Aubree Shay

Aubree Shay, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences at the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, San Antonio location. She has been a faculty member since 2016, focusing on cancer prevention and survivorship in pediatric, adolescent, and young adult populations.

Dr. Shay's educational background includes:

• Bachelor's degree in Biology with a minor in Mathematics from Trinity University in San Antonio
• Master of Social Work (MSW) from the University of Texas at Austin
• PhD in Social and Behavioral Health from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond

Her research centers on improving communication, decision-making, and long-term outcomes for pediatric, adolescent, and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors. Co-founding the AYA STAR Lab in 2020, she leads a collaborative effort to enhance the lives of AYAs with cancer through scholarship, training, and research. Her work bridges clinical social work experience with public health research to address psychosocial challenges in oncology care.

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Dr. Shay co-founded the AYA STAR Lab in 2020, which serves as the primary vehicle for her research. Her work is supported by her academic position and informed by her clinical background in pediatric oncology social work, though specific grants are not detailed in the text.

The AYA STAR Lab (AYA Scholarship, Training, and Research) is a research collaborative dedicated to improving the lives of adolescent and young adult cancer patients and survivors through interdisciplinary projects and community engagement.