Dr. Gonzalez aims to predict quality of life issues and to develop mobile health (mHealth) interventions for quality of life issues in diverse cancer populations.
Dr. Gonzalez obtained his PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of South Florida and completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Behavioral Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center. Dr. Gonzalez’s research focuses on reducing the burden of quality of life issues (e.g., sleep disturbance, cognitive impairment, fatigue, depression) faced by cancer patients and survivors. He aims to develop biopsychosocial models to predict quality of life issues in cancer populations. These models account for the unique contribution of cancer and treatment for cancer. Dr. Gonzalez also develops mobile health (mHealth) behavioral interventions to address quality of life issues among cancer populations. Because many minority cancer patients are largely underserved, an emphasis of Dr. Gonzalez’s work is culturally targeting new interventions to minority cancer populations. Dr. Gonzalez recently began an NIH-funded career development award to develop a culturally targeted mHealth intervention to reduce sleep disturbance among African American breast cancer survivors.
Hoogland AI, Bulls HW, Gonzalez BD, Wright AA, Kennedy B, Small BJ, Chahal N, Arboleda BL, Jim HSL. Differential patterns of circadian rhythmicity in women with malignant versus benign gynecologic tumors. Psychooncology. 2019 Mar;28(3):643-646. Pubmedid: 30597681.
Trevorrow T, Zhou ES, Dietch JR, Gonzalez BD. Position statement: start middle and high schools at 8:30 am or later to promote student health and learning. Transl Behav Med. 2019 Jan;9(1):167-169. Pubmedid: 29546285.
Gonzalez BD, Lu Q. Sleep disturbance among Chinese breast cancer survivors living in the USA. Support Care Cancer. 2018 Jun;26(6):1695-1698. Pubmedid: 29484499. Pmcid: PMC5924438.
Donovan KA, Gonzales BD, Nelson AM, Fishman MN, Zachariah B, Jacobsen PB. Effect of androgen deprivation therapy on sexual function and bother in men with prostate cancer: A controlled comparison. Psychooncology. 2018 Jan;27(1):316-324. Pubmedid: 28557112. Pmcid: PMC5709275.
Lee MS, Martinez D, Gonzales BD, Small BJ, Lechner SC, Antoni MH, Vinard A, Krause M, Meade C, Jacobsen PB. Anxiety and depression in Spanish-speaking Latina cancer patients prior to starting chemotherapy. Psychooncology. 2018 Jan;27(1):333-338. Pubmedid: 28557067. Pmcid: PMC5709270.
Gonzalez BD, Small BJ, Cases MG, Williams NL, Fishman MN, Jacobsen PB, Jim HSL. Sleep disturbance in men receiving androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer: The role of hot flashes and nocturia. Cancer. 2018 Feb;124(3):499-506. Pubmedid: 29072790. Pmcid: PMC5780192.
Gonzalez BD, Grandner MA, Caminiti CB, Hui SA. Cancer survivors in the workplace: sleep disturbance mediates the impact of cancer on healthcare expenditures and work absenteeism. Support Care Cancer. 2018 Dec;26(12):4049-4055. Pubmedid: 29869719. Pmcid: PMC6204101.
Gonzalez BD. Promise of Mobile Health Technology to Reduce Disparities in Patients With Cancer and Survivors. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2018 Dec;2:1-9. Pubmedid: 30652578. Pmcid: PMC6338426.
Hoogland AI, Lechner SC, Gonzalez BD, Small BJ, Tyson DM, Asvat Y, Barata A, Gomez MF, Rodriguez Y, Jim HSL, Antoni MH, Jacobsen PB, Meade CD. Efficacy of a Spanish-Language Self-Administered Stress Management Training intervention for Latinas undergoing chemotherapy. Psychooncology. 2018 Apr;27(4):1305-1311. Pubmedid: 29462503. Pmcid: PMC5895519.
Llanos AAM, Rabkin A, Bandera EV, Zirpoli G, Gonzalez BD, Xing CY, Qin B, Lin Y, Hong CC, Demissie K, Ambrosone CB. Hair product use and breast cancer risk among African American and White women. Carcinogenesis. 2017 Sep;38(9):883-892. Pubmedid: 28605409. Pmcid: PMC5862263.
Ironson G, Henry SM, Gonzalez BD. Impact of stressful death or divorce in people with HIV: A prospective examination and the buffering effects of religious coping and social support. J Health Psychol. 2017 Aug;1359105317726151. Pubmedid: 28840762. Pmcid: PMC5794640.
Lee MS, Asvat Y, Gonzalez BD, Jacobsen PB, Jim HS. Coping, stress, and insomnia in hematopoietic stem cell transplant candidates. Psychooncology. 2017 Apr;26(4):560-562. Pubmedid: 27073024. Pmcid: PMC5063691.
Garland SN, Zhou ES, Gonzalez BD, Rodriguez N. The Quest for Mindful Sleep: A Critical Synthesis of the Impact of Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Insomnia. Curr Sleep Med Rep. 2016 Sep;2(3):142-151. Pubmedid: 28191449. Pmcid: PMC5300077.
Nelson AM, Gonzalez BD, Jim HS, Cessna JM, Sutton SK, Small BJ, Fishman MN, Zachariah B, Jacobsen PB. Characteristics and predictors of fatigue among men receiving androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer: a controlled comparison. Support Care Cancer. 2016 Oct;24(10):4159-4166. Pubmedid: 27142516. Pmcid: PMC4995123.
Gonzalez BD, Jim HS, Small BJ, Sutton SK, Fishman MN, Zachariah B, Heysek RV, Jacobsen PB. Changes in physical functioning and muscle strength in men receiving androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer: a controlled comparison. Support Care Cancer. 2016 May;24(5):2201-2207. Pubmedid: 26563183. Pmcid: PMC4805468.
Jacobsen PB, Muchnick S, Marcus S, Amheiser P, Reiersen P, Gonzalez B, Gomez M, Jim HS, Thompson LM, Minton S, Bower J. Pilot study of Iyengar yoga for management of aromatase inhibitor-associated arthralgia in women with breast cancer. Psychooncology. 2015 Nov;24(11):1578-1580. Pubmedid: 25631519. Pmcid: PMC4610866.
Gonzalez BD, Jim HS, Cessna JM, Small BJ, Sutton SK, Jacobsen PB. Concealment of lung cancer diagnosis: prevalence and correlates. Psychooncology. 2015 Dec;24(12):1774-1783. Pubmedid: 25753772. Pmcid: PMC4564357.
Donovan KA, Gonzalez BD, Small BJ, Andrykowski MA, Jacobsen PB. Depressive symptom trajectories during and after adjuvant treatment for breast cancer. Ann Behav Med. 2014 Jun;47(3):292-302. Pubmedid: 24158626. Pmcid: PMC4313122.
Phillips KM, McGinty HL, Gonzalez BD, Jim HS, Small BJ, Minton S, Andrykowski MA, Jacobsen PB. Factors associated with breast cancer worry 3 years after completion of adjuvant treatment. Psychooncology. 2013 Apr;22(4):936-939. Pubmedid: 22419546. Pmcid: PMC3392435.
Gonzalez BD, Jacobsen PB. Depression in lung cancer patients: the role of perceived stigma. Psychooncology. 2012 Mar;21(3):239-246. Pubmedid: 22383265.