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Bariatric Psychologist and Eating Disorders
- Organization:
- West Virginia University School of Medicine
- Department:
- Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
- Classification:
- Clinical Faculty
Education
- PhD, Seattle Pacific University, 2012
Publications
2023
Aylward L, Lilly C, Konsor M, Cox S, Abunnaja S, Szoka N, Tabone L. How Soon Do Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Improve after Bariatric Surgery? Healthcare 2023; 11(6):862. PMID: 36981519. PMCID: PMC10048012. DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11060862
Bailey BC, Cox S, Terris L, van Oppen D, Howsare J, Berry JH, Winstanley EL. Rural health care worker wellness during COVID-19: Compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction & utilization of wellness resources. PLoS One 2023;18(12):e0295020. PMID: 38064476. PMCID: PMC10707602. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295020
Bartholomay EM, Cox S, Tabone L, Szoka N, Abunnaja S, Aylward L. Intrapersonal coping predicts greater weight loss 24 months after bariatric surgery. Obesity Surgery 2023. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37770773. DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-06826-6
Bartholomay EM, Lilly C, Cox S, Tabone L, Szoka N, Abunnaja S, Aylward L. Psychometric Properties of the Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory Among Patients Pursuing Bariatric Surgery. Eval Health Prof 2023. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37770037. DOI: 10.1177/01632787231204370
Cunningham JG, Szoka N, Tabone LE, Cox S, Aylward L, Abunnaja S. Preoperative and Early Adjuvant Weight Loss Medications in Bariatric Surgery Patients with BMI over 60 or Suboptimal Initial Response to Surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 2023:1-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2023.01.021
Sedney C, Cowher A, Turiano N, Cox S, Dekeseredy P, Haggerty T. Understanding the intersectional relationship pf pain stigma, weight bias internalization, and clinical indicators in a rural population with back pain: A survey-based study. World Neurosurgery 2023;171:e846-e851. PMID: 36603648. DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.12.125
2022
Aylward L, Konsor M, Cox S. Binge Eating Before and After Bariatric Surgery. Curr Obes Rep 2022;11:386-394. PMID: 36287376. DOI: 10.1007/s13679-022-00486-w
Aylward L, Lilly C, Tabone L, Szoka N, Abunnaja S, Cox S. Anxiety predicts reduced weight loss 30 months after bariatric surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 2022;18(7):919-927. PMID: 35660269. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2022.04.007
Cheung V, Aylward L, Tabone L, Szoka N, Abunnaja S, Cox S. Hunger mediates the relationship between food insecurity and binge eating among bariatric surgery candidates. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 2022;18(4):530-537. PMID: 35067460. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2021.12.009
Horvath S, Cox S, Tabone J, Tabone L, Szoka N, Abunnaja S, Aylward L. Binge eating in patients pursuing bariatric surgery: understanding relationships with food insecurity and adverse childhood experiences. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 2022. PMID: 36528545. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2022.11.003
Tabone JK, Cox S, Aylward L, Abunnaja S, Szoka N, Tabone LE. Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences and Psychological Symptoms Among Bariatric Patients. Journ Child Adol Trauma 2022. DOI: 10.1007/s40653-022-00491-0
Tabone JK, Cox S, Aylward L, Abunnaja S, Szoka N, Tabone LE. The Roles of Depression and Binge Eating in the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Obesity. Obesity Surgery 2022;32:3034-3040. PMID: 35790671. DOI: 10.1007/s11695-022-06192-9
2021
Soulliard ZA, Brode C, Tabone LE, Abunnaja S, Szoka N, Cox S. The role of body appreciation, weight bias internalization, and disordered eating behaviors among presurgical bariatric patients. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 2021;17(5):1000-7. PMID: 33549507. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2020.12.012
Soulliard ZA, Brode C, Tabone LE, Szoka N, Abunnaja S, Cox S. Disinhibition and Subjective Hunger as Mediators Between Weight Bias Internalization and Binge Eating Among Pre-Surgical Bariatric Patients. Obes Surg 2021;31(2):797-804. PMID: 33047291. PMCID: PMC8381281. DOI: 10.1007/s11695-020-05023-z
Barr, M. L., Tabone, L., Cox, S., Brode, C., Szoka, N., Olfert, I. M., & Davisson, L., & Olfert, M. D. (2019). Bariatric Surgery Outcomes in Appalachia influenced by Surgery Type, Type 2 Diabetes and Depression. Obesity Surgery, 29(4), 1222–1228. doi:10.1007/s11695-018-03650-1
Kudel, I., Pona, A., Cox, S., Szoka, N., Tabone, L., & Brode, C. (2019). Psychometric Properties of NIH PROMIS Instruments in Bariatric Surgery Candidates. Health Psychology, 38(5), 359–368. doi:10.1037/hea0000697
Cox, S., & Brode, C. (2018). Predictors of Binge Eating among Bariatric Surgery Candidates: Disinhibition as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Binge Eating. Obesity Surgery. doi:10.1007/s11695-018-3129-8
Lutz, J., Gross, R., Long, D., & Cox, S. (2017). Predicting risk for opioid misuse in chronic pain with a single-item measure of catastrophic thinking. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 30(6), 828-831. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2017.06.170124
Bergmann, K. L., Cox, S. J., & Tabone, L. E. (2017). Influence of a rural environment on patient access and outcomes for bariatric surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 13(4), 632–636. doi:10.1016/j.soard.2016.11.009
Cox S. (2015). The use of Personality Inventories in Pre-surgical Psychological Evaluation of Bariatric Patients. WebmedCentral plus Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, 1970;-39(1):WMCPLS00454. (Open-access peer-reviewed journal).
Lutz J, Gross R, Long D, Cox S. Predicting Risk for Opioid Misuse in Chronic Pain with a Single-Item Measure of Catastrophic Thinking. J Am Board Fam Med. 2017 Nov-Dec;30(6):828-831. doi : 10.3122/jabfm.2017.06.170124. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29180559
Bergmann KL, Cox SJ, Tabone LE. Influence of a rural environment on patient access and outcomes for bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2017 Apr;13(4):632-636. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.11.009. Epub 2016 Nov 11. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28159563
Cox, S. (2017, February 27). Know the facts: An eating disorder is an illness, not a choice. Retrieved from http://wvumedicine.org/news/article/ knowfacts-eating-disorder-isillness-notchoice/
About Stephanie Cox
Stephanie Cox, PhD, earned her degree from Seattle Pacific University. Dr. Cox completed an internship in the epartment of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry and completed a fellowship in primary care in the Department of Family Medicine at WVU. She provides patients with support for psychological and behavioral concerns in weight management.
Patient Care Information
Medical Specialties
- Bariatric (Obesity) Surgery
- Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry
Special Training
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Fellowship, Primary Care Psychology
West Virginia University, 2013