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Alyssa Fenech

Graduate Student
University of Delaware
800 Barksdale Road
Newark, DE 19716
 

Biography

​I am interested in examining psychosocial factors that affect quality of life and wellbeing in cancer patients and their partners, as well as identifying malleable health behaviors that can be targeted in interventions. 

Degrees

​B.A. Psychology, University of South Florida

Courses taught as a TA

​Mind, Brain, & Behavior 980K - Fighting Cancer with the Mind (Harvard University, Spring 2019) 

Publications and Presentations:

Publications:
Soriano, E, Perndorfer, C., Otto, A., Fenech, A.L., Siegal, S., Dickson-Witmer, D., Clements, L., Laurenceau, J.P. (2021). Psychological impact of cancer care disruptions in women with breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology.

Nelson, A, Johnson, P.C., Kavanaugh A.R., Jackson.V., Jagielo, A.M., Fenech, A.L., Reynolds, M., Topping. C.E.W., Temel, J.S., Greer, J.A., El-Jawahri, A. (2021). Palliative care for patients undergoing stem cell transplant: intervention components and supportive care measures. Bone Marrow Transplantation. 

Fenech, A.L., Van Benschoten. O., Jagielo, A.D., Ufere, N.N., Topping, C.E.W., Clay, M., Jones, B.T., Traeger, L., Temel, J.S., El-Jawahri, A. (2021). Post-traumatic stress symptoms in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtct.2021.01.011

Amonoo, H.L., Fenech, A.L., Greer, J.A., Temel, J.S., Huffman, J.C., El-Jawahri, A. (2020). Does desire to pursue pleasurable activities matter? the impact of pre-transplantation anhedonia on quality of life and fatigue in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbmt.2020.04.014

El-Jawahri, A., Forst, D., Fenech, A., Brenner, K. O., Jankowski, A. L., Waldman, L., Sereno, I., Nipp, R., Greer, J. A., Traeger, L., Jackson, V., & Temel, J. (2020). Relationship between perceptions of treatment goals and psychological distress in patients with advanced cancer. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 18(7), 849-855. https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2019.7525

El‐Jawahri, A., Jacobs, J.M., Nelson, A.M., Traeger, L., Greer, J.A., Nicholson, S., Waldman, L.P., Fenech, A.L., Jagielo, A.D., D’Alotto, J., Horick, N., Spitzer, T., DeFilipp, Z., Chen, Y.‐B.A., Temel, J.S. (2020), Multimodal psychosocial intervention for family caregivers of patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a randomized clinical trial. Cancer, 126: 1758-1765. doi:10.1002/cncr.32680

Jacobs, J., Fishman, S., Sommer, R., Sereno, I., Fenech, A., Jankowski, A., Traeger, L, Greer, J., Vanderklish, J., Hunnewell, C., Saylor, M., Chen, Y., Spitzer, T., DeFilipp, Z., Temel, J.S., El-Jawahri, A. (2019). Coping and modifiable psychosocial factors are associated with mood and quality of life in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.06.024

Slavin, S., Fenech, A., Jankowski, A., Abel, G.A., Brunner, A.M., Steensma, D.P., Fathi, A.T., DeAngelo, D.J., Wadleigh, M., Hobbs, G.S., Amrein, P.C., Stone, R.M., Temel, J.S., El-Jawahri, A. (2019). Outcomes for older adults with acute myeloid leukemia after an intensive care unit admission. Cancer. 1;125(21):3845-3852. doi: 10.1002/cncr.32397

Nelson, A.M., Albizu-Rivera, A. Fenech, A.L., Chon, H.S., Wenham R.M., Donovan, K.A. (2018). Quality of life after pelvic exeneration for gynecologic cancer: findings from a qualitative study. Psycho-Oncology. 27, 2357-2362. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.4832

Presentations:

Soriano, E., Perndorfer, C. Otto, A., Fenech, A.L., Siegal, S. Laurenceau, J.P. (2021, April). Breast cancer treatment delays due to covid-19: how are patients faring? Poster presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Virtual Conference. 
 
El-Jawahri A., VanDusen H., Fenech A.L., Kavanaugh A., Jackson, V.A., Traeger, L., Greer, J., Spitzer, T.R., Chen, Y.B., Temel, J.S. (2020, May). Effect of inpatient palliative care on supportive care measures in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the America Society of Clinical Oncology, Chicago, IL. Virtual conference.

Fenech, A.L., Van Benschoten, O., Greer, J., Temel, J. El-Jawahri, A. (2020, April). Post-traumatic stress symptoms in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT) recipients. Paper presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. San Francisco CA. Virtual conference.

Nelson, A., Fenech, A., Greer, J., Temel, J., & El-Jawahri, A. (2020, Jan.). Effect of inpatient palliative care on supportive care measures in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society, Portland, OR. Virtual Conference.

Fenech, A.L., Greer, J, Forst, D, Nipp, R., Waldman, L., Sereno, I., Temel, J. El-Jawahri, A. (2019, April). Relationship between perceptions of treatment goals and psychological distress in patients with advanced cancer. Poster presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC.

Fenech, A.L., Pioszak, K.O., Oberoi-Jassal, R., Portman, D.G., Donovan, K.A. (2018, Feb.). Relationship of marijuana use and symptom burden in adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer. Paper presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society, Tucson, AZ

Hyland, K.A., Fenech, A.L., Portman, D.G., Donovan, K.A. (2017, October). Exploring the Relationship of Self-Reported Lack of Appetite to Patient Characteristics and Symptom Burden. Poster presented at the Palliative and Supportive Care in Oncology Symposium, San Diego, CA. 

Fenech, A.L., Donovan, K.A., Schneider, D., Thompson, L. (2017, Feb.). Relationship of weight loss to distress and quality of life in head and neck cancer. Poster presented at the 14th Annual Meeting of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society, Orlando, FL.

Fenech, A.L., Portman, D.G., Chang, Y.D., Smith, J.E, Donovan, K.A. (2017, Feb.). Pilot study to assess the feasibility and acceptability of pharmacogenomics research for pain control in palliative care. Poster presented at the 14th Annual Meeting of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society, Orlando, FL"
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