Abigail Shonrock

Clinical Assistant Professor | Assistant Director University of Florida

Gainesville FL

Abigail Shonrock's clinical expertise focuses on integrated healthcare approaches and identity-based concerns within healthcare.

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Biography

Abigail Shonrock's clinical expertise includes solid organ transplant, bariatric/weight loss, chronic pain, women’s health, pre-surgical evaluations and behavioral sleep medicine. She has also been deeply involved in advancing integrated approaches to health psychology. She is currently developing a line of research examining brief interventions for heart failure patients and their caregivers.

Areas of Expertise

Self-Compassion

Organ Transplant

Identity

Stigma

Transplant Psychology

LVAD

Articles

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Psychological Intervention for Internalized Health-Related Stigma Among Adults With Chronic Health Conditions: Preliminary Investigation

JMIR Formative Research

Pearl, et al.

2025-07-29

Background Health-related stigma is widely acknowledged as a threat to public health and a barrier to managing chronic health conditions. Internalized stigma is a particularly strong predictor of poor health outcomes across health conditions, yet few evidence-based interventions are available.

Sex on inpatient medical units among acutely medically ill adults: a psycho-oncology case study

Journal of Pyschosocial Oncology

Shonrock & Leget

2025-07-08

Sexual health is an important part of emotional and physical functioning. For patients undergoing cancer treatment, sexual health is an often-overlooked aspect of care for a variety of reasons. In this paper, we explore a case of a 21-year-old woman undergoing extended hospital admission due to complications secondary to a bone marrow transplant, and how the omission of sexual health from her care had significant implications for her emotional functioning.

Psychological interventions for internalized weight stigma: a systematic scoping review of feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy

Journal of Eating Disorders

D'Adamo, et al.

2024-11-01

Background Internalized weight stigma (IWS) is highly prevalent and associated with deleterious mental and physical health outcomes. Initiatives are needed to address IWS and promote effective coping and resilience among individuals who are exposed to weight stigma. We conducted a systematic scoping review of the literature on psychological interventions for IWS and explored their intervention components, feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy at reducing IWS and related negative physiological and psychological health outcomes.