Kristen Wells

Kristen Wells

San Diego State University

H-index: 36

North America-United States

About Kristen Wells

Kristen Wells, With an exceptional h-index of 36 and a recent h-index of 26 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at San Diego State University, specializes in the field of cancer communication, cancer disparities, medication adherence, patient navigation, mobile sensing.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Skin cancer risk behaviors in sexual minority men: A mixed methods approach.

Intervention recommendations to improve uptake of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening among individuals living with serious mental illness

Interpersonal and community-level influences across the PrEP cascade among young adult Latinx men who have sex with men living in a US-Mexico border region: A qualitative study

Isn’t there enough evidence on the benefits of patient navigation?

Pain-Related Anxiety in Spanish-Speaking Mexican Americans Who Report Chronic Pain: Psychometric Evaluation of a New Spanish Adaptation of the 20-Item Pain Anxiety Symptom …

Research Infrastructure Core Facilities at Research Centers in Minority Institutions: Part I—Research Resources Management, Operation, and Best Practices

Multiscale modeling intervention development and perspectives from early-stage breast cancer survivors on technology to improve long-term adherence to endocrine therapy.

Addressing a critical need for caregiver support in neuro-oncology: development of a caregiver navigation intervention using eSNAP social resource visualization

Kristen Wells Information

University

Position

Associate Professor

Citations(all)

4651

Citations(since 2020)

2157

Cited By

3390

hIndex(all)

36

hIndex(since 2020)

26

i10Index(all)

70

i10Index(since 2020)

52

Email

University Profile Page

San Diego State University

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Kristen Wells Skills & Research Interests

cancer communication

cancer disparities

medication adherence

patient navigation

mobile sensing

Top articles of Kristen Wells

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Skin cancer risk behaviors in sexual minority men: A mixed methods approach.

Health Psychology

Aaron J Blashill

Kelsey Nogg

Rosa A Cobian Aguilar

Scott Roesch

John Brady

...

2024/4/15

Intervention recommendations to improve uptake of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening among individuals living with serious mental illness

Cancer Causes & Control

Cristian Garcia-Alcaraz

Aleigha Binda

Janna R Gordon

Elizabeth N Alpert

Kristina L Greenwood

...

2024/3

Interpersonal and community-level influences across the PrEP cascade among young adult Latinx men who have sex with men living in a US-Mexico border region: A qualitative study

AIDS and Behavior

Kristen J Wells

Janna R Gordon

Claudia M Carrizosa

Eduardo Hernandez Mozo

Nicholas C Lucido

...

2024/3

Isn’t there enough evidence on the benefits of patient navigation?

Electra D Paskett

Tracy Battaglia

Elizabeth A Calhoun

Michelle C Chappell

Andrea Dwyer

...

2023/11

Pain-Related Anxiety in Spanish-Speaking Mexican Americans Who Report Chronic Pain: Psychometric Evaluation of a New Spanish Adaptation of the 20-Item Pain Anxiety Symptom …

The Journal of Pain

Cristian Garcia-Alcaraz

Scott C Roesch

Rosa Cobian Aguilar

Sara Gombatto

Kristen J Wells

2023/8/1

Research Infrastructure Core Facilities at Research Centers in Minority Institutions: Part I—Research Resources Management, Operation, and Best Practices

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Paul B Tchounwou

Mohamad Malouhi

Elizabeth O Ofili

Emma Fernández-Repollet

Daniel F Sarpong

...

2022/12/17

Multiscale modeling intervention development and perspectives from early-stage breast cancer survivors on technology to improve long-term adherence to endocrine therapy.

Manuel Gonzales

Cristian Garcia-Alcaraz

Navreet Kaur

Jiaqi Gong

Xishi Zhu

...

2022/10/1

Addressing a critical need for caregiver support in neuro-oncology: development of a caregiver navigation intervention using eSNAP social resource visualization

Supportive Care in Cancer

Maija Reblin

Kristen J Wells

Amy Otto

Rachael McCormick

Laura Rodriguez

...

