Research Keywords

  • grief, complicated grief, end-of-life care, group therapy, interdisciplinary care, geriatric social work, palliative care social work.
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Sexual and Gender Minority Research
  • Qualitative Methods (social sciences)
  • Mixed Method Design
  • Macro Social Work
  • Hospice and End of Life Care
  • Financial Literacy
  • Family and Informal Caregiving

Presentations

  • Bybee, S., Eaton, J. & Wong, B. Past study participants’ perspectives on receiving results: A mixed-methods study. In S. Bybee & A. Oswald (Chairs) Embracing the Queer Art of Failure in Gerontological Research and Education [Symposium]. Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting. Tampla, FL. Presentation, Presented, 11/2023.
  • Bybee, S., Canham, S., Sharareh, N., Wilson, F., Player, N., & Wallace, A. A life course approach to identifying eviction laws that disproportionately affect older adults and historically marginalized groups. In S. Bybee & K. Yu (Chairs). Law as a social determinant of health: A social justice lens to impactful policy engagement. [Symposium]. Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting. Presentation, Presented, 11/2023.

Publications

  • Clayton, J., Supiano, K., Aruscavage, N., Bybee, S., Utz, R.L., Iacob, E. & Dassel, K.B. (2024). Advance Care Planning in the Context of Dementia: Defining Concordance. The Gerontologist. Accepted, 02/2024.
  • Bybee, SG, Waters, AR, Smith, K & Warner, EL (2024). Misalignment of social support in the social media posts of young adult cancer caregivers. Cancer Reports. Vol. 7. Published, 02/2024.
  • Bybee, S (2024). Utah will only achieve housing justice if we prioritize people over profits. [Website/Blog] URL https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/01/31/opinion-utah-will-only-achieve/. Published, 01/31/2024.
    https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/01/...
  • Bybee, S., Sharareh, N., Guo, J-W., Luther, B., Wang, C-Y., Wong, B. & Wallace, A. (2024). A secondary data analysis of technology access as a determinant of health and impediment in social needs screening and referral processes. AJPM Focus. Published, 01/09/2024.
    https://www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S2773-0654(24)00...
  • Bybee, S, Oswald, A & Fabbre, V (2023). Embracing the queer art of failure in gerontological research and education,. Innovation in Aging. Published, 12/2023.
  • Bybee, S, Eaton, J & Wong, B (2023). Participants’ perspectives on receiving results using found poetry: A mixed-methods study. Innovation in Aging. Published, 12/2023.
  • Bybee, S, Yu, K & Choula, R (2023). ESPO and Social Research, Policy, and Practice section symposium: Law as a determinant of health: A social justice lens to impactful policy engagement. Innovation in Aging. Published, 12/2023.
  • Bybee, S, Canham, S, Sharareh, N, Wilson, F, Player, N & Wallace, A (2023). A life course approach to identifying eviction laws affecting older adults and historically marginalized groups. Innovation in Aging. Published, 12/2023.
  • Bybee, S., Hebdon, M., Cloyes, K., Hiatt, S., Iacob, E., Reblin, M., Clayton, M. & Ellington, L. (2023). Cancer caregivers at the end-of-life: How much me vs. how much we?. PEC Innovation. Published, 12/2023.
  • Valenti, K., Bybee, S., Nwakasi, C., Kano, M. & Coats, H. (2023). Healthcare professionals’ perceptions of communication with sexual and gender minority patients. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Published, 11/2023.
  • Sharareh, N., Bybee, S., Goldstein, E., Jones, S., Hess, R., Wallace, A., Seligman, H. & Wilson, F. (2023). Disparities in food insecurity between sexual minority and heterosexual adults—A higher burden on bisexual individuals. Frontiers in Public Health. Published, 08/2023.
  • Sharareh, N., Adesoba, T.P., Wallace, A.S., Bybee, S., Potter, L.N., Seligman, H. & Wilson, F.A. (2023). Associations between food insecurity and other social risk factors among U.S. adults. Journal of General Internal Medicine. Published, 08/2023.
  • Bybee, S & Wilson, CM (2023). Why Good Cancer Care Means Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Individuals with Gendered Cancers: Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice . Journal of Clinical Oncology. Published, 05/2023.
