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Dr. Siobhan M. Phillips is a Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Her research is interdisciplinary, focusing on understanding the determinants and outcomes of physical activity participation. She specializes in designing and optimizing innovative behavioral change interventions, particularly for older adults and cancer survivors. Dr. Phillips has expertise as a behavioral interventionist and has worked with prospective cohort national datasets. Her work emphasizes the importance of using accelerometers to objectively measure physical activity and maximizing adherence to exercise interventions, which enhance cognitive and psychosocial functioning in clinical populations. Dr. Phillips is actively involved in clinical trials, including the Fit2ThriveMIND study, which aids breast cancer survivors in maintaining physical activity and achieving health outcomes. She has pursued advanced training as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Cancer Institute and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and an MPH from Harvard University.
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine • Chicago, IL
Leading interdisciplinary research on behavioral interventions and physical activity for cancer survivors.
Administered by The Graduate School; focuses on Biomechanics, Imaging, Biomaterials, and Regenerative Medicine.