Creating solutions to improve patient-reported outcomes

I am a health services researcher focused on the development and implementation of clinic-based strategies to improve patient-reported outcomes across the cancer continuum. As an Assistant Professor at Fox Chase Cancer Center, I work collaboratively with oncologists, psychologists, sociologists, computer scientists, and biostatisticians. Our team is currently seeking to identify the social determinants of health associated with treatment decision making, distress, and quality of life among locally advanced prostate cancer survivors and patients on active surveillance for small renal masses. Additional research is exploring symptom reporting for head and neck cancer patients and the integration of Large Language Models to improve patient-provider communication. Finally, my recent NCI U54-funded research study aims to better understand decision making for managing low risk prostate cancer—principally, adoption of active surveillance and disparate outcomes for Black men. As a public health-trained scientist, my research incorporates principles of health communication and implementation science to ultimately improve health equity.

I received my PhD in Behavioral and Community Health from the University of Maryland School of Public Health, MPH in Social and Behavioral Theory from West Virginia University, and BS in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Arizona. Born and raised in Washington (state), I currently live in the Philadelphia metro area with my husband, two kids, and cat.