Susan Robinson-Whelen, Ph.D.

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Susan Robinson-Whelen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Email

susanrw@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor: Physical Medicine & Rehab
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Senior Investigator: Center for Research on Women with Disabilities (CROWD)
Houston, TX

Investigator: TIRR-Memorial Hermann Spinal Cord Injury and Disability Research Center (SCIDR)
Houston, TX

Education

PhD from Washington University: 08/1993 - St. Louis, Missouri United States

MA from Washington University: 01/1989 - St. Louis, MO United States

BS from Louisiana State University: 12/1984 - Baton Rouge, Louisiana United States

Certifications

Provisionally Licensed Psychologist: Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychology

Websites

VIICTR Publications List

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.