Cheryl Ritenbaugh, PhD, MPH

Professor, Family and Community Medicine

Chair, Complementary, Alternative and Integrative Medicine research group, BSSRP

E-Mail Address: 
ritenbau@email.arizona.edu
Phone Number: 
(520) 626-1033
Research Information
Research Program: 
4. Cancer Prevention and Control
Member Status: 
Member
Year of Membership Acceptance: 
2004
Selected Publications: 

Michael YL, Carlson NE, Chlebowski RT, Aickin M, Weihs KL, Ockene JK, Bowen DJ, Ritenbaugh C. Influence of stressors on breast cancer incidence in the Women's Health Initiative. Health Psychol. 2009 Mar; 28(2):137-46.

Mist S, Ritenbaugh C, Aickin M. Effects of questionnaire-based diagnosis and training on inter-rater reliability among practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine. J Altern Complement Med. 2009 Jul;15(7):703-9.

Sutherland EG, Ritenbaugh C, Kiley SJ, Vuckovic N, Elder C. An HMO-based prospective pilot study of energy medicine for chronic headaches: whole-person outcomes point to the need for new instrumentation. J Altern Complement Med. 2009 Aug;15(8):819-26

Ritenbaugh C, Aickin M, Bradley R, Caspi O, Grimsgaard S, Musial F. Whole systems research becomes real: New results and next steps. J Altern Complement Med. 2010; Jan 14. [Epub ahead of print]

Elder C, Gallison C, Lindberg NM, DeBar L, Funk K, Ritenbaugh C, Stevens VJ. Randomized trial of Tapas Acupressure Technique for weight loss maintenance:rationale and study design. J Altern Complement Med. 2010 Jun;16(6):683-90.PubMed PMID: 20569037.

Karanja N, Lutz T, Ritenbaugh C, Maupome G, Jones J, Becker T, Aickin M. The TOTS Community Intervention to Prevent Overweight in American Indian Toddlers Beginning at Birth: A Feasibility and Efficacy Study. J Community Health. 2010May 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 20508978

Collaborative Research: 

NCCAM T32 AT001287 Bell (PI) 8/1/02-7/31/12 Arizona CAM Research Training Program This is an institutional training grant providing a rigorous predoctoral and postdoctoral interdisciplinary educational program for junior investigators preparing for a career in whole systems of CAM research. Role: Co-PI

NCCAM 1U01 AT002570 Ritenbaugh (PI) 08/05-07/10 TCM for TMD: A Multi-site Whole Systems Trial This project in Tucson and Portland OR tests whole system Traditional Chinese Medicine (including acupuncture, herbs, tuina) for the treatment of temporomandibular dysfunction in a stepped-care approach. Role: PI

NCCAM R01AT003314 (Ritenbaugh) 09/06-08/11 Developing Patient-Centered Measures for Outcomes of CAM Therapies $750,000 This project will undertake secondary data analysis on qualitative interviews from CAM studies to identify non-specific “transformative” outcomes, develop questionnaires, and fully evaluate them in a multi-ethnic approach. Role: PI

NCCAM RC1 AT005715 (Aickin) 09/09-8/11 CER Collaboration University of Arizona and Marino Center$1,000,000 This project will develop the methods for a comparative effectiveness analysis using the electronic medical record data of a large and well-established integrative medicine outpatient clinic. Role: Investigator

NCCAM 1R01AT005809-01 (Sherman, U of Washington, PI) 10/09-09/14 Measuring Patient Expectations for CAM Therapies$2,500,000 To develop and validate an instrument to measure patient expectations of CAM therapies. Role: Site Principal Investigator, UA NHLBI U01 HL081624 Karanja (PI) 09/05- 12/10 Primordial Prevention of Overweight in AI Children (PTOTS) A community-partnered intervention study to prevent early childhood overweight in American Indian children, evaluating a birth cohort of 780 children from 6 Indian communities randomized by community. Role: Investigator

NIH Thomson (PI) 09/05–09/10 Follow-up for the Clinical Trial and Observational Study of the Women’s Health Initiative-West (WHI) To follow-up on postmenopausal women who participated in RCT of HRT, low-fat dietary modification, and supplementation with calcium + Vitamin D and on the women who participated in the observational study. Role: Investigator [Main trial: Clinical Center PI in Tucson (1994-97) and Portland (1998-2004)]

Bio sketch: 
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Professional Information
Honors: 
1990–Present     Fellow, American Anthropological Association
1991–Present     Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
1995–1996         Fogarty Senior International Fellowship, National Institutes of Health
2007-2011          International Society for Complementary Medicine Research President-elect (2007-2009) and President (2009-2011)