Shelley Askay, PhD

Assistant Professor
Rehabilitation Psychologist

Patient Care
Dr. Askay's clinical interests include adjustment to injury/disability, pain management, and pediatrics/psychology.

Research
Dr. Askay's research interests include adjustment to disability, long-term outcomes following burn injury, and family adjustment to pediatric head injury.

Training
She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of California-Santa Barbara, her Master's degree at the University of Arizona, and her Ph.D. at the University of Washington.

Selected Publications:

Wiechman SA, Ehde DM, Patterson DR and Wagner L (2000). The management of self-inflicted burns and disruptive behavior in patients with borderline personality disorder. Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation, 21:310-317.

Ehde DM, Patterson DR, Wiechman SA and Wilson LG (2000). Post-traumatic stress symptoms and distress 1 year after burn injury. Journal of Burn Care and Rehabiliation, 21:105-111.

Wiechman SA, Smith RE, Smoll FL and Ptacek JT (2000). Masking effects of social desirability response set on relations between psychosocial factors and sport injuries: a methodological note. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 3, 194-202.

Wiechman SA and Patterson DR (2001). Meeting the psychosocial needs of burn survivors and their families. Directions in Rehabilitation Counseling, Volume 12 (11).

Weichman SA, Ptacek JT, Patterson DR, Gibran NS, Engrav LE and Heimbach DM (2001). Clinical Research Award: Rates, Trends, and Severity of Depression Following Burn Injuries. Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation, 22, 417-424.