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Daniel Hughes, Ph.D.
Dr. Hughes is a doctorally trained Ph.D. in Kinesiology with a sport and exercise psychology specialty. He is an American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist and American Heart Association ACLS certified. His research focus is on bio-behavioral holistic interventions for cancer prevention and control with an emphasis on culturally adapting and motivationally tailoring health promotion interventions targeting ethnic/racial cancer populations.
He has project expertise in kinesiology, behavioral science, and health disparities and applying behavioral interventions to cancer survivors. He has been a Principal Investigator on several NCI funded studies on behavioral interventions that utilized Social Cognitive Theory implementation strategies for post-treatment cancer survivors presenting with high-comorbidities including conducting exercise behavioral research with breast cancer survivors in the San Antonio as well as the South Texas-Mexico border regions using culturally adapted individually tailored interventions.
He has also been a member of the Movember GAP 4 world-wide study on high-intensity exercise interventions for metastatic prostate cancer survivors, developing the psycho-social support components for the study. His research is transitioning now to use more holistic interventions including mind-body mechanisms to improve not only physical functioning but also psychological and spiritual well-being for all adult cancer survivors.
Publications
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| Newton, RU; Hart, NH; Kenfield, Chan, JM; Courneya, KS; Catto, J; Finn; Greenwood, R; Hughes, DC; Mucci, LA; Plymate, SR; Pollak, MN; Praet, SFE; Russell, AP; Guinan, EM; Van Blarigan, EL; Casey, O; Buzza, M; Galvao, DA; Ryan, CJ; Fred Saad, F. Exercise medicine for metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer: a supervised, periodised, progressive and autoregulated program combining resistance and aerobic exercise ? the INTERVAL-MCRPC prescription; 2017 Jan. (BJU International). |
| Ortiz A, Hughes DC, Tirado-Gomez M, Gonzalez-Mercado VJ, Song J, Basen-Engquist K. Effectiveness of a Home-based Exercise Intervention in Fitness Profile in Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors; 2016 Jun. (Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise; vol. 48, no. 516). |
| Hughes DC, Darby N, Gonzalez K, Boggess T, Morris R, Ramirez AG . Effect of a six month yoga exercise intervention on fitness outcomes for breast cancer survivors; 2014 Sep. (International Journal of Yoga Therapy; vol. Suppl). |
| Darby N, Hughes DC, Boggess T, Ramirez AG. A structured and combined yoga asana & pranayama intervention for post-treatment breast cancer survivors; 2014 Sep. (International Journal of Yoga Therapy; vol. Suppl). |
| Cox M, Carmack C, Hughes DC, Baum G, Brown J, Jhingran A, Lu K, Basen-Engquist K. Examining Mediating Relationships in a Study of Physical Activity Among Endometrial Cancer Survivors; 2014 Apr. (Annals of Behavioral Medicine). |
Journal Article |
| R.U. Newton, S.A. Kenfield, N.H. Hart, J.M. Chan, K.S. Courneya, J. Catto, S.P. Finn, R. Greenwood, D.C. Hughes, L.A. Mucci, S.R. Plymate, S.F.E. Praet, E.M. Guinan, E.L. Van Blarigan, O. Casey, M. Buzza, S. Gledhill, L. Zhang, D.A. Galv?o, C.J. Ryan, and F. Saad. Intense exercise for survival among men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (INTERVAL-GAP4): A multicentre, randomised, controlled phase III study protocol BMJ Open 2018 May;. |
| Ortiz A, Tirado M, Hughes DC, Gonzzalez V, Song J, Mama SK, Basen-Engquist K. Relationship between physical activity, disability, and fitness profile in sedentary Latina breast cancer survivors Physiother Theory Practice 2018 Jan;:1-12. |
| Hughes DC, Cox, MG, Serice S, Baum G, Harrison C, Basen-Engquist K. Using rating of perceived exertion in assessing cardiorespiratory fitness in endometrial cancer survivors Physiotherapy Theory and Practice 2017 Aug;33(10):758-765. |
| Palacios C, Tirado-Gomez M, Gonzalez-Mercado V, Vallejo L, Lozada J, Ortiz A, Hughes DC, Basen-Engquist K. Dietary Patterns in Puerto Rican and Mexican-American Breast Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 2017 Apr;19(2):341-348. |
