France.

Lo, S., Arrato, N., Weiss, D., McShane, M., Pheneger, J., & Andersen, B. (March 2019). The role of neuroticism in predicting concurrent health behaviors in patients with breast cancer. Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC.

Arrato, N., Weiss, D., Lo, S., Andersen, B. L. (March 2019). Illness perceptions predict absolute lymphocyte counts, depression, anxiety, and mood in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC.

Conley, C. C., Ryba, M. M., Lo, S. B., Andersen, B. L. (March 2019). By the book or not? Providers’ adaptation and implementation of an empirically supported behavioral medicine intervention. Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC.

Arrato, N. A., Weiss, D. M., Lo, S. B., & Andersen, B. L. (February 2019). The role of illness perceptions in predicting biobehavioral outcomes in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Ohio State University Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, Columbus, OH.

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