University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Symptom Science and Supportive Care

In our Symptom Science and Supportive Care signature research area, faculty research advances nursing science to improve symptom management, supportive care, and palliative care across the lifespan.

Dr. Megan Miller Wins Grant to Study Spiritual Well-Being in Adults with Cancer

The primary goals of this project are to examine changes in spiritual well-being and cancer-related symptoms over time among adults with cancer.

Dr. Kitty Mongomery Wins Grant to Study Child and Caregiver Perspectives of Cancer Symptom Management

The study team will engage with a childhood cancer advisory panel to determine the acceptability of a proactive approach to symptom management in children with advanced cancer.

Dr. Maichou Lor Wins Grant to Study Equity in Hearing Health Care

The primary goal of the project is to enhance innovative Hmong word recognition tests by developing and evaluating an AI-automated scoring approach to support hearing evaluations and assess the feasibility of implementing this innovation in a simulated audiology clinic.

A New Type of Translation

For UW–Madison School of Nursing alum and professor Dr. Maichou Lor, creating tools to address culturally-appropriate care and improve clinical practice means patients’ symptoms are no longer lost in translation.