| Mama SK, Song J, Ortiz A, Tirado-Gomez M, Palacios C, Hughes DC, Basen-Engquist K. Longitudinal social cognitive influences on physical activity and sedentary time in Hispanic breast cancer survivors PsychoOncology 2017 Feb;26(2):214-221. |
| Tirado-Gomez M Hughes DC Gonzalez-Mercado V Trevino-Whitaker R Basen-Engquist K. Exercise Levels In Puerto Rican Breast Cancer Survivors: a focused survey **under review** P R Health Sci J 2016 Jan;35(2):62-68. |
| Cox M, Carmack C, Hughes D, Baum G, Brown J, Jhingran A, Lu K, Basen-Engquist K. Antecedents and mediators of physical activity in endometrial cancer survivors: Increasing physical activity through steps to health Health Psychology 2015 Oct;34(10):1022-1032. |
| Hughes DC Tirado-Gomez M Vallejo L Gonzalez-Mercado V Trevino-Whitaker R Villanueva G Basen-Engquist K. Comparing determinants of physical activity in Puerto Rican, Mexican-American and non-Hispanic white breast cancer survivors Spring Plus 2015 Aug;4(416):1-9. |
| Long Parma DA, Hughes DC, Ghosh S, Li R, Trevino-Whitaker, RA., Ogden, SM., Cuevas, BT., Ramirez AG. Effects of six months of Yoga on inflammatory serum markers prognostic of recurrence risk in breast cancer survivors SpringerPlus 2015 Apr;4. |
| Gonzalez V, Tirado M, Hughes DC, Pedro E, Velez M. Identification of supportive care needs in a sample of Puerto Rican cancer patients with the supportive care needs survey Journal of Nursing Education and Practice 2015 Jan;5(9):32-38. |
| Hughes DC Darby N Gonzalez K Boggess T Morris RM Ramirez AG. Effect of a six month yoga exercise intervention on fitness outcomes for breast cancer survivors Physiother Theory Pract 2015 Jan;31(7):451-460. |
| Demark-Wahnefried W, Jones LW, Snyder DC, Sloane R Kimmick G Hughes DC Badr H, Miller PE, Burke L, Lipkus I,. Main Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Weight Loss in Overweight Mothers with Breast Cancer and their Overweight Daughters Cancer 2014 May;20(16):2522-2534. |
| Ghosh S, Hughes DC, Long Parma DA, Ramirez AG, Li R. Association of Obesity and Circulating Adipose Stromal Cells Among Breast Cancer Survivors Molecular Biology Reports 2014 May;41(5):2907-16. |
| Cuevas, BT; Hughes, DC; Long Parma, D; Trevi?o RA; Ghosh, S; Li, R; Ramirez, AG. Motivation, Exercise and Stress in Breast Cancer Survivors Journal of Supportive Care in Cancer 2014 Jan;22(4):911-917. |
Grants
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| Funding Agency | NIH/NHLBI |
| Title | ENLACE: A Promotora-Led Physical Activity Intervention Trial for Latinas in Texas |
| Status | Active |
| Period | 7/2012 - 6/2017 |
| Role | Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail | ENLACE: A Promotora-led Physical Activity Intervention Trial for Latinas in Texas The goal of the proposed ENLACE research project is to design, implement and evaluate a promotora-led PA intervention that takes a comprehensive, multi-level, community-based approach to promoting moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among a particularly underserved segment of Latinas. The intervention approach, based on the social ecological model, focuses on individual attitudes and skills, socio-cultural factors and environmental influences to behavior change. The proposed group-randomized controlled trial builds on formative and pilot research (funded by a National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute R21, HL087765) by a team of academic investigators and community partners with extensive experience working together to conduct behavioral interventions and outreach with Latino and disadvantaged populations |
Education
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| Year | Degree | Discipline | Institution |
| 2004 | PhD | Kinesiology - Sport & Exercise Psychology | University of Houston Houston , TX |
| 1999 | MEd | Motor Behavior | University of Houston Houston , TX |
| 1977 | DPL | Chemical Engineering | International Correspondence Schools Scranton , PA |
| 1974 | BA | Biology (Cum Laude) | University of Texas Austin , TX |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship | Behavioral Science | The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston , TX |