2022/6

mHealth for Medication and Side Effect Monitoring: Patients’ Attitudes Toward Smart Devices for Managing Oral Chemotherapy During Lung Cancer Treatment

Anna N Baglione

Sarah Tolman

Chloe Dapaah

Danielle Johnson

Kristen J Wells

...

2022/12/12

Training cancer caregiver navigators: experiences from implementing the eSNAP and caregiver navigator intervention

Supportive Care in Cancer

Maija Reblin

Heraldo D’Almeida

Veronica Barrios-Monroy

Rachael McCormick

Laura Rodriguez

...

2022/12

Barriers and opportunities to measuring oncology patient navigation impact: results from the National Navigation Roundtable Survey

Cancer

Tracy A Battaglia

Linda Fleisher

Andrea J Dwyer

Dawn E Wiatrek

Kristen J Wells

...

2022/7/1

The psychosocial needs of underserved breast cancer survivors and perspectives of their clinicians and support providers

Supportive Care in Cancer

Kristen J Wells

Julia H Drizin

Amy E Ustjanauskas

Coralia Vázquez-Otero

Tonya M Pan-Weisz

...

2022/1

Stakeholders’ perspectives on system-level barriers to and facilitators of HPV vaccination among Hispanic migrant farmworkers

Ethnicity & health

Cheryl A Vamos

Nolan Kline

Coralia Vázquez-Otero

Elizabeth A Lockhart

Paige W Lake

...

2022/8/18

Comparing Latino Community Members’ and Clinical Staff’s Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators to Colorectal Cancer Screening

Journal of Cancer Education

Elizabeth N Alpert

Tatiana Clark

Cristian Garcia-Alcaraz

Sumayah Nuhaily Eddington

Claudia Carrizosa

...

2022/12

“I…Tell Her Not to Take Medicines”: Understanding Engagement in the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) Care Continuum through the Socio …

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Anjali Modi

Cristian Garcia-Alcaraz

Sangita Trivedi

JK Kosambiya

Kristen J Wells

2022/10/19

Exploring classes of cancer patient navigators and determinants of navigator role retention

Cancer

Cristian Garcia‐Alcaraz

Scott C Roesch

Elizabeth Calhoun

Patrick Wightman

Prashanthinie Mohan

...

2022/7/1

Psychiatric Comorbidity Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth and Young Adults at Risk for Suicide

European Journal of Public Health

Arjan van der Star

JP Brady

CA Albright

M Gonzales IV

C Garcia Alcaraz

...

2022/10/1

Comparing clinical and nonclinical cancer patient navigators: A national study in the United States

Cancer

Kristen J Wells

Patrick Wightman

Rosa Cobian Aguilar

Andrea J Dwyer

Cristian Garcia‐Alcaraz

...

2022/7/1

EVALUATION OF THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL HEALTH LOCUS OF CONTROL SCALES IN HIGH-AND LOW-RELIGIOSITY HISPANIC AMERICANS

Cristian Garcia-Alcaraz

Elva MM Arredondo

Sarah Mills

Scott Roesch

Kristen J Wells

...

2021

Financial Hardship and Health Related Quality of Life Among Older Latinos With Chronic Diseases

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®

Frances R Nedjat-Haiem

Tamara Cadet

Humberto Parada Jr

Tessa Jones

Elvira E Jimenez

...

2021/8

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Co-Authors

H-index: 84
Kevin Fiscella

Kevin Fiscella

University of Rochester

H-index: 78
melissa simon

melissa simon

Northwestern University

H-index: 75
Scott Roesch

Scott Roesch

San Diego State University

H-index: 55
Vanessa Malcarne

Vanessa Malcarne

San Diego State University

H-index: 45
Ambuj Kumar

Ambuj Kumar

University of South Florida

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