LEE  ELLINGTON
  • Hunstman Cancer Institute Investigator, Huntsman Cancer Institute
  • Professor, College Of Nursing
801-585-9844

Professional Service

  • Rocky Mountain Geriatrics Conference. Role: Planning Committee Member. Planning Committee. 01/01/2023 - present
  • NCI. Role: Scientific Reviewer. NCI-J Study Section, K Awards. 12/15/2022 - 02/24/2023
  • American Cancer Society. Role: Chair of Study Section. Study Section for Diversity in Cancer Research Post Baccalaureate Program American Cancer Society; . 12/01/2022 - 12/19/2022
  • State of the Science (SOS) for the Annual Assembly for American Association for Hospice Palliative Medicine/Hospice Palliative Nursing Association. Role: Planning committee member and session leader. Program Planning Committee. 08/01/2020 - 02/28/2021
  • National Institute of Nursing Research Initial Review Group. Role: Standing Review Group Member. Grant Reviewer. 08/01/2019 - 07/31/2023
  • Palliative Care Research Cooperative. Role: Review member. Review preliminary grant applications. 01/01/2017 - 12/31/2019
  • Steering Committee for National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care Subject Matter Expert. Role: Subject Matter Expert. National Professional Service. 01/01/2017 - 01/31/2018
  • National Palliative Care Research Center Scientific Review Committee. Role: Member of Grant Review Committee. Grant Review. 02/01/2016 - present
  • International Communication Health Care . Role: Scientific Co-Chair. International Conference Planning. 01/01/2016 - 12/31/2016
  • NIH Study Section. Role: Scientific Reviewer. NINR Palliative/End-of-Life Care Research. 12/01/2015 - 02/24/2016
  • ACS Peer Review Committee for Palliative Care and Symptom Management. Role: Member; Vice Chair 2016–2017; Chair 2017–2018. Grant Review. 01/01/2015 - 12/31/2018
  • ACS Study Section. Role: ACS Scientific Reviewer. Peer Review Committee for the Palliative Care and Symptom Management: Standing Member. 12/15/2014 - 01/10/2016
  • NIH Study Section. Role: NIH Scientific Reviewer. Effective Palliative / End of life Care Intervention. 08/01/2014 - 10/31/2014
  • NIH Study Section. Role: NIH Scientific Reviewer. Palliative Care Research Cooperative (PCRC): Enhancing Sustainability and Building the Science of Palliative Care. 05/01/2014 - 06/30/2014
  • Professional Service. Role: Journal Reviewer. Invited Reviewer for Journals for Cancer, Journal of Consulting Clinical, Patient Education and Counseling, Health Psychology, American Journal of Medical Genetics, International Journal of Psychophysiology, Psycho-Oncology, Psychological Medicine, Psychophysiology, International Journal of Aging and Human Development, Journal of Palliative Medicine, Health Communication, Journal of Professional Nursing, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Omega, Contemporary Clinical Trials. 01/01/2014 - 06/30/2015
  • International Conference on Communication in Healthcare. Role: Abstract Reviewer, Poster Judge, Session Moderator. Professional organization: Abstract Reviewer, Poster Judge, Session Moderator. 01/01/2014 - 10/08/2014
  • NIH Study Section. NIH Study Section Reviewer: Psychosocial Risk and Disease Prevention (January Study Section). 01/2013 - 12/2013
  • International Conference on Communication in Healthcare . Abstract Reviewer 03/2013. 01/2013 - 12/2013
  • American Academy on Communication in HealthCare. Role: Abstract reviewer, Session Moderator, Member Research Committee. Professional organization: Abstract reviewer, Session Moderator, Member Research Committee. 01/01/2013 - 10/10/2013
  • European Association of Communication in Health Care (EACH). Role: Member. Research Committee; Abstract Reviewer; Poster Judge; Session Moderator. 07/2012 - 06/2018
  • American Academy on Communication in HealthCare. Role: Member. Research Committee; For International Conference on Communication in Health Care--Session Moderator and Abstract Reviewer. 06/2012 - 07/2018
  • NIH . NIH Study Section Reviewer, Psychosocial Risk and Disease Prevention; NIDCR Special Grants Review Committee. 01/2012 - 12/2012
  • Dutch Cancer Society. Role: Foreign Expert Reviewer. Foreign Expert Reviewer. 04/2011 - 05/2011

