Dr. Theresa W. Gillespie | Division of Surgical Oncology

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Theresa W. Gillespie, PhD


Academic Appointments
	Primary: Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine

	Joint: Associate Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine

	Secondary: Clinical Associate, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University


Clinical and Research Appointments
	Director, Division of Health Services Research, Atlanta VA Medical Center

	Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology–Oncology, Department of Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Research, Atlanta VA Medical Center

Telephone
	404.778.4617


Affiliations
	Emory Winship Cancer Institute

	Atlanta VA Medical Center


Education
	BA in Communication Studies/Interpersonal Communications, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Florida, 1976

	MA in Health Education, Graduate School, University of Florida, 1977

	BS in Nursing, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, 1981

	PhD, Division of Educational Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Emory University, 1998, Specialty Track: Administration and Leadership in Higher Education & Research Methodology


Honors and Awards
	Who's Who in America, 2006 Edition

	Faculty Presenter and Member of Program Planning Committee, Neutropenia: National State of the Knowledge Symposium (sponsored by the Oncology Nursing Society and the National Cancer Institute), Pittsburgh, PA, January 2006

	Who's Who in American Nursing, 2000-2006

	Cancer Institute of New Jersey, UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Endowed Lectureship, Inaugural Lecture, Genomics, Proteomics, and the Coming Revolution in Oncology Clinical Care, New Brunswick, NJ, May 6, 2005

	2005 Excellence in Research Award, Georgia Nurses Association

	American Association for Cancer Research/Oncology Nursing Society (AACR/ONS) Bench-to-Bedside Distinguished Lectureship, Orlando, FL, April 29, 2005, Sponsored by the National Cancer Institute

	Who's Who in America, 2005 Edition

	Champion of Hope Cancer Control Distinguished Service Award, American Cancer Society, DeKalb County Unit, 1993

	Public Education Award, American Cancer Society, DeKalb County Unit, 1988, 1989, 1992

	Volunteer of the Year, American Cancer Society, DeKalb Unit, 1988

	Cynthia Mallory Award for Leadership in Nursing, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, 1981


Current Organizational Memberships
	National Cancer Institute, Cancer Genetics Network

	American Society of Clinical Oncology, ASCO Expert Roster

	American Academy of Medical Administrators

	American Association of Blood Banks

	American Association for Cancer Education

	American Cancer Society, Georgia Division

	American College of Oncology Administrators

	American Public Health Association

	American Society for Preventive Oncology

	Association of Veterans Affairs Hematology Oncology

	Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation

	Oncology Nursing Society–National

	Oncology Nursing Society, Metro Atlanta Chapter

	Georgia Center for Cancer Research and Education (GA-CORE)

	Georgia Cancer Coalition


Research Focus
	Decision-making and risk communications in cancer, including barriers to clinical trial accrual and informed decision-making by minority and older patients.

	Trials examining provider adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines.

	National studies investigating public decision-making in regards to blood donor behaviors and motivations.

Year Joined the Department of Surgery as a Faculty Member
	2003