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Dr. Pamela Ginex joined Stony Brook University School of Nursing in 2021 and is an assistant professor with a joint appointment at the Stony Brook Cancer Center, Division of Population Science. 

Dr. Ginex has a distinguished career in oncology nursing and is an early-stage investigator building a program of research focused on the environment and health. Using mixed methods, she is working to identify and understand health outcomes following toxic environmental exposure and health effects of climate disasters. Following identification of health outcomes, her goal is to develop and implement behavioral interventions to mitigate the risk of chronic illness post-exposure. 

She is the proud recipient of the Connie Henke Yarbro Excellence in Cancer Nursing Mentorship Award for her work with oncology nurses. She’s a fellow at the New York Academy of Medicine and the Education Study Group Co-Chair for MASCC, the Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer. 

She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the University of Pittsburgh, and an EdD in Nursing from Teacher’s College at Columbia University.  


Credentials 
Pamela K. Ginex, EdD, MPH, BSN

Education
BSN, University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, 1992 

MPH, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, 1998 

EdD, Teacher’s College at Columbia University, 2008 

Clinical Specialties
Oncology 

Primary Teaching Areas
Quantitative research methods, mixed-methods, survey research, evidence-based practice. 

Research and Academic Interests
Health outcomes of toxic environmental exposure, health behavior interventions, lifestyle medicine, cancer survivorship.

Research (selected)
Effectiveness and Implementation of a Brief Motivational Intervention to Increase Physical Activity for World Trade Center Health Program Cancer Survivors
CDC/NIOSH R21
PI

Minnesota Pulmonary Airborne Clinical Toxin (M-PACT) Study                          
University of Minnesota
Co-I      

Symptom Clusters in Survivors of Lung Cancer 
Oncology Nursing Foundation
PI

Quality of life outcomes following surgery for esophageal cancer
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
PI

Publications (selected)
Ginex PK, Barach P, Boffetta P, Poole, JT, Trembley, JH, Tomaska, J., Klein, MA, Butterick, TA. Exposure-Informed Care Following Toxic Environmental Exposures: A Lifestyle Medicine Approach. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2025;0(0). doi:10.1177/15598276251327106

Trembley, J.H., Barach, P., Tomáška, J.M., Poole, J.T., Ginex, P.K. et al. Current understanding of the impact of United States military airborne hazards and burn pit exposures on respiratory health. Part Fibre Toxicol 21, 43 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12989-024-00606-5

Perveen MM, Mayo-Malasky HE, Lee-Wong MF, Tomaska JM, Forsyth E, Gravely A, Klein MA, Trembley JH, Butterick TA, Promisloff RA, Ginex PK, Barach P, Szema AM. (2023). Gross Hematuria and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Associated With Military Burn Pits Exposures in US Veterans Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. J Occup Environ Med. Sep 1;65(9):740-744. 


Elia, M, Toyger, I., Tomlins, E., Bacgivan, G., Parsa, S., P, Ginex, P.K.  (2024). Climate change, climate disasters and oncology care: a descriptive global survey of oncology healthcare professionals. Supportive Care in Cancer, 32, 764.

Chan, RJ, Knowles, R, Ashbury, FD, Bowen, J, Chan, A, Chin, M, Olver, I, Taylor, C, Tinianov, S, Alberti, P, Bossi, P, Brito-Dellan, N, Cooksley, T, Crawford, GB, Dixit, N, Fitch, MI, Freedman, JL, Ginex, PK, Hart, NH, ……Lustberg, M. (2024). Supportive care 2030 movement: towards unifying ambitions for global excellence in supportive cancer care—an international Delphi study. eClinicalMedicine, Volume 76, 102825, ISSN 2589-5370,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102825 

Presentations (selected)
Ginex, P. A Lifestyle Medicine Approach to Precision Care in Oncology, Gloria and Mark Snyder Symposium, Stony Brook Cancer Center, Port Jefferson, NY, April 2025.

Ginex, P. Using Data to Understand the Health Effects of Climate Change: Research and Opportunities for Collaboration. New York Climate Exchange, Climate Summit, April 2025, Governors Island, NY

Elia, MR., Toygar, I., Tomlins, E., Bagcivan, G., Pharsa, S., Ginex, PK. The effects of climate change on oncology care: A global survey of oncology healthcare professionals. Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2024 Annual Meeting, Lille, France. June 2024.

Ginex, P. Veteran Health of Pulmonary Exposure (V-HOPE) Study. VA Military Toxic Exposure Conference, October 2023, West Virginia University

Ginex, P., Thomas, B., Dickman, E., Tucker, S., Guo, J., Gallagher-Ford, L. (2021) Current state of evidence-based practice knowledge, competencies, and implementation self-efficacy: Findings from a national survey of oncology nurses. International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care, International Conference on Cancer Nursing, February 2021 (Virtual)

Major Accomplishments/Honors
Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine
Connie Henke Yarbro Cancer Nursing Mentorship Award (National), Oncology Nursing Society
Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society
Medical Reserve Corps, New York State