Kelly Hyland

Kelly Hyland, Ph.D.


Assistant Professor
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Cancer Focus

Develop, test, and disseminate psychosocial and behavioral interventions to improve symptom management and quality of life in cancer survivors.  

Research Interest

I am a licensed clinical psychologist, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and the Director of Psychosocial Oncology Research within the Survivorship and Cancer Outcomes Research (SCOR) initiative at Hollings Cancer Center.  My research focuses on the psychosocial and behavioral aspects of cancer. I aim to develop, test, and disseminate psychosocial and behavioral interventions to improve symptom management and quality of life in cancer survivors.  I am particularly interested in interventions that enhance quality of life in the growing population of survivors living with advanced and chronic cancer.

Positions and Scientific Appointments

2025-Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC 2023-Present: Licensed Clinical Psychologist, North Carolina Board of Psychology, License #6429 2021-2025: Postdoctoral Scholar/Associate, Duke University, Durham, NC 2020–2021: Medical Psychology Intern, Duke University, Durham, NC 2015-2020: Graduate Research Assistant, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 2012-2015: Clinical Research Coordinator, Cancer Outcomes Research Group, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA 2010-2012: Undergraduate Research Assistant, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Education

Postdoctoral
March 2025
Clinical Psychology
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
PhD
August 2021
Clinical Psychology
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Internship
June 2021
Clinical Psychology
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
MA
August 2015
Clinical Psychology
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
BA
May 2012
Psychology
Tufts University, Medford, MA