Tamar is a second-year doctoral student in the Clinical Health Psychology Program at CU Denver. Tamar graduated from Brandeis University in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Public Health. She also holds a Master of Social Work Degree from Boston University. Tamar has engaged in clinical research across a variety of disciplines including behavioral neuroscience, biomedical research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, preventative oncology, and psychosocial oncology. During her masters Tamar also engaged in clinical work at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute where she provided metastatic cancer patients with one-on-one and group therapy. Tamar is passionate about conducting research at the intersection of emotional wellbeing and severe medical illnesses. Specifically, Tamar is interested in exploring the various factors that influence cancer patients’ willingness to pursue psychosocial support. She is also interested utilizing shared-decision making as well as implementation sciences to better serve cancer patients in need of support. Outside of the lab you will find Tamar spending time with friends, training for marathons on the Cherry Creek Trail, exploring Colorado’s beautiful mountains, and snowboarding.
PUBLICATIONS
Parmet, T., Yoder, G., Morse, B., Cappella, J., Schapira, M., Lewis, C., McCaffery, K., Smythe, H., Hersch, J., Scherer, L.D. (2025). Trust in the healthcare system declines after exposure to information about the harms and benefits of breast cancer screening. Journal of Health Psychology
Nandy, A., Petralia, F., Porter, C., Elledge, S., Anand, R., Croitoru, K., Dunn, W.A., Dennis-Heyward, E., Eran, A., Field, M., Webber, K.F., Gewurz, B.D., Glick, A., Horowitz, B., Kula, T., Kelly, R., Lee, S.H., Laird, R.M., Pica, N., Parmet, T., .... Snapper, S.B. (2025) Epistein-Barr Virus (EBV) Exposure Precedes Crohn’s Disease
Sannes, T. S., Parmet, T., Yusufov, M., Sutherland, J., Stefanik, J., Andrade, N., Gray, T. F., Braun, I. M., & Pirl, W. F. (2024). So what I'm stressed? A qualitative study examining caregivers' reactions to emerging biomarkers of stress. Brain, behavior, & immunity - health, 38, 100783. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2024.100783
Parmet, T., Yusufov, M., Braun, I.M., Pirl, W.F., Matlock, D.D., Sannes, T.S. (2022). Willingness toward psychosocial support during cancer treatment: A critical yet challenging construct in psychosocial care. Manuscript under review. Translational behavioral medicine, ibac121. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibac121
Mitsialis, V., Wall, S., Liu, P., Ordovas-Montanes, J., Parmet, T., … Snapper, S. B., & Konnikova, L. (2020). Single- Cell Analyses of Colon and Blood Reveal Distinct Immune Cell Signatures of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease. Gastroenterology, 159(2), 591–608.e10. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2020.04.074
Flores, V. L., Parmet, T., Mukherjee, N., Nelson, S., Katz, D. B., & Levitan, D. (2018). The role of the gustatory cortex in incidental experience-evoked enhancement of later taste learning. Learning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.), 25(11), 587–600. https://doi.org/10.1101/lm.048181.118
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Parmet T., Kilbourn, K, Sannes, T.S. (2024). Mental Healthcare Utilization and Psychosocial Outcomes Among Patients with Recently Diagnosed Cancer: A National Health interview Survey Report. Abstract presented at the 2024 American Society for Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL
Parmet, T., Pappano, C., Zamora, B.C., Adolf, E., Sannes, T.S., Kilbourn, K. (2024). Characteristics of Caregivers for Individuals with Cancer Predict Heightened Psychosocial Distress. Abstract presented part of “Best of the Best Oral Presentations” at American Psychosocial Oncology Society Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Pappano, C., Parmet, T., Zamora, B.C., Adolf, E., Kilbourn, K. (2024). Differences in Psychosocial Distress between Cancer Caregiver Age Groups. Poster presented at American Psychosocial Oncology Society Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Parmet, T., Morse, B., Yoder, G., Scherer, L.S. (2024) “Hey, P.S, there’s no Santa Claus”: A thematic analysis of women’s reactions to the harms and benefits of breast cancer screening." Poster presented at the Society for Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Parmet, T., Yusufov, M., Braun, I.M., Pirl, W.F., Matlock, D.D., Sannes, T.S. (2022). Willingness toward psychosocial support during cancer treatment: A critical yet challenging construct in psychosocial care. Presented at American Psychosocial Oncology Society Annual Conference 2023; Portland, Oregon
Parmet, T., Little, F. (2022). Mindful movement as an alternative treatment to reducing anxiety in women aged 21-34: A pilot mixed methods study. Anxiety Depression Association of America Annual Conference 2022; Denver, CO.
Mitsialis, V., Wall, S., Liue, P., Ordovas-Montanes, J., Parmet, T., … Snapper, S.B. (2020). CyTOF analysis of human colon and blood reveals distinct immune signatures of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Poster presented at Digestive Disease Week; 2020 May 2-5; Chicago, IL
Flores, V., Levitan, D, Parmet, T., Lefkowitz, M., Katz, D.B. (2017). Innocuous taste experience enhances aversion learning and alters neural activation in the gustatory cortex. Poster presented at: Association for Chemoreception Sciences Annual Conference; 2017 Apr 27-29; Bonita Springs, FL
Parmet, T., Flores, V., Levitan, D., Lefkowitz, M., Katz, D.B. (2017) The neurobiology of the impact of innocuous experience on later learning. Poster presented at: The Society for Neuroscience 46th Annual Meeting; 2016 Nov 12-16; San Diego, CA