PhD
Professor, Health Policy and Management
Faculty Director, Patient-Reported Outcome Core (PRO Core)
Cancer Outcomes Research Program
UNC-Chapel Hill
Cancer Prevention and Control
Areas of Interest
I am a patient-reported outcomes methodologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. My research investigates valid and reliable approaches for assessing patient-reported outcomes in longitudinal studies, in particular symptoms, physical function and quality of life. I have more than 10 years of experience contributing to multi-site research studies focused on symptom assessment and PRO instrument validation. In 2014 I was awarded the Donna Lamping Emerging Leader Award from the International Society for Quality of Life Research. I am the lead survey methodologist and a co-investigator on multiple PCORI-funded large pragmatic clinical trials and NCI-supported community based oncology practice survey research studies. I co-direct the Measurement Core of the NINR-supported Palliative Care Research Cooperative. I am the Faculty Director of the UNC Patient-Reported Outcomes Core, and I provide consultation to investigators regarding the design and implementation of patient-reported outcome and wearable device data capture in clinical trials and clinical care settings.
News and Stories
Electronic reporting of symptoms by cancer patients can improve quality of life and reduce emergency visits
The PRO-TECT randomized clinical trial was conducted to assess the real-world impact of electronic patient-reported outcomes symptom monitoring on clinical outcomes compared to usual care.
Patient-Reported Outcomes Center of Excellence launched
The UNC Lineberger Patient-Reported Outcomes Center of Excellence recently held its inaugural retreat to discuss the center’s goals and research priorities.
