Jennifer McClure, PhD
Associate Director for Research, Internal
and Associate Investigator
206-287-2737
mcclure.j@ghc.org
Recent publications
Curriculum vitae (CV)
Research interests and experience
- Behavior change: developing and implementing action-oriented and motivational interventions for smoking cessation; dietary change; physical activity promotion; health communications and informed medical decision making to promote behavior
- Behavioral health: comorbid psychological and behavioral risk factors
- Cancer control: preventive behaviors
- Chronic illness management: prevention; disease management; treatment adherence
- Health informatics: Web-based and other computer-delivered interventions
- Population-based behavioral interventions
- Pharmacogenomics: nicotine addiction
Jennifer McClure's research aims to promote healthy behaviors in a way that real people can relate to. Her comprehensive approach focuses on forging meaningful connections with people to help them identify and overcome individual barriers and make healthy, long-term lifestyle choices. She also strives to create treatment programs that augment standard medical care and are accessible and acceptable to the public.
Known for key research in smoking cessation treatment, Dr. McClure is a clinical psychologist with particular interest in finding ways to motivate smokers to start treatment, stop smoking, and stay abstinent. Her research has emphasized use of phone counseling and Internet-delivered interventions, with a focus on treatment tailoring and identifying the most effective messages for promoting behavior change. Dr. McClure's practical intervention approach is strengthened by her attention to comorbid risk factors, as reflected in recent work to develop a program designed to simultaneously treat depression, smoking, and sedentary behavior.
Dr. McClure frequently collaborates with other institutions in the HMO Research Network, SRI International, and the University of Michigan Center for Health Communications Research. She has led Group Health Research Institute (GHRI) participation in many multisite projects with these partners addressing smoking cessation treatment, healthy eating, online informed-decision aids for breast cancer chemoprevention, and the pharmacogenomics of nicotine addiction.
Dr. McClure's proven record of innovative science and effective leadership led to her appointment as GHRI Associate Director for Research, Internal in 2008. This follows her long-time tenure on the GHRI Scientific Policy Committee. Dr. McClure is a member of several professional organizations, including the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Society of Behavioral Medicine, and Division 38 (Health Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. She serves on Group Health's Tobacco and Alcohol Prevention Team and is an associate editor for Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Dr. McClure is an affiliate associate professor in the Department of Health Services in the University of Washington's School of Public Health.
Recent publications
Sukhanova A, Ritzwoller DP, Alexander G, Calvi JH, Carlier C, McClure JB, Rolnick S, Johnson C. Cost analyses of a web-based behavioral intervention to enhance fruit and vegetable consumption. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2009;6(1):92. PubMed
Alexander GL, McClure JB, Calvi JH, Divine GW, Stopponi MA, Rolnick SJ, Heimendinger JB, Tolsma DD, Resnicow K, Campbell MK, Strecher VJ, Cole Johnson C. A randomized clinical trial evaluating online interventions to improve fruit and vegetable consumption. Am J Public Health. 2009 Dec 17. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed
Ubel PA, Smith DM, Zikmund-Fisher BJ, Derry HA, McClure J, Stark A, Wiese C, Greene S, Jankovic A, Fagerlin A. Testing whether decision aids introduce cognitive biases: results of a randomized trial. Patient Educ Couns. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed
Fagerlin A, Zikmund-Fisher BJ, Smith DM, Nair V, Derry HA, McClure JB, Greene S, Stark A, Alford SH, Lantz P, Hayes DF, Wiese C, Zweig SC, Pitsch R, Jankovic A, Ubel PA. Women's decisions regarding tamoxifen for breast cancer prevention: responses to a tailored decision aid. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2009 Nov 12. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed
Nishita DM, Jack L, McElroy M, McClure JB, Richards J, Swan GE, Bergen AW. Clinical trial participant characteristics and saliva and DNA metrics. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2009;9:71.
Deprey M, McAfee T, Bush T, McClure JB, Zbikowski S, Mahoney L. Using free patches to improve reach of the Oregon Quit Line. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2009;15(5):401-8. PubMed
McClure JB, Ludman EJ, Grothaus L, Pabiniak C, Richards J. Impact of a brief motivational smoking cessation intervention: the Get PHIT randomized controlled trial. Am J Prev Med. 2009;37(2):116-23. Epub 2009 Jun 12. PubMed
Bergen AW, Conti DV, Van Den Berg D, Lee W, Liu J, Li D, Guo N, Mi H, Thomas PD, Lessov-Schlaggar CN, Krasnow R, He Y, Nishita D, Jiang R, McClure JB, Tildesley E, Hops H, Tyndale RF, Benowitz NL, Lerman C, Swan GE. Dopamine genes and nicotine dependence in treatment-seeking and community smokers. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2009 Jun 3. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed
Rolnick SJ, Calvi J, Heimendinger J, McClure JB, Kelley M, Johnson C, Alexander GL. Focus groups inform a web-based program to increase fruit and vegetable intake. Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Apr 29. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed
McClure JB, Swan GE, Jack L, Catz SL, Zbikowski SM, McAfee TA, Deprey M, Richards J, Javitz H. Mood, side-effects and smoking outcomes among persons with and without probable lifetime depression taking varenicline. J Gen Intern Med. 2009;24(5):563-9. Epub 2009 Feb 24. PubMed
To view more publications, please see Dr. McClure's CV.