Joel Fishbein
Graduate Student in Clinical Psychology
joel.fishbein@colorado.edu

Faculty Advisor:  Joanna Arch

Education

  • BA, Pomona College (Linguistics and Cognitive Science), 2012
  • MA, University of Colorado Boulder, expected 2018
  • PhD, University of Colorado Boulder, expected 2021

Research Interests

- What are the mechanisms of third-wave behavioral therapies? Examples of mechanisms include mindfulness, acceptance, and valued living.
- How does taking a distanced and observing self-perspective (like seeing yourself from the vantage of a fly on the wall) affect psychological distress and well-being?
- What are the psychological effects of living with cancer, and can third-wave behavioral therapies help?
 

Publications and Presentations

Hagan, T. L., Fishbein, J. N., Nipp, R. D., Jacobs, J. M., Traeger, L., Irwin, K. E., … Temel, J. S. (2016). Coping in Patients With Incurable Lung and Gastrointestinal Cancers: A Validation Study of the Brief COPE. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.06.005

Nipp, R. D., El-Jawahri, A., Fishbein, J. N., Eusebio, J., Stagl, J. M., Gallagher, E. R., … Temel, J. S. (2016). The relationship between coping strategies, quality of life, and mood in patients with incurable cancer: Coping in Patients With Incurable Cancer. Cancer, 122(13), 2110–2116. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.30025

Nipp, R. D., El-Jawahri, A., Fishbein, J. N., Gallagher, E. R., Stagl, J. M., Park, E. R., … Temel, J. S. (2016). Factors associated with depression and anxiety symptoms in family caregivers of patients with incurable cancer. Annals of Oncology, 27(8), 1607–1612. https://doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdw205

Greer, J. A., Amoyal, N., Nisotel, L., Fishbein, J. N., MacDonald, J., Stagl, J., … Pirl, W. F. (2016). A Systematic Review of Adherence to Oral Antineoplastic Therapies. The Oncologist, 21(3), 354–376. https://doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2015-0405

Fishbein, J., & Harris, J. A. (2014). Making sense of Kafka: Structural biases induce early sense commitment for metonyms. Journal of Memory and Language, 76, 94–112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jml.2014.06.005