Shellie D. Ellis, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of Health Policy and Management
University of Kansas School of Medicine
5008 Student Center, Mail Stop 3044
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, Kansas 66160
Phone: (913) 588-0253
Fax: (913) 588-8236
EDUCATION
2013 Ph.D. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. Health Policy & Management.
Dissertation: Declining Overuse of Hormone Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Predictors of Reimbursement Responsiveness and Emerging Patterns of Care
Advisor/Chair: William R. Carpenter, Ph.D.
2007 Certificate University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC. Statistics.
1997 M.A. Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. Anthropology.
1989 B.A. University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK. Journalism.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
2001 Duke Certificate in Nonprofit Management, Durham, NC.
2000 Group Facilitation, Dispute Settlement Center, Carrboro, NC.
2000 Certificate of Clinical Research Conduct, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
1999 Women’s Leadership Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC.
1999 Greensboro Management Conference, Rockhurst University, Greensboro, NC.
1992 Study Abroad, Archeology, Caesarea Maritima, Israel.
1989 Study Abroad, French, Universite de Paris, la Sorbonne, Paris, France.
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2014-Present Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS
2014-Present Adjunct Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
2014 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
2011-2013 Predoctoral Fellow, Cancer Care Quality Training Program, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
2008-2010 Teaching Assistant, Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
2007-2010 Executive Director, Evaluation and Strategic Planning, Wake Forest University Translational Science Institute, Winston-Salem, NC
2006-2007 Project Leader, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC
2002-2005 Associate Director, Center for Healthcare Research and Quality, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC. Promoted from Evaluation Coordinator.
2001 Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC
1997-2002 Assistant Director, Women’s Health Center of Excellence, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC. Promoted from Center Coordinator.
1994-2006 Research Associate, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC. Promoted from Interviewer to Research Assistant to Research Associate.
1994-1995 Research Assistant, Anthropology Department, Wake Forest University
1993 Research Assistant, Rehabilitation Cost-Effectiveness Study, Fayetteville, Arkansas
HONORS
2014 Cancer Outcomes Research Program Travel Award for Fellows/Trainees
2013 Marci Kramish Campbell Dissertation Prize for Cancer Control and Population Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2013 Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center 3rd Place Poster Prize, Population Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2013 Impact Award, Graduate Education Advancement Board, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2013 Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Outcomes Group Dissertation Completion Award, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2011-2013 Predoctoral Fellowship, Cancer Care Quality Training Program, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2008 Merit Award, Graduate School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
1994 Fellowship, Wake Forest University
1993 Graduate Scholarship, Wake Forest University
1989 Phi Beta Kappa, University of Oklahoma
1989 Lambda Delta Honor Society, University of Oklahoma
1989 Gamma Gamma/Order of Omega, University of Oklahoma
1988 H.H. Herbert School of Journalism Director’s Award, University of Oklahoma
1988 Pacemaker Award for The Oklahoma Daily, University of Oklahoma
1985 University Scholar, University of Oklahoma
1985 McMahon Journalism Scholar, University of Oklahoma
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES
Course Number / Course Title / Institution / Date / RoleHPM 600 / Introduction to the U.S. Health Services System / Department of Health Policy & Management, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill / Fall 2010- Spring 2011 / Teaching Assistant
HPAA 470 / Statistical Methods for Health Policy and Management / Department of Health Policy & Management, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill / Fall 2008 / Teaching Assistant
HSRP 710 / Introduction to Health Services Research and the Health Care System / Department of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University / Fall 2005 / Co-developer and co-instructor
ANTH 110 / Introduction to Cultural Anthropology / Department of Sociology, Salem College / Fall 2001 / Instructor
ACADEMIC JOURNALS & EDITORIAL WORK
2012-2013 Reviewer for Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Contemporary Clinical Trials, North Carolina Medical Journal, Croatian Medical Journal
1997-2000 Contributing Editor, Association for Feminist Anthropology, Anthropology News, Washington, D.C.