Internal Service

  • Distinguished Mentor Review Committee. Reviewer, 01/01/2023 - 03/15/2023. University service.
  • Janet Q Lawson Endowed Chair Search Co. Chair, 10/15/2022 - present. College service.
  • Search Committee. Chair, 07/01/2022 - present. College service.
  • Tenure Line Search Sub- Committee. Chair, 08/01/2020 - 12/31/2020. College service.
  • Research Committee. Member, 07/01/2020 - 12/31/2021. College service.
  • HCI Video Consent Working Group. Leader, 01/31/2016 - 12/31/2016. University service.
  • HCI Consent Task Group (assigned by Clinical Syn-tegration). Leader, 08/01/2015 - 01/31/2016. University service.
  • CNACS. Member, 07/01/2015 - 06/30/2017. College service.
  • HCI Patient Reported Outcomes Working Group (assigned by Clinical Syn-tegration). Member, 06/30/2015 - 06/30/2016. University service.
  • HCI Clinical Syntegration Task Force. Member, 06/01/2015 - 06/30/2018. University service.
  • Senate Faculty Review Subcommittee. Tenure Line member, Policy Reviewer, 09/01/2014 - 01/01/2015. University service.
  • MAAC. Co-Facilitator, 08/19/2014 - 02/28/2015. College service.
  • PhD Committee. Member, 07/01/2014 - 06/30/2018. College service.
  • Senate Faculty Review Standards Committee . Member and Policy Reviewer, 07/01/2014 - 06/30/2017. University service.
  • Seed Grant Committee. Scientific Reviewer, 07/01/2014 - 06/30/2016. University service.
  • CON Search Committee . Chair, 07/01/2014 - 06/30/2015. College service.
  • Palliative End of Life Care Initiative, Cancer Control and Population Science, HCI. Leader, 07/01/2014 - 06/30/2015. University service.
  • University Standards Committee for RPT. Member, 09/2013 - 12/2013. University service.
  • University Seed Grant. Member , 09/2013 - 12/2013. University service.
  • MAAC-Co-Facilitator. Co-Facilitator, 08/20/2013 - 06/01/2014. College service.
  • Awards Committee. Members, 08/2013 - 07/31/2014. College service.
  • MAAC. Co-Facilitator with Ginny Pepper, 08/2013 - 12/2013. College service.
  • Senate Faculty Review Standards Committee . Member and Policy Reviewer, 07/01/2013 - 06/30/2016. University service.
  • CON Search Committee Member. Committee Member, 07/01/2013 - 06/30/2014. College service.
  • PhD Curriculum Committee. Member, 01/2013 - 12/2013. College service.
  • University Seed Grant. Guest Reviewer, 01/2013 - 09/2013. University service.
  • Retention, Promotion & Tenure Oversight. Chair, 01/2013 - 06/2013. College service.
  • Graduate Council. Member, 01/2013 - 05/2013. University service.
  • Faculty and research mentoring Maija Reblin. 01/2011 - 02/2012. Other service.
  • Research Committee. Chair , 07/2010 - 06/2011. College service.
  • HCI Speaker Identification Committee. Member, 09/2009 - 08/2012. University service.
  • PhD Curriculum Committee. Member, 06/30/2008 - 07/31/2020. College service.

Honors & Awards

  • Distinguished Mentor. University of Utah, 03/31/2021
  • Competitive selection for NCI-ASCO Team Project; Team Researcher. NCI-ASCO, 06/30/2016
  • Stellar Teaching Award. Genetic Counseling Graduate Program University of Utah, 05/2011