Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Assistant Professor in Medicine
·
2018 - Present
Medicine, General Internal Medicine,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Communicating About Choices in Transplantation (COACH)
Journal Article Progress in Transplantation · March 2017 Introduction: Previous research highlights the difficulties patients with end-stage renal disease awaiting kidney transplant experience while attempting to manage both the logistical and the content-related aspect ... Full text CiteA Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Program for In-Center Hemodialysis: A Patient-Centered Quality Improvement Program.
Journal Article Nephrol Nurs J · 2017 A patient-centered quality improvement program implemented in one Virginia hemodialysis facility sought to determine if peer-to-peer (P2P) programs can assist patients on in-center hemodialysis with self-management and improve outcomes. Using a single-arm, ... Link to item CiteDevelopment and Evaluation of a Peer-to-Peer Intervention to Increase Self-Management among Adult In-Center Hemodialysis Patients
Thesis Dissertation · August 19, 2016 Background: Peer-to-peer (P2P) support programs have the potential to assist ESRD patients in managing their disease and improve outcomes. Yet, there is little research examining P2P programs’ impact on psychosocial outcomes and disease management behavior ... Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Evaluating and Improving Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Efforts in Hemodialysis Clinics
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2020Using Mixed Methods to Explore Barriers and Facilitators to Nephrologist-Initiated Discussions about Palliative Care
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality · 2016 - 2018View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Virginia Commonwealth University ·
2016
Ph.D.
The University of Toledo ·
1997
M.S.Ed.