1995 Newsletter Editor, Department of Anthropology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
CONSULTING
2007-2014 Independent Research Consultant, Greensboro, NC
2003 Instructor, “So You Wanna Be a Board Member?” Board Preparedness Workshop for Young Professionals, Triad ncyt, Greensboro, NC
2001 Qualitative Research Consultant, Low Income African American and White Women’s Attitudes Toward Research, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
2000 Menopause Discussion Group Consultant, Ohio University Educational Counseling Program, Athens, OH
1997 Research Consultant, Burson-Marsteller, New York, NY
1997 Editorial Consultant, Center for Excellence in Research, Teaching and Learning, Winston-Salem, NC
LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL APPOINTMENTS
2008 Board of Directors, Nonprofit and Volunteer Connections, Winston-Salem, NC
2002-2006 BeHealthy Coalition Member, Forsyth County Department of Public Health, Winston-Salem, NC
2001 Regional Steering Committee, North Carolina Office of the Treasurer, Women and Money Conference, Greensboro, NC
2001 Triad Regional Co-Coordinator, ncyt—Network for young professionals in the non-profit sector, Triad, NC
2000-2002 Pick Your Path to Health Campaign Director
2000 National Centers of Excellence Outreach Working Group
2000 National Centers of Excellence Evaluation Working Group
1999 – 2003 Board of Directors, Musicians and Artists Against Rape, Winston-Salem, NC
1999 Invited Participant, Where Do NC Women Stand? Greensboro, NC
1998-2002 National Women’s Health Network Board of Directors; Fundraising Committee Chair, 2000; Program Vice-Chair, 2001-2002
1998-2000 Centers of Excellence National Conference Planning Committee
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
AcademyHealth
American Public Health Association
American Society of Preventive Oncology
American Society of Clinical Oncology
GRANTS
Previous Investigator-level Funding
Co-Investigator (PI: Denise Bonds): Primary Care Provider Domestic Violence Response Training. Duke Endowment. April 1, 2002-December 31, 2005.
Principal Investigator: Building and Evaluating Social Capital Through Neighborhood Walking Groups. Winston-Salem Foundation. November 1, 2001-October 31, 2002.
Principal Investigator: DES National Education Campaign: Health Professional Education and Training: DES Courses for RNs and Pretesting Campaign. Department of Health and Human Services. May 1, 2001- October 31, 2001.
PUBLICATIONS
Under Review
Ellis, SD, Nielsen, ME, Carpenter, WR, Jackson, GL, Wheeler, SB, Liu, H., and Weinberger, M. Changes in Primary Androgen Deprivation Therapy Overuse: Urologists’ Response to Reimbursement and Characteristics Associated with Change.
Ellis, SD, Wheeler, SB, Jackson, GL, Nielsen, ME, Dusetzina, S, Weinberger, M., and Carpenter, WR. Effect of Reimbursement Variation on Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist Overuse in Localized Prostate Cancer.
In Preparation
Ellis, SD, Reeve, B, Chen, RC, Mohler, J, Bensen, J. Influence of (Non) Evidence-Based Care On Long-Term Decision Regret.
Ellis, SD, Nielsen, M, Wheeler, S, Carpenter, WR, Jackson, G, and Weinberger, M. Effect of Pre-MMA Androgen Deprivation Therapy Use on Contemporary Quality of Care for Localized Prostate Cancer.
Ellis, SD, Dusetzina, S, Nielsen, M, Keating, NL. Androgen Deprivation Use among Privately Insured Prostate Cancer Patients, 2001-2012.
Birken, S., Presseau, J., Ellis, SD, Rutledge, R., Gerstel, A., Mayer, D. Determinants of clinician’s use of survivorship care plans: A qualitative study using the theoretical domains framework.
Reeder-Hayes, K, Ellis, SD, Dusetzina,S, Wheeler, S. Cost-effectiveness of alternative adjuvant bisphosphonate regimens in postmenopausal women with early breast cancer.
