Teresa Deshields, PhD, is a faculty member at RUSH University. She previously led the psycho-oncology program at the Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Deshields has long been involved in preparing psychologists for careers in psycho-oncology and health psychology.

Deshields is currently the immediate Past President of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society.

Deshields’ research interests center on quality of life for those diagnosed with cancer, as well as symptom burden and challenges related to symptom reporting.