Chair
Carol L. Kuhle, DO, MPH, is a Consultant and Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine with a second appointment in the Division of Preventive, Occupational and Aerospace Medicine at Mayo Clinic, Rochester. She is presently the Director of the Menopause and Women’s Health Clinic at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN which specializes in complicated menopausal hormonal and sexual health issues for adult women with a special focus on cancer survivorship.
Chair Elect
Kelly Shaffer, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Center for Behavioral Health and Technology at the University Of Virginia School Of Medicine. She is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in psychooncology and digital health. The goal of her research is to modernize and expand psychosocial care delivery to people with cancer and their families through scalable and effective technology-based interventions. She presently leads a US-national clinical trial to identify a fully-automated, Internet-delivered intervention to address symptoms of sexual distress and dysfunction among breast cancer survivors (R37CA269776).
Immediate Past Chair
Jennifer Barsky Reese, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at Fox Chase Cancer Center and a licensed psychologist. Dr. Reese’s research focuses on designing, evaluating, and disseminating methods for improving intimacy, interpersonal functioning, and quality of life among those with cancer. Her research is funded by the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society. Dr. Reese was named a Putnam Scholar by the Academy of Communication in Healthcare in 2018.
Treasurer
Dr. Kristen Carpenter is a Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, Psychology (joint), and Obstetrics & Gynecology (joint) at The Ohio State University, as well as a member of the OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC). She is Chief Psychologist and Director of Ambulatory Services in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health. She leads the OSU Women’s Behavioral Health program; in this capacity, she provides clinical care to women with sexual dysfunction, education to staff throughout the OSU Wexner Medical Center and James Cancer Hospital (e.g., physicians, nurses, social workers) on female sexual health, and provides clinical training to psychology doctoral trainees. She has been a member of the Scientific Network since its inception. Dr. Carpenter’s research involves understanding the role of cognitive, affective, and interpersonal processes in women’s sexual, psychological, and physical health outcomes. Dr. Carpenter studied psychology as an undergraduate at Northwestern University and, following four years of work in healthcare management consulting, obtained Masters and Doctoral degrees in Psychology from The Ohio State University. She completed her clinical internship at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois and, following a postdoctoral fellowship in Cancer Prevention and Control Research at the University of California-Los Angeles, Dr. Carpenter returned to The Ohio State University.
Secretary
Natasha N. Frederick, MD, MPH, MS, is a practicing pediatric hematologist and oncologist at Connecticut Children's and a an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She is the founder and clinical director of Connecticut Children's Comprehensive Fertility and Sexual Health Program. Dr. Frederick's research focuses on the development and implementation of interventions to improve sexual and reproductive health communication between adolescents and young adults with cancer and their clinicians.