Birken, SA, Ellis, SD, Walker, J, Gerstel, A, Mayer, DK. Usefulness of Survivorship Care Guidelines.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
1. Ellis SD, Blackard B, Carpenter WR, Mishel M, Chen RC, Godley PA, et al. Receipt of NCCN Guideline-concordant Prostate Cancer Care among African-American and Caucasian Men in North Carolina. Cancer. 2013 Jun 15;119(12):2282-90.
Invited Editorial: Master, VA, Moses, KA. Racial Disparities in Prostate Cancer Care: Is Adherence to National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines Good Enough for our Patients? Cancer. 2013 Jun 15;119(12):2209-11.
2. Ellis SD, Carpenter WR, Minasian LM, Weiner BJ. Effect of state-mandated insurance coverage on accrual to community cancer clinical trials. Contemp Clin Trials. 2012 Jun 8; 33(5):933-41.
3. Rosenberger EL, Goff DC, Jr., Blackwell CS, Williams DT, Crago OL, Ellis SD, et al. Implementing a palm pilot intervention for primary care providers: lessons learned. Contemp Clin Trials. 2009 Jul;30(4):321-5.
4. Weeks EK, Ellis SD, Lichstein PR, Bonds DE. Does health care provider screening for domestic violence vary by race and income? Violence Against Women. 2008 Jul;14(7):844-55.
5. Harrison HF, Harrison BW, Walker AP, Lohman K, Ellis SD, Hall MA, et al. Screening for hemochromatosis and iron overload: satisfaction with results notification and understanding of mailed results in unaffected participants of the HEIRS study. Genet Test. 2008 Dec;12(4):491-500.
6. Walker AP, Tucker DC, Hall MA, Lohman K, Harrison H, Harrison BW, et al. Results communication and patient education after screening for possible hemochromatosis and iron overload: experience from the HEIRS Study of a large ethnically and linguistically diverse group. Genet Med. 2007 Nov;9(11):778-91.
7. Ellis SD, Bertoni AG, Bonds DE, Clinch CR, Balasubramanyam A, Blackwell C, et al. Value of recruitment strategies used in a primary care practice-based trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2007 May;28(3):258-67.
8. Bonds DE, Ellis SD, Weeks E, Lichstein P, Burke K, Posey C. Patient attitudes toward screening. N C Med J. 2007 Jan-Feb;68(1):23-9.
9. Fowler TS, Ellis, S, Farmer, Deborah, Hege, Anita, Anderson, Roger, Jones, Allison. Lessons Learned from a Faith Community-Based Domestic Violence Pilot Program in Forsyth County, NC. Journal of Religion and Abuse. 2006;8(3):5-33.
10. Bonds DE, Ellis SD, Weeks E, Palla SL, Lichstein P. A practice-centered intervention to increase screening for domestic violence in primary care practices. BMC Fam Pract. 2006;7:63.
11. Hall MA, McEwen JE, Barton JC, Walker AP, Howe EG, Reiss JA, et al. Concerns in a primary care population about genetic discrimination by insurers. Genet Med. 2005 May-Jun;7(5):311-6.
12. Anderson RT, Press N, Tucker DC, Snively BM, Wenzel L, Ellis SD, et al. Patient acceptability of genotypic testing for hemochromatosis in primary care. Genet Med. 2005 Oct;7(8):557-63.
13. Adams PC, Reboussin DM, Barton JC, McLaren CE, Eckfeldt JH, McLaren GD, et al. Hemochromatosis and iron-overload screening in a racially diverse population. New England Journal of Medicine. 2005 Apr;352(17):1769-78.
14. Ellis S, Shumaker S, Sieber W, Rand C. Adherence to pharmacological interventions: Current trends and future directions. Controlled Clinical Trials. 2000 Oct;21(5):218S-25S.
15. Shumaker SA, Ellis S, Naughton M. Assessing health-related quality of life in HIV disease: key measurement issues. Quality of Life Research. 1997 Aug;6(6):475-80.
16. Wofford JL, Schwartz E, Timerding BL, Folmar S, Ellis SD, Messick CH. Emergency department utilization by the elderly: analysis of the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. Acad Emerg Med. 1996 Jul;3(7):694-9.