  • Cloyes, KG, Jones, M, Gettens, C, Wawrzynski, S, Bybee, S, Tay, D, Reblin, M & Ellington, L (2023). Providing home hospice care for LGBTQ+ patients and caregivers: Perceptions and opinions of hospice interdisciplinary care team providers. Palliative and Supportive Care. 1-9. Published, 02/2023.
  • Bybee,S (2023). Utah’s landlord-tenant laws written to benefit those in power: Legislature should change laws to give more consideration to renters. [Website/Blog] URL https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2023/01/12/sara-bybee-utahs-landlord-tenant/. Published, 01/12/2023.
    https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2023/01/...
  • Bybee, S, Cloyes, K, Mooney, K, Supiano, K, Baucom, BRW & Ellington, L (2023). Shoulder-to-shoulder: How cancer affects the intimate relationships of sexual and gender minority (SGM) and non-SGM couples. The Behavior Therapist. Published, 01/2023.
  • Wilson, C, Bybee, S & Gardinier, L (2022). Transgender individuals’ experiences with reproductive cancer: Clinical and research implications. Abstracts for MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting 2022. Supportive Care in Cancer. Published, 12/2022.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07099-y
  • Oswald, A & Bybee, S (2022). Creative qualitative research methods with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) older adults. Innovation in Aging. Published, 11/2022.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.539
  • Bybee, Cloyes, K, Mooney, K, Supiano, K, Baucom, B & Ellington, L (2022). Using found poetry to explore sexual and gender minority couples’ experiences facing cancer. Innovation in Aging. Published, 11/2022.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.541
  • Bybee, S, Cloyes, K, Mooney, K, Supiano, K, Baucom, B & Ellington, L (2022). LGBTQ+ older adult couples’ experiences of minority stress by service providers . Innovation in Aging. Published, 11/2022.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.167
  • Bybee, S, Cloyes, KG, Mooney, K, Supino, K, Baucom, BRW & Ellington, L (2022). Posttraumatic growth and life course stress predict dyadic wellbeing among sexual and gender minority (SGM) and non-SGM couples facing cancer. Psycho-Oncology. Published, 09/2022.
  • Reynaga, M, Bybee, S, Gettens, C, Tay, DL, Reblin, M, Ellington, L & Cloyes, KG (2022). “We treat everyone equally”: Hospice care team members’ language use regarding sexual and gender minority patients and caregivers. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Published, 07/2022.
  • Waters, A, Bybee, S, Warner, EL, Kaddas, HK, Kent, EE & Kirchoff, AC (2022). Financial burden and mental health among LGBTQIA+ adolescent and young adult cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Oncology. Published, 06/2022.
  • Bybee, S, Supiano, K & Wilson, R (2022). Utility and acceptability of a peer assessment rubric to improve interprofessional learning. Journal of Nursing Education. Vol. 61, 213-216. Published, 04/2022.
  • Bybee, S, Cloyes, K, Baucom, BRW, Supiano, K, Mooney, K & Ellington, L (2021). Bots and nots: Safeguarding online survey research with underrepresented and diverse populations. The Journal of Psychology and Sexuality. Published, 05/2021.
  • Dassel, K, Utz, R, Supiano, K, Bybee, S & Iacob, E (2019). The LEAD guide: Life planning in early Alzheimer’s and dementia. Innovation in Aging. Published, 11/2019.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.004
  • Dassel, K, Utz, R, Supiano, K, Bybee, S & Iacob, E (2019). Development of a dementia-focused end-of-life planning tool: The LEAD guide (Life-Planning in Early Alzheimer’s and Dementia). Innovation in Aging. Vol. 3. Published, 08/2019.
  • Bybee, S, Ellington, L, Cloyes, K, Billitteri, J, Hull, W, Iacob, E, Reblin, M & Clayton, M (2018). Death-talk may predict death acceptance among advanced cancer patients and spouse caregivers. Innovation in Aging. Published, 11/2018.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igy031.3398
  • Dassel, K, Supiano, K, Utz, R & Bybee, S (2018). Development of an end-of-life planning tool specific to persons with dementia. Innovation in Aging. Published, 11/2018.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igy023.1630
  • Bybee, S (2018). Vicarious posttraumatic growth in end-of-life care: How filling gaps in knowledge can foster clinicians’ growth. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care. Published, 07/2018.