Shae Graham Kosch, Ph.D.

CHFM Faculty

Shae Graham Kosch, Ph.D. Shae Graham Kosch, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus and Clinical Psychologist
Community Health and Family Medicine
1600 SW Archer Road
Gainesville, FL 32610-3001
Fax: (352) 273-5213
e-mail:kosch@ufl.edu

Professional Biography

Dr. Kosch holds a Diplomate from the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) in Family Psychology and a Diplomate in Marital and Sex Therapy from the American Board of Family Psychology. Dr. Kosch has been involved in Family Medicine education since 1979 and has been an active participant in the academic organization of Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, serving on its Task Force on the Family in Family Medicine for over a decade in several key roles. Her research and scholarly interest centers around five major areas: (1) the interface of lifestyle variable and disease; (2) the interrelationship of psychosocial variables and physical health; (3) the education of physicians in core competencies, including professionalism, communication skills with patients and families, working in a health system, medical decision-making, and developing self-reflective practice styles; (4) psychotherapy processes, including a focus on individual psychotherapy, co-therapy, and couples counseling, and (5) family therapy issues, such as addressing the needs of children in divorcing families, and families with physical or sexual abuse.

Education/Training

Program/Degree Institution Field/Specialty
BA San Jose State University
San Jose, California		 Psychology
MA University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida		 Psychology
PhD University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida		 Psychology
Intership University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida		 Clinical Psychology and Counseling Psychology

Academic Interests

  • Chair, Residency Education Committee

Recent Publications

  • Oyama, O., Kosch, S.G., Burg, M.A., and Spruill, T.E.
    Understanding the scope and practice of behavioral medicine in family
    medicine. Family Medicine, 2009, 41(8):578-84.
  • Oyama, O., Kosch, S.G., Burg, M.A., Havens, E., Pomm, H., Fraser,
    K., Vidak, R., Gui, S., Spruill, T.E., and Swartz, V.  Revisiting
    “behavioral medicine”: A change in meaning among family physicians.  Annals of Behavior Medicine, 2009, 37: s70.
  • Kosch, S.G. and Hall K.L.: Psychological disorders in the perimenopause. In: Novi JM and Ross H, eds. Perimenopause. New York, NY: Informa Healthcare; 2008: 85-105.
  •  Kosch, S.G.: Sexuality of the perimenopausal patient. In: Novi J.M. and Ross H., eds. Perimenopause. New York, NY: Informa Healthcare; 2008: 107-125.
  • The Florida Behavioral Health Research Consortium; Grant, K, Burg,
    M.A., Gui, S., Grant, K., Kosch, S.G., Nierenberg, B., Oyama, O., Pomm,
    H., Sibille, K., Spruill, T, and Swartz, V.  Family medicine
    physicians’ advice about use of non-conventional modalities for
    menopausal symptom management.  Journal of Women’s Health, 2007, 16(4): 517-525.
  • Kosch, S.G. Intimate Partner Violence.  Online CME course, Continuing Medical Education, University of Florida, December 2006.