Honor Woodward, MA

Undergraduate School
Stetson University

Graduate School
University of South Florida

Interests & Career Goals

My research and clinical interests are in the psychological and behavioral aspects of cancer care. I have a strong interest in working with cancer patients who smoke cigarettes and who have been diagnosed with tobacco-related cancers. While I am particularly interested in tobacco use, my work emphasizes the need for holistic treatment, and I aim to improve cancer treatment outcomes by focusing on a wide variety of health behaviors. Furthermore, I am interested in optimizing health communication for cancer screening, especially among vulnerable populations and those with limited health literacy. In the future, I aim to establish a research career dedicated to intervention development to improve the health and well-being of cancer patients and to reduce cancer-related health disparities.

Favorite Pastimes

I enjoy distance running, spending quality time with friends, taking my dog for nature walks, and exploring new restaurants and local spots in Durham!

Why I Chose Duke

I chose to complete my graduate training in the Adult Health-Cancer Concentration at Duke University for its world class training in psycho-oncology. The Adult Health-Cancer Concentration exposes me to a diverse range of patient populations and provides comprehensive training in multiple aspects of oncology care. The Cancer Concentration is well aligned with my research interests and career goals and allows me to gain year-long experience working in the Duke Cancer Institute. In addition to working in oncology treatment settings, the Adult Health-Cancer Concentration values breadth and depth of training in health psychology and exposes interns to other aspects of behavioral medicine through year-long elective rotations, such as the Duke Fertility Center and Transplant/Medical Psychology Program.

Research Interests

My research is predominantly focused on the development of novel, theory-based health messages and smoking cessation interventions for cancer patients. I am particularly interested in interventions that target smoking-related stigma, improve health literacy, and reduce defensive responding. Additionally, I am interested in the development of holistic behavioral health interventions that work to target multiple health behaviors that influence cancer survivorship, quality of life, and treatment outcomes.

Publications

Ramos, S.D., Woodward, H., Kannout, L., & Du Bois, S.N. (2023) Dimensional Reduction in Barriers and Facilitators to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Uptake Willingness for Full-Service Sex Workers. Archives of Sexual Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02742-z
Vidrine, J. I., Fennell, B. S., Simmons, V. N., Sutton, S. K., Jones, S. R., Woodward, H. W., ... & Vidrine, D. J. (2023). Enhancing long-term smoking abstinence among individuals with a history of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia or cervical cancer (Project ACCESS): protocol for a randomized clinical trial. BMC Public Health, 23(1), 1-12.
Medina-Ramirez, P., Casas, L., Calixte-Civil, P., Woodward, H., Brandon, T., & Simmons, V. (2022). Smoking Cessation Interventions for Hispanic/Latinx Adults in the United States: A Systematic Review and Planned Meta- Analysis. BioMed Central Systematic Reviews.
Du Bois, S.N., Woodward, H., Manser, K., Saigal, S., Santic, F., Tully, T., & Sher, T.G. (2022). Examining relationship-level predictors of individual-level health among postsecondary students and partners of secondary students in long distance relationships. The Family Journal.
Guy, A., Woodward, H., Kannout, L., & Du Bois, S.N. (2022). Participating in a peer-led intervention relates to reduced effects of HIV discrimination among African Americans living with HIV and serious mental illness. Journal of Community Health Research.
Woodward, H., Du Bois, S.N., Tully, T., Fraine, S., & Guy, A. (2021) Results of a brief, peer-led intervention pilot on cognitive escape among African American adults living with HIV, comorbid serious mental illness, and a history of adverse childhood experiences. Journal for the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. doi: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000245
Parke, E., Du Bois, S. N., Woodward, H. (2020). Exploring Political Diversity in Relation to Stress and Health, Among Graduate Students in the Mental Health Field. Journal of American College Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2020.1791130
Guy, A. A., Du Bois, S. N., Thomas, N., Noble, S., Lewis, R., Toles, J., Spivey, C., Yoder, W., Ramos, S. D., Woodward, H. (2020). Prepare2Thrive: Results from A Community-Based Participatory Research Pilot Intervention. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 14(4).

