Ting Guan

† Indicates publications with a mentee

Teaching – Peer-Reviewed

• Zerden, L. D., Guan, T., Kanfer, M., Day, S., Desiderio, E., & McGuire, M. (2025). Findings from an opioid use disorders workforce expansion training program for MSW students. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. https://doi.org/10.1080/1533256X.2025.2503248
• Zerden, L. D., Lombardi, B. M., Guan, T., Day, S., Jones, A., & Kanfer, M. (2023). Integrated care training and preparedness: Evidence from five-years of post-graduation data. Journal of Social Work Education, 59(4), 1232–1240. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2022.2050866

Research – Peer-Reviewed

• Thompson, T., Guan, T., Baumgartner, J., & Katrina, E. (In press). Dyadic health research: Promise, pitfalls, and emerging directions. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research.
• †Guan, T., O’Donnell, A., Atikokan, S., Sedaghatshoar, S., & BrintzenhofeSzoc, K. (2026). “We are caring for the whole person”: A qualitative study of social work’s role in palliative cancer care. Palliative & Supportive Care, 24, e36. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1478951525101466
• †Guan, T., Otis-Green, S., Sharma, A., Kuiken, A., Chan, B., Fineberg, I. C., & Song, L. (2026). Family meetings in palliative care: A systematic review. Patient Education and Counseling, 146, 109499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2026.109499
• Guan, T., Zhang, Y., Northouse, L., & Song, L. (2025). Psychometric properties of the brief Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scales for patients with advanced cancer and their family caregivers. BMC Psychology, 13, 317. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02568-5
• †Neider, E., Wang, X., & Guan, T. (2025). Navigating identity: The experiences of Chinese women adopted into families. Frontiers in Sociology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2025.1615777
• Liu, J., Zhang, Y., Guan, T., Wang, X., Ma, C., Northouse, L., & Song, L. (2025). Quality of life and appraisal factors of patients with advanced cancer and their family caregivers. Supportive Care in Cancer, 33, 471. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-025-09512-8
• BrintzenhofeSzoc, K., Guan, T., Otis-Green, S., Schapmire, T., & Zebrack, B. (2024). Defining core competencies for inpatient social work in oncology. Social Work in Health Care, 63(6–7), 473–488. https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2024.2400880
• Guan, T., BrintzenhofeSzoc, K., Middleton, A., et al. (2024). Oncology social workers’ involvement in palliative care. Palliative & Supportive Care, 22(5), 1310–1316. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1478951524000622
• Zebrack, B., Doherty, M., Grignon, M., Guan, T., et al. (2024). Oncology social work CORE study. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 15(1), 165–189. https://doi.org/10.1086/719560
• Zerden, L. D., Guan, T., & Burgess-Flowers, J. L. (2024). Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment in oral health settings. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 52(2), 150–160. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.12908
• Kreitzer, L., Shurer, J., Book, E., Zerden, L., & Guan, T. (2024). Social work scope of practice with Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Social Work, 2(1), 40–57. https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173231207959
• Guan, T., Chapman, M. V., Zerden, L. D., et al. (2023). Illness uncertainty and quality of life in advanced cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 32(11), 1744–1751. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.6228
• Guan, T., Qanir, Y., et al. (2023). Psychosocial interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Global Public Health, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2023.2199062
• Lombardi, B. M., Zerden, L. D., Richman, E., & Guan, T. (2023). Documentation in integrated health teams. Journal of Technology in Human Services, 41(2), 164–181. https://doi.org/10.1080/15228835.2023.2224402
• Guan, T., Chapman, M. V., et al. (2023). Correlates of illness uncertainty in cancer survivors. Supportive Care in Cancer, 31(4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-023-07705-7
• Song, L., Guan, T., et al. (2023). Health behaviors among cancer survivors. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 17, 499–508. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-022-01269-x
• Guan, T., Cook, P., et al. (2023). Family-based psychosocial interventions for Latino patients. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1052229
