• Director, Behavioral Diabetes Research Group
• Associate Editor, Diabetes Care
• Diplomate, Clinical Psychology from American Board of Professional Psychology

• BS, Pennsylvania State University, Psychology
• MA, Temple University, Psychology
• PhD, University of Cincinnati, Psychology
• Fellowship, University of Colorado Medical Center, Psychology

• Personal, family, social context, and care system characteristics as they relate to the management of chronic disease, especially diabetes CVD and asthma. These include the major cross-cutting themes of ethnicity and gender in these processes.
• Automated systems of patient and practice intervention and monitoring to enhance the management of chronic disease.
• Psychotherapy and behavioral interventions for patients with behavioral problems in primary care settings.

• Fisher L, Skaff MM, Chesla CA, Chun KM, Mullan JT, Kanter RA, Gardiner PS. Disease management advice provided to African American and Chinese-American patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 27: 2249-2250, 2004.
• Fisher L, Chesla CA, Chun KM, Skaff MM, Mullan JT, Kanter RA, Gardiner PS. Patient appraised couple emotion management and disease management among Chinese American patients with type 2 diabetes. Journal of Family Psychology. 18: 302-310, 2004.
• Fisher L, Laurencin G, Chesla CA, Skaff MM, Mullan JT, Gardiner PS, Chun KM. Depressive affect among four ethnic groups of male patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Spectrum. 17: 215-219, 2004.
• Armour T, Norris SL, Jack Jr L, Znang X, Fisher L. The effectiveness of family interventions in people with diabetes: A systematic review. Diabetes Medicine. 22: 1295-1305, 2005.
• Polonsky WH, Fisher L, Esarles J, Dudl RJ, Lees J, Mullan JT, Jackson R. (2005). Assessing psychosocial distress in diabetes: Development of the Diabetes distress scale. Diabetes Care. 28: 626-631, 2005.

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