Kadie M. Harry, PhD

Kadie Harry, PhD, is a licensed psychologist in oncology who provides individual and group psychotherapy services for individuals affected by cancer. Concerns include coping with a cancer diagnosis or treatment; grief and loss; end-of-life issues; behavioral health goals; tobacco treatment and sleep disturbances. 

Dr. Harry performed her predoctoral internship in clinical psychology at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She is a doctor of philosophy, clinical psychology (University of Missouri-Kansas City), and received her post-doctoral fellowship in clinical health psychology with an emphasis in onco-psychology from the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Clinical interests

• Coping with cancer
• Coping with medical issues
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Grief
• End-of-life issues
• Sleep disturbances
• Tobacco treatment

Primgaard, A. R., Bennett, K. K., Wilson, E. J., Harry, K. M., Eways, K. R., Smith, M. A., Bergland, D. S., & Smith, A. J. (2023). Finding benefits in a cardiac event: Direct links with positive affect and healthy dietary behaviors during cardiac rehabilitation. Health Psychology Open. 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/20551029231186137
Wilson, E.J., Bennett, K. K., Clark, J. M. R., Harry, K. M., Tiznado, D., Marte, R. M., Eways, K. R, & Ramirez, A. (2020). The Interaction between Fatalism and Religious Attendance is Negatively Associated with Mental Health Related Quality of Life in Hispanic/Latino Americans Low in Acculturation. North American Journal of Psychology, 22(4) 521-541.
Goudarzian, A. H., Sharif, H., Harry, K. M., & Jannati, Y. (2020). Assessment of the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Cardiac Self-Blame Attribution (CSAB-P) scale in patients with cardiovascular disease. OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying, 0(0) 1-20.
Eways, K. R., Bennett, K. K., Hamilton, J. L., Harry, K. M., Marszalek, J., Marsh, M-J. O., & Wilson, E. J. (2020). The Self-Blame Attributions for Cancer Scale: Development and psychometric properties. Oncology Nursing Forum, 47(1), 79-88. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31845915/
Eways, K. R., Bennett, K. K., Harry, K. M., Clark, J. M. R., & Wilson, E. J. (2019). The impact of perceived control on psychological distress and health behavior adherence in patients with cardiovascular disease. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 9(2), 76-84. http://www.sciedupress.com/journal/index.php/jnep/article/view/13965
Harry, K. M., Bennett, K. B., Marszalek, J. M., Eways, K. R., Clark, J. M. R., & Smith, A. J. (2018). Scale development and psychometric properties of the Cardiac Self-Blame Attributions Scale in underrepresented patients with cardiovascular disease. Health Psychology Open. doi: 10.1177/2055102918786865. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6069032/
Engelberg, M., Nakaji, M. C., Harry, K. M., Wang, R. M., Kennedy, A., Pan, T. M., Sanchez, T., & Sadler, G. R. S. (2017). Promotion of Healthy Humor Cancer Education Messages for the Deaf Community. Journal of Cancer Education. doi: 10.1007/s13187-017-1305-5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29204806/
Bennett, K. K., Harry, K. M., Eways, K. R., Wilson, E. J., Clark, J. M., Howarter, A. D., & Murdock, T. B. (2017). Stability in cardiac attributions before and after cardiac rehabilitation. Rehabilitation Nursing Journal. doi: 10.1097/rnj.0000000000000113. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30830885/
Pan, T. M., Mills, S. D., Fox, R. S., Baik, S. H., Harry, K. M., Roesch, S. C., ... & Malcarne, V. L. (2017). The psychometric properties of English and Spanish versions of the life orientation test-revised in Hispanic Americans. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 39(4), 657-668. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29170597/
Clark, J. M. R., Marszalek, J. M., Bennett, K. K., Harry, K. M., Howarter, A. D., Eways, K. R. & Reed, K. S. (2016). Comparison of factor structure models for the Beck Anxiety Inventory among cardiac rehabilitation patients. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 89, 91-97. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27663116/
Bennett, K. K., Clark, J. M. R., Harry, K.M., & Howarter, A. D. (2016). Casual attributions following a cardiac event: Short- and long-term differences in health outcomes. Health Psychology Open, 1, 1-9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5221736/
Harry, K. M., Bennett, K. B., Clark, J. M. R., Howarter, A. D., & Eways, K. R. (2015). Self-blame attributions and cardiac symptom experiences in cardiac rehabilitation patients: A preliminary study. North American Journal of Psychology, 17(3), 541-554. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2015-53549-010
Jensen, L. G., Nakaji, M., Harry, K. M., Gallegos, N., Malcarne, V. L., Sadler, G. R. (2013). Ovarian cancer: Deaf and hearing women's knowledge before and after an educational video. Journal of Cancer Education, 28(4), 647-655. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23975658/
Sacks, L., Nakaji, M., Harry, K.M., Oen, M., Malcarne, V. L., Sadler, G.R. (2013). Testicular cancer knowledge among deaf and hearing men. Journal of Cancer Education, 28(3), 503-508. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3770485/
Harry, K.M., Malcarne, V.L., Branz, P., Fager, M., & Sadler, G. R. (2012). Evaluating a skin cancer education program for the Deaf Community. Journal of Cancer Education, 27(3), 501-506. [Manuscript awarded the 2010 AACE President's Award]. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4153386/
Yao, C. S., Merz, E. M., Nakaji, M., Harry, K. M., Malcarne, V. L., & Sadler, R. S. (2012). Cervical cancer control: Deaf and hearing women's response to an education video. Journal of Cancer Education, 27(1), 62-66. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3288180/