Research Summary

Health/wellbeing of unpaid family caregivers using population-based data sets to inform public health strategies. Instrument development for evaluating caregivers' readiness to support patients who are being discharged from the hospital. Interest and experience in global health, including community based participatory strategies for improving cancer pain management and increasing research capacity in Nepal, and in cervical cancer control for refugee populations living in the United States.

Education

• Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology, University of Virginia
• Master of Science in Nursing, Clinical Nurse Leader, University of Virginia
• Doctor of Philosophy, Nursing, University of Virginia. Project: Examining Cervical Cancer Control for Refugee Women Living in the United States
• Post-doctoral Fellowship, T32 Training in Cancer, Caregiving, and End of Life Research, University of Utah College of Nursing