Donald W. Hadley, M.S., C.G.C.

Associate Investigator, Social and Behavioral Research Branch
Head, Counseling Methods Research Unit
Associate Director, Office of Clinical Liaison, Office of the Clinical Director

Selected Publications

Lerman C., Hughes C., Benkendorf J., Biesecker B., Kerner J., Willison J., Eads N., Hadley D., Lynch J. Racial differences in testing motivation and psychological distress following pre-test education for BRCA1 gene testing. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 8:361-367. 1999. [PubMed]

Biesecker, B., Ishibe, N., Hadley, D., Giambarresi, T., Kase, R., Struewing, J., Lerman, C. Psychosocial factors predicting BRCA1/BRCA2 testing decisions in members of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer families. Am J Med Genet, 93(4):257-63. 2000. [PubMed]

James C.A., Holtzman N., Hadley D. Perceptions of reproductive risk and carrier testing among adolescent sisters of males with chronic granulomatous disease. Am J Med Genet Part C (Semin. Med Genet), 119C:60-69. 2003. [PubMed]

Hadley D.W., Jenkins J., Dimond E., Nakahara K., Grogan L., Liewehr D.J., Steinberg S.M., Kirsch I. Genetic counseling and testing in families with hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer. Arch Intern Med, 163:573-582, 2003. [PubMed]

Hadley, D., Jenkins, J., deCarvalho, M., Dimond, E., Kirsch, I., Palmer, C.G.S. Colon cancer screening practices following genetic counseling and testing for hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). Journal of Clinical Oncology, 22(1):39-44. 2004. [PubMed]

McInerney-Leo A., Biesecker B.B., Hadley D.W., Kase R.G., Giambarresi T.R., Johnson E, Lerman C., Struewing J.P. BRCA1/2 testing in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer families: effectiveness of problem-solving training as a counseling intervention. Am J Med Genet, 130A(3):221-7. 2004. [PubMed]

McInerney-Leo A., Hadley D., Gwinn-Hardy K., Hardy J. Genetic Testing in Parkinson's Disease. Movement Disorders, (Epub). 2004. [PubMed]

Palmer C.G.S., Hadley D. Evaluating the impact of genetic counseling and testing with signal detection methods. J Genet Couns, 14:17-27, 2005. [PubMed]

McInerney-Leo A, Biesecker BB, Hadley DW, Kase RG, Giambarresi TR, Johnson E, Lerman C, Struewing JP. BRCA1/2 testing in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer families II: impact on relationships. Am J Med Genet , 1;133(2):165-9. 2005. [PubMed]

James CA, Hadley DW, Holtzman NA, Winklestein JA. How does the mode of inheritance of a genetic condition influence families? A study of guilt, blame, stigma, and understanding of inheritance and reproductive risks in families with X-linked and autosomal recessive diseases. Genetics in Medicine, 8(4):234-42. 2006. [PubMed]

McInerney-Leo A, Hadley D, Kase RG, Giambarresi TR, Stuewing JP, Biesecker BB. BRCA1/2 testing in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer families III: Risk perception and screening. Am J Med Genet A, 140(20):2198-206. 2006. [PubMed]

Hadley DW, Jenkins JF, Steinberg SM, Liewehr D, Moller S, Martin JC, Calzone KA, Soballe PW, Kirsch I. Perceptions of cancer risks and predictors of colon and endometrial cancer screening in women undergoing genetic testing for Lynch syndrome. J Clin Oncol, 26(6): 948-954. 2008. [PubMed]

Shiloh S, Koehly L, Jenkins JF, Martin JC, Hadley DW. Monitoring coping style moderates emotional reactions to genetic testing for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer: a longitudinal study. Psycho-Oncology, 17(8):746-55. 2008. [PubMed]

Ashida S, Hadley DW, Vaughn BK, Kuhn NR, Jenkins JF, and Koehly LM. The impact of familial environment on depression scores after genetic testing for cancer susceptibility. Clin. Genet, 75(1):43-9. Epub 2008 Nov 17. 2008. [PubMed]

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