St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Epidemiology, Cancer Prevention and Control
262 Danny Thomas Place
S-6027
Memphis
TNUSA
38105-2794
Biographical Sketch: BSN, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 1970
MSN, Family Nurse Clinician, Vanderbilt University, 1972
PhD in Nursing, University of Rochester, 1982
Current position: Associate Faculty, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Current Grants:
NCI, R01 CA129384, “Physical Activity to Modify Sequelae and QOL in Childhood ALL: A Nursing Trial”(PAQOL), Principal Investigator.
NINR, R01 NR011322; "Evaluation of Cardiovascular Health Outcomes among Survivors (ECHOS)", Co-Principal Investigator.
NCI, R21, CA142921, “Investigating the Needs of Childhood Cancer Survivors: The Unreported Experience” (INSURE). Principal Investigator.
Have spent the last 7 years translating my previous 22 years of conceptual and empirical work (health promotion and risk reduction behavior) done with the general population into modifying the health and risk behaviors of childhood cancer survivors.