Book Chapters
1. Dugan E, Dodd K, Ellis S. Improving Physicians’ Implementation of Clinical Practice Guidelines: Enhancing Primary Care Practice. The Handbook of Health Behavior Change. 3rd ed. New York: Springer; 2008.
2. Naughton MJ, Ellis SD. Adoption and Maintenance of Safer Sexual Practices. In: Sally A. Shumaker EBS, Judy K. O’Keane and Wendy L. McBee, editor. The Handbook of Health Behavior Change. 2nd ed. New York: Springer; 1998. p. 213-38.
Proceedings
1. Shumaker, Sally A., and Shellie Ellis. Women’s Health and Memory. The Proceedings: Women’s Health and Research: Multidisciplinary Models for Excellence, Sue V. Rosser and Leslie Sue Lieberman, eds. Gainesville, FL: Custom Copies, Inc.; 1997.
Published Abstracts
1. Ellis SD, Jean A. Keller, Amy Lewis, Doug Levine, and Sally A. Shumaker. Health-Related Quality of Life in Epilepsy: Qualitative Analysis. Quality of Life Research. 1997;6(7/8):641.
2. Ellis, Shellie D., Jean A. Keller, Amy Lewis, Douglas Levine, and Sally A. Shumaker. Implications of Driving Restrictions for People with Epilepsy. Epilepsia. 1997;38(Suppl. 8):241.
3. Shumaker, SA, Ellis, S, Naughton, M. Assessing Health-Related Quality of Life in HIV Disease: Key Measurement Issues. Medical Outcomes Trust Monitor. 1998;3(4):8.
4. Ellis, Shellie D., Bonds, Denise E., Palla, Shana L. and Anderson, Roger T. Association Between Evidence-Based Care and Women’s Satisfaction with Care. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2005;20(Supplement 1):92.
5. Ellis, Shellie D., Bonds, Denise E., Palla, Shana L, Weeks, Erin, and Lichstein, Peter. Association of Previous Healthcare Screening with Patient Attitudes Toward Screening. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2005;20(Supplement 1):80-81.
6. Bonds, Denise E., Ellis, S.D., Weeks, E., Palla, S.L., Lichstein, P. Practice-Centered Intervention to Increase Screening for Domestic Violence. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2005;20(Supplement 1):208-209.
Thesis and Dissertation
Ellis, Shellie D. No More Comin’ On: Menopause among African-American Women. M.A. Thesis. 1997. Wake Forest University.
Ellis, Shellie D. Declining Overuse of Hormone Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Predictors of Reimbursement Responsiveness and Emerging Patterns of Care. Ph.D Dissertation. 2013. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
PRESENTATIONS
Sessions Chaired at Professional Meetings
1. African American Health: Experiences and Narrative Analyses. Society for Applied Anthropology, 1997. Seattle, Washington.
2. Quality of Life Studies in Epilepsy. International Society for Quality of Life Research, 1997. Vienna, Austria.
3. Women’s Health. Society for Applied Anthropology, 1999. Tucson, Arizona.
4. Working with the Media: Balancing Marketing, Advocacy and Scientific Agendas. National Centers of Excellence in Women’s Health: National Forum, 1999. Washington, D.C.
Papers Presented at Professional Meetings
1. Ellis, Shellie, Steve Folmar, James Wofford and Beverly Timerding. Determining the Real Emergency: Class Based Variation in Emergency Department Use. American Anthropological Association, 1995. Washington, D.C.
2. Shumaker, Sally and Shellie Ellis. Assessing Health-Related Quality of Life in HIV-Clinical Trials: Key Measurement Concerns. International Meeting to Review HIV-Specific HRQL Instruments, Sponsored by Health Services Research, INSERM, 1996. Paris, France.
3. Shumaker, Sally and Shellie Ellis. Women’s Health and Memory. Women’s Health Research, 1997. Gainesville, Florida.
4. Ellis, Shellie. No More Comin’ On: Menopause Among African-American Women. Society for Applied Anthropology, 1997. Seattle, Washington.