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Colleen M. McBride

Colleen M. McBride

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
64
Citations
14969
World Ranking
1109
National Ranking
515

Colleen M. McBride publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Colleen M. McBride sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 220 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Colleen M. McBride D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Colleen M. McBride sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Colleen M. McBride is affiliated with Emory University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine and health professions, with a focus on genetics and public health. The subfields of their study include General Health Professions, Genetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Reproductive Medicine, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The main topics explored in their work encompass Health Policy Implementation Science, BRCA gene mutations in cancer, Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease, Reproductive Health and Technologies, Public Health Policies and Education, Health Systems including Economic Evaluations and Quality of Life, as well as Community Health and Development.

Colleen M. McBride has published articles in various venues, with a frequent presence in UNC Libraries, Social Science & Medicine, Cancer, Translational Behavioral Medicine, and Supportive Care in Cancer. Notable papers include:

  • "Walking the talk on multi-level interventions: The power of parsimony" (2021), Social Science & Medicine
  • "Psychosocial factors associated with genetic testing status among African American women with ovarian cancer: Results from the African American Cancer Epidemiology Study" (2021), Cancer
  • "A scoping review of social and behavioral science research to translate genomic discoveries into population health impact" (2020), Translational Behavioral Medicine
  • "Evaluating fertility preservation interventions for alignment with ASCO Guidelines for reproductive aged women undergoing cancer treatment: a systematic review" (2023), Supportive Care in Cancer
  • "Testing a Population-Based Outreach Intervention for Ovarian Cancer Survivors to Encourage their Close Relatives to Consider Genetic Counseling" (2024), Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues such as Sarita Pathak, Yue Guan, Muin J. Khoury, Whitney S. Rice, and Jingsong Zhao. These collaborations have resulted in multiple co-authored publications across related domains.

Best Publications

  • Understanding the potential of teachable moments: the case of smoking cessation

    C M McBride;K M Emmons;I M Lipkus

  • Current health behaviors and readiness to pursue life-style changes among men and women diagnosed with early stage prostate and breast carcinomas.

    R.D. Wendy Demark-Wahnefried Ph.D.;Bercedis Peterson;Colleen McBride;Isaac Lipkus

  • Understanding health behavior change among couples: an interdependence and communal coping approach.

    Megan A. Lewis;Colleen M. McBride;Kathryn I. Pollak;Elaine Puleo

  • Main outcomes of the FRESH START trial: a sequentially tailored, diet and exercise mailed print intervention among breast and prostate cancer survivors.

    Wendy Demark-Wahnefried;Elizabeth C. Clipp;Isaac M. Lipkus;David Lobach

  • Depressive symptoms, menopausal status, and climacteric symptoms in women at midlife.

    Hayden B. Bosworth;Hayden B. Bosworth;Lori A. Bastian;Lori A. Bastian;Maggie N. Kuchibhatla;David C. Steffens

  • Self-efficacy for managing pain, symptoms, and function in patients with lung cancer and their informal caregivers: associations with symptoms and distress.

    Laura S. Porter;Francis J. Keefe;Jennifer Garst;Colleen M. McBride

  • Reasons for quitting: Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for smoking cessation in a population-based sample of smokers

    Susan J. Curry;Louis Grothaus;Colleen McBride;Colleen McBride

  • Differences in preconceptional and prenatal behaviors in women with intended and unintended pregnancies.

    Wendy L Hellerstedt;Phyllis L. Pirie;Harry A Lando;Susan J. Curry

  • A randomized trial of self-help materials, personalized feedback, and telephone counseling with nonvolunteer smokers.

    Susan J. Curry;Colleen McBride;Louis C. Grothaus;Doug Louie

  • The Behavioral Response to Personalized Genetic Information: Will Genetic Risk Profiles Motivate Individuals and Families to Choose More Healthful Behaviors?

    Colleen M McBride;Laura M Koehly;Saskia C Sanderson;Kimberly A Kaphingst

  • Incorporating Genetic Susceptibility Feedback into a Smoking Cessation Program for African-American Smokers with Low Income

    Colleen M. McBride;Gerold Bepler;Isaac M. Lipkus;Pauline Lyna

  • Psychological impact of diagnosis and risk reduction among cancer survivors.

    Colleen M. Mcbride;Elizabeth Clipp;Bercedis L. Peterson;Bercedis L. Peterson;Isaac M. Lipkus;Isaac M. Lipkus

  • Prevention of relapse in women who quit smoking during pregnancy.

    Colleen M. McBride;Susan J. Curry;Susan J. Curry;Harry A. Lando;Phyllis L. Pirie

  • Smoking cessation in women concerned about weight.

    P. L. Pirie;C. M. McBride;Wendy L Hellerstedt;Robert W Jeffery

  • The Scientific Foundation for personal genomics: recommendations from a National Institutes of Health-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention multidisciplinary workshop.

    Muin J. Khoury;Muin J. Khoury;Colleen M. McBride;Sheri D. Schully;John P.A. Ioannidis;John P.A. Ioannidis

  • Facilitating research participation and improving quality of life for African American prostate cancer survivors and their intimate partners. A pilot study of telephone-based coping skills training.

    Lisa C. Campbell;Francis J. Keefe;Cindy Scipio;Daphne C. McKee

  • Using the telephone to improve health behavior and health service delivery

    Colleen M McBride;Barbara K Rimer

  • Relationships among breast cancer perceived absolute risk, comparative risk, and worries.

    Isaac M. Lipkus;Maggie Kuchibhatla;Colleen M. McBride;Hayden B. Bosworth

  • The self-efficacy of family caregivers for helping cancer patients manage pain at end-of-life.

    Francis J. Keefe;Tim A. Ahles;Laura S. Porter;Linda M. Sutton

  • Partner-Guided Cancer Pain Management at the End of Life: A Preliminary Study

    Francis J. Keefe;Tim A. Ahles;Linda Sutton;Jo Ann Dalton

Frequent Co-Authors

Isaac M. Lipkus
Isaac M. Lipkus Duke University
Susan J. Curry
Susan J. Curry University of Iowa
Wendy Demark-Wahnefried
Wendy Demark-Wahnefried University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lawrence C. Brody
Lawrence C. Brody National Institutes of Health
Barbara K. Rimer
Barbara K. Rimer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Francis J. Keefe
Francis J. Keefe Duke University
Muin J. Khoury
Muin J. Khoury Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ilene C. Siegler
Ilene C. Siegler Duke University
Donald H. Baucom
Donald H. Baucom University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Hayden B. Bosworth
Hayden B. Bosworth Duke University

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