Dolores Cannella, MA, PhD
Associate Dean for Education
Associate Professor, Department of General Dentistry
Department: (631) 632-5468
Office: (631) 632-3953
Email: dolores.cannella@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Address: 156A Rockland HallStony Brook, NY 11794
Education
MA: General and Experimental Psychology, Long Island University CW Post Campus, 2002
MA: Social and Health Psychology, Stony Brook University, 2004
PhD: Social and Health Psychology, Stony Brook University, 2007
Research Interests
Interprofessional education, program evaluation and student success, utilization of social psychological theories in the promotion of health behaviors
1. Monahan, K., Bruckenthal, P., Schoenfeld, E., Cannella, D.T., Marino, M. Health and Wellness Screening for Older Adults: Social Work Students’ Experiences in the Partnership to Advance Collaborative Education (PACE) Program. Best Practices in Mental Health, 18 (1): 47-61, 2022.
2. Jham, B.C., Cannella, D.T., Adibi, S., Austin, K., Allareddy, V., Petrie, C. Should Pass/Fail Grading Be Used Instead of Traditional Letter Grades in Dental Education? Two Viewpoints. Journal of Dental Education, 82 (12): 1258-1264, 2018.
3. Truhlar, M.R., Cannella, D.T., Marino, M. The Geriatric Dental Assessment. Colgate Oral Health Dialogue, 2 (2): 1-4, 2017.
4. Auerbach, M., Lobel, M., & Cannella D.T. Psychosocial Correlates of Health-Promoting and Health-Impairing Behaviors in Pregnancy. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 35(3):76-83, 2014.
5. Cannella, D.T., Auerbach M., & Lobel, M. Predicting Birth Outcomes: Together, Mother and Health Care Provider Know Best. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 75(4):299-304, 2013.
6. Grey, N.E., Lobel, M. & Cannella, D.T. Something to chew on: Psychosocial factors associated with oral health practices. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43: E13-E22, 2013.
7. Waldman, H.B., Cannella, D.T. & Perlman, S.P. Dentistry and childhood poverty in the United States. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry, 37(1): 113-116, 2012.
8. Cannella, D.T., Lobel, M. & Monheit, A.G. Knowing is believing: Information and attitudes towards physical activity during pregnancy. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 31(4):236-242, 2010.
9. Cannella, D.T., Hamilton, J. & Lobel, M. Teaching and learning guide for psychosocial perspectives on pregnancy: Prenatal maternal stress and coping. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 4(2):159-163, 2010.
10. Schneider, S., Moyer, A., Knapp-Oliver, S.K., Sohl, S.J., Cannella D.T. & Targhetta, V. Pre-Intervention distress moderates the efficacy of psychosocial treatment for cancer patients: A meta-analysis. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 33:1-14, 2010.
11. Lobel, M., Cannella, D.T., Graham, J.E., DeVincent, C., Schneider, J. & Meyer, B.A. Pregnancy-specific stress, prenatal health behaviors and birth outcomes. Health Psychology, 27:604-615, 2008.
12. Lobel, M., Hamilton, J. & Cannella, D.T. Psychosocial perspectives on pregnancy: Prenatal maternal stress and coping. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2:1600-1623, 2008.
13. Cannella, D.T., Lobel, M., Glass, P., Lokshina I. & Graham, G.E. Factors associated with depressed mood in chronic pain patients: The role of intrapersonal coping resources. Journal of Pain, 8:256-262, 2007.
Book Chapter
Eckhardt, P., Janotha, B., Marino, M.A., Erlanger, D.P., & Cannella, D.T: Equipping Advanced Practice Nurses with Real-World Skills. In Y. Rosen, S. Ferrara, & M. Mosharraf (Eds.) Handbook of Research on Technology Tools for Real-World Skill Development (pp. 163-189). Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference, 2016. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-9441-5.ch007.
2015-2018: The Stony Brook Partnership to Advance to Collaborative Education (PACE) Center for Senior Health and Wellness. Project Coordinator 30%. HRSA-14-070. $1.4 million.
2014: Charles Craig Teaching Award, Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society
2017: Honorary Inductee, Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society