Advanced Practice Nurse outcomes (related to palliative care delivery models)
Relational communication (specifically positive psychological variables including love, gratitude,and forgiveness) with advanced cancer patients and their loved ones
Oncology
Spirituality as a predictor of life completion
Research Projects
Postdoctoral Fellow, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Subproject: "Prevention Research Educational Post-Doctoral Training Program (PREP)." Sponsored by NIH/National Cancer Institute. Rose, PI. 8/1/07-7/31/09.
Advisory Committee Member, "Improving the Quality of Spiritual Care as a Dimension of Palliative Care Project." Sponsored by Archstone Foundation. Ferrell and Puchalski, Co-PIs. 10/1/08-4/30/10.