Head & Neck Cancer Body Image Research Team

The Head and Neck Cancer Body Image Research Team is a multidisciplinary scientific collaboration featuring clinicians, psychologists, behavioral scientists, and healthcare delivery researchers with expertise in head and neck cancer, telemedicine, dissemination and implementation research, mHealth, and clinical trials. Because patient-centered care is critical to our research program, our team includes patient advocates and supports patient and stakeholder engagement to extend the scientific and clinical impact of our research.

Principal Investigator

Evan Graboyes, M.D., MPH, FACS
Member, Cancer Control Program, Hollings Cancer Center
Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery,
Medical University of South Carolina
graboyes@musc.edu

Co-Investigators

Wendy Balliet, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
Medical University of South Carolina
ballietw@musc.edu

Elizabeth Hill, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences,
Medical University of South Carolina
hille@musc.edu

Stacey Maurer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
Medical University of South Carolina
maurers@musc.edu

Kenneth Ruggiero, Ph.D.
Professor and Endowed Chair, Department of Smart State Technology Application
Center for Healthful Lifestyles (TACHL), Medical University of South Carolina
Director, Telehealth Resilience and Recovery Program,
Medical University of South Carolina
ruggierk@musc.edu

Katherine Sterba, Ph.D., MPH
Co-Director, Dissemination & Implementation Science Collaborative,
MUSC Clinical & Translational Research Institute Member, Cancer Control Program,
Hollings Cancer Center
Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences,
Medical University of South Carolina
sterba@musc.edu

External Collaborators

Amy Williams, Ph.D., LP, HSP
Director of Behavior Health, Office of Physician Well-being and Professionalism,
Corewell Health

Steven Chang, M.D.
Director, Head and Neck Cancer Program,
Henry Ford Cancer Institute

Olga Slavin-Spenny, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psych-Oncology,
Henry Ford Cancer Institute

Patrik Pipkorn, M.D., MSCR
Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery,
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis / Siteman Cancer Center

Jessica Vanderlan, Ph.D.
Instructor, Department of Psychiatry,
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis / Siteman Cancer Center