Bernard F. Fuemmeler, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Director of Research
Professor and Gordon D. Ginder, M.D. Chair in Cancer Research
Department: Family Medicine & Population Health
Email: bernard.fuemmeler@vcuhealth.org
Address/Location:
One Capitol Square, 8th Floor, Room 809
830 E. Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Certificate
- Licensed Clinical Psychologist, VA, LIC# 0810005808
- Internship in Clinical Psychology (APA Accredited): Medical University of South Carolina - Charleston, SC
Other Roles
- Associate Director of Population Science, Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Program Co-Director, NCI T32 Training Program in Cancer Prevention and Control
- Director, VCU Cohort and Registry Administration (CARA) Core
Graduate Degree
- Ph.D., Clinical Psychology: Oklahoma State University - Stillwater, OK
- M.P.H., Epidemiology/Quantitative Methods: Harvard University - Boston, MA
Fellowship
- Behavioral Medicine and Pediatric Psychology: Medical University of South Carolina - Charleston, SC
- Cancer Prevention and Control Fellowship Program: National Cancer Institute - Bethesda, MD
Clinical Expertise
- Behavioral Medicine and Pediatric Psychology
Peer Reviewed Publications (select key of >175)
- Fuemmeler BF, Shen J, Zhao H, Winn R. Neighborhood deprivation, racial segregation and associations with cancer risk and outcomes across the cancer-control continuum. Mol Psychiatry. 2023 Apr;28(4):1494-1501. doi: 10.1038/s41380-023-02006-1. Epub 2023 Mar 3. PMID: 36869227.
- Fuemmeler, B. F., Boyle, J., Miller, C. A., Ghosh, D., & Knott, C. L. (2025). Indices of neighborhood disadvantage and individual cancer control behaviors among African American adults. JNCI cancer spectrum, 9(1), pkaf015.
- Shen J, Fuemmeler BF, Sheppard VB, Bear HD, Song R, Chow WH, Zhao H. Neighborhood disadvantage and biological aging biomarkers among breast cancer patients. Sci Rep. 2022 Jun 30;12(1):11006.
see also: Google Scholar profile
Non-peer Reviewed Publications (select)
- Lanoye, A., Adams, E.A., Fuemmeler, B.F. (2022). Obesity and ADHD. 2nd Eds. Behavioral neurobiology of ADHD and its treatment. Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience.
- Fuemmeler, B.F., Tatum, K.L., Barsell, D.J., Tobacco Use, Marijuana, Vaping and Obesity (2024). In G.A. Bray, P.T. Katzmarzyk, C. Bouchard, J.P. Kirwan, L.M Redman, P.R. Schauer. (Eds.), 4th edition. Handbook of Obesity – Volume 1: Epidemiology, Etiology and Physiopathology. Taylor & Francis Group.
- Fuemmeler, B.F. (2023). Moving behavioral science upstream. Summer: Society of Behavioral Medicine Outlook Newsletter.
Awards
2025 | Society of Behavioral Medicine, Cancer SIG Outstanding Senior Investigator Award |
2024 | VCU National/International Recognition Award (nominated by Dean of SOM) |
2023-2024 | President, Society of Behavioral Medicine (elected) |
2019 | Oklahoma State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Distinguished Alumni Award |
2019 | University of New Mexico Zimmerman Alumni Award (outstanding alumni award) |
2019 | Fellow, Society of Behavioral Medicine |
2017 | Fellow, American Psychological Association, Division 54, Society of Pediatric Psychology |
2013 | NIH/OBSSR mHealth Summer Training Institute (competitively selected) |
2011 | New Investigator Award, National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse |
2008 | Built Environment Assessment Training Institute, CDC (competitively selected) |
2006-2012 | NIH Loan Repayment Program Recipient (Pediatric Research) |
2005 | Citation Abstract- Excellent Submission: Awarded for poster submission SBM |
2005 | Randomized Clinical Trials in Behavioral and Social Science Summer Institute, NIH/OBSSR |
2004 | Public Health and Physical Activity Summer Course, CDC (competitively selected) |
2001 | Research Excellence Award for Dissertation (awarded by Oklahoma State University) |
1997-2000 | Recipient of Oklahoma Hispanic Professional Association Scholarship |
1994 | Cum Laude in Psychology, University of New Mexico |