Cheryl Shigaki, PhD

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Cheryl Shigaki, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Psychology. Dr. Shigaki has published in the area of rehabilitation, including brain injury, access to health care among people with disabilities, and the role of psychologists in shaping Medicaid health care policy. Other areas of interest include aging and chronic illness, health literacy, and adjustment to chronic conditions and disability following cancer. Dr. Shigaki currently provides psychological services to the Geriatric Inpatient Team of the Rusk Rehabilitation Center.

Dr. Shigaki obtained her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Florida in Gainesville. She completed her pre-doctoral Psychology Internship at the Internship Consortium at the University of Missouri, in Columbia, and a two-year NIH T-32 Postdoctoral Fellowship through the Department of Health Psychology at MU.

Dr. Shigaki currently serves as chair of the American Psychological Association (APA) Committee on Disability in Psychology (CDIP), is a member of the MU Committee for Persons with Disabilities, and the School of Health Professions Research Committee.

Cheryl Shigaki, PhD
Rusk Rehabilitation Center
One Hospital Drive, DC 116.88
Columbia, MO 65212
(573) 882-8876
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Publications

Shigaki, C.L., Glass, B., Schopp, L.H. (submitted). Utility of Mindfulness-based stress reduction in medical settings. Journal of Psychology in Medical Settings.

Mahalik, J., Shigaki, C.L., Baldwin, D., Johnstone, B. (accepted). Workplace interventions for persons with arthritis. Work.

Shigaki, C.L., Johnstone, G., Schopp, L.H. (submitted). Financial and vocational outcomes two years after traumatic brain injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Schopp, L., Shigaki, C.L., Bounds, T.A., Johnstone, B., Stucky, R.C., Conway, D.L. (accepted). Outcomes in TBI with violent vs. nonviolent etiology in a predominantly rural setting. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation.

Demiris, G., Shigaki, C.L., Schopp, L.H. (in press) An Evaluation Framework for a Rural Home-Based Telerehabilitation Network. Journal of Medical Systems.

Shigaki, C.L., Hagglund, K. J., Clark, M. & Conforti, K. (2002). Access to health care among people with rehabilitation needs receiving Medicaid. Rehabilitation Psychology, 47(2), 204-218.

Adams, C. D., Brestan, E., Ruggerio, K., Hogan, M.B., Wilson, N.W., Shigaki, C., & Sherman, J. (2001) The Asthma Questionnaire: Its relation to disease management in pediatric asthma. Children’s Health Care, 30(4), 253-270.

Schopp, L.H., Shigaki, C.L., Johnstone, B.J., & Kirkpatrick, H. (2001). The relationship between gender and neuropsychological impairments for individuals with traumatic brain injury. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 8(3), 181-187.

Leermakers, E.A., Perri, M.J., Shigaki, C.L., & Fuller, P.R. (1999). Effects of exercise-focused versus weight-focused maintenance programs on the management of obesity. Addictive Behaviors, 24(2), 219-227.

Shigaki, C.L., Hagglund, K.J., Nack, M., Frank, R.G., & Checkett, D. (1999). Medicaid’s not-so-‘Quiet Revolution’: A call to action for psychologists. Professional Psychology, Research and Practice, 30(5), 488-494.

Hagglund, K.J., Clark, M., Conforti, K., & Shigaki, C.L. (1999). Access to health care services among people with disabilities receiving Medicaid. Missouri Medicine, 96(9), 447-453.

Holland, D. & Shigaki, C.L. (1998). Educating families and caretakers of traumatically brain injured patients in the new health care environment: A three phase model and bibliography. Brain Injury, 12(12), 993-1009.

Shigaki, C.L. (2001). National and Community Resources for Neuropsychological disorders. In B. Johnstone and H. Stonnington (Eds.) Rehabilitation of Neuropsychological Disorders: A Practical Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals and Family Members (pp. 195-215). Philadelphia: Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group.

Johnstone, B., Schopp, L.H., & Shigaki, C.L. (2000). Forensic Evaluation and Disability Determination. In R.G. Frank and T. Elliott (Eds.), Handbook of Rehabilitation Psychology (pp. 345-358). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Shigaki, C.L., Hagglund, K.J., Nack, M., & Conforti, K. (1998). Access to health care services among people with physical disabilities. Rehabilitation Psychology, 43(2), 184-185.

Shigaki, C.L., Perri, M.G., and Block, A.J. (1996). Response of physician-referred vs. self-referred patients to obesity treatment. Proceedings of the Fourth International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, p. S117.

Leermakers, E.R., Perri, M.G., Shigaki, C.L., Fuller, P.R., and Guyer, L.K. (1995). Effects of a maintenance program on exercise and weight loss in the treatment of obesity, Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 17, S153.

Shigaki, C.L. (June, 2004) APA Division 22 Newsletter. Psychologists Working With Patients Who Have Physical Health Problems Can Benefit from Using the New CPT Health and Behavior Codes.

Shigaki, C.L. (2004). Review of “Ethical Issues in Clinical Neuropsychology.” (2002). Bush, S.S. & Drexler, M. L. (Eds.). Swets and Zeitlinger Publishers, Lisse, The Netherlands. Brain Injury, 18(10) p. 1063.

Shigaki, C.L. (1999). Review of “Brain Tumor Invasion: Biological, Clinical and Therapeutic Considerations.” (1998). T. Mikkelsen, R. Bjerkvig, O.D. Laerum, & M.L. Rosenblum (Eds.). Wiley-Liss Inc., New York. Brain Injury,13 (3), 217.

Shigaki, C.L. (1997). Review of "Students With Acquired Brain Injury: The School’s Response. (1997). A. Glang, G.H.S. Singer & B. Todis (Eds.). Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., Baltimore, Maryland. Brain Injury.

Presentations

Shigaki, C.L. (Sept., 2004). A Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Persons with Arthritis. Presentation to the MU Alumni Association National Board of Directors Meeting, Columbia, MO.

Shigaki, C.L. & Edelstein, B. (Co-chairs) (July, 2004). Capacity Issues: From the Perspectives of Geropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology. Symposium presented at the American Psychological Association annual convention, Honolulu.

Shigaki, C.L. (July, 2000). Requesting ADA Accommodations in the Workplace: A Roundtable Discussion. Roundtable presented at the A.G. Bell Convention, Philadelphia.

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