Poster Presentations

Jones, S.R., Hoogland, C.E., Woodward, H., Simmons, V.N., Lehigh, G., Busingye, A., Krawec, H., Vidrine, D.J., Vidrine, J.I. Associations between Wellness Plan Utilization, Treatment Engagement, and Smoking Abstinence: Secondary Analysis of an RCT Among Women with a History of Cervical Cancer. (2025). Poster presented at the 31^stannual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, New Orleans, LA.
Woodward, H., Hoogland, C. E., Simmons, V. N., Sutton, S. K., Shorey Fennell, B., Jones, S. R., Vidrine, D. J., & Vidrine, J. I. (2024). Associations of health literacy with participant characteristics, treatment engagement and smoking cessation outcomes among CIN and cervical cancer survivors. Poster presented during the 2024 Annual Cancer Health Disparities Retreat, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL.
Woodward, H., Poudel, R. Yates, H., Martinez, U., Haver, M.K., Vidrine, J.I., Youngchul, K., Brandon, T.H., & Simmons, V.N. (September 2024). Smoking Cessation Interventions for Hispanic/Latinx Adults in the United States: Results from a Systematic Review. Poster presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities. Los Angeles, CA.
Woodward, H., Hoogland, C.E., Simmons, V. N., Sutton, S.K., Shorey Fennell, B., Jones, S. R., Vidrine, D. J., & Vidrine, J. I. (2024). Associations of Health Literacy with Participant Characteristics, Treatment Engagement and Cessation Outcomes among CIN and Cervical Cancer Survivors. Poster accepted for presentation at the 30^th annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Hoogland, C. E., Simmons, V. N., Shorey Fennell, B., Jones, S. R., Woodward, H., Vidrine, D. J., & Vidrine, J. I. (2024). Early tobacco treatment engagement predicts long-term smoking abstinence among women with a history of CIN or cervical cancer. Poster accepted for presentation at the 30^th annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Cottrell-Daniels, C., Shorey Fennell, B., Woodward, H., Simmons, V.N., Wetter, D.W., Shih, Y.C.T., Sutton, S.K., Vidrine, D.J., & Vidrine, J.I. (March 2023). Associations of Cancer Treatment Status on Smoking Cessation among Survivors of CIN or Cervical Cancer. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 29^thAnnual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas.
Woodward, H., Conn, M., Martinez, U., Cottrell-Daniels, C., Vidrine, J.I., & Simmons, V.N. (May, 2022). Adapting a smoking cessation treatment manual for lung cancer patients. Poster presented at the Moffitt Scientific Symposium.
Woodward, H. & Kannout, L. (November 2021). COVID-19 disparities in Chicago: A neighborhood level analysis of hardship and belonging. Poster presented at the Harvard Women in Psychology Conference.
Khan, H., Santic, F., Woodward, H., Manser, K., & Du Bois, S.N. (February 2021). Using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model to explore associations between partner health and relationship variables. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.
Du Bois, S., Woodward, H., Manser, K., Saigal, S., Williams, V., Becker, J., Tully, T., & Goldman-Sher, T. (October 2021). Examining associations between relationship level variables and individual health in long distance relationships. Poster presented to the Western Psychological Association Conference in 2021.
Khan, H., DuBois, S., Yoder, W., Woodward, H. (October 2019). Keeping the spark alive: How using technology for cybersex is associated with couple satisfaction in long-distance relationships. Poster accepted to the 2019 Technology, Mind, and Society Conference in Washington D.C.
Woodward, H., Du Bois, S. (August 2019). Exploring the health of Trans veterans versus Trans non-veterans, using U.S. population-level data. Poster presentation accepted to the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, held in Chicago, Illinois in August 2019.
Woodward, H., Manser, K.A., Williams, V., Saigal, S., Goldman T.S., & Du Bois, S (May 2019). In long distance relationships, sexual and relationship satisfaction linked to each other, but neither to body image. Poster presented at the annual Association for Psychological Science conference, held in Washington D.C. in May 2019.
Khan, H., Woodward, H., Tully, T., Manser, K.A., Yoder, W., & Du Bois, S (April 2019). Correlates of substance use among men in long-distance relationships. Poster presentation accepted to the annual Midwestern Psychological Association conference, to be held in Chicago, Illinois in April 2019.