• Zerden, L. D., Ross, A., et al. (2023). Race, COVID-19 and social workers. Health & Social Work, 48(2), 91–104. https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlad002
• Guan, T., Zebrack, B., et al. (2023). Salary and student loan debt for oncology social workers. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 41(2), 196–209. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2022.2101906
• Qanir, Y., Guan, T., et al. (2022). Quality of life in Sub-Saharan Africa. PLOS Global Public Health, 2(3). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000098
• Zerden, L. D., Guan, T., et al. (2022). Social work, Parkinson’s disease care, and COVID-19. Social Work in Health Care, 61(3), 139–157. https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2022.2069902
• Guan, T., Qanir, Y., & Song, L. (2021). Illness uncertainty management interventions. Supportive Care in Cancer, 29(8), 4623–4640. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-020-05931-x
• Guan, T., Nelson, K., et al. (2021). Moral distress among oncology social workers. JCO Oncology Practice, 17(7), e947–e957. https://doi.org/10.1200/op.21.00276
• Zebrack, B., Grignon, M., Guan, T., et al. (2021). COVID-19 impact on oncology social work practice. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 39(3), 461–468. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2021.1893421
• Ross, A., Cederbaum, J., et al. (2021). Racial/ethnic disparities among U.S. social workers during COVID-19. Social Work, 67(1), 28–40. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swab050
• Guan, T., Chapman, M. V., et al. (2021). Psychosocial interventions for siblings of children with cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 30(6), 818–831. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5684
• Song, L., Qan’ir, Y., Guan, T., et al. (2021). Enrollment and retention in psychosocial interventions. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 62(3), e279–e304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.04.019
• Parisi, A., Guan, T., & Chen, D. (2021). The Seven Challenges® program effectiveness. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 21(4), 317–332. https://doi.org/10.1080/1533256X.2021.1973831
• Guan, T., Guo, P., et al. (2020). Illness uncertainty in prostate cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 47(6), 721–731. https://doi.org/10.1188/20.onf.721-731
• Song, L., Guan, T., et al. (2020). Cardiovascular disease among cancer survivors. Cancer Medicine, 9(18), 6864–6874. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.3336
• Zerden, L. D., Lombardi, B. M., Guan, T., & Wu, S. (2020). Workforce development and Medicaid expansion. Social Work Research, 44(4), 285–291. https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/svaa015
• Guan, T., Santacroce, S. J., Chen, D., & Song, L. (2020). Illness uncertainty and quality of life in prostate cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 29(6), 1019–1025. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5372
• Zerden, L. D., Guan, T., et al. (2020). Psychosocial interventions in opioid treatment. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 11(1), 103–131. https://doi.org/10.1086/708369
• Lanier, P., Rodriguez, M., et al. (2020). Preventing infant maltreatment with predictive analytics. Journal of Family Violence, 35(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-019-00074-y
• Song, L., Guan, T., et al. (2019). Cardiovascular disease and cancer survivors. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 13(5), 739–748. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-019-00792-8
• Xing, Z., Yu, F., Guan, T., et al. (2019). Intelligent conversational agents in patient self-management. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 264, 1813–1814. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI190661
• Zerden, L. D., Lombardi, B. M., & Guan, T. (2019). Integrated behavioral health and social work. Global Social Welfare, 6(1), 49–56. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40609-018-0114-z
• Lombardi, B. M., Zerden, L. D., Guan, T., & Prentice, A. (2019). Social work in the opioid epidemic. Social Work in Health Care, 58(3), 339–344. https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2018.1564109

Local

• “Understanding Illness Uncertainty in Patients with Cancer and Their Family Caregivers: A Dyadic Perspective”
  Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center — December 2025

• American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
  2025-Present
• Social Work Hospice and Palliative Network
  2024-Present
• American Psychosocial Oncology Society
  2023-Present
• Society for Social Work and Research
  2018-Present
• Council on Social Work Education
  2018-Present