Stephanie J. Cox, PhD

Bariatric Psychologist and Eating Disorders

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry

Classification:

Clinical Faculty

• PhD, Seattle Pacific University, 2012

Barr, M. L., Tabone, L., Cox, S., Brode, C., Szoka, N., Olfert, I. M., & Davisson, L., & Olfert, M.   D. (2019). Bariatric Surgery Outcomes in Appalachia influenced by Surgery Type, Type 2 Diabetes and Depression. Obesity Surgery, 29(4), 1222–1228. doi:10.1007/s11695-018-03650-1

Kudel, I., Pona, A., Cox, S., Szoka, N., Tabone, L., & Brode, C. (2019). Psychometric Properties of NIH PROMIS Instruments in Bariatric Surgery Candidates. Health Psychology, 38(5), 359–368. doi:10.1037/hea0000697

Cox, S., & Brode, C. (2018). Predictors of Binge Eating among Bariatric Surgery Candidates: Disinhibition as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Binge Eating. Obesity Surgery. doi:10.1007/s11695-018-3129-8

Lutz, J., Gross, R., Long, D., & Cox, S. (2017). Predicting risk for opioid misuse in chronic pain with a single-item measure of catastrophic thinking. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 30(6), 828-831. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2017.06.170124

Bergmann, K. L., Cox, S. J., & Tabone, L. E. (2017). Influence of a rural environment on patient access and outcomes for bariatric surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 13(4), 632–636. doi:10.1016/j.soard.2016.11.009

Cox S. (2015). The use of Personality Inventories in Pre-surgical Psychological Evaluation of Bariatric Patients. WebmedCentral plus Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, 1970;-39(1):WMCPLS00454. (Open-access peer-reviewed journal).

Lutz J, Gross R, Long D, Cox S. Predicting Risk for Opioid Misuse in Chronic Pain with a Single-Item Measure of Catastrophic Thinking. J Am Board Fam Med. 2017 Nov-Dec;30(6):828-831.  doi : 10.3122/jabfm.2017.06.170124. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29180559

Bergmann KL, Cox SJ, Tabone LE. Influence of a rural environment on patient access and outcomes for bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2017 Apr;13(4):632-636. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.11.009. Epub 2016 Nov 11. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28159563

Cox, S. (2017, February 27). Know the facts: An eating disorder is an illness, not a choice. Retrieved from http://wvumedicine.org/news/article/ knowfacts-eating-disorder-isillness-notchoice/

Stephanie Cox, PhD, earned her degree from Seattle Pacific University. Dr. Cox completed an internship in the epartment of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry and completed a fellowship in primary care in the Department of Family Medicine at WVU. She provides patients with support for psychological and behavioral concerns in weight management.

Medical Specialties

• Bariatric (Obesity) Surgery
• Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry

Special Training

• Fellowship, Primary Care Psychology
  West Virginia University, 2013