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Kathleen D Lyons, ScD

Title(s)
Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry

Additional Titles/Positions/Affiliations
Senior Scientist

Department(s)
Psychiatry

Education
Boston University, Boston, MA - Sc.D., 2003
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH - M.S., 1999
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH - B.S., 1993

Programs
Center For Aging
Dartmouth Cancer Center

Contact Information

7750 Psychiatry Dept
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
1 Medical Center Dr
Lebanon NH 03756

Phone: 603-653-3656
Fax: 603-653-9091
Email: Kathleen.D.Lyons@dartmouth.edu


Professional Interests

Cancer Rehabilitation
Palliative and Supportive Care
Mixed Methods Research
Implementation Science

Grant Information

Principal Investigator. Optimizing Functional Recovery of Breast Cancer Survivors. National Cancer Institute; 1R01CA225792-01A1 (2/1/19 to 1/31/24).

Co-investigator. Implementing Palliative Care: Learning Collaborative vs. Technical Assistance. National Cancer Institute. 1R01 CA229197-01 (9/24/18 to 9/23/23).

Co-principal Investigator. A Remotely Supervised Exercise Program for Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemoradiation. Alliance (NCI) NCORP Research Base grant 5UG1CA189823. (8/1/17 to 7/31/19).

Co-principal Investigator. A feasibility study of unsupervised, pre-operative exercise program for patients scheduled for lung cancer surgery. Norris Cotton Cancer Center Population Sciences Developmental Fund. (12/13/16 to 5/31/19).
Principal Investigator. Reducing Disability in Older Adult Cancer Survivors. American Cancer Society. (Mentored Research Scholar Grant). (9/1/12 to 8/31/18).

Principal Investigator. Supporting Caregivers of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Patients: A Feasibility Study of the Ready to CARE program. American Occupational Therapy Foundation. (7/1/17 to 6/30/18).

Principal investigator. Functional and Emotional Health of Older, Rural Cancer Survivors. American Cancer Society. (#IRG-82-003-24)(4/1/09 to 3/31/11).

Tiffany Blake Fellowship. Functional Performance of Older Adults with Cancer. Hitchcock Foundation. (7/1/08 to 6/30/10).

Co-investigator. National Cancer Institute. Participation Restrictions in Young-Middle Adult Rural Breast Cancer Survivors. (4/1/10 to 3/31/13).

Project coordinator. Improving Palliative Care for Patients with Cancer. National Cancer Institute. (1 R01 CA101704-01; PI: Ahles/Hegel).(1/21/03 to 12/31/09).

Co-investigator. Preserving Function in Rural Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy. National Cancer Institute. (1 R03 CA124200-01; PI: Hegel). (9/1/06 to 8/31/09).

Principal investigator. Functional Recovery After Bone Marrow Transplantation. Hitchcock Foundation.(11/1/06 to 10/31/08).


Selected Publications

 

A process evaluation of early palliative care implementation in the National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program.
Zubkoff L, Carpenter-Song E, Lyons KD, Odom JN, Khalidi S, Azuero A, Flannery M, Taylor R, Richards J, Mustian K, Wells M, Hancock J, Wojtowicz M, Weiss M, Mohile S, Bakitas MA
JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2026 Feb 27; pii: pkag018. doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkag018. Epub 2026 Feb 27.
PMID: 41761561

Integrating cancer rehabilitation and lifestyle medicine: a proposed partnership and case example from the RISE cancer survivorship clinic.
Sleight AG, Weschler SB, Jones JM, Wood KC, Pergolotti M, Williams CP, Brick RS, Lyon S, Virani A, Takata SC, Lyons KD, Swartz MC, Fukumura YE, Roberts PS, Frates EP
Disabil Rehabil. 2026 Feb 10;:1-13. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2026.2613637. Epub 2026 Feb 10.
PMID: 41667388

A cluster randomised controlled trial to test the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a self-management intervention to support women with breast cancer to return to work: A study protocol.
Pallin ND, Algeo N, O'Connor ME, Connolly H, Lowry M, Bennett K, Gillespie P, Hobbins A, Gallagher P, Mullen L, Lyons KD, McHugh SM, Connolly D
Contemp Clin Trials. 2026 Feb;161:108185. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2025.108185. Epub 2025 Dec 15.
PMID: 41407101

Trends in Opioids and Nonpharmacologic Pain Management Among U.S. Cancer Survivors, 2011-2020.
McLarney M, Wechsler SB, Milani SA, Lyons KD, Pritchard KT
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2025 Dec 2; pii: S0003-9993(25)01068-8. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2025.11.019. Epub 2025 Dec 2.
PMID: 41344550

Health Behavior Performance After a Personalized Occupational Therapy Intervention in Cancer Survivors.
Sleight AG, Fukumura YE, Takata SC, Feldman AE, Roberts PS, Bissell K, Amaral LJ, Lyons KD
OTJR (Thorofare N J). 2025 Nov 14;:15394492251388033. doi: 10.1177/15394492251388033. Epub 2025 Nov 14.
PMID: 41237302

Physical Therapists' Use of Behavior Change Strategies to Promote Physical Activity for Individuals with Neurological Conditions.
LaMarca A, Larsen G, Lyons KD, Keysor J
Healthcare (Basel). 2025 Sep 30;13(19) doi: 10.3390/healthcare13192485. Epub 2025 Sep 30.
PMID: 41095571

Using the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System to Describe Experimental and Control Arms of a Clinical Trial for Breast Cancer Survivors.
Lyons KD, Hart T, Singh S, Wolfberg J, Whyte J, Wechsler S, Lin SH, Fasoli SE, Van Stan JH
Rehabil Oncol. 2024 Oct;42(4):181-197. doi: 10.1097/01.reo.0000000000000373. Epub 2024 Oct 9.
PMID: 40837008

Exercise That Feels as Good as Possible: Acceptability of an Affect-Based Exercise Prescription Among Stage 0-III Breast Cancer Survivors.
Stevens CJ, Bobak CA, Morrissette KJ, Thompson RC, Lyons KD, Wallace GM, Emerson AJ, Conroy DE, Williams DM, Chamberlin MD, Bruce ML
Psychooncology. 2025 Aug;34(8):e70225. doi: 10.1002/pon.70225.
PMID: 40736469

A hope intervention for adolescents: a randomized controlled trial delivered by paraprofessionals.
Scioli A, MacPherson N, Murphy R, Gooding T, Love M, Lyons KD, Adachi-Mejia AM
Front Psychol. 2025;16:1528504. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1528504. Epub 2025 May 5.
PMID: 40391113

"Optimizing Wellness and Neurorehabilitation with Mindfulness (OWNMindfulness)": feasibility of a novel mindfulness-based rehabilitation intervention for Persisting Symptoms after Concussion.
Lovette BC, Lyons KD, Greenberg J, Lopez RP
Disabil Rehabil. 2025 Jun;47(13):3410-3420. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2024.2423783. Epub 2024 Nov 12.
PMID: 39530473

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